WOMEN'S CORNER

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19971, 4 July 1930, Page 2

WOMEN'S CORNER

The Lady Editor will be pleased to receive for publication In the "Women's Corner" Items of social or personal news. Such Items shou,d be full? authenticated, and engagement notices must bear tbe signatures of both parties. Correspondence Is Invited on any matters affecting, or of interest to, women. Mrs Barron and Miss D. Barron (Wellington), who have been the guests of Mrs C. J. Eonaldson, Papanui road, left for Wellington last night. Mr and Mrs F. M. Warren and Miss Dora Warren ("Waipuna," Eiecarton) left last night for a six weeks' holiday trip to Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide. Miss W. Anderson (Waiiganui) is visiting her sister, Mrs A. C. Cottrell (Mcrivale Lano). Mrs Baysmith (Australia), who is staying with Mrs Gray Colbeck, Fendalton, is leaving for Auckland on Monday. She will return to Christchurch noxt month and will be the guest of Mrs Guy Cotterill, Merivale, for Grand National Week.

Mr and Mrs H. Roberts, who have been visiting Christchurch during the past few months, left for the north last evening. Miss Gwynne Holford, who recently arrived in Wellington from Britain, is the guest of Lady Blcdisloe, at Government House. Miss Doris Eonaldson (Papanui road) left last night for Auckland, to visit her sister, Mrs Lovell-White. Mis 3 Betty Sutton (Oamaru) is the guest of Mrs H. J. Beadel, Paparoa street. Miss Nancy Minson (Winchester street), is leaving on Monday to visit Miss J. Findlay; Ashburton. Mr and Mrs L. C. Porter (Auckland) have returned to the North Island after b short visit to Christchurch. Miss Marjorie Shackel (Springston South) has returned home after spend»ng a holiday in Wellington. Mr and Mrs Flannagan, Mrs Sampson (New Plymouth), Mr and Mrs B. Gotlieb (Wellington). Mr and Mrs R. H Stevenson (Dunedinl, and Mr and Mrs A. W. Yarrall (Hokitika) are guests at Warner's Hotel. Mr and Mrs J. Ringland, Mr and Mrs H. S. Fenwick, and Miss H. Fenwick (Dunedin) are guests at the United Service Hotel. Mrs B. G. Snaul (Dunedin) is staying at the Clarendon Hotel. Mrs Algar Williams has been appointed to represent the Canterbury branch of the Navy League at the annual conference to be hold at Dunedin in the last week in July.

At tho Plunket Society's Skating Carnival, which is being organised by Mrs Ernest Boulton and Mrs H. J. Ballin, and which will be held at the Olympia to-night, an exhibition of skating will be given by Mr and Mrs Ragg. The United Service Hotel staff dance will be held on Monday, July 14th, at the Winter Garden. Music will bo supplied by the Bailey-Maraton Band. Recent guests at the Franz Josef Glacier Hotel, Waiho Gorge, include Mr and Mrs Picri-Pont (New York), Mr and Mrs J. E. Kent (Christchurch), Mr A. M. West (Christchurch), Mr W. J. Hales (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs R Turnbull (North Canterbury), Mr ana Mrs Pope (Arthur's Pass), Mrs Cunliffe (Blenheim), Messrs Renton and Sinclair (Hokitika), Mr J. Nohra (Reefton), Mr H, G. Lester (Maruia), Mr J Charters (Nelson), Mr and Mrs Goodman (Blackball), Mr Wotten (Wellington), Messrs Howart (Blackball), Messrs Paton and McDowell (Greymouth), Messrs J. W. Logan and R. L. Graham (Mosgiel), Mr and Mrs McKin non (Mclcaike), Mrs Corlett (Oamaru), Mr and Mrs Craigie (Gore), Miss R. Craigie (Owaka, S. Otago), Mr D. S. Broughton (Dunedin), Mr and Mrs A. Budge (Herbert), Mr and Mrs Rutherford (Inchclutha), Mr M. Griffiths (Kyeburn, :Central Otago), Mrs H. Morgan (Dunedin), Miss M. Smith (Lake Wanaka), Mr C. Smith (Pembroke), Mr and Mrs A. Grant (Taieri), Mr J. S. Elliot (Middlemarch), Miss M. Miller (Dunedin), Miss K. Wood (Beaumont), Mr Wm. Barclay (Beaumont), Mrs A.- M. Gilmore (Evandale), Miss L. Robertson (Incholme), Mr Dalziel (Oamaru), Miss E. J. M. Reid (Waikouaiti), Mrs A. Kane (Luggate), Mrs E. Thompson (Oamaru), Mrs J. Thompson (Oamaru), Miss V. M. Thompson (Kaitangata).

