CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23810, 2 December 1942, Page 5

CURRENT NOTES

The year's activities of tho St. John Voluntary Aids were brought to a close j with a dance held at the St. John Ambulance Hall. Peterborough street. Music for dancing was played by the Aranui Orchestra, and Mr Flint was I master of ceremonies. Items were I given by the Misses Flint (lap dances) l and Miss A. Spencer (vocal solos). 1 The receipt, of two parcels from the i Canterbury Patriotic Council is acpledged by Miss H. E. Tinker, ioi-mcl'iy "f Christchurch, now serving with the Women's War Service Auxiii- 1 arV ia a hospital in tho Middle East, * jn a letter to the Mayoress (Miss E. t CouzinW “Roth were excellent and i arrived in good condition; good old \ Canterbury, second to none; thank ‘ you very much." writes Miss Tinker, j The Prebbleton branch of the t Mothers' Union held its last meeting for the vear recently, when a service was held in All Saints’ Church. At the meeting which followed, an ad- ‘ dress on the importance of order in ' devotional life was given by the Rev. } H H. Fountain (New Brighton', who f was thanked hy Mrs Fisher, the cn- f rolling member. Mcsdamcs W. O. ( Downey and .1. A. Gibb were Hie ( hostesses. 1 Residents of Hie Prebbleton district entertained Private Ken Gallagher at a social hold in tho public hall, when a presentation was made to him by Mr J. Smith. Cards and dancing were included in the programme. At the last meeting of the Victoria League, voles of sympathy with Mr 11. D Aclanri, and with Mr and Mrs J. G. , L,' Vernon in recent bereavements were " passed. Hastings closed its patriotic queen , carnival, which had been going on for r eight weeks, on Saturday night, when ( it was announced that the Hastings ] zone had raised more than £28,000 for ; the 1042-42 patriotic appeal. Tho blast- \ ings zone quota is £20,000. There were ( four queens, representing the Army, the Naw, the Air Force, and nursing j services.' The winning queen was Mrs i Judy Palmer. Air Force, whose voles { at sixpence each represented £7743 , Jewish Ladies of Christchurch are holding a stall in Cathedral square to- t day, Dec. 2. Cooked foods, cakes, jams, i etc.’ Do your shopping there. —1 ■ LAVENDER AT BONNINGTON’S. j A charming Gift for young and old Is Lavender or Eau dc Cologne from Bennington’s the Chemists well-vegu- j lated stock. The popular “65’’; 1/74 Up to 18/'9. Potter and Moore’s. 2/2 to 1 16/6 Also “4711,” 7 9 and 70Cologne Imperial. 4 9 to 13/6: ”65’’ and Potter \ and Moore’s, 2 9 to 6/1. Sec Bonmng- , ton’s windows. —-2 1 WEDDING CAKES. c Ethne Tosswill is happy to be a’ble 1 to announce that she still has stocks * available of everything necessary for the complete Wedding Cake. Order J yours early at Ethne Tosswill’s. 123 A 1 Cashel street. j