OBITUARY

Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26887, 13 November 1952, Page 2

OBITUARY

MISS O. M. FITCHETT

(New Zealand' Press Association) HAMILTON. November 12.

rr ’he death occurred in Auckland yesterday after a long illness of Miss O. M. Fitchett, a former headmistress of the Waikato Diocesan School for Girls. The eldest daughter of the late Fishop Fitchett. Miss Fitchett was educated at the St. Hilda’s Collegiate School in Dunedin and then attend 'd the Otago University, where she graduated B.A. and then M.A. with honours in history. Her first teaching appointment was at Woodford House, where she was a mistress for 10 years before taking a relieving appointment at the Otago Boys’ High School. In 1943. Miss Fitchett was appointed headmistress of the Waikato Diocesan School and she retained this appointment until she resigned three months ago because of ill-health.

The Bishop of Waikato (the Rt. Rev J. T. Holland) and the Rev. E. N. Winhall, of St. Andrew’s Church, Epsom, will conduct the funeral service in Auckland tomorrow and there will be a special memorial service at the Waikato Diocesan School on Friday.

Choose those Christmas gifts from the loveliest lingerie there is . . . yes ’twill be Dreamwear of course. —Advt. There are no races today and tom'.’ht is a late shopping night. If you are a visitor to Christchurch, no matter what part of New Zealand you are from, you have possibly heard of Anthony Andersen. Ltd., the centre for exclusive wear for women (at 81 Cashel street, near the Bridge of Remembrance). Manv out-of-town visitors always make a point when in Christchurch of calling there to see the verv latest and smartest clothes for women, and today has been spec) ally set aside for this purpose, Advt.