CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27052, 29 May 1953, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Dame Enid Lyons, one of the bestmown women in Australia, will attend the Coronation. She is not an official representative from Australia and had lot planned to go to London for the Coronation, but she received a special invitation from the Queen. In 1937, with her husband, Mr J. A. Lyons, then Prime Minister of Australia, Dame Enid Lyons attended the Coronation of King George VI. Now, having served as Australia’s first woman Cabinet Minister and having given up politics for health reasons, she is the country’s foremost woman newspaper columnist. She writes with wit wisdom and a high degree of journalistic skill, and she is to continue her writing while in England.

Members of the drama circle of the Canterbury Women’s Club presented as a play reading “When We Are Married,” a Yorkshire comedy in three acts, by J. B. Priestley, at the club rooms fast evening. The producer was Mrs J. A. Meldrum. Those taking part were Miss L. Widdowson, Miss I. Rider and Mesdames Hans Kennedy, L. E. Barribal, F. R. Berryman, C. Hunter, R. E. Cartner, J. Allott, F. Tempero, E. Witty. E. McNish, C, E. Wren, V. Sutherland, Weir, and A. W. Thompson.

The Mayoress of Dunedin (Mrs L. M. Wright) is the first Mayoress to wear the chain of office presented to the city by the Dunedin branch of the New Zealand Union of Townswomen’s Guilds. The presentation was made on Monday night.

The sixty-seventh birthday party of the Christchurch branch of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union was held in the Cambridge Terrace Methodist Sunday School. Mrs H. A. Hunt presided over a large attendance of members and friends, including presidents of sister branches and Mrs Griffiths, president of the North Canterbury executive. An enjoyable pro;ramme of songs was presented by Ifesdames Wilson and Bull, and Miss Mangels, and elocutionary items by Mrs Woodcock. A special feature was the birthday cake given by Mrs Tennon and cut by Miss M. B. LovellSmith.

The first round of the club pairs played at the Christchurch Contract Bridge Club resulted as follows: open, north-south, Mrs G. Browne and Mrs A. Donaldson 1. Mrs E. Crawshaw and >N. Barlow 2. Mrs T. Armstrong and Mrs H. B. Holder 3; east-west. H. Smart and Mrs Smart 1, Mrs J. L. Davis and Mrs J. Hardie 2. Dr. J. DThomson and H. Pickering 3. Handicap. north-south. Mrs Browne and Mrs Donaldson 1, Sir Joseph Ward and H. Menrath 2. Mrs S, E. T. Primp and Miss C. Wadmore 3; east-west. Mr and Mrs Smart 1, -Mrs Davis and Mrs Hardie 2, Miss N. Hartley and Mrs R. D. Iles 3. The final round of a threenight cumulative match resulted as follows: open. Mrs M. E. Pipe 1. Mrs J. L. Davis and Mrs H. R. Pool (equal) 2. H. Pickering 3. Handicap, Mrs Davis and Mrs Pool (equal) 1, N. Thompson 2, Mrs A. W. Murdoch and Mrs C. H. Taylor (equal) 3. The annual meeting of the Shirley Methodist Women’s Guild was held in the Rowe Memorial Hall. The Rev. R. E. Patchett presided. The following officers were elected: president, Mrs O. Cummack; honorary secretary, Mrs H. B. Moore; honorary treasurer, Mrs H. Kerr. Mrs A. Collins was made a life member

Arrangements for the meeting of the Dominion council of New Zealand Country Women’s Institutes in Dunedin in July were made at a meeting of the Dominion executive in Wellington this week. The movement now has more than 34,000 members and 997 .branches.

The annual church parade of the Ist Christchurch division of the Giris’ Life Brigade was held at the Durham Street Methodist Church. More than 500 officers, girls and their parents attended. The service was conducted by the divisional chaplain, the Rev. A. A. Brash, assisted by the battalion chaplains. the Rev. L. Divers and the Rev. A. W. Grundy. During the service the new divisional flag and the money raised for -the training camp site at Waikanae were dedicated.

Mrs Black presided at the May meeting of the Riccarton Townswomen’s Guild. The guest Speaker was Mrs Anita Ledsham, who gave art interesting and entertaining talk about her recent trip to England. Circle reports were given by Mrs Young (arts and crafts), Mrs Muschamp (drama), Mrs Fisher (singing), and Mrs Tomlinson (civics). The winner of the competition was Mrs Skipworth.

The Christchurch Business and Professional Women’s Club entertained members of the Deaf Club when flag 500 and Chinese chequers .were played. Mr Malcolm Ward, president of the Deaf Club, thanked the hostesses. t Mrs J. R. Templin spoke on the herbaceous border at the May meeting of the Spreydon Garden Club. Mrs Sturge presided. The hostesses were Mrs Sloan and Mrs Saville. Competitions were won by Mesdames Gyde, Boswell, Allen, Clements, Wilson Murray, Saville and Mrs Philpott. Coronation cakes and everything for the long week-end—cakes, pies and savouries—at the Ethne Toswill Cake Shop, 123 Cashel street. —Advt.

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