CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25178, 8 May 1947, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Sir Patrick Duff, High Commissioner in New Zealand for the United Kingdom, and Lady Duff left Wellington last night by the Rangitata for a visit to England. On the eve of their departure they entertained representatives of the press at a cocktail party.

Sir Joseph and Lady Ward (Merivale lane) left Wellington yesterday for a visit to Britain and Europe. Sir Joseph Ward will attend the world jamboree of Boy Scouts to be held in France.

Miss Joan Rattray, a member of the Auckland City Council, will arrive in Christchurch to-day, and will stay at the Clarendon Hotel. Mrs Walker Sinclair (London), who has been the guest of LSdy Wigram, Park terrace, and who attended the Dominion conference of the National Council of Women in Timaru, is now in Auckland, and will leave this week for Canada, tt> attend a conference of the National Council of Women in Regina. Second Subaltern Olive Marshall, New Zealand W.A.A.C., of Oamaru, who for the last 14 months has beefT secretary to Brigadier R. H. Quilliam, C.8.E., New Zealand prosecutor at the war crimes trials in Tokyo, arrived back in New Zealand on Friday, and passed through Christchurch on Tuesday on her way south. Miss Rosemary Clark-Hall (Dryfe,” Ham road, left Wellington last night by the Rangitata for England.

The following officers were elected yesterday at the annual meeting of the North Canterbury* provincial executive of the Women’s Division of Federated Farmers: president, Mrs G. W. Fairweather; vice-presidents, Mesdames A. Harper, A. A. Stott, and J. Doak; secretary-treasurer, Mrs R. E. Waghorn; organiser, Mrs I. L. M. Coop; committee, Mrs M. E. Orchard, Mrs R. S. Gunn, and Miss J. Smith. Miss Fay Aldridge and Miss Ngaire Grundy, two representatives of the Young Women’s Christian Association, left Wellington yesterday by the Rangitata to attend the World Council of Churches’ youth conference in Oslo.

Mrs Rona Bailey, who is woman officer in charge of physical welfare and recreation in the Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, left New Zealand yesterday for England.

Miss Kathleen Begg, niece of Miss Jean Begg, has been appointed secretary of the Yotmg Women’s Christian Association at Palmerston North. She was attached to the Army for four years, and latterly has been employed in a law office. At. the annual meeting of the Boys’ Gordon Hall Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Young Men’s Christian Association Mr Long presided, and the following officers were elected:—president, Mrs Read; secretary, Mrs Cook; treasurer, Mrs McLea; immediate past president, Mrs Graham; vice-presidents, Mrs Foster and Mrs Rounthwaite; committee, executive members and Mrs Milne and Mrs Armstrong. Xt the ninth annual meeting of the West of England Women’s Association the following officers were elected:— president, Mrs Widgery; vice-presi-dents, Mrs Kilday and Mrs Fox; sec-, retary-treasurer, Mrs Browning; committee, Mrs Weston, Mrs Green, Mrs Kilday, Mrs Fox; health stamp delegate, sick vistor, and trustee, Mrs Rowberry; press reporter, Mrs Widgery; St. Helens delegate, Mrs Kilday; whist drive committee, Mrs Dean, Mrs Yearn, and Mrs Hojlings; secretary, Mrs Easterbrook. Miss M. M. Ferguson, representing the Save the Children Fund in England, will arrive in Christchurch this morning. Her mission is to enlist sympathy on behalf of the children of Europe.

The Rev. Mr Edwards, accompanied by Mrs Edwards, will arrive in Christchurch from England within the next few weeks to take up the position of chaplain at Christ’s College. He will succeed the Rev. Owen Williams, who has held the post for the last 24 years. Mr Edwards was formerly a member of the Royal Air Force.

Two large parcels of food for Britain sent by the Omihi Women’s Institute were gratefully acknowledged by the women’s committee of the Navy League at its monthly meeting on Tuesday. Mrs H. Wyatt presided. It was reported that the spinning circle was continuing to spin wool for bed socks and surgical stockings, that the sewing circle was busily engaged making garments for the dependants of naval men in Britain, and that representatives of the league regularly visited patients in the hospitals and the Cashmere Sanatorium. In December last the Plunket Society submitted to the Stabilisation Commission an increased salary scale for Karitane nurses, and the society has just received advice of the commission’s approval of the new scale. Details of the new rates will be issued at the Karitane nurses* bureaux situated at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin to the matrons of Karitane hospitals, and to Plunket nurses throughout the Dominion.

