for WOMEN

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23131, 21 September 1940, Page 2

for WOMEN

The Rev. H. Howard Fountain and Mrs Fountain (Bealey avenue) will leave Christchurch early next month for Tinwald, to which charge Mr Fountain has been appointed.

Miss Colin Pyne, who is staying with Miss D. Allen, Papanui, will leave next week for Nelson.

Mrs Jack Acland (Mount Peel) has returned from a visit to her mother. Mrs J. D. Ormond, Wallingford, Hawke’s Bay. Miss L. M. Trumble (Rolleston avenue) was a visitor to the Ornakau district this week for the Lester-Glass-ford wedding. Mrs W. Fleetwood Marriott (Hagley street) is visiting her aunt, Mrs J. Gardiner, Gore.

Mrs E Drury (Merivale) is staying at ‘‘llfracombe,” Akaroa.

Sister Edith Earl, formerly of Gore, has obtained leave from the Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, and has joined the nursing staff of the Royal Australian Air Force Hospital. Laverton, Melbourne.

Mrs A. J. Brown (Akaroa) has left for a short visit to Timaru. Mr and Mrs R. Morcom, Ashburton, are visiting Mr Morcom’s parents, Mr and Mrs T. H. Morcom.

Mrs T. Jordan and her family (Akaroa) have returned from a holiday visit to North Canterbury.

As the result of a party given by Mrs E. J. Bonisch. Tainui street, Christchurch, the sum of £2 was raised for the relief of distress in London; Sympathy with Miss M. Enright in the recent death of her brother was expressed in a motion passed al the annual meeting of the Dorcas Society of the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church. Similar motions of sympathy with Miss Enright were passed at meetings of the committees of the Canterbury Women’s Club, the Women’s Auxiliary of the Navy League, and the Home Service Association.

Miss Judith Webb, who, with her brother, recently arrived from Surrey, England, is staying with her grandmother. Mrs S. R. Webb, Normans road Her two cousins, the children of Mrs W. D. M. Clark, have also arrived in New Zealand and are at present with their grandmother, Mrs Baker, at Timaru.

The lady editor of ‘‘The Press” gratefully acknowledges a donation of £1 from the Gardening Class, Cashmere (per H.T.F.), and anoth6r of £1 from Messrs L. L. Jones and Son for comforts for men on New Zealand minesweepers. Also a donation of £5 from the Christchurch Ladies’ Bowling Centre for British minesweepers. ; The lady editor of ‘.‘The Press” gratefully acknowledges two knitted scarves from “L.H.,” and knitted scarf and socks from “F. and E.” for men on minesweepers.

Members of the Guild of Service, which now has 15b members, have done much useful work in furnishing the new Welcome Club in Lichfield street. Under the direction of Mrs Wroth they made the many lamp-shades and helped in the making of cushions, the cheery red curtains and the blue tablecloths.

Soldiers' parcels can be obtained Irom Ethne Tosswill’s shop at 123 A Cashel street and Hereford Court When you come to see Ethne Tosswill about the parcel you can rest assured of obtaining the best available for every solder Every parcels is personally packed by Ethne Tosswill. who was a pioneer for soldiers’ parcels Hundreds of mothers can tell how the boys appreciate the home away from home cooking ’Phone 33-478 See Ethne Tosswill personally. —1

CURRENT NOTES

Mrs T. Goodwin (Spreydon) is visiting Wellington. The Women’s Association and the West of England Society held a “whist drive.” when the prizes distributed by Mrs Booth were won by Mesdames Railton, Trevor Smith. Hamilton. Barker Mr Howell, and Mr Barker.

That the average weekly cost of maintaining the Welcome Club was from £ls to £l7. and that these expenses had been met by the executive without any charge being made upon the Canterbury Provincial Fund was announced by Mrs W. F. Kent-John-ston in a resume of the club's activities given at a luncheon party in the club’s new rooms yesterday. Each soldier, who could pay, Mrs Kent-John-ston explained, contributed sixpence towards the cost of the meal, but no soldier was refused a meal. These contributions and unsolicited donations from well-wishers and gifts from several organisations had so far been sufficient to meet expenses.

At the exhibition of paintings and drawings held by members of the 1940 group at the Durham Street Art Gallery last night Mr W. S. Baverstock. who presided, referred to the death early yesterday morning of Mrs E. Rosa Sawteli, a member of the group an artist of outstanding ability who had played a prominent part in the cultural life of Christchurch. Those present stood in silence as a mark of respect to her memory.

“Dickens did as much for private nursing as Florence Nightingale did for public nursing,” said Mr A. E. Caddick speaking last night at a meeting of the Parents’ National Educational Union. He was dealing with Dickensks success as a reformer and said that u was only since Dickens’s time that novelists became reformers of existing abuses.

Among apologies for non-attendance at the official luncheon at the Welcome Club yesterday was one from Bishop Brodie, who enclosod R cligqug tor £2O with his good wishes for the continued success of the club.

Appoximately £553 was realised by the Plunket Society on Plunket Day This announcement was made by the honorary organiser (Mrs Henry Wyatu at the monthly meeting of the Christchurch branch of the society this week Of this amount £314 18s 7d was collected in the streets, and the balance was raised by the various stallholders The New Zealand girl guides have recently packed and forwarded to their London headquarters another six cases of garments to be distributed lo refugee children in England. Altogether 1000 garments and 150 woollen blankets were dispatched this time, the value being approximately £ooo. The clothes ranged from baby gar-, ments to dresses and knitted gaiwients for girls of 15 or 16 years. Clothes for small boys were also included. All *he materials were new and for winter wear, and great care had been taken in the finishing of each article. Brownies, guides, and rangers had shared in the sewing, and to many of the garments were attached notes conveying greetings and good wishes. If your head aches, print blurs, or eyes ache we recommend you to consult W Dunk p and Son .Opticians Their modern Sight-testing rooms are upstairs, opposite Kincaid’s late store. Colombo street Ring 35-496. —6

RADIANTLY LOVELY HAIR. Have you tried Merenol, the new Liquid Soapless Shampoo? You’ll be amazed at the improved colour and silky texture of your hair after only one shampoo. Merenol imparts a new sheen to the hair, leaving it free from film. Only Is 6d bottle from E. Cameron Smith. Ltd.. Chemists. Cathedral square. —6