WOMEN’S TOPICS

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 307, 11 December 1936, Page 6

WOMEN’S TOPICS

Social and Personal.

Mrs Morehouse (Rotorua), is at present the guest of her sister, Mrs Galbrdith, Miranda Street. ■ rir? v '?-• ' , w Mrs G. .Hall' entertained somF> friends at- bridge on Wednesday ni ® ht . , .< Mrs W. Brown, Miranda Streetj < ■was “at home” yesterday afternoon*. Those i present, were-: Mesdames Hunt, S. Pitt, G. Hall, L. Smith. D. McLean and Uniack©. Many alpolo-| §ies were received from friends unable io be present. The drawingrdom with delphiniums in largo vases.

I The Xmas party of the local I branch of the British Musical SiSACiety. .took- afr St. Mary’s school on Wednesday night. The School Hal! had a gay Xmas look with green and red streamers, holly and Xmas greetings. Miss Wifson received Jier guests in a becoming wh!i Those’ prOsent were Mesdamey, rfaXdwick-Smith,' Crunip (Elthamf, Morehouse < INtmia), GalbrasUi. !/. C.'Jolly', r Thomson t p ■< - >|. nt >. Beale, - Blene«’l)asge,t. (Eltham),,. C. Masters, Cooper (Hawera). Carryer tftfr; MortmfjC. Alddre. Hutchings, Bishop. Dick,- Rowell. Wrighi, .1. <’. Alien, Say’ers, Dickson. Hesiopp, Gal bi’aith-, McLead, Townley, I’ollock, -Jpqnnatt. L, S-mih, Misses Esplin, Galbraith (secretary)., BajriJ. Blcombe, J. Beale and E. Kogers. The orchestra, under the .jiaton. of Mr Rogers gave several , -delightful numbers' while St. Mary'sEiHupils sang some charming Xmas | (parols. Miss Butler (E’tham >, gave M.||vocal item while pianoforte solos | iMnd duets were played by the junior Mihembef s.- - The choir, directed by Harass Esplin, gave several delightful * 'Concerted songs, including “Ring Wild Bell’’ (solos taken by Mrs C. Masters and Mrs Dickson). Mrs Wright and Miss Esplin sang a duet. StThe function ended frith Auld Lang Syne and God Sate, the King.

Science Cqiigress. A long list of speakers has been arranged for addresses at 'the congress to be held at Auckland in January I>y.' the Australian and New Jjtodand Association’ for the Advancegf’- Science! The presidential will be delivered by Mr K. Cramp. subject will be e Story of.the. Ausijalian handlCpj .jhp -financial - ti-i- in and after 192£’’ ; There will m '.dresses by.Profepsor A. G. B. Fisher (Perth), foffThA case against large scale im.miSir Douglas Mawson (Adelaide), lecture to series .on Pacific exploration”) Mr. T. L. Buick (Wellington), "Sovereignty in New Zealand”; and Mr J. Cowan (Wellington), “The impact of the i&ropean in the Maori.” Other '*Bp®kkeTS will be Professors Angus Ross, F. L. W. Wood, J. night, H. , Doctors R. B. Madgwick, C. JH; Currey. J/ Beaglehole, G H. Vets. Archdeacon W. i' Shpkin, and’’Messrs A. B. Chappell, ,- f W- A. Sanderson. C. Daley, ami J. Ban !3’ ’