CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25859, 19 July 1949, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Among the New Zealanders who attended the Royal garden party at Buckingham Palace on July 7 were the following Canterbury guests: Flight Lieutenant and Mrs C. E. Baxter, Captain and Mrs A. J. Bradshaw, Miss Diana M. Lawrence. Dr. J. Campbell McKenzie, Miss. Ethel R. Overton. Miss K. Scannell, Mr and Mrs Irving Sladen, and Mrs Gladstone Ward. Mrs E. F. Gorman, Hackthorne road, Cashmere Hills, who has been visiting Australia, wili arrive in Christchurch this morning. She has been away for about six weeks. Miss D. Govan (Papanui road) left for England by the Waiwera on a year’s holiday. Mr S. Gill (Monck’s Spur) and Mrs Gill will leave for Wellington to-day, and will sail for England by the Rimutaka, leaving on July 28. During the conference of the Women’s Division of Federated Farmers in Wellington last week, a presentation was made to the former Dominion president, Mrs W. Elliott, in recognition of her valuable service to the division over many years, including three years as president. The gifts comprised a handsome writing desk of Southland beech and a cheval mirror. Victoria University College’s Little Theatre, recently endowed by the Government, was officially opened last week with the performance of two one-act plays by the college’s dramatic 1 society. The plays were Anton Tchekov’s “The Wedding,”, produced by Mrs Pat Evison, and Christopher Fry’s “A Phoenix Too Frequent,” produced by Mr Christopher Pottinger.

Mrs Edith Fenton, wife of Captain C. B. Fenton, formerly of Auckland, and sister-in-law of Mrs Malcolm Reid, of Wellington, died recently at Colon, Panama Canal Zone. Mrs Fenton, who was an American, was a well-known and popular resident of Cristobal, Colon, where her husband has been in the shipping business for many years. She was a good friend to servicemen travelling on hospital ships during the two world wars. To help local Red Cross funds, a picture party late in August and a bring-and-buy sale in September will be held by the Redcliffs-Mount Pleasant sub-centre of the Red Cross Society. This was decided at‘the July meeting of the sub-centre, at which Mrs H. Worrall presided, and welcomed a new member. In response to a letter from Mrs W. Tisch (president), it was decided to expend £5 on knitting wool and £5 on warm material for making into clothing for needy elderly people in England. A quantity of clothing was handed in. Supplies of wool and material for making up were distributed.

At a meeting of the Glenelg Health Camp Committee last evening, exclamations of amazement greeted the reading of the following report of one child who had been at the health camp a year ago. The child, a little girl, came from South Canterbury, and did very well while she was at Glenelg. The school medical officer’s report read last night: “Too much going out at night and dancing.” It transpired that the child had been Competing in dancing sections of competitions festivals necessitating her being out at night. In spite of the consequent excitement, the little girl had gained some weight, but in the opinion of the medical officer her weight and health were not as good as they should be. Mrs A. E. Chrisp presided at the monthly committee meeting of the Lyttelton branch of the Plunket Society. A report of the month’s work was presented by Sister Muir, whose district includes Lyttelton, Heathcote, Port Levy, Diamond Harbour, and Governor’s Bay. The following were the total cases attended to:—number of new babies, 12; visits to homes of babies, 68; visits of babies to rooms,' 113; visits of pre-school children to rooms, 21; visits of adults to rooms, 132; number of babies under supervision in June, 165.

Members of the Wellington Repertory Theatre, Ltd., attended in strength at the society’s rooms on Lambton Quay on Saturday night to do honour to their retiring president and producer, Mr W. S. Wauchop. A foundation member (1926), Mr Wauchop has had a continuous and distinguished connexion with this organisation, and has witnessed its growth i* r r om , very smali beginnings. Mr wauchop was presented with a handsome volume. Late in the evening, the Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, attended to add his tribute to the guest of honour.