THE SOCIAL ROUND.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VI, Issue 1628, 3 May 1919, Page 7 (Supplement)

THE SOCIAL ROUND.

Mrs A. J. Murray (Kaikoura), who lias been staying at. Sumner for somo time, camo into Christchurch yestor- j day, and is amongst the guests at the Clarendon. Mr and Mrs E. 11. Blundell, who were I married here on Easter Monday, left j on Thursday evening for Kawa Kawa, Bay of islands, where they will make their home. Miss Todhunter, senior student assistant in the Home Science department of tho Christchurch Technical. College, has been appointed an assistant of the department in place of Miss Truman, who has resigned. Miss S. McKeo, assistant superintendent of Technical College girls' hostel, has resigned from the position. Her resignation was accepted: at last night's meeting of the Board of Governors of the college. Miss Grace Fryer (Knowles Street) returned from England on Thursday by the Taimii, after an absence from Christchurch of three years. For the greater part of the time she worked as a V.A.D. uurse at Brockenhurst. Tho weekly meeting of the Avonside Nursing Division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade took plaee on Thursday evening. Members practised bandaging, under the instruction of their officers, and also washing a patient in bed. An enjoyable afternoon was spent at the residence of Mrs J. W. Belgrave, Kirwce, to bid farewell to Miss D. Musgrave, who is leaving the district. During the afternoon songs and competitions were indulged in. The winners of the competitions were: Mesdames Musgrave and Lawrey. At the conclusion of the afternoon Miss Musgrave was presented with a handsome silver vase, suitably inscribed. Those present were: —Mesdames J. W. Belgrave, B. .Musgrave, G. T. Robertson, J. R. Youngman, H. Smart, H. Henderson, F. Johnston, J. F. Lawrey, H. E. Moffat, W. T. Street, Misses D. Musgrave, F. Belgrave, P. Belgrave, G. Robertson, M. Sim, M. Street, and F. McDonald. Mrs C. Morton Ollivier (Webb Street) gave a charming musical afternoon yesterday. A pleasant time was spent in' music, tea-cup reading, chat, and afternoon tea,'which was laid in the diningroom, the table being beautifully decorated in daisies and autumn tints, the snowy hue of the • flowers contrasting strikingly with the vivid tints of the . autumn foliage. Amongst the guests wore:—Mrs Cecil Ollivier, Mrs Keith' . Ollivier, Mrs Tapper, Mrs Qholmondeley, Mrs A. J. Virtue, Mrs R. A.' Home, Mrs G. Callender, Mrs Jameson, Mrs Cayloy Robinson, Mrs J. Mcßride, Mrs J. Fairhurst, Miss Fairhurst, and Mrs Thompson. Mrs Ollivier was assisted in her duties as hostess by her daughter, Miss Muriel Ollivier. « The rooms of the , Canterbury Women's Club looked, particularly charming last night, decorated, as they were, with large bowls of autumn leaves, scarlet berries, and golden chrysanthemums. The occasion was an "At Home," held by the Women Teachers' Association, in honour of Mrs Cole and the Misses Barker, Robinson, Buchanan, Joyce, and Morrison, who are retiring from the profession, and Miss Hight, who is leaving to get married. Miss King (president), in welcoming the visitors, spoke of the loyalty, and comradeship that permeated the profession. The guests of the evening were amongst the pioneers; they had "blazed the trail," and were now retiring, filled assuredly with the content which comes from labour well done. In the name of the teachers she wished them one and all many years of health and happiness. Miss Chaplin also spoke in eulogistic terms of the members, who were leaving a profession than which there was no liigher in the world. Although it was a '' parting of the ways,'' still it was but official, for they were in their midst, and she hoped they would be present at future social functions. She wished them many years of happy rest after their long term of "Empirebuilding." After musical honours, ' songs, recitations, and a humorously ' original competition, in which many teachers' names were involved, filled a delightful programme. A dainty supper was afterwards served.