PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26618, 14 November 1947, Page 2

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Mrs Wilfred Aitken and her sister, Mrs Tucker, have returned from a trip to Auckland. Mr Arnold Goodwin and some members of his company were guests of honour at a morning tea given by Mrs J. Sutherland Ross at her home. “ Broomhill,” Roslyn. The Otago Women’s Club will hold a tea party to celebrate the royal wedding on November 20.

Mrs J. N. Murdoch, of St. Clair, is visiting Timaru and Christchurch. Mrs I. S. Cantrell, of Montpellier, entertained Lady Parkes on Wednesday, prior to her departure for the Lakes. Mr and Mrs J. H. Jerram, of Wellington, will arrive in Dunedin early next week, and will be the guests of Dr and Mrs C. W. S. Jerram. of Hawthorne avenue.

Mrs R. Nichol and Miss Ilda, Wilson asked friends to afternoon tea on Tuesday, to meet Misses Jean and Mary Fletcher, visitors from Dumbartonshire. Scotland.

The Otago Women’s Club will entertain new members at an afternoon tea on Monday. The Dunedin Repertory Society Invited Mr Goodwin and members of his Marionette Theatre Company to an after-theatre supper last night at the Repertory rooms Members of the committee and sub-com-mittees were present.

Miss Lonney Whltelaw and Mrs Beth Wakefield entertained guests In honour of Lady Parkes and Lady LomasWalker, who are on a visit to this country from England, at a tea party at the Savoy on Tuesday afternoon. Those present were Mesdames C. T. Lee,' C. Evans, H. Dawson, J. Fulton, G. L. Abercrombie, C. Lewis. Wakefield Holmes. H Sykes, R. H. Evatt, A. A. Fairbairn, H. Dodgshun, E. Fairbairn, C. McAdam, P. Barling, A. Ibbotson, Misses E. Todd, M. Ibbotson, K. Dun. L. Morton and C. Lee.

The November meeting of the Play Reading and Musical Circle of St. Philomena’s Ex-pupils’ Association was held in the college on Tuesday evening. The present pupils provided the following programme:—ltems by the college choir; a piano solo, Gayno r Garrett: vocal solo, Frances Montague; piano duet, Margaret Cliff and Helen Ford; recitation, Margaret O’Neill; marching ballet. Frances Montague, Patricia Falconer, Patricia Ryan. Olga Rowlands, Marilyn Matheson; and a Norwegian dance, Betty Webber. At the conclusion of the programme present and ex-pupils joined in a dance, which was won by Pauline Heenan and Denise McLaughlin. Supper was served by the ex-pupils