CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27402, 15 July 1954, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Their Excellencies the GovernorGeneral (Sir Willoughby Norrie) and Lady Norrie will be the guests of honour at a 5 o’clock party to be given in the Winter Garden on July 26 by the Christchurch branch of the combined Empire societies. This morning Lady Norrie will visit the cottage home of the Women’s Division of Federated Farmers at Lowry Bay, Wellington, and will be shown over the home by the Dominion president of the division (Mrs I. L. M Coop) and other officials. The home, which is known as Honda, was given to the division by Dr. Agnes Bennett, and it is to be used as a rest home for farmers’ wives and members of their families. Only one group will occupy the cottage at a time. Mrs Coop left last night for Wellington tn receive Lady Norrie at Honda. Miss Valmai Fleming, several times winner of the Canterbury women’s golf championship, left Christchurch airport on the T.E.A.L. DC-6 yesterday morning for Sydney. She will, while on her holiday trip, compete in the Australian women’s championships at Brisbane. Mr and Mrs Lowther Baines will arrive in Christchurch from the North Island tomorrow to visit Mrs Baines’s oarents, Mr and Mrs F. A. L. Cookson. Fendalton. Mesdames Sweeny (Ashley), Fitzgerald (Kaiapoi), Neale (Pines Beach) and Webb (Waikuku) will go to Wellington to attend as delegates at the biennial conference of Country Women’s Institutes to be held from July 20 to 22. Mrs Dora Smeaton. president of the Congress of Travel Clubs and also of the Dunedin Travel Club, was entertained yesterday morning at Elizabeth House by members of the executive and of the entertainment committee of the Christchurch Travel Club. A vice-president of the club (Mrs Cecil Wood) welcomed Mrs Smeaton. and wished her continued success in her oosition as president of the congress. In acknowledging the welcome, Mrs Smeaton dealt briefly with the vast amount of potential good that travel clubs could do for the community, and complimented the local branch on it<? useful activities. Mrs Smeaton will return to Dunedin on Sunday. ) New members were welcomed by Mrs H. A. Bishop at an afternoon social of the women’s section of the Christchurch Returned Services’ Association yesterday. -The musical programme was provided by Mrs H. Wilson (piano solos) and Miss Dianne Graham (songs). A competition was won by Mrs B. McKee.

The following are the results of the second night’s play in a three-night Mitchell contract bridge match played at Crockford’s Club: north-south: Mrs H. S. Richards and Mrs G. W. C. Smithson 1, Mrs C. E. Reid and Mr P. Byrne 2, Mr and Mrs H. E. Brooker 3; eastwest: Mr and Mrs N. Rawson 1, Dr and Mrs H. A. Brant 2, Mrs H. C. D* van Asch and Miss N. Williams 3. Results of play on Thursday afternoon were as follows: north-south: Mrs H. E. Brooker and Mrs Trevor Foster 1, Mrs G. Cowper and Mrs van Asch 2. Mrs J. Benjes and Mrs Elliott Myers 3; east-west: Mrs A. Hanger and Mrs R. Wallwork 1, Mrs V. Cameron and Miss D. Edwards 2, Mrs N. Rawson and Miss D. Humphries 3. The July meeting of the Somerfield Garden Club was held in the Community Hall. Studholme street. Mrs S. F. Shuttleworth presided. Seasonal work for July was the subject of Mr Barton’s instructive talk. Competition results were as follows:—decoraS, ve *., a cacti garden—A section: Mrs Woolley 1, Mrs Shuttle worth 2, Mrs Whitelaw 3. B section: Mrs Milne i, Mrs Hardie 2, Mrs Blomquist 3. Novice section: Mrs Olsen 1. Mrs Milligan 2, Mrs Rathbun 3. Best bloom: Mrs Rathbun 1. Mrs Lindsay 2, Miss Brewer 3. Flower of the month—a pot plant in bloom: Mrs Street 1, Mrs Respinger 2. Mrs Hardie 3. Mrs W. Tisch presided at the July meeting of the Redclifts-Mount Pleasant sub-centre of the Red Cross Society. She thanked members for chil - dren’s clothing made from new material, knitted and sewn garments that had been handed in for the centre. Attractive head scarves and warm woollen capes for elderly people were also received. It was decided to contribute to the proposed hospital bed to commemorate the long service of Lady Wigram to Red Cross work. The following is the result of the third round of a three-night cumulative match played at the Christchurch Contract Bridge Club: open, northsouth: Mrs H. Pool and Dr. J. D. Thomson 1, M. Shane and H. Smart 2, Mrs H. P. Lawry and F. E. Dorn well 3; east-west: Mrs J L. Davis and Mrs H. Smart 1, Mrs M. S. Woodhouse and H. Pickering 2, Mrs N. Laver and Mrs W. Toomey 3: handicap, north-south: Mrs Poore and Dr. Thomson 1, M. Shand and H. Smart 2, Mrs Lawry and F. E. Domwell 3; east-west: Mrs Davis and Mrs Smart 1, Mrs Woodhouse and H. Pickering 2, Mr C. A. Stringer and Miss B. Stringer 3. Two new members, Mrs L. Brown and Mrs A. Sutherland, were welcomed at the July meeting of the Little River Garden Club. Mrs Roger Webb reported that she and Mrs Stewart had attended the annual meeting of the garden clubs held in Christchurch recently. It was announced that the film evening in aid of club funds had raised the sum of £5 4s It was agreed to give £lO to the Canterbury Horticultural Society’s building fund. Competition results were as follows:—Formal posy in egg cup: Mrs J Patterson 1. Mrs Bright 2. Mrs L. Radford 3. Sprig of daphne: Mrs L. Lewthwaite 1, Mrs J. Lewthwaite 2, Mrs Patterson 3. Large bloom: Mrs J. Grant 1, Mrs Webb 2, Mrs J. G. lewthwaite 3. Small bloom: Mrs Davidson 1, Mrs J. G. Lewthwaite and Mrs Webb (equal) 2. Collection of four vegetables: Mrs R. Barclay 1, .Mrs Davidson 2, Mrs Webb 3. A posy of dried flowers donated by Mrs C. de Pass realised 5s 6d, and the sales table 9s. Hostesses were Mesdames J Evans. A. E. Evans, Douglas White, L. Wealleans, and W. Bright.

For Attractive Wear at Reduced Prices, you can’t do better than visit Yvette Gowns Winter Sale, 175 Manchester street (just around the corner from Cashel street). Advt.