CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27641, 23 April 1955, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Captain and Mrs George Hennessy (Morven, South Canterbury) will leave Wellington by the Rangitoto about May 7 for a visit to Britain. Mr and Mrs T. F. M. Gibson (Fendalton) will leave by the Tasmania Star on Wednesday for a visit to England.

Mr and Mrs R. G. Feilden (“Bebington,” Fairlie) returned home this week from a world tour, on which they travelled by air.

Miss Lettice Loughnan was the speaker at a meeting of the Parents’ National Educational Union held last night at the home of Mrs N. M. Peryer, Rossall street. Miss Loughnan gave an outline of the life of Johann Sebastian Bach, whose music, she said, was not so popular with the older generation but was always liked by younger people and by children. Although he died in 1750 after he had become blind, Miss Loughnan said that people in many parts of the world were today avid for his music. She played several of his compositions, illustrating the varied ''types of music—preludes, fugues, choral preludes, and dances—in which he excelled. Mrs F. A. T. Cookson thanked Miss Loughnan. Mrs Norton Francis presided. At the annual meeting of the Christchurch branch of St Hilda’s Old Girls’ Association, held at the home of Mrs K Winsbury-White. Avonside drive, Mrs D. McK. Dickson gave an enjoyable talk on her recent visit to England. The following officers were elected: president, Mrs Smith; vicepresidents, Mrs J. H. Upham, Mrs C. J. Ferrier, Mrs Maurice Warren, Miss A. Richards, and Dr. Mary Harding; honorary secretary, Mrs WinsburyWhite; honorary treasurer, Mrs A. Elley; committee, Mesdames Tomlinson, Dickson, le C. Latter, and Miss E. Taine.

Mrs R. F. Hill presided over a good attendance at the monthly meeting of the women’s committee of the Riccarton electorate of the New Zealand National Party. An interesting talk on her experiences as a prisoner of war was given by Miss Warburton The annual Dominion conference of the Maori Women’s Welfare League will be held in Auckland on April 26, 27 and 28. South Island delegates will leave for Auckland this evening. They include representatives from branches in Dunedin, Invercargill, Riverton, Curio Bay, Arahura and Picton. The Canterbury representatives include Mrs R. Gillies and Mrs T. Tika (Rapaki), Miss A. E. Pahi (Christchurch), Mrs J. Barton and Mrs R. Arahanga (Taumutu), Mrs A. Pitama and Mrs J. Norton, Mrs Croft and Mrs T. Pa tea as observers (Tuahiwi), Mrs H. Cameron (Wairewai) and Mrs W. Meihana and Mrs B. Taipana A medieval wedding acene, colourattire and a coronation, in which “Wool, Queen of the Textiles” is crowned, Win form part of an imaginative wool fashion pageant which will be presented by the New Zealand Wool Board next week. The presentation, which is entitled, “All Eyes on Wool,** will feature an unusual range of garments from Western Europe. It has been written and produced by Mary-Annette Burgess, of the Wool Board. Sympathy with Mrs Richard Wallwork and with her daughter, Mrs M. Kane, in the death of Mr Wallwork was expressed at the monthly meeting of the Parents* National Educational Union last evening. The president (Mrs Norton Francis), who presided, recalled that in 1928 Mrs Wallwork had been the union’s very efficient secretary and that on several occasions Mr Wallwork had given to members most interesting lectures on various branches of art.

The April meeting of the Shirley-St. Albans Garden Club was held in St. David’s Church schoolroom. Mrs J. K. Maloney presided. The guest speaker, Mrs O. M. Miller, spoke on decorative work, and demonstrated three beautiful floral arrangements.

The competitions resulted: best bloom, Miss Wilkie L Mrs L. A. Bennett 2, Mrs J. M. Forbes 3; small low arrangement of flowers for dinner table, A grade, Mrs Bennett 1, Mrs T. Lock 2; B grade, Mrs B. Hale 1, Mrs H. M. Thomson 2, Mrs E. R. Burt and Mrs RCompton (equal) 3; three potatoes, Miss F. Bird 1, Mrs G. Parr 2, Mrs B. E. Henderson 3.

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