NEW PLYMOUTH SOCIAL

Taranaki Daily News, 28 September 1929, Page 22 (Supplement)

NEW PLYMOUTH SOCIAL

Mis#’Eileen Blundell was hostess on Wednesday evening' at a delightful party for Mrs. C. ,G. Ellis. " 9 ■» * Mrs. J. Scalan left on Tuesday for a rhort visit to Auckland. . • * ,s * ft Mrs. B. Twomey has returned from a visit to Wellington. #w; * « Mrs. J. Ramsoii arid Miss Jean Ramson have left on a visit to Hnnterville. * ♦ * * Mrs’. R. M. Monteath wap hostess- at bridge on Tuesday- 'evening, the guest of honour being Mrs. C. G. Ellis. * ft * • .Mies K. Jacobs, Wellington, is the guest of Mrs. (?. Waterston. ”*** *■ Miss Leila Bridgeman arrived in N-w Plymouth on Wednesday night from Wellington. ■Mrs. 0. G. Ellis.left yesterday morib in a for her future; home in Chrifltehiuch. ■ # « ■ ft Miss Mary Russell left by motor on Monday for Wanganui, where she is the ifucet of Miss Stanford. b # ft ft ft Mrs. Otto Wilson, Auckland, spent a a few days in- New Plymouth on her way to ' Wellington, where she will reside. ■. ■ - #** * ' Mrs. Horrohin left on Tuesday night for her future homo at Takapuna, j- e' *. ■ # Mro. Herbert Nicholson left by the Makura for- Sydney on Thursday. ft ft, ' ft. * . Mrs. D. Blackley was hostess at morning tea al the Women’s Club on Tuesday for Mrs. Horrobin. »•# * * -Bridge hostesses Ibis week have been Mesdames 1. Roy, A. Avery, Papps, Hirst, A. 'Thompson, D'Arcy Roberstoii, )I. Greig, Denny-Brown, W. J. Reid and Mifis Mackie. • ■' ft * ft ft Mrs. F. C. Walton gave an afternoon <>n Tuesday in honour of Mrs. Horrohin; ft ft * Mrs. Putnam, who has been the ’guest of Mrs. Monaghan, returned home on Friday morning. ft ft ft ft ■ ‘iMiss Brewster returned during last week-end from a holiday spent in Hamilton, Rotorua and Tongariro National Park. ft ft ft ft .- Miss’lris Park and Mass Wallis, Levin, are the guests of Mrs. F. Eberlet. ft ft ft ft Miss Wade, Timaru, is the guest of Mrs. G. Home. # ft ft ft Miss Avis Greig was hostess at bridge on Thursday evening at "Glen Almond.’' ft ft • ft ft Miss Mary Fookes, who is visiting Wellington, returns next week. ‘ ft ft ft' ft Miss L. Hill, who has been staying with Mrs. C. Al. Hill, leaves, to-day for Nelson, # ' ft * ft 'Miss ' C.‘ Stephenson is li.-iling Opunake. ft ft ft ft Mrs. W. C. Lovell is visiting her daughter in Wellington. ft ■ ft ft ft Mrs. Waterson ami Al.isS K. Jacobs flpent last week-end at the North Mount Egmont House. ft ' ft ft * • Mrs. J. Stevenson, who paid a short vifiit to Palmerston North, has .returned, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. MeKegg. % ft * Mrs. Whitehorn, Auckland, who has been staying. at the Jerniinns MpteL left .-morning foil Wellington. ■ • '‘■‘fi. ■ * * . ft Misfi Joan Wilson, who has been the guest: of Mrs. J. ;Wilson, returned' to Auckland on Tuesday ’ evening. : * * • ■ ■*" * Mrs., W. Graham .will return during the week-end' from Auckland. ft ft- * ' * Miss Doris McCormack, formerly of Wellington, is pianist with "The Desertfcjong” company. ft ft . ft ' ft f Miss Z. go wry,- Canberra, Australia, hrnv'elL in - New Plymouth on. AVednes-dky-higlit on a six- weeks’ holiday, amt will/tie staying with her mother. -. * ft Mfs; B. N.'Chapman,' who has. been 'pn a visit to Auckland and Mahocnui. has returned to her home at Wares. # * * * Miss Mollie Haldane, who has been {he guest of Miss Pauline Kid-ou, Stratford, returned to the mountain on I uer--day.' #■ - , ft ft -ft Mrs. Grant-Dalton and her two dahgh.te.rs accompanied Wing-Comnuind-Graiit'-alton, D. 5.0., A;F.C., who Ir-fiyed last week from England by the Tss)’i‘oa to "take up the position yf pWdOr of Aviation. '■ T * * . * • : 1 San Francisco business woinan is Miss Margaret Mary Morgan, 'who has owned a nourishing printing business in California for live, years. Although a busy woman Miss Morgan has .iim&for other interests, and is State TireVdent of the Business and VrofeHs;ioTial Women’s Club and an officer of thepij-engue .of Women Voters and the. ;Besuldican' Women’s Federation of Northern California. She lias also injitrtttfcd'a vacation camping ground for childten in the Heteh-lletchy Valley, as lief:,.ch-ntribution to the .city’s recreation i : * ft . * • ®* : - Dr. Muriel E. Bell, the bacteriologist at the Napier Hoopital,'has-resigned her position - cohaequent upon obtaining a fjcholftrship with-the Royal Bacterjologfcal Society in London. - .. - ft. ft- ft ■ ft' ■ ‘A ho.-pital.founded and-staffed by The women' doctors of Sydney —the Rachel Fori-ftcr no,spital---celebrAt'ed its eighth joirtlxlay feeentjy, ’IJjo hospital has' a hunfe’" of activri'.anxiliaTy eomiuilfei’S Ur r»n by women. , • .

