GIFT EVENING FOR BRIDE-TO-BE

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 997, 13 June 1930, Page 4

GIFT EVENING FOR BRIDE-TO-BE

JOLLY TE PUKE PARTY’ Mrs. Duff and Miss Brown were hostesses at a gift evening given in honour of Miss Bell and Mr. Mollgaard, who are shortly to be married. The evening, which was held in the St. Andrew's Presbyterian Hall. Te Puke, was spent in games and dancing, the music for the latter being supplied by Aliss Place. Airs. Powell and Air. R. Mollgard. After supper the guests of honour opened the numerous gifts. Airs. Duff wore u frock of whit* organdi and Miss Brown was in sprigged muslin. Those present were: Mrs. Gibbings. in black georgette: Mrs. Hargreaves, creme lace; Airs. Powell, black georgette; Mrs. Mahoney, black georgette and lace: Airs. T\ ilkie. mauve georgette; Mrs. Mollgaard, black satin; Airs. Alartvn. green chenille bodice, with ecru lace skirt; ATrs. Granger, orange and brown figured ring velvet; Miss Bell, sunset pink crepe de chine; Aliss Alollgaard, green georgette and ring velvet; Aliss Cooney, pale blue net frock; Miss Dwyer, turquoise blue velvet; Miss McNaughton, black georgette; Miss Wilson, mauve taffeta; Aliss Place, ecru lace, with crimson bow; Aliss Wilkie, blue, satin; Miss Butler, white lace; Miss Chtf, white lace. WAIKATO NOTES Miss M. Hay has erturned to Te Kuiri from a visit to Hamilton. Miss Trix Monckton and Miss Ka th Oliver, who have been for the Island trip, have returned to Honolulu. Miss Gertrude Corry, of South Africa, is the guest of Mrs. T. Milroy, in Hamilton. Mrs. Raphael, of Perth, is the guest of her sister-in-law In Hamilton. Miss Gladys Tompkins, who has been for eighteen months in Australia, returned by' the Ulimaroa and is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Tompkins in Hamilton. Mrs. Franklin, of Te Kuiti, is tbo guest of Mrs. Boyes in Hamilton East. PLAT READINGS On Tuesday night in the Methodist Hail the Hamilton Shakespeare Club gave its first reading for the season before a large audience. The play chosen was St. John Ervine’s smart comedy, "The First Mrs. Fraser.” The parts were well cast, and the performance was much enjoyed. The characters were: —Ninian Fraser, Mr. H. F. Morton; Mabel, Miss E. Barrowclough; James Fraser, Mr. E. Bouillon: Janet Fraser. Mrs. Kabe-Harrison: Philip Logan, Mr. E. A. Cox; Murdo Fraser. Mr. AV. L. Ranstead; Alice Fraser. Miss L. Nicholis; Elsie Fraser. Miss E. M. Gordon. * • The Reading Circle of the Lyceum Club chose three one-act plays for its reading on Tuesday evening. They were: —“Roy;,' Aforesaid,” by John Brandane, an amusing Scottish sketch, in which the characters were MacConachv, read by Miss Eastwood: Duncan McCallum, by Miss G. Eggleston: Rory McColl, by' Mrs. Linder: Mr. Mclntosh, bv Miss G. Wyatt: Mrs. McLean, by Miss C. Cleveiy: the sheriff substitute, by Mrs. J. Frenton. ’The second reading was the powerful one-act play, "The king's Hard Bargain,” by' Lieutenant-Colonel L. R. Drury, in which Harry' Quick was read bv Miss Eastwood: Joseph Pagett, by Mrs. Staples; Mrs. Pagett, Miss M. Campbell: Pincher Martin. Miss Madelev: William Wix, Miss E. Scherer; Al-

