CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 26970, 20 February 1953, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Lady Norrie has consented to become patron of the Girls’ Life Brigade (N.Z.). This was announced yesterday by the Dominion organising secretary, Miss Gladys M. Gebbie.— (P.A.)

Sir William and Lady Appleton (Wellington) left last week for a visit to Great Britain.

Mrs H. Walker (Cairo), who has been spending six months in Christchurch, will leave on Wednesday for Wellington to join the Wanganella for Sydney. There she will spend a month with her mother before resuming her journey to Egypt by the Mooltan. Mrs Walker, whose husband is Chancellor of the Netherlands Legation in Cairo, will* leave two of her children at schools in Christchurch. She had been staying with Mrs W. P. Clifton-Mogg, Fendalton. Miss H. K. Lovell-Smith, president of the Christchurch branch of the National Council of Women, will leave next Friday for Wellington to attend a meeting of the Dominion executive of the council to be held at Frederick Wallis House, Hutt, on March 4, 5 and 6.

Mr H. H. P. Ballantyne and his two daughters (Knowles street) will leave next month b> the Arawa for Londop where the younger daughter will study ballet dancing. At a meeting of the Canterbury branch of the Royal Empire Society yesterday, the president (Mr W. Peers) extended good wishes to Mr Ballantyne, who for many years has been secretary of the branch. Mrs M. C. Tolley (Dunedin) will leave Christchurch today by Skymaster for Melbourne to join her daughter, Dr. Mary Tolley, of Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital, Melbourne. Mrs Tolley is a'sister of Miss Janet North, Cashmere Hills.

The appointment of a woman to the New Zealand delegation to the conference of the South Pacific Commis sion fo be Held at Noumea in April will be urged by the Dominion representative council of the New Zealand Country Women’s institutes. This was decided at the council’s meeting yesterday at New Plymouth, when members expressed the opinion that as matters affecting women and children were to be discussed women should be represented on the commission.—(P.A.) A message from Melbourne says that Australia’s greatest woman golfer, Miss Mona MacLeod, president of the Victorian Ladies’ Golf Union, has died, aged 57. Miss MacLeod won more major titles in Australia than any other associate. She won the Australian championship in 1921 and again in 1926, 1927, and 1932, and was runner-up in 1925. 1928 and 1931. In 1950, when aged 55, Miss MacLeod crowned her golf career by winning the Champion of Champions’ Cup. Apart from her skill at the game, she gave a great deal of time to golf administrative work. Many golfers in Christchurch knew and admired Miss MacLeod.

The February meeting of the garden club of the women’s section of the Christchurch Returned Services’ Association was held at the home of Miss A. L. Smith. River road. Miss Smith presided and a short programme was provided by Mrs J. H. Woolley (elocutionary items), Mrs J. H. S. Johnson (songs), and Mrs W. E. Olds (accompaniments). Mrs C. E. St. John judged the competitions with the following results: floral hat. class A: Miss S. Britton 1, Mrs R. Fergie 2, Mrs J. Annand 3; class B: Mrs R. East and Mrs H. A. Bishop (equal) 1, Mrs L. F. Emmerson and Mrs Everett 3. Mrs A. Gledhill 5. The annual report of the Rangi-ruru Old Girls’ Association records with regret the deaths of four members: Miss Winifred Gibson, Mrs Smith (formerly Annette Thompson), Mrs Cregoe (formerly Hettie Archer), and Miss Phoebe Fleming. An afternoon entertainment of recorded music was given by Mr A. Nettleton in his garden, Scotston avenue, PapanUi. recently. Representatives of many of the garden clubs of the city were present. The proceeds will be given to the Horticultural Society’s building fluid. Guests of honour were Mr • and Mrs J. R. Templin and Mr and Mrs P. C. Browne. At the last meeting of the Christchurch Central Townswomen’s Guild the sum-of £lB was collected for therelief of flood victims in Holland. There are always fresh supplies of tempting sandwiches, savouries, hot pasties and pies and also cakes for morning and afternoon tea or for lunch at the Ethne TosswilT Cake Shop, 123 Cashe] street. —Advt.