CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24985, 20 September 1946, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

At a special open meeting of the t Christchurch branch of the National ? Council of Women, held last evening rj in the Central Mission rooms. Cathedral i square, an outline of the Bretton ‘ Woods agreement was given by the ; Rev. H. L. Richards, of Leeston. He * considered, that any nation signing the s agreement would los£ its sovereign . rights. The address aroused much in- f terest and considerable discussion, and { the speaker answered many questions. 1 Mrs J. Lorimer presided and Miss M. < McLean (president of the branch) , thanked Mr Richards. Miss Dorothy Harkness, who, for t about 16 years, was an enthusiastic member of the Plunket Society in 1 Westport, and for the last 12 years was 1 B resident of the branch; has come to 1 ve in Christchurch. She was also a ’ member of the Red Cross, the Patriotic ] Committee, and the Health Camp Com- 1 mittee in Westport. Before leaving < Westport, she was the guest of honour at several farewell parties arranged by < citizens of the town and by civic and 1 church organisations, and received 1 many presentations in recognition of 1 much voluntary work done over a long ] period. 1 Mrs A. J. Ramondt. daughter of Mr 1 and Mrs W. H. Montgomery, of Little 1 River, and her small son, who arrived in Christchurch in April, 1945, after re- ’ lease from Manila, where Mrs Mont- ! gomery had been a civilian prisoner ■ for three years, left Wellington this week by the Chitral for Sydney on their return. They will travel from 1 Brisbane by a United States Army aircraft and the. trip to Manila will take only two days. Mr Ramondt, who returned to the Philippines some nine months ago, is Minister representing the Netherlands in charge of the Philippines shipping area. Commissioner J. Evan Smith, who ; Jias been in command of the Salvation Army’s operations in New Zealand for the last six and a half years, is to leave on October 1 for Melbourne to take over his new command, which includes the whole of Australia other than New South Wales and Queensland. On or about October 12, Commissioner Smith will be married in Sydney to Brigadier Barbara MacFarlane, who for the last 12 years has been matron of the Booth Memorial Hospital, Cape Town. Mrs Sarah Grace Hamlin, widow of Major E. Hamlin ,a former member of the House of Representatives for Franklin, has died in her ninety-eighth year. Mrs Hamlin was a daughter of the late Mr Charles Barriball, a member of a pioneering family of Waiuku. Her husband died 46 years ago. The Consul-General for Denmark, Mr Karl I. Eskelund, and Mrs Eskelund, will leave for-Auckland on Monday to attend celebrations in honour of the seventy-sixth birthday of Kling Christian X of Denmark, by the New Zealand Danish Society. On their way back to Wellington they will be present at another celebration of the King’s birthday, held in Palmerston North on October 2. The well-known home of Mrs H. Webber, at the riorthern end of Kapiti Island, was destroyed by fire on Monday night. Very little was savect The house was a single-storey, eight-roomed wooden building. It was th<» repository of many Maori treasures, including some beautiful carvings executed by the late Hona Webber, who was considered the best carver in the district. A divorce rate di nearly 15 per cent, of the marriages between American servicemen ana girls in the Auckland province is shown in a summary of statistics issued by Mr J. C. Fuess, American consul at Auckland. This figure is not considered excessive in view of the circumstances of most of the marriages, and is held to compare favourably with a civilian rate of about 31 per cent, in the United States. The latest figure for New Zealand is nearly 10 per cent Miss Stella Purchas, daughter of Archdeacon A. C. Purchas and Mrs Purchas (Opawa), has arrived in * Auckland from China and will visit her brother in Tauranga before coming to Christchurch within the next Tew weeks. Miss Purchas has been in China for the last eight years and spent two and a half years as a prisoner in a civil assembly camp. Formerly a teacher, Miss Purchas has more recently been engaged on missionary administrative work. Although the 1946-47 health stamp campaign does not open until October 24, the Travel Club, who will be in charge of sales in the vestibule of the General Post Office on the opening day, is already receiving large drders for the stamps. All orders received in advance will be delivered on October 24. The street appeal to be held in conjunction with the campaign was fixed for November 27, but as on that day the General Election will be held the by-laws committee of the City Council has granted pertnission for the collection to be held on Friday. November 29. "The Care of Flowers Indoors” was the subject of an instructive address given yesterday by Mr W. A. Erasmuson at the monthly meeting of the Home Economics Association held in the Pioneer Sports Club room. The president, Mrs R. A. Ambridge, presided, and there was a very good attendance. Mr Erasmuson gave many valuable hints on methods of lengthening the life of cut flowers and emphasised the importance of such plants ‘as flax and bulrushes in winter decorations. Songs were sung by Mrs C- Wilson, for whom Mrs Roberts played the accompaniments. At a meeting of the Canterbury Women’s Christian Temperance Union District Convention, concluded yesterday at the Central Mission rooms, Cathedral square, the following officers were elected:—South Canterbury: president, Mrs Denson (Timaru); vicepresident, Mrs Kippenberger (Waimate); secretary, Miss Tooley (Waimate); treasurer, Mrs Stark (Waimate). North Canterbury: president Mrs E- R. Clark; vice-president, Mrs F. j. T, Grigg; secretary, Mrs R Black; treasurer, Mrs Aitkins.

“The Value of Nature Study in Education” was the subject of Mr J. Glen’s interesting talk to the Sydenham School Parent-Teacher Association meeting on Wednesday evening. Impromptu speeches by various members caused much amusement. Items were a recitation by Dee Downing, songs by Miss Betty Baldwin, tap dances by Misses Sylvia and Norma Hill, pianoforte solos by Mr Malcolm Collingwood, and novelty numbers by Messrs W. Downing and George Kearns. Rolled Oats, the new process pre-cooked Breakfast Cereals with the delicious nutty flavour. “Holly” Oatmeal or Rolled Oats at all stores Advt.

Limited number of full-fruited Xmas Puddings for folks at Home. Securely packed m tins, wrapped in calico, ana posted in time for receipt by Christmas. Order yours now from Ethne’s, Hereford court. Advt.