CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21802, 6 June 1936, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Mrs M. H. Godby, captain of the Christchurch ladies’ golf team and president of the New Zealand Ladies’ Golf Union, has been appointed manager of the Tasman Cup golf team, which will leave New Zealand on August 7, and will play the Tasman Cup match on the links of the Royal Adelaide Golf Club. Seaton, Adelaide, on September 3. Miss Grace Wilkinson will leave for Wellington to-night to begin her broadcasting tour of New Zealand, and will be staying at the Hotel Cecil. Miss Bina Addy, the Indian singer, who is engaged by the Broadcasting Board, is at present in Christchurch and is the guest of the Young Women’s Christian Association. . Mrs C. E. Cross (Fendalton), who has been visiting Dunedin, left yesterday for Invercargill. Miss E. Aitken returned yesterday from a short visit to Hanmer Springs. Miss Dulcie Fleetwood (Leinster road), who is visting Mrs A. J. Blakely, “Clifton,” Waikari, will return home on Tuesday. Miss Ina Owen (Opawa) left last night on a holiday to be spent in Auckland. • After a prolonged holiday with her parents at Hillsborough, Mrs D. J. Lloyd returned last night to her home in Timaru. Miss Thelma Martin, L.R.A.M., has been •appointed accompanist to the Fisk Jubilee Singers during their tour of New Zealand. Miss Martin will be remembered as accompanist to Madam Winnie Fraser. Miss Fair (Auckland), who was ,the guest of Mrs J. S. Wilson (Fleetwood, Ngapara) and also spent a few days at the Hermitage, Mount Cook, is now visiting Christchurch before returning home. Miss Dorree Wilson, who has been staying with her parents, Mr and Mrs J. S. Wilson (Fleetwood, Ngapara); has retured to Mount Somers. Miss Margaret Cameron has returned to her home in Camara after a holiday spent in Christchurch, Atnberley, and Wellington. >; Mrs D. C. Macfarlane (Mount Paul, Waiau), who has been the guest of Mrs M. F. Macfarlane (“Awapuni,” Waikari) for a few days, will leave to-day for Woodbury, South Canterbury, where she will visit her uncle, Mr J. C. Miller. Mrs M. Stewart (Kaiapoi) and Misis L. Moulday (Merivale) are the guests of Mrs A. Fawcett, Winchmore, Ashburton. Miss Barbara Lawrence (Fendalton) and Miss Janet Williams (Heaton streetf) are spending a holiday ,with Miss Lawrence’s brother, Mr -fclwynne Lawrence, Mount Hilton, Hawarden. At a meeting of Crockford’s Bridge Club last night a handsome silver cup.' 'suitably engraved, was presented to Miss E. van Asch and Mrs A. W. Murdoch, winners of the 1935 open championship competitions conducted by the club. The engagement is announced of Robert Gordon Patrick, second son of Mr and Mrs W. T. Dunn (Fitzgerald avenue), to Gwendoline, younger daughter of Mr and Mrs W. Wood, St. Albans. The tour through New Zealand of I the British women’s golf team in | September and October last year 1 resulted in a net profit to the New i Zealand Ladies’ Golf Union of £ 129 9s lid. Advice has been received that the Rt. Rev. H. W. Baddeley, Bishop lof Melanesia, and Mrs Badd°ley I will arrive in Christchurch on Mon* day, June 15, and will leave for the I north on June 17. During his stay j in Christchurch the bishop will be j accorded a welcome at a public j meeting on the Monday or Tuesday evening, and his lordship will per* form the opening ceremony at the Melanesian-North China missionary market, to be held in the Merivale Parish Hall, on Wednesday, June 17. The bishop and Mrs Baddeley, who have been for a visit to England, will return to the Islands early in July.

