CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25713, 27 January 1949, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Miss R. P. Karsten, formerly headmistress of the Avonside Girls’ High School and now of Levin, left for the north last evening after spending a few weeks at Christchurch and Sumner.

Miss Olivia Spencer-Bower, a wellknown member of the Canterbury Society of Arts, has returned to live at Fcndalton, after spending six years in Auckland.

Miss Joy Bissett and Miss P?Fleming (Whangarei), who are spending a week in Christchurch, were the guests of honour at an afternoon gathering held yesterday at the Canterbury Women’s Club. In a community carnival held recently in Whangarei to raise money for the founding of a community centre, Miss Bissett was judged the most popular girl in a contest in which various organisations and business firms sponsored candidates. The prize was a return trip by air to any South Island city or town and a stay of one week in th? chosert centre. Miss Bissett, who was sponsored by the Whangarei Operatic Society, chose Christchurch and her friend. Miss Fleming, a fellow member of the operatic society, is accompanying her on the trip she is now making. At the Women’s Club, both visitors were welcomed by the president (Mrs G. H. Watts). A pleasing programme was provided by Mrs Anita Ledsham and Miss Jill Ledsham (songs), Mrs Christensen and Mrs Witty (accompaniments and piano solos).

Nurse Mulcock was the guest of honour at a party arranged by the Waiau sub-branch of the Plunket Society and held at the Presbyterian Sunday schoolroom. Mothers with their babies gathered in large numbers to bid Nurse Mulcock goodbye ftnd to wish her happiness in the future. The president of the subbranch (Mrs H. Bowron) spoke appreciatively of the good work done by Nurse Mulcock during her stay in the district and presented her with a coffee table.

Mrs Una J. Campbell has arrived in Wellington from Edinburgh and will take up her new position as principal of Queen Margaret College, Wellington. For the last live years she has been senior mathematics mistress at the Mary Erskine School for Girls in Edinburgh, formerly Edinburgh Ladies’ College. The school took 1200 pupils ranging in age from four years old who attended the nursery school to girls up to the age 'of 18. It was one of the oldest girls’ schools in Britain.

An error in an American reference book has caused some embarrassment to Beverley Nichols, now on a visit to the United States. The reference book describes him, not as “son of . . . but “daughter of ... ” Beverley is a frequently-used girl’s name in America. A women’s luncheon cluo invited Nichols to address them; he accepted by telegram. The members were very surprised when he arrived. They told him that he was the first man ever to address the club.

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