NEW PLYMOUTH ITEMS

Taranaki Daily News, 19 September 1931, Page 22 (Supplement)

NEW PLYMOUTH ITEMS

Miss P. Tweedale arrives from. Palmerston North to-day, and will be the ffuest of Mrs. J. Stevenson, * *. ' ! • Miss Pauline Bennett returned >. this ftfeek to Blenheim. y « * # . ft /• Mrs. Fred Wilkie, Rotorua, arrives next week to visit her mother, Mrs. Chong; ■ ; ?■ • • * a ft Miss Martin, Auckland, is a visitor to New Plymouth, and is- the guest of Mrs. G. Cartwright. • ft ft * M.S. B. H. Bullock, who has been on * visit"to Auckland for some time, returned home last evening. ft ~ ft ft ; ft Miss Phyllis Greig left yesterday Corning on a visit to Wellington. • • • • Mrs. Sydney Allen left on Friday io spend a holiday in Auckland. - " . • ft-z - •' - • Miss Olive Shaw was hostess at an enjoyable bridge evening bn Thursday, •■’ • • • Mias Mary-Brodie returned last-even-from a visit to Hamilton. Mrs. C._ MacDonald, Wellington, is •i present "staying, in ,New Plymouth, and "is a guest at the. White-Hart. • . ft • Mrs. M. Courtney, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Preston Thomas, ' Hastings, returned on Wednesday. • ’ * ft ft Mrs. Allan Douglas and Miss C. Douglas leave to-day to spend a few days in Hawefa. • . ft ft ft 'Miss Gillies and Miss Harris, who have been spending the vacation in Auckland, returned on Monday. • ♦ ft ft Miss C. Stephenson left on Thursday inorning to spend some weeks in Wellington. . ’' ft ft ft ft Mrs. Denny-Brown entertained at an afternoon on Monday. •#• « • Miss’ Olive Firth, who has been on a visit to Wellington, returns during the week-end. • - • • • Miss K. Liken has returned from a holiday spent in Oamaru.' ft. * ft ft Miss Ernestine Fookes, who has been visiting Hastings, returned on Thursday evening. ' • • « • Miss Molly Lovell arrived home last evening to spend her leave with her mother; Mrs. Lovell. ft . ft ft ft Mrs. J. H. P. Strang, who has been bn a trip to Tahiti, arrives in Wellington on Monday by the Makura. • • ft ft Miss Molly Campbell has returned from a holiday spent in Dunedin. *'* * • Mrs. Geo. List, who had been visiting Hamilton, returned on Thursday evening. # # * * Mrs. S. F. Burgess left during the Week on a visit to Auckland. • ft ft ft Mrs. L. B. Webster has returned from fe visit to Mrs. C. Webster, Feilding. • • • ft Mrs/ J. Bracken Wilson arrived from Hastings last night and is the guest of Mrs. J. Wilson. • ft * ft Miss Jessie Home'arrives in Wellington on Monday by the Makura from Tahiti, where she has been spending (part of the winter months. • # # * Mrs. W. Graham leaves to-morrow for Auckland, and will attend the races there next week. She will sail by the Niagara on October 5 for Sydney. ■ ft ft ft ft Mrs. J. L. Mander, Mrs. W. B. Russel) and Miss May Smart leave by car to-morrow for Wanganui, and will take part in the golf tournament there early Hext week. ft ft ft ft Miss Margaret Moyes was hostess at bridge on Thursday evening for MissNina Nolan, who leaves on Tuesday for Auckland on a visit to her aunt, Lady Nolan, Parnell. ft .ft ft ft Mr. Dyer, late American consul-gen-eral in New Zealand, accompanied by Mrs. Dyer and their three sons, stayed at Chetwode Private Hotel last week, in the course of a short tour of the North Island. Other guests at Chetwode included Dr. Fossie (Christchurch), Mr. and Mrs. Lee, Mr. Gunn and Miss Parsons, Mr. Sheat and party (Auckland). • • • • A very pleasant evening was spent at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. C. Old, Tarurutangi, on Monday in honour of their eldest daughter’s (Rene) 21st birthday. Miss Old to. receive her guests wore a pretty frock of rose pink crepe-de-chine, relieved with lace, falling to the ankles at the back. After games, songs and dancing, supper was served, the tables being prettily arranged with daffodils. In the centre of the table stood the birthday cake, ■which, decorated in pink and white and surrounded with 21 candles, was made by Mrs. Old. Miss Old was given a large number of birthday gifts. Among those present were Mesdames C. Old, W. Julian, T. Potter, Deighton, Arbuckle, E. Dixon, N. Martin, N. Fabish, Haughey, Kaine, Julian and J. Fabish, Misses V. Fabish, 8. Giddy, M. Old, P. Julian, E. Fabish, P. Old and WHaughey.