CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26201, 26 August 1950, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

A welcome was extended to Miss L. M. Wilkinson by the chairman of the Christchurch committee of the Save the Children Fund (Miss M. G. Havelaar) at a meeting of the committee yesterday. Miss Wilkinson has been appointed treasurer of the fund. The former treasurer, Miss D. M. Holland, who has done much valuable work for the fund, has other duties outside Christchurch which take up most of her time. She will remain a member of the committee.

To say farewell to Mrs Maurice Carter, who will leave Christchurch to live in Napier, an afternoon.party was held recently at The Sign of the Takahe. The guests were members of the Durham Street Methodist Ladies’ Guild, of which Mrs Carter has been secretary for some years. Mrs Carter was presented by Miss Williams with a posy, and by Mrs H. L. Fiebig, with a brass flower trough. The hostesses for the afternoon were Mesdames Harrow 7 . Congreve, and Scott and Miss M. Ellen.

The following officers were elected at the August meeting of the Riccarton branch of tne League of Mothers: president, Mrs W. Grant; vice presidents, Mesdames C. A. Noble and E. Wills: joint secretaries. Mesdames H. J. Beech and S. J. Irvine; treasurer Mrs R. H. Fletcher; committee, Mesdames A. Barker, R. H. Cranfield. H. Govan. W. J. Leatham, J. R£it, C. H. Stockbridge, M. Sweeney, and W. I. Turner. During the afternoon violin solos were played by Mrs Sweeney, duets were played by Mesdames Govan and Sweeney, and the league choir sang two songs. Mesdames Noble and McKee Wright were in charge of the creche. The Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Pioneer and Descendants’ Club continued its centennial celebrations yesterday with a cocktail party held in the club’s rooms. The guest of honour at the function was the Mayor (Sir Ernest Andrews). The president of the club (Miss M. Wigley) proposed a toast to Sir Ernest Andrews, who later responded with a toast to the club. He congratulated the club on its growth, and made reference to the pioneers of Canterbury. When he left the function he passed down a guard of honour of all the men members of the club. Mr H. Palmer, the honorary secretary, was the toastmaster, and Mrs Elsie M. White, the secretary, assisted, the president in welcoming the guests. The celebrations will be continued this evening with a gathering of members and friends in the Pioneer Sports Club.

Large black and white drawings depicting many of the pitfalls of golf decorated the Gaiety Hall in Akaroa, where the first post-war dance of the Akaroa Golf Club was held recently. Guests from all parts of Banks Peninsula and Christchurch attended the dance, which, as in pre-war days, was an outstanding success. Paper hats, made by Mr and Mrs C. Bryant, added colour to the scene. Music was played by the Waiau dance band, and extras for the novelty dances were played by Mclntosh’s band. The committee consisted of Mr A. McClelland (chairman). Mr and Mrs J. Thompson, Messrs W. D. Ramsay, C Bryant, A. Shuttleworth, T. Longdin, J. Hennessy, and Miss C. Mcßride.

When the children of the Victory Memorial School, St. Albans, heard of the appalling conditions under which 140 children were living in a foundling home near Rome, in Italy, they decided to give up the first day of their school holidays to the preparing of parcels to be sent to. the home. Many parted with their toys, and others supplied gifts of tinned foods. Altogether, 150 articles were collected. The chairman of the Christchurch committe of the Save the Children Fund (Miss M. G. Havelaar), when speaking of this at a meeting of the committee yesterday, said that she had written to headquarters in London advising that the case for the home would be sent soon, and asking if it could be delivred in Italy in time for Christmas. An enjoyable centennial dance was held in the Mayfair Lounge recently by members of the Christchurch central guild of the Dominion Federation oi Townswomen. The guests were welcomed by Mrs C. E. Anderson. During the evening Mrs Gee entertained with humorous recitations and Mrs Hills with songs. Mrs H. Wilson was the accompanist.

A letter from the secretary of the overseas department of the Save the Children Fund, London, received by the chairman of the Christchurch committee of the fund (Miss M. G. Havelaar), asked if a pen-friend could be found for a boy of 16. The boy has a spinal complaint from which he will never recover, and he cannot work. He is Ronald Metcalfe. 9 Dowdeswell street. Chesterfield, England. To mark the one thousandth performance of the Waiau dance band, a buffet supper was held in the Grand Hotel Akaroa, recently. Of that number of engagements, 200 have been given free for patriotic purposes. “We should be grateful for help from women in knitting comforts for officers and crews of the New 7 Zealand frigates in Korea, so that they will be ready for winter in the China Seas.” said the chairman of the women’s committee of the Auckland Navy League. Mrs R. G. Coats. At a meeting of the women’s committee, members were informed that rollneck sweaters, 250 scarves, balaclavas, and pairs of mittens, and 150 pairs of sea-boot stockings were required by October. During the last war, wool for sea-boot stockings was spun by women and then knitted up, but for this appeal, they are to be knitted from bought wool.

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