WOMAN’S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 May 1922, Page 6

WOMAN’S WORLD.

PERSONALS. The Misses Shuttleworth have returned to Auckland. Mrs. B. Crompton returns to Havelock North to-day. Mrs. N. Stephenson has returned from Inglewood. Mrs. W. Bewley is on a visit to Auckland. • • • • Miss McLean leaves to-day for Wanganui. Miss Mclntosh leaves to-day for Christchurch. Miss Giblin leaves on Monday for Otaki to stay with her relations. Miss Tizard left last night to spend a holiday in Auckland. Miss Clarke leaves for Dunedin on Monday. Mrs. Allan Waters returned from Auckland on Wednesday. Miss Brown returned to Auckland last night. * * • • Miss Testar was hostess at bridge for Miss Brown last Wednesday. Mrs. R. N. Renaud leaves on Monday 'to spend a week or two in Wellington. Mrs. fcyhrimpton left by motor this week on a return journey to Napier. Miss Nicholson and Miss McNiven have returned from a trip to the Southern Lakes. Mrs. S. Stephenson Smith left this week for Gisborne before returning to 'Blenheim. • • • « Mrs. Wm. Atkinson, who has been the guest of Mrs. Rex Brewster, has returned to Wellington. Mrs. Broughton, who has been spending some months in New Plymouth, has returned to Auckland. Mrs. Le Maye entertained some of her friends at a jazz party on Wednesday evening. Mrs. G. Olliver and Miss Dalrymple (Bulls), who are on a motoring tour, have been in New Plymouth for a few days this week and have now returned. Mrs. H. Larsen, of Woodlands, Pehu, is at present staying with Mrs. Bremer at Mission Hill, New Plymouth.

Mrs. Collins made an excellent hostess at an afternoon tea party given by her for M4rs Brown last Thursday. Mrs. Collins also entertained a number of her friends at bridge on Tuesday and Thursday.

The New Plymouth Boys’ High Schoo] is in need of a gymnasium and an effort is being made by the Old Boys’ Association to raise funds. Last Thursday a most enjoyable bridge and euchre party was held at May and Arrowsmith’s tearooms, there being a very large attendance. A most enjoyable and successful evening was spent. The prizewinners were:—Bridge: Mrs. Hugh Baily, Mrs. Campbell and Mr. Dailey. Euchre: Miss Elsie Greatbatch, Miss Campbell, Miss Blackerston, Mr. Haze and Mr. F. Honan.

THE VICTORIA LEAGUE. The Victoria League is arranging a very attractive musical evening for next Monday, when the usual fortnightly meeting will be held. For later Mondays a series of somewhat more instructive, if not more interesting, papers on various subjects is being arranged, and those who will give them are engaged on their preparation. These will be on the lines of those papers and addresses which proved so interesting last session. The monthly musical flower tea was held yesterday afternoon. There was a beautiful show of chrysanthemums, which were sold. In spite of the weather there was a good attendance and an enjoyable afternoon was spent. Mrs. S. Bogle sang several times and her voice was much enjoyed. Miss Greig sang, and Mrs. Hugh Fraser played a pianoforte solo and the accompaniments. W.C.T.U. A meeting of the W.C.T.U. was held in the Whiteley Hall on April 26. Mesdames Valentine and Kibby, delegates to the Convention, were present and handed in the report from the Convention. Seven members of this branch were present at the Convention. Miss Mango, organiser, has been in this district and has secured a large number of new members. Three new members were initiated at the last meeting. The Loyal Temperance Legion has been formed and members are now being enrolled. Arrangements have been made for Mrs. Mary Armour, one of America’s greatest women temperance orators, to visit the Dominion in September of this year. NEW PLYMOUTH TECHNICAL COLLEGE.

A most enjoyable social.evening was held in the Technical College on Thursday as a wind-up for the day school term. The first part of the evening took the form of a book competition. One of the large class-rooms had been especially prepared for a supper-room, and the decorations were both elaborate and artistic, the color scheme being carried out in autumn tints. Suspended from the centre of the room was a large bell composed of pink and yellow chrysanthemums. As a gentle reminder of the school life, the college motto “Ad Stellas” occupied a prominent position. The whole of the arrangements were carried out by a committee of boys and girls and reflected very great credit upon their taste and organising ability, and they were amply rewarded by the joy and" pleasure expressed by all present, and by the way in which the programme was carried out.