HAWERA ITEMS

Taranaki Daily News, 20 December 1930, Page 18 (Supplement)

HAWERA ITEMS

Miss Elia Nairn is spending the Training College vacation with her parents at Manilla, She will accompany them to Feildlng, where the remainder of the vacation w’U be spent.

Mr, and Mrs. W. J, Bright journey? ed south during the week to attend the breaking-up ceremony at “Ngatawa,’ Marton, yesterday. Their daughter will return with them during the weekend.

* ■ * # Miss Betty Page, who is training to be'a nurse at the N e w Plymouth hospital, spent a few days with her parents in Glover Road last week.

Mr. and Mrs. Coidery left by car during the week for a .snort holiday in Rotorua.

Mrs. Morpeth* leaves early next week for Hamilton. She will spend a few weeks holidaying with friends in the north before taking up residence in Wanganui.

Erena Hardy-Gibson, who has been spending the past weuk. or two with Mrs. E, R. Bavin at Qhawe, leaves OU her return to Napier on KJpnday.

• Mrs.. Bramwell entertained a few frjends at tea during the week-

Mjss Latter, Christchurch,' who has been the gqcst of her sister,' Mrs. W. •0. Williams, for the past few weeks, loft for the south this week.

Air. and Mrs. Williams have taken a beach cottage at New Plymouth for the Christmas season, and leave early next week. Their guest, Mrs. Inwood, Christchurch, will accompany them.

Mr. and Mrs. H- Bramwell leave on Tuesday fpr Wellington, t where they w,ill be the gu'estp of Mr. and Mrs- Burt at Khandaliah.

Miss Zita. Donnelly, ‘Wellington, is spending the vacation with her parents at “Brodella.”

* * « * Mrs. Graves is returning to her son, Dr. Graves, of Wavpriey, for the Christmas* holidays.

**# , # Mrs. Lendrum, of “Reamut” Convalescent Home, Hawera', is spending three weeks’ holiday in the south.

Minfi Wynne Hall has returned homp for the vacation from Auckland University; College. /: # - * * «

Mr. and Mrs. A. K. North have left to spend the vacation in the south.,

Mrs. Arthur Coleman was hostess at tea on Tuesday afternoon.

Mr?. Swinburn cntWt&ined a-•■•few friends at tea on 'Friday afternoon.

Mrs. Robert Hall, Wellington, arrived on Monday evening’s express and will gtay with her daughter, Mrs. A. Shepherd, over Christmas,

Last Saturday evening Mrs. Woodward entertained a few friends, in Mrs. Morpeth’s honour, the hostess receiving her guests .in a charming gown of black and°gold. Mrs. Morpeth wore a black and silver frock. The flowers in the. drawing room were Iceland poppies and beautiful Oriental poppies, while in the supper ropm large bowls of roses and sweet peas were set about. Among those present w ere M’* 33 E- Caplen, Mrs. R. F. Page, Mrs, Dew Caplen, Misfe .Glenn, Airs, Duckworth, Mrs. Powdrell, Miss McLean, Miss Ingles, Mrs. W, J* Bright, Mrs. F- w - Sutton, Mrs. Channin<* Tonks, and Mrs. D, Scott. ° • ♦ * * At the Kia Ora Croquet Club’s lawns during the week the Ria Ora ferns were won by Mm- B. C. Rennett and Mrs. A. C.’ Stevens and the Dingle buttons by Mrs, F. A> Evans and Mm, Guthrie. ##t * * Qn Tuesday afternoon an Okaiawa team challenged Kia Ora for t|ie “Tait stars.” The results are as follows, Okaiawa players being mentioned first: Mm. Johnston and Mm, Ward 26 v. Mrs* Geo, Mcyriek and Mm. Cropton 17; and Mm. Penny ami Mrs, Baker 26 v, Mrs. Winks and M-rs. Guy 14. Okaiawa thus holds the stars,

On Thursday there was a. real fete day at the lawns, when the first rounds of the Campbell and McL’Dowie cups were played between Stratford and Kin Ora, the results being as under (Kia Ora players mentioned first): Campbell Cup—Mrs, L. J- Bull and Mbs, MeKap 26 v. Mm. Burgesg and Mm. Boon 9; Mrs. F. A, Rvans and Mm. A. E, Stevens 26 v.-Mrs. Riera and Mm. Weston 11. McL’Dowie Cup—Mesdames W. M. Winks and VZ. G. Strange 26 v, Mesdames Bamford and Brocklebank 20; Mesdames Jim Syme and F. W. Horner 20 v. Mesdames Jackson and Dicksou 26. Kia Ora won the "Campbell Cup round, but in the Mcß’Dowie Cup event a draw resulted-

At the Park Croquet Club’s lawns last week Mrs. W. R. Shaw and Mrs. F. Collier won the buttons and yesterday Mrs. F. Collier won, and with her, Mrs. A. Murdoch annexed the buttons.

Mrs. G. R. Bavin entertained a few friends at Ohawe on Wednesday afternoon in honour of her guest, Miss Har-dy-Gibson.