CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22343, 5 March 1938, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Mrs W. ' Meii'in ("Balmoral," Lagmhor), who has 'been visiting her' aunt, Mrs R. Garstang (Murray Aynsley ■ Hill), will return home next week. Miss June McPhail (Manchester street), who has been the guest of Miss Patsy Talbot (Fairlie) returned home yesterday. Miss Ma| Gillespie (Melbourne), who. is visiting Mr and Mrs C. Morrison (Cashmere Hills), will leave Christchurch on her 'return journey to Australia on March 18. Miss M. A. Coltart, who has been the guest of the Misses Campbell (Woodbridge road), will leave today to visit Misses K. and G. Armstrong (Timaru) before sailing from Bluff on March 21 en route to India, to resume her missionary duties. . Mrs Campbell Gebbie (Leinster road) has returned from a visit to Sydney. Dr. and Mrs Edgar Reay (Durham street) will leave Christchurch on March 16 to join the Wanganclla at Wellington for Sydney. They will be away for about a month, and while in Australia Dr. Reay will attend the conference of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. In the series of summer matches played at the Christchurch Ladies' Golf Club, the stroke match was won by Miss N. Frater (seniors) and Miss B. Tonkin (juniors). Miss Frater made a net score of 70, thus reducing her handicap. Miss Eileen Ford (Dunedin), who has been spending a few days with her mother, Mrs Ford (Bishop street), left with her sister, Mrs M. McCormack, last night to join the Mariposa for a visit to the United States and Canada. At the monthly meeting of the Christchurch branch of the National Council of Women, Miss M. G. Havelaar (president), on behalf of members, presented a hat box to Miss I. M. Jamieson, and wished her a happy holiday with her relatives in Scotland, and a pleasant voyage. Mrs F. King (Cashel street) will leave shortly for Wellington to welcome home her nephew, Mr Colin St. John Reid, who has been on a world tour. While in Wellington, Mrs King will be the guest of her brother, Mr Stuart Reid. Miss M. Boyce, 0.8. E., who will leave shortly to take up a new position in Wellington, was entertained at a farewell morning tea party by Miss L. Pike and nurses of Essex Home. A parting gift was presented to Miss Boyce by her friends. Amongst those present were Misses H. E. Newman, M. Gow, Margaret Jones, Hamilton, L. Pike, R. Cox, Beatrice Broadhead, A. Gale, and Mrs R. E. Newman.

A pleasant morning tea party was given by the nursing staff of Essex Home, in honour of Miss Ruby Cox, who will leave by the Rangitiki next week for a holiday visit to England and the Continent. Miss L. Pike (matron) presented the guest* of honour with a souvenir gift from those present, with good wishes for an enjoyable holiday. Those present included Miss R. Cox, Mesdames D. Gordon, E. Cholerton, A. Grigg, R. E. Newman, Misses L. Pike, A. Page, Marjorie Pemberthy, Beatrice Broadhead, Agnes Gale, Ola Hawkins, and H. Cholerton. Miss Dorothy Cock has returned to Christchurch, after spending a holiday with Mrs W. R. Maxwell, Upper Waitohi, Temuka. Mrs S. R. Gawith (Masterton) is the guest of Mrs Hugh Webb, Papanui. ' J The matron of the Cashmere Sanatorium gratefully acknowledges 'the following donations- —Magazines and periodicals, Miss M. V. Chap,man; literature, Women's Christian Temperance Union, per Miss Jewell; cardigan and scarf, Mrs .Johnston; flowers, Mrs S. D. Atkinson. Mrs Free, who has been visiting her son-in-law and daughter, Mr and Mrs Austen Young (Cashmere), :has returned to Auckland, . Dr. Leslie Averill will speak on "The Present Position in Obstetrics" at the annual meeting of the Friends of St. Helens to be held in the Catholic Women's League rooms, Stewart Dawson's building, next Thursday evening. Mrs A. Rennie (Papanui road) will leave on Tuesday night for Wellington to join the Rangitiki, en route to Britain. She intends visit- ' ing Middlesex, England, and has planned a tour of Scotland and Ireland. Miss Jean Coleman (Redcliffs) will leave for Wellington to-night, and on Monday will join the Awa- • tea for a short holiday visit to Sydiney. Mr and Mrs'S. Adkins, accompanied by Mrs E. Litchfield (St. Albans), will leave this afternoon on a tour of the West Coast and tn"e glaciers. They expect to return in a fortnight. "HERE COMES ,THE BIUDE!" Photographs or Wedding Groups, and, Indeed, all social events, will become your most, cherished records. W C. McKaskell, 11 Johnston street. Sydenham, specialises in this work and guarantees satisfaction 'Phone 33-867. —1 AFRAID TO EAT. "I was' getting so fat J was afraia to eat," writes Miss E. M. G., of Wellington. "But starving did more harm than good. Not till I tried Naturettes did I begin to feel well. To-day I'm f and slim J ever." 17 days' treatment 7s 6d. Money-lact? guarantee. E. Cameron Smith, Ltd., Chemists. Cathedral square —J

The Papaniii-Merivale sub-branch of the Plunket Society has arranged a Plunket afternoon party to be held in the gardens of Mrs W. Thacker and Dr. and Mrs E. D. "Pullon, Church lane, Merivale, on Thursday, March 10. at 2.30 p.m. At the annual meeting of the Canterbury Women Teachers' Association held.last night, motions of sympathy were passed with Miss M. Johnston, in the death of her mother, Miss A. C. O'Brian, in the death of her father, and to the relatives of Mr P. Campbell. , News has been received that-Miss Violet Hargrove, a missionary who visited Christchurch about a year ago, is ill in China, and special prayers for ' her recovery were offered by the Women's Missionai-y Societies of- Christchurch at the World Day of Prayer services yesterday. • A motion of sympathy with the of the late Sir Truby King, was passed at a meeting of the Papanui-Merivale sub-branch of the Plunket Society. Mr and Mrs W. M. Beynon (Osborne terrace, North Brighton) left by steamer express last evening for Wellington, where they will spend a few dßys before leaving by the j Rangitiki for a year's holiday in! England.; Mr and Mrs Beynon will be the.guests-of Mr and Mrs Edgar Beynon while in England. They will also visit Ireland' and Scotland and Paris. " By the courtesy- of Mr and Mrs. Deans, members of the Barnardo Helpers' League at Wharenui School held their "box opening?' .tea. party= at Riccarton House. Mfs Dean6~ welcomed the guests and later presented a silver baclge to Margaret Cummings and; a silver-handled knife to Noeline Laine. Tea-was served in the shade; of the weeping lime tree. After; games had been enjoyed, Mrs: A.; Cutt (London,) thanked.Jylv'.and.Mrsi Deans for their hospitality. i