The Social Round

Southland Times, Issue 24227, 10 September 1940, Page 9

The Social Round

The lady editor will be pleased to receive for publication in “The Social Round’’ each day items of social or personal news. Such items should be sent in promptly and should be tuily authenticated. Engagement notices must bear the signatures of both parties. Correspondence is Invited on any matters affecting, or of Interest to, women.

The engagement is announced of Esma Evelyn, daughter of Mr and Mrs W. Bailey, sen., Halfmoon Bay, Stewart Island, and Gladyn Charles, eldest son of Mr and Mrs C. D. Young, also of Halfmoon Bay.

Miss J. M. O’Donnell, Gala street, left yesterday to spend a holiday in Dunedin and Oamaru.

Miss H. E. Fountain, New Zealand organizing secretary of the Zenana Bible and Medical Mission, has left on a six months’ visit to India. Miss E. Bennie, Yarrow street, senior supervisor of the telephone exchange, returned yesterday from three weeks’ holiday in the North Island. Miss Wynne Cochrane, Tweed street, entertained a few friends on Saturday afternoon at a handkerchief tea in honour of Miss June Bath, who will shortly leave for Christchurch to take up nursing. Miss Krishnabai Gadra, 8.A., representing the well-known Ramabai Mukti Mission to the child widows and orphans of India, is a new arrival in Auckland. She will make a lecture tour of the Dominion accompanied by

Miss Mary Wright, general secretary of the mission in New Zealand. t The East Invercargill Patriotic Committee desires to draw the attention of district residents to the bring-and-buy sale advertised in this issue in aid of soldiers’ Christmas parcels. A generous response of donations in money or goods will be welcome. A donor of 10/- may include a message and address in a parcel. News comes from Hollywood that the former Barbara Hutton, when her divorce from Count Haugwitz Reventlow becomes absolute in January, will marry Cary Grant, a British-born Hollywood film actor. Countess Haugwitz Reventlow was first married to Prince Alexis Mdivani, whom she divorced in 1935. Cary Grant has been married once before.

WEDDING

GREEN-SWAN

An evening wedding was solemnized recently in St. John’s Church, Invercargill, when Elsie, second daughter of Mr and Mrs D. Swan, Crinan street, was married to Joseph David, second son of Mr and Mrs C. Green, Mary street. The ceremony was performed by the Ven. Archdeacon J. A. Lush, and Mr Charles Martin played the wedding music. The bride, Who was given away by her father, wore a gown of heavy oyster satin cut on classical lines.

Misses Sylvia and Mabel Swan, sisters of the bride, were bridesmaids. They wore twin frocks of cyclamen taffetas. Mr Lionel Gerken and Mr Garnet Sutherland, friends of the bridegroom, were best man and groomsman respectively. After the ceremony a reception, which took the form of a dance, was held, more than a hundred guests being received by the bride’s mother, assisted by the mother of the bridegroom. The bride’s grandfather and grandmother, Mr and Mrs Sounness, were also present. For travelling the bride wore a tailor-made black frock under a mulberry coloured coat, with black model hat, with shoes, handbag and gloves to match. Mr and Mrs Green’s future home will be in Princes street, Invercargill On the eve of his marriage Mr Green was the recipient of a dinner set from his fellow workers at the Invercargill Railway workshops.

WEDDING DANCE AT TOKANUI

MR AND MRS T. S. SMITH ENTERTAIN

Mr and Mrs T. S. Smith gave a dance to celebrate the wedding of their second daughter, Gwen, to Mr Alister Evans, of Pine Bush, when more than 200 guests were present from a wide area. The hall was decorated with streamers in the bridal colours of clover, green, buttercup and white, while tree ferns and other greenery decorated the stage. A large white wedding bell was suspended from the centre of the hall.

During the evening Mr Lindsay Evans (Christchurch), sang two songs.

DANCE AT MATAURA

The outstanding success of the annual ball, recently arranged by the social committee of the Mataura Paper Mills, resulted in the organizing of a similar function, also for patriotic purposes. The ball was well attended and provided enjoyment for dance patrons from many parts of Eastern Southland.

EUCHRE TOURNAMENT ENDED

The final euchre tournament of the season held at Gummies Bush was a great success. The prizes were won as follows: —Women, Mrs L. McNeil 1, Mrs Barrett 2. Men, Mr W. Stroud 1, Mr J. Dodds 2. The aggregate prizes were won by Mrs W. Hamlin and Mr T. Molloy jun.