SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 126, 29 May 1937, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mr and Mrs Malcolm McNie, of Wanganui, have been visiting Auckland. Mrs Alexander Wilson (Wanganui) and her two daughters arc visiting Auckland. Mrs Gonville Saunders and Miss Mary Saunders, Gonville, have returned from Rotorua. Mr and Mrs Norman Boyes, of Rivvaka, Nelson, have returned home after having spent several weeks visiting friends in Wanganui, Palmerston North and Napier. Mrs James McGregor has returned to Wanganui from Wellington. Dr. R. M. S. Taylor and Mrs Taylor have returned to Wellington after visiting Gonville. Miss Gibbons, Wanganui East, returned from a brief visit to Wellington. Miss Patricia Ryan, Wellington, is staying with Mr and Mrs P. O’Neill, and was a guest at the young people’s dance given for the Misses Joyce and Nance O’Neill. Mrs F. Dalgety and Mrs A. E. Dalgety left Wanganui on Monday for Wellington en route for Scotland. Miss Dorothy Hughes Johnson, Wanganui, is spending her holiday at Rotorua as the guest of Mrs George Saunders. Miss Woollams, who has been staying with her sister, Mrs J. H. Helm, Gonville, has returned to New Plymouth. Mrs H. L. Widdowson, has returned to Wanganui from the South Island where she visited friends on the Lake Coleridge district. Dr. Doris Gordon, who has been visiting Dunedin, where she was examiner at the obstetrical examinations, has returned to Stratford. Misses Evelyn and Marjorie Dellow, Aramoho, leave tc-night on a tour of the North Island.

Mr and Mrs Emil Anderson and Mr and Mrs Munro, who have been the guests of Mrs Max Jonas, Waitoitoi, Taranaki, returned last Thursday to Tailiape. Mr W. J, Polson, M.P., and Mrs Polson, “Manurewa,” motored to Danevirke on Thursday to attend the Farmers’ Union dinner given by Mr and Mrs Livingston, and the N.Z.F.U. ball, which followed. Mrs Swan, Wellington, and former resident of Wanganui for many years, and her daughters, Mrs J. Carr, of Auckland, and Miss Josephine Swan, of Wellington, have taken up residence at New Plymouth. Miss Josephine Swan will shortly begin her training as a nurse at the New Plymouth Public Hospital. The Rev. and Mrs H. A. Jones, New Zealand Baptist Missionaries, on furlough from India, are visiting Wanganui during the week-end, and will be the guests of the Rev. and Mrs E. Nicholls, 17 Campbell Street. The Rev. H. A. Jones will give a lecture lecture in the Ingestre Street Church this evening, and will be speaking in the local Baptist Church to-morrow. Mrs A. Nodder, of Grey Lnn, Auckland, arrived yesterday on holiday, and is the guest of her daughter, Mrs G. A. Spurdlo, Kawatiri Avenue, Gonville. Mr and Mrs E. M. Silk and Mr Trevor Silk motored to Wellington on Thursday for the wedding which took place yesterday of Mr Brian Silk and Miss Alison Pearce. Wanganui visitors to Wellington yesterday for the Silk —Pearce wedding include Dr. and Mrs H. D. Robertson, Dr. and Mrs Hutchison, Miss Annette Johnson, Miss Ngaire Russell, Mrs B. C. Haggitt, Miss Zona Haworth, Miss Peggy Strachan and Mr B. Haworth.

HITHER AND THITHER Palais de Danse. To-night (Saturday), dancing will be held in the Druids’ Hall, undoubtedly the city’s most select dance. Excellent music, rhythm, and time, with all the latest dance hits, played by the most popular dance band, excellent Monte Carlos, and supper, will assure all patrons of an enjoyable evening. Dance at Turakina. The Turakina branch of the New Zealand Labour Party are holding a dance in the Wangaehu Hall, on Thursday, June 3, at 8 p.m. There will be fun galore and with novelty dances introduced in the programme, those who are attending can look forward to an enjoyable evening. Plunket Silver Jubilee Ball. At this week’s meeting of the Plunket Jubilee Ball Committee reports from all sub-committees were most gratifying. An elaborate threetier cake has been donated by Mrs Bates as the prizes for a competition to be run in conjunction with the ball, and from the interest already shown there is no doubt that the cake, which, incidentally, is on show at the D.1.C., will be the means of materially augmenting the funds of the society. Young People’s Dance. A delightful young people's dance was given by Mr and Mrs P. A. O’Neill, at the Victoria Hall last evening for their daughters, the Misses Joyce and Nance O’Neill, when over 100 members of the younger set enjoyed the hospitality of the host and hostess. Bowls of hydrangeas, chrysanthemums and autumn foliage added their note of colour, to the decorations of streamers in the hall. Mr and Mrs O’Neill were assisted in receiving by their daughters, Miss Joyce O’Neill, who wore a charming frock of pale blue chiffon, and Miss Nance O’Neill, whose attractive frock of pillar-box red was .Mounted over taffeta. The guests spent an enjoyable few hours dancing to bright music played by a good orchestra. A bountiful supper was served. St. Barnabas’ Social Club. The newly-formed social club in connection with St. Barnabas’ Church held a social and dance in the hall on Wednesday night and was voted a great success. There was a very large attendance jf young people and the hall looked very gay with the pretty decorations of blue and gold. The M.C. was Mr E. J. Butt. A dainty supper was served by the ladies’ committee. Dancing was interspersed with items contributed as follows: Piano solo, Mrs Mcßride; song. Miss R. Ratlif; recitation, Mrs Rowe; dances, by Miss Trevor Hunter's pupils; songs, Miss Harman and Mrs Perrett. There was also a humorous sketch by Miss Speagell and Miss Bergin which was very much enjoyed.