MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 16 June 1926, Page 3

MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE.

["Angela” will be pleased to receive for publication in the women’s page, notices from town and country subncribers, of engagements, weddings, dances, or any other item of social or personal interest, but all such musk • bear the eignaturo of the sender ] Mr and Mrs Maurice Macfarlane, : North Canterbury, are in town. Mr and Mrs George Ritchie, Dunedin. are at the Grosvenor Hotel. Miss Barlow, Sumner, is the guest . of Mrs Erling Ziesler, Quarry Road. Miss Wilson, who was with Mrs J. A. Julius, St. Mary’s Vicarage, has returned to Christchurch. Mr and Mrs G. L. Rutherford, and Miss M. Newton, arc in Timaru, and are staying at the Grosvenor. Mr and Mrs J. Scott and Miss Joyce Scott, Cannington, have returned from a visit to Christchurch. . Mrs James Guild and Miss Guild, Temuka, left oil Monday on a visit to Christchurch. Miss Marjorie Smith, of Pareora West, is spending a holiday with Mrs 11. L. Oakes, Christchurch. Miss Bathgate is staying with Mrs Gladstone Robinson, "Oakwood,” , Glen-iti. Mrs Beauchamp Macdonald, Geraldine, has returned from a short visit to Christchurch. Miss E. Westmacott, Nile Street, has returned from some weeks in j Christchurch. • Misses Greta and Janet Paterson, ! Sefton Street, returned on Saturday ; to Dunedin. Miss Batchelor, Dunedin, is the guest of Mrs Melville Jameson, Otumarama, Glen-iti. Mrs Marmaduke Bethell, “Pahau Pastures,” is at Silverton with Mrs J. Mowbray Tripp. Mrs Harold Wright has returned to Mayfield, after a visit to Mrs Toriesse, Union Bank. Dr. and Mrs RusseU-Ritchie (Dunedin), are with Mrs W. T. Ritchie, ”Te Tawa,” Glen-iti. - Misses F. and E. Evans, Christchurch, are staying with their father ! Mr William Evans, North Street. | .Mr and Mrs T. F. No'rthcote, North

Canterbury, are the guests of Mrs Hope,” “Tumanako,” Wai-iti Road. Mrs Marshall and the Misses Marshall, Wai-iti Road, left on Monday for Auckland, where "they intend spending the winter months. Lady Strathspey presented her daughter the Hon. Joan Grant of Grant, at the first court of the season. Lady Strathspey and her daughter visited Timaru last year. ' Mrs F. J. Rolleston, Le Cren’s Terrace, left yesterday for Wellington, to attend the opening of Parliament, which takes place to-day. Mrs Derrick Gould has returned ,to Christchurch, after a short visit to her father, Mr Arthur Elworthy, j Holme Station. ' | Mrs Donkin, Blenheim, who has been paying a round of visits in South Canterbury, left yesterday for Wellington.

Miss Elsie Palmer-Chapman, Salisbury, has returned from Christchurch, where she has been staying with Mrs George Helmore. Mrs K. MacLennan, Wai-iti Road, and Miss Mai Scottt, Cannington, re- I turned on Monday from some weeks | in the North Island. j Mr and Mrs Val. Hitchings, who I were staying with Mrs Howley, Set’- ! ton Street, left on Monday for the I

King Country. I Air and Airs George Murray, and . Aliss Molly Murray, “Braemar,” left j Timaru yesterday en route for Hono- j lulu, where they will spend the : winter months. j Lady Marjorie Dalrymple, who lias been spending the week-end with Mrs John Studholme, Middleton ! Grange,’ will Visit Miss Tripp at ; Orari before leaving for Oamaru and ; Dunedin on Girl Guide business. , j

The engagement is announced of Edna Grace, second daughter of Mr and, Mrs S. J. Douglas, Gammack Street, •Tomuka, and Cyril Hamilton, third son of Mr and Mrs George Bancox,' .King Street, Temuka. On Saturday night Mrs R. F. Hill, Mrs J. P. Peter, and the Misses Howell, garb a seventeen-table progressive. bridge party in the-Stafford Tearooms, which were prettily decorated with chrysanthemums. The first prize was won by Mrs R. 11. Joyce, the second by Mrs English, and the consolation by Mrs K. Inman. Mrs Hill , wore a black lace frock and a pink fringed shawl; Mrs Peter, black satin and ninon; Miss Nancy Howell, black georgette and silver lace;'Miss Bessie Howell, black embossed marjocain; Mrs Ben Howell, black georgette and fringed green shawl. i The marriage took place recently •in England of Joan, older daughter of Mr and Mrs E. P. LeVlen, of Wellington, and grand-daughter of the late Mr Robert Laery, to PaymasterEieut. PI. Prevett, Royal Navy; now serving in H.M.S. Conquest. Lieut. Prevett was for throe years in New Zealand waters in H.M.S. Chatham. Last Friday afternoon, Sirs J. Cross, Rhodes Street, entertained the president and a number of ladies of the Woodlands Street Methodist Guild at the Stafford Tearooms, in honour of Mrs H. J. Odell, of Christ-

