CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23052, 21 June 1940, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Mr and Mrs Philip Sherratt (Poverty Bay) are the guests of Mrs C. A. Wells, i Harakeke street, Riccarton. ! Mr W. J Ormandy and Miss M. Or- | rhandy and Mrs R. Hannan have returned from Napier after attending the ■ wedding of Miss Monica Ormandy and Mr Hugh Bate. Miss Phyllis Talbot (Temuka) is the ; guest of Miss Beatrice Flower, Bealey ; avenue. I Miss Fox (Timaru) is visiting her I sister, Mrs Percy Cox, Merivale. | Miss Cora Stevens (Timaru). who ; has been visiting Mrs Eric Cleland, St. i Albans, has returned home, i Mrs E. Sadd (Tauranga), who has i been visiting her mother, Mrs Munro, Timaru, has returned north. The lady editor of The Press” gratefullv acknowledges donations for a i needy family from M. Foreman and { X.Y.Z., and a parcel of clothing from I an anonymous reader. Miss D. E. Dolton, child psychologist, i addressed the women’s auxiliary of the j Horne and School Association, Sumner, at its monthly meeting on Wednesday, I her subject being “Helpful Adult Attii tudes.” Many parents and teachers ! were present, and all were keenly interested in Miss Dolton’s instructive talk. The president, Mrs W. Stevenson, thanked Miss Dolton on behalf of the members. The net result of the children’s fancy dress party, held in the Winter Garden last Saturday in aid of the Christchurch sub-centre of the Red Cross Society, was £63. The sum of £l2 6s 6d has been handed to the ' sub-centre by the students of Bishop Julius Hostel, who organised a dance in aid of the funds. At a meeting of the Esther Glen ■ memorial committee held at the Home I Service Association’s office yesterday j morning, Mrs J. L. Hay presided, and announced that in the four months since the fund was opened the sum of. £lll had been received. It is expected that further sums will be received during the next few weeks. The fund will be used to endow a cot at Cholmondeley Convalescent Children’s Home, in which Miss Glen was deeply interested. Miss Ethne Tosswill advises her customers that Miss G. Philpotts has no longer any connexion with her business, having left of her own accord. It is essential to note that “Josephine” (Regd.) Cakes, made by Miss Tosswill, are obtainable only at “The Chocolate Bowl,” 123 Cashel street, and at Hereford Court. —6 In the United Service Hotel Lounge each evening at 5 p.m., Mr Allen Well--1 brock, the talented pianist, will entertain you. He will be delighted to play your favourite melody. —6

At a meeting of the committee of the Christchurch Sub-Centre of the Red Cross Society, held yesterday morning, the president, Mrs B. B. Wood, announced that Mrs F. Logie, Linwood avenue, had given a handsome dinner set to the sub-centre. A vote of appreciation of Mrs Logie’s generosity was carried amid applause. At a meeting of the committee of the Christchurch Sub-Centre of the Red Cross Society, held in the Plunket rooms yesterday morning, the president, Mrs B. B. Wood, referred to the loss the sub-centre had sustained by the death of Mrs C. Chilton, who had been a valued member since the founding of the sub-centre. Members stood in silence as a mark of respect to the memory of Mrs Chilton. A woman, who was twice mentioned in dispatches, once for courage shown during the landing at Gallipoli, and who was honoured with four army decorations and by several nursing organisations, including the Red Cross, recently died at Worthing, England. She was Miss Mary Caroline Coxeter. She had spent 47 years in active service for the nursing profession, and had held posts in many parts of England and in other parts of the world. The need for better co-operation between voluntary social services and for trained social workers was emphasised by Dr. H. E. Field at a meeting of women held under the auspices of the National Council of Women. Dr. Field said there was no method of training social workers in New Zealand, and those who trained in social welfare work overseas often found that there was no work available in their special field when they returned to the Dominion. It was suggested that a sub-committee of the National Council of Women should study this question. Three interesting women arrived in Sydney from overseas at the beginning of this month. They are Madame Sigrid Sundgren, wife of the Finnish conductor Georg Schneevoigt and herself a pianist of considerable ability: Madame Lisa Perli, dramatic soprano from Covent Garden; and Madame Igr«az Friedman, wife of the world-famous Polish pianist. The first two visitors have come to Australia under contract with the Australian Broadcasting Commission. Professor Friedman, who is also under contract to the commission, visited Sydney 12 years ago, but this is his wife’s first introduction to the city. They have a summer home in the Dolomites. Medicine taken three times daily is unnatural and upsets the digestion. Keep yourself in perfect trim with R.U.R., two or three times a week. It’s a marvellous laxative, kidney stimulant, liver tonic, and rheumatic remedy. —3