CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27377, 16 June 1954, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Mrs P. Bennett, wife of Dr. F. O. Bennett, of Christchurch, left Auckland by air last night for the United States. She is one 65 the New Zealand Presbyterian Church delegates to the second assembly of the World Council of Churches, which will begin at Evanston, Illinois, on August 15. Mrs Bennett is the immediate past chairman of the women’s committee of the World Council of Churches in New Zealand.—(P.A.)

Miss Audrey Hartley was the guest of honour at a party given at the home of Mr and Mrs S. C. Birch, Lincoln, where good wishes for her visit to Fiji were expressed. Miss Hartley, who is a member of the Lincoln basketball team, has been chosen as a member of the «New Zealand basketball team to tour Fiji. Mrs R. J. S. Bean, who has been visiting relatives in Christchurch, will leave Auckland by the Oronsay on June 24 on her return journey to her home in Ceylon. She will be accompanied by her sister, Miss Joan Maling (Mansfield avenue), w’ho will spend a

holiday in Ceylon. Lady Wigram, president of the North Canterbury centre of the Red Cross Society, appeals to readers of “The Press” for gifts of odd skeins or balls of wool to be knitted into hot water bottle covers for many sick and aged persons in Christchurch.

The absence of women delegates from the opening session of the annual conference of the New Zealand Returned Services’ Association in Wellington yesterday was the subject of comment by the Prime Minister (Mr Holland) when he addressed the conference. Recalling that he had seen women among the delegations previously, Mr Holland said he hoped that their absence was not an indication that they had lost interest.—(PA.) Mrs W. Tisch presided over a good attendance at the June meeting of the Redcliffe-Mount Pleasant Sub-Centre of the Red Cross Society, held at the home of Mrs H. Worrall. She thanked all who had assisted on the flower stall and with the street collecting at the recent street dav appeal. Mrs K. M. Ollivier, Jqnior Red Cross organiser, was guest speaker, and gave an account of her trip to Malaya and India. Two hand-made Quilts and a quantity of children’s clothing, both knitted and sewn from new materials, were handed in. Some good used clothing was also received. It was decided to purchase £lO worth of material for making-up. A donation was made towards expenses of forming a first-aid plass for the Junior Red Cross of the sub-centre. The original “Merry Widow*’ in Australia, Miss Carrie Moore, has arrived in Auckland. She has been to Gisborne to visit her sister, Mrs Mcßeath, formerly Eva Moore, and is on her way to London to meet another sister and renew old friendships before going to Long Island, United States, where another sister lives. In London, Miss Moore hopes to complete her autobiography, *the foreword of which will be written by the music and cricket critic, Neville Cardus. Miss Moore began her stage career as a child under the management of Mr J, C. Williamson, when with Ivy Scott she sang a duet, T Don’t Want to Play in Your Yard.” Though now 72 years old, Miss Moore still has a youthful, gay air. Last Christmas, she sang for more than an hour, unaccompanied, in every ward in every one of Sydney's largest hos Jritals. Miss Moore will leave Auckand in the Rangitoto today. London women with straight hair can now get the appearance of curly hair without a parm, thanks to the ingenuity of a clever stylist. Rlchardflenry has evolved a means of cutting lalf-waves and curls into short, brisk hairdos. The big -advantage is that swimming or outdoor sports do not spoil the look of the hair. The girl with the 6ut-in waves must, however, have frequent trimmings at the hairdresser it she is to avoid untidy ends. The cost of upkeep—trims and shameios— is a good deal less than mainining a perm, and the hair can be kept glossy either by simply brushing, or by adding highlights which can be sprayed on and washed off.

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