NEWS FOR WOMEN

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 25021, 1 November 1946, Page 2

NEWS FOR WOMEN

CURRENT NOTES Dr. J. Macalister Brew, an authority dn youth work in Britain, who arrived in Christchurch last Saturday, will leave to-day for Dunedin, where she will stay until next Wednesday, when she will leave the South Island for Wellington. Mr and Mrs Robert Dann and Miss Dorothy Dann, of Corvallin, Oregon, who are visiting Christchurch, will leave on November 13 for Wellington and will go to Wanganui before going to Australia. Mr Dann is visiting members of the Society of Friends, generally known as Quakers. An Englishman by birth, he holds the position x>f professor of sociology at the State College, Oregon, and during four years of the recent war, Mrs Dann was teaching psychology at the same college. The following officers were elected at the annual meeting of the Overseas League held last evening:—president, Mr C. G. McKellar; vice-presidents, Miss E. A. Aitken, Sir R. Heaton Rhodes, Messrs H. L. Bowker, H. G. Helmore, E. J. Chennells, W. A. Erasmuson; committee, Mesdames E. G. Gebbie, P. Davidson; K. M. Ollivier, G. Crozier, E. Johnston, Misses E. Overton, N. Nutt, R. Reynolds, Messrs L. H. McCalman, W. S. Mac Gibbon, P. L. Hodge, A. C. Keell, Major B. H. Tosswill: honorary corresponding secretary and treasurer, Miss Gladys Russell; honorary auditor, Mr Arthur Stewart.

Mrs H. A. Young and Airs J. W. Graham were hostesses at a meeting of the Travel Club held at Ballantynes yesterday. The singer for the meeting was Miss Daphne Judson, who received an enthusiastic welcome. Her accompaniments were played by Mrs R. S. Storie. An entertaining account of a seven and a half days’ motor trip from Corvallin, Oregon, to the outskirts of New York, a distance of 3200 miles, was given by Mr Robert Dann, of the State College, Oregon, who with his wife and daughter, is spending some weeks in Christchurch. He disclaimed any intention of writing a book on New Zealand, after his return home “I have been in your country too long for that,” he said, explaining that he would be in the Dominion some weeks and most books about countries were written by visitors who stayed only some days. On Wednesday, nylon stockings were on sale ip New Zealand for the first time. Large shops in Wellington have not yet had nylon consignments for hosiery counters, but the smaller shops, - which discreetly displayed a nylon ticket in a corner of the window, were soon sold out of their small issue of popular sizes. A card included with the 17s lid-priced nylons cautioned, “Always wear your correct foot size; gentle care means extra wear.” The buyers had to surrender an X coupon for each pair of stockings. Sympathy with the relatives of Mrs J. Cracroft Wilson, who died recently, was expressed at the annual meeting of the Christchurch branch of the Overseas League held last evening, 'rhe president (Mr C. G. McKellar) said that Mrs Wilson had been president of the branch for seven or eight years, and was vice-president at the time of her death. Her work for the league had been of great value. A vote of sympathy with Mrs Wilson’s family was also passed at a meeting of the committee of the Sunlight League. Dr. D. E. Currie, who presided, said that Mrs Wilson had been a foundation member of the council of the league and had given great help in its early days, visiting the children’s camps and helping with the league’s dental Al plan. • Describing his travels along the coaet of East Africa. Mr A. M. Satterthwaite. who was the speaker at the annual ■ meeting of the Overseas League held last evening, said he visited Mozambique and was greatly interested in the fortress built of stones, each about 10 inches long and six inches wide and thick, and he was told that the hundreds of tons of stone necessary for the building had been brought from Portugal in small ships in the days when the Portuguese and the Arabs were constantly at war. The fortress, he said, was now used as a gaol. Later, he and his wife were shotvn over a fortress at Mombasa. It was made of cementia coral, and he Ifeamt that the art of cementing coral had now been completely lost. In this fortress, which is also now used as a gaol, were about 30 women, all weaving baskets. Afterwards he learned from the Australian officer in charge that all these peaceful looking women were in gaol for murdering their husbands. The lady editor of “The Press” gratefully acknowledges receipt of magazines for the sanatorium frorA Mrs H. J. Armstrong and Mrs R. Smith. Limited number of tables available. Bridge evening. National Party Centre, next Monday. November 4, 8 p.m. ’Phone 22-892. —Advt. COOKS in two minutes—“ Holly” Oatmeal —the new process pre-cooked breakfast cereal. Ask your grocer for “HOLLY” Oatmeal or Rolled Oats—you’ll enjot the Delicious Nutty Flavour. Advt.