MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 31 March 1926, Page 3

MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE.

[“Angela” will be pleased to rewire for publication in the woraen'i page, notices from town and country subscribers, of engagements, weddings, dances, or any other item of social or personal interest, but all such must bear the denature of the sender.]

Miss Ross, Le Cren's Terrace, has returned from Dunedin. Mr and Mrs W. H. Foden and Mrs Bremford, Timaru, are in Dunedin. Miss Ella Tripp, Orari Gorge, is back from Dunedin. Mrs Dick, Te Weka Street, is the guest of Mrs Alexander, Dunedin. Mrs Temuka, is visiting the North Island. Mrs Gerald Mathias, Cave, is visiting Christchurch. Mr and Mrs Ben Howell, Cave, will spend Easter with Mrs George Rhodes, “Beverley,” Christchurch. Miss Eileen Smith, Windsor Hotel,returned from Christchurch on Monday. Mr and Mrs F. W. Freeman, Christchurch, are spending a few weeks at Mount Cook and Central Otago. . Mr and Mrs Richard Wedderspoon left Timaru yesterday for Christchurch to take up resldence.Ahere. . Miss Hope Pinckney, “Glenaray,” Southland, is the guest of Miss Alice McLaren HighfiekL Mr and Mrs Guyon McDonald, Orari, have returned from Christchurch. Dr and Mrs P. W. Hislop, Geraldine, intend to leave early in April on a six months visit to England. Mrs Shirley Buxton, who was with Mrs W. H. Walton (Park Lane), has returned to Totara. Mrs Jessie Mackay (the wellknown Christchurch writer), is the guest of Mrs Henry Reid (Dunedin). Mrs Neill Rattray, Waimate, is the guest of Mrs George Helmore, Christchurch. Miss Mollie . Chapman, Christchurch, is the guest of Miss Rickman, Church Street West. Mr and Mrs Harold Allchurch, Evans Street, motored to Dunedin last Saturday for a' week in that city. Mrs F. E. .Whitehead, Harper St., has gone to Wellington to spend Easter. • . Mr and Mrs Harold Wright, Mayfield, are spending a holiday in Timaru. Mrs "Arthur Pearce, Wellington, who was visiting Timaru, left on Monday for Dunedin. Mrs Alex. Morrison, of Masterton, i 3 visiting, her sister, Mrs Percy Wareing, Fairlie. Me...-a J. R. Hawkes, Christchurch, G. R. Lee, and J. H. Russell, Timaru, are spending Easter in Dunedin. ' Miss' Jessie McPherson, Hook, rived home from the, Dunedin Exhibition last Friday.'. Mr W, Barber,' Ljkillclale, arrived home frpm-the Dunedin Exhibition last Friday. Mrs A. G. Holmes has returned from Dunedin, and is on a visit to Mrs Alexander, Nile Street. Mr Thompson and Mr Yeadori, who motored to Dunedin on Sunday, are expected home to-morrow. ■ Mrs Laidlaw, Wai-iti Road, left

on Saturday to spend a week in Dunedin with Sir John Roberts, and Mrs George Roberts, "Littlebourne” House.” i Airs C. E. Johnstone, AVai-iti |

Road, returned yesterday from a holiday spent with Airs Loughnan, Fairlie.

Mr and Mrs T. -P. Wooding, who were with their daughter, Mrs Aubrey Scott, Burnham, have returned to Woodbury. Mr and Mrs McGovern, Bank of New South Wales, Mrs Mcßae and Miss Brown, Christchurch, will go to Mount Cook to-morrow. Miss Popplewell, who is the guest of Mr and Mrs Cecil Webber, Kitchener Square, will leave with them to-day for a week in Christchurch. Mrs George Cossins and Miss Janet Cossins, “An<iraqiiere,” I-ligh-iield, returned yesterday from a visit to Mrs J. M. Ritchie, Dunedin. Mr and Mrs J. A. Sing Dunedin, will arrive in Tiniaru to-day, and will be the guests of Mrs 15. G. Kerr, Nelson I 'Terrace. Mr Douglas Cox. Dunedin, spent the week-end with Mrs N. K. Cox, Wai-iti Road", and returned south , yesterday. Mrs Seddon, Hamilton, 'arrived > from Christchurch on Monday, and is the guest of Mrs W. F. Hamilton, “Ashwick Station,” Kaifli'e. The Rev. J. and'Mrs Young, W 7 est Coast, are the guests of Mrs J. -A. Julius, St. Mary's Vicarage, Theodocia Street. 1 Captain and the Hon. Mrs Talni : Rhodes, Christchurch, spent the week end in Tiniaru, and went to Dunedin on Monday. Alma and Edna Smith, St. Andrews, arrived home from the Dunedin Exhibition on Friday, after spending a few days with friends. Mr and Mrs Norman Hope, ,‘6r;;.‘mpians,” returned from Dunedin on ! Monday, and arc the guest? of Mrs J. 1 M. Barker, Waihi. j Mrs Hope, "Tumanako,” Wai-iti Road, has returned from Dunedin. Her guest, Mrs Whittaker, left forChristchurch on Monday. Miss Rosamund Peter, Ashburton, and Miss Helen Rich, Christchurch, arrived in Tiniaru yesterday, on a visit to Mrs Edgar-Jones, •‘Oiiritiri,” Glen-iti. ; Mr and Mrs T. C. Coull and Miss Coull, of Dunedin, motored to Tiniaru from the Hermitage on Sunday, and leave to-day for Waimate. where Lliey will spend the Faster holidays. " \ The engagement is announced of ' Olive Mary, eldest daughter of Mr ami Mrs J. Goldie, Totara Valley, Pleasant Point, to William, oldest son of the late Rev. Thomas McDonald and Mrs McDonald, ‘‘The Grange," Opawa, Christchurch.

