NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 440, 4 December 1930, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION

THE WOMEN’S SECTION

The first function under the auspice* of the newly-formed New Zealand Women’s Association was an afternoon At Home arranged in honour of Mrs G. W. Forbes, writes a correspondent of the New Zealand Herrld. It took place at the Rembrandt Hotel on October 24 and proved a very happy occasion. Nearly 180 ladies were present, including members of the and some specially invited guests.

Among the latter were: —Lady Allenby, the Viscountess Elibank, Mrs Stanley Baldwin, Mrs L. S. Amery, Dame Adelaide Anderson, Mrs A. V. Alexander, Lady Barwell, Mrs Wedgewood Benn, Lady Chatterjee, Lady Connolly, Lady Corbett, Lady Costello, Lady Fuller. Lady Furse, Mrs William Graham, Lady Garran, Lady Guillemand, Lady Hankey, Miss Hankey, Lady Harding, Lady Hiley, the Lady Mayoress, Lady Ryrie, Lady Redmayne, Lady Squires, Miss Ishbel MacDonald, Mrs Philip Snowden, Lady Parmoor, Mrs de Satge, Lady Simom Miss Gladys Pott, Lady Jowitt. Lady Wilford, president of the association, received the guests, others members of the committee helping htsr including: Lady Salmond, Miss V. Russell, Mrs P. C. Corliss, Mrs S. G. Raymond, Mrs Bernard Myers, Mrs McNaughton Christie. The occasion was one where many happy reunions were possible among people who had not met, perhaps for years, and everyone hoped that another equally pleasant function would be held in the near future. Tea was served at small tables and every detail was well carried out.

New Zealanders present included:— Lady Sidey, Lady Holdsworth, Lady Myers, Lady Sim, Miss Isabel Wilford, Mrs L. P. Blundell, Mrs Bcrendsen, Mrs G. Beetham, Mrs and Miss Blake, Miss E. Barstow, Mrs and Miss Brumfit, Miss Beatrice Chaytor, Miss V. Corliss, Mrs Crab, Mrs L. E. L. Donne, Mrs England, Mrs Enwright, Mrs Finch, Mrs J. W. Findlay, Mrs N. Fitzherbert, Mrs R. S* Forsyth, Miss A. Hadfield, Mrs T. Hamer, Mrs A. J. Harrop, Mrs St. Hill, Mrs H. Holmes, Mrs J. Holmes, Mrs Mathew Holmes, the Misses Beatrice and Katherine Holmes, Mrs W. L. James, the Misses Laing (2), Mrs de Latour, Lady LeighWood, Mrs Lindo Levien, Mrs Leitch, Miss G. Lorimer, Miss Madge MacGregor, Mrs J. Maclean, Miss A. McLean, Mrs E. Marsden, Mrs Mavrogordato, Mrs Graham Michie, Mrs R. Mill, Mrs Moss, Miss Eileene Myers, Miss Phoebe Myers, Miss Sybil Nathan, Mrs F. Nelson, Mrs and Miss Nelson, Mrs Nixon, Mrs Orbcll, Miss Orbell, Mrs Pennethorne, Miss Pharazyn, Mrs I. W. Raymond, Miss Rosemary Rees, Mrs Sinclair Ross, Miss Ross, Miss K. Salmond, Mrs Shelmerdine, Mrs H. Simpson, Mrs Smiddy, Miss Spencer, Mrs Stevens, Miss Patricia Thomson, Mrs Loftus-Totten-ham, Mrs Wallis, Mrs Ethel Williams, Mrs C. J. Wray, Mrs S. Wright and a number more.