Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19862, 3 February 1920, Page 7

Women Folk

U By I d "STELLA”

Mr and Mrs R. P. Palmer, Waverley, ire visiting Christchurch.

Air arid Airs H. Collins, AVanganui, tre staying at the United Service.

Air and Airs, Harry Dampier-Cross-ley, Rotherharii, came into town to-day. Dr and Airs J. Harcourt, AA;ellington, are visiting Christchurch. Dr and Airs AVilson, AA'ellington, are staying at AAMrner’s.

Mrs E. Olphert, Christchurch, is staying in Timarn, Miss Ivy Alunro has returned to Christchurch after spending a long holiday with relatives in Dunedin. Air and Airs A. S. Nicholls, Papanni Road, will leave Christchurch this evening for a tour in the North Island

Airs J. Smith, Ashburton, arrived in Christchurch last evening, and is staying at the Clarendon.

Air and Airs J. B. Reid, Ellerslie, Camara, left for the south to-day on their return home. Air and Airs AA’ynn-AVilliams have returned to Christchurch from a holiday spent in Timaru.

Colonel and Mrs Foljambe and Miss Foljambe are returning to. Christchurch to-day from the south, and intend staying at the Clarendon. Dr and Mrs George Walker and Mrs Claude Weston, New Plymouth, who have been in Christchurch for a week, went on to Akaroa to-day. Miss Elinor Myers, Wellington, who has been spending a holiday in Christchurch and Akaroa, will leave for the' north this evening. The engagement is announced of Miss Maibel W. 'Wood, daughter of Mr and Mrs George Wood, Orari, to Mr W. A. D. Marsh, London.

Miss, Vera Hope, Gleniti, Miss Phyllis Pinckney, Glenavy, and Miss Mabel Or bell, The Levels, will leave New Zealand by the Ruahine for England. Miss Anderson, Hastings, and Miss May Davis Anderson, Wellington, sailed by the Maknra for Vancouver on Thursday, They intend to visit Calgary and Edmonton (Alberta) on their holiday tour

Croquet players from Christchurch have done remarkably well at the tournament at Palmerston North, Mrs Murray-Aynsley, Mrs Richardson, Miss R. Gerard, Mr Ross, Mr Penn- and Mr M’Cnllough all winning different events.

c: “ Stella ” will be glad to receive □ items of interest and value to r-j Women for publication or refer- n ence in this column.

Airs R. Caughley, Fondalton, has returned tvi Christchurch after a month’s holiday in Tinlarn. Her mother, Mrs Evans, has also been in Timaruu. The engagement is announced of Freda, youngest daughter of Mr and Airs AV. E. AA'hitcombe, Alurray Place, .St Albans, to Onslow, eldest son of Mr and Airs E. A. Barton, Brabnrn, Feilding.

The well-known Australian actor, Air Robert Greig, and his wife (Miss Beatrice' Holloway) have Jcft’England, and will travel back to ATctoria via America. They intend taking up residence in Alelbourne

The engagement is announced of Miss Janet Muriel AA’ardrop, daughter of Air J. H. AVardrop, formerly of AVellington and now of Christchurch, to Mr AVaklo Edward Bcrrill, of the AA'airarapa. Aliss Aluriel Vvardrop arrived in Christchurch to-day after a visit to Hawke’s Bay. .. ..

According to the “ British Australasian ” of November, Airs Alfred Alcrton had arrived in England, and was with a married daughter in Sussex. She was accompanied by Aliss Agnes A!ertem, who was teaching at Nelson College for some time. Christchurch folk will be interested to know that Air Owen Alevton is residing permanently in Now York, and has married an American. ■

Dr Helen Mayo and Miss Hopiabrook (sister of Dr R. A. Hornabrook. of Melbourne) were pioneers in, child welfare work in South Australia, and it is to their devoted work and enthusiasm that the School for Mothers and tho Babies’ Hospital, two flourishing institution?, owe their existence. They are leaving for. England, and on their travels Dr Mayo and Miss Hornabrook will take note of any new developments of value in connection with this most important branch of domestic science.

There was a moderate attendance at a jumble sale held in St Paul’s Schoolroom, Papanui, on Saturday afternoon. The purpose of the sale was to raise funds for the purchase of medals for the returned soldiers. The gross amount taken was £l6 7s 3d. The stallholders aiid assistants wdre as follow; Books and clothing, Mesdames Bradshaw and Highsted; old clothes, Mesdanies Boon and Taylor; vegetables, Mesdames D. Roberts and D. Davidson; fruit, Mesdames Driscoll and Munro; cakes, Mesdames F. Smith, W. R. Smith and Miss Poninghouse; afternoon tea, Mesdames Kruse, Poninghouse and J. Gibbs.

A very happy ‘‘welcome home” party was given yesterday at Broadway’s, in honour of Miss Thurston, G.8.E.. R.R.C.; the hostesses being a number of military nurses. The table was prettily decorated with pink carnations and gypsopbila. The picturesque .uniform was worn by Miss Thurston and also by a number of tho other nurses present, and it was noticeable tint most of them were decorated for their services. By Miss Thurston was sitting Miss M’Rao, A.R.R.S. (Sister in Charge of the Chalmers Ward); Others present included Miss Pengelly, R.R.C. (matron at Hannier), Sister Beswick, A.R.R.C., Sister Christine' Smith (massage staff), Sister Gilmer, Sister Inglis, A.R.R.C., Sister Flynn, Sister Davies, A.R.R.C,, Sister Hood, Sister Wotherill, A.R.R.C., Sister Mills, Sister Fabian, Sister Child, Sister Fitzgibbon, Sister Keyte, Sister Holmes, Sister Campbell, Sister MacMabon, Sister Withell, Sister Glynes, Sister Lancaster, Sister. Christmas, Sister Harris, Sister Hodges and Sister , Stokes.

A service for the late Mrs R. Evans, of Rangiora, was. held'in the Methodist Church, Southbrook, on Sunday evening. The Rev J. Guy conducted the service, preaching from the text “Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord.’’ During the address he stated that the late Mrs Evans had been connected with the United Free Methodist and the Methodist Churches for oyer forty-two years, and during that tunc no one had won the love and respect of the members and adherents more than she had. At the conclusion the organist. Mr C. R. Thwaites, played the "Dead March” in "Saul.”