CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 24022, 10 August 1943, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Mrs M. Morten, past president of the Canterbury Federation of Women’s Institutes, was presented with a gold service badge at the recent conference of Women’s Institutes, held in, Christchurch. This badge is the highest award that can, be made to an institute member. , It was decided at a recent meeting of the Opawa sub-centre of the Red Cross Society to give £5 5s to the Chinese Red Cross Society and £3 3s to the Turkish Red Crescent Earthquake Relief Fund. When speaking at a meeting of the Beckenham School Parent Teacher Association, Mr S. Urwin, Senior Inspector, emphasised the importance of modern educational developments in creating an atmosphere where child? ren could express themselves in speech, in physical and cultural activities, where they were encouraged to think and reason, and where a practical and enthusiastic approach was being made to the more formal subjects of the curriculum. A musipal item was given by Mr T. Pryor. Members of the Fendalton Garden Club held their August meeting at the home of Mrs C. E. Evans, 76 Glandovey road. Mrs A. R. Blank presided Mr D. Combridge gave a talk on summer bedding schemes and also made a few remarks on the importance of rotation in vegetable culture as recommended by the Dig For Victory Campaign in Great Britain. Mrs Blank thanked the members who had helped to collect for the Mayoress’ Parcels Fund recently, and announced that the sum of £22 had been handed in by collectors from this club. The result of the best bloom competition was as follows:—Mrs H. Lee 1, Mrs H. J. Kernahan 2, Mrs E. Somers 3. Mrs C. H. Barrel! presided at the executive meeting of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union held recently, when Mrs Ancell took the devotions and Mrs Hodges read the noontide prayer. Mrs Clark gave the youth report, and Mrs McLean gave the report on the White Ribbon. The convention to be held soon at Ashburton was discussed, and encouraging reports from town and country representatives were given. Mrs H. Sewell presided at the meeting of the Spreydon sub-centre of the Red Cross Society, when it was decided to give £ls to the National Red Cross in China and £2 10s to the Turkey earthquake fund. Mrs Wales gave a talk on voluntary aid work. Sister Dorothy Ruthe-furd gave a talk entitled "Glimpses of Manchuria” at a meeting of the Dickens Fellowship held on Saturday evening. She spoke of the bubonic plague which raged in Manchuria 30 years ago, and which was said to have been carried by the marmot. This plague resulted in a 100 per cent, mortality rate among those affected, said Sister Rutherfurd. 'he meeting was presided over by Mrs L. J. Morris. The monthly meeting of the Bryndwr Women’s Institute was held at the home of Mrs W. A. Pattison, Clyde road. Mrs H. S. J. Goodman presided. Mrs Rowney, who is in charge of soldiers’ parcels, gave a report on her work, Several letters of appreciation for parcels were received from men serving overseas, and a donation of 10s was received from Mrs Rudkin for the parcels fund. Miss I "fficent Jennings gave a talk on herbs, and Mrs Camp■bell Harris won a competition for the best autumn foliage. - Miss Jean Begg, director of Y.W.C.A. war service in the Middle East, who has been awarded the M.B.E. for her services, recently spent 10 days in London. While there she was received by the Queen, who showed a great interest in the work of the Y.W.C.A., and she conferred with Mrs Churchill. Miss Begg formerly lived in Dunedin. A wedding of interest to New Zealanders took place recently in England in the private chapel of Arundel Castle, when Lady Winifride Filzalan-Howard, sister of England’s premier duke, the Duke of Norfolk, was married to Major John Edward Broke Freeman. In November. 1937, the bride visited New Zealand with her mother, the Dowager Duchess of Norlolk. Arriving in Auckland by the Aorangi. they were met by the Lady Evelyn Drummond, wife of Rear-Admiral the Hon, E. R. Drummond, then commodore commanding the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy. As Rear-Admiral Drummond was in Christchurch when the visitors arrived, they were the guests of the Lady Evelyn at her home in Gilgit road, Epsom, before going on to Wellington to slay with their Excellencies the Governor-General, Viscount Galway, and Lady Galway, al Government House. Their next visit was to Marlborough, where the Dowager Duchess had a cousin, the late Mr H. D. Vavasour, of Ugbrooke. They completed a tour of New Zealand before returning to England. New Zealand nurses serving overseas with the Army Nursing Service have a group ol "fairy godmothers” working for them in Wellington. The Women forming this circle have called themselves the Grey and Scarlet Club and since war began they have been busy making up parcels that are sent wherever there are New Zealand sisters. Travelling wardrobes, pocket hold-alls, gaiters, and armlets are some of the gifts sent to the nurses. The hanging wardrobe is an ingenious article which can be folded and carried in a suitcase from place to place. A one-piece garment that can be worn under uniforms or as pyjamas in summer time is another idea of the club that has proved useful. Routine presentations are made to nurses and almost every transport receives a case of goods for the nurses’ use. Be assured of success every time you bake by bearing in mind that the use of a good fruit flavouring essence is very pleasing to the palate. 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