IN Town AND OUT

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 355, 16 May 1928, Page 4

IN Town AND OUT

NOTES Mrs. P. Upton, of Auckland, is at present in Rotorua. * * * Mrs. J. J. Cavanagh, of Ngaruawahia, is visiting Auckland. * * * Mrs. Galloway arrived in Auckland from Wellington this morning. * * * Mrs. Edwards, of Auckland, is spending a holiday in Rotorua, * * * Miss Daisy Riley, of Hawera, is spending a holiday in Auckland. Mrs. J. Knight has returned to Wanganui from a visit to Auckland. Mrs. and Miss Days, of Rotorua, are spending a holiday in Auckland. * * * Mrs. W. L. Richards has returned to Rotorua after visiting Auckland. Mrs. H. Horrocks and her family left town on Monday for a visit to Rotorua. Mrs. C. Beale, of Remuera, is visiting her mother, Mrs. L. Cussen, in Hamilton. * * * Mrs. Oswald Smith has returned to Hamilton from a short holiday in Auckland. * * * Mrs. Isitt and her two children arrived in Auckland from Wellington this morning. # * * Mrs. E. Lash has returned to New Plymouth after spending a holiday in Auckland. * • * Lady Hunter, who has been staying in Auckland, returned to Wellington last evening. * * * Dr. and Mrs. H. Little, of Hamilton, left for the South yesterday after a visit to Auckland. * * * Mrs. Cauley and Mrs. Graham, returned to Auckland by the Sussex after a visit to India. Mrs. Wright-Neville, of Auckland, who has been visiting India, returned this morning by the Sussex. * * * Mrs. W. J. Napier, of Devonport, who has been staying with her niece, Mrs. Ferrer, in Wellington, has returned home. * * * Miss C. I. Clarke, who is shortly returning to England, has resigned from the staff of the massage department at the Auckland Hospital. * * * The Rev. E. Palgrave Davy and Mrs. Davy have returned to their home in Bayswater. They arrived in Auckland this morning by the Sussex after a five months’ visit to India. Mrs. M. E. Thomson, of Hamilton, is in Auckland. Later she will go to Fremantle, where she will stay with her sister, Mrs. Rowley, until she leaves for South Africa in July. * * * Mr. and Mrs. W. Page Rowe, accompanied by their family, will leave Auckland by the Aorangi next week for Sydney, en route to England, where they will again make their home. * » * Miss M. Stewart, a frequent exhibitor at the Auckland Art Society’s exhibitions., leaves for the South this eventing to take up an appointment as art mistress at the Nelson Girls’ College. * * * Nurse Elder and Nurse Grenside, after completing their four years’ training, have left the Auckland Hospital. Nurse. Dobson, who will complete the same period of trainng this month, has been recommended for a sister’s position. ♦ * * Mr* and Mrs. Francis E. Bate, who are well known in musical circles in Auckland and Christchurch, will be passengers by the Aorangi next week for Sydney, en route to England, where they propose to make their home. Nurse I. M. Henderson yesterday received the Auckland Hospital Board’s gold medal for highest marks at the recent examination for nurs/s. Nurse Muriel Jackson was presented with a gift of books. Nurse M. Carew, who was third on the list, was complimented on her success.

