CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25923, 1 October 1949, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Addressing the annual meeting of the League of Mothers, Wellington province, in Wellington on Thursday Lady Frey berg struck a note which will be echoed "by those who have to make speeches. “I have been reading a piece abou. the human brain—it is a marvellous thing.” her Excellency said. “It starts to workj when -you arc born, and only stops when you get on your feet to make a speech!” Mrs J. Mowbray Tripp (Park terrace) announced at a meeting of the Save the Children Committee yesterday that she would leave for England in February next year. She intends to return to Christchurch in time for the centenary celebrations. Mr and Mrs Irving Sladen, and Miss Margaret Sladen. St. Andrew’s Hill have returned to Christchurch from an extended tour of Great Britain, France and Switzerland. Mrs W. R. Allen, with her two children, has left Wellington tor England to join her husband, a sculutor. who w. 4 ’ Tne winner of the New Zealand £lOOO art scholarship at Canter‘£i«— University College. He left New Zealand last May to resume stuflms -at the Royal College of An m London. The Al’ens have found a home in Surrey, where they will live for several years before returning to New Zealand. The retirement of Mrs R. S. McInnes, Wellington, from the actixe leadership of the Lone branch of the New Zealand Girl Guide Association took effect yesterday. For 15 years Mrs Mclnnes has been commissioner for Lone Guides and it is largely because of her untiring efforts that the □ranch is in its present flourishing condition and is taking its place as a vital part of the movement. Advice of a bequest.to the Wellington Hospital Board of the war decorations and medals of Mrs Nora Dalrym- formerly Nurse Nara Stevens, together with a legacy of £lOO. was. received by the board this week. The board decided that the legacy be handed to the Nurses’ Beach Cottage Society for capital purposes; Gifts of toys made by the first-year ci re l - of the Canterbury Women’s Club for children in the distressed areas oversea were taken "by the president of the club (Mrs G. H. Walls) to a meeting of the Save the Children Fund yesterday afternoon. The toys will be included in the childrens Christmas parcels. The chairman of the fund (Miss M. Havelaar) reported that more than 50 pounds of cake had been sent oversea during the monUi. A well attended and enjoyable card party was held in Hay’s Lounge on Thursday evening in aid of the funds of the Catholic Library, which is being renovated 'and will shortly be supplied with many new books. Those who organised the party were Mesdames J. P. Hawke. W. F. Hall. L. Casey. J. Murray, Misses M. McMullen and M. McAloon. w At the handwork display held by the Ist Christchurch Battalion? frfe Girls’ Life Brigade, the Competitions Cud was won by the 11th Christchurch Company (St. Ninian’s Presbyterian), which gained the highest number of points, as well as having the greatest number of entries in the display. The 10th Christchurch Company (Oxford Terrace Baptist) was second and the 13th Christchurch Company (St. George’s Presbyterian) whs third. The Cadet Section Cup was won by the 13th Christchurch Section A decision to hold a fancy dress dance this year was made at a meeting of the Springston Sunshine Club. Mrs t). T. Bailey presided. Competitions resulted as follows: -senior, best honed shirt. Miss V. Manning 1, Miss ■ Everest 2. Miss N. Rolston 3; intermediate. vase of sprin? flowers, Betty Batkins 1. Beverley Woods 2. Kathrin Everest 3. Hostesses for the meeting were Misses N Rolston, S. Everest, and N. Garland. 9 Moira Shearer, the ballerina with the red-gold hair and ready smile, whose first film was “The Red Shoes.” is oning to America with the Sadlers Weils ballet. The American season will open in New York next week. Miss Shearer’s fiance. Mr Ludovie Kennedv, who is a librarian with ambitions as a writer, shares her love of the arts. The son of an Edinburgh m’n. the late Captain F. C. Kennedv. RN. skinner of the Rawalnindi. Mr 'Kennedv is writing a book about Nelson’s captains. Miss Sheerer will continue her career after her marriage, which, may .take place soon after her American four. Next week is Flowers-by-Wire Week. Listen to Aunt Daisy’s session i daily, then come and see our windows and make someone’s heart happy by telegraphing some flowers. Bunt’s, the Telegraph Florists, State Theatre Buildings. Advt. For Your floral work, the choicest, freshest flowers are picked from our florist garden when you ring 46-470 The “Garden Fresh” Florist. I. A. Dawrant. 221 Mount Pleasant road, Sumner. Christchurch. 5.E.3. Advt. FUR COATS Remodelled. Repaired, Dved or Lengthened. A. S. Cantrell. “Furrier.” 205 ■ High street (onp. Kn i ght’s Butchery). Flowers 'J v r rsc.-- ; s a: vice.