For WOMEN

Press, Volume LXXX, Issue 24386, 12 October 1944, Page 2

For WOMEN

CURRENT NOTES

Children who had to take lunches to school should be provided with a cut lunch, said Dr. E. Needham; when addressing members of the Christ■church School Committees’ Association last evening. Sandwiches should be of wholemeal oread, or at least half white and half wholemeal bread. Half the sandwiches should be sweet and half savoury. A child who had a lunch of white bread and jam was getting a very low supply of protective foods, said Dr. Needham.

The £SO national savings shield is held this week by East Jeffreys road, Fendalton. and next week it will go to Forfar street, St. Albans. Members of the Redcliffs-Mount Pleasant Red Cross sub-centre held their monthly meeting recently .-Mrs H. Edgar presiding. Further gifts of warm clothing were received. These will be forwarded to distressed areas overseas. It was decided to supply a number of ditty bags for soldiers. Mrs A. C. Besant presented a report on the proceedings of the quarterly meeting of Red Cross delegates, at which she represented the sub-centre. The Christchurch High School Old Girls’ Association held a successful musicale on Tuesday evening at the National Club rooms. Mrs Olive Boyce arranged the programme and conducted the choir, the members of which were S. Bennets, M. Greager, I. Miines, O. Eslick K. Harman, M. Kissel. G. Tompkins, W. Gilpin, E. Jakins, and D. Millar. Other performers were J. Browne, D. Parry, E. French, R. Griffiths, M. Chapmai G. Harris, H. Watson, and C. Mason. Proceeds from the gathering will be given to the Mayoress’s Parcels Fund.

Miss Doreen Udell, the well-known Christchurch soprano, has been chosen by J. C. Williamson and Company to play in Gilbert and Sullivan operas under the company’s direction. She will soon leave Christchurch for Australia, under contract to the company. Miss Udell has been most generous in singing for patriotic and charitable causes in Christchurch. She was for a time a member of Dr. Vernon Griffiths’s university party and of the 3YA concert party, and has sung with the Royal Christchurch Musical Society and other musical organisations in Christchurch.

* At a meeting of the committee of the Christchurch branch of the English Speaking Union held yesterday afternoon regret was expressed at the death of Mr T. H. Lowry, Okawa, who was the president of the Hawke’s Bay branch of the union. It was reported that a letter of sympathy had been sent to Mrs, Lowry.

At a meeting of the Sydenham branch of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, a motion of sympathy was passed with the relatives of the late Mrs, Thomas. Mrs Davies gave a report of the business transacted at the recent district convention, and a paper on home mission work among the Maori people was read. Because of the marked improvement in the supply of white hand-knitting yarn it is no longer necessary tp, restrict the purchase of this line to the special wool coupons. The Ratioping Controller (Mr J. E. Thomas) has advised that in future all types of handknitting wool may be purchased against ordinary clothing coupons, as well as against wool and baby wool coupons.

“Favourite flowers” was the subject discussed by members of St. MartihsSaawa Garden Club when they met at e home of Mrs T. W. West, Aynsley terrace. Mrs George Clark presided and .several members spoke interestingly about the culture and habits of their favourite flowers and- -shrubs. Competition winners were as fqllows:— section A, for a vase of tulips: Mrs Ewart Smith 1, Mrs Turner 2. Section B. for a basket of flowers: Mrs Ewart Smith 1, Mrs Anderson 2. The lady editor of “The Press" gratefully acknowledges receipt of a golf bag and clubs and a draught board and men, and songbook from two anonymous friends for the servicemen at the Hanmer Springs Hospital A . wbll-attended meeting of the wives and mothers of men on active service'was held under the auspices of the Riccarton branch of the Returned Services' Association at the home of Mrs H. G. Livingstone, Riccarton road. This group of w,om,en will be responsible for the delicatessen and tea stalls at the fair to be held at “Mona Vale” in aid of the local Returned Services’ Association* building fund. Mr F. J, Shanks-gave a helpful talk on how to get the best out of the vegetable -garden. Afternoon tea was served by Mrs H, Smith and members of the committee.

Mrs M. E.' Lyons and Mrs Claude Davies were joint hostesses at an afternoon musicale held at Mrs Lyons’s home, Papanui road, in aid of the Harmonic Society’s ladles’ auxiliary. Those contributing to the programme were Mr A. W. Scott (piano solos), Mrs D. Lawson (songs), Mesdames D. Lawson, C. L. Crowley, and Claude Davies .(vocal trios), Mrs Olive Gee (recitations). The accompaniments were played by Mrs S. L. Milne. Mrs A. C. Sandston (president) thanked the hostesses and artists. From the proceeds a donation will be handed to the overseas nurses’ fund.

Sir Harry Batterbee, High Commissioner for the United Kingdom in New Zealand, will be Invited to be guest of honour at a luncheon meeting of the Christchurch branch of‘ the English Speaking Union. This was decided at a meeting of the committee of the branch held in the f Empire Society s rooms yesterday afternoon, The president (Mr C. G. McKellar) presided. Letters were received from the ■ New York and London branches of the English Speaking. Union expressing pleasure at the formation of a n6w Branch-in Christchurch, and wishing it success. Mr H. P. Bridge, consular agent for the United States of America, undertook to ascertain the probable dates of the first visit to Christchurch of the Hon. K. S. Patton, American Minister to New Zealand, and members decided to entertain Mr Patton on that occasion. Tentative arrangements were made for an inaugural meeting in November. It was decided that the committee should meet on the second Wednesday of each month.

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