Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16470, 5 July 1921, Page 9

Women Folk

By

“STELLA"

” Stella " will be glad to receive items of interest and value to Women for publication or reference in this column.

Dr and Mrs Singer (Gisborne) a.re at the Clarendon.

Mrs Destock Reid is the guest, of Mrs Macandrew, St Albans, for a few days. Mrs John Rennie (Fendalton) and her little son, have returned from a risit to Inrercargill Mrs M. A. Chaffey arrived from Auckland yesterday and is staying at the Clarendon.

Mr and Mrs C. Shirley arrived from Wellington this morning, and are staying at the United Service. Miss Winifred Seales (Maronan), who baa been paying visits to relatives and friends in Christchurch, returned to Ashburton to-day.

Miss Dorothea Spinney, whose wonderful recitations of the Greek plays are so well remembered here, arrived this morning from Wellington, and is staying with Mies Muriel Cocks, Cashmere. Miss Spinney will be the guest of honour at an At Home at the Art Gallery this afternoon, given by the Mayoress.

The returned soldiers’ hall held recently at Pigeon Bay, was a great success, and the committee have every reason to he pleased wtih the result. The musio was supplied by the Lniversal Jazz Orchestra, directed by Mr Rasmussen. An excellent supper was provided, and dancing continued into the early hours of the morning. The Students’ Glee Club, oomposed of past and Drcseut pupils of .Miss Marian Woodhousc, gave the filth of a series of musical eveuingH on Saturday in the rooms of the Canterbury Women's Club. The programme conlisted of three glees. one part-song and *olos by the Misses Lees. Leithead, Frost and Wilkinson. Miss Wood playing the accompaniments.

The marriage took place in Auckland on June 30 of Miss Dorothy Alma Jones, only daughter of Mrs Jones and the late Mr Percy .Tones, formerly of AVairaka.u Estate, Te Aroha. and of Ashburton, to Mr Roy Hunter Duncan, of The Cove, Waipu, son of Mr T. Duncan, resident magistrate at Manjzaia, Cook Island*, and Mrs Duncan. The ceremony wtis performed at St Mark's Church. Remuera, the Rev 11. G. Coates officiating. The dance arranged by Miss Rigby’s Ladies’ Hockey Club was held on Friday evening at the Cadera, when a large number of (members and their friends spent an enjoyable evening. Supper was served in an adjoining room, the tables being artistically decorated. The music was supplied by Miss Macdonald. Amongst those present v ere Mr© C. Wylde-Browne. Misses M. I>. Rigby, I. Langridge. E. Beattie, U. Digby, D. Ambrose. M. Pearce, R. Grant., R. and L. Doherty, A'- Garside, R. and J. Bushby, AI. Skelton, S. Thompson, AI. Angus, and Messrs H. Digby, E. R. Williams, Falloon, Mabley, fe. Marris, R. Gillies, A. Besley, S. Barnett, C. Barnett, Crosbie, J- Quickcndon and W. Brown. The members of the Canterbury Women’s Club yesterday afternooD gave an * At Home. ” to welcome a number of members recently elected to the club, and a delightful time was spent, both by tho guests and the hostesses. Lady Denuiston, in a cordial little speech, welcomed the new liorabers and hoped they would spend "nany happy hours at the club. The Jra wing-room was brightened with large bowls of white tree-lucerne, while the tea-tao.e decorations were of white daisies am. red berries. Amongst the invited guests, most of whom were present, were Lady Boys, Alesdames Wilding, J. A Brown, Bernard hood, Pollock, Parkinson. Armitage, A. E. Smith, Kiver, Buttle, l>en&ley Wood, Hartle, G. C. Tribe, H. -J. Knight, E. Rimmington: Misses A. Cane, G. Buttle and B. Johnston. Other ladies present were Mesdames Thacker, Speight, Owen. Kendall, A. W. Andrew, J. R. Evans, C. S. Dixon, o. Hill, T. E. Taylor, Lorinier, D. E. Wood, Bingham, Palmer. J. E. Purchns, Summers, Wyatt, Rogers, Misses Stoddart, Bromley Cocks, Orchard, Spence, Thorpe and St route.

Evening Weddings are now becoming fashionable- Beautiful group photographs can now be taken in the evening. A splendid soft light of 20,000 candle-power, installed by the Bridal Millard’s Crown Studios, who guarantee results equal to daylight. Book the appoint meut to-day •t 209, High Street, jest below Clock Tower I

Mrs Lavie has returned to her home in Fendalton, after a long lidliday spent in the King Country and the Wanganui district.

The weeklv* meeting of the Social Welfare Guild was held last Friday. Reports were received from members who had been visiting the sick and needy cases, from the members of sewing committees and those who were eollecting funds. Employment had been found for several unemployed and variout ways and means of finding work and relief were discussed. During the week 240 garments had given to families who were badly in need of clothing. The warm clothing and cjuiits made from travellers’ samples were a credit to the ladies who had made them up and will provide warm clothing for" children. Mrs T. K. Taylor reported how the children’s home in Palmerston North was carried on. A homo is badly needed in Christchurch where children can be placed while the mother is in a nursing homej or la.id up at home. The position of the families where the father is a chronic invalid is very distressing a.nd Mrs HF. Herbert stated that their position is really worsp than the widows. When a man is committed to an Asylum his wife ami family get the widows’ pension, and yet the woman whose husband is a chronic invalid gets nothing and also has her husband to keep and look after.

A pleasant party was given by Mr and Mis Aldridge, in the Riccarton Town Hall, in honour of their son’s twenty-first birthday. The programme consisted of games and dances and items were given' by Miss Hazel Shier, Miss Gwen Shier and Miss V. Tolputt, Mrs Bull, Miss Notingham and Miss M’Gregor played extras. Amongst those present were : Mr and Mrs Adams and family, Miss E. and V. Aldridge, Mr and Mrs Black and familv, Mr M. Ball, Mr and Airs S. Bull, Mr R. I>. HarkorBrown, Mr and Mrs Butterfield, Airs Golwill, Miss D. Cod)in, Mr and Airs Carltou and family, the brothers Deal, Mr Donaldson, Air R. Edc, Miss S. Foster, Air J. Foster and family, Air E. Foster, Air C. Foster, Mr H. Froggatt, Airs Grecnless and family, Air W. Ginn, Alaster Howard and Miss E. Howard. Miss AI. Hart, Air and Aliss Holland, Alessrs A. and P. Hams, Air and Airs Hamilton, Airs Hench and family, Air T. Hevison, Airs Jackson and family, Miss I/. Jarman, Miss Keen, Aliss Lach, Miss Lang, Airs Lilly, Aliss G. Al’Caw. Aliss AF Gregor, Air and Mrs Afitchell and family. Air Maling. Aliss Nottingham, Air H. Osborne, Miss Ai. Rountree. Airs and AJiss G. Ryde. Air and Airs AI. Shier and family, Air N. Stanton, Air Southerwood, Scout hoys a.nd girls, Miss V. Tolputt, Airs W. Stuart and family, ATrs AYic.ks and family. Air and Aliss D- Wicks. Air and Airs Wright and Alisa Doris Cocks. The music was supplied by Aliss Dorothy Wick and Air H. Wick was master of ceremonies.

There’s r.o period of life in which the changes arc so rapid, the stages so in,* teresting, or the memory so well worth keeping a.« tbe period of childhood. Keep the record in a. photograph. Begin with a portrait to-day. Wrigglesworth and Binns, 738, Colombo Street ’Phon© 1263.* ■ xr>