WOMEN’S TOPICS.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 335, 16 January 1937, Page 3

WOMEN’S TOPICS.

Social and Personal. Mrs. W. G. Liddell was a bridge hostess last night. Mrs. I. J. West is visiting relations in Auckland. • • • Mrs J. C. Allen is visiting Auckland for a few weeks. • • • Miss Evelyn Moon, with a party of friends, is visiting Rotorua. • • • Miss H. Hoole is the guest of hei sister, Mrs J. I. Reith, Strathmore. Miss Jean Smith, Dannevirke, is the guest of Miss Marion Pitt. Mrs Steven and family are at their I beach cottage at Ngamotu. /Mrs. S. Macalister is visiting her I mother, Mrs. Smith, at Khandallah. • Mrs Perkins is at present the guest of her sister, Mrs. Parsloe, Normanby. • • • Miss Uniacke is spending the week- ’ end with her people. * * * Mrs Armstrong, Auckland, is the guest of Miss Squire. ** * I Miss P. Lyon is visiting her aunt, 1 Mrs. Perry, in Wellington. * * * Mrs G. Hall was “at home” on Wednesday afternoon. * * * Mrs. Thorpe was “at home” on Thursday afternoon. * * * Mrs W. A. Mackay and Miss Shirley Mackay are spending a holiday in Wellington. Miss Jean Henry leaves to-day to spend a holiday in Wellington and Napier. Mrs E. S. Rutherfurd, who has been spendin a few days in New Plymouth, returned on Friday. < • • Mr and Mrs Furrie and Miss R Furrie, are motoring in the Hawkes Bay district. Miss M. Potts, Te Awamutu, was the guest of Mrs. Chris. Moore, Regan Street, during her visit to Stratford.

Mrs A. W. Budge is at present in Wellington to see her son Lionel off to England by the Rangitane. Mrs. E. 11. Young and family have j returned to their residence at Ngamotu Beach: Mrs. Turner and Miss Skoglund are the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. J. Spence, Olivia Street. Mrs. Jeffries and Miss S. Jeffries have returned from an enjoyable visit : to Auckland. • Mrs Fredricson (Takapau) is at L present the guest ot her sister, Mrs. i ■ Betts. 11 The Misses Mary and Myra Hodgens •' are staying with their sister, Mrs ; Lyons. 1 Mrs. R. Fryday and Miss Marjory - Curd are motoring in the Auckland : | district. I•• - : | Mr and Mrs D. Perry, Wellington, , have been visiting Mrs Lyons. They ' left for'their home in Wellington early J I this week. 1 •• • ’ Mrs. Leo Cooley returned to her home in Wellington after a visit to ( her mother, Mrs Walsh, Pembroke Road. Miss M. Potts, of Te Awamutu, who has been on a holiday visit to Strat- I | ford, returned by the express last ' I night. Sisters E. Pearce and D. T. Pederson, who have been on a year’s leave 1 of absence from Marire Hosppital, returned to the institution to-day. ... In the recent State midwifery ex aminations. Sister Pederson tied for j top place for the Dominion, and Sis- j ter Pearce passed with honour. t I Miss M. Kowaleski (Wellington), who has been staying with relations in Douglas, has returned to Wellington. F •• ♦ I Mr. Lynsey and his sister, Miss * Page, Wellington, spent a few days 1 in Stratford visiting friends and left 1 for New Plymouth on Friday morning. ’ » » Mrs Williamson (England), whc f has been staying with Miss Wilson n and Miss Beswick (her sister), left IV for Wellington on Tuesday to visit J Mrs Bidwell, Wellington, prior > to L leaving for England on the Rangitane. 1>

Mrs Uniacke returned from a Visit to Wellington, where she attended the Dramatic Summer School, held at the University. • * * * Dr. and Mrs Hogg, Wellington, have been the guests of Mrs Glasgow, Huinga. They returned to Wellington on Monday, Mrs. Glasgow accompanying them. The following Stratford candidates passed the State examination held in December for maternity nurses (names not in order of merit): Nurses I. E. Brunton, M. A. Keetley, E. F. Park, G. A. Sandford • • • Miss Marion Pitt entertained some friends at tennis on Wednesday afternoon. Those present were: The Misses J. Smith (Dannevirke), M. Malone, M. Porritt, L. Penn, M Lyons, O. and B. Masters, A. Jardine, N. Thorpe. * * * “Lilac Time” in New Plymouth attracted quite a few people last night. Amongst them were: Mesdames J. Fredric, S. Pitt, J. B. Richards, Robertson, McDowall, Steven, Wool, Mark, H. Graham, Townsend, N. Douglas, the Misses M. Pitt, C. and M. Lennon, P. Dwyer, J. Smith, E Shehan, and others. • ♦ • Mrs. D. R. McLean, Hamlet Street, gave a very enjoyable bridge party last night for Mrs. Armstrong. The/ drawing-room was tastefully rated with pink sweet peas and roses. The hostess was wearning a brown floral georgette. The guest of honour wore silk floral ninon. Those playing were Mesdames Armstrong, Newell, Marchant (Cardiff), North, Hislopp, the Misses M. Porritt and Squire.