NEW WAVING MACHINE. Permanent Steam Waving as executed by Mr Beattie, of the well-known firm of R. and M. Beattie, is proving exceptionally popular among Christchurch ladies. The latest Macdonald Steam process machine has recently been installed and patrons are assured of the utmost satisfaction I hone 30-983 for an appointment. R. and M. Beattie, 748 Colombo street, above Chisnall and Stewart. 1

HEAVY MONTH OF FROSTS. June proved an exceptionally heavy month of frosts —and cold feet as those people who haven't had the comfort of Unique Hot Water Bags will tell you. An Unique Hot Water Bottle encourages sound, restful sleep. Ask your dealer to show you an Unique. —6

ANAEMIC CHILD'S RECOVERY. A ten-year-old anaemic child never ate or slept well or was strong enough to play with other children until he was* fed on Red Diamond Flakies, the ideal breakfast food, being made from pure vitamin-giving oats. Now he is strong and sturdy and is advancing rapidly in his school work. —2

THE FUR "ROME." "All roads lead to Rome" used to be true, but that was long ago, and roads have changed since the day of spear and mailed warrior. Our Rome is at VAUGHAN'S, 124 Cashel street, next Ballantynes, where fur wearers will be delichted with the display of winter priced furs and coats. —1 SNO-WITE WASHING POWDER. FOR SNOW-WIiITE CLOTHES. Spotless Garments. Clean and Sweet, result when Sno-wite Washing Powder is used. Also Sno-wite has no equal for flpors. sinka. greasv crockery etc. It works like magic, removing the dirt from everything it comes in contact with. Yet it does not roughen the lmnds Ask your grocer for Sno-wite. Write for free sample to N.Z. Refrigerating ' Co., Ltd., 159 Hereford street, Chriatchurch. —1

Miss Yvonne Levvey (Invercargill) is the guest of Mrs Clifton-Mogg, Fendalton. The ■ following are the latest arrivals at the Hotel Federal:—Mrs H, Hartley (Waikau), Mrs N. M. Ingram (Culver*den), Mr E. E. Pierce (Auckland), Mr and Mrs Bulkeley (Timaru), Mr and Mrs T. N. Whitewell (Nelson), Mr P. H. Vickery (Invercargill), Mrs Harrison (Dunedin), Mr and Mrsßlick (Seddon), Mr D. Cowan (Greymouth), Mr and Mrs D. M. McKay (Greymouth), and Mr A. V. Oliver (Greymouth).

"AT HOME" At her home in Papanui road Mrs 0. E. Kiver was hostess at two pleasant afternoon receptions, given in honour of her daughter, Miss Doreen Kiver, who is leaving the Dominion in a few weeks for England, where she is to be married. The drawing-room was decorated with tawny chrysanthemums and the dining-room, where tea was dispensed, was gay with bowls of mixed flowers. Mrs Kiver wore a handsome frock of black marocain; Miss Doreen Kiver's graceful frock of petunia floral ninon was worn with a coatee to match, and Miss Betty Kiver wore a frock of patterned georgette, with narrow belt and deep vandyked hem of geranium-red georgette. Amongst the guests, who offered their best wishes to Miss Kiver for her future happiness, were Mesdames W. Joynt, C. H. Flavell, W. Moir, H. Wiggins, W. Stagg, Drummond Bailey, Euan Macfarlane, R. G. Petre, Cyril Ward, C. C. Davis, A. W. Andrew, Gladstone Ward, D. G. Macfarlane, Leonard Wilson, H. K. Allison, W. S. Lee, Frank Thompson, Colin Macdonald, H. L. Widdowson, H. J. Beadel, Harman Warren, Kenneth Walker, Guy Cotterill, Huthwaite Bonaldson, M. J. Burns, Geoffrey Wood,- Allan Hobbs, Basil Whitcombe, Misses Mary and Kate Kiver, Bishop (2), Durose (2), Eileen Pender, Mary Enright, Molly Bean, Betty Sutton (Oamaru), Esme Elliot, Nonie Enright, Halmai Loughrian, Aroha Clifford, Nancy Minson, Joy Tennent, Nancy MeDougall, Dora Warren, and May Andrew.

