CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26488, 1 August 1951, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Mr and Mrs Malcolm Davis (Sydney) and their small son will arrive in Christchurch to-day to visit Mr Davis's mother. Mrs C. C. Davis, Hackthorne road. Cashmere. Sister Elizabeth Allan was inducted as deaconess of St. Ninian’s Presbyterian Church, Riccarton, last evening. The service was conducted by the Rev. Stuart C. Francis, moderator of the Christchurch Presbytery. The Rev. lan Ryburn, of Kirwee, preached the sermon, and the lessons were read by the Rev. J. S. Strang, minister of St, Ninian’s Church. Sister Marion Campbell, deaconess of the Presbyterian Social Service Association, addressed the newly-inducted deaconess and the congregation. Sister Allan is well known in the North Island for her work in the new housing area in the Hutt Valley. Twenty-four years ago Mr H. Dunford left New Zealand for a month’s holiday in Australia. Yesterday he returned in the Monowai to Wellington with his Australian wife and four daughters. The .Dunford family have come from Deacqn, Canberra, where they have left a fifth daughter, who is married. Mr Dunford is a railway engineer and will take his family to Christchurch, where his parents live and where a house is waiting for the family.—- (P.A.) Miss Margaret Mary Matson who gained honours in surgical nursing, medical nursing,, nursing technique and in dietetics at the recent State examination for nurses, will leave New Zealand soon for England to further her studies. Miss Matson, who is the only daughter of Mrs B. Matson, Colombo street, took her training at the Timaru Public Hospital.

There was a grave shortage of company and pack leaders to train Guides and Brownies, said Mrs H. B. Turbott, Provincial Commissioner, to a conference of Girl Guide Association commissioners in Wellington. The commissioners were from divisions and districts in the Wellington province. They met to discuss current problems of the Guide movement. Mrs Turbott made an appeal to exGuides and interested adults to join the movement as leaders. Experience was not necessary as training courses were available but enthusiasm and a love for youngsters were of vital importance.

At a meeting of the West of England Women’s Association, Mrs Fox presided and a talk was given by Captain Withers of the City Mission. A play was presented bv Mesdames Rowberry, Logan, Garlick, Cummins and Drewery, all members of the association. Christchurch women are not following the lead of the women of Sydney where, according to a report given by tne manager of a stocking manufacturing company on his return from Australia, there is panic buying o? nylon stockings, Inquiries made at several of the large shops in the city vesterdav revealed that women were not making unusually large purchases. One buyer in a city shop said present indications showed that there would be plenty of nylon stockings for Christmas.

Pin-point size rhinestones applied to the finger nails as a finishing touch to a manicure is the latest fashion for gala occasions overseas. Diamante or sequins can be used with equal effect on brilliantly lacquered finger nails. The South Island semi-finals of the festival of community drama under the auspices of the British Drama League, will be held in Timaru on August 20. The judge will be Mr John Trevor, drama tutor for the Adult Education Department at Otago University.

To celebrate the Memorial Day of the Christchurch branch of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union Miss C. Henderson, president, who presided at the monthly meeting, gave a talk on the life of Elizabeth Fry, pioneer of prison reform, who, by her kindness and sympathy and spiritual messages, did much to alleviate the distress and sufferings of prisoners in London. Miss Henderson also mentioned the organisation of a Prison Gate Mission by members of the union in its early days. Votes of sympathy were passed with the relatives of Miss C. J. Sargent, a valued member of the union; also with Mr S. W. Ayers, whose son died last week. A new member was welcomed. Mesdames Neutze and G. Hunt .were elected delegates to the coming district convention to be held In Waimate. SPECIAL RACE LUNCHEONS Special Race Luncheons of our renowned high quality will be freshlv prepared and packed in boxes on Saturday morning. Four varieties of luncheons at moderate prices. . . Call, write or ’phone your order now— OLGA MILES DELICATESSEN. The Speciality Caterers, 95 Cashel Street. Telephone 38-709. . —Advt,