UNITED PARENTS’ CLUB

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22850, 25 October 1939, Page 2

UNITED PARENTS’ CLUB

KINDERGARTEN GATHERING The United Parents’ Club of the Christchurch Free Kindergarten held an evening social at the Sydenham Kindergarten recently. Mrs Harley Ostlei; (president) welcomed the guests, and items were given by some of the kindergarten mothers’ clubs. The Sydenham Club gave an action song in old-fashioned costume, Philipstown contributed masked drill; Woolston a song, and New Brighton a humorous sketch.

Miss R. Wilkie, principal of the Free Kindergartens, introduced Mrs J. Johnson. Using material gained m a mothers’ discussion group in a community centre abroad, Mrs Johnson outlined many home problems and their solutions. . The secretary gave details of the club’s handwork display to be held at Linwood Kindergarten on NovembeThe Sydenham Mothers’ Club served supper. COMING-OF-AGE PARTY Mrs M. A. Burgess entertained a large number of friends in the Mayfield Band Hall to celebrate the coming-of-age of her second son, Thomas. The time was spent in dancing,, music being supplied by Mrs Shimmin and Messrs R. Aschen, J. Frost, and C. Burgess. . _ Those present were Mrs M. A. Burgess and Mr T. Burgess, Mr and Mrs R. McDowell, Mr and Mrs G. Giassey, Mr and Mrs R. Aschen, Mr and Mrs J. Frost, Mr and Mrs G. A. Meikle, Mr and Mrs G. E. Kay. Mr and Mrs J. Winchester, Mr and Mrs J. Marsh, Mr and Mrs C. Marsh, Mr and Mrs D. Bates, Mr and Mrs D. O. Sewell, Mr and Mrs G. Ellery, Mr and Mrs R. E. Mably, Mr and Mrs B. King, Mr and Mrs W. Baldwin, Mr and Mrs Wright. Mr and Mrs W. Burgess, Mr and Mrs A. Whiting, Mesdames W. K. Dellow, D M. Dellow, W. Whiting, E. Biddick, G - . A. Baxter, H. Mazey, Guthrie, Mrs Quirk, Misses Yvonne Wright, Reta Wright, Evelyn Nicolson, Betty Mably, Gwen Mably, Myra Baldwin, L. Quaid, Mabel Whiting, Jean Rose, Lenna Aschen, Aileen Aschen, Jean Shimmin, Nalda Shimmin, Jean Marsh, Rona Marsh, Gloria Marsh, R. Quirk, Joan Anderson, Phyllis Tod, Lucy Tod, Juliet Biddick, Lois Marsh, Margaret Marsh, Jessie Burgess, Amy Woods. Peggy Woods, Pat. Woods, Natalie Orton, Mavis McKenzie. Messrs T. Burgess, D. Burgess, C. Burgess, John Burgess, K. Burgess, J. Divers, J. O’Connell, Keith Guiney, R. McKay, K. Orton. Colin Davies, Peter Langdon, Keith Rushton, Gerald Rushton, Arnold Fagan, Noel Tuppin, Colin McKenzie, H. D. Beaumont, Douglas Anderson, Guthrie, Gordon McMurchie, James Guthrie, W. Guthrie, J. Godfrey, H. Tod. W. Guthrie, D. Biddick, S. Shimmin, John Doonan, E. Doonan, Ivan Nicolson, A. Emerson, L. Woods, James Burgess, T. Whiting, F. Whiting, A. Whiting, and J. Garrick.