CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25435, 5 March 1948, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Mrs Aileen Boon (Fendalton) has been appointed secretary to the Christchurch Plunket Society. Before leaving New Zealand on active service during the war Mrs Boon was for some years honorary secretary of the Christchurch Ladies’ Golf Club. At the annual meeting of the Canterbury Association of the New Zealand Federation of University Women last evening a letter was read from Dr. Maria Loschi, Italy, written on November 19, offering sympathy to members in the loss of life and property sustained by the city in Ballantyne’s fire, which occurred on, November 18. Dr. Loschi, who had previously written to the association thank-

ing it for food parcels sent to university personnel in Italy, said that news of the disaster had been printed in Italian papers on November 19.

A staff floral competition held by the D.I.C. on Monday wps won by Mr H. Baird, of the furnishing department, the fancy department (Mrs N. Deville) being second, and the silk department (Mr G. J. Williamson) third. Mrs Miller, a member of the Horticultural Society, judged the competition. Mr W. Leysmith, London correspondent of the “New York Times,’’ and Mrs Leysmith arrived in Wellington by the Port Hobart on Wednesday to spend a holiday year in the Dominion. A report on the world convention of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union was given by the New Zealand delegate, Mrs C. Mackie (Christchurch), at the Dominion conference of the union in Wellington on Wednesday. In the evening a conversazione for delegates was given by the Rev. W. Burley, on behalf of the National Council of Churches, the New Zealand Alliance, and others.

The Dominion president of the Mothers’ Union (Mrs W. J. Simkin), who will leave shortly to attend the Mothers’ Union conference in England, was presented with a morocco handbag and a blue umbrella at the quarterly council meeting of the Auckland Diocesan Mothers’ Union.

Autumn colourings in sheer pure silk stockings were released by an Australian manufacturer last week. The colours were moondust (greybrown, which looks well with black), midnight (misty navy), damson (a plum-purple), forest (soft pine green), and taupe (a warm brown autumn tint). The colours look much more attractive on the leg than over the hand.

Mrs Robert M. Scotten, •wife of the newly-appointed American Minister to New Zealand, has lived in 13 houses in the last 11 years. As the wife of a diplomat she has for many years lived in countries other than her own, and she has found her knowledge of French and Spanish and a smattering of Portuguese most helpful in dealing with housekeeping problems. Women in the United States were internationally and politically minded, but Central American women had advanced scarcely at all in taking part in any general emancipation of their sex, she said. In Chile and Peru she had found the position better, and women of Argentina and Brazil were more active still in making a way for themselves in the world.

Dr. and Mrs Martin Tweed and their daughter, Miss Phillepa Tweed, returned to the Dominion by the Port Hobart, which arrived in Wellington on Wednesday. For the last two years Miss Tweed has been serving with the W.R.N.Z.N.S. in the United Kingdom. At the West of England Women’s Association, Mrs Green, who will leave Christchurch for England soon, was presented with a cheque, and members expressed good wishes. Mrs Widgery (president) presided.

Mrs C. E. Anderson entertained members of the gardening circle of the Central Townswomen’s Guild at Governor’s Bay for the March meeting. There was an excellent attendance of members.

At the first meeting of the year of the First Christchurch Battalion, Girls’ Life Brigade, the resignation was accepted with regret of the president (Miss Grace Ironside), who is now living in Wellington. It was announced that a greater effort by all companies will be made this year to assist CORSO.

The following delegates from the North Canterbury district are attending the sixty-first annual Dominion convention of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union in Wellington:— Miss M. B. Lovell-Smith (Dominion treasurer). Mesdames R. Black. E. Beck. Kelly, Noonan. Smith, Neutze, and Miss McDonald.

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