CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25308, 7 October 1947, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

At the annual meeting of the New Zealand Ladies* Golf Union held at Hamilton last night, Mrs M. H. Godby, S resident of the Christchurch Ladies’ rolf Club, was elected an honorary life < of the union, in recog- ' nition of the splendid service she has , given to women’s golf in New Zealand i for many years. Mrs Godby, who has now retired from the executive, has ; been a member almost since its incep- , tion and has played an important part in shaping its 1 policy. Appreciation of ’ Mrs Godoy’s enthusiasm, her wise ; counsel and wid e knowledge of the ( rules, of golf was expressed by many members Miss Eileen Nptt, a mem- : ber of the Christchurch Ladies’ Golf ( Club, was last night elected a mem- , ber of the executive of the union. She and Mrs G, W. Hollis (Oliver Kay)were the two new members elected- ; A vote of sympathy with Mrs J. G. p- Vernon, a member of the executive, m the death of her husband, was passed at a meeting of the committee of the Christchurch Ladies’ Guild of the British Sailors* Society yesterday. Sympathy was also expressed with the relatives of Mrs G. Sinclair (Merivale Jane), a member of the guild who died recently. Women’s Day was held at the Shirley Methodist Church last Sunday. The morning service was conducted by Mrs L. Horwood and the evening service by Mrs E. R. Inwood. The soloists were Mrs J. B. Dawson and Mrs Hi Kerr. Mr? 5. Burn was the organist. A hymn study was given bythe women’s choir. The matron of the Cashmere Sana-i torium acknowledges receipt of the following gifts received during September for patients:—Mi?s F. Derrett and Mr Cameron Smith, magazines; Returned Services’ Association, fruit, tobacco and matches; Salvation Army Home Leagues, fruit and chocolates; Navy League, fruit, sweets, tobacco and magaainep; Aulpehrook? and Hun. ter Confections, sweets; Red Cross, fruit and tobacco, For Fresh Air Home:—Mr Kiddle, books; Mrs son and Mr Muir, cakes; Messrs Phil, Ups and Hoarp, cakes and spft drinks; Miss Barson, cakes and ice cream. The lady editor pf “The Press’’ gratefully acknowledges receipt of magazines for patients at the sana-i torium from Mrs w. Quirk. Several cases of food Will be sent as soon as possible to siefc and dis-? tressed seamen and their dependants m Britain by the Christchurch Ladies’ Guild of the British Sailors’ Society. This was decided'at a meeting of the committee of the guild held yester? day, when the president (Mrs G. W. C. Smithapn) presided. Jt was de-i cided to send a letter of thanks to ?*• ?il>wm for the generous pitality she shPW e d tq thp guild on the occasion of the annual book and coin party at which 150 books and many magazines were received for the library at the Seamen’s Institute at Lyttelton and for ships’ libraries, and more than £23 in donations was received." Mrs R. Browning, who ar* ranged a sale pf flo-vyerp and a epm* petition at the party, was thanked for her good work. Reports were re-, calved from the visitors to seamen patients in the hospital and sana* torium and from the junior branch, which recorded the activities of a busy month, Arrangements were made for the sale of produce and other goods in Cathedral square at the end of November. Members agreed to help in the Navy League street appeal this month. A talk on the life and work of the Rev. Peter Milne, whp was for many years a missionary in the New Hebrides, was given by Miss Smart at § recent meeting of the Sydenham ranch of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. Mrs J. Filer presided. One girl is included among the first four radiographers to graduate from the School of Radiography which Was set up at the Auckland Hospital in March. 1945. She is Miss Deirdre Dale who lives at Milford, Auckland. Before 1945 radiograph trainees in Now Zealand had to take a correspondence course from the Melbourne Technical College. News has been received in Wellington of the death in Buenos Aires, South America, of Miss Rene Nizan, the accomplished French organist. Miss Nizan visited New Zealand not long before the last war and gave many recitals. Specialising more particularly in French composers for the organ, the visitor gave ample evidence of her high capacity as an or< ganist, and made many friends during her stay in the Dominion. An outstanding display of work was held yesterday at the Canterbury Women’s Club. Oil paintings, raffia baskets, embroidery, crocheted bags, and felt work demonstrated the skill of the members of the art and crafts circles who combine each year for this exhibition of their work. Presentations were made by the president of the club (Mrs J. P. Rickard) to the leader of the art circle (Mrs J. R. McNeish), the secretary of the circle (Mrs Voyce), and to th© leader of the crafts circle fMrs A. Turner). Mrs R. Fleming who opened the display gave an interesting outline of the development of art. An address on her work in Singawas § iven by Adjutant Walker, of the Salvation Army, who was the guest speaker at a meeting of the Friends of the Hospital last night, There was a good attendance, and the president (Mrs G. H. Watts) presided. It was decided to buy a cardiac table for use in the hospital at the Jubilee Home, Name plates are now to be put on the gifts to the hospital. It was reported that some jig-saw pur* zles had been bought fop patients in ward 5 at the public hospital. Many knitted garments for hospital patients were handed in. It was stated that regular visit? were being paid by members to patients at the Sanatorium, Burwood Hospital, and the Jubilee Home. A jumble sale in aid of the funds of tae organisation is to be held at the end of this month- Goods may be left at the rooms of the Society for the Protection of Women and Children, 94 Gloucester street. A job whiqh has never before fallen 10. a_WW\an is be i n S undertaken by Misj Pamela Colgate, pf New York. She is designing an airliner interior, that 2! Stratocruiser, of which the British Overseas Airways Corpora* HPA «s six on order for delivery in 1948. Miss Colgate and her associates are using rnueh ingenuity to create a feeling of space wjthin small cambass fe r^?oiou Sv ?h !!? e , QI ® reys ’ blues ’ an 4 fawns Skin-thick, canvas-’qaCked E??, el l ing En S ,ish lizard grey oak will be used extensively; with ‘Avtrirn, a new covering fabric, and gaberdines, woollens, and whipcords blending in the chosen colours. Miss <?£ Si O New n York adiS ° n Avenue Terming The lady editor of “The Press” gratefully acknowledges receipt of 24 dozen eggs for the Health Camp from the Fernside-Springbank branch of the Women’s Division of Federated Farmers. 4 iJ’c?’ Johns, senior surgeon of I?® ir ' gsp ° re General Hospital, and Mrs Johns have arrived in New Zea land on holiday leave. Mi Johns, who tlSpri^.f m c New P'ynmuth, was in, terned at Singapore during the war. He came to New Zealand to recuper, mo,?*i. retur ' ? ed to Singapore about staff’Slre 8 . M ®J ]ca l «nd nursing stair were short ui Singapore, he said, “ A « c Mand, and the “A the Japanese occupation was tiin < Z* ent ’ * a F‘toul“-ly in malnutri’ tion among children. Living condiwere be said ’ , ««* P rio « Mrs Freeipan has a colourful selec, ti°n nt Spring Straw and Felt Hats, artistically designed to complement G «> r Sette Milling Salon (Ballantynes Bldgs.), Cashei st; and at Ashburton, —Advt POISON TAKEN IN ERROR. This has occurred all too often and can happen when poisons are not securely shelved away. Moat antiseptics are poisonous. Be sure and certain—always buy the nan-poisenpus entiseptie, "Santot It 's perfectly safe for all general home and personal uses, vsantol" the safe antiseotic. 1/B. 2/6. 3/6 from chem. iste. (H. F. Stevens, Ltd., Christchurch, Mfgs.) A dvt.