CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27124, 21 August 1953, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Lady Oram, wife of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, who was in England for the Coronation celebrations. returned to New Zealand by the Rangitane and arrived in Wellington yesterday. Miss Bessie L. Heighten has received a letter from the Duke of Edinburgh’s private secretary, thanking her for a copy of a poem she had written in anticipation of the Royal visit to New Zealand.

Mrs W. W. Averill (Merivale) will leave Wellington by air tomorrow for Singapore, where she will visit her daughter. Mrs Oates. Miss A. M. Anderson, president of the Napier branch of the National Council of Women, is visiting Christchurch. and is the guest of Mrs L. I. Cattell. Opawa,

Mrs W. G. Webb, president of the National Council of Women at Gateshead. a small town on the Tyne, near Newcastle, is spending a few weeks in Christchurch.

About 100 delegates to the Dominion conference of the New Zealand Red Cross Society and their wives attended a 5 o’clock party given in Wellington on Wednesday when the president of the Wellington centre (Dr. Alexander Gillies) and Mrs Gillies received the guests. The three-day conference opened in Wellington on Wednesday. Mrs B. Hayes presided at the August meeting of the Beckenham Townswomen’s Guild. Remits for the Dominion conference in Wanganui during September were discussed. Mrs Wright read a letter from the link branch, Tolworth, England. Circle reports were read by Mrs C. Ferguson (gardening). Mrs A. Bootten (arts and crafts), Mrs R. Allison (choir), and Mrs W. Logan (area). It was decided to give £5 5s to the relief of distress in the Greek earthquake disaster. The guest speaker was Mrs Jessie Mackay, who spoke on the work of Heritage. Songs were sung by Mrs K. Toshach, accompanied by Mrs W. Grieve.

The monthly meeting of the Red-cliffs-Sumner Garden Club was held yesterday. Mrs L. Hindle presided. Mr Malcolm answered questions on gardening topics. Competition results were: a posy of flowers for the Jubilee Home. Mrs O. Blackwell 1. Mrs A B. Cullens 2. Mrs Hodson 3: tumbler of mixed flowers. Mrs G. McDonald 1. Mrs H. Thomson 2, Mrs E. White 3; a collection of vegetables. Mrs G. Webb 1. Mrs Hindle 2. Mrs J. Ballance 3. The women members of the Sydenham electorate of the New Zealand National Party held a morning tea party in the party centre, Lichfield street, recently. There was a good attendance.

Irene Mary Henderson, and Gladys Anne Sandford, have been appointed to the Nurses’ and Midwives* Board, and Doris Irene Brown has been reappointed for a further term of three years—(P.A.)

The August meeting of the garden circle of the women’s section of the Christchurch Returned Services’ Association was held in the Jellicoe Hall yesterday afternoon. Mrs T. W. C. Tothill spoke on cloche growing in a small garden. Competition results were: decorative, A class, Mrs Maclashan 1. Mrs A. E. Cooper 2. Mrs E. Beumelberg 3; B class, Mrs H. A. Bishop 1, Mrs R. East 2; cut flower. A class. Miss Britton 1. Mrs J. McCrossan 2. Mrs J. Anand 3; B class, Mrs P. C. Browne 1, Mrs O’Brien 2. Mrs R. East 3. Miss A. L. Smith presided.

The Fiji Royal Visit Committee decided last week that Fiji’s present to the Queen on the occasion of her visit next December should be a ring of Fiji gold, in which a Fiji grey pearl would be set in diamonds or sapphires.

As so much hospital expenditure, in New .Zealand could be accredited to food, dietitians were alive to their responsibilities, it was stated at the conference of the New Zealand Dietetic Association, which opened at the Wellington Hospital on Wednesday. The conference discussed the various problems facing hospital dietitians, with a view to saving costs and food wastage. The majority of the 50 delegates, who come from all parts of the Dominion, are hospital dietitians. Several are with the Health and Agricultural Departments and several teach dietetics.

New Paris hats are flat and tipped forward. Tambourines, Cossack hats and chiffon turbans all come well down over the forehead. Black is still a dominant colour throughout the collections, but brown, topaz, and sand are coming into prominence. Red is the accent colour in several collections, with a pale chamois yellow, violet, and white. There is still plenty of grey. Young Contingent Victoria League, tea meeting, Beath’s Grey Room, today, 5.45 p.m. —Advt. Shop at your nearest Dreamwear, won’t you? In New Regent street or Hereford court. —Advt. Miss Feaver, the International Florist, will send your floral gift world wide. —Advt. The Ethne Tosswill Cake Shop, 123 Cashel street, is now taking orders for rich fruit cakes, shortbread; and a limited number of Christmas puddings to be sent overseas in time for Christmas —Advt