GIRLS' EMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21809, 15 June 1936, Page 2

GIRLS' EMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE

At a meeting of the Women’s and Girls’ Employment Committee, at which Miss E. M. Higgins presided, comprehensive reports were given of the work of the women’s sub-commit-tee which supervises the work at the Majestic centre, where women and : girls are trained in cookery and housecraft and sewing, and of the girls subcommittee which deals more particularly with the placing in suitable employment of the younger girls, and with vocational guidance. ! It was reported that there were 91 applicants on the women’s register and 70 on the girls’ register, but at least 50 per cent, of the girls were still at school awaiting suitable positions. Forty-four women and girls were employed at the Majestic centre and 20 women and 21 girls had been placed in positions during the last two weeks. Ten women were employed in subsidised positions, 13 received help with their room rent, 95 garments had been | made in the sewing centre, and 1945 | meals had been prepared and served in the cooking centre. More than 600 ■ adults and children had been interviewed by the two secretaries and 20 | parents and schoolgirls had called for vocational guidance. It was stated that there was an mcreasing demand for women and girls skilled in domestic work, and employers were beginning to recognise the fact that the committee is able to supply women and girls not only for domestic positions but for factory, sewing, and shop work. MORNING TEA PARTY Miss Katharine Cunningham, who was a debutante at the Rangi-ruru old girls’ ball on Thursday night, and who will be leaving Christchurch shortly to live in the North Island, was the guest of honour at a morning tea partygiven by the Misses Elizabeth Beadel and Jeanette Thomas at Ballantynes on Saturday. , . - Those present besides the guest of honour were Misses Nancy Malxng, P. Ballin, Elizabeth and Mollie Beadel. Jeanette Thomas, Mary Lindsay. Lorna Mulcock, Monica Strack, and Dorothy Manning. THE BRACKENFIELD HUNT On Saturday hounds met at Guy’s Dip, Fernside. There had been no frost and the ground was very dry, and this, with a strong easterly wind, made scent poor. In spite of this and the fact that the hunting was all over wire country there were some good views, and some splendid jumps were Casting off in a paddock of green feed belonging to Mr H. E. Evans, a hare was soon put up. She went away due east across John’s road on to some plough on Mr H. G. Guy’s property, heading for the small plantation ad- • joining the Swannanoa road, and turnI ing left-handed, she led straight along Mr Guy’s private road. Another lefthanded turn and a long run over several paddocks of green feed brought hounds back to John’s road, nearly to the starting point. Here the hare doubled and hounds were at fault. Picking up the scent again they led the field right handed across the road on to Mr W. Smith’s property, where the field had to make a detour on account of green feed. Running lefthanded from the road, the hare went into some bluegums, where hounds checked, on the scent again, and running right-handed they crossed the Swannanoa road and led diagonally across Mr Guy’s property towards the big plantation and into the dry creek, where the kill was made. In the afternoon hounds were cast in a paddock of feed to the left of the big plantation and a hare was put up. She went away towards John’s road, over the road on Mr H. E. Evans’ property and from here, doubled back on to the road and turned righthanded, along the road to another right-handed turn beyond the gums. She then led in a wide circle towards the plantation, and doubling brought hounds back towards John’s road, where the scent was lost. Hounds were then packed up after a day’s enjoyable hunting in spite, of difficult conditions.

Those following were the master, Mr Denis Chapman, on The Sheriff, DeputyMaster Mr H. D. Greenwood on Bay Rhum, Huntsman R. A. Fergusson on Colonel Sandy, A. Fergusson (whip) on Mystery, Mrs Hamlsh Bruce on Aberfeldy, Mrs M. Bethell on Maori, Miss Rina Macdonald on Rufus, Miss Monica Little on Raffles, Miss Rona Little on Kildare, Mr M. Bailey on Jericho. Mr Tony Martin on Gold Crust, Mr Stanley Wright on Problem, Miss Nancy Henderson on Master Jack, Miss Doreen Cook on Oneroa, Miss Jean Anderson on Quick Fire, Miss Audrey Tutton on The Piper, Miss Judith Greenwood on Lady Bird, Miss Cecily Wright on Huka, Miss Susie Burgin on Kitty, Master Tom Burgin on Tiny, Mr Robin Adair on Possible, Mr Gordon Stalker on Donegal, Mr R. Power on Grampian. Following in cars: Mrs H. D. Greenwood, Mrs Alec Macfarlane, Miss Baker. Miss Daphne Greenwood, Mrs Stanley Wright, Mrs W. Anderson, Miss Nancy Parsons, Miss Alisa March, Mr and Mrs E. C. Anderson, Miss Kathleen Rutherford, Miss Jean Fraser, Mrs Arthur Thomson. Mrs E. J. Cordner, Miss Helen Thomson and Mrs H. Turner Jennings, Mrs Robin Adair. Miss D. Wolff. Misses Shiela and Nance Sanderson, Mrs W. Prosser, Mrs H. T. Little, Miss Bennett (Masterton), and Miss Morrison (Masterton), Mrs Oswin Wells. Mrs G. S. Roberts and Miss Fay Roberts, Mrs J. A. Brown, Mrs W. Parsons. Miss Ruth Archdale, Mrs J. C. Lalng, Mrs C. Patterson, Miss Nancv Patterson, Miss Helen Harris, Misses Gwynn and Llnley Waring. Mr and Mrs Merrell Johnston. Messrs George Greenwood, Shirley Thomson, T. Rutherford, H. Dale. V. Waring, C. Pone. ■