NEW PLYMOUTH SOCIAL

Taranaki Daily News, 9 August 1930, Page 6 (Supplement)

NEW PLYMOUTH SOCIAL

i- Miss Carruth, Whangarci. i,s (he. ; of Mre. C- B. Webster. - ;; « .•* ft » ■' Miss Olive Firth left on W'fdnesda.y ■•for Wellington and will return after •'.the week-end. p ■ o • ft ft' ft ■ ■' Miss Marjorie' Curd. Stratford, is s |; spending- the , week-end in New, Ply- (• mouth. H # •’& •’ * ;.r Mrs. W. Churchward, who has been l| the- guest of her mother,- Mr.?, W. IL Skinner, rotiifncil to I Blenheim.; y-cster-fMay-' • ' . ; < » ft • ’ ft ' ■■■ ft - ■ p. Mrs. Tate returned trout a visit f t s,Wellington yesterday. ;f < • ' # . * . :. Mris. W. 11. Aloyes was h.Mess :t -- (’bridge yesterday afternoon, ' ■' .‘ft 'ft ’ > ft !, Airs. Arthur Griffiths, Blenheim, ar* Krived; last night to take up her. reni“slence in New Plymouth. | • * ' *# , * . , # i'l Aire. Matheson and Miss AlcAHuni eni’tertaincd at bridge at the Women’s Club on Thursday evening. I•" .. & * j I Airs. Matthews motored yesterday to j Wellington,‘.where ,-sh.c js the -guest of Her daughter. Mrs.' Dili - id, :i’or • sever.il ir , 1 \ ' -'.' ’ i iiMrs. Nolan, Aire- P. H. Atkinson, and jijii?.? N. Nolan motored to Wanganui <hi Wednesday for the football match. ft ft ; «■• •■>■' :'' ‘ • ‘ ■Mrs. J. O'Sullivan and Miss I. O’Snllivj.n. who .have been the guests of Aire -4; Avery have returned to Alatapu. fiMrs. T. Al. Kidd is spending the weeit-e-iid at Pio Pio.» ' ft ft Ci i Airs. Lee Cogan, Dunedin, is (he oiiest of -Miss .Bradbury. ■ :■ , ' 4 > « »j Mrs. C. N. Taylor left on a vj-’t to J Wellington on Thursday. 1

•Mre. T. -R. Cresswell, Wellington, > visiting New Plymouth. # ?Mrs. Franklin White deft this weeK for Christchurch to attend the Grand National. Her sister, Mrs. Syme, Whanghrei is visiting New Plymouth, ■ H *. *-. . * ” IlMrs. J. Stevenson is visiting Palmeretpn North-and-'is' with her pdreiits. Mr. and Airs. W. McKegg. »■#* ■ • ■ Air.?. P. E. Stainton and Aliss May Smart have motored through to Wellington for the week-end. . . i « Miss G. Stewart i? an .Viickkiiid visitor to New Plymouth. Mi?s Eileen Blum 1-- '' ami Aii-s 0. Moyes are visiting Wellington. «?-'■ -f * Alls? Nancy C'lere motored through to Wellington yesterday. ' -W 1 & Miss E. Richards, New .Plymouth, !«. visiting Wanganui. Mrs. Calder has returned to New Plymouth after a, ‘ lengthy visit to her daughter, Mrs. JI. Elalse, Lansdowne, Masterton. .:. ft Sr tt Mr. and Aire. F. A. Arnold, WaugamiL tire visiting New’ Plymouth and Hawera. .Mrs. N, 0.. Ebbett -has rctiu-nod to ‘Masterton'. ‘ =::■=. ft • ft . ft Aliss Joan Carrick Robertson is visiting New Plymouth-,and-Hs the guest, of Aliss Alleman. ,i; * ' At • * : Mr. and. Mrs. John Underwood,< Highland Park;' -Wellington, are visiting New; Plymouth in the course of a. tour embracing Tongariro ami Auckland. ft ft ft ft Aliss Wbrn left.for Weilingtou yesterJay. She intends to undertake a further course- of nuTsing training. :}jt Airs.. Ba-t.es, Airs. J. C. Nicholson, Aliss Bates and Alias Mary Thompson motored to Wungamii on - Wednesday for the football match. VICTORIA LEAGUE ACTIVITIES. On. Friday afternoon Pukekurn Park Croquet Club members were hostesses at a floral tea. The musical programme provided by Alesflanies Laurie Cooper, P. C. Davie and Alartini was most on- j joyable, and Airs. Sheat gave readings, j Mrs. Whitehead was the winner of .the floral '‘sweet” bouquet. On Monday Mr. T. Horton, gnperin-' tertdent of the Pnkekura Park will give an interesting talk of ‘‘reminiscences of his recent world’s bowling tour” with special reference to parks jfnd gardens visited.' ’ ’ /

