The Social Round

Southland Times, Issue 24228, 11 September 1940, Page 7

The Social Round

The lady editor will be pleased tn 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 fully 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 Ruth Penelope, fourth daughter of Mrs Allen and the late Mr E. S. Webley, Hornby, Canterbury, and John Alfred Victor, youngest son of Mr and Mrs Russell Gill, Wilson’s Crossing. Mrs W. Macalister, Avenal street, left on Monday to be the guest of Mrs Norman Macalister, Dunedin. Miss Thelma Cook, Gore, spent the week-end with her mother, Mrs G, Cook, Lumsden. ' Nurse H. Scott returned to Invercargill by the express last night after visiting her parents at Merton, Otago. Mrs John Macdonald, Avenal, left at the week-end to spend a few days in Dunedin.

Mrs J. Garthwaite and Miss Joyce Seaton, Dunedin, spent a few days with Mrs G. Cook, Lumsden, recently. Miss Lillian Creighton, Wyndham, and Miss Edna Davidson, Liffey street, spent the week-end as the guests of Mrs J. G. Finn, Lewis street, Gladstone. Miss April Oliver, Holywood terrace, who has been paying an extended visit to her aunt, Mrs W. Squires, Nelson, is now staying in Wellington. Miss M. J. O’Donnell, assistant supervisor in the Invercargill telephone exchange, went on leave on Monday and is visiting Oamaru.

Miss Margaret Malone, Lowther, a pupil of St. Philomena’s College, Dunedin, has passed the theory examination conducted by Trinity College of Music, London. Mrs C. J. Speight, with her baby daughter, will return to Wether Hill, Ohai, today. She will be accompanied by her mother, Mrs Robert Lee, who has been spending a few days in town. Miss Margaret Macalister, who is on the nursing stiff of the Christchurch

Public Hospital, will arrive tonight to spend her annual leave with her parents, Mr and Mrs A. Macalister, Wellesley avenue.

Mr and Mrs M. Simmonds, and their daughter Joan, Alice street, accompanied by Mrs A. J. Neil, will leave on Friday to spend the week-end as the guests of Mrs J. Mcllwraith at Queenstown.

- Miss Robin Macdonald, of the nursing staff of the Christchurch Public Hospital, will come south today to spend her annual leave with her parents, Dr J. G. Macdonald and Mrs Macdonald, Don street. She will be accompanied by Miss Margaret Malden, Canterbury.

FORMER RESIDENTS OF INVERCARGILL

VARIED CAREERS ABROAD News comes from Australia of Miss Joan Hogg, formerly of Invercargill. She is a qualified nurserywoman and is the head saleswoman for a garden service in Sydney. Miss Hogg is now associated in a scheme for instructing members of the Women’s Australian National Services in branches of horticulture. She was the first woman apprentice of Mr David Tannock, the curator of the Botanic Gardens in Dunedin, with whom she studied for four years. From New Zealand Miss Hogg went to America, where she-took her diploma in horticulture at Ambler College, Philadelphia. Their many friends in Invercargill will also be interested to learn that Miss Sylvia Hogg is a librarian at Chatwood, Australia, and Miss Rachel Hogg is attached to a mobile V.A.D. unit in England.

WEDDING

STEWART—TAYLOR

The wedding was solemnized at First Presbyterian Church of Margaret Jean, eldest daughter of Mr R. Taylor and the late Mrs Taylor, of Invercargill, and Walter Hill, second son of Mrs Stewart and the late Mr J. S. Stewart of Redan street, Wyndham. Spring flowers and blossoms decorated the church. The Rev. J. A. Thomson! performed the ceremony and Mrs A. F. Manning was organist. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a gown of cream slipper satin. Misses Doris and Muriel Taylor were bridesmaids and wore gowns of gold and clover embossed satin respectively. Messrs William Scully and Douglas Stewart were best man and groomsman respectively, and the ushers were Messrs Stanley Stewart and Sydney Smart.

The reception was held at Elmwood Garden where Mrs A. R. C. Smart assisted by Mrs J. S. Stewart received the guests. For travelling the bride wore a light burgundy costume, with burgundy accessories and a skunk opposum stole.

Mr and Mrs Stewart will live at Rimu, where Mr Stewart has been appointed factory manager. Before her marriage the bride was entertained at an afternoon, the hostesses being Mrs G. W. Dennis and Mrs F. L. Price.

GEORGETOWN PATRIOTIC COMMITTEE

The sum of £l2 had been paid in on the last day to the Southland Fighter Aeroplane Fund and the monthly collection for September amounted to £57, according to the report of the treasurer, Mrs E. Sinclair, read at the monthly meeting of the Georgetown Patriotic Committee on Monday night. It was stated that £3O of this amount had been given for the purchase of Christmas parcels for Southland soldiers, and the balance had been paid to the Provincial Patriotic Fund.

The following additional donations of Christmas parcels are acknowledged:— Mrs J. F. Campbell, Collingwood street, Mrs Alex Derbie, Mr R. J. Cumming and Mr and Mrs S. R. Sexton. A concert for the Patriotic Fund has

been arranged for Tuesday at 7.45 p.m. in the Georgetown Hall. An excellent programme has been arranged and the Civic Band will be in attendance. There will be an auction of goods during the evening.

PRESENTATIONS TO BRIDEELECT

MISS STEVENS HONOURED AT LUMSDEN

Mrs H. Dore was hostess recently at a gift evening in honour of Miss Ailsa Stevens, whose marriage takes place shortly. Many and varied competitions were held and also a musical entertainment.

After a Punch and Judy supper, the guest of the evening opened her parcels. Mr W. G. Staite replied on behalf of Miss Stevens.

Miss Stevens was also the recipient of a chiming clock from 'Johnson’s stores, in whose employ she had been for five years. Miss Stevens replied.