IN TOWN AND OUT

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 668, 21 May 1929, Page 4

IN TOWN AND OUT

|@eiaiL MEWS

NOTES Mrs. Fox Rogers, of Auckland, is at ; present in Rotorua. Mrs. R. F. Aitken, of Wellington, is j visiting Auckland. Miss L. C. Mears, of London, is staying at the Grand Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. W. Lawson, of Christ- j church, are at the Central. Miss L. Larsen, of Dannevirke, is j spending a holiday in Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. J. Wilson, of Sydney, are guests at the Hotel Cargen. Mrs. Sherman, of Auckland, is the Quest of Mrs. G. l i. Barnett in Hamilton. j Mrs. W. E. Barnard, of Napier, ar- | rived in Auckland this morning by the | Limited. Miss 11. Foche, who has been holidaying in Auckland, has returned to Hamilton. Mrs. Percy Upton, of Auckland, and ; her daughter, are holidaying at Brent's | in Rotorua. * * * L>r. and Mrs. W. Cuthbert McCaw, : returned to town yesterday after a j holiday at Okoroiro. Mrs. J. Rusden Salt, of Lower Hutt, accompanied by her son, is spending a holiday in Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Biss, of Wellington. are visiting Auckland and are staying at Braeburn. Mr. and Mrs. Colin Campbell have returned to Auckland after visiting friends in Hawke’s Bay. The Misses L. and M. Peace, of Hawera, are visiting Auckland, and are staying at the Grand Hotel. Mrs. Ivirkham. of Auckland, and Mrs. A. Shollum, of Gisborne, are the guests of Mrs. J. Karl in Patsrangi. Among the guests at the Royal are Mr. and Mrs. B. Broughton, of Hamilton, and Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Holton, of Cheviot. Mrs. Scott Shaw and Miss Constance ! Shaw, of Manurewa, left by the yacht i Valkyrie last evening on a cruise to : , the South Sea Islands. I Mrs. Baird., sister of his Excellency \ ! the Governor-General, arrived from j the South this morning and is staying ;at Government House. At the Grand are Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Pollard, of London, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. I j Findlay, of Dunedin, and Mr. and Mrs. j ; T. C. Kincaid, of Taihape. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. B. Pottinger left i last evening by the Limited express j for Wellington and leave from there to spend a month in Papeete. Mrs. Edgar, of Auckland, has returned to London with her sister. Miss Langsford, after a three months’ trip throughout Southern Europe. Mr. and Mrs. L, S. Rickerby, of Grange Road, Mount Eden, who have been away for 10 days in Rotorua and Palmerston North, arrived home today. Miss W. Plummer, of Auckland, who has been .holidaying in Christchurch, spent a few days with her sistei*, Mrs. Hubert Hammond, in Hamilton, on her way home. Lieutenant-Commander J. D. Prentice, R.N., who is to join H.M.S. Philomel, arrived in Auckland this morning by the Limited. He was accompanied by Mrs. Prentice. Mr. and Mrs. C. Alma Baker left today by the Niagara for Sydney. They go from there to Penang and in August will go to London. Early next year they will return to New Zealand. Mr. and M.rs. Murray Benjamin, of Auckland, who have been visiting Australia, returned by the Maunganui this morning. They are at present staying at the Hotel Cargen. Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Philcox, of j Auckland, returned by the Maunganui | from Sydney this morning. They are at the Hotel Cargen, where they will stay for several months. Mr. and Mrs. Drummond, of Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. J. Hammond, of I Morrinsville, Mr. and Mrs. W. Bart- | lett, of Wellington, and Mrs. R. De 1 Erneste, of Wellington, are staying at I the Star Hotel. # * * | Mrs. Newlands Fletcher, New Zea- • land hostess at the Overseas League in | London, handed a considerable sum to | the Lord Mayor’s Fund for Miners, as j the result of a successful concert which i she organised at Vernon House. Miss I Gladys Watkins, Miss Eunice Mere- ; dith and Miss Joan Muirella, who are all New Zealanders, took part in the entertainment. A MAY BRIDE BARRY—HINCHEY ! A pretty wedding was celebrated in 1 St. Joseph's Church, Waihi, on Wed- | nesday morning, when Miss Winifred | flinchev, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rinchey, of Renny Street, Waihi, was married to Mr. Guy Harte Barry, son of Mrs. and the late Mr. Barry, jof Dublin Ireland. The party en- ; tered the church to the strains of the j bridal hymn and a large ccngrega- ! tion attended the nuptial mass which I was celebrated by the Rev. Father j O’Hara. > The bride wore a picture frock of [ white taffeta, touched with silver. The 1 slender bodice was fashioned with | long close-fitting georgette sleeves and ! the skirt was finished with tiny frills i and a beautiful silver rose. Her veil. | which formed a train, fell from a most • becoming capette of orange blossoms. | She carried a shower bouquet of white ! and shadow pink chrysanthemums with ; silver streamers. ! The bridesmaid, Miss Francis | Hinchev, wore a frock of pervanche i blue charmeuse, embroidered in silver, | and a most becoming capette of silver ! tissue lined with blue. Her bouquet of ! rose shaded dahlias was finished with ! silver streamers. Mr. Steven Sulivan attended as best . man and the wedding march was played by Miss Isobel Jones. A reception was later held in the Golden Cross Hotel, after which Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Barry left for an ex- : tended tour of the North Island.

