IN TOWN AND OUT

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 75, 20 June 1927, Page 4

IN TOWN AND OUT

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NOTES

Miss Alison, of Melbourne, who has been touring New Zealand, arrived from Kotorua on Saturday. Miss Janet Murray, who has been visiting Wellington, has returned to Auckland. * * * Mrs. Colin Taylor, of Hamilton, is at present paying a visit to Auckland. Mrs. Russell Grace, who was the guest of Mrs. J. Reid, has returned to her home in Wanganui. Miss Sybil Payton has returned to Rotorua after a visit to Mrs. Robert Frater is at present staying with Mrs. J. Frater, of City Road, Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Vincent are Wellington visitors to Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. A. Burt, of Pukemiro, are visiting Auckland and are at the Commercial Hotel. * * *- Finland recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of the enfranchisement of women in that country. The International Fancy Fair, held at The Hague, and organised by Miss Van Eeghen, corresponding secretary of the International Council of Women, realised nearly £2,800 for the funds of the I.C.W. As a small token of gratitude to the managers, the I.C.W. executive lias donated £IOO to the Netherland Union for Child Welfare, £SO to the National Committee for the suppression of traffic in women and children, and £SO to the National Bureau for Women’s Employment in the Netherlands. * * * A unique event took place at the boot manufacturing town of Earl Shilton, Hinckley, England, when 19 golden wedding couples, whose combined ages aggregate 2,767 years, were entertained at the residence of Mr. Harry Bradbury, a local manufacturer. Such a record for a village of 5,000 people is probably without parallel. The King and Queen sent a telegram, which arrived when the guests were assembling, expressing cordial wishes to all taking part in the remarkable gathering, and trusting that they were all enjoying the best of health. Mr. and Mrs. Breward, one of the couples who were entertained, brought up a family of 15 children, and experienced no sickness or death until the Great War deprived them of four sons. In his garden Mr. Breward himself built a cenotaph to their memory.

ON WITH THE DANCE

‘ The last tram is go r ng, but—on with the dance.” . Seldom does such feeling of merriment and pleasure seek the social gatherings of Auckland’s many suburbs, yet it did on Saturday evening, when the Mount Albert Gymnasium and Physical Culture Club held a dance* at the- King George’s Hall, which, attracting the dancing p lhlic to its comfort, luxury, and gaiety, proved itself to be the MeCcst of all suburban functi jus. Surrounded by picturesque decorations, including pleasingly coloured streamers and balloons drooping from the . ceiling, with fine artistic effect, over 100 couples occupied the floor and danced the jvhoie night through to the strains of harmonious and well-timed dance music. There were no slack moments. The non-dancers lost no more of the enjoyment than the younger folk who took the floor, for bridge parties were arranged, and thus eliminated from the gathering “ye old time wallflower.” Among those present were Mesdames A. T. Gar lick, A. W. Page, R. Cockroft, G. M Fowlds. G. Mcßry, Davis, Colman, Copsey, G. W. Brooks. Sharpies, Marty n, Batkin, Thomas, and Sheppard; Misses L. Cockroft, W. Todd, Squire, Watson, Pogler, Copsey, Shearer, M. Guy, Thomas (2), Herom, Bowen, Stewart, Holt, Baliantyne. Melville, Meale, Bishop.. Among the men present who were responsible for this # n ost successful function were Messrs. A. T. GacliCk, R. Cockroft, D. Colman, E. Colir.an, and B. Wilson.