SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 12, 15 January 1932, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mrs. Hatriek, St. John's Hill, left on Monday for a visit to Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Duncan, of Huntcrville, are visiting Wellington. Miss Boyce, matron of St. Helen’s Hospital, is relieving at St. Helen’s Hospital, Anekland. » w » * « Miss Ray Barnes, Ngaio, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Peter Lewis, Keith Street. Miss Bell. St. John 's Hill, is on holiday at Hawke’s Bay and is the truest of Mrs. Yule.

Miss Roe, of the Girls’ Friendly Hostel, is spending a holiday, in Wellington. * ♦ ♦ • * After spending an enjoyable holiday at Paparangi as the guest of Mrs. Maurice Cobbe, Mrs. L. C. Young returned yesterday to Gonville. » ' -v • • • • The many friends of Mrs. A. Leigh, of Turakina Valley, will be pleased to know that she is making a good recovery from her recent operation. Mrs. R. J. Fenwick and Miss Marjorie Fenwick, of Manurewa, Auckland, arrived in Wanganui on Wednesday evening and left yesterday afternoon to visit friends in Ashhurst.

Mrs. W. IS. Watson and her daughter, Nicre, are Mangaweka visitors to Wellington, where they are the guests of Mrs. J. Cox, Kaiwarra. • • • * • Miss Lorna bmith, of Timaru, has been spending a holiday in Wanganui as the guest of Miss Janet Lilburne, I St. John’s Hill, and left on Wednesday with Miss Lilburne for a visit to Mrs. R. Britton, Hunterville. ***** The Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Davies, oi the Chinese Mission, who are on furlough, have arrived in Dunedin. They will make an extended stay in New Zealand before returning to China. * * * * * Air. and. Mrs. N. H. S. Law, Miss Maureen Law and. Master H. Law motored, to Wanganui from Papatoetoe. ■ Auckland, ou Wednesday, and will be i the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Adams, Selwyn Street, for a few days before going on to Wellington. Greta Callow, a young Adelaide soprano who made her iirst public appearance in London on December 20, is regarded by many leading musicians as a great singer, states an Australian writer. Miss Callow, who is 23 years of age, was a protege of Melba who predicted a great future for her. ***** Two women are among the members of the new permanent committee on arts and letters set up by the International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation of the League of Nations. One is Mademoiselle Helene Vaearesco, the Rumanian poetess, and the other, a more recent newcomer to the League circles, is Madame Nini. Roll-Anker, a Norwegian authoress. Mrs. John Corry, of Blenheim, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Na- ! than, of Taihape. >Smoking compartments for women only are being provided by the Metropolitan Railway, states a London writer. This innovation is to eater for the ever-increasing number of women smokers who travel on the main lines to Aylesbury and Uxbridge and who prefer to smoke in an atmosphere unpolluted by cigars or pipes. At present these all-women smoking compartments are restricted to certain trains, the night trains after the theatre in particular. If the experiment is success- • ful. compartments may be reserved on i other trains. ' Girl Guide Camp A happy party of Girl Guides returned to Wanganui from Porewa, Marton, yesterday, where they had spent an enjoyable fortnight camped on Mr. Alan Marshall’s property. This year 65 Guides under the charge of several officers attended the camp. After vari--1 ous camp duties had been, carried out the rest of the time was spent in recreation, swimming, hikes, camp concerts, etc. Each day closed with camp fires and games. A party consisting of Guides from Mangaweka, Hunterville and Taihape will go into camp to-day. A Guide Wliare Through the combined efforts of the Brownie Guiders of the Wellington Division there has been opened awharc named “Te Ruru Kowhanga.” or the Owl’s Nest. This is situated at Wai-nui-o-Mata and is set back against a hill amid lovely scenery. There is a Tittle rustic bridge, which leads tn an avenue bordered on either side by beautiful ferns and manuka. There is also an orchard and a place for games and exercises. So that visitors can find their way easily a sign has been placed along the road. New Girls’ Hostel Following several requests for boarding for school girls. Misses Munro and Kenny (who are both registered nurses) have decided to establish a hostel at Armagh House, Marton. The grounds consist of six acres, so there will be a home farm attached. They will be pleased to forward further information.