CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25607, 23 September 1948, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Mrs Louise Carnegie, widow of Andrew Carnegie, who died at the age of 89 in 1946, left a ? gross estate exceeding 20,600,000 dollars. It is estimated that taxes will total 11,600,000 dollars. The principal personal beneficiary is a daughter, Mrs Margaret Carnegie Miller, New York, who receives the residue after a bequest of 1,000,000 dollars to four grandchildren and a total of 2,515,000 dollars distributed in public bequests. Andrew Carnegie, the Scottish-born philanthropist and steel magnate, died in 1919. His benefactions totalled 350,000,000 dollars.—New York. September 21. Mrs M. E; Lyons. Mrs W. P. Glue. Mrs J. C. Forsyth, and Mrs J. Denford will leave this week for Dunedin, in company with their husbands, who will attend a conference of power supply authorities.

On Wednesday evening. October 16, at the Art Gallery. Durham street, an investiture of London Navy League special service decorations will_ be held, those to be invested being Mr H. L. Bowker, Canon A. H. Norris, Miss Joan Burt, and Mrs H. Wyatt, who will receive a bit to a former decoration.

Miss Mary McLean (a member of the Dominion executive of the National Council of Women and president of the Christchurch branch) will leave by air to-day for Auckland to attend a Dominion conference by the council. Christchurch delegates who will attend the conference will be Mrs L. C. L. Averill and Mrs C. G. St. John, who will leave by air on Saturday for Auckland, and Mesdames L. I. Cattell, C. L. Crowley, L. Armstrong, and Miss K. O’Connor, who will leave Christchurch on Saturday night, and Brigadier (Mrs) Searle, Mrs G. S. S. Goodall, and Mrs R. W. Wornall, who will leave for Auckland to-day. A meeting of the executive will be held on Monday, and after a Mayoral reception the conference will be opened on Tuesday by Mrs J. A. C. Allum, Mayoress of Auckland.

Mrs I. L. M. Coop (vice-president of the Dominion Advisory Board of the Women’s Division of Federated Farmers) and Mrs G. W. Fairweather (a newly-appointed member of the board) will attend a meeting of the board to be held in Wellington on October 7 and 8.

Mrs F. E. Twyford (Merivale) will leave Christchurch on Monday for Palmerston North to take part in the Dominion golf championship meeting.

The Linwood Methodist Church held its annual Women’s Day services last Sunday, the preachers being Mrs H. Graham in the morning and Mrs (Senior Captain) E. K. Baker in the evening. Special music was arranged for the occasion, solos being sung by Mrs Linda Haase and Misses W. Worsfold and Carlene Tamplin. and duets by Mrs N. Hoddinott and Miss D. Hoddinott. The women’s choir also sang special music at both services. The organist was Mrs S. Hodgson. Miss Graham, who has given many years of missionary service in Fiji, was the guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the Central Methodist Women’s Missionary Auxiliary, at which Mrs J. C. Carter presided. Since the first missionaries went to Fiji about 100 years ago the Fijians had become practically 100 per cent. Christian, and there was no illiteracy, said Miss Graham; but, she added, the rapidly increasing Indian population, which was almost non-Christian, was causing serious problems. An account of the Sisters’ work on the home mission field and in the Solomon Islands was given in reports included in a letter received from the Dominion president (Mrs Virtue). Mrs Vera Alington, wife of the late Gilbert W. Alington (Captain, 8.0.A.C.), arrived by air from Hythe, Southampton, last week-end and is the guest of Mr and Mrs R. G. Alington, Ashburton. Her mother. Mrs Maton. stayed in Melbourne and will come to New Zealand in November.

Unearthing skeletons, pottery, and other relics of ancient civilisation is the life work of Miss Veronica SetonWilliams. an Australian, who is revisiting her homeland after 15 years’ absence. During that time she has dug with archaeological expeditions in England. Ireland, Turkey. Syria, and Cyprus. Her specialty is the collection of pottery dating back to the beginning of civilisation. She considers that Lachish, in Palestine, is the most fascinating place she has worked in. Between archaeological expeditions, she has written a book giving a survey of Anglo-Arab relations from 1920 to 1948.

With their smart matron clients in mind, Anthony Andersen Ltd., the centre for fashionable women’s wear at 81 Cashel street, have just bought an exclusive range of beautiful Boucle Coats in black, brown, and navy. These, coats, which have braided edges, have just been unpacked, and are really outstanding. . Advt.

Visit the Georgette Millinery, 122 Cashel street, and see our Straws from 29/6. also Felts in all the Wanted Shades. Adt.