SOCIAL NOTES.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 16639, 7 August 1930, Page 4

SOCIAL NOTES.

Mr and Mrs T. W. Lynch, Church Street, have returned from the south. Miss Betty Sutton, Oamaru, has left for Christchurch, where she is the guest of Mrs H. J. Beadel, for the races. Miss Jill Barker, Hawke’s Bay, is the guest of Miss Marion Giles, Christchurch. Mrs James Innes, Haldon Station, who has been spending a few days in Christchurch, has returned home. The Misses Wood, Waimate, are the guests of Mrs H. O. Macfarlane, Dunedin. Mrs F. Burns, The Bungalow, Wai-iti Road, has returned from a visit to Geraldine. Miss Ruth Barker, Rocky Ridges, Geraldine, is staying with Mrs W. H. Walton, Park Lane. Mrs A. A. Scott, Bidwill Street, who has been visiting Invercargill, left yesterday for Hawke’s Bay. Miss J. Turnbull, Christchurch, who has been staying with Miss Wright, Wai-iti Road, left on Tuesday, to stay with Miss Nora Lysaght, Geraldine. Miss Cecil Elworthy and Mr Harold Elworthy, Craigmore, will be the guests of Miss Phyllis Francis for the races in Christchurch next week. Mr and Mrs Arthur Grigg, Surrey Hills, Mayfield, will be the guests of Mrs J. Cracroft-Wilson for the races next week. Miss Alice Pascoe, Christchurch, who has been staying with Miss June Batchelor, Dunedin, will return home today. Miss Batchelor will be her guest for National week. A meeting of women, held in the Town Hall, Wellington, on Saturday afternoon, strongly protested against the exclusion of wage-earning women from the benefits of the Unemployment Bill. When Miss Diana Fishwick, the eighteen-year-old player, recently won the British Ladies’ Championship, Sir Thomas Wilford sent her congratulations on behalf of the golfers of New Zealand. Sir Thomas has sent out Miss Fishwick’s acknowledgment to the secretary of the New Zealand Golf Association. An enjoyable children’s party was held on Saturday at the residence of Mr and Mrs J. F. Fowler, on the occasion of the fifth birthday of their daughter Irene. The afternoon was spent in the playing of all kinds of indoor nursery games. The distribution of paper hats, balloons, and Surprise packets caused much excitement among the children. In the dining room, artistically decorated, tea was served, the birthday cake being cut by the small guest of honour. Amongst those present were:—lrene Fowler, Barbara Evans, Pauline Lopias, Lois Williamson, Marie O’Sullivan, Nancy and Pam Pike, Billy Watson, Geoff- Ayling, Rojer Ward, Blair Saunders, Gwenda and John Griffin, lan Wardell, lan Berryman, Beth Greathead, lan King, Jean Barclay, Marjory Branthwaite, Joan Hanan, Jean Keen, Marion and Joan Dawson and Colin Williamson. ORARI BRIDGE BALL. The ball given by residents of Orari Bridge on Friday evening was an unqualified success. The hall was prettily decorated with blue and white streamers, evergreens, and paper flowers, and formed a fitting background for the beautiful frocks worn. Splendid music was supplied by a Timaru orchestra, and Mr W. Seeler controlled the floor. A lucky spot waltz was won by Miss Thomson, Timaru, and Mr Buckley, Geraldine. Extras were played by Mrs J. Charles and Mr J. Callanan. Visitors were present from Timaru, Temuka, Geraldine, Orari, Woodbury, Peel Forest and other districts. Dancing was kept up until the early hours of the morning. Among those present were the following:—Mrs F. E. South, black georgette; Mrs J. Smith, black celanese; Mrs C. McDonald, black crepe de chene; Mrs Baker, cerise chenille; Mrs P. Ivey, vieux rose celanese; Mrs A. Black, brown crepe de chene and gold lace; Mrs Glenville, cream georgette over pink satin; Mrs Valentine, pink crepe de chene; Mrs Waller, black beaded crepe de chene; Mrs W. Walsh (Timaru), blue vionesse; Mrs G. Cain, pale green satin; Mrs J. Rose, navy celanese; Mrs Haywood, green celanese; Mrs Whitney, green frcok; Mrs J. A. Johnston, pale blue celanese; Mrs L. Coulter, green velvet; Mrs J. Brown, satin foulard; Miss Kennedy, black morocaine; Miss Bremner, black crepe de chene and net; Miss M. Grant, lace and georgette; Miss Dean, taffeta and lace; Miss J. South, pink georgette; Miss O. Ford, green lace; Miss D. South, blue taffeta and silver lace; Miss K. Mackenzie, apple green ring velvet; Miss U. Scott, lemon crepe de chene; Miss C. Upritchard, pink crepe de chene and silver lace; Miss B. Brown, black satin and georgette; Miss J. Cain, blush pink satin and lace; Miss J. Tavener, silver blue brocaded satin relieved with apricot; Miss Earl, blue lace; Miss N. Sugrue, pink satin: Miss K. Sugrue, pink crepe de chene; Miss S. Brown, mauve velvet; Miss M. McSweeney, mauve crepe de chene; Miss H. Pratt, green and fawn, flowered silk: Miss W. Pratt, maroon velvet: Miss E. Johnston, blue silk with silver lace; Miss E. Ashby, green georgette; Miss B. Johnston, blue taffeta; Miss P. Pratt, flame crepe de chene; Miss R. Ashby, lemon satin; Miss L. Pratt, pink crepe de chene; Miss M. Guild, blue taffeta; Miss K. Goodeve. lemon lace; Miss R. Grindell, green beaded crepe de chene; Miss M. Thomson, white crepe de chene and lace; Miss B. Lysaght, green taffeta; Miss P. Stonyer, pink georgette; Miss T. Rule, figured crepe de chene; Miss K. Blissett, flame crepe de chene; Miss C. Rule, black satin lace over dress; Miss G. Mole, pink satin; Miss E. Patrick, apple green taffeta and net; Miss L. Cairn, black and gold lace over georgette; Messrs Cairn (4). South (6). Pratt (4), Lysaght (2), Ford (3), Scott (3), Webb (2). Mole, Sherratt, Callanan, Lack, Scully, Stonyer, Morris (2). McKeown, Upritchard, Baker. McKenzie, Crotty. Gregan, Gianvifle. Kelland, Holdgate, Paterson, McNab. Lenihan, Brown, , Hayward, Valentine. Smith, Seeler, Giles, Ivey, Hoskins. Coulter. Whiting (2), C. McDonald, Ashby, Wooding (3), Sugrue (2), Goodeve. Hewson, Henry. Earl, Buckley. McKay, Lewis (2), Metcalf, McShane, Johnston, Prouting, O’Mulvane. Gray, Harris, Brown, Askin and Harold and many others.