SOCIAL NOTES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19830, 20 June 1934, Page 12

SOCIAL NOTES

Mr and Mrs H. M. Boyd (Christchurch) are staying at the Grosvenor. Miss D. Friedlander (Auckland) is n guest at the Grosvenor. Mrs R. Temple. Cattle Valley, will return to-day from a visit to Christchurch. Mrs A. C. Mathieson, who is the guest of Mrs Irvine, Union Bank, will return to-day to Dunedin. Mrs Alister Mackenzie, Clayton Station, Fairlie, is staying with Mrs Simon Mackenzie, “Otumarama.” Mrs E. P. Chapman and Miss Peggy Chapman, Salisbury, who have been on a visit to Christchurch are expected home to-day. Mrs Derrick Gould, Christchurch, is spending a few days with her mother, Mrs A. S. Elworthy, “Holme Station,” Pareora. Mrs Wm. Simpson. Mt. Nessing, is staying with her mother, Mrs J. Macauley, Orbell Street. Mrs R. Irving. Albury, is also Mrs Macau] ey's guest. Miss Jean Batten, who will be the guest of the Government during her stay in New Zealand, expects to leave Sydney next week. Mrs P. R. Woodliouse. Bluecliffs, who has arranged the antique section of the Women’s Institute exhibition is staying with Mrs R. H. Rhodes, “Carne,” Sealy Street. Mrs Claude Sawtell, of Christchurch, arrived in London on May 3 by the Port Alma writes a correspondent. Mrs Sawtell intends to reside in England, but before settling down she will make a tour round England and Wales. Dr W. Irving and his daughter, Miss H. M. T. Irving, of Christchurch, who arrived by the Port Alma, are now in London, writes a correspondent. They will settle there, as Dr Irving’s married daughter and his son are already living in England. A through pasenger by the Monterey is Mrs John Irving Romer, who is on a world tour. Mrs Romer’s late husband was the proprietor of the famous printing trades journal “Printers’ Ink.” After a few weeks in Australia Mrs Romer will visit the East and will leturn to New York by way of the Mediterranean and Europe. A pleasant little incident happened as Lady Bledisloe was leaving the wharf at Tauranga on her way to visit “The Elms.” Her Excellency noticed a Maori woman, Mrs Kuka, of Matakana, and going across, shook hands with her and chatted for a few moments. Mrs Kuka, who speaks excellent English, was delighted at having had such an opportunity of speaking to her Excellency, although, she said, “I did not know who the lady was until she told me.” Miss Violet A. Roche, formeHy of Ladies’ Mile, Remuera, and now living in Sydney, will leave for London by the Mooltan on June 30. Miss Roche has had an unusually interesting and successful career since leaving Auckland, having been appointed to the position of publicity officer at the Hotel Australia, Sydney, the first appointment of its kind in Australia .and latterly to the position of secretary of the Australian National Travel Association, under whose auspices ner forthcoming tour has been arranged. She also inaugurated, and is editor of the Australia Handbook, and, in the course of her activities in these three forms of publicity work, has the oppor - tunity of meeting personally every visitor of note to the Commonwealth. Miss Roche will visit England, Europe and the United States in the course of her tour, which will occupy about nine months, spending some weeks with her mother, Mrs R. Roche, on her way back to Sydney.