For WOMEN

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23946, 13 May 1943, Page 2

For WOMEN

CURRENT NOTES

Mrs J. D. Hall has been made a life member of the Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union by the Christchurch branch. This was announced at the' annual meeting of the North Canterbury Provincial Executive held yesterday. The first of a series of informal after, noon musicales was held at the Canterbury Women's Club yesterday, when there was a large gathering of members, and their friends. Mrs Nelson Kerr was hostess and arranged the programme, which included songs sung by Mrs R. Sherris and Miss Mavis Dobbin, and elocutionary items given by Mrs F. Holmes. Mrs R. Storie was accompanist. The Jady editor of “The Press” thanks readers of “The Press” for the prompt response they made to her appeal last Thursday for hand-spun wool, with which to make leggings for more than 30 small sufferers from infantile paralysis. Miss G. Widdowson, lady superintendent of the Christchurch Hospital, at whose request the apneal was made, is gratified for the practical sympathy shown by citizens. She says that, within a few hours of the distribution of “The Press” on Thursday morning, she had received several skeins of wool, and her volunteer knitters at the hospital had begun to make the leggings. Hand-spun wool, Miss Widdowson says, is so soft and warm that it is particularly suitable for making woollen comforts for the small paralysis patients, who spend much of their time in bed on the hospital balconies, and she assures all spinners that every skein sent to her will be used to the best, advantage. A display of handwork for the last 12 months was held at the May meeting of the Harewood branch of the Women's Division of the Farmers’ Union. Competition results:—Vase of flowers, Mrs Preece 1, Mrs King 2; single bloom, Mrs King I, Mrs Preece 2; scones, Mrs Moore 1, Mrs Collison 2. Miss Phyllis Brass, who recently returned to Christchurch after an absence of five and a half years, was the speaker at the Travel Club’s morning reception, held at Ballantynes Yesterday. Shortly after leaving New Zealand, Miss Brass travelled in a small German ship from Antwerp to Egypt to take up a post on the staff of a girls’ college, run on English lines for pupils of all nationalities, and yesterday she described her experiences on the trip. The school, a beautiful building, is now being used as a military hospital. Later, Miss Brass visited Paris, Geneva, and Bordeaux, and was in the Pyrenees when war broke out. Returning to England, she taught in several schools, latterly at the Doncaster Grammar School, where she was the first woman teacher on the staff of the school, which was founded 600 years ago. Mr F. W. Hobbs presided at the gathering; songs were sung by Mrs Nelson Kerr, for whom Mrs R. S. Storie was accompanist, and Mrs H. H. Dobie and Miss N. Nutt were hostesses. Miss S. McKee presided at a meeting of the garden circle of the Home Economics Association when Mrs E. L, King gave a talk on herbaceous borders. Members were pleased to learn that Mrs Garton, convener of the circle, was making satisfactory progress in her recovery to good health. The prize won by Nurse P. Hanley in the annual essay competition for student nurses was presented by the president (Miss N Moffatt) at a meeting of the Greymouth Registered Nurses’ Association. Miss Moffatt expressed regret that Miss A. Defeur, who had won a similar competition for maternity nurses, could not be presented with her prize, as she had left the district. Miss Defeur was the second nurse from the maternity annexe at the Grey Hospital to top New Zealand in the State examinations, the first being Sister P. Simons, who is still on the staff. Members of the Sanatorium Service Society decided at a meeting last night at the home of the chairman, Mr A. Hazelton, Cashmere, to make arrangements for patients at the Cashmere Sanatorium who have no relatives or friends in, Christchurch to have regular visitors. A varied programme of action songs and dances was presented at Te Waipounamu Maori Girls College last evening before the end of the term in honour of members of the Old Girls’ Association and their friends. Mrs Hariata Baker, the president, and Miss Kia Riwai, the secretary, were received by the principal, Miss Hilda Harding, Miss Kura. Tahiwi, and the chairman of the college council, Canon Nelham Watson, and Mrs Nelham Watson. Before the annual old girls’ dinner a service was conducted in the chapel by the Rev J. T. McWilliam. When thanking the performers on behalf of the visitors for the Maori programme, Mr McWilliam congratulated them on the excellence of their poi dances. “I will not say you are the best poi dancers I have seen,” he said, "for I have seen performers in many parts of New Zealand, but you closely approximate them.” Miss Tahiwi was in charge of the programme, following which the visitors were entertained at supper. 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PATRIOTIC WORK

