for WOMEN

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23719, 18 August 1942, Page 2

for WOMEN

•* ■»• *.«-» M. J. V-/JL^kSJU^«-»

CURRENT NOTES

Mrs Elliott Myers and family will spend the school holidays at Sumner. •- Mrs Martin F. Cock (Khandallah, Wellington), who has been in Christchurch for the Grand National meeting, will leave Christchurch to'day on hei return home. Miss Betty McKay (Rotorua) is paying a short visit to her parents, Mr and Mrs A. W. McKay, "Deep Deane," Centaurus road, Christchurch. Motions of sympathy in bereavement were passed with Mesdames Stott, Fechney, Wilde, and King at the monthly meeting of the Kirwee subcentre of the Red Cross Society. A donation of £2 was handed in for the Mayoress's Christmas Parcel Fund at the meeting of the Christchurch branch of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, Miss C. Henderson presiding. Miss Hunt was elected superintendent of the birthday league. Members gave reports of the recent meeting of the National Council of Women. Mr A. C. Brassington presided at the recent meeting of the Christchurch Nursery Play Centre Association when Mrs Read Masters, honorary secretary, reported that satisfactory progress had been made with the Fendalton. St. Albans, and Peterborough play centres, and that it was hoped to open centres in Linwood anc Riccarton in the near future. Conference day was held during tht week-end at Knox Church Sunday school hall for members of the Presbyterian Sunday School Teachers Union. Mr J. Shankland presided and led the devotions Speakers were the Revs. D. D. MacLachlan, H. J. Crawford, and A. D. Horwell.-Mrs Weatherhead and Miss Armour sang vocal solos. Delegates were present from the Methodist. Baptist, and Church oi Christ Sunday School Teachers' Unions. You can see and feel the difference in .Salon Celia's exclusive models—the quality and elegance is easily discernible. Salon Celia, Ltd.'s, Sprins Collection is ready for your inspectior at 115 Cashel street (Clifford's Entrance to Whitcombe's Building). —1 ' Mrs Freeman is offering her excluB sive models and ready to wears a sweeping reductions this last week ol her sale. Georgette Millinery. Ballantyne's Buildings. 122 Cashel st. and 5E East st. Ashburton. —* Not a tint, dye or stain-Primrose Hairdressing famous for over 40 years, as a &ra?Hai?Colour Restorative Try itit revitalises every hair strand—irorn Woolworths, chemists and elsewhere -t HOSPITAL DIETITIANS STATE EXAMINATION RESULTS (P.A.) WELLINGTON, August 17. The following candidates at the State examination of hospital dietitians were SU C C hr?stchu"rch: J. C. Bell (top for the Dominion), £ L. Trengrove, E. S. Ussher, C. H. Wadmore, and M. Moody, Dunedin: W. M. Irving, D. G. CampWellington: C. Macfarlane, N. Selpham, C. Stobo, B. Widdop, and H. Lul e. ENGAGEMENTS The engagement is announced of I Ethel Winifred, only daughter of Mrs and the late Mr G. Earnshaw, Hornby, to Lyall Ronald, younger son of Mr and Mrs C.' 'olfe, Orepuki, Southland. The engagement is announced between Margaret Marion, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs W. G. Chisnall. Spreydon, Christchurch, to Louis John, only son of Mr and Mrs L. J. Anderson, Duntroon, late of Cromwell, Otago. WOMEN'S DIVISION OF FARMERS' UNION Riccarton.—Members of the Riccartor Women's Division of the Farmers' Union celebrated the seventh birthday of theii branch recently, when Mrs F. J. Shanks welcomed visiting members from sistet branches. Mrs J. A. Crawford cut the birthday cake. Items were given by Mm Pearce (songs), and Riccarton member! gave a sketch. Mrs Franks won a competition. Broadfleld.—The August meeting of tht Broadfleld branch of the Women's Division of the Farmers' Union was held with Mrs Wallace presiding. It was decided to send a Christmas parcel to each local man serving in the forces. Hostesses were Misses P. and G. Wallace. Results of the competitions were as follows Eggs: Miss P. Wallace 1, Mrs Joblln 2 Mrs Tilson 3. Cakes: Mrs Wallace 1. Concert at Civic Theatre.—An old time minstrel show was staged by th< Labour Representation Committee'i concert party at the Civic Theatre or Sunday evening. The Aranui orchestra and the Enterprise Band also contri' buted items. Mr Jack Empson wai master of ceremonies and Mrs A. J Jones organiser. Proceeds from th( effort will go toward patriotic funds