IN TOWN AND OUT

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 55, 27 May 1927, Page 4

IN TOWN AND OUT

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Captain and Mrs. Corson are Well ington visitors to Auckland.

Mrs. M. Fairweather, of Wellington paying a visit to Auckland.

Mrs. Wickstead, of Epsom, sailed for Sydney by the Maunganui yesterday.

Mrs. R. Masefield returned yesterday by the Maunganui after a holiday visit to Australia.

Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Coleman, of Mar ton, are visiting Auckland.

Miss Beatrice Bay, who visited New Zealand after an absence of some years as a member of “The Best People” company, left for Sydney yesterday by the Maunganui. Miss Day’s headquarters in Sydney will be at the Lyceum Club, where she is in charge of the dramatic section..

Miss Marian Lord and Miss Helen Audiffred, who left Aucklard yesterday by the Maunganui, will join the Sierra in Sydney early next month en route to the United States, via Honolulu.

Mrs. J. R. Williams, of Wellington, who has been visiting Mrs. George Valentine, at Mount Eden, will' leave early next week for Hamilton to spend a few days before returning to the South.

In recognition of her ability' as an inventor, the Russian Government has engaged Miss L. Y. Palmen, a Russian girl, as engineer-constructor. She is one of the few women in the world to win distinction in her field. She recently perfected an airplane engine which develops 20 horsepower and is specially adapted to the requirements of the All-Russian conference of aerial and chemical defence. Mrs. Fraer, Christchurch, president of the National Council of Women, yesterday headed a deputation to the Minister of Internal Affairs in Wellington to bring before him certain remits passed at the recent conference in Christchurch. These dealt mainly with picture theatres and posters. The conference urged stricter censorship of films and posters and a stricter conduct of the picture theatres with regard to children. The deputation also urged that a woman censor should be appointed jointly with a man. The deputation received a very sympathetic hearing from Mr. Bollard.

MR. AND MRS. BARTRAM STAY WITH COUNTESS OF WARWICK

Mr. F. N. Bartram,M.P., and Mrs. Bartram, were the guests over Easter of the Countess of Warwick at Easton Lodge, Dunmow, Essex, writes a London correspondent.

The Countess of Warwick is a member of the British Socialist Party and I.L.P. She is identified with a number of other public movements, and is the founder of a college at Studley Castle, Warwickshire, for ti'aining daughters of professional men in horticulture, dairy farming, and poultry raising.

Mr. and Mrs. Bartram motored round the country and saw over the estate, and were introduced to Mr. H. G. Wells, whose home is very near to Easton Ledge.

Mr. Bartram found the great novel ist very hospitable and genial.

On the Sunday? morning the visitors attended the service at Tliaxted Church, where the Socialist vicar, the Rev. Conrad Noel, was preaching.

Mr. Noel has been in the limelight more than once owing to his views, and the opposition that has been directed toward him.

Some time ago the Countess of Warwick offered Easton Lodge as a Labour College, but the Labour Party were unable to see their way to take it over, and the offer was withdrawn.

The Countess was somewhat disappointed since it is her great desire to do something definite on behalf of the Socialist movement.

Mr. Bartram suggested that as the British Labour Party had not seized the opportunity the Countess should make a wider appeal to the world Socialist movement.

TE AWAMUTU CROQUET CLUB

To mark what has been a most successful season, a social and dance was held on Wednesday evening by the Te Awamutu Croquet Club.

The function proved to be a decided success and most enjoyable. Games were in progress during the earlier part of the evening, and provoked much merriment, with competition. Honours fell to Mrs. Nobes, Miss Gerrand and Messrs. J. O’Sullivan, F. Bowden arid Wilcox.

The trophies won during the season were then presented as follows:-* Championship, Mrs. S. Dowds; runnerup, Mrs. Layne and Mrs. Davis: combined A and B doubles, Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Houston; combined doubles, Mrs. Dowds and Mrs. Jourdaen. A further presentation was made by Dr. Blundell, on behalf of the club, to the secretary, Mrs. C. F. Battson

CLEVEDON CROQUET CLUB

CLOSING DAY The Clevedon Croquet Club officially closed on Wednesday afternoon. The club entertained all the clubs in the South Suburban Association. The president of the association, Mrs. C. C. Munro, presented the silver cup to the president of the Clevedon Club, Mrs. S. Browne, which was won by their junior team.

Mrs. Browne suitably replied. Representatives were present from all the clubs in the association. A pleasant afternoon was spent in playing progressive croquet. Mrs. Forbes, Manurewa, won the A prize and Mrs. T. C Seaton, Papakura, won the B prize. The visitors thanked the members of the Clevedon Club for their hospitality, and wished the club every success in the future.

SCENTED IN THE WASH

A DAINTY NOTION Too often a clean white handkerchief smells of the flat-iron. A few pieces of orris root tied in a muslin bag and place in the water in which the handkerchiefs are boiled will give them a delicate scent of violets.

When cooking scrambled eggs, addtwo tablespoons of cold water to the mixture makes a great improvement.