One Year Old i i PARTY TO CELEBRATE BABY DAUGHTER’S i FIRST BIRTHDAY. i l FLORAL DECORATIONS A most enjoyable party was held on Saturday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs. E. A. Jones, Herne Bay, to celebrate the first birthday of their daughter, Betty. The sitting and supper-rooms were decorated with flowers, streamers and balloons. During the evening Mrs. C. Dickens, Mrs. R. Dickens and Mr. L. Lome sang several appreciated solos. Among those present were: Mrs. L. Nielcl, Miss Nancy Xield. Mrs. H. Akast. Miss Dorothy Akast, Mrs. .1. Hibbert. Mrs. G. Hiren, Mrs. C. Dickens, Mrs. R. Dickens, Mrs. L. Lome. Mrs. H. Thorpe. Miss Patricia Thorpe, Mrs. Horsley and Miss Elsie Thorpe. BRIDGE PLAYERS MEET AT LYCEUM CLUB The Bridge Circle of the Lyceum Club met yesterday afternoon in the club rooms. Mrs. S. T. Wicksteed, convenor, receiving the guests. Bowls of golden brown chrysanthemums were arranged in the .rooms. Among those present were: Mrs. Charleton (Suva), Miss Hall (Sydney), Miss F. Garlick (secretary), Mrs. Wooicott. Mrs. Henley, Mrs. Parker. Mrs. Ward, Mrs. E. Waters, Mrs. C. Kirk, Mrs. Kohn, Mrs. Hamilton-Smith, Mrs. W. Smith, Mrs. O’Connor, Mrs. Mills-Palmer, Mrs. B. D. Hart, Mrs. Rowse, Mrs. Ansell, Mrs. T. Irwin, Mrs. J. J. Sullivan, Mrs. Wallen, Mrs. McIntosh. Mrs. Jeffries, Mrs. Sommerville, Mrs. Steadman, Mrs. T. Clarkson, Mrs. King, Mrs. Spencer, Mrs. A. G. Quartley, Mrs. C. Reeves. Miss Cooke. Miss E. Craig, Miss Eennell, Miss Salek, Miss- Fegan, Miss F. Murray. Miss Lewis and Miss Berry.

GOLDEN WEDDING MR. AND MRS. W. E. MORTON, GREEN LANE Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Morton, of Momona Road, Green Lane, celebrated the 50th anniversary of their wedding today. Mr. Morton is now in his 82nd year. Me came to the colony as a youth end settled in Auckland with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Morton, in 1863. With his father he joined the staff of the “Daily Southern Cross,” and later aided in the production of the “Auckland Weekly News.” Mr. Morton was a member of the “Southern Cross” staff for 11 years.

He later entered business and was connected with the firm of H. B. Morton and Co. Mr. Morton married Aliss Elizabeth Ayerest Bishop, daughter of Mr. and Airs. John Biehop, at St. Alark’s Church, Remuera, in 1879, the ceremony being performed by the Rev. B. Y. Ash well.

Airs. Alorton arrived in Auckland with her parents in the ship Avon in 1860, and settled at Tamaki. Here Mrs. Alorton spent her childhood, and still retains vivid memories of the troublous days of the Maori War. when parties of natives frequently made their way across the 'Tamaki Isthmus.

Air. and Airs. Alorton made their first home at Alelrose, Devonport, afterwards removing to Papakura, and later to their present homo at Green Lane.

Their family consists of three sons. Messrs. F .IT. and E. Rupert Alorton, Remuera, Air. W. B. Morton, Wellington. and one daughter, Aliss Elsie K. Alorton. Another son, the late Captain Alfred B. Alorton, New Zealand Staff Corps, was killed at Quinn’s Post, Gallipoli, the week following the landing.