Off to England

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 42, 19 February 1937, Page 10

Off to England

PARTIES FOR MRS. HENLEY. (Special to “Times.”) NAPIER. Feb. IS. J Mrs E. A. W. Henley, of Napier, wbc • leaves at the beginning of next month for England, to visit her son and daughter-in-law, Dr. and Mrs Wilton Henley, has been the guest of honour at several jolly parties, her many friends welcoming the opportunity tc wish her bon voyage and a very happy holiday. i A delightful morning tea prty was given by Mrs T. Gilray and Mrs Havelock Barnett at the Hawke’s Bay \Vomen’s Club where the rooms looked very bright and attractive with large bowls of flame dahlias, cannas uud multi-coloured zinnias, i Morning tea was enjoyed in the lounge and tho guests chatted together. Mrs Henley wore a frock of navy silk, patterned with white, and a navy hat Mrs Gilray wore a smart .brown costume and brown velour hat, and Mrs Barnett wore a grey figured frock and grey hat. Those present were:—Mrs E. A. W. Henley, Mrs T. Gilray, Mrs H. H. Barj nett, Mrs Gilray, senr. (Dunedin), Mrs T. Sanderson, Mrs M. M. Carlile, Mrs I T. A. Moodie, Mrs I. Logan, Mrs E. j Cornford, Mrs F. N. Fussell, Mrs 8 Scoular, Mrs J. P. D. Leahy, Mrs F. N. Harvey, Mrs C. F. H. Pollock, Mrs G. Kelly, Mrs W. D. Fitzgerald, Mrs R. I. Sutton, Mrs G. Waterworth, Mrs W. J. Henderson, Mrs H. Douglas, Mrs J. Mason, Mrs E. Rickard, Mrs G. F. Gardiner, Mis-s P. Dysart and Miss Monckton. j Another hostess for Mrs Henley was Mrs Trevor M. Geddis, who entertained her friends at a bridge and mah jong party. Large bowls of zinnias ami gladioli decorated the drawing-room and during an interval afternoon tea was enjoyed in the billiard room. Mrs' Geddis wore a gown of bcigo lace with a coatee of not in the uamo shade. Mrs Henley wore navy and white ninon with a navy straw hat. The guests were: Mrs C. Geddis, Mrs 11. Tonkin, Mrs 11. Humphries, Mrs 11.I 1 . Gilray, Mrs G. Kelly, Mrs E. Rickard, Mrs L. S. McClurg, Mrs R. M. Chadwick, Mrs H. H. Barnett, Mrs 8. Scoular, Mrs W. G. Wood, Mrs R. I. Sutton, Mrs J. P. Leahy, Mrs J. Mason, Mrs H. Douglas, Mrs F. N. Fussell, Mrs C’. Price, Mrs H. White-Parsons, Mrs R. W. Dalgleish.