Recent guests at the Queens Hotel, included-Messrs I{. and P. Camill (Ashburton), Mr and Mrs C. O’Neill (Christchurch),- 15. C. Hoddook (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs Grubb, and Mr A. Grubb (Oainaru).

Mr W. H. Woodward, Chief Judge of Samoa, and Mrs Woodward, arrived by the Tol’ua on a visit to Now Zealand. They will spend about four months in the Dominion.

Visitors who left for the Hermitage yesterday included: Mrs and Miss Culling, Timaru, Mr and Mrs King, Mrs Darnick, Christchurch, Mr Golding, Mr Didhetter nd Mr Kierath, Auckland.

Mr and Mrs C. H. Gresson and Mr Pat. Gresson, Selwyn Street, will leave on Friday on a visit to Mr and Mrs Maurice O’Rourke, North Canterbury. Mr and Mrs W. K. Macdonald, Misses Macdonald, and Mr W. Macdonald are spending a week at Cadogan, Sefton Street. They will leave shortly for Auckland to Join the s.s. Aorangi, en route for Home.

Last Thursday evening a surprise party visited the residence of Mr r.nd Mrs Black, Glen-iti, for tbo purpo.su of honouring Miss AA T innie Black, whose marriage takes place shortly. During the evening, Mr Bone, on behalf cf the young people of the district, presented Miss Black with a nnndsome Lsilver tea service, and expressed the wish that her future life may be long and happy. Games and dancing were enjoyed until the singing of Auld Lang Syne brought a very pleasant evening to a close. A very enjoyable kitchen evening was given to Miss Geanev by Airs R. AA r alker, at her residence Hereford Street, on Saturday evening. Miss Geane.v, who is to be married on Easter Monday, was the recipient of many useful presents, which were presented by Air R. Walker. Air AY. Burning suitably responded on behalf of Alias Geanev. A good musical programme was supplied by Airs Doherty (piano), assisted by Alcssrs Johnston, Ditchfield .and Sherry’s' string band. Among the guests were Alesdames Hill, Glover, Knott and Doherty, Alisses Burning, AleCotic, Hill, Newman, Norton, Geanev, Sliorrv, and Alcssrs Greenbow, AA’estaway, Currie, Hill, McCone, and Doherty. Songs were given by Alias A. Geaney, Airs Doherty, and Alessrs. Wallace; Burning and Sherry. LADIES. mfwyp y p u

Guests at the Grosvenor Hotel this week included:—Mr “D. Hamilton Hall, Mr Allan Hobbs, Mr and Mrs Johnston (Christchurch),- Mr HorriJohuston (Christchurch), Mr IlarriA. P. Keightley .' (Melbourne), Mr Laborne, Mr Saunders (Wellington), Mr and Mrs Ross (Dannevirke), Mr S. E. Reid, Mr A. 'G. McDonald (Auckland), Mr R. A. Lindsay (Christchurch), Mrs R. Dawson, Miss J. Perkins (Dunedin),/Mr and Mrs E. S. Reece (Christchurch), Mr AV. Abel (AVellington), Mr and Mrs Harry Young (Melbourne), Mr and Mrs Anderson (Sydney), Mr and Mrs Gibbons, Mr Illingworth. Mr C. B. Kline (AAAUington), Mr and Mrs R. A. Renton, Mr E. 11. Downs, Mr AV. Low (Dunedin), Mr and Mrs Pollock, Mr AA r ynie (Christchurch), Mr Orchard, Mr A. E. Tiso,' Mr H. Eller (Christchurch), Mr Anderson (Sydney), Mr and Mrs C. AAL Taylor, Mr E. T. Taylor, Mr F. Lamberg,’ Mr H. A. Taylor (Wellington), Captain and Hon. Mrs Tahu Rhodes, Miss Eileen Rhodes, Master Denny' Rhodes, Miss Davison, Miss Johnson (Christchurch ), Mr * and , Mrs T.. C. - Coull, Miss M. Coull, Miss' McPhail (Dunedin),' Mr W. S. Myers (AVellington), Mr J. Deßar (AA r ellmgton), Mr A. I-forsley (Auckland), Miss E. Hawthorne Ross (Dunedin), Mr A. Corrigan, Mr Mather (AVellington), Mr and Mrs A. F. Tiso Wellington), Mr N. D. Campbell (Melbourne).