SOCIAL NOTES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18459, 28 December 1929, Page 4

SOCIAL NOTES

Mrs L. Miles, Wellington, is the guest of Mrs G. H. Ussher, Sefton Street. Mr and Mrs Rat hie, Christchurch, are staying at “Kelso,” Sarah Street. Dr and Mrs L. G. Austin, of Wellington. are visiting Timaru. Mr and Mrs H. E. Lawrence, of Christchurch, are spending a short holiday in Timaru. Miss Barbara Webb, Christchurch, will arrive to-morrow to stay with Mrs F. A. Raymond, Beverley Road. Mr and Mrs P. B. Courtis and family, Grasmere Street, have gone north for the holidays. Miss Loo Cartwright, Orbell Street, returned yesterday from a visit to Mrs L. Webb, Invercargill. Mr and the Misses Bartholomew, Dunedin, are spending a holiday at Beverley House, Wai-iti Road. Mrs R. H. Rhodes, “Carne,” Sealy Street, returned yesterday from a visit to Mrs P. R. Woodhouse, Bluecliffs. Mr and Mrs Martin, Dunedin, are staying at Beverley House, Wai-iti Road. . Mrs J. Ramsden, Christchurch, arrived yesterday on a visit to her daughter, Mrs G. Kingston, Grey Road. The Misses Rita and Eileen Nutt, Christchurch, are spending the holidays in Ashburton and Temuka. Mrs R. N. Todd, Invercargill, is staying with Mrs E. Oliver, Trafalgar Street. Mrs Johnson, Principal of the Arts and Crafts Studio leaves to-day for Rotorua. Mr and Mrs Harold Wright, who have been staying in Timaru, returned to Mayfield on Thursday. Miss Freeman-Brown, Christchurch, who was the guest of Mrs T. Fleming, Wai-iti Road, returned home on Thursday. Miss P. McNeil, Marton, and Miss K. McNeil, Levin, are spending a holiday with their parents, Mr and Mrs D. McNeil, Newton Street, Timaru. Mr and Mrs Gladstone Robinson, “Oakwood,” and Mr Clifton Robinson, “Moreton Marsh,” Bankside, who were the guests of Mrs P. R. Woodhouse, Bluecliffs, for Christmas, returned home yesterday. Among the guests at “St. Ives,” Grey Road, are Mr and Mrs F. G. Edwards (Dunedin), Mrs A. E. Nicholas, Misses Nicholas, Miss Stuart, Mrs Guy Henderson, Mrs Audrey Henderson, Messrs lan Hamilton, J. W. Beanland, J. Morgan, A. Bryan (Christchurch), H. Carlton (Fairlie), Tait (Dunedin). Included in the guests at the Balmoral are:—Dunedin. Mr and Mrs F. A. Cooke, Miss A. Cooke, Mrs and Miss Mercus, Mr and Mrs D. Melville, Mr and Mrs Stewart, Mrs Watt and Misses N. and L. Watt; Port Chalmers, Mr and Mrs J. M. Harland, Mr and Mrs A. Ness; Christchurch, Mrs H. L. Mansfield. Mr and Mrs C. Wilkins. Miss F. Nicholls, Miss L Hanham; Melbourne, Miss I. Clegg; Invercargill, Miss V. Kidd. Miss Harvey, Mr and Mrs J. McEachran; Ashburton, Mr D. Moodie, Mr F. O. Savage; Oamaru, Mr W. J. M. Rya'n.

