SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 198, 24 August 1935, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Miss F. Fullerton is a Wanganui visitor to Wellington. Mrs. \. R. Cooke, of Youn<» Street and Mrs. D. Marshall, left yesterday tor Westport. • * * « Miss Oldridge. of the Girls’ College teaching staff, left yesterday for Wellington, en route tu®ihe South Island. Mrs. .1. 1?. Clark, Wanganui East, accompanied by Miss L. Fiavell, intend motoring to Auckland, leaving on MonMiss Al. Neilson and Miss W. Dunkley leave during the week-end by train for Hamilton on a visit to Miss N. Neilson. Miss Al. Fowler, Glasgow Street, left yesterday on a holiday visit to Wellincton. Mrs. L. T. Whelan, Heads Road, leaves to-day for Wellington where she will be the guest of Colonel and Mrs. Evatt. Miss Al ollie AlcQuinn, of Koeke, has left to join the nursing staff of the Mater Alisericordia Hospital, Auckland. Airs. Tat ton and Miss Nell Tatton, of Nelson, are the gjiests of Airs. A. H. Boyes, Selwyn Street. Aliss Rosalind Arkwright, of Alarton, who is visiting friends in Christchurch, is at present the guest of Mrs. John Deans, “Kirkstyle,” Dark eld. Air. and Airs. C. Shapcott left early in the week for Greymouth, where Airs. Shapcott has been transferred to the Public Trust Department. Air. and Airs. T. Irwin, Stratford, who have been visiting Wellington, will be guests of Air. and Mrs. Duncan Alackintosh, “Blythvvood,” for the week-end. Aliss Willis, of Greatford, is visiting Wanganui for the Collegiate School tournament and is the guest uf Aliss Stanford, Wicksteed Street. Airs Webster, Wellington, is the guest of Airs D. Afason, Liverpool Street Extension. • w w r Mrs Murphy arrived from Gisborne yesterday and is staying at Foster’s Hotel. Aliss Alary Ritchie, of Dunedin, who has been holidaying in the North Island during the past month, is at present the guest of Mrs. A. G. Wallace and Aliss Amy Graham, at “Awalca,” Waverley. Aliss E. Matthews who has been visiting Waverley, returned to Gisborne on Tuesday. Aliss L. Larnaoh has relumed to Waimate South after a holiday spent utih Mrs. W. T. Simmons, I’atea. Among the visitors to Wanganui for the inter-schoo| football matches are the Bishop of Christchurch and Airs. WestWatson, who Save a son playing in the Christ’s College team. They are the guests of Archdeacon and Airs. J. R. Young over the week-end, and Bishop West-Watson is to be the preacher at Christ Church at 11 a.m. to-morrow. The Vicar of St. Afark’s, Wellington, the Rev. N. F. B. Robertshawe, who was formerly a member of the staff of the Wanganui College, is the guest of Mrs. Coghill, of Grey Street, over the week-end. He is to preach at Christ Church to-morrow evening at 7 p.m. At the Wallumbilla (New South.

Wales show, Mrs. A. C. Klein, aged 74, was given a special prize by the local member of Parliament for her riding in the equestriennes’ event, which she nearly won. Mrs. M/vis Mayne, of Auburn, Melbourne, Australia’sn oldest woina athlete, has just celebrated her 44th birthday. She won her last race three months ago. She has three sons, the eldest 21 and the youngest 16. She won her first race at the age of six, and has been walking and running ever since. “Never worry ami always be generous to your fellow beings,” is the golden rule of Mrs. Sarah Musgrave, of Melbourne, who has just celebrated her 105th birthday. Mrs. Musgrave is extraordinarily active, both in mind and body, and discusses any current topic from the League of Nations to lipstick with keen intelligence. The death is announced in 'Toledo of “Sister Rose of the Crows and the Eskimos,” a pioneer nun of the Ursuline Order, who, for 61 years, laboured as a missionary in out-of-the-way districts. Sister Rose, who was 8.3 years of age, was a native of Scotland. In 1884, she was sent as a missionary to the Crown Indians of Montana, ami later, with another nun, she went to Alaska to found the missions to the Eskimos. She was a fine pony rider and an expert sledge-driver, handling the dog-teams with confidence and ability. Pleasant Evening Spent. On Wednesday evening friends of Mr. ami Mrs. W. Vincent gathered at their residence, Carlton Terrace, Gonville, to celebrate the birthday of their son, Bertie Vincent. 'The evening was spent in games, musical items ami dancing, concluding at a late hour with ‘‘Auld Lang Syne.” Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Edwards, Air. an' Mrs. A. Vincent, Miss Edwards, Mr. an,d Mrs. Patchett, Mr. and Mrs. Purvis, Mr. ami Mrs. Burton, Miss I). Vincent, Messrs. E. Vincent, .1. ('op ley, C. Weller ami R. Orr.