For WOMEN

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23588, 16 March 1942, Page 2

For WOMEN

CURRENT NOTES The Duchess of Kent is undertaking no further engagements in the next few months.—London, March 15. Mrs Charles McKay (Wellington), who has been staying at Warner’s Hotel, will leave for Timaru to-day. Later she will visit friends at Gore. Miss Geraldine Collyns (Kaikoura) left on Saturday to join the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force, Woodbourne, Blenheim. The death has occurred in Auckland of Miss Margaret Bollard, a daughter of the late Mr John Bollard, who was member of Parliament for Eden for 18 years. Her brother was the Hon. Richard Bollard, M.P. for Waikato. Mrs Brian Oliver, whose husband has been transferred to Christchurch, is at present the guest of the Misses Neave, “Okeover,” Riccarton. Mrs W. Milne Shand, Mrs R. A. Laurie, and Miss Phyllis Brown have returned from a short holiday at Hanmer Springs. Mrs David Solomon, Dunedin, will arrive to-day to visit Miss Kathleen Greenslade, West Avon Flats. A visit was paid to the nurseries of the Reserves Department, at Linwood by members of the North Christchurch Garden Club. Miss Hammersley, who took charge of the visitors, was thanked by the president (Mrs N. W. Gale), Every woman who is interested m a new hat—and who isn’t—should take an early opportunity to call and see the special display of autumn pnd winter millinery at the Louise Millinery Salon. 706 Colombo Street, / —4 Now that you can’t go home tor lunch, remember Ethne Tosswill can provide you with a delicious lunch to take away. Call at “Ethne’s” t Hereford Court and make your own selection. Something different every day -6 You can remove unsightly freckles ana prevent sunburn with Lemon Glisco—the pure all-lemon skin emollient Glisco removes skin waste—only 1/6 from McKenzie's, Woolworths, Cook and Ross, chemists, and elsewhere —5 GOLDEN WEDDING MR AND MRS A. W. BEAVEN Some 40 employees of long standing of the firm of Andrews and Beaven made a presentation of a suitably inscribed leather desk-blotter on Saturday morning to Mr and Mrs A. W. Beaven on the occasion of their golden wedding. Mr Beaven, who was born in Wiltshire, England, in 1866, came to New Zealand in 1878. He joined Mr William Andrews, and the partnership of Andrews and Beaven began. He married Miss M. Beath, of Christchurch, in 1892. He has taken a keen interest in local politics, serving on the City Council and numerous boards for many years. The speakers .on Saturday morning were Mr Sydney Andrews, the present senior director, Mr A. Bird: Mr Robert Dickie, who had already celebrated his own golden wedding and was in his eighty-fifth year;/ Mr J. Thomas; Mr E. Beaven; Mr C. Whitley, who had been working with the firm for 53 years and remembered the farewell given to Mr and Mrs Beaven at the station after their wedding; Mr F. Reynolds; Mr T. W. Andrews, junior director, the first of the third generation to be working there when Mr Beaven was still chairman of directors; Mr G. M. Condliffe; and Mr H. F. Garrard. ■ Congratulatory telegrams were received from Mr M. B. Beaven and from Mr and Mrs F. O. Andrews, of Tauranga. A song was rendered by Miss D. Weston and a bouquet presented to Mrs Beaven by Miss T. R. Davidson. The presentation of the desk blotter was made by Mr H. Hobbs. Mr Beaven, thanking his employees for their gift, said that he. would find it a very useful one. as he was writing an essay of 80 years of agriculture, in which he was interested as a manufacturer of farming machinery. He had had five years of farming in England before coming to New Zealand, at a time when the tools used hardly differed from those in use 1000 years before. Since then there had been a very rapid development in the use of machinery for farming. GENERAL SERVICE CORPS Ways and means of helping the Mayor’s “Win the War” campaign to raise funds for the armed forces were discussed at a meeting of the committee of the General Service Corps, Mrs Cecil Wood presided, and the committee adopted a suggestion to hold a oneday shop at the beginning of May. It was decided to circularise all members of the corps, asking them to give, the full weight of their support to the shop, and to accept anything for sale that could be sold. Further arrangements were discussed for the Sunday night concert to be held in aid of the General Service Corps’ funds, and the honorary secretary was asked to get in touch with girls who would act as ushers. Letters of thanks were received from the New Zealand Society for the Protection of Women and Children and the Christchurch Emergency Fire Service. A letter from the Women’s War Servicve Auxiliary advised that the cycling corps would be available to collect finished articles for the Lady Galway Guild and deliver them to the d£ The committee agreed to allow the Crippled Girls’ Club the use of the office for their sewing and dramatic circles. OVERSEAS LEAGUE The annual garden party for members and friends of the Overseas League, Christchurch branch, was held at 175 Deans avenue, the home of the president (Mr C. G. McKellar) on Saturday afternoon. „ , Guests were received by Mr McKellar and Mrs J. Cracroft Wilson, vicepresident, and arrangements were m charge of Miss G. Russell, secretary. A demonstration of health and beauty exercises was given by senior and junior pupils of Miss Joan Grade, and items were given by members of Miss Elaine Moody’s Junior Harmonica Band. Mr J. Boughen showed some popular conjuring tricks, and afternoon tea was served under the trees. ENGAGEMENT The engagement is announced of James Robert, only son of Mr and Mrs S. H. Maddren, Cashmere Hills, to Betty Ngaire, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs W. A. Bascand, Cashmere Hills.