church, who is at present visiting Timaru. . The tables were artistically decorated with bronze chrysanthemums and autumn tinted leaves. On Monday evening the members of the Timaru High School Old Girls’ Association held a social gathering In the school assembly hall. A pleasant evening was spent •■in- games, dancing and competitions, and musical items were given by Misses Pat. Lynch, Olive Greenall, and Eileen Elliott. A fancy dress “Kohanga” is being arranged for Monday, July 6 th. In the Aeolian Hall, London, recently, Miss Stella Murray gave her first public recital since her return from New Zealand. A cable message reports that Miss Murray received an enthusiastic audience, which completely filled the hall, and that the newspaper criticisms of the concert, were most complimentary. After the recital, Madame Ada Crossley gave ,a reception in honour of the New Zealand contralto. The engagement is announced between Lieut. Peregrine R. Dearden, R.N (retired), son of the late Mr P. R. Dearden and Mrs Dearden, of Sandford, Avening, Glos., and Nancy Margaret Stuart, younger daughter of the late Mrs Josephine Burt and Walter Burt, of 34 Lowndes Street, Lieut. Dearden was saved from H.M.S. Queen Mary at the Battle of Jutland, and was captured by the Germans. He lias a number of relatives and friends in New Zealand, who will be interested Lo hear of his engagement.

Mrs C. E. Kerr, Kiugsdown, left on Monday on a visit to Wellington and Auckland. Air and Airs Gordon Fulton, Amberley, arc staying at the Grosvenor. Aliss S. Wicks, of Seadown, left yesterday for a visit to Christchurch.. All- ancl Airs Maurice Mael'arlanc are at tlie Grosvenor. Airs R. C. Xodhunter, Lake Heron, is staying at the Grosvenor. Aliss J. Fulton ami Aliss Mclntosh are staying at the Grosvenor. Mrs Westmacott, Nile Street, returned on Monday Irom Christchurch. . ■ Airs Walter Macfarlane and Airs Leslie Alacfariane, North Canterbury', are at the Grosvenor Hotel. Airs George Pinckney, “Gienaray,” Southland, is staying with Aliss Ella Tripp, Orari George. * Air and Airs Jas. A. Roberts, Dunedin, who have been staying at the Grosvenor, left yesterday for the south. Tile engagement is announced of Bertha, only daughter of Air and Airs S. J. Hitehins, “To Rangi,” AVaimate, to James Kenneth Craig, A.ALT.A.E., well known international motor racer, and eldest- son of Air and Airs J. A. Craig, “The Grange,” Luton, Bedfordshire, England. Guests at the Grosvenor Hotel tin's week include: —Mr ancl Airs Maurice Maetarlane, Air D. L. Macfarlane, Mr J. L. Macfarlane, Air and Airs G. L. Rutherford and sons. Airs Walter Alacfariane, Airs Leslie Macfarlane (North I Canterbury), Aliss AI. Newton, Air A. 1 0. Smith. Aliss AlcTntosh, Air 11. A. Alazey. Aliss J. Fulton, Air F. Haycraft, Air \V. Al. Clarr.v (Chiistclinrch) - , Mrs R. C. Todhunter (Lake Heron), Air and Airs G. R. Ritchie, Air R. Hudson, Mr and Airs V. S. Jacobs, Mrs T. Richardson, Air S. F. Grigg, Air C. J. Hayward, Air and Airs James -'V* Roberts, Mr Timaru R. Rhodes (Dunedin), Mr J. Alorton :Melbourne), M r 5” Mr A. J. Robinson, Alt' \v. J. Arorrison (Auckland), Mr N. R. V'™ 5 ?;. Mr F- H. Bass, Air E. Conzens (Wellington), Air ami Alls Gordon 7’iiltoi) (Amberley), Aliss G. Coomer (Invercargill), Air ai.d Airs S. -V. Legge (Christchurch), Air J. AlcKieman Air R. Lorimer (Kaikoura), Air ■JV-- Stedman, Air F. Quinleaven (Vi ellmgtoii).