In and Out of Town

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19988, 13 July 1939, Page 13

In and Out of Town

News items intended for publication in this column cannot be accepted unless accompanied by the signature and address of the sender. Notices of engagements require the signatures of both parties, and a charge of 5S will be made for such announcement. Mrs. Mainland L. Foster, Whitaker street, is visiting Wellington. * * * * Miss Joan Ryan, Wellington, is the »uest of 'Mrs. P. A. Pettit, Jtawiri treet. * * * * Mrs. L. T. Burnard, Russell street, intends returning to-morrow from a brief visit to Wellington. * * * * Miss L. Gray. Palmerston road, is staying with (Mrs. E. G. Stevens, Wainui Beach. Miss 'Margaret Coleman, Hlnaki street, has returned 'from a visit to Hawke’s Bay, where she was the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Bruce Spence. * * * » Miss Natalie Mitford, Russell street, returned on Tuesday from a visit to The Chateau-, Tong.ar.iro National Park. * * * * The June journal of the Royal New Zealand Horticulture Society contains an article by Mrs. Douglas Blair on “Native Trees.” * * * * Miss Molly Smith and her brother, Mr. Rowley Smith, Patutahi, returned on Tuesday from a visit to The Chateau, Tongariro National Park. * * * * Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Spence, who have 'been staying -with Mrs. A. Trevor Coleman and Mrs. T. B. Spence, Wainui Beach, returned to Hawke's Bay to-day.

Labour Party Dance The weekly dance of the Labour Party last Friday night again proved very popular. The music'was supplied by Mrs. Ledger’s orchestra, and Mr. Ledger was in charge of the lloor. A dainty supper was served by members of the committee. A visitor during the evening was Mr. Caldwell, secretary of the Inangahua Junction branch of the Labour Party. The Winners o.f the Monte Carlo were Miss Bloxham and Mr. Outen, and Mrs. Bennet and Mr. Skipworth. Women’s National Reserve The monthly meeting of the Gisborne branch of the Women’s National Reserve was held in the Parish Hall on Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. W. E. GofTe presiding over a good attendance of members. A large amount of correspondence in regard to the proposed women’s rest room was dealt with, and arrangements were made for the annual appeal on August Hi, for funds to provide a hamper for the inmates of tlie Porirtia Mental Hospital. it was decided to hold a jumble sale on August 2(i for the benefit of the funds ot rtie reserve. Afternoon tea was served at the conclusion of the meeting. Golf Notes An L.G.U. medal match, played in conjunction with the first cpialifying round for the Oman Cup tourney, engaged the attention of the members of the Poverty Bay Ladies’ Golf Club on Tuesday afternoon. The weather was all that could be desired, and the course was in excellent order. In the A division first place was secured by Miss E. Hegarty, 90 —18— 72, and Mrs. K. Bull. 97—29—68. emerged ‘he winner in the B division. The weekly match for unqualified players, held on Tuesday morning, was won by Miss J. Tietjen.

Honours were annexed by Miss M Campbell in the L.G.U. medal round arranged for week-end members.

Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Clare, Tarew’a, have taken up their residence at Wainui Beach. * -K- * * Mr. and Mrs. 11. E. Harris, liaugaron. have returned from a visit to Wellington. * * * * Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Pettit. Rawirstreet, have returned from a visit tc Wellington. Miss Iris Martin, tutor sister at fhe Cook Hospital, who has been visiting her parents, iihe Hon. W. Lee Martin and Mrs. Mar.-in, Wellington, returned to Gisborne by p'-iane on Monday. * * * * A number of young people enjoyed a jolly buffet dinner party given by Mr. and Mrs. L. Mills, Ongaruru, Tokomaru Bay. in honour of their only daughter, Miss Melvyn Mills, who made her debut at the Tokomaru Bay Golf Ball. When the Duke and Duchess of Kent leave England for Australia by the Strathaird in October they will be accompanied by their two children/ by Lord Herbert, equarry to the Duke, Lady Herbert, lady-in-waiting to the Duchess, the son and daughter of Lord and Lady Herbert, and Mr. and Mrs. John Lowlher and their daughter. Mr. Lowlher is the Duke’s private secretary. The Duke was best man at his wedding in 19R7 and at Lard Herbert’s wedding in 1936. Six nurses will be in charge of the five children, of whom Prince Edward, aged years, is the oldest, and Mrs. Lowther's daughter, aged four months, the youngest. Lord Herbert is the eldest son of the Earl and Countess of Pembroke. and Mr. Lowlher is the grandson and heir of Lord Ullswater, formerly Speaker in the House of Commons.

