CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21746, 31 March 1936, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Regret at the death of Miss E. i Herriot, a former member of the staff of Canterbury University College, was expressed by the college council at its meeting yesterday. The chairman (Mr C. T. Aschman) said that Miss Herriot besides being a lecturer in the department of botany was assistant for some time to Dr. Hight as rector. Mrs J. Mowbray Tripp, who cameto Christchurch for the annual meeting of the Christchurch branch of the Victoria League, will return to-morrow to her home, "Silverton," GeraldineDr. and Mrs J. F. Duncan and Miss Relda Duncan (Rossall street) will leave Christchurch by the Moliowai on April 17 for Sydney, where they will join the Orford for a trip to Britain. They intend to return to Christchurch at the end of this year. Mr and Mrs Barry Blundell (Wellington) will be the guests of Mr and Mrs Endell Wankjyn, Rossall street, for the Easter holidays. Mr and Mrs N. T. Shand, accompanied by their niece, Miss Joan Wright, left on Saturday by aeroplane for their home in the Marlborough Sounds. The resignation of MrsE. S. Ford from the staff of the Christchurch Girls' High School was accepted with regret by the Canterbury University College Council at its.meeting yesterday. Mrs Alex. Gardiner, Mrs Alan Jackson, and Miss*E. Isherwood (Purau) have returned from a short holiday spent at Timaru. • Mrs Gladstone Boyd (Peterborough street) has returned from six weeks' holiday spent in South Canterbury. Mrs D. Woods (Diamond Harbour) has returned from a visit to Timaru. Miss M. Aspinall has been appointed matron of Rolleston House, Canterbury University College. Miss Kathleen Craig, whose marriage will take place shortly, left by the steamer express last night for Wellington. Miss Mary Thomas (Innes road) is visiting Mrs A. R. Turnbull, "Bingley," Amberley. Mr and Mrs J. H. Grigg (Longbeach) and Miss Hilda Montgomery (Little River) will bo the guests of Mr and Mrs John Montgomery, "Holmbrook," Fendalton, for the Easter holidays. Mrs Howard Tripp (Timaru) and her daughter, Mrs V. Boyle, are visiting Christchurch and are staying at Warwick House. Mrs A. A. McDonald, who has been paying a round of visits in the North Island, has returned to her flat in Cambridge terrace. Mrs Geoffrey Rich (Cave) is visiting Christchurch and is staying at Warwick House. Miss Winifred Mountfort, LL.B., has been appointed to a D grade i position on the staff of the Christ- ! church West High School as from | the beginning of the second term. I Miss Molly O'Connor (Flaxton), ! who has been staying with Miss ! Sylvia O'Connor (Hawarden), has returned home. Miss Dawn East (Papanui road) ■will leave by the Maunganui to-day for a visit to Sydney. The engagement is announced of Robert, son of Major-General Sir Reginald and Lady Pinney, of Racedown, Crewkerne, Somerset, England, to Anne Bayntun, elder daughter of Mr G. B. Starky, Steventon, Whitecliffs. Miss E. E. Earwaker, M.A., has been appointed to a B grade position on the staff of the Avonside Girls' High School as from the beginning of the second term. Miss M. C. Richards, at present relieving at the school; has been appointed to a temporary D grade position for the present school year.

