CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27374, 12 June 1954, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Misses Anne Clarke (Cashmere), Jocelyn Gibb (Shirley), and Betty Bartlett (Heaton street) will leave New Zealand by the Rangitoto from Auckland for a holiday visit to England. Miss Forma Macdonald will arrive in Christchurch by air from London on July 16 to visit her mother, Mrs Guyon Macdonald, Fendalton. Miss Macdonald left Canterbury 18 years ago and is practising as a physiotherapist in London. Sister Pamela Beaumont, who is a Methodist missionary teacher in South Bougainville, left Harewood by Skymaster yesterday on the way back to Bougainville. Sister Beaumont, who is the daughter of Mr and Mrs H. W. Beaumont, of Richmond, has just completed six months’ furlough in New Zealand after completing three years’ service in Bougainville. She is now returning for a further period of three years. Miss K. O’Connor, Dominion president of the Catholic Women’s League, was congratulated at a meeting of the Christchurch branch of the Pan-Pa-cific Women’s Association last night on her appointment as a member of the International Board of the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations, to which the league in New Zealand is affiliated. Miss O’Connor is honorary treasurer of the Christchurch branch of the Pan-Pacific Association. Miss F. J. Cameron, who received the 0.8. E. in the recent birthday honours, is Director of Nursing with the Department of Health, and like one of her predecessors in that position (Miss Mary Lambie) she took her nursing training in the Christchurch Public Hospital In 1938, Miss Cameron went to Canada on a Rockefeller Scholarship to study nursing, and visited the United States and Britain before returning to New Zealand. Last gear she was one of three New Zeand delegates to the International Congress of Nurses in Brazil, and before being appointed to her present position in 1950 she was instructor at the nurses’ post-graduate school in Wellington. Although her headquarters are now in Wellington, she travels a good deal on official business, and as a New Zealand member of the South Pacific Health Board she annually attends the board’s meeting in Fiji. Miss Nancy Wilson, of Bulls, who received the award of M.B.E. in the Queen’s Birthday honours, has given 38 years* devoted service to the boy scout and wolf cub .movement in New Zealand. Until her retirement last year she was Dominion Commissioner for wolf cubs. In 1916, Miss Wilson was a boy scout mistress in charge of a group at Bulls, and she never flagged in her enthusiastic work for scouts and cubs. In 1926, at her cottage, Lowry Bay, Wellington, she conducted the first wood badge training course to be held in New Zealand or Australia. In 1931 she received the scout Medal of Merit from Lord Baden-Powell, and in 1942 was awarded the Silver Wolf, the highest boy scout award. Miss Wilson is a daughter of the late Sir James Wilson, one of the early landowners in the Rangitikei district Miss Jean Begg, who is now living in Wellington, has been appointed a Justice of the Peace. Miss Begg has recently taken a position with CORSO, and will work in CORSO’s interests in the south of the North Island. ' She will leave today for Napier on official business.

Miss M. L. Wilson, principal of Wellington East Girls’ College, who has been studying the education of nonacademic children in the United States, will return to New Zealand at the end of this month. She is the first New Zealander to receive a Carnegie grant in this particular field.

At the monthly meeting of the women’s branch of the Selwyn Electorate of the National Party, held in the party rooms in Christchurch, Mrs P. Stevens presided over a good attendance of members. The 'peaker was Mr H. R. Lake, MP, who deputised for Mr J. K. McAlpine, who was absent because of illness. Mr Lake was thanked by Mrs Macßae. A successful sale was in charge of Mrs A. McKenzie and a competition was won by Mrs Downes, Cashmere. Dr. J. H. Saunders, of Lower Hutt, is visiting the Cook Islands on behalf of the New Zealand Crippled Children Society to conduct an orthopaedic clinic. He is accompanied by his wife. Dr. Margaret Saunders. Victoria League. Morning Tea (2/6) Beaths Grey Room, Wednesday, June 16, at 1030 am. Speaker, Dr. Mary Harding. —Advt "Flowers and Wreaths by Wire” anywhere. Bunt’s, the Telegraph Florist, State Theatre Buildings. Advt. Being in the low rent area allows a low profit policy at “Stevens Diamond Mine." where al! goods, including Engagement and Wedding Rings, are so reasonably priced. There are many qualities in diamonds, and the public is invited to compare the brilliant sparkle of their rings with all others in New Zealand. This bright little shop is situated at 111 and 113 Gloucester street, two doors from Hay's. Advt. ECONOMY IN COOKERY. As an essentia] part of cookery, real economy in the use of flavouring is provided in Stevens Cathedral Essences. Made in an attractive range of flavours, Stevens Cathedral Essences are highly concentrated. Consequently very little is needed to provide just the right flavour in your puddings and baking. Leading cookery experts have recommended Stevens Cathedral Essences of which there are none better. Obtainable at all Stores. Made by H. F. Stevens, Ltd.. Christchurch. —Advt TIMARU HIGH SCHOOLS’ F 75TH ANNIVERSARY At Easter next year the Timaru Boys* and Girls’ High Schools are to celebrate their seventy-fifth anniver- , cary. Arrangements have already been made as to the form the festivities will take and all that remains to be done is 1 to complete the rolls of former pupils ’ of the two schools. The records secretary reports that the task is a huge one, and he urges all former pupils whether they are comemplating coming to Timaru or : not to forward their names, addresses : and years at school to Box 146, < TJmaru, and they will be informed of all matters pertaining to the jubilee. * —Advt