NEW PLYMOUTH ITEMS

Taranaki Daily News, 27 May 1931, Page 11

NEW PLYMOUTH ITEMS

Miss K. Leonard, of the Auckland University Training College, is the guest of Mrs. M. J. Neville.

Mrs. M. J. Neville and Miss Nancy Neville, who is spending the Auckland University" Training" College vacation here, and Miss K. Leonard have r'eturned from the week-end at North Mt. Egmont.

Mre. L. C. gladden leaves to-morrow on a visit to Nelson,

Miss Margaret Moyes returned last night from a visit to Wellington.

Mrs. G. Stephenson, who has been on a visit to Auckland, returned this week.

Miss Keddy, who has been on a visit to Mrs. Evans, left on Monday on a visit to Auckland before returning to take up her duties as matron of the Waikato hospital.

Miss Gillies has returned from a visit to Hastings.

Mrs. J. S. Church entertained at a musical evening on. Saturday.

Miss Duff has returned from a holiday in Wellington.

Miss Eileen Horner, who has been visiting Patea, returned on Monday.

. Miss B. Ryburn, who has been spending the vacation in Auckland, has returned.

Miss C. Moyes left last week-end on a visit to Christchurch.

Miss Molly Campbell returned yesterday from Dunedin, where she has been spending the vacation. •

Miss M. Clarke returned from Wellington on Monday.

Miss E. Murphy is visiting Auckland

Mrs. O. Wimsett has returned from Palmerston North.

# * * * Miss D. Clarke is visiting Wanganui as the truest of her sister, Mrs. S. Cottier.

Miss M. Burgin, Auckland, is in South Taranaki conducting a Guiders’ training week for the district.

Mrs. C. S. Rennell and family, who have been spending the holidays in Feilding, returned home on Friday.

Mrs. E. L. Humphries returned on Saturday from a visit to Wellington and Nelsdn.

Mrs. .Thompson (Dunedin) is a visitor here and is the guest of her Sister-in-law, Mrs. A. R. Thompson.

Miss Dorothy Simpson has returned from a visit to Mrs. Trevor Simpson, Auckland. ••• • - • Miss Kathleen Campbell left last week-end for'’ Auckland after spending the vacation in New Plymouth. . After spending a few days in New Plymouth Miss Walmsley, Marton, has left for Napier. «*• • . Miss D. N. Allen/returned on Monday from a trip to the South Island. • • • • Mrs. J. Gardener, Kaponga, was the truest of Mrs. J. Scanlon over the weekend. • o • * Miss Ursula Deane left on. Tuesday for Hawera, where she will be the guest of Miss Marjorie Jennings. ENGAGEMENTSBRUSTAD—CLIFFORD. The engagement is announced of Arolia, youngest daughter of Mr. Walter Clifford, Fendalton, Christchurch, and Alf. Brustad, of Hamar, Norway. Miss Aroha Clifford is known throughout New Zealand as a most competent aviatrix. She was the first woman member of the Canterbury Aero Club to become a pilot. She is a fully qualified ground engineer, having recently taken a course in England at the de Havilland works. Miss Clifford has done a considerable amount of flying throughout New Zealand, having on more than one occasion piloted her ’plane across Cook Strait to traverse the North Island. I Miss Clifford owns her own ’plane, and I is the only woman in New Zealand to ! have a Puss Moth. Miss Clifford is also keenly interested in mountaineering, having achieved some of the most difficult climbs in the Mount Cook regions. Her fiancee, Mr., Brustad, is well known among alpinists.