WOMENFOLK

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17192, 8 November 1923, Page 9

WOMENFOLK

A CHRONICLE OF SOCIAL EVENTS

By

STELLA

Miss Vera Hope. Tumanako. is in Christchurch tor the races. Mrs \Y. T. •Edmonds, left for the South this moruing Mr and Mrs. It. TV Johnson. Waiknri, are motoring to town to-day. and will bo guests ai the Clarendon Hotel. Mr .m f i Mrs Dcrisley, Wood, Ashburton. will arrive in C*lti isctohuroh to-da'. j and v. ill stay at the Clarendon I Intel ! Mr and .Mrs Desmond Campion, who I have been in Christchurch for the- i races, went South this morning. | Miss Langdon. Wellington. is the i guest of Mrs J. T. Baker. Park Ter- J Miss C. M. Thorpe has joined the Morivalo Academy of Acting in Australia. Miss Olive Lyon. Timaru. is the guest of .Si rs K. Smith Cambridge Terrace. Mrs John Guthrie,' Armagh Street West, is it present in Dunedin, and i> expected in Christchurch early next week. Mrs ard Miss Russell, of Dannevirko. arrived from the rorth this morning, and arc guests at the United Se.-vkc H.>tel. Miss C. Gossett. Christchurch, who j was with Mrs Westmacett, Timaru. i left yesterday for Geraldine to spend a ; few days with Mrs A. P. Barklie. Mr anti Mrs Edward Gates and Miss L. Gates returned to Christchurch yesterday after having spent six months in England. Mr* Reg. T. Sladen left Christchurch few days ago to join her husband in Auckland, where he'has been appointed hrancli manager of the firm of Messrs Fred Sladen and Sons. Ltd. Dixieland presented a very gay appearance last evening, when Mr Roland' Smith held his usual bi-weekly nance. The rooms were prettily decorated with large bowls of arum lilies and yellow shrubs. .Sutherland’s orchestra supplied tho music. News has been received from Australia that Miss Olive Thorpe has been one of the successful entrants for Melba’s Grand Opera Chorus for which there were fire hundred entries. Tito rehearsals have commenced and fifteen to twenty operas will be produced in Italian and French. Airs L. llunnibell, of King Street. Rangiorn, who has been on an extended visit to her daughter in Auckland, Mrs J E. Hartland. returned to her homo yesterday accompanied by .Mrs A. G. HunnibeJl, of Rangiora. who has also been paving a short visit to Auckland and Wellington. The Kentucky Jazz Club held their weekly dance in St Saviour’s Hall, Queen Street, Sydenham, last Tuesday evening, where the couples danced to enjoyable music supplied by Davies’s Jazz Band. The hall was artistically decorated and shaded by coloured lights ami streamers. During the'evening Miss Elsie Talbot sang Sweet and Low." while Miss Valerie Barrow supplied the music. A dainty supper was served, and extras were played for by Miss Valerio Barrow and Mr Lon Large. The committee consists of Messrs Claude Barrow. George Mackio, Clarence Davies and A. Caskie. The annual report in connection with •St. Saviour’s Guild presented to a meeting last night stated that the homes in Timaru and Shirley were now so full that it was impossible to admit more children until the proposed, new dormitory at the former and the tensive enlargements in progress at the latter were built and completed. The statement of leceipts and payments showed that i.'7b39 13s 3d had been collected for the special building fund. In addition £483 os ftd had been promised but not vet paid, making a total of £M*>3 18s lid. and. the commercial travellers of Christchurch had promised an effort to raise tho fund to tilie full amount of £IO,OOO csked for at first. The additions and improvements at- Shirley would cost about. £BOOO, the open air dormitory at Timaru some £l.lOO and lutings and furnishings another £SOO. A banquet was held on Monday last under the auspices of the Y.P.C.A., Tennyson Street branch. The chair was occupied by Air Law. who proposed the toast of " Our Country.'* which was suitably replied to by Air Robertson. The next toast was proposed by Mr W ilkins, •• The Ladies,” who replied through the- medium of Mrs Robertson. The next toast was to “ Our Visitors.” by Miss Tliielo, who stated that, on behalf of tho Tennyson Street. Y.P.C.A , she was very grateful for their support. Mi Dunn, of the Lin wood branch, ortho Y.P.C.A.. stated in replying that the members should be loyal to their asso- | caution. The last toast was the ‘‘Future Leaders of our Association.” pro i posed bv Mr Huffadine and responded to by Miss H Rolf© and Mr S. Cook. Amongst those present were: -Ales dames H. St urge. K. Dobbs. K. Robertson. E. Rolfe D. Ooekroft, P. Round. Alisses L. Dobbs, T. Reid. L. j Allen. M. Johnston and M. Carlisle, i Messrs H. Bturge. Robertson, C. Carr. ! I Owen. 1. Grav, S. Cook. M. Allan. K ! Allen and T>. Champion.