CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23819, 12 December 1942, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Yesterday in Victoria square members of the women's auxiliary of the Returned Services’ Association held a sale of cakes, produce, and gifts in aid of the association’s benevolent fund. Nearly £25 was taken. Within the last few weeks, representatives of the suburban auxiliaries—Spreydon, Sydenham, Riccarton, and Linwood—have joined the central auxiliary. At the December meeting of the North Christchurch Garden Club, held at the home of Mrs B. O. Moore, Julius terrace, the hostesses were Mesdames Shanahan. Taylor, J. Banks, Adam, and Hammcrslcy. Competitions, judged by Mrs A. E. G. Lyttlc, resulted as follows: Vase of Iceland poppies, Miss Johnson 1, Mrs B. Banks 2, Mrs Ward 3; single rose, Mrs Moore 1, Mrs Milnes and Mrs Gale (equal) 2; regale lily, Mrs Cooper 1, Mrs Taylor 2. The Plunket Society in Lyttelton has been asked by the Canterbury Education Board to vacate its rooms by February 1, as the building is to be demolished. The lady editor of ‘‘The Press” gratefully acknowledges a donation of £1 Is for the Mayoress’s Parcels Fund from members of the “Table Round, ’ nightgowns and toys for the poor from Miss F. A. Smith. Darficld, and papers r I magazines for men on minesweepers from Mrs D. Russell. At the monthly meeting of the Lyttelton branch of the Plunket Society, votes of sympathy were passed, with Mrs F. S. H. Warner in the death of her son overseas, and with Mrs H. A. Rhind in her illness. Yesterday, members of the Travel Club, who were in charge of the sale of health stamps for health camps at the Chief Post Office, disposed of stamps to the value of £27 2s, a record for anv one day, except the first day on which the new issue was offered for sale. The members of the St. MartinsOpawa Garden Club met at the Linwood nurseries for the December meeting, when Mr M. J. Barnett conducted them on a tour of the gardens. Mrs J. T. Norton, who has retired from the presidency of the Lyttelton Junior Guild of the British Sailors’Society, was entertained on Thursday night bv members of the guild. Mrs Norton praised the work done by the gui d in entertaining visiting seamen and contributing to their welfare. A bridge partv was held at the National Club yesterday in aid of the Services Entertainment Fund. Prizewinners wore Mesdames A. Russell, M. E. Usshcr, and W. Turner. At the annual meeting of the New Brighton branch of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union the following officers were elected:—President, Mrs R. Flower: vice-presidents, Mesdames Hall. Ellis. Holloway, Edmunds. and Gamble; secretary, Mrs F. Mitchell; treasurer and convener of the mental hospital committee, Mrs N. Fraser: evangelistic and Band of Hope superintendent, Mrs R. Flower; literary superintendent. Mrs H. M. Hall; White Ribbon superintendent, Mrs Clark; Cradle Roll superintendent, Mrs Brimmer; press reporter, Mrs W. Pepperell. scientific fact superintendent. Mrs Edmunds: afternoon tea and birthday league superintendent, Mrs H. Innis. At the instance of the American Red Cross, an appeal is to be made by the Auckland Provincial Council of the Joint Committee of the Order of St. John and New Zealand Red Cross Society for gifts of men's clothing for survivors of action in combat areas who have lost their gear. A sub-com-mittee has been set up to undertake the arrangements throughout the provincial districts. Miss Elsie K. Morton, the Auckland author and journalist, has given to the 1942 Patriotic Appeal in Auckland the sum of £lOl ss, proceeds of the sale of the first edition of her book, "A Message from England.” Lord Aslor has given his Buckinghamshire mansion. “Cliveden." and estate to the National Trust, with an endowment for the upkeep of the property. Lord and Lady Astor wish that in the future, if their family does not wish to remain as tenants, the house should be used for furthering international understanding and other causes which they have at heart. "Cliveden” was built nearly 100 years ago. and was bought by Lord Astor’s father, an American, in 1890. Now that you can't go home for lunch, remember Ethne Tosswill can provide you with a delicious lunch to lake away. Call at “Ethne’s” at Hereford Court and make your own selection Something different every day —(i