LADY HEWART

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21363, 4 January 1935, Page 2

LADY HEWART

A FORMER RESIDENT OF CHRISTCHURCH Miss Jean Stewart, whose marriage to Lord Hewart was" announced in "The Press".on Monday, was born at Wanganui and educated at the Wanganui Girls* College. She is a daughter of the late Mr James Reid Stewart, and Mrs Stewart, Wicksteed street, Wanganui, and is a granddaughter of the late Mr David Peat. Both the Stewarts and the Peats are well-known Wanganui families. Miss Stewart trained for the nursing profession at Christchurch, but returned and lived with her parents until eight years ago, when she went to England to take up private nursing. She followed that occupation for some time, and later conducted a business in London dealing with surgical appliances. Then, until recently, she was matron at the Elstree School, Elstree, Herts. She is a cousin of Sir William Barclay Peat, who is a neighbour of Lord Hewart. PREBBLETON WOMEN'S INSTITUTE The JPrebbleton Women's ■- Kisfttftfe held its monthly meeting ih( the public library, when Mrs G, Askin, presided over a large, attendance. Motions of sympathy :;in their bereavements were passed to Mesdames Giles and Ford. - The competitions were judged bv Misses S.and M. Thomson, who awarded points to tne following:— Best bloom: Miss Jean Hammond 1. Mrs T. Coleman 2, Mrs A. Muschamp 3. Heaviest gooseberries: Mrs T. Smith 1, Mrs J. Easterbrok 2, Mesdames C. Atkinson and C. Chesmar (equal) 3. Best lettuce: Miss B. Hartnell 1, Mesdames C. Atkinson and W. Kolkman (equal) 3. Best plate of toffee: Mrs J. Easterbrook 1, Mrs C. Atkinson 2, Mrs W. Kolkman and Miss B. Hartnell (equal) 3. Later, the members listened with very great interest to an address given by Dr. H. T. J. Thacker, who spoke of diet and its importance to the health of the human race. Dr. Thacker also answered a number of questions put by members, and a very hearty vote of thanks was extended to him. Afternoon tea was dispensed by the hostesses, Mesdames G. Simpson, J. Saunders, W. Hartnell, and J. Hartnell, jun.