SOCIAL NOTES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19467, 17 April 1933, Page 3

SOCIAL NOTES

Miss Mary Twomey, Wellington, is spending the holidays in Temuka. Miss Rita Twomey, Temuka, is on a visit to Dunedin. Mr J. H. Anderson, Winchester, has gone to the North Island for a holiday. Mr E. Piper, Oamaru, is staying at the Wolseley, Hotel, Winchester. Miss Helen Rich, Christchurch, is the guest of Mrs Stephen Gillingham, Fairlie. Miss Theo Williams, Geraldine, and her guest, Miss Vi Nicholls, Maheno, are on a visit to Fairlie. Mrs E. C. Thomas, Hampton House, LeCren’s Terrace, is on a visit tx) Christchurch. Mr J. S. McGill, Winchester, is spending Easter with his parents, Mr and Mrs McGill, Selwyn. Miss Sheila Houston, Dunedin, is the guest of Mrs L. H. Orbell, Winchester. Mr and Mrs Ross Brodie, Rangitata, are spending the holidays in Christchurch. Lady Fenwick, Dunedin, is staying with her daughter, Mrs Wilfrid White, “Summerhill,” Levels. Mr G. B. Orbell is spending the Easter vacation with his parents, Mr and Mrs L. H. Orbell, Winchester. Mr Lester Calvert left Winchester on Thursday for Christchurch, where he will spend the Easter holidays. Mrs Keith Walter, England, is the guest of Mrs George Dennistoun, Peel Forest. Mrs Neill Rattray, Waimate, left yesterday to stay with her mother, Mrs G. Helmore, Christchurch. Mr and Mrs W. J. Crawford, who are staying at the Grand, will leave for Dunedin to-day. Miss Nancy Howell, “Silver Birches,” Sophia Street, has returned from a visit to Mrs J. Peter, Kaikoura. Mrs R. H. Rhodes, “Carne,” Sealy Street, is spending a few days with Mrs P. R. Woodhouse, Bluecliffs.

Dr. and Mrs G. R. Kingston, Grey Road will leave to-day for Wellington, en route for England. Miss Margaret Cotton, Christchurch, is the guest of Mrs F. S. Cave, Raymond Street.

Miss Bessie Beveridge and Mrs W. T Beveridge, Dunedin, are spending the Easter vacation in Timaru. Mr and Mrs D. A. Solomon, Dunedin, are staying at the Hermitage, Mt. Cook.

Mr and Mrs A. E. Lawrence, LeCren Street, are visiting Christchurch in connection with the St Albans school jubilee.

Mr and Mrs J. L. Smith, Mrs John Forsyths, and Mr and Mrs H. I. Hurst are the guests of Mrs J. Alexander, Winchester.

Mr and Mrs E. C. Hooper and Mrs M. A. Hoskins (Christchurch) will arrive at Winchester to-day for the Alexander-Russell wedding. Mrs Drummond, Napier, who has been staying with Mrs Thomson, Bidwill Street, has left on a visit to Mrs Burn, Dunedin.

Mrs Benjamin, Dunedin, is staying at “Cadogan,” Sefton Street. Mrs and Miss Benson, who were there, have returned to Dunedin.

Mr M. J. Knubley and Miss Knubley, Sarah Street, are staying with Mr Henry Knubley, Geraldine, for the holidays. Miss Nan Cossins, “Ardnaquere,” Wai-iti Road, is spending the holidays with Miss Briget Gresson, Christchurch. Mr and Mrs J. Blair (Qutram), Mr H. E. Vickery (Invercargill), Mr T. C. Merriman (England), Mr T. Maginie (Auckland), Mr W. Alexander Moore (Timaru), are guests at the Grand. Miss Oliver Kay, Dunedin, who has several times won the Canterbury provincial golf championship, will take part in the tournament which opens at the Shirley links, Christchurch, on Thursday.

Captain and Mrs A. Pennefather, Timaru, expect to remain in England for at least a year. They are at present staying with Dr and Mrs A. E. Baron, formerly of Dunedin, who live at Hampstead. Captain and Mrs Pennefather have taken a flat in the same locality. During their stay they hope to see a great deal of London and the Mother Country generally. Miss Frances Hodgkins, the wellknown New Zealand artist, is one of those who contributes works to an exhibition of modern British pictures new being held at The Hague. The exhibition was opened by the British Minister, the Hon. Sir Odo Russell, and the Queen of Holland has expressed a wish to visit it. Among the other 44 artists represented at the exhibition are Sir George Clausen, R.A., :Sir John Lavery, R.A., Mr Frank Brangwyn, R.A., Mrs Laura Knight, Mr Glyn Philpot, R.A., Mr Ernest Proctor, A.R.A., and Mrs Dod Proctor. In Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt Uncle Sam has secured a new “First Lady” who is a woman of notable character and business acumen. One enterprise of hers is a furniture shop, called the Val-kil. A great study in expression is a picture just received showing the extraordinary session of Congress assembled to pass President Roosevelt’s emergency bank legislation during the recent crisis. Seated there, hatless, serene of face and busily knitting, is Mrs Roosevelt, while all around her in j the Presidential box are faces plunged I in abysmal depths of dejection, j Mrs Iva Clarke (formerly Miss Iva j Poole) left New Zealand sixteen years i ago for Australia. She has been for i the past ten years engaged in journalism. For seven years she has been social editress of the “Daily Telegraph,” and has now been appointed

editress for the social column of !he “Country Life,” which newspaper has a large circulation in New South Wales. Some weeks ago when she severed her association with the Associated Newspapers Company, a large party of Sydney’s leading social and philanthropic workers, under the presidency of Lady Benjamin Fuller, met and presented her with an illuminated address bearing the signatures of 400 representatives. also a substantial cheque, these gifts accompanying oral appreciation of her journalistic work. Mrs Clarke was born in Blenheim and prior to going to Australia resided for a number of years in Dunedin. Look ahead! Do your furs need attention? Then let us renovate them now. Although the workmanship is of the very best, our prices are extremely moderate. Call and let us quote. London Fur Cc., Tekapo Buildings, Stafford Street