CURRENT NOTES.

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20909, 17 July 1933, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES.

Dr. John Tv.vart and his daughter. Miss Daisy Ewart, who have been lor a long visit to Mrs Stephen Giiiingharn, Fairlie, South Canterburv. have returned to their home in Wellington. Mis.-, P. Ward, who has been visiting Mrs. M. E. Burke. Peterborough street, has returned to Timaru. Miss Mar-.- .Mac Donald CBealey avenue. Ch; istrhi.jrcr:) is the guest of Miss Margaret Keenan, Little River. Miss Elaine V.'ickenden (Hawarden) will be a visitor to the Hermitage. Mount Cook, for the winter sports this month. Miss M. Cotterili fCashel street ■vest;, who has been spending several months visiting relatives and friends in the North Island, will return to Christchurch on Saturday. Mr and Mrs H. Curson (Invereargillj will arrive in Christchurch this evening to visit Mr E. R. Ladbrook, Redciiffs.

Miss Sylvia Fox will leave tomorrow to spend a holiday at Dunsandel, where she will be the guest of Mrs Derek Westenra, "Camla." A London message says that Dame Clara Butt has sailed for Australia. Mrs Coim Mcintosh (West Eyreton;, president of the North Canterbury executive of the Women's Division of the Farmers' Union, who has been attending the Dominion conference in Wellington, returned on Saturday morning.

• Mrs H. Nutt, president, and Mrs Leonard Coop, vice-president, of the Motukarara branch of the Women's Division of the Farmers' Union, returned on Saturday from Wellington, where they attended the Dominion conference held last week. Miss M. E. Magill, president of the New Zealand Educational Institute, is visiting Auckland for the sitting of the Teachers' Grading Appeal Board, on which she represents the primary school teachers. The engagement is announced of Elsie Ray, younger daughter of Mr and Mrs John Chamberlain, Norman's road, to Melville Edwin Lyons, of Christchurch. The engagement is announced of Mary Ethel, second daughter of Mr and' Mrs J. N. Neville, Lyttelton, to William Arthur, younger son of Mr and Mrs H. Gardiner, of Purau.

The engagement is announced of Gertrude Margaret (Marjorie), daughter of Mr and Mrs M. Keegan, Lyall Bay, Wellington, and Richard Feneion Kiely, only son of Mrs C. Moynihan, Durie Hill, Wanganui. The Nelson Harmonic Society on Fridaj' evening staged Gade's "The Erl King's Daughter" at the School of Music. The soloists, were Mr F. Huggins (tenor), Mrs H. Claughton (soprano), <and Miss Atkinson (soprano). Mr J. B. Lemmer was conductor.

Reference to Lady Bledisloe's Welsh ancestry was made by Mr A. Rosser, president of the Auckland Justices of the Peace Association, at the annual social last week, states the "New Zealand Herald." "I was born at Mumbles, near Swansea,' said Mr Rosser, "and I understand her Excellency was born only three miles away. Of my Welsh birth I was always proud, but my pride is the greater that her Excellency is a Welsh-born lady." Lord Bledisloe, replying, said: "When Mr Rosser admitted he was a Welshman and began to compare birth certificates with his fellow-country-woman from the parish of Mumbles, I thought he ought to have addressed you in Welsh, and had her Excellency to reply." The first dance, held on Saturday night, in the new headquarters of the Canterbury and West Coast centre of the St. John Ambulance Association, Peterborough street, proved very successful, more than 200 guests being present. Members of the Christchurch brigades were in charge of the arrangements. Miss M. G. Havelaar, chairwoman of the Women's Auxiliary of the Business Men's Committee acknowledges with gratitude a gift ol U- *-a to purchase socka for little ones £1 for material to make up, with best wishes to all the great band of workers."

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HOME SERVICE ASSOCIATION. Mrs J. K. Archer presided at a committee meeting of the Home Service Association. Others present were: Mesdames de Pass, Bloxam, H. L. Bowkcr, C. J. Trclcaven, A. E. Kincaid, C. Nivcn-Forrest, and the Misses It. Gilmorc, M. Craddock, and A. Bowkcr. A hearty vote of- thanks was accorded Miss Gilmour for her work as acting-secretary during the secretary's holiday. Mrs Kincaid and Miss Craddock were appointed a visiting committee for the month to visit the Home Service Girls' Club on Monday evenings in St. Luke's schoolroom, where ..ie girls learn cookery and dressmaking. Reporting on the department for the sale of goods and knitting made by unemployed women and girls, Miss Bowker said that in the month of June £l7 had been paid out to workers and that more than 50 orders for knitting or plain sewing had been executed. The committee passed a vote of thanks to Mr John Bates for granting it the use of the shop in Cashel street formerly occupied by L. M. Isttt andi Company, and for. providing heaters for the ladies in charge of the shoo. !