NEW PLYMOUTH ITEMS.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 June 1926, Page 18

NEW PLYMOUTH ITEMS.

PERSONAL PARAGKArriu. Mrs. F. S. Johns is visiting Hamilton. •*• ” # Mrs. John Avery is visiting Wanganui. Mine Norah Dempsey has returned to Dunedin. * • « • Mrs. R. Wilson (Makuri) is the guest ef Miss Agnes Wilson. • * • • Mrs. T. C. List and Miss Rauma List •re visiting Waverley. Mrs. A. R. Standish has returned from Wellington. ♦ • # • ■ Mrs. Kennett Roskruge is spending a holiday in Wellington. Mrs. Roy Jackson (Auckland) is the guest of her mother, Mrs. H. Mace. •«• ' # Miss Jessie Alexander returns to Dunedin to-day. • • • • Mrs. Frank Wilson is visiting Wellington. ••• ■ • Miss E. Rennell has returned to Auckland, ' • • • • Mrs. James Pane leaves for Wellington next week. • • • • Miss Guthrie and Miss Moirah, In vereargill, were visitors here this week. • • • • Miss Saunders spent a few days here this week as the guest of Mrs. E. L. Humphries. • « • • Miss Mary Saunders (Otautau), who has been masseuse at St. George’s Hospital, Rotorua, has now been appointed to the staff of the Wellington Hospital. • • *' •' The Girl Citizens of New Plymouth gave a very jolly little dance on Wednesday evening. The chaperons were Mrs. E. A. Walker and Airs Claude Weston. " _ • * • '■ ’• Mrs. O. Samuel and Miss Eriee Bayley have returned to Auckland from Australia by the Marama. Mrs. Samuel arrives in New Plymouth early in the week and Miss Bayley goes on to Weiiington. ■ ♦ • • * ; ' » A lecture is to be delivered by Dr. G. H. Thomson in the Red Cross Rooms, St. Aubyn Street, on Tuesday, June 15, when the subject will he, “Early. Stages oj Cancer.” This is a subject -of great interest, and'thete will doubtless be a large attendance) of the public. * VICTORIA LEAGUE. ■ The Book Committee of the Victoria League, Mesdames G. Neal and S. Burgess, are in urgent need of books and magazines for the parcels for backblock settlers and schools. At. this time of the year t .when many settlers are almost completely cut off from their neighbours •nd their lot is brightened with a parcel of books from the Victoria League. Already this year several hundreds of ' books have been but there are .etill many lonely folk who need reading -matter, and novels and .‘(magazines and papers are much appreciated, and there : ,«re many Victoria League members and other citizens who could, help with this splendid work. The House Committee of the Victoria League are holding a card and Mah Jong party on June 24 to raise funds for postage ;and to provide electric heaters for the club room.