For WOMEN

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23804, 25 November 1942, Page 5

For WOMEN

CURRENT NOTES

• addition to the creches opened at - j«itnn and Riccarton, as reported Press" yesterday, a credhe for kitdren under school age was opened c Qt Paul’s Anglican Schooiroom, at ?:„i last Wednesday, and will be Wednesday afternoon. A ?shied nurse is in charge of the creche small charge is made for each !2hv with a maximum charge of Is KnlTone family. By this service, it to help many mothers of families whose husbands are serving overseas. . a* the Plunkct Society’s rooms m "L,. street yesterday afternoon, Mrs ttn Pa” president of the ChristK sub-centre of the Red Cross ' 2 presented to the Mayoress. Miss E Couzins. a cheque for .£B7 2s. •♦h the request that the money, which J{ fbe paid into the Canterbury Provincial Patriotic Fund, should be earmarked for comforts for prisoners of Mrs Parr explained that the «nnev had been raised at a garden a few weeks ego, at the Enie of Mrs B. E. H. Whitcombe. to Whom she expressed the gratitude *5 members. Miss Couzins, in thankthe sub-ccnlro for its generous Nation outlined the method adopted lor the sending of parcels to prisoners of war. The appointment of Miss W. M. Sten(muse as diet supervisor at the hospital and auxiliary institutions was made by ♦he Auckland Hospital Board this week. Seven applications from New Zealand *nd Australia were received. Miss Stenw,nse Qualified as an associate in home See of Otago University in 1926, and after training at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore, became a member nftheAmerican Dietetic Association in 1934 She has been lecturer on food and institution management at Otago University principal of the Memorial Colleae of Household Science of Sydney, and relief dietitian at St. George’s Hospital at Kogarah, New South Wales. At present She is dietitian at Women’s College, Sydney University. To overcome the difficulty experienced by nurses unable to obtain suitable watches with second hands, the Auckland Hospital Board has decided to take part in a scheme proposed by the Health Department to obtain supplies from Canada or America. It was reported to the board that 57 nurses did not have watches with second hands and. in a class of 40 candidates in the preliminary school, 10 had been unable to procure watches. The department stated that an arrangement would be made with a wholesale jeweller to import a useful type of watch) the price of which to the nurse Would be 10s 6d. Now that you can’t go home for lunch, remember Ethne Tosswill can provide you with a delicious lunch to take away. Call at “Ethne’s” at Hereford Court and make your own selection. Something different every day. —6 Warning: Why let your sons wear Spectacles these days? See Muriel Webber, Eye Drill Specialist, 22 Grander square. Hours: 2 to 7 p.m. —6 ANNUAL MEETING Y.W.C.A, BUSINESSWOMEN’S i . CLUB A report of the year’s activities was given by the secretary (Miss D. Chapman) at the annual meeting of the Young Women’s Christian Association Business and Professional Women’s Club. It was stated that the club had a membership of 40, all financial members, and the balance in hand was £4 4s 3d. Activities during the year had included entertainment for men and women of the forces, while food parcels had been sent at regular intervals to members of clubs in the British Federation. Officers elected were:—President, Miss Daphne Chapman; vice-president. Miss Margaret Bartrum; secretary. Miss B. Walker; treasurer, Miss I. .Merry; Committee, Misses L. Bishop. T. Puschel, E. Presland, N. Kindle, K. Wilkinson, and I. Reed. SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ FESTIVAL The annual festival of the Anglican Sunday School Teachers’ Association was held recently. The day began with two early celebrations of Holy Communion at the Cathedral. In the afternoon teachers went to the garden party at the Maoi;i Girls’ School, and later attended evensong at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Phillipstovvn. The preacher was the Rev. F. Cook. More than 100 teachers gathered at the fellowship tea in the’schoolroom. The chairman (the Rev. 11. Hamilton) presided at the annual meeting. Officers elected were:—Secretary, Miss D. Redgrave; treasurer, Miss K. Tooth; Msociate secretary, Miss M. Bpot. Deaconess H. Park gave an address on leadership. The evening concluded with a short concert.