CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23415, 23 August 1941, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Mrs G. S. Hodson (Wigram) and family will leave to-day for a holiday visit to Tekapo.

Mrs Shirreff Hilton (Fendalton) and her son will leave to-day for Mount Cook, where they will spend the school holidays. Second-Lieutenant George Hart and Mrs Hart, who have been visiting Tauranga, have returned to Christchurch.

Mrs E. S, Thodey, who has been visiting Wellington, has returned to Christchurch.

Mrs E. H. Hargreaves (Durham street) has returned from a visit to Australia.

Mrs H. W. Hay (Timaru) will arrive in Christchurch to-day to visit her daughter, Mrs Maurice Warren, Fendalton. Mrs Ivan Wood and family (Beverley street) are spending a holiday at Tekapo. Mrs Brian Boys (Havelock North) is among the guests at Warwick House. Mrs Hallows Wood (Fendalton) will spend the school holidays at Akaroa.

The lady editor of ‘The Press” most gratefully acknowledges a cheque for £2O from an anonymous friend for the Sister Matthews Fund, a handknitted scarf for the men on minesweepers from an anonymous friend, a parcel of peggy squares from Mrs Painter, St. Martins, and three men’s coats for needy persons from Mrs Williams, Peyerel, street, Lower Riccarton.

Mrs Laurence Wilson presided at a social meeting of the Christchurch Townswomen’s Guild, when Miss M. E. Harvey gave a talk on gardens abroad. Items were given by the following:—Mesdames J. H. Davies, H. Wilson, and J. Robertson, songs, Mesdames M. D. Ford and- J. Austin, recitations. Afternoon tea was served by the hostesses, and a vote of thanks was proposed by Mrs Tait. Mr and Mrs Henry Brown, who were married recently, were guests of honour at a gift party held at the home of Mr and Mrs R. Bryant, Ashburton. About 40 friends were present, and music for dancing was played by Messrs C. Sparrow and R. Chapman. Mr and Mrs Brown won the luckyspot waltz. Mrs Brown, who was formerly Miss Phyllis Watson (Lagmhor), received many kitchen gifts for her future home.

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BRIDGE AND MAH-JONGG

MONEY FOR SOLDIERS’

PARCELS

Last year members of the Christchurch Ladies’ Golf Club sent Christmas parcels to all members of the Christchurch Golf Club and to relatives of members of the Christchurch Ladies' Golf Club who were serving overseas. The club intends to act similarly this year when the number of necessary parcels will be more than double that of last year. The Christchurch Golf Club has promised substantial help in the matter, and yesterday at the clubhouse ■' the ladies’ club held a bridge and rpah-jongg party to raise further money for the project. Arrangements, for the party, which was a great success.'were fnade by members of the committee—MisS J, Wilkin (captain), Miss M. Beadel (deputy-captain), Mrs A. Boon (honorary secretary). Misses M. Enright, E. White-Parsons, E. Nutt, and H. Buchanan, and amongst the many guests was Mrs E. S. Vernon, president of the club. Prizes given by Mrs M. H. Godby, Mrs Boon, and Miss White-Parsons were won by M>ss P. Norton (contract bridge), Mrs Peters (auction bridge), and Mrs Eric Watkins (mah-jongg). Before leaving the clubhouse the players were the guests of Mr R. W. Morgan, captain of the Christchurch Golf Club, at an impromptu sherry party.

PARENTS’ UNION

ENLIGHTENING ADDRESS

An address of unusual Interest was given yesterday by Mrs A. K. Warren at the monthly meeting of the Parents’ National Educational Union, held at her home, The Deanery, Armagh street west. Her subject was ‘‘Early Church History.” She prefaced her address by briefly outlining the course of events from the time of the Patriarchs to the Birth of Christ. She explained that at the beginning of Christianity the whole of the Mediterranean basin, the entire civilised world of the time, was under the influence of Greek culture, while the Roman ability to make laws and to establish communications was making itself felt. In the first century of its history, the Church established itself, in the second it consolidated its position, in the third it increased, in .the fourth, to some extent, it attained. In the first century it suffered from persecution by Nero; in the second century Christians occupied a definite position; they endured suffering for their faith and the Church had to fight the heresy of Gnosticism; the third century, more peaceful, saw the growth of monastic life; In the fourth century the Roman empire began to disintegrate: Christians were looked upon as subversive and suffered much persecution from which the Church emerged strengthened and purified. “We can look back with admiration and gratitude to the early Christians,” said Mrs Warren, ( *‘and. heartened by their example, we should go forward with courage.” Mrs Warren was thanked for her address. Later she entertained members at tea.

At a meeting of the Clothes Shop Committee held yesterday morning, it was decided that the clothes shop should be held this‘year at the beginning of October in the Art Gallery, Durham street. Members reported that they had already been offered generous supplies of almost new clothing and shoes and many gifts of serviceable furnishings. The proceeds will be used to help the blind and needy of the city. Miss A. Griffin, matron of the Cashmere Sanatorium, who resigned some months ago. will relinquish her post at the end of this month. The North Canterbury Hospital Board has asked Sister Watt, assistant matron, to accept the matronship temporarily, and Sister Wheatley to take Miss Watt’s position in the meantime.

Guests of honour at the Travel Club’s reception yesterday were Dr. S. Lowy (Palestine), Mrs M. Moore (Melbourne), Mrs Davies, Misses Becker and Gatehouse (Auckland), Mr and Mrs F. S. Palmer and Mrs A. F. Houston (Gisborne), Mr and Mrs H. Crawford (Featherston), Mesdames A. B. Creighton, Watson, Miss Eileen O’Meeghan, Mr N. G. Bayley (Wellington), Mrs A. J. Bradshaw (Blenheim). Mrs Stewart (Murchison),- Miss Audrey Byrch (Motunau), Mesdames W. Arklie, P. Evans, L. Gardner, D Smeatois, S. M. Sparrow (Dunedin), Mrs R. Young (Naseby), Mrs Arthur Fraser (Roxburgh), Miss Murrell (Lake Manapouri). Mr and Mrs Kennedy Black, Mr and Mrs H. Drees, Mr A. J. Deaker, Mr G. H. Geddis, Mrs R. Thompson, Mrs Dunn (Invercargill), and Mr Frank Hunter. Mrs C. G. M. Boyce, president of the Christchurch High School Old Girls’ Association, on behalf of the association, presented photographs of the former lady principals of the Girls' High School to Miss M. Samuel, the present headmistress. These photographs will be hung at the school, and when addressing the pupils and members of the Old Girls’ Committee, Mrs Boyce gave a short outline of the life and work of each principal. She mentioned that prizes were awarded every year in memory of three former principals—Mrs Helen Macmillan Brown, Mrs Emily S. Foster, and Miss Mary Victoria Gibson, and a fund, that was still open, was established to* provide a prize to commemorate Miss P. M. P. Clark’s term as principal, Miss Clark resigned her position last year and went to England to take up important work there.

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