Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 20057, 21 September 1920, Page 9

Women Folk

By “STELLA"

Mr and Mrs F. B. Cadman (Auckland) arc staying at the Clarendon. Mr and Mrs 'Middleton (Melbourne) ni'o visiting Christchurch. ; Mr and Mrs Gordon Holmes (Pigeon Bay) are in. town. Mr and .Mrs Rattray (Dunedin) are visiting Christchurch. Mr and Mra J. D. Hall (Hororata) are in town. Mr and Mrs George Reid bavoroIr.rned to town from a brief visit to Oamaru. Mrs S. Stathara, who spent the weekend with her sister, Mrs C. G. Dalgoty, went on to'Dunediu yesterday. Miss Edna Whitcomb® has returned to Christchurch from a visit to Mrs Barton, Feilding. Mr and Airs James Yates (Sydney) went south to-day after a atdy. in Christchurch. - Mrs H. C. Jones (Auckland) is cpending a holiday in Christchurch, and is staying, at the Clarendon. Mrs H. 0. Cantwell and' Miss N. Cantwell have - returned to Dunedin after; a stay in Christchurch, Major and Mrs Shawe (Longheach) arrived in Christchurch yesterday and arc staying at Warners. Mrs J. F. Reid (Oamaru) and Miss J. B. AT Lean. (Dunedin) are staying at. Warner’s. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Mackenzie (Auckland), arrived in Christchurch today, and are staying at the United Service. Miss Arpy Spmicer, who has been the cuest of Mrs J i Gi Collins, St Albans, left last evening on her return to Auckland. Mra Richard Wallwork will leave Christchurch nest week for England, where she intends staying for a-year with her mother. Last evening a meeting of the members of the Christchurch Amateur Operatic Society was held in-the Art. Gallery to'discuss the nest production of the society. “La Maacotte,” “The Country Girl” and “Paul JonesV were amongst the pieces suggested,' but no final . decision was come 'to. It was decided, however, that a picnic should l)o held and that, all those who had taken part in the “Geisha” should be picsent. ' Complete- arrangements have been] made for the Rangers Association Football Club’s annual ball, which is to take place at the Caledonian Hall on . Thursday next. In pre-war times this feature was one of the most popular

of the dancing calendar, and Thursday’s function promises to ha an entire success. Visiting footballers from Auckland, Wanganui, Wellington and Otago have been invited to attend, and Miss Mac Donald will hare charge of the music with a full orchestra. At St John’s Church, South wick OrcsCentj London, on duly 21, tho wedding tooic place of Dr Richard A. Armstrong, of 28, Wimpole Street, son of Professor H. E. Armstrong, F-R.S., and Miss Ada Howard Randle, youngest daughter of tho late Mr Howard Randle, of Shag Point, New Zealand, and Mrs Randle, of Ga, Lower Perchestcr Struct. The ceyemony was performed by the Rev H. F. S. Adams. Dr Randle, M.0., gave his sister away. Tho bride was corn at Shag Point, but left for England in ISDVI as a very small child, after the death of her father, who was greatly esteemed in the district. ' She was educated at Kens’ngtou High School, where her sister, Miss Tui Randle, now holds the iwsition of art mistress. Dr Alan Handle, an old boy of Dunedin High School, had a brilliant career at the University of London, of which he is M.D. During tho war ho was contain in the R.A. M.C., and gained the Military Cross. He is now on _ the staff of tho ■ Bermondsey Hospital, and has married since tho war. Mrs Randle, the bride’s mother, will bo well remembered in the south by, rentiers of the “ Otago Witness” as/’ Wychelm,” and she contributed to its pages poetry and fiction.

H Stella " will be glad to receive items of interest and value to Women for publication or refer* ensß 9n this column.

A collegiate institution, claimed by the promoters to be unlike any other in the world, is to be opened in' England early next year. This is a college for the higher education of blind girls, which Sir Arthur Pearson and his colleagues on the Council of the htational Institute for the Blind are haring erected at Cborley Wood, Herts, about twenty miles from London. The building is nearing completion, and is expected to ba ready to receive scholars in January. The college is situated in grounds of more than- forty acres, and is to be equipped in a manner that will bear (comparison With the best I secondary schools for sighted girls. Miss | Phyllis Monk, a lady of high scholastic , attainments and experience, has been appointed principal. The college is to , | receive, pupils from the age of seven , years.