SOCIAL NEWS

Opotiki News, Volume I, Issue 13, 21 March 1938, Page 3

SOCIAL NEWS

Aliss Tieilna Hartshorne is spending holiday in llotorua. '-a? ■’ • ■rv # * * -it- -K- £ and Mrs H. O. Drake hare returned to Opotiki. They will make their future home at Te Kalia. -j:- * * r- a # * Miss Joyce Downey will leave tomorrow for Te Awamutu where sire has taken a position. *- -j:- * * * - * * Miss 'Shaw left'Opotiki during the week-end to spend a month’s Holiday as the guest of her sister, Mrs Carpenter, Okere Falls, Lake Koteiti. ■s:- *.*■*■*** Mrs Spraggon and her small daughter, Carol, of One Tree Hill, Auckland, and spending a holiday in Opotiki. They are the guests of Mrs Speck, Church Street. 4r * * * * * Miss V. Nichols, of Outram, Dunedin, is tlie guest of her sister, Mrs J. D. Dicker, Bridge Street, while spending a holiday in Opotiki. # * * -j:- * i:- * Matron M. C. Roberts, of the Apia Hospital, Western Samoa, who has been holidaying in Whakatane. recently paid a brief visit to Mrs V. E. Wilson. Waiotalii. Miss Roberts has now returned to Auckland. After four and a-half years in Samoa; she now expects to remain in New Zealand, although her plans at the present, arc indefinite, •it- * ■ * Mr LL H. -Mahoney is the guest of Mr and' Mrs A. J. Kemp, while paying a brief visit to Opotiki. * 4:- -s:- * * * ' * At a test held on Tuesday evening. Mr Cliff Say secured the bronze medallion of the ILL.S.3.A. It is understood that other members of the Opotiki Surf Life Saving Club will be examined for the modal 1 ion in the near future. SURPRISE PARTY MIL AND -MRS. CL LA MO NT Several friends of Ah’ and Airs CL Lament wlio are leaving the district, surprised them with a visit at their home, Otara, on Friday night. A happy evening was spent with games and dancing, music being supplied by Air J. MacDonald. Progressive 500 was also played, the winners being Airs J. Kerr and Air (A. J. Curtis, while -consolation prizes were presented to Mrs A. E. -Martin and Alt's S. -Maxwell. A monte carlo dance was won by -Miss AI. Lowe and partner. A delicious supper was served, alter which. Ai'r A. FJ. -Martin, on behalf of those present, called upon the guests of honour to accept, as a token of the esteem in which they are held h\t all present, a set of cutlery. AD Martin expressed regret at Mr and Airs Lament's impending . departure from the midst of their many friends in Opotiki and wished them every success and happiness in their new home in Auckland. -Mr Lamont responded. Darning was continued and too singing of “Auld Lang Syne ’ conchided a very happy evening. •Among those present were Alesdames A. Neal. Cf. Lamont. J. Milkins, -T. Kerr, J. Shaw, CL Lysaght, J. Pennell, A. Graham. A. J. Curtis. C. Hill. S. Maxwell, A. E. Martin, H. Skipper. M\ Lowe. S. Brown. M\ Neal. Afisses Af. Lowe, K. Lambert, M. Borne. M. AYilkins, I. Neal. ( . Curtis. G. Handricks, J. Maxwell.