CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23378, 11 July 1941, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Mrs Joseph Dolph (Church lane) left last night for Auckland to spend a month’s holiday with her sister. At a recent meeting of the Women’s National Reserve reference was made to the retirement of Matron McKibbin and Sister McWhirter, who have been in charge jf the Residential Nursery (W.N.R.) for more than 20 years. The Ne;w Zealand troubadours, Joan and Betty Rayner, have earned a new name in America. “Song Sleuths is the way the “Washington Post” reffirs to them in a recent interview. With their caravan they are again on the road.

The Mayor, Mr E. H. Andrews, attended the monthly meeting of the advisory committee of the Sir Arthur Pearson Memorial Fund, held yesterday in the City Council Chambers. Mr H. Holland presided. In acknowledging the chairman’s welcome, Mi Andrews expressed his interest in the welfare of the blind and in the work of the committee. He presented Mr Holland with a cheque for £5 and promised that if further help were necessary it would be forthcoming from the Mayor’s fund. Mrs J. G. Collins, convener of the Clothes Shop on behalf of the executive presented" Mr Holland with a jheque for £2O with which to pay for the June issue of coal to needy blind persons. A donation and promises of exhibits for the forthcoming display of work were received from blind persons. Accounts amounting to £2l 19s 2d were passed for payment. Mr Holland, who had expressed his intention of retiring soon from the position of chairman, agreed at the unanimous request of the committee to remain in office.

The Auckland branch of the Nelson College Old Girls’ Association has decided to help the Nelson branch in its war effort, which will take the form of helping Queen Charlotte’s Hospital, a maternity home in London for the wives of sailors, soldiers, and airmen. '

The lady editor of “The Press” gratefully acknowledges receipt of § handknitted scarf for men on minesweepers from “N.A.N.”

Keep internally fresh without the daily medicine externally radiant. Take R.U.R. the greatest health asset, two or three times each week and keep in perfect trim. Your system responds to the R.U.R. way —lO Model Hats, 19/6; Ready-to-wears 9/11. Call early at Hanna and Gee. 1+ 208 High Street, and make v t choice while the selection is at its best.

Every Hat must be sold! —3 At the week’s big. social dance, Pat is always complimented on the beautiful smoothness of her neck and arms, Ah! The secret. A little Lemon Glisco —the skin beautifler. Is 6d jar. Woolworths, McKenzies, Cook and Ross, chemists, and elsewhere. —5

Nurses B. Thompson, P. Sargent, K. Shillito, and T. Mickle, who have recently finished their maternity training at the Waikato Hospital, were successful in the June examinations.

The death has occurred at Matamata of Mrs Annie Buckley, one of Matamata’s oldest residents. Born, m Christchurch 80 years ago, Mrs Buckley was a daughter of ■Mr and Mrs Millar, whp were among pioneers of Canterbury. About 30 years ago she went to. Matamata with her husband, Mr George Buckley, and took up farming at Waharoa.

In connexion with their July celebrations, members of the Loyal Orange Institution held their annual dance at the St. John Ambulance Hall last night. Hughie Evans’s orchestra played the dance music. Members of the organising committee were District Master C. P. Harris and district secretary F. Legge, Bros. H. L. Ancell, W. J. James, W. C. James, D. James. W. J. Knighton, F. Jones, R. Coates, J. Butt, and G. Ridout. Mrs Janet Christina Mason (hee Langford), widow of Mr W. : A- Mason, formerly registrar of the University of Otago, died in Dunedin recently, after a day’s illness. Mrs Mason was an accomplished musician. She taught pupils at the Girls’ High School St. Hilda’s Collegiate School, and Archerfield School, and on occasions played the organ at All Saints’ Church.

There was an excellent attendance at the monthly meeting of the Kaiapoi Centre of the. Red Cross Society, when the appeal for the supply of cakes for morning and afternoon teas at the Canterbury military hospitals for the week met with a ready, response. Mrs J. S. Baker was elected president of the branch for the ensuing term. •

What is believed to be a unique feat at hunt club point-to-point meetings was performed at the Taranaki Hunt Club’s meeting at Waitara last Saturday, when three sisters rode the three horses that filled the first three places in the women’s flat race. Miss Avis Cole rode the winner, Mrs F. Calgher (formerly Hazel Cole) was on the second horse, and . Miss Melva Cole was on the third. All three are daughters of Mr and Mrs Jack Cole, who have been stalwarts of the Taranaki Hunt for many years. In the ladies’ hunting competition Mrs Calgher rode both the winning horse and the second. A cousin, Miss Beatrice' Cole, rode the third horse.

11 you nave someone in the fighting bei vices here is a' suggestion tToi a Uttlt Birthday Celebration fat from Home ji lust to give someone a pleasant wellearned surprise, why not nave Miss tkhnt Fosswil) send him one ol net populai parcels trom you Miss fosswill can now be consulted personally and at the samt lime you can see the type ot parcels beint, sent at her shop in Hereford Court —6