SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 150, 27 June 1931, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Miss Itawes, of the Public Hospital, is spending her annual leave in Eltham'. Mr and Mrs Britten, of Taihape, and their small son, who have been visiting Mrs R. Lilburn, St. John’s Hill, expect to return home during the weekend. Mrs McGregor and Miss M. McGregor have returned to their home near Fordell, after a few' weeks spent in. Auckland. Mr and Mrs Edward Marsack, of Auckland, are at present in Wanganui. Miss Molly McDonald is spending a few days with Miss Roma McClure, Feildi ng. Mrs G. McLeod, of Gkoia, is visiting her brother, Mr Jones, at Makirikiri. Mr and Mrs Sealing took a surprise party to the home of Miss Symons, at Gonville recently, to farewell her before her marriage. A pleasant evening was spent in games and music. Mr and Mrs Lance Lithgow have returned to Wanganui and have taken un their residence at “Baringham,” Westmere. Miss M. Alexander, of Waverley, is the guest of Miss N. Holmes for the Cabaret and the Gonville Tennis Club, dance. Mrs E. Tingey, New Plymouth, is the guest of Mrs R. E. Cuthbertson, St. John’s Hill. Mrs B. Holmes is at present visiting Auckland, where she is the guest of her brother, Mr N. Welch, of Takapuna. Mrs Mewburn has returned to Wanganui from a visit to Auckland. Mr and Mrs R. Orton, St. John’s Hill, motored to Wellington on Thursday for a visit. Mrs Hay Campbell was hostess at bridge on Thursday afternoon at her home in Nelson Street. Mrs L. Bell and Miss Marjorie Bell have returned to St. John’s Hill from a holiday in Hawke’s Bay. Last Wednesday Mrs H. R. Beauchamp was hostess at a bridge party at her home in Niblctt Street. Mr and Mrs Robertshaw, St. John’s Hill, left yesterday for a visit to Hawke’s Bay. Mrs Georgctti, of Gisborne, who visited Wellington to farewell Miss B. Wilkie, returned with Mrs J. Campion to “Okirae*’ for a short stay and left; yesterday on her return home. I A novel profession for woman is that of glass eye-making, and the only woman running such a business in Great Britain is Miss Millauro, who began making eyes for wounded soldiers and became one of the leading experts at the work. When the demand I from wounded soldiers lessened she turned her attention to supplying glass eyes for a much wider range of patients, and has worked up a splendid business in London. What is believed to be. the only women’s billiard hall in the world was opened at Sefton Park, Liverpool, recently. Nine tables in a large room, above a hall where men play, arc being devoted exclusively to women’s use, and apart from those who will give tuition no men will be allowed to enter the place. Much good work for the blind people of Johannesburg has been done by Mrs G. K. Nowlan, who founded the Johannesburg Society for the Welfare of the Civilian Blind ami has been president since its inception. With a small band of helpers Mrs Nowlan gets through a great, deal of work for the society, an I is also associated with many other philanthropic. activities in her city. The. duties of con ducting the mission house at Papua are carried out by Mrs W. Light, who is at present visiting Sydney. Mrs Light also in charge of the girl boarders am] docs all the medical work for the di.-tr/M. The mission is two days’ journev from the nearest doctor ami 20 miles from any nurse, so that Mrs Light has much work to do in the dispensarv ami in the village. Mr and Mrs Douglas Ballantyne, of New Plymouth, paid a brief visit to Wanganui and Marton during the weekend. Mr and Miss E. Bason, of Makirikiri. motored to New Plymouth to attend the dairy conference, and are. the guests of her cousin, Mrs Bullin. Birdwood Avenue. (Continued on next page).