Mr. ami Mrs. Charles HiR, New Plymouth, are v'sitiiig Auckland. . ft ft -ft • Mr. and Mrs. C. Shaw of Palmerston . North, are spending a holidaj’ in New Plymouth. ■' .i.. * * ... * . Mrs. Nicholls, who has been spending some weeks in Wayerley, returned to Inglevvood on Monday. . '■ © •'■ © * Mrs. A. Duncan, Awakino, is a visitor in New Plymouth this week. ft ft ft * Miss Norah Thomson, Carrington Road, is on a holiday visit to Waitoa. ft . ‘ ft ft .ft •Dr. Muriel E. Bell, the bacteriologist at the Napier hospital, has resigned her position consequent upon obtaining a scholarship with the Royal Bacteriological Society in London. * ft ft * ’ Whereas some years ago there were several women silting in the Estonian women having always held equal rights with men in this State, today there is only one. The reason is thought to be that the women have found they prefer dealing with municipal allairs rather than with high polities, the former affording them more scope for their special fcminiiic attributes.■ ’ # 'ft ft * .There are naw .ought-women veterinary surgeons in the I’nited Kingdom, the latest to qualify being Miss Marion Stewart, of Glasgow, who is ■ .Scotland’s first woman “vet.” She is only 20 years of age and will not,.rcceivc her diploma until she is ‘2l. She is very fond of outdoor life and confesses that it was love of animals that attracted her to her profession. ft ' ft ft ft Miss Boyce, matron of St. Helens Hospital, Wanga.uui, and Miss Livingstone,, of Bracniar private hospital, have been chosen to represent the .Wanganui branch of. the New Zealand Trained Nurses’ Association’at .the annual conference to be -held in Auckland next week. ft ft ft ft The 80 lady golfers from dilferent parts of the Dominion who have been visiting Christchurch for the past yeek' wore taken to see the gardens at Otahuna, the residence; of Sir Heaton and Lady Rhodes. At r the present time the daffodils there are in full bloom and are a magnificent sight. ft ■■ft " - ft * Miss M. Nelson, Woodville, has returned to Wellington alter a years sojourn in Australia, where, as a dancer, she went in .search o,f experience. She found it with Pavlova, ami. afterwards appeared in the Moon and Morris Rcyue Company, and also with the revue conr:pany beaded by Mr, J. Gerald, which is shortly returning to New Zealand. It is Miss -Nelson’s intention to proceed to England early in the coming year in order to take a course of training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, in London. * # * * Listeners are deriving pleasure from the. broadcasting of Miss' Marie Ney, says a London correspondeiit. A few days ago she took a leading part in the comic opera “The Fountain of Youth,” and this week she has been heard as Queen Katharine in a specially prepared version of Shakespeare’s “Henry VIII.” this was done on two successive nights. The first scries of posters by a woman, advertising Home products, are to be. exhibited at all the bus stops in the London streets shortly. Miss Clare Leighton, a 'great-neice of Lord Leighton, has done the design- in five panels showing British farming scenes and this has been bought by the Empire Marketing Board. Miss Leighton is already known as a wood engraver, cbieflyof rural subjects, and has-been chosen by a firm of American. publishers to illustrate the memorial edition of Thomas ITardy.-<

TARANAKI WOMEN'S . CLUB'. ’'

A very enjoyable evening was spent by the large number present on Monday,when the play-reading circle of the Taranaki Woriicn’s Club presented ‘-‘This Woman Business,” by Ben Levy. 'J he evening was open to the friends of the club members and.the lounge was filled with appreciative listeners. The principal part was read by Airs. W. C. Weston and others taking- parts were: Jlrs. Faris', Afrs. -Evans, Aliss Leaf ham, Miss Baker, Airs, j, C. Nicholson. Airs. U. IL Weston, Airs. S. Allen and Mrs. Church.

CROQUET SEASON OPENED.

WEST END CLUB GAMES. It mav be fairly said that the M cst End Croquet Club opened the 1929-30 croquet season so lar as New Pit mouth is concerned with a. most enjoyable croquet afternoon held on Mrs. I‘->. Afaj s lawn on Thursday last. The weather was all that could be desired and this together with the perfect playing condition of the lawn contributed in no small measure to the enjoyment. All present were kept .busy with croquet games and competitions interrupted only by a dainty Afternoon tea served on trie lawns. The following proved to be the winners of the competitions: Goll croquet. Mrs,.Drake after a play-off with Mrs. Piilt; target croquet, Afrs. Tomlin, after a plav-olf with Airs. Hayloek; trail, Mrs. Hartnell after a play-off with Mrs. .Mackay; cakes, Alesdamcs Leyland, Lester, Lcaland and Hartnell.