NEWS FOR WOMEN

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 25022, 2 November 1946, Page 2

NEWS FOR WOMEN

CURRENT NOTES

The Rev. I. L. Richards. Mrs M. G. Bell, and the secretaiw (Mrs N. R. Banks) will be delegates from the Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Society for the Protection of Women and Children to the Dominion conference. to be held in Dunedin next Tuesday. Wednesday, and Thursday. Mrs L. •I. Cattell presided at the monthly meeting of the Christchurch Business and Professional Women’s Club, at which Miss Mary Wigley gave an interesting talk on the “Customs and superstitions connected with Hallowe’en;'’ Songs were sung by Miss Carlene Tamplin, accompanied by Miss Beverley Carver, and competitions were won by Mrs Howell, Misses Wigley. Crawford, and Bull. The hostesses for the evening were Misses I. Murgatroyd. C. Richards. W. Crabbe and Mrs D. Cullen. Mrs Wedgeiy, vice-president, presided at a meeting of the West of England Women’s Association, when a discussion took place on “should tradesmen deliver?’’ An exhibition of knitting was given by Mrs Wilson. A scone competition iudged by Mrs Archibold was won by Mrs Brownley. Mrs Easterbrook, and Mrs Hollis. It was reported that a guinea had been given to the leper fund, and that members had helped in the street collection on ,Naw League Day. Members are now making garments to be sent to England for Dr. Barnardo’s homes. During last month 166 miscellaneous cases were attended by the secretary of the Canterbury branch of the Society for the Protection of Women and Children (Mrs N. R. Banks). 198 visits were made to cases in homes, and in addition, 433 callers at the office had been attended to. This was reported at the monthly meeting of the committee of the branch, at which Mr A. J. McEldowney presided. Mrs A. E. G. Lyttle was re-elected director of the Canterbury Women’s Club garden circle at its annual meeting. It was reported that the sales table had enabled the circle to send 14 food parcels to Great Britain during the year. The Mayoress (Mrs F. Hardy Cookson) presented prizes won during the year. The Erasmuson decorative cun was won by Mrs C. G. Manhire. Other prize-winners were Mesdames J. J. Staples. J. W. H. Francis, H. E. Booker. Misses A. M. Black. D. E. Lane, R. Stewart, and M. C. Opie. An enjoyable programme was presented by Mrs Cora Cogswell. Miss K. O’Connor. Mrs H. E. Booker. Mrs W. G. Witte, and Mrs Bernard Banks. Among the thousands of garments contributed by Wellington residents to the recent CORSO clothing drive were more than 20 fur coats, in first-rate condition, a sacrifice that renresents a cash value of several hundred pounds. On the advice of CORSO’s China experts, it was unanimously agreed by the Wellington CORSO Committee that North China, whose bitter winter often records temperatures of 40 degrees below zero, was the area that should have first claims to the fur coats. Broadcasting in “East African Newsletter’’ Henry Straker described modern millinery amusingly. He said: “I can assure you that women’s hats this . year are the most incredible things that I have ever seen. Passing lightly over a hat seen at Ascot—which, in point of fact, was a ball of wool and two knitting needles perched at a delicate angle, held together with I don’t know what—l move on to the more normal sort of hat, which consists largely of feathers, and ostrich feathers at' that. I gather that many a hat has been relegated to the hatbox after being worn once, merely because the owner’s courage has waned in the cool light of reason. That certainly was the experience of a friend of mine whose hat was entirely made up of light blue' feathers, and which caused her to remark: *My dear, I khow it is going to attract every seagull for miles around ’ ” An excellent. musical and dramatic entertainment, arranged by the Canterbury Association of the Federation of University Women, was held on Thursday night in the Little Theatre, Canterbury College. Two members of the association—Mrs P. J. Twomey and Miss Edith French—were responsible for arranging the programme, and Miss Esme Mclntosh carried out the arrangements for supper, which was served in the Students’ Union building. Those contributing to the musical programme were Miss Helen Hodgins (songs), Mrs Ay ling, Mrs Hill, Misses Grace Torkington and Hodgins (vocal quartettes), Miss Hilary Eccles (violin solos), Miss Alison Edgar (piano solos), Miss Rona Thomas and Mrs R. S. Storie (accompaniments). Two one-act plays were produced by Mrs W. Irwin. Those in the cast of one, a tragedy, were Mrs Twomey, Mrs K. Fleming, Misses Mary Lyons and Constance O’Gorman,, and an amusing comedy was presented by Mrs R. Nottingham Mrs M. Smith, Misses R. McCloy. Moira Milne, Doris Ralfe, and Margaret McCosker. On behalf of the audience, which filled the theatre, Mrs C. Malthus, president of the association, thanked the artists for providing an enjoyable programme. Sympathy with the relatives of Mrs A. Elizabeth Kelly was expressed at a meeting of the Christchurch Technical College Board of Governors last evening. An outline of the aims of Miss Charlotte Mason, a well-known figure in education circles in England, was given last night by Miss D. Govan, at the monthly meeting of the Parents’ National Educational Union, held at Selwyn House. In 1891 Miss Mason founded a school for the training of teachers. Her aim was to send forth from her schools thinking citizens, controlled and balanced, with a comprehensive outlook on life. Although she died in 1922, her methods, Miss Govan said, were still used in Parents’ Union Schools throughout the world. Miss Govan -and Miss L. Loughnan gave illustrations of the methods used at Selwyn House, which is conducted on lines laid down by Miss Mason. Mrs Douglas Anderson presided at the meeting, and Mesdames Peter Wood, L. C. L. Averill and P. F. Mann were hostesses. A number of parents of pupils of the school were present. .The lady editor of “The Press” most gratefully acknowledges receipt of a donation of £3 10s from Mrs R. Miles, Holly road, for Christmas - cheer for the children at “Glenelg” health camp, two umbrellas from “Aunt Ethel’’ for the sanatorium, and magazines from Mrs Davis and anonymous friends. Looking extremely well after her recent strenuous New Zealand tour and the busy time when she returned to the Commonwealth, Miss Gladys Moncrieff. the Australian musical comedy star, is going to America and Britain in the Monterey. She will be abroad for eight or nine months. In .an interview at Auckland yesterday, she said that while in England she •would make some records and broadcast for the 8.8. C

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