SOCIAL NOTES.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 18865, 1 May 1931, Page 3

SOCIAL NOTES.

Mr and Mrs Geoffrey Rich, Cave, are in Christchurch and are staying at Warwick House.

Miss Colyer, Elizabeth Street, has returned from a visit to the North Island.

Mr and Mrs F. D. Sargent. Christchurch, who have been staying at the Grosvenor, returned home yesterday, Mrs A. R. Guild, Strathearn, Temuka, who Is the guest of Mrs E. J. Cordner, Christchurch, is expected home to-day. Mrs Alister Mackenzie, Clayton Station, has returned home after a short visit to Mrs Simon Mackenzie, Otumarama.

Miss Elsie Neale, “Kinnoull,” Wai-iti Road, who has been visiting relatives in England and Scotland, will return to New Zealand early this month. The Misses Sheila and Mary Preddy left Wellington by the Maunganui last week, and are going to England, via Australia. They will live for the future in England. Three applications were received for the position of medical superintendent of Tolaga Bay Hospital, and at the last meeting of the Cook Hospital Board it was decided to recommend to the Health Department the appointment of Dr. Elaine Gurr. Dr, Gurr was at one time a member of the Timaru Hospital staff. The Presbyterian Bible Class at Totara Valley, held an evening at the residence of Mr R. Seaton, for the purpose of farewelling Mrs J. M. White, their class leader, and Miss M. Cleland. Opportunity was also taken of extending to Mr R. Earle White the best wishes of the class members on the occasion of his approaching marriage. The guests of the evening received suitable and useful gifts, and returned thanks for them and the good wishes that went with them. On Wednesday afternoon, the Ashbury Croquet Club held its closing day, there being a large attendance of members. Various competitions were keenly contested, and after afternoon tea had been served the prizes for the year were presented. Mrs Walter Panton (the donor of the Strathlynn Cup. and also the miniature cup), In a happy little speech handed the cups to Mrs Foote, who was again successful in winning them this year. Mrs J. G. Jowsey, the runner-up. received the silver button. The doubles trophy (donated by Mrs F. Lewis), was won by Mesdames Foote and Keay, and the junior players’ trophy (Mrs Geo. Andrews' gift) by Mrs J. C. Martin, these prizes being presented to the successful competitors by the president, Mrs H. Solomon. Before their departure from Totara Valley, to reside in Timaru, Mrs J. M. White and her sister, Miss M. Cleland. were the recipients of farewell gifts from the Presbyterian Sunday School and congregation at Totara Valley, The Rev. Wm. McNeur. in presenting Mrs White with a teacher's Bible, from the Sunday School, spoke of the keen interest she had always shown in the school as superintendent for many years. She loved the girls and boys, who were tended as the flowers in her spiritual garden. On behalf of the parents and children he thanked Mrs White for her faithful services in this direction. The gift from the congregation to Mrs White and Miss Cleland took the form of a clock, and in presenting it Mr McNeur expressed the deep sorrow felt at the departure of two such faithful and useful members from their midst, and wished them both much joy in their new home. On behalf of her sister and herself Mrs White returned thanks for the gifts and the goodwill that prompted them. By the Rangitane on Saturday there sailed an interesting visitor to our shores. Miss F, H. A. Turner, of London, who is County Secretary for the British Red Cross. She is a great friend of Mrs St. Loe Strachey. the widow of the late editor of the London Spectator, with whom she has been associated in the Red Cross organisation in Surrey. Miss Turner has had some valuable suggestions to make to our Red Cross authorities here. Coming out on a visit to her sister. Mrs Turner-Williams, of Havelock North, she landed in Wellington the very day of the big 'quake. Hastening to her sister's home, she saw at first-hand and is full of praise for the splendid emergency work done by the Wellington Red Cross during those days of chaos. But what immediately struck her was what an asset to the Dominion would be V.A.D. organisations. ready for any such emergency At Home the Red Cross has made a big feature of these V.A.D. organisations, and now has them working regularly all over England. Hawke’s° Bay people are alive to the value of such V.A.D. organisations and movements are on foot to further this into practice. A division of Maori V.A D's is an interesting part of the scheme. LATEST VISITORS.

At the Grosvenor:— Dr and Mrs W. Macdonald (Oamaru), Mrs E. F. O'Leary (Wellington >, Mr (I H. Osborne (Dunedin). Ml- F. G. Hall (Christchurch), Mr W. B. Whit“ (Hawera). Mr R. Telford iWellington). Mr S. Fraser (London). Mr H. N. Chamberlain, Mr S, Matthews, Mr W. Anderson (Christchurch). Mr A. H. Cramp (Wellington), Mr and Mrs Cyril Roake, Mr and Mrs W. Andrew. Mr and Mrs F. D. Sargent (Christchurch), Mrs M. J. Fogarty iGreymouth), Mrs Newbegin (Hastings) Miss Doreen Kennedy (Dunedin), Miss Eileen McLaren (Wellington). Mr R A. Trotter (Hastings). Mr J. Robert son, Mr J. R. Oliver, Mr R. D. Clothie" Mr R. C. Murie. Mr J. F. Cossins, M H. G. Eckhoff, Mr S. Matthews (Wei lington), Mr T. Dick (Auckland) M E. H. Lough, Mr J. L. White, Mr G Catto. Mr L. Hughes, Mr J, McNult' Mr W. Thompson, Mr W. S. Ritchie Mr K. K. Allen, Mr C. M. Benzor (Dunedin), Mr J. H. Powell, Mr W Pryce, Mr J, M. Chantrill. Mr W, J Somerville, Mr C. Bryant, Mr 11. Rich ards, Mr S. B. Simpson, Mr G. Kin (Sydney), Mr L. J. Duffy (Sydney), M R. W. McCreath (Gore), Mr N. n Cunningham (Masterton), Mr P. G Saville (Fairlie).