WOMAN’S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 July 1922, Page 6

WOMAN’S WORLD.

PERSONALS. I Miss Percy Smith left this week for | Hawke’s Bay to spend a holiday with j her brother, Mr. B. Smith, Havelock I North. Miss L. R. Baker is visiting Wellington. Mrs. Purdy (Wellington) left yesterday for Palmerston. Miss Hilda who has been staying for some time with Mrs. Cholmeley at Bell Block, has returned to Dannevirke. « • • • Miss J. McCrae (Palmerston North) is the guest of Mrs. J. Barthorp. Mrs. Faber Fookes was hostess at a bridge party last night. Miss Leatham leaves for a visit to Wellington on Monday. Miss I. Goldwater, who has been spending a long holiday in Auckland, returned on Tuesday. Mrs. Ford arrived from Auckland yesterday. Mrs. Spicer has returned to Wellington. * a • * • Mr. and Mrs. R. Wilson are returning to Makuri on Monday, and Miss McKellar and Miss Agness Wilson are motori ing back with them. • : Miss Phyllis Oldham, who has been I the guest of Mrs. Cholmeley. has re- ; turned to Taihape. j Mrs. H. A. Price (Wanganui) is staying at the Terminus. * • • Mrs. D. McGregor (Feilding) is the guest of Mrs. Rockel. a ■* • • Miss Rosina Buckman was not well enough to give her first concert in Christchurch, much to her disappointment This is the first time Miss BnckI man has ever disappointed the public, I and she was very much upset at having to do so. A marriage will shortly take place between Frank S. Wilding, son of Mr. Wilding, K.C.. and Mrs. Wilding, of Opawa, Christchurch, and Erica, only daughter of the late J. C. Westall and Mrs. Westall, of Dulwich. London, and Hawke’s Bay (states a London correspondent ).

Mrs. Waller has returned from Auck- •! land. ' Miss V. Gibbons, who has been touring the South Island for the past six weeks, returned to her home “Kaucket,” Ngaere, by the mail train last night. New Plymouth visitors to Wellington include Mrs. Monteath and Miss M. Campbell. Nurse Edith A. Orr of the nursing staff of the Auckland Public Hospital has been successful in passing in the recent State examination with honors. Nurse Orr is a daughter of Mr. John Orr. late of Pungarehu and Inglewood districts. Miss Dudley has returned to Wellington. The engagement is announced of Mavis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Rockel (New Plymouth), to Mr. M. E. Deck, son of Dr. and Mrs. Deck, of Motueka. Apropos of the approaching marriage of Colonel B. C. Freyberg. V.C.. D. 5.0., j of Wellington, an English correspondent 1 writes: —‘'Mrs. Francis McLaren is busy) making preparations for her marriage to Colonel Freyberg. V.C. Mrs. McLaren is the daughter of Lady Jekyll, whose literary tastes she shares very strongly. Her late husband was the ‘baby’ of ihe House of Commons, and a very popular one. too. He joined the Flying Corps on the outbreak of war, and was one of the earliest victims of flying. Colonel I Freyberg has had a most romantic career. He comes from New Zealand, and would seem to be a bom fighter, for he began fighting in Mexico, and when the European war broke out he camp over i and joined up. He won • his V.C ’»n France; but one of the bravest things he ever did was in Gallipoli, where he was the first man ashore. He swam ! for two hours in the pitch dark, his body ■ nainted black, and pushing a raft in ; front of him laden with decoys, which he lit directly he reached the shore. These lights were intended to deceive the Turks as to our proposed landing place. Having accomplished his task Colonel Freyberg then crawled through the scrub and listened to the Turks’ conversation as they sat round their camp j fire, thus collecting much valuable information. Mrs. McLaren is very much ' like her sister. Mrs. McKenna, and both belong to the blonde type of beauty. It I is possible that Mrs. McLaren may settle ■ abroad after her marriage, as Colonel i Freyberg is very keen to take up farming on a large scale.” The members of the Whiteley Memorial Church choir, with their friends and helpers, were entertained at a social in Whiteley Hall by. the church officials on Thursday evening, the Rev. W. J. Elliott presiding. There was a large attendance, the hall having been decorated for the occasion. The Rev. F.lliott expressed his own personal thanks to the choir, and that of the officials and congregation, for their devoted and efficient leading of the service of praise in the churcji, special reference being made to the excellent manner in which the conductor (Mr. R. L. Cooper) had carried out his ta.sk. Mr. A. M. Mowlem S.M., snoke in complimentary terms of the excellent and skilful work of both Mr. Cooner and the organist, Mr. G. H. White. Mr. V. Griffiths also expressing similar sentiments, to which Messrs. R. L. Cooper and W. Ambury responded on behalf of the choir and expressed appreciation of the help rendered bv the soloist and instrumentalists on the occasion of the special monthly services. A number of musical items and an interesting . competition added to the enjoyment of ' the occasion, and after supper had been i served the proceedings were brought to & conclusion with the singing of the Na«