WAIKATO NOTES

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1051, 15 August 1930, Page 5

WAIKATO NOTES

Miss A. Hewitt, of Cambridge, is visiting Mrs. Owen Monckton, in Hamilton. BRIDGE BATTLE AT CLUB A very pleasant bridge party Was organised by the Bridge Committee on Thursday afternoon in the lounge of the Lyceum Club. The game took the form of a bridge battle, and the winning table was Mrs. A. D’Auvergne, Mrs. Picken (Waingaru), Mrs. Cowles and Mrs. Hume. Among those present were; Mrs. XV. H. Hume, Mrs. F. P,ullock, Mrs. T. Tyne, Mrs. E. P. Cowles, Mrs. J. E. Chitty, Mrs. E. Robinson, Mrs. W. D. Ross, Mrs. W. M. Coventry, Mrs. Ducklord (Matangi), Mrs. Martin, Mrs. lbbotson, Mrs. D’Auvergn (Waingaroa), Mrs. T. Reynolds, Mrs. Picken (Waingaro), Mrs. H. .1. McMullen, Mrs. F. Vickery. Mrs. B, Walders, Mrs. T. l’latt, Mrs. Stanford (Cambridge), Mrs. W. C. Ring (Hlnuera). Mrs. R. J. Nicliolls (Tauwharel, Mrs. Hodgkinson, Mrs. Verrall, Mrs. Bevin, Mi-s. I-loneyfield, Mrs. Giggs, Mrs. Hooker, Mrs. J. Uanstead, Mrs. Ewan, Mrs. 15. Reeves, Mrs. T. A. Burtenghaw, Mrs. L. Sheppard, Mrs. Gibbons, Mrs. E. Clarke, Mrs. Gordon Brown, Mrs. Fai-quliar, Mrs. A. Beale, Mrs. Dingle (Tauwhare), Mrs. H. J. Greenslade, Mrs. .1. Gray, Mrs. B. Meek, Miss G Eggleston, Miss M. Hart (Cambridge), Miss Ibbotson.

- BRIDGE PARTY On Tuesday evening the Plunket Society in Hamilton arranged a bridge party to raise funds for the society. The president, Mrs. D. Hay, and the special bridge committee, Mrs Vere t,’bitty, Mrs W. li. Hume. Mrs, C. H. Holloway, Mrs. F. Vercoe and Mrs. J. D. Smith, organised the gathering. Those present were:—Mrs Hav. Mrs. Vero Chitty, Mrs. Vercoe, Mrs. W. If. Hume, Mrs. C. IT. Holloway. Mrs. J. D. Smith, Mrs. O. Fowler Mrs. A. Joseph, Mrs. A. M. Bisley, Mrs. England, Mrs. A. Ramsay, Mrs. O. R. Farrar, Mrs. T. Jolly, Mrs. E. P Cowles, Mrs AV. D. Ross, Mrs. Gordon Brown, Mrs, Hall, Mrs. C. Hume, Mrs A. Beale, Mrs. Bevin, Mrs. G. K. Barnett, Mrs. E. M. Masters, Mrs. H. Saunders, Mrs. A L. Shepherd, Mrs. G. Seifert, Mrs. F. Vickery, Mrs. N. Hallett. Mrs. E. Reeves, Mr. .1. .1. Standrin. Mrs Stubbs, Mrs. Ewart Brown, Mrs. Honeyfield. Mrs. A. S. Tompkins, Mrs. II T Gillies, Mrs. F. Bond, Mrs. A. Bond, Mrs. H. Toombs, Mrs. Gordon Smith. Mrs. W. J. King, Mrs. T. Shaw, Mrs H. J. Ferguson, Mrs. Hubert Hammond, Mrs. Carpenter, Mrs. Gibbs, Mrs T Key- - Mrs. P. R. Stewart. Mrs. Gordon Reid. Mrs. D. Blomfield, Miss M. Cuesen, Miss I. Collier, Miss C. Chitty. Miss D. Clark. Miss Q. Warren, Miss Lowe, Miss Cliffe, Miss Buggie. Miss S. Cussen. # FEDERATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN. At the monthly meeting of the llarn-

ilton Branch of the Federation of University Women on Wednesday afternoon in the Circles Room of the Lyceum Club, a very interesting talk was given by Mrs. Victor Macky, of Auckland. Her subject was, “The Economic Position of Women.” She spoke particularly of the laws relating to property and the custody of children, and earnestly advocated the 50-50 policy as being the only sound basis of happiness in modern life. There were present, the president. Miss N. Tizard, Mrs. Macky, Mrs. W. J. Stevens, Mrs. Ziman, Mrs A M. Bisley, Mrs. Kent Johnson, Miss K Hogg, Miss B. M. Campbell, Miss Owens. Miss Robbins, Miss A. Rourke, Miss Finlayson, Miss E. White, Miss Edwards. PLAY READING On Tuesday evening the Play Reading Circle of the Lyceum Club had a very enjoyable evening’s reading of that three-act comedy “At Mrs. Beams,” by C. K. Muiiro. The parts were very well cast, and the atmosphere of the boarding house, and its typical inhabitants, was caught by the readers. The parts were read as follow: Mrs Shoe, Mrs. Scrimshaw: Mrs. Bebb. Mrs. IT. Hopkins; Jos. Bebb. Miss J. Kilfillan; Mrs. Stone. Miss E. Scherer; Miss Newman, Mrs. N. Blomfield; Mrs. Beam, Mrs. Staples; Mr. Burrows, Miss F. Jolly; Mr. Dermot, Miss E. Madeley: Laura Pasquale, Miss C. Clevely: Colin Langford, Miss Nicliolls. Others present w ore: Mrs. Coles, Mrs. Graham, Mrs. F. Bullock, Mrs. H Luxford, Miss O. Wyatt, Miss IST. Noble Miss Osmers, Miss M. Campbell Miss P. Bullock, Miss G. Eggleston, Miss A. Bourke, Miss Eastwood, Miss Bell, Miss A. Holloway.