PERSONAL NOTES

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 27, 31 July 1936, Page 15

PERSONAL NOTES

The Hon. W. Downie Stewart and Miss Stewart, Dunedin, will leave Wellington tonight for the south.

Bishop and Mrs. Williams, Waiapu, who are the guests of. Mrs. A. de B. Brandon,-Hobsbn Street, will leave for tlie north tomorrow morning.

Mrs. J. G. Coates, Dargaville, arrived in Wellington yesterday morning.

Sir James prose and Miss Grose, Wellington, were recent visitors to the Hot Springs Hotel, Te Aroha.

Mrs. F. Herrick, who is president of the Herbertville branch of the Women's Institute, has left for Dunedin to be present at the institute's annual conference which is being held there.

Miss Olive Spencer-Bower, a Christchurch artist, will arrive in Wellington tomorrow morning to be present at the opening of the National Art Gallery.

Signor and Signora Carreras (Madame La Meri) left last night for Christchurch. ',::■.. ..

New Zealanders presented at the Royal reception on July 21'''were:— Lady Myers, Lady Shirtcliffe, Mesdames Dorothy. Ashford, John Blundell, George Craig, Frederick Donkin, Douglas Maxwell, Geoffrey Myers, John Peacock,, Alexander P.ortequs, Samuel Twigg,' Misses. ,:Phyllis Acton-Adams, Betty BlundeU,- Lucy Clifford, Agnes! Craig, Florence Craig, Relda Duncan,, Bridget Fairer, .Christine Farrer, Pa- , tricia Farrer, Eileen Hegarty, Una Herrick, Margaret Lowes, Margaret Malfroy, Juliet- Nathan, Margot Peacock, Dorothy Poison, Jessica Porteous, Enid Twigg, Mere Vaile, and Barbara Bassett (states a London correspondent).

Dr. arid Mrs. H. L. Widdpwson 'arrived in Wellington this morning from Christchurch on their way to Wanganu^, where Dr. Widdowson will take over his new; position of superintendent of the hospital. ;

■ Mrs. W. Langston has returned to Eltham from a visit to Wellington.

Professor Ana.G. Strong, of the Unf versity of Otago, has been awarded a bronze medal by the Carnegie Corporation of New York in recognition of her help, in its work. She has also been honoured by the American Dietetic Association by being enrolled as a -member of that institution. •'•■'

News is to hand that Miss M. H. Ward, £ Wellington masseuse, will be returning to New Zealand in about six months' time: During the past fifteen months she has been visiting England, undergoing a refresher course. She recently passed an examination in "Light," which brought her the opportunity of invaluable'experience in some of England's best-known clinics.' Miss Ward has been doing work also in a baby clinic in Southwark, the Pets' Place Clinic for rheumatism, and the British, Bed Cross Clinic for rheumatism at Kensington.

Mrs. J.E. Gleadow, who has been on a three weeks', visit to Wellington, has returned to Hastings. "■'■ feM^s^Howit^ol^LxalL gay,, JWfelljng-. •foti; is staying with relatives at Stanley Bay, Auckland. . '

. Mrs. Alban Roberts, Wellington, is spending a holiday in Auckland. :

Mrs. W. H. Clemow, Stratford, is ■the guest of Mrs. N. Seddoh, Wellington. ■"'■"■• ■'■'':■ ■' ■■ • " ■■■■ *; : (

Mrs. E, Fapps, Wanganui, who has been staying with her mother, Mrs; A. B. McCready, Wellington, for the past month, has returned home, ;■■■■•■■ • [

Mrs. Brebner was entertained >'-'at afternoon tea at Kirkcaldie and Stains yesterday afternoon by, Mesdames E. D.-Goody T. Tanner, J. Nichol, W. Fisher, and. A. Duncan. Mr. Brebner, who .is on the' staff of the Customs Department, will leave on : Sunday night, accompanied by Mrs. Brebner, to take up duties in England. •

Mrs. J. Hessell left Eltham yesterday for a brief visit to Wellington.

Miss „ Sybil Clark, Wellington, is visiting Hawke's Bay; and is the guest of her sister, Mrs. H. Hassall, Riverslea, Hastings. ' ..'■ •;,, ;'

■ Pr, Mrs. R. G. Lewis will leave Christchurch c on August 16 for the North?Msland,: where Dr. Lewis, will join. :the "medical staff of the Poririia Mental. Hospital....".

A cable has been received at the national office of the Y.W.C.A. of New Zealand, advising of. the death in Shanghai of Miss Mary Ting, National Secretary of the Y.W.C.A; of China. For some years past it has been the policy of the .Y.W.C.A. of China to put its leadership in the hands of a Chinese woman and to associate with her an American.woman. Miss Ting has been one of the most noted among the women leaders in China. .

Mr. and Mrs. C. Reginald Ford and Mr. and Mrs. John Barr (Auckland). Mr. and Mrs. Vaughan (Wanganui). Mrs. John Melndoe and Miss P. Garland Smith (Dunedin), are visitors to Wellington and are staying at the Midland Hotel.

■ Mrs. Mason Warner (Chicago), Mrs. E. T. Rogers (Auckland), Mrs. F. D. Bell (Otago), Mrs. J. H. Carman (Australia), Mrs. J. Hyslop (England), Mis 3 D. C. King (Australia), and Miss R. F Magee (Chicago) are staying at the Hotel St. George.

; Mrs/ P. L. • Brandt (Christchurch: Mrs. Eric Ulander (New Plymouth' and Mrs. N. B. Hunt (Te Awamutu: are staying at the Empire Hotel.