CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25933, 13 October 1949, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Mrs Stephen Parr (College House), who has been honorary secretary of the Clergy Wives’ Fellowship for the last 16 years, resigned from that position at a meeting of the fellowship, held in the Pioneer Club rooms, and on behalf of members was presented by Mrs A. K. Warren with a posy and a book. Members thanked Mrs Parr for the great interest she had taken in the fellowship and in individual members during the years she has lived in Christchurch. Canon Parr and Mrs Parr will leave Christchurch next month, and will live for a time with their son. Mr O. E. Parr, Glenrock. South Canterbury.

Mrs Darvall Poulton (Eyrewell, West Eyreton), who left Christchurch six months ago for Britain, and also visited Denmark and France, has returned to North Canterbury.

Mr and Mrs Arthur Banks (Coutts Island) have returned from a trip to Britain.

Miss Dorothy Taylor has been granted leave of absence from the staff of St. Margaret’s College, and will leave next week by the Mataroa for a visit to England. Miss Taylor is a daughter of Archdeacon and Mrs F. N. Taylor. St. Albans.

Misses I. Merry. M. Moss and L. Bishop, members of the Christchurch Business and Professional Women’s Club, will attend the meeting of the Dominion Council of the Federation of Clubs to be held at Wallis House, Lower Hutt, from October 22 to October 24.

About 80 players attended a charity bridge party held yesterday at the Canterbury Women’s Club. Many donations were received from members unable to attend, and a considerable sum will be available for distribution among charities. The seven prizes won during the afternoon were presented by the president of the club (Mrs G. H. Watts).

Mrs J. H. Cocks arranged the musical programme for an afternoon social of the women’s section of the Returned Services’ Association, held yesterday. Songs were sung by Mrs P. Anderson, Mrs Polglase, Miss Heather Smith, and Miss Nola Taylor. Competitions were won by Mrs E. Andrews and by Miss Taylor, with Mrs Emerson second and Mrs C. E. St. John third. The president (Mrs H. A. Bishop), who presided, welcomed visitors and several new members, and thanked those who had helped with the jumble sale held recently. It was decided to hold a children's party before Christmas. A vote of sympathy was passed with Miss H. Corbett in the death of her sister, Mrs Suckling.

On Monday, members of the Canterbury Women's Club, accompanied by Mrs G. H. Watts (president of the club) and Mrs G. G. Ayling (a vicepresident), visited Timaru, where they were welcomed by members of the Timaru Women’s Club, and entertained at luncheon. In the afternoon the visitors gave a costume concert,

comprising two one-act plays, presented by the Drama Circle, of which Mrs G. Fenwick is director, and the Gipsy Cantata, directed by Mrs A. Ledsham and performed bv the Music Circle. After the performance, the visitors went to Ashburton, where, after high tea served by the Cavendish Club, they repeated their programme, which was much enjoyed by a large gathering of members of the club.

Delegates from Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin, and representatives of 25 Auckland country branches are attending the first Dominion conference of the Catholic Women’s League of New Zealand, now meeting in Auckland. Addressing the conference, Bishop Liston said that a new world was being born, and a great transformation was taking place. Today, the changes were penetrating into the very heart of mankind. Many persons were like puzzled children in a nursery, trying to spell God in the wrong blocks, and the world was surrounded by a river of atheist materialism. It was in these times that members of the league, as Catholics, could show their faith and strength, and play their part bv answering the present needs of the world. The league intends to affiliate with the international union, that has a membership of 36,000.000. A talk on perfumed gardens was given bv Mr F. J. Shanks at the October meting of the St. Martins-Opawa Garden Circle, held at the home of Mrs G. Patton, Aynsley terrace. Mrs C. T. McAloon presided. Those who won prizes in the monthly competitions were Mesdames Ewart Smith, A. H. Turner, J. Newson, F. A. Turner, and C. J. McAloon.

Three friends, Misses Doris Hood (■Wellington), Madge Bramley (Auckland) and Florence Marshall, who were all members of the W.A.A.F. during the war, will set off on an adventure which they planned when they joined the service. They will meet in Sydney and will travel in the Largs Bay to England on a “working" holiday of at least two years. It is their intention

to obtain work as stenographers as soon as they reach England. An address on the growing and care of polyanthus for home and show purposes was given by Mrs A. McNeil, at a meeting of the Fendalton garden circle held at the home of Mrs E. W. Archbold. Rochdale street. The president (Mrs F. C. Penfold) presided. The patron of the circle (Mrs D. Crozier) congratulated Mrs Penfold on her son’s success in winning a scholarship which enabled him to study overseas. Results of the monthly competitions were as follows: decorative: Mrs J. Roy Smith 1, Mrs D. Orchard 2, Mrs Geoffrey Royds 3. Best bloom: A class. Mrs H. Lee 1, Mrs K. Wallace 2, Mrs L. R. Webley 3; B class, Mrs W. M. Wilson 1, Mrs G. B. Steel 2, Mrs J. F. Patterson 3. Flower of the month: A class. Mrs Archbold 1. Mrs Orchard 2; B class, Mrs J. Roy Smith 1, Mrs Wilson 2.

Arrangements for a concert party to visit the women’s reformatory were made at a meeting of the Sydenham branch of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. Mrs J. Filer presided. An informative report on the district convention held in Ashburton recently was given by Miss Gainsford.