CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25309, 8 October 1947, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

The King has decided, that no wedding breakfast will be served after the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Mountbatten; instead, the guests who go to the Palace from the Abbey will be served light refreshments from a buffet. When if was announced that the Princess would not have a trousseau many people sent her clothing coupons by post. These have now all been returned with a note from the Princess thanking the donors for their “kindly and generous gesture.’’ The Princess has, however, applied to the Board of Trade for coupons to cover the purchase of her wedding dress and going away outfit.—London, October 6. Queen Mary has given the Women’s Volunteer Service six floral chair 'seats which she embroidered and signed “Mary R.” The chair seats will be sold abroad for dollars.. Queen Mary’s work is the first to be used in a scheme to enlist housewives in the export drive. The Women’s Volunteer Service formed a non-profit company called Women’s Industries, which will arrange the sale of high quality products to hard currency areas. The proceeds go to the Queen’s Institute of District Nursing. Mr and Mrs J. N. Matson, home is in the Gold Coast, West Africa, will leave there next Wednesday on their way to Christchurch, travelling by way of America. Both Mr and Mrs Matson had distinguished careers at Canterbury University College, Mrs Matson (formerly Miss Isobel Wright) being one of the few women in New Zealand to graduate LLJ3. They will stay with Mrs Matson’s father, Mr A. F. Wright, Cashmere.

In response to an appeal the women’s auxiliary of the Navy League supplied nearly 40 sets of woollen comforts—pullovers, - socks, sea-boot stockings, scarves, and gloves—for men who sailed for England on the sailing ship Pamir this week. This was reported at the monthly meeting of the auxiliary held yesterday, when the president, Mrs H. Wyatt, presided. Gifts of cakes and biscuits were gratefully received from friends in Omihi. Reports were received from the auxiliary’s visitors to men of the Navy in the hpspital and the sanatorium, and arrangements were made for the annual street appeal this month and the annual garden party in December. Members expressed their willingness to sell health stamps at the vestibule of the Chief Post Office, and reports of the activities of* the spinning and sewing citcles were received. Nearly one hundred members and friends attended an afternoon social held yesterday by the social club for the blind. The president, Mr L. P. Longuet, welcomed the guests and announced that a garden party would be held early next month at Risingholme, Opawa. Songs were sung by Mrs Colin Hart and Mr V. H. Reid, for both of whom Mrs R. S. Storie was accompanist, and a talk on work among children was given by Miss Edna Neville.

Mrs Reo Fortune arrived in Auckland by plane from Sydney on Sunday, from Burma, to visit her parents. Mr and Mrs ,R. J. Pope, of Wellington. Mrs Fortune’s husband, Dr. R. Fortune, has been doing research work for the Burmese Government, and is now on his way to England to take up a position on the staff of Cambridge University. Mrs Fortune will join him there later. When planning a party. ’Phone or Call and see Olga Miles, Delicatessen, 95 Cashel st. ’Phone 38-709. Advt.