WOMENFOLK

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18787, 17 June 1929, Page 12

WOMENFOLK

A CHRONICLE OF SOCIAL EVENTS.

By

“STELLA."

Mrs Maurice Gresson is the guest of Mrs C. H. Gresson, Timaru. Mr and Mrs Justice Frazer (Wellington) are staying at Warner’s Hotel. Mr and Mrs J. B. Bowker returned to Amberley yesterday. Mr R. W. Chapman, Sumner, is stay# ing in Wellington. Mr and Mrs W. Taylor left for Dunedin on Saturday. Miss Crichton Imrie will shortly leave Auckland to visit the East. The Misses J. and A. Mill have gone to Timaru to-day on their return to Port Chalmers. The usual weekly dance took place at Dixieland on Saturday, and was well patronised. Mr and Mrs E. J. Vavasour, of Fernihurst, Parnassus, are guests at Warner’s Hotel. Mrs Robert F. Brown arrived from Dunedin on Saturday evening, and is staying at the Clarendon Hotel. Miss Evans, who has been spending a few days in Christchurch, has returned to Timaru. Mrs J. Matthews arrived from Wellington yesterday, and is a guest at the Clarendon Hotel. Miss L. Moody arrived from Napier yesterday, and is staying at the Clarendon Hotel. Mrs J. C. Croft, Amberley, and Miss Croft, Ashley, have left on a holiday trip to the North Island. Miss Jennie Street is the guest of Mrs C. R. N. Mackie, 194, Rolleston Street, North Lin wood. Miss Edna Bruce, who has been visiting Mrs G. F. Mulligan at Westwood, Maronan, has returned to Christchurch. Mrs E. J. LeCren, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs Graham, Papanui Road, returned to Timaru on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Melville Jamieson, who have been staying with Miss Rona Elworthy at Craigmore, motored back to Christchurch on Saturday. Mr F. J. Rolleston and Miss Mary Rolleston have returned to Timaru after spending a few days in Christchurch. The engagement is announced oi Rose Ivy, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Bowen, Longfellow Street, Beckenham, to Percy Andrew, third son ot Mr Patterson and the late Mrs Patter ton, Tabart Street, Opawa. The monthly meeting of the ** West End Y ” branch was held in the New Brighton Presbyterian Bible Class-room. Miss M. Kemp presiding over a large attendance. An invitation was ac cepted from the Aranui “ Y ” branch for a social evening at Aranui. Miss Kemp read a short paper on the effects of alcohol. Mrs M'Fadzien was elected assistant superintendent. There was a large attendance of seamen at the Seamen’s Institute, Lyttelton, on Thursday evening when an enjoyable concert was given by a number of Christchurch artists. The con cert was arranged by Mesdames Partridge and Smithson, of the Christchurch Guild. Items were contributed by Misses Sorenson, Betty Smithson, Shirley Wooler, Neroli Smithson and Mr Walton. Three members of the liner Remuera also contributed musical items, Messrs F. Green and J. Davis giving jazz selections and Mr E. Lagley playing a number of piano-accordeon solos. After the concert the visiting seamen were. served with supper.

Mr and Mrs C. F. Cooke, Hazeldean Road, gave a pleasant party on Saturday night in honour of their daughter Thelma’s coming of age. Dancing, music and games were enjoyed by all The toast of the guest of the evening was proposed by Mr C. F. Cooke, who presented his daughter with a gold key. Competitions were won by Mrs J. Pitcher and Miss A. Matthews. Songs were sung by Messrs R. Stevens and J. Middleton. Music for dancing was played by Mrs Burnside and Messrs H. Coman, F. Davidson and L. Hansen. The guests were:—Mr and Mrs T. J. Gilroy, Mr and Mrs C. M. Cooke, Mr and Mrs W. Blake, Mr and Mrs W. Cooke. Mr and Mrs E. Lloyd, Mr and Mrs J. Pitcher, Mesdames Clegg, Poynton. M’Cormick, V. Foster, J. Connor, Misses T. Cooke, C. Anderson, E. L. V Poynton, R. Johnson, B. Watts, E. Pettitte, C., N. and H. Cooke, E. Lloyd, L. and I. Duncan, C. Willcox, J. C6nnor, M. and W. Cooke and many others

WEDDINGS. BARKER—LAMB. At the John Knox Presbyterian Church, Rangiora, on Wednesday, Miss Helen N. A. Lamb, niece of Mr and Mrs H. M. Chappell, Rangiora, and Mr Ernest R. Barker, only son of Mr and Mrs E. A. Barker, of “ Melford,” Rangiora, were joined in wedlock by the Rev W. R. Hutchison. The bride, who was escorted by her uncle, Mr H. M. Chappell, wore a dainty gown of cream net banded with cream satin, the satin bodice being trimmed w’ith crystal and finished with a satin bow at the side, the vandyked skirt falling in long ends caught with crystal buckles. Her veil was arranged with a wreath of orange blossoms and silver leaves, and she carried a beautiful bouquet of hothouse flowers. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Ida Lamb, who wore a pretty frock of shellpink georgette, and felt hat to tone, and by little Isobel Cockerell, of Opawa, as flower-girl, in a dainty frilled frock of mauve crepe de chine, and carrying a Victorian posy. The best man was Mr Duncan Dixon, cousin of the bridegroom. After the ceremony, nearly 100 guests were entertained at a reception in the Northern Agricultural and Pastoral Association's hall by the bride’s aunt, Mrs Chappell, who wore a handsome frock of black georgette and ring velvet over silver, a black felt and model velvet hat. The bride and groom left for a honeymoon in the North Island, the former’s going-away frock being of crepe de chine relieved with vieuxrose, with a pink and grey felt hat to match, and she was wearing a coney seal coat. HARRIS—CHAMBERS. The Rangiora Methodist Church was the scene of a wedding on Wednesday last, when Gertrude Ethel, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs F. Chambers, Church Street, Rangiora, was married to George William, eldest son of Mr and Mrs G. Harris, Wind whistle. The Rev C. Blair, assisted by the Rev S. Henderson, were the officiating clergymen, and Mr Alexander Lane presided at the organ. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a model frock of ivory beaded georgette, her dainty lace veil being arranged in mob cap style, with a circlet of orange blossoms. She carried a shower bouquet of pink and white chrysanthemums. Miss Doris Payne and Miss E. Wilson, the bridesmaids, both wore sleeveless frocks made on similar lines, of pink and lemon che nille georgette respectively, and smart felt hats to tone. Their bouquets were of pink and gold chrysanthemums Little Betty M’Cutcheon, niece of the bride, made a dainty flower-girl, wear ing a pretty frock of Betty blue crepe-de-chine. Mr Jack Harris, brother of the bridegroom, was best man, and Mr Arthur Chambers, brother of the bride, was groomsman. The wedding breakfast was held at the home of the bride’s parents, where Mrs Chambers received about fifty guests. After the reception, the happy couple left for their honeymoon, the bride wearing a smart grey velour coat, heavily trimmed with grey seal fur, over a Sahara flaired repp frock, with hat to tone.