NEWS FOR WOMEN

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24758, 26 December 1945, Page 2

NEWS FOR WOMEN

CURRENT NOTEvS Mrs Burden, wife of Surgeon-Con> mander A. J. Burden, R.N„ is on her way to New Zealand from Liverpool on board the Tynaareus, which is due in Auckland about January, li, Mrs Burden (formerly Miss Margaret Malfroy of Wellington) left the Dominion nearly five years ago for England. Her husband is now serving in the Pacific. A fountain pen was presented to Miss Pauline Roach by members of the Canterbury Provincial Patriotic Council and those associated with her on the office staff on Monday afternoon, when she left to take up a position with the Netherlands Indies Welfare Organisation. The committee responsible for the collection of soaps and fats for Greek iielief wishes it to be understood that fats cannot be received at the Red Cross depot, because the Red Cross Society has no facilities for handling jjt. All fats should be left at the Zealandia soap .works-depot, 202 Hereford street, as the Zealandia Company has generously undertaken to handle the feupply for CORSO. ; Before her departure for Christ- : church, where she is to be married to- £& y, Miss Gwen Rix was the guest of the Dunedin Amateur Swimming Club °L a social function. The president (Mr D. C. Bannatyne) presented her with a fireside chair from the members of the club and referred to her outstanding career in the sport since f£™ fir st Joined the Dunedin Club in 19/9 Mr P. A. Mathiesoh, on behalf of Miss Rix's swimming friends pre{«nted her with a fireside companion. Miss D. Petersen, who has been "^S 1 Kin S George V Memomi Health Camp at Roxburgh since it opened four years ago and who has relinquished that post, was entertained at the camp last week and received presentations from the Otago and" Southland Health Camp Central Council from the staff, and from the many children who had been under her care m the camp. On Saturday Mrs James Begg (Dominion president of the Plunßet Society) and Miss E. Johnstone (vicepresident) entertained Miss N Fitzgifcbon, recently retired from her position as nursing adviser to the Plunket Society, at a buffet dinner at Mrs Begg's home in Roslyn, Dunedin. There were present all the members of the Dominion executive of the society, as well as one or two past members of the executive. Mrs Begg presented Miss Fitzgibboh with a floral' unbute and a book autographed by the members of the executive and spoke of the wonderful work she had done for the society during the many years she had filled the position of nursing adviser. . A* hundred guests attended a cocktail party given by Mr Ivan K. Ziabkin, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the U.S.S.R., and Mrs Ziabkin in Wellington. Mrs Ziabkm. who assisted her husband in receiving the guests, ware a three-quar-ter-length silver fox fur cape over her black frock, a black straw hat with black veiling and long white gloves. Russian caviare on triangular wedges of bread and Russian vodka were served. A chef in white uniform and tall, white cap carved pork, turkey, hEm, and tongue for the buffet tea, [and chicken jelly was served in silver dessert cups. The guests included Ministers of the Crown, representatives of Consular Corps, ecclesiastical representatives, and high-ranking officers of the Navy, Army, and Air Force. There are now more than 130 New Zealand nursing sisters serving overseas, and of these eight are in England, where they have been attached to prisoner-of-war hospitals. Fortycne returned recently by the Mooltan, =>nd others are expected back in New Zealand within the next few months. It's the new process which gives tha: delicious nutty flavour ,to Buchanan? ;'HOLLY- OATMEAL and ROLLED pre-cooked breakfast ENGAGEMENTS The engagement is announced of Peggy Viola, eldest daughter of Mrs I B. Brown and the late Mr A. V Brown, of Marion, to Squadron Leader Robert Francis Watson. A F.C. only son of Mrs L. Watson and the late Mr F. P. Watson, of Kumara. Mr and ■ Mrs H. B. Graham, Linwood, announce the engagement of se-V„$ e -V„i m ' y d^u Shtei-, Joan Louisa, to Neil Morgan, only son of Mr and Mrs L. M. Fowke, Papanui. Mr and Mrs E. R. D'An vers, Tankerville road, Halswell, Christchurch. announce the engagement of their only son, Boswell E. L. (2nd N.Z,E.F returned), to Elizabeth Gray, 'only daughter of Mr and Mrs T. G. Young Royal terrace, Dunedin. OBITUARY MRS G. LESLIE RUTHERFORD Friends in many parts of ■ the Dominion will learn with deep regret of the death of Mrs Ethel Tazewell Rutherford, widow of Mr G. Leslie Rutherford, formerly one of the best-known station-holders in Canterbury. Mrs Rutherford had been in indifferent health for some time, but it was only within the last few weeks that she became critically ill. and her death occurred on Monday. She had lived practically all her life in Canterbury and she will long be remembered in North Canterbury for her kindness and for her gracious hospitality during the many years she liyed at McDonald Downs, Hawarden. After her husband's death, some years ago, she came to Jive in Christchurch. and during the war years she was actively interested in Red Cross work. She is survived by one dsi ghter, Mrs J ; Ensor (North Canterbury), and one son, Mr B. Rutherford (McDonald Downs). HEALTH STAMPS USE FOR REVENUE PERMITTED Representations have been made for some time past by the New Zealand Federation of Health Camps, seeking Government authority for the use of health stamps for revenue purposes. Information has now been received that in the Finance Bill, No. 2, which came before Parlisment in the closing stages of the session, provision was made for the use of health stpmps for the stamping of receipts. For that purpose, each denomination will have the same value as for postage purposes.