That Painted Look

If there is one time a woman does not want to look “painted,” it is on her wedding clay and that is the one day she is likely to look that way unless she is careful, warns Betty Clarke, a New York beauty feature writer. Business and Professional Women’s Club There was an attendance of 04 members at the fortnightly meeting of the Gisborne Business and Professional Women’s Club, held in Le Grande Cafe on Tuesday evening. The chair was taken by Mrs. W. Garbett. Rouuine business was quickly dispatched, after Dr. Nina Muir gave an interesting address on feminine hygiene. A warm vote of thanks tu the speaker was carried by acclamation. It. was announced that Miss B. Pocock would preside at the next meeting and that Dr. Theodora Hall would, be the speaker. British Women’s Hats Every year the women of Britain buy 75,000,000 hats. And five times a year (on an average) every wife goes home with a smile and a hatbox in the hope of pleasantly surprising her husband with the honeyed words, “Do you like me in this model, dear?” At least, that is the estimate of the head of a big bat manufacturing-con-cern in London. Seventy-five million hats! Men probably think at once of 75,000,000 bills demanding 75,000,000gn5. But the statistics do not. work quite like that. Hats of between 4s and 0s and under account for most of the total, so the proud assertion of the wife, “It was really a bargain,” ought, in most eases, to be accepted without demur.

All Black Weds Wide interest centred round the j wedding at King's College Chapel, j Auckland, on Tuesday afternoon, of' Miss" Patricia Mary Finlay, only ! daughter of Mr. and Mrs G. P. Finlay, ! Hillcrest, Mountain road, Epsom, and Mr. Thomas Harcourt Clarke Caughey, | only son of Mr. and Mrs, J. Marsden Caughey, Allendale road, Mount At- j bert. The ceremony, which was fully ! choral, was performed by Archbishop Aver ill, assisted by the Rev. T. V. Gilllllan, chaplain of King’s College. The college organist, Mr. L. Saunders, played the wedding music and the college choir was in attendance. The bridegroom, who was a student at the school and is now a member of the King’s College Old Boys’ Association, has had a notable career as an athlete. He was a member of the All Black teams which visited Australia j in 1932 and 1934 and England in 1935. I American Anniversary To celebrate the Fourth of July, Mr. Lowell C. Pinkerton, Consul-General: for the United States in New Zealand, and Mrs. Pinkerton, gave a cocktail party at the Hotel St. George, Wellington. The party was attended by more than 300 people, who were received by Mr. and Mrs. Pinkerton. | Mrs. Pinkerton was wearing a sheath- j like hostess gown of black crepe with j a diamante edged zip fastening, ex- j lending from the neckline to tlie hem. Cocktails of all kinds and fruit juices for those who preferred them were, served with their accompaniment of savouries. Tire guests included mcm[bers of the Consular Corps and their wives. Cabinet Ministers and thenwives, representatives of the various services and-of public life, and many of Mr. and Mrs. Pinkerton’s friends.' The one hundred and sixty-third anniversary of the independence of the United States was the reason for a most enjoyable reception given by Mr. J. G. Groeninger, the United States Consul in Auckland, at his home in O’Rorke street on Tuesday afternoon. - A large number of guests had been invited, including representatives of the three services and of the Consular Corps, as well as personal friends of the consul and visitors from the United States.