for women

Press, Volume LXXX, Issue 24237, 20 April 1944, Page 2

for women

CURRENT NOTES

The Governor-General, Sir Cyril Newall, and Lady Newall are to visit the Waitaki Boys’ and Girls’ High Schools at the earliest possible opportunity. This was reported by the Mayor of Oamaru (Mr J. C. Kirkness) a* the monthly meeting yesterday of the Waitaki High Schools’ Bgard of Governors. Mr Kirkness read a letter hj had written to the personal secretary to the Governor-General on April 13 inviting their Excellencies to spend an hour in Oamaru when returning from their southern tour for the purpose of visiting the Boys’ High School, the rector of which (Mr Frank Milner) was about to retire. The letter suggested that Lady Newall might wish to make a visit to the Girls' High School. Mr Kirkness added that Lady Newall, on the occasion of her brief visit to Oamaru on Sunday, had expressed regret that such a visit was not possible on the present tour, as the GovernorGeneral would not.be returning north for some time, while she was going on to Timaru, where her daughter was at school. However, Lady Newall had given an assurance that a Vice-Regal visit would be paid to the Waitaki High Schools at the earliest possible opportunity. The engagement is announced in England of Captain Kenneth Michael Wilford, Royal Engineers, younger son of Major G. McLean Wilford, Royal Signals, and Mrs D. V. Wilford, M.8.E., and grandson of the late Sir Thomas Wilford; K.C.M.G., and the late Herbert Wilson, K.C., of Dublin, and Joan Mary Law, W.R.N.S., youngest daughter -of Captain E. F. B. Law, R.N., and Mrs Law, Brinkwater, Hayling Island. Control of the employment of memLcr of the Women’s Land Service has now been placed in the hands of the district manpower officer instead of the National Service Department, Wellington, according to a statement issued by the department. This change will have the effect of decentralisation, so that in each district the local manpower officer wil act in co-operation with the primary production council and the Women’s War Service Auxiliary. The death occurred on Tuesday at her home in Auckland, of Mrs Mary Kate Comrie, wife of the Very Rev. W. J. Comrie, a former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand, in her eightieth year. Mrs Comrie was bo. at Papakura Valley and was the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs William Bayly, who for many years occupied a farm on Pukekohe Hill. Mr and Mrs Comrie lived for a time at Fairlie. The marriage of Captain Lord Dormer, of the Life Guards, and of Grove Park, Warwick, who will be remembered in New Zealand as aide-de-camp to the former Governor-General, Lord Calway, took place on February 19 at Brompton Oratory, London, his bride being Lady Maureen Noel, daughter of the late Ear] of Gainsborough and of the Countess of Gainsborough, of Exton Park, Rutland. The Archbishop of Westminster officiated, assisted by the Rev. Father Munster and the Rev. Canon Craven. The bride, who was given away by her brother, the Earl of Gainsborough, wore a gown of silver brocaded satin with a Court train of old family lace and a tulle bridal veil. Her bridesmaids were the Hon. Mariegold Fitzalan-Howard, who wore a red velvet frock, the bride’s cousin, Miss Celia Vaughan-Lee, and the bridegroom’s nieces, Rosalind and Juliet Berkeley, all of whom wore cream net frocks, red sashes, and red wreaths on their hair. The Hon. Joseph Dormer, Scots Guards, brother of the bridegroom, was best man. Non-commis-sioned officers of the Household Cavalry formed a guard of honour. Princess Elizabeth, wearing the uniform of the Sea Rangers, visited the national Sea Scout exhibition at the London-Scottish drill hall in London. She was enthusiastically welcomed by sea rangers and sea scouts. «A fine model of His Majesty’s Telegraph Ship Iris, the most modern cable ship in the world, attracted her attention. She asked a number of questions about marine cable maintenance.—Rugby, April 18. No fewer than 3044 visits to homes were paid during the year by officers of the Society for the Protection of Women and Children; 6157 callers were interviewed, their troubles investigated, and help given when needed. These facts are disclosed in the society’s thirty-sixth annual report, which details the kind of problems dealt with. Included in the 1408 cases investigated were 232 concerning children and girls not under proper control. The report expresses pleasure at the fact that the number of women police has been increased and strongly advocates that some should wear uniform. It also urges women to sit on juries where they would do useful work. It announces that Mrs D. L. Parkin has been appointed the society’s authorised collector. Restore hair lustre, natural colour, and vitality with PRIMROSE HAIRDRESSING, the Scientific hair restorative. 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