GOOD RECORD Of TRAVEL CLUB An impressive record of useful work achieved during the year is given in the annual report of the Canterbury (N.Z.) Travel Club, which, after six years of increasing prosperity, now has 800 financial members, Members of the club, according to the report, have given tea at the Welcome Club, have been on duty in the soldiers’ information bureau, Cathedral square, two days each month, have helped with the packing of soldiers’ parcels,, with the sale of poppies on Poppy Day, and with the sale of health stamps in the city and suburbs. They raised £B4 for the general purposes of the Welcome Club, £lB5 for the Mayoress’s parcels fund, helped at the Women’s Active Service Club, in the Maori Battalion appeal, and, on many occasions, including the “Miss Victory” campaign, they raised considerable sums for the patriotic funds. In addition, the “Sister Susies,” a circle that meets regularly at the home of Mrs F. H. Hawker, have knitted many woollen comforts for servicemen, and the club has helped to finance the General Service Corps, which was formed under its auspices. The General Service Corps, on two shop days, raised nearly £950 for the Mayor’s Win the War campaign and the “Miss Victory" campaign. The corps also realised its hope of furnishing comfortably the recreation rooms of the Bth Battalion, Ist Canterbury Regiment fformerly Z Company), and arranged many entertainments for men on duty in the fortress area. Its members send parcels to servicemen overseas, knit and sew for members of the armed forces, help the wives and children of men overseas where temporary difficulties arise, and have formed a mending group under Mrs R. A. Horne. Help has also been given in making camouflage nets and to other organisations ol various kinds. The Travel Club holds its morning meetings at fortnightly intervals and arranges for much-travelled speakers and good artists to provide interest and entertainment.

WOMEN’S DIVISION OF FARMERS’ UNION

NORTH CANTERBURY EXECUTIVE “I should think this must be a record,” said Mrs H. A. Nutt, who was in the chair for the election of officers at the annual meeting of the North Canterbury Provincial Executive Women s Division of the Farmers’ Union held at Beath’s yesterday, when two nominees for the office of paesldent both polled an equal number of votes. After much discussion it was decided to put the names of both women, Mesdames R. E. Waghorn and G W. Fairweather, in a hat and draw one. By doing this Mrs Waghorn became president. Mrs Nutt said that though she had been a member of the division for 15 years she had never known this to happen before, and she advised members to make provision for such an incident in the constitution. Mrs J. H, Doak, retiring president, presided at the meeting when satisfactory reports of the year’s acUvltles were read. The North Canterbury Provincial Division now had its own community chest, said the annual report, the work for which was being done by a separr ate committee. During the year teas had been supplied for the Welcome Club, old files had been collected for reconditioning. and a further appeal for scrap metal had been made. To help the Crusade for Victory members had agreed to grow more fruit and vegetables and to produce more eggs. Knitting had been done, and a donation had been given for men in the Merchant Navy, the report added. Mrs Nutt gave a talk on conducting the housekeepers' scheme, and urged members to subscribe generously to this scheme which was of great help to women in the country. Officers were elected as follows: —President, Mrs R. E. Waghorn: vice-presi-dents. Mesdames R. Ensor, G. W. Fairweather, and c. Mclntosh: committee, Mesdames R. S. Gunn, Wornall, and Orchard; representative to Crippled Children Society. Mrs A. E. G. Lyltle: representative on National Council of Women. Mrs R. E. Waghorn; representative on the Lady Galway Guild, Mrs AF. Roberts; organiser, Mrs L. Coop; representative to Home Service Association, Mrs Fairweather.