CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25739, 26 February 1949, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Mrs H. B. Whitta (Hagley street.) will leave by air for Auckland, where she will join the Aorangi for Vancouver. From there she will travel to Los Angeles to visit her brother and sister-in-law. On learning that clothes for boys , were desperately needed in the wartorn countries of Europe, the Mayoress of Christchurch (Mrs F. Hardy Cookson), who herself has four young sons offered to make an appeal for suitable garments, especially boys’ trousers to be sent overseas. At a meeting of the Christchurch branch of the Save the Children Fund, held yesterday. Mrs Cookson said the appeal had reached distant parts of the province. She had been told that Methven residents would help, a parcel had been received from Rakaia. and another from Waimate. From the citv she had received many gifts and offers of help, including parcels of boys’ clothing from the Catholic Women’s League, an offer from the Baptist Dorcas Society | to make trousers if the material were supplied, and a letter from the Council of Churches reporting that the appeal was being made to its branches. In addition gifts had been received from individuals, and Mrs Cookson said she hoped to receive many more parcels of warm clothing for boys. Speaking as one of the “old, old girls” of Nelson Girls’ College. Mrs Balcombe Brown told a gathering of old girls in Wellington that when she enrolled as a punil in 1885 it was not uncommon for girls of 19 to enrol there to comnlete their education. While she was there the oldest boarder was 23. In those days girls remained longer at school. The nineteenth birthday meeting of. the Central Methodist Missionary Auxiliary was held in the Durham Street Church parlour, with the president. Mrs J. C. Carter, presiding. Reference was made to the death of Mrs J. F. Goldie, who with Mr Goldie, was a pioneer missionary of New Georgia. Blessing bags and collections were.received. and a dedicatory prayer was offered bv Mrs Linyard. Mrs Carter Welcomed the new deaconess trainees to the meeting. The Dominion president’s monthly letter was read, after which a brief review of the life and work of the late Mrs Goldie was given. Mrs M. S. Wells and Miss E. M. Smith, of Kaikoura, will leave New Zealand next month for Australia. In mid-April they will join the Strathaird at Sydney, and travel, via Suez, as members of a New Zealand farmers’ party, on a tour of the Continent, Britain, and Eire. The formation of a women’s section of the South Canterbury Returned Services’ Association in Timaru was announced by the president (Mr D. J. Mcßeath) at a meeting of the executive this week. The first president is Miss E. Graham, and Mrs R. Biggar is the secretary. The 35 Italian members of the J. C. Williamson Grand Opera Company who arrived in Wellington by the Monowai on Tuesday are accompanied by nine Australian singers and one New Zealander, Miss Eleanor Houston, a soprano from Wellington, as well as 40 Australian members of the chorus and a staff of seven. The company opened its season in Auckland on Thursday. Mrs M. C. Thomas, more widely known as Roseline Redwood, will leave New Zealand in March for Fiji. She has been commissioned by the National Geographic Society to gather material about several of the island groups. Miss M. McKay, who has been engaged in the education of the blind in Glasgow, Scotland, is visiting Christchurch and is staying with her cousin. Miss Shaw, Wroxton terrace, Fendalton. She will leave on Monday for Mount Cook and later will visit relatives in Central Otago, where a kinsman of hers, the late Dr. James Douglas. formerly practised for many years and was a leading citizeh of the Queenstown district. At the February meeting of the New Brighton branch of the Plunket Society. Mrs Francis presided. Sister Garland’s report for the month was as follows: number of new baby cases 24. visits paid to homes 110, visits of babies to rooms 292. number of babies under supervision 379, number of preschool children under supervision 229. The next conference of the Associated Countrywomen of the World will be held in September, 1950. in Copenhagen. The invitation to hold the conference in Conenhagen was issued by three Danish women’s associations. This was announced by Miss E; Zimmern, of London, a former president of Associated Countrywomen, when she addressed a meeting of members of the Women’s Division of Federated Farmers and Women’s Institutes in Christchurch this week. The lady editor of “The Press” gratefully acknowledges receipt of reading matter and stamps from Gertrude Dines. Mrs G. Price, Mr A. C. Maxwell. Mr F. S. Taylor, Mr T. D. J. Holderness, Monica Dent (Methven), and many other friends. FENDALTON FESTIVE FAIR The best place this afternoon for you and the farfrily is Fendalton Park for the Fendalton Fair. Advt. As summer fades into autumn, give some consideiation to your skin. Beauty can be achieved, and enhanced. by the Elizabeth Arden treatment, celebrated the whole world over. Miss Arden’s personal representative in New Zealand, Miss Mary Sparkes, is at Beaths just now, and reservations for treatment are being accepted at the Elizabeth Arden section, ground floor; or on telephone 38-440. Advt. Bunts, Florists, State Theatre Bldgs.. offer a continuous Floral Emblem Service. ’Phones 32-857 during shop hours. 40-661 anv other times. Advt.