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Archbishop Averill and Mrs Averill were passengers on the Monowai which sailed yesterday for Auckland, states a Press Association message from Sydney. The engagement is announced of Rayleen Myrtle, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs R. Smart, Chalmers avenue, Ashburton, to Charles John, only son of the late Mrs C. J. Bax and of Mr Bax, Allenton, Ashburton. The engagement is announced of Clara Alice, fourth daughter of Mr and Mrs A. A. Wilson, Akaroa street. Kaianoi, to Thomas, only son of Mrs F. Ayers and the late Mr Frank Ayers, Sewell street. Kaia* poi. The engagement is announced of Winnifred Amy, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs E. A. Spencer (Matheson’s road), to Renne Winston, younger son o# Mr and Mrs H. HallJ Linwood. The engagement is announced of Philip Samuel, second son of Mr and Mrs J. N. McLeod (Paparoa street, Papanui) to Lillian Marguerite, eldest daughter of the late Mr and Mrs H. O. Brazier, Christchurch. The engagement is announced from London of Robert Catley, second son of Colonel and Mrs Bryant (Brightwater, Nelson) to Mary, Seton Lush, eldest daughter of Archdeacon and Mrs Lush, St. John’s Vicarage, Invercargill. The engagement is announced of. Una Frances, elder daughter of Mr, and Mrs W. Gee (Amberley), to Maurice Ivan, elder son of Mr and Mrs William Boyce, of Amberley. Women, according to the English Automobile Association, have become more numerous, more self-re-liant, and more interested in technical details—as motorists. Accord-, ing to a review of its services the, association states that at the end of 1935 there were more than 96,000 direct subscribing women members —excluding members’ one woman for every six men. The wedding was celebrated at All Saints’ Church, Nelson, recently of Sadie, only daughter of Mr and Mrs Amos Harling, Nelson, to Fergus, son of-Dr. and Mrs NobleAdams, Blenheim. The bride and bridegroom are both members ofthe Nelson Anglers’ Club, anglers forming a guard of honour with fishing rods at the church. The bride is a member of the Nelson Operatic Society, and the bridegroom has represented Nelson and Marlborough at Rugby and was in the Nelson College first fifteen. Mourning clothes are no longer being bought in London. Fashionable women are demanding colours again, and for the next few weeks dressmakers will sell less black than they have done for the last 10 years. Lavender, silver, and blue are favourite shades of the moment. Women are also buying clothes in a i delicate Anustard colour, leaf green, and peach. The dress rush h.as another interesting feature: 75 per cent, of the clothes being ordered are evening gowns. Debutantes and | brides wiirwear'white with gold or j silver embroideries. I At her “at homes” Mrs Stanley Baldwin invariably has the ance of one of her daughters in entertaining her guests (states the London “Daily Telegraph”). Perhaps Miss Betty Baldwin is the most regular helper, for lives with her parents, the other’ three daughters being married. Twice already this season Mrs Kemp Welch has assisted her mother, but on one recent afternoon Mr and' Mrs Baldi win’s third daughter. Lady Hunt--1 ington-Whiteley, made an unexjpected appearance, that is unexIpected to most of the people preJ sent, as she is so seldom in London, ilt must be several years since she i has been up from the country and able to help her mother with these {general duties. The Nurse Maude District Nursing Association gratefully acknowledges gifts of clothing from the Kowai Bush branch of the Women’s i Division of the Farmers’ Union and jthe Avonside Girls’ Friendly Society; knitted goods from the Coalgate Women’s Institute, donations from “Farmer’s Wife” and “Sympathy,” and clothing from the Springston Women’s Institute.

Home and homecraft notes, articles on cookery, beauty and mothercraft are a few of the features that will appeal to women in the June issue of Weldon’s Ladies’ Journal. A special feature is a portrait in colour of her Majesty Queen Mary with T.R.H. Princess Elizabeth, Princess Margaret of York, and Prince Edward of Kent. The magazine section includes a serial, complete short stories, and articles by well-known writers. Free patterns are given for three smart frocks, and in the fashion section new styles are discussed and prints are shown of patterns that may be procured from Weldon’s pattern agencies. The June number of Weldon’s Bazaar of Children’s Fashions contains free patterns of two attractive frocks for the girl in her early ’teens, two play frocks for a child of three to four years and a short sports frock for a girl aged from seven to eight years. Clear directions are given for making a dainty little knitted frock for a three to four years old girl and exclusive articles on beauty, cookery, mothercraft, home, and domestic problems should make special appeal to women. In addition there are short stories, a serial, a* children’s page, and a section devoted to a display of frock patterns which may be obtained at Weldon’s agencies.

“TO MY DARLING . . .” Just a simple, inexpensive gift . . that will be warmly appreciated ... a pair of cosy felt slippers, with leather toecaps and suede soles . . . 2/3 at Robinsons, in High street (opp. High St. Post Office). A good range of colours. —5

COIN PARTY

Misses Florence Mackie and Peggy Robinson (Islington) were hostesses at a coin party to augment the Islington Sunday School funds. Mr Stuart Mackie was master of ceremonies, and the time was spent yi games and competitions. Mouth-organ solos were given by Mr Jphn Dann. Competitions were won by Misses Mips Hepburn, Peggy Robinson, Messrs S. Mackie, and D. Robinson. Others present were Mrs Mackie, Mr and Mrs Cammock, Misses Jean and LalHe Lloyd, Muriel Kilburn, S. McMillan, Messrs John and James Dann, J. Matheson, E, and W. Fuller, and J. Kinghora.