Guests at the Hermitage during the week include:—Auckland, Miss N., O'Dell; Dunedin, Mr J. F. Bell, Mr and Mrs J. A. Sim, Mr and Mrs Farquharson; Nelson, Mrs C. Nelson, Miss I. Nelson; Palmerston North, Miss D. R. Griffin; Christchurch, Mr R. Johnston, Mrs LeCren, Mr R. S. Johns; Cromwell, Mr A. Dewar; Wellington, Mr and Mrs Cameron, Mr and Mrs C. C. Odlin, Mr and Mrs H. F. von Haast, Miss E. Anderson, Mr K. Thompson; Tasmania, Mr R. C. Morgan; Timaru, Mr and Mrs W. A. Moore, Miss Edgar Jones; Sydney. Mr W. Wall, Mr M. Reid, Mrs and Miss Hook; Victoria, Mr and Mrs I. B. Westacott; London, Mr J. Johnston, Mrs F. A. Stevenson, Miss F. E. Stevenson, Miss D. B. Reid, Mr E. Markham Lee; San Francisco, Mrs F. N. McLennan; Perak, Mr P. Vigot Norman; Gisborne, Mr and Mrs H. J. Norice; Belgium, Mr J. Beaur. ang Mr P. Cheysene; Melbourne, Mr and Mrs E. J. Morgan; Brisbane, Mr and Mrs and Misses Littledyke, Mr W. L Marston; Invercargill, Mr Arthur Kingsland; Oxford, Mr A. C. Witty. Some of those present at the cricket match between the M.C.C. and South Canterbury at Fraser Park yesterday afternoon were Mr and- Mrs G. P. Wood, Dr and Mrs C. A. Paterson, Mr and Mrs D. Reese, Mr and Mrs H. H. Fisher (Albury), Mr and Mrs Benstead and Miss Ruth Benstead, Mrs M. Gresson (Christchurch), Mr H. Elworthy and the Misses Elworthy, Mr and Mrs A. Horwell, Mr and Mrs G. Whitehouse, Mr and Mrs W. Morrison, Mr and Mrs F. J. Rolleston, Mr and Miss Bradley, Mr R. B. Bell, the Misses Mary and Nancy Bond. Mr E. Elworthy, Mr and Mrs V/. Howell, Mrs G. A. M. Macdonald, Miss Jean De Latour, the Misses Joyce and Enid Jones, Mr G. Jones, Mr and Mrs F. S. Cave, Miss Molly Cave, Mrs J. J. Mason, Miss Dorothy Mason, Mrs H. Harris, Mrs L. Eaton, Mr and Mrs L. M. Inglis, Mrs J. C. Oddie and Miss Elsie Oddie, Miss Peggy Unwin, Mr and Mrs F. Martin, Mr and Mrs H. Hall, Dr and Mrs C. S. Fraser, Mr R. L. Orbell and Miss June Orbell, Mrs G. J. Wallace, Mr and Mrs A. E. Lawrence, Mrs C. Holdgate, Mrs A. L. Hudson, Mr J. P. Newman, Mrs Minifie, Mr and Mrs I. Cunningham, Miss D. Glennie, Mr and Mrs L. Wood, Misses Greenall, Misses Howie. Among the guests staying at the Grand Hotel during the week were the following:—Mr and Mrs H. A. Adams and family (2), Mr and Mrs S. D. Cooke, Miss A. E. Cooke, Mr C. Aitchison, Miss L. De Spong, Miss N. F. Edwards, Miss C. L. Jones, Miss B. J. Salmon, Mr and Mrs Gaulter, Mr E. Gaulter (Dunedin), Mrs J. A. Blaikie. Miss Ruth Blaikie, Miss Kathleen Blaikie (Gore), Miss Ruth Strand (Wellington), Mr and Mrs B. J. Ager and family, Mr W. W. Diamond, Mr R. S. Beadle. Mr L. D. Mulligan, Mr and Mrs L. Woodward and family (3), Mrs Fitzgerald, Mrs W. G. Wade and son (Christchurch), Mr S. Penn, Mr J. Wilson, Mr W. Thomson, Mr N. Taylor (Shag Point', Mr B. Falkinder (Christchurch), Miss E. Beeton (Wellington). The guests at the Crown Hotel include: Mr and Mrs Stevens, Mr and Mrs Renner. Messrs Wilson (2), and Baron (2), McNalley, Nixon, Calvert and Falloon (2). Mr, Mrs, and Miss Turner, and the Misses Bloor <2), all of Christchurch. Messrs Smith and Pickford, Oamaru. Mr and Mrs Rowe and their son, 'and Miss Steele, Dunedin, and Mr Twomey from the North Island.

