SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. Dingwall were Wanganui visitors to Wellington this week. • * « » Mr. and Mrs. C, Garner, Patea, were I recent visitors to Wellington. Mrs. D. M. Forbes, Dublin Street, left yesterday for a trip to Wellington. Miss M. Martin, of Napier, who- has been spending a few days in Wanganui, will return to-day to her home. I Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Izard, of Col- ! lege Street have returned from a short I visit to Christchurch. * • • ¥ Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Veitch, Gonville. will return to-day from Wellington, accompanied by Miss Ann Veitch. * * * * Canon and Mrs. W. G. Williams, Aramoho, are visiting Wellington for the University capping ceremonies. Miss Montgomery Moore, Victoria I Avenue, who visited Christchurch for I the Latham—Montgomery’ wedding, left on Thursday night on her return home. Mrs. Denton, of Ashburton, and formerly of Wanganui, who has been revisiting the city as the guest of Miss Beavan, returned yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Basil Shaw, of Timaru. who left this week for England, paid a visit to Wanganui and also to Hawera to spend a short time with Miss Shaw’s mother, Mrs. Alan Good.
Mrs. S. Scott, Somme Parade, Miss N. Scott, Miss Fraser, Liverpool Street, and Airs. Bae Scott, of Bulls, intend i- leaving this month on a trip to Samoa and the islands. • * • • ’<-* Miss Christine Parr is en route for New Zealand, via Australia. She left Tilbury by the Narkunda on April 3. L Several weeks will be spent in SydJ- ney before making connection for New Zealand. Miss Julia Herrick is also on board. Miss Parr decided to go ■s only a few davs before the Narkunda i, left. Among those from Hawera who !■ motored to Wanganui on Wednesday ’t for the Alexander—Blyth wedding were Mrs. Arnold Thomson and Miss Mary Thomson, Mrs. Young and Miss 3. Young, Mrs. E. M. Hunter and Aliases Pat Lovell and Jill Hunter. An interesting arrival in Wellington l- on Tuesday from Sydney was Miss e Elaine Hamill, the New Zealand actress, who was the winner of the Women’s Weekly personality contest in Austraa lia recently. Miss Hamill has had conr siderable experience as a manneoui; ;, both on and oft the stage. ”Mannen quin work.” she said, “is wonderful training. 1 have received letters and requests from numerous girls asking if there is scope for mannequin and - stage work in Australia. There is, but s they must be prepared for very hard work and must not mind some failures.” Speaking of the stage in Ausf tralia, Miss Hamill said that it was ■ definitely coming back into its own I cnee more. i
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 109, 9 May 1936, Page 2
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