CURRENT-NOTES

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25741, 1 March 1949, Page 2

CURRENT-NOTES

Mrs Hurd-Wood (Hamilton), founder of the League for the Hard of Hearing in New Zealand, is paying a short visit to Christchurch. She will leave to-day for Invercargill and, after visiting Dunedin, will return to Christchurch on March 11 for a fourday visit.

Miss Alfreda Fisher, secretary of the British Association of the Hard of Hearing, who arrived in New Zealand a few weeks ago, is visiting Invercargill. She will come to Christchurch about March 17 and will be entertained by the Christchurch branch of the League for the Hard of Hearing on March 18. The daughter of a physician. Miss Fisher grew up with the ambition of making music her career and showed great talent. While studying at the Royal Academy of Music she suddenly lost her hearing. She learnt lip-reading and made good headway, but realised that she must abandon music as a career. She began her work for others, first for the Girl Guide movement and then for deaf guides. She helped to establish the Merseyside Club for the Hard of Hearing and holds many important posts with societies for the hard of hearing. The eleventh annual report of the Victoria League Young Contingent records with’ regret the death of one of its members, Miss Fay Cuddon, and offers sympathy to her parents. The membership of the Victoria League Young Contingent has increased to 321, of which 87 joined last year. Among new members are three men, and the contingent hopes to interest more men during the coming year. The resignation of Miss M. N. Rood, housemistress at Acland, was received with regret by the Canterbury University College Council yesterday afternoon. Miss H. Newton, matron of Helen Connon Hall, has resigned as from May 18, 1949. TT .Mrs George Skelton (Cashmere Hills) and her sister, Mrs Erie Bishop, of Central Otago, will leave shortly on a visit to Sydney and Melbourne. At the monthly meeting of the Papanui Women’s Christian Temperance Union, held in the Methodist Church parlour. Mrs Tillman presided, and reported that a concert party had been taken to the women’s reformatory at Addington. Mrs Thornton gave ah account of a Christmas gift party given for several patients at the Mental Hospital. A report on the recent Dominion convention at Timaru was given by Mrs Kelly, of the - Bryndwr union.

The lady editor of “The Press” appeals for umbrellas or sunshades in dark colours for veranda bed patients in hospital. She has been most grateful for many gifts of umbrellas in the past. Every one is in use and has given splendid service. But she has urgent need for a few more, which she undertakes to acknowledge and deliver to patients who need them most.