NEW PLYMOUTH ITEMS.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 March 1926, Page 18

NEW PLYMOUTH ITEMS.

PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Mrs. W. Kelly his returned to Awakmo, • ♦ ♦ * Mrs. Hazeier has returned to Hamilton. • • • » Miss Willis has returned to Cambridge. # # * * Miss Beryl Barthorp was the guest of Mrs. S. W. Shaw for the week-end. * ♦ ♦ * Mrs. T. A. Milroy has returned from a motor trip in the South Island's * * * Mrs. J. Heslop- ha s returned from Auckland. # * ♦ # Mrs. T. P. Anderson is visiting Wellington. * ♦ * * Mi&s Brewster left on Wednesday for Wellington. ♦ «= * <r Miss K. Free has returned from a visit to Waihi. . Miss Wade (Tinraru) is the guest of Mrs. Home. « « « & Mrs. Eric Shaw is on a short visit to Wellington. ♦-* * * Mrs. Calders (Wanganui) is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. S. B. Williams. * * * * Mrs. Mac Murray has returned to Auckland. # t * * Mrs. lan Johnston, who was here for the week-end, has returned to Waitotara. •** * ■ Mrs. Waiter Bayley has returned from Aucklande # » * Mrs- Po'tvine left last night to reside in Auckland. ’ e « e * Mrs. Allan Cameron (Hawke’s Bay) is the guest of Mrs. Geo. Home. ’ Mrs. J. Gamble (Wellington) is staying at the Criterion Hotel: •_ # * * * Mrs. Alex McHardy has returned from i a visit to Helensville and Auckland. i : * * * * i Mi&> Gwen Bayly was hostess at a bridge party for .Miss Beryl Barthorp, on Monday. & * * * On Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Eliot King gave a garden party to farewell Mrs. Hugh Fraser and Miss Kit McCleland. * * * * Mrs. G. Holmes, who has been slaying with Mrs. Roskruge, returned to Wellington .yesterday. \ ♦ * ♦ * Mrs. W. J. Chaney was hostess at an afternoon tea party for Miss Winifred Webster on Tuesday. * * Mi’S Kitty Wilson, who has been the guest of Mrs. T. Hirst, returns to Invercargill on Monday Hostesses this week at farewell parties for Mre. Hugh Fraser were Mrs. Horner, •Mis. Duff, Mrs. S. Burgess and Mrs. W. Bayly. Mrs James Reeves and Mis® Mary Reeves, who have been staying with Mrs. Geo. Home, have returned to Tologa Bay. * Miss Kit McCleland leaves on Monday to join the Tainui at Wellington for Eng land. Mrs. H J. Matthews (Hamilton) leaves by the same ship. • ♦ * * Miss Dorothy Lena, as ‘’Flora” in **Leave it to Jane,” comes with a big reputation in musical comedy and 1 will make her first appearance at the New Plymouth Opera House on Saturday, the 20th inst. She is petite, dark eyed and vivacious, and like many other musical comedy actresses, has passed through a preliminary training in vaudeville, and for twto and a-half years played in this class of work in America. She next appeared at-a London vaudeville theatre with Albert de Courville. Miss Lena wa 8 playing at the Prince of Wales Theatre when J. C, Williamson, Ltd. approached her concerning a visit to Australia and New Zealand. Miss Mona Barlee is also one of the *stars'' - in J.C. Williamson's Company. Not bad for 19. for the stage is a hard task, master ana young people db not get big jobs as a rule. She is small, demure and charming, her hair is a deep brown, shingled in just the very latest mode; her teeth are a delightful feature She dressy quietly and likes pcarU. ENGAGEMENTS. The engagement 13 announced of Miss Margaret Corkill, of New Plymouth, to Mr. L. M. Craig, also of New Plymouth.