bert Sb illitoe. Miss I. Duff. The last reading was a dialogue by Maurice Baring, Xantippe and Socrates,” Socrates being read by Miss Klau Jolly and Xantippe by Miss O. Wyatt. * * * CARD EVENING FOR CARNIVAL QUEEN Air. and Mrs. B. H. Andrews, of Lake Road, Hamilton, grave a very bright evening to assist the cause of the Business Queen. Miss Jean Gilfillan, in the Queen Carnival for St. George’s Church, Frankton. ' Competitions and bridge entertained the many guests, the bridge prize beirg won by Aliss Gilfillan. Those present were: —Air. and Airs. Andrews. Air. and Airs. Drube, Air. and Airs. Whittaker, Airs. L. Andrew's, Airs. L. B. Gilfillan, Mrs. C. H. Holloway, Airs. A. Sanford. Mrs. F. W. Platts, Airs. Chambers, Airs. A. J. Denz. Airs. Prvce, Airs. Porter, Airs. Crawshaw. Mrs. T. Steel, Airs. Oxenham, Airs. Nesbitt. Aliss J. Gilfillan, Aliss N. Jackson. Airs. A. Andrews. Miss K. Porter, Aliss Prvce, Aliss D. Sanciford, Aliss A. Holloway. Rev. R. J. Boyt, Air. R. Young, Air. C. C. Tidmarsh. * * PRESIDENT OF LYCEUM CLUB ENTERTAINS THE COAIAIITTEE After the first meeting of the new committee of the Lyceum Club on Monday evening, the members were the guests of the president, Mrs. F. B. Jolly, at a very pleasant supper round the fire in the lounge. Those present were:—Airs. F. B. Jolly, Airs. H. J. Greenslade. Airs. AV. J. Stevens, Airs. R. B. Cranwell, Airs. F. Bullock. Airs. AV. D. Ross, Airs. A. Beale. Airs. H. J.. AlcAluilin, Airs. IT. Ferguson. Airs. Tyne. Airs. E. Walders. Mrs. J. D. Smith, Airs. T. Platt. Airs. Vere Chi tty. Mrs. F. Vickery, Airs. Gordon Smith, Airs. AV. H. Hume. Aliss M. Stevens, Aliss B. De Renzy, Aliss B. Bourke. * * Y.M.C.A. DANCE The second dance this season arranged by the Ladies’ Auxiliary Committee of the Y.AI.C.A. was held in the Y.AI.C.A. gymnasium hall on Saturday night. The hostesses were Airs. A. H. Cheeseman and Airs. Kent Johnson. Airs. Cheeseman was wearing a handsome frock of leaf-green panne velvet. Airs. Kent Johnson’s black gown was of georgette and lace. Others present were:—Aliss N. Baker, Aliss AI. King, Miss M. Wilson, Aliss E. AVilson, Aliss E. Watson, Aliss O. Aloody, Aliss T. Morse. Aliss L. Hyde. Aliss C. A r autier. Aliss G. Hall, Aliss D. Fear. Aliss E. O'Neil, Aliss P. Clarkin, Aliss T. Rundle. Aliss K. Hamilton. Aliss R. Lowden. Aliss Y. Cooper, Miss E. Luxton, AT*iss E. Leslie, Aliss AI. Jonc:-, Aliss A. Luxton, Aliss B. AVood, Alizs K. Alurtagh. Aliss AI. AlcGuinness. AJiss AI. Skeets, Miss AI. Ramsay, Aliss L. Street, Aliss D. Parish. Miss E. Connell, Aliss E. Taylor, Aliss C. Cleveiy. Alirs J. Simcock, Miss D. Cornish, Aliss A. Bless, Aliss J. Pope, Aliss AI. Burrows, Aliss E. Jackson. Aliss AI. Blythe, Aliss P Simons. Miss J. Carter. Miss A. Bless Aliss E. Bless, Aliss Wingate, Miss 1. Hobbs, Aliss R. Birch, Aliss M. Hawkin, Aliss N. Ed&ecumbe, Aliss M. Alayor, Aliss F. AVhitehouse, Aliss AI Lander, Aliss J. Duncan. Aliss M. Duncan. Aliss Hopkinson.