SOCIAL NOTES

Taranaki Daily News, 12 June 1930, Page 16

SOCIAL NOTES

Mrs. A. Humphries and Alias. .Nona Dell have returned from a visit to Rotorua. # « * * Miss 0. Shaw has returned from Palmerston North, where she was 'the guest of Mrs. Coombe. # . ft . # * The wedding was very quietly celebrated on Monday at 5.45 p.m., at St. Mary’s Church of Mrs. K. G. Smith, New Plymouth, to Mr. W. Adams, England. Canon Strong was the officiating minister. ft * *■ * Miss Jessie Home, who has on an extended visit to Melbourne, returned to New Plymouth last night. # * ft * * Mrs. Norman Bell, Wellington, is the guest of Mrs. G. Home. « # * * Miss Dorothy Simpson, who left last week for Auckland, is now at Te Awamutu with her mother, who is suffering from pneumonia. ft . * * * Miss Isabel Chaytor, England, is the guest of Mrs. W. H. Skinner, >;(r $ $ $ Miss Muriel Reid, who has been the guest of Mrs. N. H. S. Law, Wanganui, has returned to New Plymouth. # ft ft * Miss Godfrey ia visiting Blenheim, « ' ft * * Miss Doris Barton, Gisborne, is the guest of Mrs. Austin Bewley. # # <k< # Miss Topsy Balharry entertained at a very happy tea party at her home on Monday afternoon. ft ‘ # ft ft Miss Margaret McHardy was hostess at a very jolly dance at her house last evening. « • * ft Mrs. Casement Aickin and Mrs. S. Dransfield have returned to Auckland from New Plymouth. ft ft ft # Mrs. 0. O’Carroll has returned to Inglewood from a trip to Sydney, ft ft ft ft Mrs. N, Bird has returned to Taranaki after a short visit to Wellington, # # ft ft Misses Nancy and Gertrude .Skelton, New Plymouth, are visiting Wellington, # ft # ft Mrs. Walter Syrde and Miss Mary Syme, who have been spending several days in Wellington, have returned to Hawera. ft ft ft ft Mr. and Mrs. A. A. McDowell and Mrs. Lynch have returned to Palmerston North aftei’ spending a month’s holiday in New Plymouth.

uitiuiliiiiiuiilnuiiniK lUllllllll<l<ll<l ill Miss F. Nathan (Wellington), Mrs. C. L. Crump (Auckland) and Mrs. W. Gimson (Auckland) have been amongst the guests at the Criterion, New Plymouth, this week. # ft ft ft Mrs. J. Steiner (Mahoe) and her daughter, Mrs. Schupfer, left during the week to spend a holiday in Auckland. ft ft 'i ft Miss M. Werder, who has been the guest of Mrs. J. Steiner, Mahoe, returned home last week. ft * ft ft Mrs. Walter Syme has returned to Hawera after spending a week in Wellington. ft ft # ' ft Miss Mary Syme gave a recitation over the air at 2YA on Friday evening, which came out very well and was enjoyed by her many young friends in Hawera. ft ft ft * Mrs. J. Deare, New Plymouth, is visiting Auckland. ft ft ft • Miss B. Price has returned to Wanganui after an enjoyable three months holiday with friends in Taranaki. ft ft ft «■ Mrs. W. J. Pc.lsnn, wife of the member for Stratford, has been appointed a Justice of the Peace, ft ft. ft ft The wedding took place at Wellington on June 10 of Enid M. Pull and Bernard L. M’Giuty-, both of. New Plymouth.

GIRLS’ FRIENDLY SOCIETY. The monthly meeting of the New Ply ■ mouth Girls’ Friendly Society was held in the- lodge on Tuesday. Present: Mrs. Newman (in the chair), Mesdames Martin, Shoemhrk, Dinniss, the treasurer, matron and secretary. The secretary reported receiving notice from the electric light department as to the re-wiring of the lodge. The appointment of a second representative on tho National Council of Women’s branch in New Plymouth was left till next meeting. The diocesan secretary of the Wellington Girls’ Friendly Society wrote saying Her Excellency, Lady Bledisloe. had consented to be patroness of the society in the Dominion. WAVERLEY LEGION DANCE. The annual dance of the Legion of Frontiersmen was held on Friday in the town hall, Waverley. The hall, vvhicn was decorated by Mrs. Tennant and party, was extremely attractive and the stage represented a delightfdl fernery, with large bowls of hydrangeas here and there. The music, which was supplied by Coburn’s orchestra, enticed everyone to dance. Mrs. Boyne with a party of helpers carried out the arrangements for the supper, which was all that could be desired. Among those present were: Mrs. Alexander (black silk), Mrs. Higginbothan (flame ring velvet), Mrs. Tennant (frock of green), Mrs. Neilson (blue velvet) Mrs. Percival (black silk), Airs. Bradmore (black satin), Mrs. S. Hone (blue silk), Airs. Christenson (smart black). Airs. Lovegrove (floral), Airs. Goyle (blue silk), Mrs. Hunt (black georgette). Alisses AL Walkington (pink silk), Al Harvey (black), W. Bates (green), M. Hawkins (scarlet frock), A. Howell (blue net), B. Barnett (red), D. Davis (blue). Al. Ballantyne (apricot), J. Hair (pink frock with net). P. Hawkins (old gold). J. McGregor (black), M. Brewer (black). A. McGregor (blue), R. Alexander (black), J. Alexander (green), D. Bates (green silk), M. Alexander (pale green). P. Gray (blue.), C, Leo (black), A. Fitzgibbon (floral), AlcDougall (lemon), J. Buchan (rose).