CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27592, 24 February 1955, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Mrs G. H. Ross, Minister of Social Welfare, who spent yesterday in Christchurch, left last night for Wellington. She was accompanied by her secretary (Miss Mansfield).

Vice-Admiral M. Richmond, Director of Naval Training at the Admiralty, and his wife arrived in Wellington on Tuesday by the Rangitane. They expect to be in New Zealand until the end of May. Mrs F. C. Penfold (Fendalton) and Mrs R. Browning (Bealey avenue) will leave by the Corinthic for a visit to England. Mr Penfold will leave by air later and will travel to England by way of Canada. He and Mrs Penfold plan to visit Sweden.

Mr and Mrs A. J. Gillies (Dunedin) are visitors to Christchurch, where Mr Gillies is attending the engineers’ conference. They are the guests of Mrs Gillies’s brother-in-law and sister, Mr and Mrs James Logie, Merivale. Mrs Burnham, wife of Dr. Paul S. Burnham, who is associate professor of psychology at Yale University, will arrive In New Zealand early next month. She is associate professor of education at New Haven State Teachr ers’ College, where she lectures in child development and childhood education. Mrs Burnham, whose husband will be at Canterbury University Col--I?? e ,t h« 7 8a , r 9“ • fright research scholarship, hopes to visit schools and teachers’ colleges while in New Zealand. The Crippled Children Society will profit considerably as the result of a fashion parade held at the D.I.C. yesterday. It will be repeated today and tomorrow. Very smart and wearable frocks of wool, silk, and peanut material that looked and felt like wool were worn by competent models, and warm coats of tweeds and other woollen cloth, dress coats of velvet and a lovely black dinner dress under a red evening cloak were greatly admired. Charcoal, black and white, a glowing gladioli pink, ink blue and rich reds were popular colours. Mrs Cecil Wood, vice-president of the Crippled Children Society, thanked the D.I.C. and Mr E. F. Ward (manager), Mr Prouting, and all who were supporting the parade, which is being sponsored by the Canterbury Travel

The following were the results of recent contract bridge matches played at Crockford’s Club:—Club pairs, round nine—North-south: Mrs R Renton Bell and Mrs E. L. Wylie 1, Mrs A. L. Houston and Miss V. Sapsford 2, Mr and Mrs H. E. Booker 3. Eastwest: Dr. M. Wanty and Mr P. Damave 1 Mrs N. Rawson and Mist N. Williams 2, Mrs G. Cowper and Mrs H. H. Wauchop 3. The final of the threenight Howell match resulted: Miss V. Sapsford 1, Mrs P. A. Ardagh 2, Mrs P. Byrne 3. The third Thursday afternoon match resulted as fol-lows:—North-south: Mrs W. Gudgeon and Mrs H. E. Booker 1, Mrs Cowper and Mrs Wauchop 2, Miss M. Wilson and Miss D. Denshire 3. East-west: Mr P. H. Powell and Miss H. Mayne 1, Mrs I. Seay and Mrs F. S. Taylor 2, Mrs V. Cameron and Miss M. Reese 3,

A general meeting of the Cerebral Palsy Welfare Association was held last evening, when Mr J. W. Blackwood gave a talk entitled, “The Vocational Problem,” with emphasis on the placement of handicapped persons, including the cerebral palsied, in the community.

The third round of the club pairs championship played at the Christchurch Contract Bridge Club resulted: Open—North-south: Miss P. Norton and Di T. McCormick 1, Mrs R. D. Iles and Miss G. M. Russell 2, Mrs A. W. Buckland and G. M. Anderson 3. Eastwest: Dr. J. P. McQuilkin and Mr M. Shand 1, Mrs T. Armstrong and Mrs H. P.. Holder 2, H. Pickering and Dr. J. D. Thomson 3. Handicap—Northsouth: Mrs G. Pitcaithly and General G. B. Parkinson 1, Mrs Buckland and Mr Anderson 2, Miss N. Hartley and Mrs A, H. Tocker 3. East-west: Mrs R. Archibald and Mrs O. Justice, and Dr. McQuilkin and Mr Shand (equal) I. Mrs N. H. Barlow and Mrs D. Collins 3.

Mr C. G. Belworthy gave a demon-!’ stration of winter decoration arrangement at the evening monthly meeting of the Christchurch Business and Professional Women’s Club, and with many varieties of grasses, dried flowers, and moss arranged some charming pieces. Miss Nelle Hall presided, and Mrs Win Irwin thanked Mr Belworthy.

A 21-year-old Americai) girl, who until two weeks ago had only a vague idea where New Zealand was, has come here to study anthropology. She is Miss Dorothy Billings, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who arrived in Auckland by air on Monday afternoon. She will spend nine months in New Zealand on a Fulbright scholarship and will make a particular study of race relations under Professor R; O. Piddington at Auckland University College.

At the annual meeting of the Richmond Kindergarten local committee the following officers were elected: president, Mrs D. McNally; treasurer, Mrs B. M. Andrews; secretary, Mrs P. Inglis; committee Mesdames Y. Davis, N. Trevor, L. Walder, Ullrich. Sweatlow, Kean, Forbes, Cross, Keys, Rickeby, Hinchliff, Dougherty. Mrs V. R. Skellerup was re-elected patroness. Mrs C. O. Mathias presided. Hearing Aid Services. Hereford Court It is so central . . . batteries for all aids. All aids serviced. Ask to see the new Fortiphone. ’Phone 77-782. —Advt