CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26855, 7 October 1952, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Mr and Mrs L. A. Charles (Ashburton) will be the guests of Archdeacon C. L. Mountfort, St. Mary’s Vicarage, for the meeting of the I Diocesan synod next week. The Rev. L. E. Cartridge (Waimate) will be the guest of the Dean of Christchurch (the Very Rev. Martin Sullivan) and Mrs Sullivan. Mrs H. H. Dobie (Wellington), formerly of Christchurch, left for the north last night after paying a short visit to Christchurch. Mrs Stewart Mair and-her daughter (Fendalton) have left for a visit to Australia. Commander D. G. H. Bush and Mrs Bush (lona, Parnassus), who have been visiting England, returned to Canterbury on Saturday. Miss Ada Hall (Weston road), who has been spending six months’ holiday in Great Britain, France and Switzerland, arrived in Wellington in the Rangitoto yesterday and is expected in Christchurch tomorrow. Miss Janet Studholme (Waimate), who left New Zealand for England about 20 months ago, returned in the Rangitoto yesterday. A widower, Mr T. Collins, aged 80 years, and a widow, Mrs Pringle, aged 76, were married at the Wellington City Mission Chapel on Saturday. Both are members of the Wellington Darby and Joan Club. The vice-president of Walt Disney Productions (Mr O. B. Johnston) and Mrs Johnston are spending a week in New Zealand. Mrs Johnston is a child psychiatrist and practises in Los Angeles. Mrs Crothers (Garden road, Fendalton) has recently returned from the country, where she was guest of honour at a banquet held to celebrate the twenty-first birthday of the Lauriston Women’s Institute, of which she was first president. She cut the birthday cake, which was given for the party. Mesdames Tomes and Neville gave reports of the district convention at the monthly meeting of the Papanui branch of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. Members agreed to help with the appeals for CORSO and Korean members of the union. It was reported that during the month five patients in Sunnyside Mental Hospital had been visited.

Taking a lead from the Boy Scouts’ “bob-a-job” week, New Zealand women cricketers are organising a “work week” to raise funds for the New Zealand women’s team’s tour of England in 1954, says the “New Zealand Herald.” Baby-sitting, shopping, lawn-mowing, house cleaning and washing are a few of the suggested chores for the work week, which will run from November 15 to 22. Each woman cricketer will be given a card, on which she will enter all services rendered.

An address on Christian Education was given by the Dean of Christchurch (the Very Rev. Martin Sullivan) at the October meeting of the Christchurch Girls’ High School ParentTeacher Association. The president (Mrs R. S. W. Owen) reported that in a fortnight more than £63 had been given by the parents towards the cost of permanent seating accommodation at the Ross site playing area. Miss J. I. Stewart, the principal, thanked the association for the gift on behalf of the school. Odds quoted by some to be four million to one were achieved at a bridge party at Ardkeen, Wairoa, when one player was dealt the 13 cards of one suit. The players were Mr D. H. Robertson and Mrs Robertson, whose opponents were Messrs Paul and Trevor Jessep. The incident occurred in the second deal of the game when Mr Robertson on picking up his hand found he had been dealt all the spades. Bidding finished when Mr Robertson declared seven spades. Mr Robertson is a member of the Wairoa County Council. Smart styles in straws and felts. Also a good range of beach hats at Georgette Millinery, 122 Cashel street, Ballantynes Buildings. —Advt. A daydream set from Dreamwear... ask to see them at Your own “Dreamwear,” 11 New Regent st. —Advt.