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Owing to illness, Mrs John Deans was unable, to attend the annual meeting of the Victoria League yesterday, but a beautiful bouquet of autumn-tinted flowers was sent to her from the meeting with the good wishes of members. Miss Hazel Nolan (Gisborhe), who has been visiting her sister, Mrs lan Murchison, Lake Coleridge station, will arrive in Christchurch to-mor-row, and will stay at Warwick House. At a meeting of the Overseas Women War Workers' Association held yesterday afternoon, arrangements were made to hold a reunion meeting at Ballantynes tea rooms on April 22. Amongst the trained nurses who will visit Christchurch for the reunion of nurses at the Christchurch Hospital on Easter Tuesday will be Mrs D. L. Cameron, of Wellington. She will be the guest of Mrs v. C. Peters, Mount Pleasant. Miss Ritchie (Dunedin) is amongst recent arrivals at Warwick House. Mrs Madge Brown and Mrs Mackwell and Ken Mackwell left for Wellington last night. Mrs John Stevenson (Fendalton) will leave to-day to visit Mrs Herbert Acton-Adams, Tipapa. North Canterbury. Mrs Maurice Fell will arrive from the north to-morrow ar.d will be the guest of Mrs ActonAdams. Mrs J. B. Beckett ("Almora," Victoria street) has returned from a visit to Auckland. Mr W. P. Monteith (Chester street), accompanied by his daughter, Miss Lindsay Monteith, left last night to join the Maungahui at Wellington for Sydney. Mrs T. Mulligan and Miss Deirdre Mulligan, who have been paying a round of visits in Southland, including a trip to the Eglinton Valley, have returned to their home, Barford, Ashburton. Mr and Mrs Ottrey (Heriot), who have been staying with Mrs J. S. Wilson, Ngapara, Oamaru, have returned home. Miss Isobel Wilson went back with them for a few weeks. Mrs Herbert Acton-Adams (Tipapa, North Canterbury) and Mrs Maurice Fell (Wanganui) have taken a flat in Christchurch for Easter week. They will be accompanied by Misses Peggy Acton-Adams and ! Ann Fell. The engagement is announced of Mavis Dulcie, second daughter of Mr R. H. Taylor, Somerfield street, Spreydon, and of the late Mrs Taylor, to Leicester Allen, eldest son of Mr and Mrs T. Westwood, "Waratah," Darfield. The engagement is announced of Annie Marjory Begg (Timaru), eldest daughter of the late Mr and Mrs John Begg, formerly of Hillend Station, Balclutha, to William Manuel, only son of the late Major W. W. Turner and of Mrs Turner, "Annalea," Mayfield. The engagement is' announced of Arnold, eldest son of Mr and Mrs B. Johnson (Opawa), to Jean, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs S. Dunn, Kirwee. Mrs M. Lewin (Merivale), who has been visiting the Misses Turnbull, Timaru, has returned to Christchurch. Miss Margaret Johnston ("The Hossack," Hanmer Springs) is visiting her grandmother, Mrs T. S. Johnston, Riccarton. An opportunity was taken by members of the Bromley Tennis Club to extend best wishes to two popular members, Miss Moira Webley and Mr F. Walton, who are to be married at Easter. The president of the club (Mr H. Tl. Purchas) spoke of the esteem in which Miss Webley and Mr Walton were held and of their services to the club, and asked them to accept with the best wishes of club members, a set of fish knives and forks. Yesterday afternoon at the annual meeting of the Canterbury branch of the Victoria League, the secretary, Miss M. Skoglund, was presented with a fountain pen as a mark of appreciation of the work she has done for the league, especially during the Dominion conference held in Christchurch last year.! Mr E. G. Hogg paid a tribute to Miss Skoglund's work„ and Mrs J. Mowbray Tripp also spoke pf Miss Skoglund's remarkable talent for organising, and her tact and understanding. ; At the monthly meeting of the Southbrook-Flaxton branch of the Women's Division of the Farmers' Union a motion of sympathy was carried with Miss F. L. Cooper, provincial secretary, in the death of [her mother. More than 500 past and present nurses of the Christchurch Public Hospital will attend the first reunion of nurses to be held in the new Nurses' Home on April 14, and as the reunion will immediately precede the annual conference of the New Zealand Registered Nurses' Association which this year will be held in Christchurch, many nurses will be able to attend both functions. The reunion will commence . with divine service, and after morning tea visitors will be conducted over the hospital. In the afternoon there will be a garden party in the hospital grounds, and in the evening there will be a general roll call. The training school at the hospital started in 1891, but many members can date their connexion with the hospital as early as 1887. The visitors will include at least 16 members who trained before 1900. Mr and Mrs Ernest Boulton have kindly consented to act as host and hostess at a bridge party to be held at the United Service Hotel on Monday evening, April 27, to assist the funds of the local branch of the Palestine Plunket Society. Members of the organising committee are Mesdames E. Boulton (honorary treasurer), A. Hale, J. Bailin, A. Miles, A. J. Benzie, W. A. Erqsmuson, V. Drake, H. Crust, L. J. Lewis, H. Poulton, L. Goldsmith, E. Friedlander, D. Moms, A. Rose, H. J. Wyatt,. Misses E. Corbett, and *V. Balkind (honorary secretary). The lounge- and dining-room will be used, and either contract or auction bridge or "500" may be played, and many prizes will be given. As the accommodation is limited players are asked to" book their tables as early as possible at the United Service office, or telephone 30-843.