NEW PLYMOUTH

Taranaki Daily News, 10 April 1935, Page 11

NEW PLYMOUTH

Mrs. Russell Matthews will leave today for a short holiday at Takapau. Mrs. G. Spiers Millar left on Monday to spend a few days at Wellington. Mrs. P. L. Bennett left yesterday for a holiday visit to Wellington. Mrs. G. H. Clark has deft to spend several months at Stratford. Mrs. A. Bensley, who recently returned from the Solomon Islands, is visiting NewT’lymouth. Mrs. R. Millward left on Monday for Feilding to spend a few days with Mrs. R. Buchanan.

Mrs, E. P. Webster and Miss Joan Webster are spending a holiday at Auckland.

Lady Kingsford Smith paid a brief visit to New Plymouth at the weekend.

Mrs. R. Duthie returned to New Plymouth last night after a holiday of several weeks at Dunedin.

Mrs. Gus. Stephens has returned to New Plymouth after spending several iweeks at Auckland. ,

! Miss E. Garton, Christehureh, is ’snending a holiday at New Plymouth iand is .the guest of- Mrs.- 0. Johnson. i Miss Castle, .Auckland, who was formerly Plunket nurse at New Plymouth, iwas' &' Yisitot there this week. i Miss Nancy James has returned from 'a visit.to Taihape, where she was the guest of Mrs. G. N. Macpiarmid.

Miss Nora Good, Tatiki, has arrived to spend a holiday at New Plymouth. She is the guest of Mrs. G. F. Rich. Mrs. C. H. Barrett, Wellington, is visiting New' Plymouth and is the guest of Mrs. E. W. Garner.

Miss Joan Dutton, a member of the nursing staff, of ..the public hospital, left recently to spend a holiday in Hawkes Bay.

Mrs. N. Balharry, who has been spending several weeks with Mrs. J. R. MacLennan, Havelock North, returned to New Plymouth on Monday evening. Mrs. Percy Jackson arrived from Auckland on Monday to spend a holiday at New Plymouth. - She is staying at Marsland View.

'On Monday afternoon Mrs. Geoffrey Strang was hostess at afternoon tea at her home as a farewell to Miss Margery Gladden, '. ; .

Mrs. E. B. Kyngdon will leave for Auckland to-day and will sail for England by the Rangitane at the end of the week.

Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hill celebrated their silver wedding .ahniversary on Saturday when they gave an enjoyable dinner'party at their , home at Fitzroy. In honour of her approaching marriage Miss I. Hunger, New .Plymouth, was tendered a “kitchen -tea” by her friends recently. , Miss Avis PaUll, who is to be an Easter bride, was-guest of honour at a bathroom gift tea given by Mrs. George List on Saturday afternoon! Mrs. List wore a gown of saxe blue lace and marocain and during the afternoon she arranged two competitions, which were won by Mrs. R. H. George- and Miss Vinnie Ross. The guests brought a number of gifts for ‘ the bride-to-be who wore a frock of blue floral silk.