For WOMEN

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22743, 22 June 1939, Page 3

For WOMEN

RECEPTION OF WELCOME

UNIVERSITY WOMEN MEET In the grey room at Beath's yesterday afternoon, members of the Canter-' bury branch of the New Zealand Federation 'of University Women held a reception in honour of Miss E, F. Kershaw, of Wellington, who has been for many years a member and office-bear-er of the Federation, and who recently returned to the Dominion after a long visit to England and Europe. Miss Jenny I. Stewart, president of the Christchurch branch, welcomed Miss Kershaw, who gave an interesting address touching particularly on the comradeship amongst members of the federation in whatever country they might find themselves and on the hardships and misery now being suffered by thousands of men and women in Central Europe. Miss Kershaw graphically described the terrible plight of persons whom she herself knew and whose lot was pitiable in the extreme. She made a stirring appeal to fellow members of the Federation to do all in their power to help refugees who would come to New Zealand particularly from Czechoslovakia for the Czechs felt that they and their country had paid and paid dearly, the price of world peace. Miss Kathleen Gresson thanked the speaker for her address. While tea was being served, Miss Kershaw renewed acquaintance with many former pupils and fellow students. Those present were Miss Kershaw, Miss Stewart. Mesdames S. Steele, W. N. Thomson, K. Laugesen, E. C. Gough, C. Malthus, H. D. Broadhead, L. H. Robinson, W- O. Mackay, F. J. T. Grigg, A. M. Kidd, R. R. D. Milligan, A. Duncan, A. H. Tocker, C. H. Perkins, R. S. Allan, C. E. Foweraker, L Morrison, C. L. Ridgen, C. A. Noble, A. W. Shrimpton, T. G. Shanks, E. A. Sheate, A I. Cottrell, Dr. Jessie Scott, Dr. Caroline Stenhouse. Misses Laugesen (India), B. Loy. M. Hookham. M. Caughley, K. M. Gresson, M. Wilkinson, M. Richards, E. B.' Baxter, K. Leonard, M. Parr, J. Singleton, T. N. West-Watson, I, F. Milnes, E. Heine, E. Duff, M. E. Sims, M.. Reese.

I PREFECTS' DANCE I ■ ■

AVGNSIDE GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL The prefects of the Avonside Girls' High School held a dance at which the monitors of the Boys' High School wese the guests. The senior monitor, J., J. A. McLaughlin, was master of ceremonies. The guests of honour were Miss M. Samuel; Miss H. Naylor, Miss B. Andrews. . Those present were Misses Myrtle Roper, Joan Hammersley, Beryl McCorHazel Hulstbn, Myra Pearson, Ngaire Benjes, Joy Baxter, Daphne Lee, May Lummis, Pat Woods* Jo Rule, Cathie -Waltho, Edna Stewart, Shirley Osborne. Olive Fairey, Eileen Lyes, Jean Leighton, Helen Butler, Dell Turner. Margaret James, Valerie Brockman, Lorna Campbell, Freda James, Joan Reid, Messrs J. J. A. McLaughlin, K. D. Green, J. R. Gilmour, J. Teal. K. A. Mackwell, J. F. Hadfield, I. Miller. F. B. Smith, B. R. White, A. R. Mummery, R. W. Flatman, S. C. Sapsford, F. G. Sweney, L. McMillan, B. Oliver, B. Collett. H. Holmes, A. F. A. McKeown, W. F. Bignell, P. B. Maxwell, P. Wheeler, S. Down, and IJ. Luridon. ' ' • ■ ; .■

ANNUAL BALL

CANTERBURY FRUIT BUYERS

Clusters of gaily-coloured balloons gave a gala appearance to the ballroom of the Winter Garden last evening, when members of the Canterbury Fruit Buyers' Association entertained their friends at their annual ball. Arrangements had been made by a committee comprising Messrs J. Adams, F. O. Bentley, A. Holland, R. Sullivan, M. Rbusham, H. Wonnacott, N. P. Ball, W. J. Masson, L. Mitchell, C. H. Capes (secretary), and L. Chappell (treasurer). Mr L. Daniel, the association's first president, and Mrs Daniel were the guests of honour. A beautiful posy of spring flowers was presented to Mrs Daniel, -who was wearing a black velvet frock, with a black and gold brocaded bolero. Music was supplied by the Bailey - Marston orchestra, and numerous novelties were distributed during the evening. v Amongst those present were Mesdames J. Adams, G. Wilson, A. J. Ragg, M. Schumacher, A. Scott, W. Dempsey, F. A. Roche, Norman Kirby, Douglas Currie, Harold Muschamp, M. P. Rousham, A. Holland, F. H. Thompson, W. J. Masson, J. Prendergast, A. McDonald, J. Satterthwaite, Roy Veitch, D. Morgan, C. H. Capes, W. May, A. B. Wilkinson (Auckland), R. M. Barron, W. Bradley, Roy Sullivan, CD. Doyle, R. Rossiter, W. A. Thiele, J. L. Payton, G. Burt, W. J. Cowles, L. A. Goldsmith, H. Hodge, H. C. Vincent, A. Nevell, W. Marshall, L. G. Mitchell, I. L. Brown, J. Read, R. Wilkinson, Geoffrey Radley, F. O. Bentley, J. Gardiner, R.. Haigh, Misses Edna Macpherson, M. Gamble, Doris James, Maud Wilson, Leah Johnstone, Winifred Robertson, Joyce Hartley, Beryl Lysaght, Holly Murphy, Joy McGowan, Ettie Wade, Frances Thwaites, Edna Stringer, Kathleen Teahan (Dannevirke), Eileen Nicholls, Pamela Harris, Maxie Caldow, B. Meyer, J. Millar, Ngarita McDougail, iKattdeeji {Sullivan, Plive

Braisher, M. McKitterick, Beth Spicer, Vere Ball, Kathleen Campbell, Pat O'Connor, Ivy Scott, Joy Dunham, Mary Frost, Peggy Kirk, N. Christopher, Florence Taylor, Grace Goldsmith, L. Sanders, Constance Sealey, E. Braisher, Joan Everett, Leah Draper, Doris Bentley, and Edna Egao. V. ■.'.-.-.-•■—■•■'■ : - •■•■■•■•■•.-■—,__u__