The play reading circle will present at its next ; *‘ , Qpcu” night “The Skin Game’’ by John Galsworthy. . The following readers wflll take part: Mesdaniy's Reid, Jnsnll and Southam, Misses Gibson, Jemison, S. and M. East and Miss Goodall, Messrs, b’heat, Hughes, Knight, Dr. Jlecrcdy and the Rev. Fordham Clarke. The annual daffodil day of the Victoria League will bo held in the club rooms on August 15. Those who love spring flowers (and who does not?) will bo delighted with the masses of daffodils ■which will be picked fresh from country fields not far from the town. . Other spring flowers will also be there in abundance. The cake stall will be laden with good things. There will be a jumble stall where everything from a needle to an' anchor will be procurable. The proceeds from the jumble stall go to the book committee’s fund. Those looking for charming and unique presents are recommended to patronise tho, fancy and art stalls; -The sweets stalls will hate home made sweets in .abundance. ■ Last but pot' least .comes the produce stall, and 'this year it is' do ’bo stocked, by both country and town members. Afternoon tea. will ho provided*

Handkerchiefs in the Slot, There is apparently no limit, to inventive genius in these days or machinery and automatic service, -says a London writer. We are all familiar with the slot stamp machines, the peanuts and chocolate, slot machine, but we are told'that, now, on at least one English railway station there is a handkerchief slot machine? By lusertino- sixpence one receives a pure Irish linen handkerchief suitable for a lady or gentleman, according to a turn of the .handle. What a booh to the forgetful folk! “Manned” by Women. i ! . . What might 'be described as an ally feminine theatre has recently been opened in Tottenham Court Road, London,".say» -an English writer. It' is owned, managed, and ‘‘manned’, by women, the only man in this Amazonian venture- being'the giant commissionaire. Appropriately enough, a war play is being presented now; which is written by a woman from a woman s poipt of view. , ' ' . . New Zealander’s Success? . Miss Mildred’ Nelson, daughter of Air. and Alre.-W. H. Nelson, of Woodville. is.making great headway in her theatrical career in London, states The ; Examiner. By last mail, came ! ; . -I HU.UI.UI.HII I

the news .that <she had been chosen by the Edgar Wallace management U> play the 1-ead in “On the Spot” for its No. 1 tour of the big towns of England. When writing, Aliss Nelson that Edgar Wallace had. only returned a few months ago from America, where he had been to write t'liia play, the -scenes of width arc laid in Cliicngo. The play has been Inning a great run, with seals al! bobked for monil-s ahead. Miss Nelson' says her port is •a marvellou-s one, and she has to wear mo-st gorgeous dresses.- she thinks this will be a Wonderful way to sec England, a<s the tonr, lasting 20 wc-elre, embraces al! the big towno, lx\giuning with the coastal., towns. She- thinks she is most fortnuate to have had thischance, as sliowb under (his management are always a snccese. There are three touring companion, ?To. 1 doing the big towns, No. 2 the smaller, and No. 3 still fi-maller (owiic.