SOCIAL NOTES.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18615, 10 July 1930, Page 4

SOCIAL NOTES.

Mrs Ronald Orbell, has returned to Oamaru, after a visit to Christchurch. The Misses Standage, The Chateau, Tongariro, are on a visit to Mt. Cook. Mrs Edgar-Jones, Otiritiri, returned yesterday from a visit to Mrs Malcolm Miller, Wellingt&i. Mrs Campbell Geddes, Christchurch, is staying with Mrs C. S. Bruce, Douglas Street. Miss Nancy Gillies, Mayfield, arrived yesterday to stay with Mrs Timaru Rhodes, Hadlow. Mrs and the Misses Appleby, Lindis Pass, will arrive on Friday to stay with Mrs C. S. Verity, Craigmore Downs, Cave, for the Kain-Appleby wedding. Mr and Mrs Victor Oliver, Greymouth, who are staying with the Misses Oliver, Surrey Downs, Pleasant Point, will return home to-day. Mrs F. Dunnage, Christchurch, is staying with her daughter, Mrs J. D. H. Buchanan, Grantchester School, Otipua Road. Miss Lou Cartwright, Orbell Street, who has been staying with Mrs Simon Mackenzie, Otumarama, left yesterday to stay with Mrs H: H. Fisher, Shenley, Albury. Miss Hope Pinckney. Glenaray, Southland, who has been staying with Mrs A. Hope, “Tumanako,” Wai-iti Road, left yesterday to stay with Mrs James Maling, Christchurch. The Hon. Ivy Somerset, youngest daughter of the Dowager Lady Raglan, has t;aken up a new career—liatmaking. For some time she has been making her own hats of tweed, and stitched ribbon, felt or straw, and she, made them so attractively that her friends used to ask her where she got her hats. Modestly she had to confess that she made them herself. Now she has left the Park-lane doctor’s establishment where she was working, to build up her hat-making business. Lady Ward, wife of the new baronet, Sir Cyril Ward, and family have lived in Christchurch for about 14 years. She is the only daughter of the late Mr and Mrs J. H. Davidson, formerly of Queensland. She was born in the Toowoomba district, and educated at a convent in Brisbane. Her mother was a daughter of Mr Shanahan, one of the earliest and wealthiest squatters in New South Wales, and he and his family were closely identified with the history of the Colony. He had a large family of daughters, one of whom married Sir Patrick Jennings, at one time Premier of New South Wales. Another married Mr Reginald Vaughan, a brother of the late Cardinal Vaughan and the only member of that gifted family who married. A third married Mr Aloysius Macdonald, formerly manager, and later inspector, of the Bank of New South Wales, in Wellington, while another married Mr Davidson, who for many years was in partnership with his brother-in-law, Sir Patrick Jennings, in the management of a station 41 Queensland, and in the troublous days of the Kelly Gang he rendered valuable service 4o the country in assisting in the capture of the outlaws. He was a keen collector of antiques and articles of historic value, and amongst his possessions at the time of his death was the beautiful old monstrance which Sir Cyril and Lady Ward last year, presented to St. Bede’s Chapel. While-Lady Ward was still at boarding-school, her mother died. After leaving school she came to Wellington, and lived with her aunt, Mrs Aloysius Macdonald. There she diet Mr’Ward, to whom she was married in 1908, on the 25th anniversary of the wedding of Sir Joseph and Lady Ward. After their marriage, they lived for seven or eight years in Invercargill, and then moved to Christchurch. Lady Ward has several brothers, one of whom, Mr J. Davidson, and his wife and daughter, came from Queensland some months ago to visit his sister.

GOLDEN WEDDING. Married at St. Mary’s, Timaru, by the Ven. Archdeacon Harper, on July 10th, 1880, Mr and Mrs R. Brookland, of North Town Belt, Temuka, have completed fifty years of married life. To celebrate the occasion a family reunion was held at the residence of Mr and Mrs F. H. McKeown, Temuka, all members of the happy couple’s family being present. During the family tea a wedding cake was cut by the bride, glasses were charged, and a toast was proposed by Mr J. A. Munro, who expressed the family’s love and congratulations, and then presented Mr and Mrs Brookland with an afternoon tea service. Mr Brookland, in replying, gave an account of their early life fifty years ago, when New Zealand was in its infancy. Mr and Mrs Brookland have resided in the Timaru district during the whole of their married life. Present at the re-union were—Mr and Mrs J. A. Munro and family, Mr and Mrs F. H. McKeown and family, Mr and Mrs G. C. Chalmers and family, Mr and Mrs D. Taylor and family and Mr W. Brookland and family; also Mr and Mrs Brookland’s oldest friend, Mr F. Palliser, of Timaru, accompanied by the Misses Palliser, and Mr R. Fergusson. During the afternoon two competitions were held, and were won by Miss N. Brookland and Mis 6 P. Munro. BALL AT RANGITATA. The spinsters and bachelors of Rangitata held their annual ball in the Memorial Hall last Friday evening, there being a large attendance. About fifty couples took part in the grand march, which was led by the secretary Miss J. Cain, and Mr L. Gillum, followed by Miss N. Hearn and the chairman, Mr M. Maguire. Miss W. Snell and.Mr S. Cross played extras. Mr W. Tait was M.C. A lucky spot waltz was won by Mr G. Metcalf and Miss J. Stack, and a Monte Carlo was won by Miss J. Cain and Mr E. Broad. Those present were: Misses Brown (3), Edgar, Chalmers, (3), Munro (2), McSweeney, Austin, Cain, Hearn, Mahan, Metcalf, Quinlan, Priddle, Aker, Stack (3), Fitzgerald (2), McCully, Hunter, Tait, Kelland, Sugures, Snell, Wright, Stevens, Galletly, Messrs L. Gillum, M. Maguire, R. Munro, E. C. McNab, J. Harold, J. Blair, Cain, J. Stack, G. Chalmers, E. Broad, McSweeney (3), Palmer (2), W. Tait, JJ. Nelson,'Mahan (3), R. Brown, G. Metcalf, Edgar (3), A. Lane, Kelland (2), Priddle (2), S. Oliver, Snell 2, V. McCann, F. Moss, A. McClelland, F. Prouting, R. Good, and many others.