PERSONAL NOTES

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 15, 19 January 1933, Page 13

PERSONAL NOTES

Sir Charles and Lady Statham returned to Wellington yesterday morning after a visit to Duucdin. Mrs. Macarthy Reid, "Totara," Maoribank, has returned homo after a brief visit to Picton. . Mrs. W. H. Bremnor, Halswell street, who has lived in Wellington for the past .two years, will leave to-morrow morning at daybreak by the Rangitata on her return to England. Mr. and Mrs. F. Maeßryde and Miss Sheila Macßrydo will arrive in Wellington noxt Monday from Sydney. Miss Macßrydo will bo the guest of Mrs. H. P. F. Blundell, Heretaunga, Miss Nance McCullough, Christchurch, arrived in Wellington yesterday morning, to join her sister, Mrs. A. W. Mar- . shall. ■ '' . . ' .; ' Mrs. Corliss and Miss Valeric Corliss returned to town yesterday after spending the holidays at Heretaunga. Mrs. Alexander, an: English visitor, who has been visiting Auckland and Botorua, is spending a fortnight at the Hotel St. George. Miss Nelle M. Scanlan, who has just completed ler ne\j novel, "Tides .of Youth,' 1 which is the second book of the Pencarrow Saga, has returned to Wellington, and is staying at 99, Boulcott street. . : '■ Mrs. L. H. Hale, Christchurcli; will leave by the Eangitata to-morrow morning for England,' where she will join her husband. Mrs. H. Carlyon, Canberra, Australia, will arrive in New Zealand this week to visit relatives'in Hawkes Bay. Mi's. Russell and Miss Josephine Eussell, Wellington, aie the guests of Mrs. A. Shirtcliff, Highfield, Timaru. ■ Mrs. P. 'W. Powell and Miss Joan Powell, who have been the guests of Mrs. Brailsford, <<Lumeah," Levin have returned to their home at Karori. Miss Pauline Fairclough, Christchurch, is staying with her aunt. Mrs. T. MeKibbin, Wellington. Mrs. H. B. Smith and Mrs. E. Davies are v Christchureh visitors to WellingMisses Annie and Mary. Spence, Christchurch, who have been touring next *k Islana ' return Sout^ Mrs. Thorpe, New Plymouth, is visitp We SlHo^r Md is:Sta^ at tie Mrs. A. Aspell, Christehurch, is among the guests at the Grand Hotel. Miss A. E. Duncan (Levin), Miss Burrell (Feilding) Mrs. Shaw (Wanganui), Mrs. Stuart "(London), Miss G M. Macpherson (London), Mrs. W. Dee (Nelson), and Mrs. and Miss Inkster (England)' are ' staying at the Grand Hotel. ", Visitors to Wellington staying at the Hotel St. George include Mrs; B. Buddo (Hastings) and Misses O'Neill (Waneanui). Miss Hellier, of Honiton, England, has been'appointed Chief Clerk in their central office by Devon Public Assistance Committee (states "Dawn")- She is a daughter of the late Town Clerk of Honiton, and .has held a number of offices in that town, including Clerk to the Guardians' Committee, Deputy Town Clerk, and Bating Officer. She has also- had great experience in Poor Law and other, county work, and for four months-was temporarily eneaeed in the Public Assistance Office.

Dame- Madge Kendal had recently conferred on her the honour of the freedom of the Borough of . Grimsby. The scroll bearing the special resolution of the Town Council was contained in a^silver casket adorned with the arms _of Grimsby and surmounted by an allegorical figure based' on Greek mythology, representing the arts of Tragedy and Comedy-