SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 142, 18 June 1932, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Miss Montgomery Moore, Victoria Avenue, left on Thursday for a visit to Hawke’s Bay. Mr. and Mrs. Graham Wilson, of Hunterville, paid a short visit to Wanganui this week. Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Scott, of Tauranga, ara visitors to Wanganui. Mr.* and Mrs. I’. L. Porters, of Christchurch, were visitors to Wanganui this week. Mr*. H. V. Hammond has returned to Wanganui from a visit to her daughter, Mrs. H. G. Arbon, Komako. Mis* Hutchinson, of Taihape, is visiting Wellington. Mrs. A.*E. Brooking, who has been spending some time in Wangandi, has returned to her home at Hataitai, Wellington. Mrs. James Craig has returned to Wangaehu from a holiday at the Chateau. D*r. Helen Deem, who has been visiting Opunake, has returned to her home in Ingestre Street. Mrs’ Dickie, Rawhiti Place, Mrs. Clegg and Miss Clegg motored to Palmerston North this week to attend the Winter Show. . Mr. and *Mrs. W. Wilson, Hiffiterville, who have been staying at Castlecliff, and also visiting their son, Mr. V. Wilson, Westmere, and the Rev. and Mrs. Fletcher, Normanby, returned home on Wednesday. Mrs. N. Fulton and Mrs. Hardy returned to St. John’s Hi'l on Thursday evening, after a few days spent at Palmerston North, where they attended the Winter Show with Mr. Fulton. Mrs. C. C* Jackson, Dominion president of the Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union, who has been visiting Wanganui as the guest of Mrs. R. Lilburn, St. John’s Hill, has left for Hawera, where she will stay with Mrs. Thrush. His* Grace Archbishop Redwood has arrived in excellent health, and is staying with Mr. and Mrs. Vernon C. Redwood and their family at Hammersmith (writes a London correspondent). Mr. Redwood went to Southampton to meet his uncle, and it has been ( recorded that the Archbishop, ‘ who is the oldest archbishop in the world,, was first at meals during the voyage, the first to pass the immigration authorities, the first passenger to be photographed, and the first to land. At Waterloo the boat train was met by Mr. Moss Davis, one of the oldest friends of the Archbishop. This courtly gesture on the part of the one-time Aucklander, now an octogenarian, was greatly appreciated by the nonagenarian'traveller from Wellington. The Irish News mentions that the experience gained in the organisation of tho Centenary celebrations of Catholic. Emancipation has proved extremely valuable in studying the traffic problems which arise in connection with the coming Eucharistic Congress. Very large numbers of people were handled on that occasion in what was. on the whole, a very successful fashion. W.D.F.L’. THE WANGANUI BRANCH Mrs. C. C. Jackson. Dominion pi>dent, of the Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union, was present at Im Wanganui branch meeting on Wednesday afternoon. Tn speaking to those present she stressed women’s work and women’s influence in the world and said that the Women’s Division might easily bring their influence to bear on important social reforms, such as the Mental Defectives Bill. She stated that, most of the branches were directing their energies to the problem of unemployment, among boys and girls. Arrangements are being made bv the Wanganui branch of tire W D F.U to bold a series of travel talks bv various members who have travelled abroad. Mrs. J. Reid will give a talk on her travels at an afternoon to be held in the division rooms on Wednesday, June 29