DISTRICT NURSING ASSOCIATION. A meeting of the committee of the Nurse Maude Association for District Nursing was held yesterday. Mr W. G. Jamieson was elected chairman for the ensuing year. Nurse Maude reported that for the month of June the nurses had paid 1083 visits. One hundred and ninetysix visite had been paid to the rooms by out-patients and 727 calls were made at the rooms for advice and help The secretary. Mr G. L. Donaldson, reported that the finances were not in a good position, and unless more donations were received ft would be necessary to arrange for a. street collection. Tt was hoped that this would not be necessary, as the Association had not had a street collection since the nppeal for funds to erect the building in Madras street. Mr Whatman reported that the "Letter Carriers" wete making good progress with the revue, which they were putting on for the benefit of the Association early in September.

PLUNKET SOCIETY. MACKENZIE BRANCH. The annual meeting of the Mackenzie branch of the Plunket Society was held at itairlie. There was a good attendance and Mr C. J. Talbot presided. The president (Mrs Talbot) read the report for the year. This showed that the branch had had a good year. Mrs J. A. Brown (president of the Te Ngawai sub-branch) reported on the .vorii Uone during the year. Nurse Welsh, nurse for the district, reported on work done during tho year as follows i Visits to Fairli© PlunKet rooms: Adults, 563; babies, 322: older children, 110. Visits paid to homes: Fairlie, 920; Te Ngawai, 480: new babies, Fairlie district, 35; breast-fed, 30; artificially fed, 6. Car mileage, Mackenzie district, 2462 miles; To Ngawai, 8956 miles. The balante-sheet showed that m the Fairlie branch the credit balance was £127 3s Id, while the Te Ngawai suburanch had a credit balance of £3l 14s lod. This was considered very satisfactory, and the report and balancesheet were adopted. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Mrs 0. J. Talbot; vice-presidents, Mesdames Carter, McWilliam, and Pickering ; executive, Mesdames Talbot, Carter, Miller, Siegert, McWilliam, Pickering, Eaftle, and Fraser; general committee, Mesdames Eagle, Talbot, Miller, Wareing. Carter, Pickering, Fraser, McWilliam, Braddick, Dayle, Leslie, Crampton, Siegert, Bray, Lvons, Reid, White, le Cren, P. Manchester, G. Manchester, Scott, Kerr, and Brown, and Miss McDonald; secretarv, Sister Marshall; treasurer, Mr W. A. B Mnrton; advisory board. Messrs" C. J. Talbot. J. A. Fraser, H. Carlton, C.. Kerr, the Rev T. J. McWilliam, and the Rev. Mr. Alexander. A heartv vote of thanks was passed to Mrs. M. E. Eagle, late treasurer, and to Mrs J. A. Fraser, late secretary, for the good work done by them.

PRESENTATION AT SUMNER.

On Tuesday evening members of the Redcliffs Ladies' Hockey Club met at the homo of the secretary, Miss G. Bates, Grafton street, Sumner, t<f bid farewell to Miss May Mathews, whose marriage takes place shortly, and who will be leaving the district for North Auckland. Mr H. W. Rogers spoke of the good work Miss Mathews had done for the club, and wished her every happiness in her future life. He then called upon Mrs W. H. Nicholson (Mayoress of Sumner), on behalf of members of the club, to present Miss Mathews, with a beautiful travelling rug, with her initials inscribed, and a Pyrex dish. Miss Mathews suitably responded Those present were Mrs W. H. Nicholson (patron of the club), Mr and Mrs W. H. Rogers, Mr and Mrs H. D. Bates, Mrs A. E. Mathews Misseß May Mathewfe, G. Mathews, Monica Rich, Eula Shaw, Joyce Tooley, Alma Rich, Monica Btirns, Gladys Bates, Muriel Hobson, Kitty O'Sullivan, Roma Bailey, Noel Bates, Dora Lawson, Kathleen Steele, Sylvia Main, Kathleen Thompson, Lorna Roswell, Messrs 0. Mathews, A. Hunnibell, N. Thompson, 0. Truscott, K. Vogan, K. Coleman, G. Fairbairn, G. Farmer, R. Williams, A. Gane, and A. Bates.

Superfluous hair destroyed bv "Rusma)' (Regd.). Signed, , stamped, guaranteed cure, £5 12s 6d Florence Hullen, C.M.D., 7 Courtenay place, Wellington. Send stamped addressed envelope for particulars. —6