SOCIAL NOTES.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18653, 23 August 1930, Page 4

SOCIAL NOTES.

Miss Hunter-Weston returned yesterday to Mount John, Tekapo. Mrs W. Thomas, the Rectory, North Street, will leave to-day on a visit to Invercargill. Misses Grace Keen and Florence Lee left to-day to spend a week at Cricklewood, Fairlie. Mrs Guinness and Mr E. R. Guinness l ‘Wai-iti Read, will leave to-day on k visit to Christchurch. Miss Dorothy Walton, Park Lane, will leave to-day on a visit to Mrs J. Macdonald, Invercargill. Miss Cole, who has been staying at Te Kainga Rest House, has returned to Christchurch. Mr and Mrs H. Bradley have motored from Christchurch to the Grand for a brief visit to Timaru. Mrs A. T. Chapman and Miss M. Chapman left the Grand for Christchurch yesterday. Mr Geo. Shipley has arrived at the Grand from Christchurch, for a short stay in Timaru. Dr and Mrs Home, New Plymouth, left the Grand for Dunedin yesterday, and will return on Monday. Mrs Maurice O’Rorke. Hororata, who has been staying with Mrs C. H. Gresson, Selwyn Street, returned home yesterday. Miss Enid Jones, Otiritiri, will leave to-day on a visit to Miss Marion Giles, Christ,church. They intend spending a holiday at Arthur’s Pass. Miss Mathieson, England, and Miss Adams, Christchurch, who have been spending some weeks at Te Kainga, have left for the North Island. Miss Dorothy Herbert, Wellington, who was the guest of Mrs G. H. Cossins. Ardnaquere, Wai-iti Road, left yesterday to stay with Miss June Batchelor, Dunedin. Mr and Mrs W. Kinross White and Messrs A. and R. White, Hawke’s Bay, who have been staying with Mrs P. R. Woodhouse, Blueclift's, left yesterday for Christchurch en route for the North Island.. The Queen has given to the London Museum a number of illustrated newspapers containing descriptions of her wedding with the King, then George, Duke of York, on July 6, 1893. The papers are from a collection formed by one of Her Majesty’s old servants, but they are not yet on view.

The Board of Governors of Columba College, Dunedin, their wives, and the staff, entertained Miss Frances Ross, M.A., the retiring Principal, at a very delightful party last week at the Somerset Lounge. After Mrs Cairney had presented the guests of the evening with a Victorian posy, the Rev. J. J. Cairney, Chairman of the Board, made the presentation of a gold wristlet watch, and told Miss Ross how much they felt the parting from her, as she had been the first and only Principal of Columba, and such a sterling one. More eulogiums were paid by Mr McDonald, of Ravensbourne, and Professor Hewitson, after which Mrs Ewing spoke as an old pupil, and as a present pupil’s mother, and Miss Ida White, on behalf of the teaching staff. Miss Ross’s reply was a very happy one, and from it could easily be seen the fact that nothing but the most harmonious relations had ever existed between the Board and herself. The speeches over, music, supper and chat were indulged in and enjoyed.

VISITOR S LISTS. Among recent visitors at the Grand were:—Miss M. R. Menzies, Miss I. L. Heron (Christchurch), Mrs A. Mainwaring Geraldine), Mrs R. G. Wolff (North Canterbury), Mrs H. J. LovellSmith Hastings), Mr and Mrs H. D. Irving (Otautati), Mr and Mrs E. J. Irving (Kelso). Recent guests at the Dominion included:— Geraldine Messrs R. G. Withers, B. R. Macdonald. Christchurch—Messrs C. G. Schumacher, Geo. Witty, T. C. Clarkson, C. E. Trippner, M. Tayler, M. Macbeth, R. G. Pilkington, E. J. Kenny, Mr and Mrs Hamer, Miss I. Rudd, Mr G. S. McGallon, Mr D. W. Macdonald, Dr P. C. Fenwick, Miss Margery Pearson, Messrs M. D. Scott, E. L. Page, Mr and Mrs Stan Ashby. Dunedin—Mr F. Richards, Mrs E. Browne, Messrs J. A. Scouler, D. S. Broughton, Miss H. Maunsell, Mr H. B. Maunsell, Mi* A. L. Lenns, Mr Robt. Milne. Pembroke— Mr W. Smith. Oamaru—Miss M. M. Robertson. Timaru—Miss Thelma Stewart. Wellington—Messrs P. R. Saundstroun, J. H. Forde. Auckland— Messrs J. Donnelly, J. C. Whitley. And touring members of Otago football team.