The Victoria League of Canterbury now has a membership of 631, including 61 life members and 200 members of the Young Contingent. These figures are given in the league’s annual report to be presented at the annual meeting this. week. It is also re-

corded that the league is continuing to send food and clothing to Britain and has received many letters of thanks. Clothing has been contributed by Miss B. Gould’s bee, Mrs H. A. Young’s guild, the Presbyterian guild, CashfnGre Hills, and the Women’s Division of Federated Farmers. Amuri. The British War Wives’ Club, founded under the auspices of the league, is reported to have a membership of 80 and to be carrying on many activities. Members, with their children, meet weekly at the home of Lady ClarkHall, Ham road. Another flourishing branch of the league’s work is the personal correspondence scheme, directed by Miss M. Ray. During the year 1509 persons in Canterbury established links overseas, and many send parcels to their pen friends in England. “Airy fragments of loveliness”— that is how the beautiful sheer and crepe 2-piece sets, at “ Dream wear, ’ were described by one of the many delighted brides-to-be who selected her trousseau undies at ‘‘Dream wear” Lingerie, 11 New Regent street. Advt

Last Monday evening the parishioners of the Coalgate Catholic Church held a farewell social gathering at the home of Mr and Mrs Kennedy in honour of Mr and Mrs Murray and Mrs Doody and family, who, after a long period of residence in the Glentunnel district, have left to live in Christchurch. Musical items and recitations were contributed, and competitions were held. Mr F. Harnett spoke appreciatively of the guests, and as a mark of esteem in which they were held by their friends he presented each family with a gift. A lantern lecture on Liverpool Cathedral was given on Tuesday night by Canon H. Frazer at a meeting of the Friends Of the Christchurch Cathedral Association. The meeting was held in aid of the teredos fund of the cathedral, and there were about 90 persons present Canon Frazer, whose duty it was for a number of years to explain the features of Liverpool Cathedral to visitors, referred to the beauty of the east window, the biggest surface of glass in any part of the British Empire; to the unusual teredo? below it, and to the magnificent pipe organ. The north transept was the Liverpool memorial to 70,000 men who had died in the 1914-18 war, and. its planning was that of austerity, the speaker said. At the close of the address the Dean of Christchurch (the Very Rev. A. K. Warren) explained the plan for the proposed war memorial to be placed in the cathedral and referred to the planning of the new reredos.

The death has occurred of Miss Isabel R. Guffie, a former sub*matron of Wellington Hospital and well known as Sister Guffie, of the Lincoln Private Hospital, Napier. Confidence that by united effort it would be possible to raise the sum of £20,000 in the next three years for the erection of a hall to be known as the Ellen Melville and Pioneer Women Memorial Hall was expressed at a meeting of representatives of various women’s organisations held in Auckland this week. The meeting was convened to ascertain from representatives their societies’ views on what form of memorial was favoured. The two suggestions were the erection of a hall to provide accommodation for 500 people or the provision of a prize or scholarship to be awarded annually to a woman studying law or another approved subject at the Auckland University College.

The North Canterbury provincial executive of the Women’s Division of Federated Farmers decided at its annual meeting yesterday to support the effort being made to secure a block of disused R.N.Z.A.F. quarters at Wigram for use as a temporary hostel for Canterbury College students. A letter received from Mr P. E. Sutton, chairman of the Canterbury University College Students’ Boarding Committee, said: ‘‘We have at least 50 men who are prepared to join such a hostel and most of them are living in very unsatisfactory conditions.” The letter stated further that at a recent meeting of representatives of the Canterbury University College Council, the Canterbury College Students’ Association and Christchurch citizens it was decided to ask for support in this matter from the Women’s Division. “Since there will be some difficulty in persuading the Defence Department to grant a short term lease of a suitable building, the meeting directed me to request your organisation to forward a resolution of support' to the Minister of Education, with whom our application has been lodged,” Mr Sutton wrote. The president of the North Canterbury provincial executive of the Women’s Division of Federated Farmers (Mrs G. W.- Fairweather) presided yesterday at the annual meeting of the executive. The executive’s organiser (Mrs I. L. M. Coop) reported that during the year two new branches had been formed. They were Glehroy and United Bays. In her annual report the president expressed regret at the death of Mrs George Henderson, a member of the executive and also a past president; of Miss K. Duncan, and of Mrs Fraser Mclntosh. The whole town is talking about the wonderful bargains in exclusive frocks, gowns, suits, costumes, and coats at the record-breaking Bargain Sale which commenced yesterday for one week only at Anthony Andersen. Ltd., the centre fbr women’s wear, at 81 Cashel street, where Eugene Spitz used to be. There’s thousands of pounds worth of stock and everything heavily reduced. The bargains will be just as good to-day. Be early. Advt.