SOCIAL NOTES.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18353, 26 August 1929, Page 4

SOCIAL NOTES.

Mrs Carlton Kain, Orari, Is spending a week in Christchurch. Miss C. Sutherland, Sarah Street, will leave to-day for Dunedin. Mrs G. Hanmer, Christchurch, is staying at “Cadogan,” Sefton Street. Mrs Snow. “Cadogan,” Sefton Street, is on a visit to Christchurch. Miss Aroha Clifford, Christchurch, left on Saturday for the Hermitage, Mt. Cook. Miss V. M. Salmond, of Craighead Diocesan School, will leave to-day for the North Island. Miss Dorothy Mac Lean, Girls’ High School, is spending the holidays in Hamilton. . Mrs E. Goodwin, “Eversley,” Fairlie, has returned from a visit to Palmerston North. Miss Margaret Kerr, “Athlone, Kingsdown, left yesterday to spend a few days in Christchurch. Miss Marjorie Baker, Cave, is spending the holidays with Mrs Alan Gillingham. Fairlie. Miss Scott, who was the guest of Mrs R. T. Turnbull, Beverley Road, has returned to Wellington. Miss N. Dowling, of Washdyke, left on Friday to spend the term holidays in Invercargill. Mrs R. Hunter-Weston left on Saturday, to spend a few days at Mt. John, Tekapo. Miss Enid Patrick, who was spending a few days in Waimate, has returned to Dunedin. Miss Dorothy Raymond, Nile v Street, who is spending the week-end with Mrs A. E. Kerr, “Belmont,” Cave, will return home to-morrow. Mrs J. E. Triggs, who is spending the week-end with her mother, Mrs A. Jones, Beverley Road, will return to Christchurch to-day. The Marchioness of Headfort, once Rosie Boote, of Gaiety fame, has been made a grandmother by the birth of a daughter to the Earl and Countess of Bective. At the time of her marriage, last September, Lady Bective was Lady Clarke of Rupertswood, widow of an Australian millionaire. Twenty letters a week, written by hand, to lighten the homesickness of lonely boys 12.000 miles from home, is the spare-time work of Miss Mabelle Grant Cooper, of the Anzac Fellowship of Women. Which works for the happiness of the members of the Empire Service Club for Boy Settlers. It means more to the exile than may be imagined to have someone handy interested in the little everyday matters than a man expects his womenfolk to care about. “I ate one dozen and six eggs yesterday,” writes one, “and I could have ate another dozen, only we were run short. Thank you for the books; if it wasn’t for them I should ! have nothing to read at all. lam a I good milker, and I can plough now. ! There is another boy about a hundred yards away; he comes from London, and we have a good time together.” Just the easy, family chatter that a boy misses. “Dear Miss Grant,” another writes, “I received your welcome letter on June 20, but I canhot recollect making your acquaintance in any shape or form, but I will write as if ydu were my ‘Sweetie.’ ” The letter, which tells of his new home and his fellow worker, another English boy, ends with a postscript: “I think my mate will write—at least I will keep him up to it, as I know single ladies like letters from boys.” Shopping is another labour of love. “Will you please try and send me a pair of boots, as I am going away shortly, and I have no boots to go in. If it is possible I will pay as soon as I start work.” This want was supplied, after correspondence concerning the size, which was found to be nine, and' his letter of thanks mentioned that “They fit me a treat. Everything is O.K. up here, except that one of the lads has scarlet fever.” CALEDONIAN CHIILDREN’S FANCY DRESS BALL. The children’s plain and fancy dress ball, held in the Caroline Bay Hall on Saturday afternoon, proved a very successful function, and a band of happy children spent a most enjoyable time in dancing and games. Much credit is reflected on Mrs S. R. Burns and the ladies’ committee for the manner in which the function was managed. Prizes were awarded as follows.— Best drsesed girl, Joan Lyne; best dressed boy, Mercer Templer; most original dress, Jean McWhirter; cheapest dress, Joy Shaw. Special prizes, were awarded by the Mayoress (Mrs W. Angland) and 'were won by Alice Donaldson and Stuart McWhirter. Among those present were the following;—Stuart McWhirter (join the Mustard Club); Alan McWhirter (football results); Jean McWhirter (Chocolate Box); Agnes Rodgers (Dancing Flames); Betty Smith (Japanese); Hilda Tozer (Dutch Girl); Thyra Eliot (Happy Dancer); Gloria Drapex x\rtist); Bunda Chapell (Spanish Dancer); Dorothy Lyons (Little BoPeep) ; Jean Rodgers (Frivolity), Kathleen Plever (Jockey); Joy Shaw (Highland Lassie); Joan Lyne (King of Hearts); Merle Bennett; Freu Tozer (Sailor); Douglas Eliot (Pierrot) ; Norma Robb. Joan Rodgers, Gwen Saunders, Kathleen Sullivan, Rita Burns, Phyllis Strachan, Jessie Burns, Francis Baton, Harold Seager, (John Bull), Bobby Burns. Billy Fairbrother, Valda Fairbrother, Billy Burns, Agnes Drew, Billy Taylor, Donald Burns and others.