PERSONAL ITEMS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19154, 21 August 1930, Page 10

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mrs G. L. Stichbury, Wellington, is a guest at the Clarendon Hotel. Dr Mary Wilson, Wellington, arrived in Christchurch this morning. Lady Ferguson passed through Christchurch this morning fro mthe North, on her return to Dunedin. Mr and Mrs R. W. Hawke, Wellington, arrived by the ferry steamer this morning. Mr and Mrs Charles Bean, St Albans, are visiting their daughter, Mrs 11. W. Harris, Island Bay. Mr and Mrs Gillingham, Fairlie, South Canterbury, are the guests of Mrs Paul Gillingham, Lower Hutt. Mrs ITuthwaite Ronaldson, Fendalton, is visiting her sister, Mrs John Millward, Wanganui. Mrs Percy Overton, Scargill, who is the guest of. Mrs E. J. Cordner, Rossall Street, will return home to-day. ' Mrs Herbert Robinson, Christchurch, is the guest of Mrs T. Young, Grant Road, Wellington. Mrs Gilmour Ellis, Christchurch, is the . guest of her mother, Mrs A. T. i Markman, Aurora Terrace, Wellington. Mr and Mrs M. W. Hartgill, Dannevirke, arc guests at the United Service, Hotel.. Aliss Ethel Overton, who has been spending a few weeks in Christchurch, has returned to Hawke's Bay. Mr and Mrs A. J. Dunn (Christ’s College) will leave next week to spend a holiday at Waimate. Mr and Mrs George Innes, “ Oaklea,” St Albans, leave to-day for a holiday visit to Dunedin and Otago Central. Miss Betty Holmes will leave on Tuesday for a holiday visit to Mount Cook. Miss Hilda Lewis, Park Terrace, will leave on Tuesday for The Hermitage, Mount Cook. Mr and Mrs T. Tothill, Christ’s College, will spend part of the vacation at Dunedin. Mrs Novello Andrews and her daughter have returned to Christchurch after spending a holiday at Timaru. Miss Stanley is the first woman to hold the position of assistant-architect to the Government of Bengal. She is an associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Mrs L. G. Pocock, who has been visiting relatives in England and South Africa, will return to Christchurch during the first week in September. The president of the Plunket Society, Mrs Cracroft Wilson, has received word that his Excellency the Governor-Gene-ral will be pleased to open the new Plunket Rooms in Chester Street on Friday, September 26. The latest arrivals at the Hotel Federal include:—Mr P. H. Morgan (Wellington), Mr J. Gibson Gow (Timaru), Mr L. Stewart (Petone), Mr Freath (Nelson), Mrs Barker, Mr and Mrs Johnston, Miss Smith (Hanmer Springs). The Christchurch Diplomats Club have organised a carnival ball, which is to be held in the Halswell Town Ilall on Tuesday, August 26. It has been arranged for a fleet of Gold Band taxis to leave the Bank of New Zealand at 7.45.

The parish of Christchurch, in the Forest of Dean, England, has a very youthful church organist in Stella Dix, the eleven-year-old daughter of a working man. Besides being very talented and musical, she is the holder of a

scholarship at the Monmouth High School for Girls. The unusual sensation of having a memorial raised in her honour while she lives to enjoy it has been bestowed on Mrs C. 11. Wagstaff, of Christchurch. After having given thirty-four years of unselfish work to the building up of the Girls’ Friendly Society, Mrs Wagstaff now walks to church under a lych gate erected by her girls to commemorate for all time their love and her service.

A ball was given in London recently by the Dowager Lady Glenathar for her grandson. Lord W aleran (formerly aide-de-camp to Sir Charles Fergusson), states a London paper. The ball was to celebrate Lord Waleran’s return from New Zealand, and was attended by Prince and Princess Arthur of Connaught. It was held in Lady Glentanar’s Hill Street house, and the guests included most of London’s young and attractive “ well-knowns.” The following members of a class, who have received instruction in homenursing and hygiene under the auspices of the St John Ambulance Association, have been successful in passing th“ examination and have qualified for the certificate of the association: —Mesr dames M. M. Dickson, S. M’Neil, R. D. Witty, Misses D. L. Athfield. D. Berggren, O. IT. Brown, 11. D. Hardie, M. E Karst, M. 11. Shirley, M. E. Wake E. D. Webb, E. N. Willett, N F. Willett. M. A. Wilson.