Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12768, 11 October 1919, Page 6

Women Folk

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Mrs Mgfitagn (Oamaru) is in town.' . Brown (Dunedin) left ChristteSrach to-day for her home. Mi’s G. L. Rutherford returned to Macdonald Downs to-day. . Mass Edna Henderson ((Invercargill), who has been the guest of Mrs Cyril "Ward, left yesterday for her home. ' Sirs Hunter-West on (Tiniani) went south to-day,- after a stay in Christchurch. ?.Mr and Mrs James Roberts have returned to Dunedin after a stay in Christchurch. Mr 'and Mrs Alister Mackenzie aro coming to town to-day, and will stay at Aimer’s, yLB |nrs6, (Hawke Hills, Kaikoura) is iirsswnat present with her children. _Mre O. B. Tapley and Miss Corbett (Invercargill) arrived in (Jlirist-ohuroli yesterday, and went to Akaroa to-day. , Miss Joan Quane returned te Christchurch to-day after several weeks’ stay in Auckland. Mrs C. G. Russell Rendle (Ashburton) has been Airs TothiU’s guest at Fendaltoh, Sbe came to town for the College sports. _ Mr and Mrs L. R. C. Macfarlane naive returned from the North Island and axe -at Kaiwara, North Canteribury. Mrs. Bassett, ,who recently returned to New Zealand from England, has gone over to Melbourne to attend her eon Tom’s wedding. Sister S. 0. Jones (Napier), who has recently returned to New Zealand after nursing service abroad, is staying at Warner’s. ° ■ Mrs Bernard Wood came to Christchurch yesterday morning on a flying ■visit, 'and' left again for the north in the evening. _ The engagement is announced of Miss Mary Gates, second daughter of Mrs C. Gates, of Park Road. Addington, to Mr Clifford Henley, of Papua, British New Guinea. .Nurse Violet Naish, eldest daughter of Mrs Naish, _ Riccarton and the late Mr R. G. Naish, Springston. who was recently successful in passing her final examination at the Christchurch Public Hospital A left on Thursdav night by the julaheno for -Sydney, en route for Can- - ton, China, as a medical missiouer for the New Zealand Presbyterian Mission Board. Nurse Naish will attend a language school for two years before taking up her duby as matron of the Surgical Training Hospital. Fong Tusen, Canton, China.

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The ladies of Amberley tendered a surprise evening to Miss L. Marsh on i hursday. The function took the form of a kitchen evening,” and many usorul articles were collected and banded to the guest, with the best wishes of the Amberley residents on the occasion of her approaching marriage- . A very successful concert was given m the Belfast Town Hall on Thursday evening by the Black and White troubadours, under the management of Mr Alfred Fenton. The proceeds incidental funds of bt David s Church, and the hall was packed. The part singing was very effective especially in the drams Hose of No Man’s Land.” The performers were Misses E. Mayward, ML P u Se y> P- Blanchard and C. Winingon, and Messrs A. Fenton, J. Francis, L. Morell, I. N. Stead and E. way. Under Mr Fenton’s effective management the company gave an excellent account of itself. Supper was Perfwmera by the ladies of St David’s. Messrs E. Wilson and J. Johns kindly convoyed the party from town and hom© again. cU?® dea^ h j. occurred at Symonds of fh ’ A UCk n and ’ °* Mrs wife of the late Canon Nelson, who passed aivay about six months ago. Mrs Nelson was a mnoh-loved persona,Hty and WoWn CaU ° n Ee]mn in P^,h vork for many years with a kindness and consideration, which endeared her fanu] y consisted of 5 Mrs (Dr) MSkon Sirs MoWth IbShunft; and two M r Noel Nelson, who hj at present m Singapore, and Mr Hobson Nelson, of Auckland. Mrs N&ljson wV« sister of Mr James Coates, who is hj! ngland, and of Miss Coates, of Wellington. Miss Coates had been with hj6 Mr S -' t P l ' l f ° r ?at four m °nths. in tmvn ßedm ° nd (Mt Somers ) Miss C. B. Mills, M.A, B.Sc., who has occupied the position of senior >*»stress on the staff of the Technical Hi Mi bohool for the upst eight years, has received notice of her appointment as Principal of the Girls’ High School Palmerston North. Miss Mifis has had a long experience in secondary schools, including Gisborne High School, FciJdmg Xhstnct High School and foutMri L ' l ’. Hl ?h School, whilst she was Nnr'fh T-r'l^G 5 ! the PaWjton ■ i>oith High School for five veara T+ is notable that Miss Mills is^bTsixth PhSu , te ® ch j»g of the Christchurch Technical College who has been appointed Principal of a technical qL^-lwT l m P ast years, one will take up her new duties at the beginning of 1920. C- B y^ e , “ father, the late Sir Charles Campbell, his eldest son, Captain O. R. Campbell, succeeds to the baronetcy. He and his wife (who M&V 6r ma ™ a S® to Sir Charles was Miss Nancy Chapman, a daughter of the late Mr Edward Chapman and Mrs Lampier-Crossley, of Fendaltou) are Ki, kD r n m 'Christchurch and W? where both were hern. Their present home is a t Davaar, Cheviot, where they hare been since their return from England ® ar iy ™ May of this year, ijadv Charles Campbell is a favourite in London, where she lived whil B her husband was on active service in France, for some time as aide-de-canm to General Sir Alexander Godfev. Lady CamnlS has one daughter, Mary, bom in England in 1917. B