NEW PLYMOUTH HEMS

Taranaki Daily News, 16 April 1932, Page 18 (Supplement)

NEW PLYMOUTH HEMS

• Mrs. H. Greig and Miss Alison Greig, .Who have been spending several weeks *i Boioraa, return home to-morrow.

w ■ • ■ | Mrn. B. Burdekin and Miss Haise, Wellington, are the guests of Mrs. G. S. Millar,

i Mrs. W. Larsen, Matau, has been a rjaiiar to New Plymouth for several days- this week.

■■V » * i Mrs. E. Lash returned from a visit to Auckland, on Thursday evening.

, I Mrs. Stocker, who has recently returned from Sydney, arrived in New Plymouth on Tuesday evening.

■ On Thursday evening Miss Del Roebuck Was hostess at a delightful kitchen evening in honour of Miss Ethel Richards, whose marriage takes place “next Week.

Mrs. F. J. Morris left yesterday to bpend several weeks’ holiday in Auckland.

■ Mrs. M Smale and Miss Audrey Hasbll are visiting Auckland.

: Miss Mona Batchelor, Hawera, is the guest of Miss Marie Webster.

Mrs. Burt, Remuera, Auckland, has been on a visit to New and Was a guest at the Criterion.

The friends of Mrs. T. G. Thomson ■visited her at her home last Saturday (evening and gave her a very jolly surprise party. •

’ Mrs. A Glover Ferguson, Palmerston North, arrives to-d'ay to stay with Mrs. A. Avery.

i Mrs. LfOurHs’leaves to-day on a visit to Wellington.

■ A few friends met at the home of Mrs. J, 'Scanlan on Wednesday afternoon to farewell Mrs. T. H. Bates, who is leaving on Monday for Australia.

’ Miss Patricia Fjtzherhert, who has been the guest -of Miss M. Moyes, has returned to Auckland.

Miw. J. Hanna, who has been the guest of Mrs. W. Brodie, returned to Auckland during the week,

■ Mrs. C* Curtis has returned from ■ a holiday spent in Wellington.

: The Home Economics Club held its fest meeting for the year on Monday afternoon, with Mrs. R. Quilliam as president and Mrs. W. Reid as secretary. A letter was read from the former president, Mrs. F. S., Johns, who wrote interestingly of her travels. A box from the Home (Science Extension [Department in Dunedin was studied.

.* Mrs. M. Hewitt and Miss M. Taylor are Wanganui visitors here this week.

' Miss E. Allwood, who has been the guest of her aunt, Mrs. E. R. Bayly, Omata, returns to Morrinsville to-day.

i Mrs. W.' N. Bayly, Cambridge, and Mrs. Shepherd, Te‘Awamutu, were visitors here for the Taylor-Bayly wedding on Wednesday evening.

> Mrs. J. G. Boyle left New Plymouth this week on a visit to Christchurch.

' Mr. and Mrs. Lundis, Palmerston North, the Bev. Common and Mrs. Common, Matamata, and Mr. and Mrs. John«tone, Wellington, have been staying at Chetwode Private Hotel.

: Miss V. Scrimshaw returned to Christ<hurch this week.

> The monthly meeting of the New Plymouth Girls’ Friendly Society was held in the Lodge on Tuesday, Those present were Mrs. Saunders (chair), Mrs. Martin (treasurer), Mesdames Newman, Home, Sargeant, Lysons, Misses Curtis, Wilson, Hempton and the matron.

Miss Mary Sole, Westown, leijt by the Zealandia yesterday on a trip to Sydney, which ehe is revisiting after an absence of 22 years.

! The president and vice-presidents of the Victoria League were hostesses at the floral tea on Friday afternoon. An 'enjoyable musical programme was given. Songs were sung by Mesdames Laing' E. Avery and Miss Knight, who also ■recited. Mrs. Weller played a piano holo and accompanied.

• When a nurse in a large Paris hospital was recently presented with the Cross of the Legion of Honour there were grouped round her over 30 people whose lives she had saved. Madame Peorgette Colin has probably saved many more by her skilful nursing, but these she had saved by allowing the transfusion of her blood. She ii 52 yeans of age, has served in hospitals for nearly 2'5 years, and has given her 'blood 36 times.

Among hostesses during the week in honour of Miss O. Shaw, whose marriage takes place very shortly, have been Miss Peggy Griffiths, who entertained on Tuesday, Miss Barbara Humphreys, who was hostess at morning tea for her on Wednesday, and Mrs. J. Church, Miss Helen Wilson and the Misses Cholmeley, who gave a ‘‘kitchen tea” in her honour at the Chequers on Thursday afternoon. Yesterday Mrs. J. C. Nicholson entertained at a "coat hanger” afternoon in her honour.