HAWERA ITEMS

Taranaki Daily News, 7 December 1929, Page 22 (Supplement)

HAWERA ITEMS

Mise Joan Braddell, who has been on leave from the New Plymouth hospital, spent r few days in Hawera durin a- the week visiting friends. ° * # * #

Mrs. J. B. Murdoch was hostess at a very enjoyable afternoon tea on Wednesday receiving her guests attired in a charming gown of navy blue embroidered in peach. Miss Ethel Murdoch, who assisted her mother, wore a daintily checked red and white crepe-de-chine trimmed with white. Among the guests were Mrs. Wylie, Airs. W. W. Sutton, Mrs. AV. G. Strange, Mrs. Noel Lewes, Airs. David Strachan and Airs. J. D. AlcQuin.

At the Hawera tennis lawns during the week Airs. G a bites and Airs. Rudge challenged Alisses Dora Hawken and Evelyn Buist and won from them the challenge buttons.

Mrs. W. W. Sutton entertained a few friends at tea during the week.

Among the visitors to Hawera for the Audrey Hughce-Johnstone-Alaieic Instone recital and production of the operetta and dancing fantasie “Cinderella” were Miss Hughes-Johnstone (Wanganui), Aliesee Ora and Ula Jones (Wanganui), Aliss Joyce Hayward (Feilding), Miss Stella Vernon and Alisa Shirley Crammond (Wanganui), and Aliss Trevor Hunter (Wanganui).

Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Rowe, who have been on a few weeks’ visit to Australia, returned to Hawera on Tuesday evening.

On Thursdayjafternoon Mrs. Dale entertained a few friends at tea, among those present being Airs. Dickie, Mrs. A. K. Fyson, Mrs. H. J. Webb, Mrs. Leslie Bull, Aire. Noel Lewes and Mrs. A. K. North. Airs. Dale wore a beautiful frock of .black crepe satin and lace.

A fairy fantasie would fitly describe the evening’s entertainment given by the pupils of Alias Audrey Hughes-John-stone and Aliss Alaisie Instone at the Opera House. The - costuming was superb and the original ideas and settings very beautiful, and although in some of the chorus work there showed a little lack of training, the children never failed to please with the charm, grace and confidence of their youth, one of the genie of the evening being the performance of the tiny sprite, Junne Goodwin, in the balloon dance, which was a real delight and in which this little tot displayed beautiful charm and grace in every movement, showing a real gift for the terpsichorean art. But then, as each dainty little fairy flitted across the footlights, one experienced fresh delights. They were wonderful, and most pleasurable of all was the noticeable fact that the participants enjoyed themselves as nibch as the audience. The mothers of the children are certainly to be congratulated, as well as the inetructore, Aliss Instone and Miss Hughes-Johnstone, as they certainly were the force behind the guns in as much as the frocking was concerned, which, owing to their splendid cooperation, was one of the outstanding features in the entertainment. Among those present were Airs. R. Leece, Mrs. Arnold Thomson, Airs. A. Hunter, Mrs. A. K. Fyson, Mrs. Dickie, Airs. Bruce Joll, Airs. Collins, Mrs. Griff. Williams (Alere Mere), Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. McLaren, Airs. A. Corrigan, Mre. Corrigan and Aliss Dorrie Corrigan, Aire. Chisholm, Airs. W. F. Buist, Airs. Archie Spratt, Mrs. J. J. Goodwin, Airs. W. W. Davy, Airs. Cos, Mre. AV. M. Thomson, Mrs. W. Al, Winks, Airs. Scott, Mrs. Tonks, Airs. Turnbull, Mrs. Ablett, Airs. AV. J. Claringbold, Aire. B. Graham, Mrs. J. N. Anderson, Mrs. Nowell, Airs. Brennan, Mrs. Horner, Mre. Jones, Mrs. Smith, Mre. Brown, Airs. Douglas, Mre. Nicholson, Airs. Knightbridge, Airs. Gilmore, Airs. McDonald, Aliss Hay-Alac-kenzi’e, Mies V. Everett (Sydney), Miss Cann and Miss Kent.

On Monday afternoon Mrs. T. Campbell entertained a few friends at afternoon tea, those present being Mrs. Collins, Mrs. Hill, Mrs. W. Jobson, Mrs. Fyson, Miss Sutton, and Miss E. Elliott.

MrG. Stevens and Mrs. Milroy were hostesses at tea last Saturday afternoon at the Kia Ora croquet lawns. r Dunim- the week the matches played at the lawns for the Kia Ora ferns resulted in a win for Mrs. M. Dowling and Mrs. Milroy. # fl a

■ The rose and sweet pea show held in the Winter Show Buildings at Hawera on Wednesday and Thursday proved a success in all ways, the exhibits being particularly good. Among those present during'the show were Mrs. Corrigan and Miss D. Corrigan, Mrs. Meredith, Mrs. E. A. Pacey, Mrs. J. D. McQuin, Mre. A. Corrigan, Mrs. Chisholm, Mrs. Emmett, Mrs. Carter, Mrs. W. G. Strange, Mre. Scott' (Whakamara), Mrs.

J. Quin, Mrs. H. Washer and Mieses Sybil and Molly Washer, Mrs. Bullock and the Misses Bullock, Mrs. H. T. Lovell and Mies M. Southcombe, Mre. W. M» Thomson, Mrs. Hobbs, Mrs. R. Leece, Mrs. Thomson, Mre. Steven. Adamson, Mrs. Williams (Mere Mere), Mrs. Cyril Murch, Mrs. A. E. Rawson, Mrs. W. M. Winks, Mre. M. Dowling, Mrs. Wcstaway, Mrs. Alan Good, Mrs, W. Good, Mrs. M. Barraclough, Mrs. E. Dixon, Mrs. Grindrod, Mrs. L. J. Williams, Mrs. Tozer, Mrs. Rae, Mrs. Tozer junr., Mrs. Cressey, Miss Doris Swadling, and the Misses Buchanan and many others, •

Mrs. Irene Rota, of Wanganui, spent the week-end at Hawera, returning to Wanganui on Monday.

GIFT TEA.

Mrs. W. Nicholas, Mies S. Fiveash and Miss Mary McCormack were hostesses at a gift afternoon on Wednesday in honour of Mies Mavis Death, whose marriage takes place next week. Miss Mavis Smith and Mies Zoe Tockcr rendered elocutionary items, which were much appreciated. An interesting competition was won by Miss Mavis Death. Arnone those present were Mrs. A. E. Death” Miss Grace Death, Miss Violet Death Mrs. W. Nicholas, Mrs. Price, Mrs. Larcom, Mrs. Pinch, Mrs. H. Wells, Mrs. F. Hawthorne, Mrs. Tomlinson, Mrs. A. Langdon, Mrs. Lionel Hicks,Misses S; Fiveash, M. McCormack, Gould, Ballantyne, Annie Tomlinson, Eileen Wells, E. Moorcroft, Jean Easton, Mary Hughes and Gladys Reynolds.