THE SOCIAL ROUND.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VI, Issue 1624, 29 April 1919, Page 4

THE SOCIAL ROUND.

Mr and Mrs E. Bcntley Davison (St. Leonard'»\ are in town. Mrs Bethell (Pahcu Pastures) arrived from the north by this morning's boat. Mrs fi. A. Chapman and Miss Chapman (Lower Hutt), are "laying at Warner '*. Mr and Mrs A. K. S. Mackenzie (Kyebnrn), came up from the south last evening, and go np to Wellington by to-night's boat. The wedding of Miss Nell Holdsworth, of Dnnedin, to Captain A. E. T. Rhodes, M.C., of Timaru, takes place in Dnnedin to-morrow. The engagement is announced of Miss Ella Chalmers, daughter of Mrs Chalmers, Beverley House, Timaru, to Mr H. Mountfort. Christehurch. - Mr and Mrs Weld motored to their home at Flaxbonrue, Marlborough, today, after visits to a number of ■outhern centres, followed by a stay in thii city. A social evening, to mark the conclusion of the war activities of the Avonside Red Cross, is being arranged for next Monday evening, in the AvonMile Sunday Schoolroom. It ni decided by the Christehurch Returned Soldiers' Association last eveniag to amend its rules so that qualified ■ones of the Colonial and Imperial Forces who have -Mimed from active ser- j vice should be ei ;ible for free honorary! Membership and should be supplied with a special badge. ' The ladies of the staff and girls of the Technical College have been for some I months past making preparations for a mornter bazaar, to raise funds for the; Old Boys' Memorial, which it is in-! leaded shall take the form of a Memorial hall and a physical culture de-' partment, the latter including a gymnasium and swimming batb. It was originally intended to have the bazaar at the end of last year, but the; epidemic upset all arrangements, and | the postponed date falls on Thursday j aeit, when the bazaar will be opened I in the ball of the college and remain j open all day. Afternoon tea and supper! will be provided. The following is a Hat of stalls, with the ladies in charge:—Work stall (Mrs Gard'ner, Misses Patterson, Gunn, MeNio and Rhaw); cakes and sweets (Misses Beck, Partridge and the Home Science assist - aats); produce, (Misses Baunton and Jennings); boys' work (Misses Carter and Biggins); bnlb and fancy (Misses Mills and Robertson). A Timaru girl who is well known in this eity, Miss Poppy Evans, was married daring Easter week to Captair. R. B. Caws, M.O, of Invereargill, soa of Captain and Mrs Caws, Isle of Wight. Owing to the illness of the! bride's father, the wedding was a quiet oae, the bride being given away by her brother, Mr George Evans. Her gown waa of white accordion-pleated j georgette, with panels of lace, and she i wore a white tulle veil with wreath j •f orange blossoms, and carried a sheaf; •f whit* flowers. Miss Alice Evans j was bridesmaid, and also wore white georgette, with overdress of tulle touched with silver. Instead of a hat aba wore an original arrangement of I twa silver wings with black streamers, (he carried a sheaf of tangerine Ira. Sergeant Earle Bishop, of iru, was best man. After the ing a small reception was held at wsideoee of the parents of the , after which Captain Caws and his left by motor on their honeymoon i Mauriee Hewlett, wife of the rated author, and a member of the ine-building firm of Hewlett and lean, arrived in Wellington by the tp.a on Saturday from England. She has come to New Zealand in conseSeaee of information received that the mtinion is contemplating commercial activities in.the flying line, and as an aid aviator (she was the first woman who was granted an English flying certificate) she naturally felt considerable interest. All through the war the irn has been building machines for offensive purposes. As to New Zealand, Mrs Hewlett has been making personal inquiries and studying maps since she left England, and, later, San Francisco, and her idea is that the Dominion will be best served by seaplanes. _ The country is, she thinks, too mountainous for land aviation, but there are immense possibilities for seaplanes owing to the numerous harbours and protected waterway*, which would be of extreme Tame in affording rapid means of eom■raaieation by such a service. On Monday evening the Young Women's Christian Association held its fin social evening in Lyttelton, when Christehnreh and Lyttelton members acted as hostesses to a number of Lytteltoa girls who are strangers to the association. The party was held in the Masonic Hall, which presented a gay and attractive appearance, and the excellent arrangements were made by the members of the Koorali Hearthfire, under the lea>>rship of Mrs Harvey Cook, assisted 51; Mesdames X« well, Allison and Piggott. About 70 girls were present, inending a party of 30 from Christehnreh, chaperoned by the acting-president, Mrs 0. Bowron, Misses Pannett, Law, Owen, Beflars, Baehelor, and guardians of the Hearthfire. The Koorali girls gracefully weat through the hearthfire danee, which is symbolic of the spirit represented in the Hearthfire, which is the centre of the heme, the heart of the nation. 'Games, dancing and mnsical items made up the programme, and Miss Bachelor, the rhief gnanltan, gave a short talk on the Hearthire Club, telling of its aim, the "Four H.V —health, home, helpfulness and happiness—and the different ways the work for these ideals was done. An inritotion was given to the strangers to join the club.