CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27038, 13 May 1953, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Air Marshal Sir Basil Embry, formerly Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Fighter Command. Royal Air Force, and Lady Embry will arrive in Christchurch today. Sir Basil Embry, who is making an unofficial visit to New Zealand at the invitation of the Prime Minister (Mr Holland), has been appointed Commander-in-Chief, Allied Air Forces in Central Europe, under the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Lady Embry was formerly Miss Hope Elliot, daughter of the late Captain C. S. Elliot, R.N. Their only daughter, Miss Bridget Embry, was married at Auckland last Saturday to Mr V. J. Mackereth, a son of Dr. J. G. and Mrs Mackereth. She came to New Zealand about 15 months ago under contract to the Government as a herd tester. Her father gave her away on Saturday. Sir Basil and Lady Embry have three sons.

Mrs E. D. Glynn, of Otahuhu, this season’s champion of the Auckland Rifle Club, will leave this week in the Rangitane for England to take part in the shoot for the Queen’s Prize at Bisley.

The May meeting of the Fendalton Garden Club was held yesterday at the home of Mrs Keith Wallace, Heaton street, where the president (Mrs Athol Winterbourn) presided. The guest speaker was Mr D. J. Taylor, of the staff of the Botanic Gardens, whose informative address dealt with the growing of pot plants for the home. Competitions resulted as follows:—-De-corative section: Mrs H. P. Lawry 1, Mrs C. E. Evans 2, Mrs M. Winterbourn 3. Bloom of the month, A class: Mrs A. Winterboiirn 1, Mrs H. P. Lawry 2, Mrs E. W. Archbold 3: B class: Mrs Patterson 1, Mrs R. J. Rastrick 2, Mrs Charles Wilson 3. Best bloom, A class; Mrs A Winterboum 1, Mrs M. Watt 2, Mrs G. Royds 3; B class. Mrs David Clarkson 1, Mrs Charles Wilson 2 Mrs S. L. Partridge 3. The bring and buy table produced £6 for the Canterbury Horticultural Society’s building fund.

Officers were elected as’ follows at the fifteenth annual meeting of the West of England Women’s Association: president Mrs Browing; vice-presi-dents, Mrs Eagterbrook and Mrs E. I. Rowberry; honorary secretary-treas? urer, Mrs Emerson; committee, Mrs B. Clark and Mrs Cummins; honorary auditor, Mrs Howell; trustee, Mrs Rowberry; sick visitor, Mrs Widgery; delegate to Health Stamp committee, Mrs Rowberry; whist drives honorary, secretary, Mrs Easterbrook; committee, Mrs Emerson, Mrs Hollings, and Mrs Yearn. A presentation was made to Mrs Pearce, who is returning to England.

The annual meeting of the Cash-mere-Beckenham sub-nranch of the Plunket Society was held in the Fisher street hall; Mrs Janet Williams presided over a good attendance. The election of officers resulted as follows: president. MYs N. Okey: vice-presi-dents, Mesdames L. A. France, J. W. Graham, and A. H, Manson; secretaries, Mrs E. S. Bryden and Mrs C. H. Perkins; treasurer, Mrs L. R. Loveday; committee, Mesdames A. E. Bartrum, M. D’Arcy, L. Fisher, J. B. Jenkins, G. A. King, F. N. Lawrence, F. Munns. S. G. Prebble, N. G. L. Scott, M. Taylor, D. D. Thorpe, L. Wickham, E. G. Young, and R. W. Yates, Mrs E. Bradley (representing the Beckenham sub-committee) ana Mrs S. Chapman (representing the Cashmere Mothers’ Club).

Mrs H. Sturge presided at the monthly meeting of the Spreydon Garden Club. A demonstration of floral arrangements was given by Mrs W. Milne Shand. The hostesses were Mesdames Hulston, Hogsden, and Miss N. Philpott. Results of competitions were:

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