CHILDREN’S PLAY AT OHAKUNE A fairy play, entitled “The Plum Cake,” was staged at the Patriotic Hall, Ohakune, on Monday evening. The production was under the direction of Miss M. Cranston, who was complimented upon the manner in which the children were trained, and the general success of the entertainment. The scenic effects, the stage appointments and lighting were exceedingly effective and gave a good setting to the play. The music by the 01 ;hestra greatly added to the evening’s entertainment. The dresses of the children were very pretty and were greatly admired. The dances were well executed and the children portrayed their characterisations in a very creditable manner, exhibiting a great deal of talent. The cast was:—Primrose, Elsie Laming; Robin, Daphne Pearce (brother and sister) ; Farmer’s Wife, Edna List; Two Travellers, Maurice Curran and Ruth Gover; Tinker’s Wife, Elsie Perry; Fishwife, Betty Freeman; Grocer, Eric List; Baker, Huia Gould; Gardener, Gowland Freeman; Poulterer, Jack Larsen; Fruiterer, Anita Delamar; Lady. Melba Beyerson; Little Girl, Nellie Bowen; Rude Boy, Maurice List; Fairy Queen, Miss McDougall; Fairy Violet, Betty Carver; Elf, Maureen Caver; Fairies, Country Folk, etc. Primrose sang two songs, “Sing a Song of Sixpence,” and “Off to Market to Buy a Plum Cake,” very sweetly, and dance by Mary Dance, Aubrey Mclntyre and E. Laming, was much appreciated. The Farmer’s Wife (Edna List) and Robin (Daphne Pearce), also sang very nicely, and Little Girl (Nellie Bowen) recited in good style. The first half concluded with a chorus “Hot Cross Buns.” After the interval, a dance in a fairy dell, by the Fairies, was very effective, and solo dances by the Fairy Queen and Fairy Violet were well done, the Fairy Queen’s dress being much admired. Choruses by the Fairies, and Fairy Wedding, and a grand finale, “Hush, Here Comes the Dream Man,” brought a most enjoyable entertainment to a close.

GOLDEN WEDDING MR. AND MRS. B. CULLEN Four out of the five persons who attended the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Cullen at Waiwaka on May 9, 1878, were present at the golden wedding festivities which took place last week at the Maungaturoto Public Hall. These were Mr. and Mrs. Cullen, Mr. Henry Cullen, who gave the bride away, and Mrs. D. Stewart, who was a bridesmaid. Mr. W. J. Bailey, who was the best man, died about two years ago. A wedding breakfast, and a social and dance in the hall in the evening, were among the festivities in honour of Mr. and Mrs. Cullen’s golden wedding. There was a large gathering of relatives and friends.

ENGAGEMENTS The engagement is announced of Letty, the only daughter of Mrs. Benjamin and the late Ernest D. Benjamin, of Greywood, Devonport, to Henry Davis, the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Raphael, of Christchurch. * * * The engagement is announced of Stella May, the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Stephens, of Victoria Park, Devonport, to Ray P. Chatfield, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Chatfield, of Stanley Bay and Waiuku, Auckland. PREMIER DANCE CLUB OPENING FUNCTION Scots Hall was thronged with dancers when the first of the dances held under the auspices of the recently opened Premier School of Ballroom Dancing proved itself a great success. Throughout the winter months these dances will b© held regularly in Scots Hall, and Madame Edith Baird has consented to their being named after her school. During the evening Madame Baird expressed her pleasure in being asked to associate these dances with the new school for ballroom dancing which she has established, and took the opportunity of introducing to all present her partner in the enterprise, Mr. Colin E. Shorter, whose ability in the dancing world is already so well known. After a hearty welcome, Mr. Shorter and his dancing partner, Miss Yvonne Arelyn, gave a demonstration of the authentic Yale Blues, followed by the up-to-date waltz, both of these demonstrations meeting with rounds of applause. Madame Edith Baird wore a dress of pink shaded georgette, with a handsome shawl of flowered brocade, with heavy fringe. Miss Yvonne Arelyn wore an attractive frock of jade green georgette, triQimed with beads and sequin roses, over a cloth of silver with a bolero bodice of silver beads and sequins. Among those present were: Miss Petrie, in beaded crepe de chine. Miss Wratten, in flame georgette and gold lace. Miss Hanborough, blue taffeta and silver lace. Miss Jones, mauve satin. Miss B. Graham, orange crepe satin. Miss Gardener, silver and green brocade. Miss W. Gardener, pink beaded crepe de chine. Miss M. Carr, flesh-pink georgette. Miss Edna Carr, green chiffon. Miss E. Carter, majenta silk with diamante trimming. Miss K. Shorland, black lace over silver. Miss Hulme, black satin. Miss O. Hargreaves, green crepe de chine and lace. Miss Woods, peach georgette. Miss Houston, green and white crepe de chine. Miss Douglas, green satin and cream lace. Miss Howarth, green georgette. Miss Soutar, blue velvet. Miss B. Robinson, mauve and silver lace. Miss R. Attwood, black crepe de chine and silver lace. Miss Hargreaves, blue beaded georgette^