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Miss Maiona Juriss, Christchurch, is : at present in Timaru. Miss Daphne Samson, Dunedin, is at j present on a holiday visit to Timaru. Miss Steele, Gisborne, arrived at the j Grand to spend a long holiday. Mrs D. M. Spedding and Mr Douglas ; 11. Spedding, Dunedin, are staying at | the Grand. Mr and Mrs A. G. Melville motored from Dunedin to Timaru and are at the Grand Hotel. Mr and Mrs Jas. Walker and family (4). of Dunsandel, are spending a fortnight at the Grand Hotel. Mr and Mrs W. J. Crawford arrived from Dunedin to the Grand Hotel, and will be in Timaru for some time. Mr and Mrs Geoffrey Hamilton and family (3), motored to the Grand Hotel to spend a long holiday in Timaru. Mrs Murray Litchfield and daughter, Wellington, arrived at the Grand Hotel to spend a long holiday in Timaru. Mr and Mrs Frank E. Graham and family motored to the Grand to spend the holidays in Timaru. Mr and Mrs E. Tamlyn, Dunedin, are at the Grand Hotel for a brief stay in Timaru. Misses R. and E. Nutt motored to the Grand Hotel, to spend a short holiday in Timaru. Mr and Mrs J. Willis and Miss M. D. Willis .are spending a holiday in Timaru. Mr and Mrs R. C. Synes accompanied by Mr D. H. Synes, arrived at the Grand Hotel from Christchurch for a week in Timaru. Mr and Mrs R. A. Mitchell and party (7), Dunedin, arrived at the Grand Hotel on Tuesday to spend a holiday in Timaru. Mr Saul Solomon, K.C., and Mrs jSolomon, accompanied by Messrs D. E. D. and J. Solomon, motored to the Grand Hotel for two week’s holiday. Mrs E. M. Smith, Timaru, accompanied by Miss B. M. Smith, Marton, are spending Christmas and New Year holidays at the Grand Hotel. Mr and Mrs J. W. Graham and family (2), Cashmere Hills, arrived by, motor to spend the holidays at the Grand Hotel. Among the Christmas guests at the Royal Hotel, Timaru, were the followI ing:—Mr and Mrs Thomson (Dunedin), i Mr and Mrs Morris (Oamaru), Mr and Mrs Stott (Southland), Mr F. L. Lawrence, Mr J. R. Slemit (Dunedin), Mr Rollinson, Mr Muns Senr., Mr Muns Junr., Mr West (Christchurch), Mr Coates, Mr Beatie, Mr Gibson, Miss Bowley (Dunedin), Mr Boyce, Mr Hills (Christchurch), Mr Willoughby (Geraldine), Mr and Mrs Baucop, Misses Baucop (2), Miss Fergusson (Dunedin), Mr Robinson, Mr Crocker, Mrs Henderson, Miss Henderson (Christchurch), Mr Holdway (Dunedin), Mr Percy (Christchurch), Mr Potter, Mr Kennedy, Mr and Mrs Power Mr ‘and Mrs Campbell (Dunedin), Mr J. Stewart (Wellington,).

Recent guests at the White Star Hotel, Queenstown, include: —Mr J. Johnston, Mr D. B. Reid (London), Mr Geyshem (Belgium), Professor A. S. Wadia (India), Mr and Mrs Westacott (Victoria), Mrs Hook, Miss Hook, Dr Kershaw, Miss Hipsley, Miss M. Reid (Sydney), Mr and Mrs Payne (Hawera), Mr and Mrs Robertson, Mr and Mrs Jackson (Wellington), Mr R. Johnston, Mr G. LeCren, Major Howell (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs Oakley (Rakaia), Miss L. Sagar (Timaru), Mr and Mrs W;\ Robson, Mr W. Walker, Mr John Mee.vMr and Mrs Rolfe, Mr G. Chittock, JStr and Mrs Morgan, Master Morgan, Mr C. Bossence, Mr R. Henderson (Dunedin), Mrs A. Kennedy (Fail-field), Mr L. F. Fraser (Balfour), Mr H. M. Downes, Misses Dey (Glenorchy), Mr E. Moore, Mr G. W. Lane (Milton), Miss Nelson (Cromwell): The eldest daughter of the second Baron Plunket, now 109 years of age, is believed to be the oldest woman living in the British Isles. She is the Hon. Katherine Plunket. Her father, who married in 1819, was Lord Bishop of Tuam, Killala, and Achonry, being so consecrated in 1839. She lives at Ballymascanlon, amid the hills of County Leith, and to-morrow morning the bell from the church tower will ring out 109 times to celebrate the event. All the villagers are to have a holiday. Miss Plunket (says the “Evening Standard”) comes of a family which has given judges, bishops, and statesmen to Ireland during the past two centuries. During her lifetime she has travelled all over the world. Some years ago she decided to end her days in Ireland, and settled at Ballymascanlon, where her sister, who was married to Colonel Sir Oriel Thomas Forster, lived for many years. Until four years ago, she drove every Sunday to church in her coach and four, which was one of the last vehicles of its kind in the country. Now, although she is unable to leave her room and is physically weak, her mental faculties are unimpaired. She reads the newspapers, knits, and directs the work in her garden from the window of her room. Otherwise, she leads a very secluded life, nursed carefully by a niece and visited regularly by her doctor. Miss Plunket is the grand-daughter of the first Baron Plunket. She has survived six holders of the title, has lived in five reigns, and is the oldest of five sisters, all of whom she has survived. People conversant with the peerage will have no difficulty in working out the relationship of the venerable lady with the present Lord Plunket and his sister, the Hon. Mrs Tahu Rhodes.