JUNIOR RED CROSS CONFERENCE
SOUTHLAND GIRL N.Z. REPRESENTATIVE , A passenger on the Tasman Empire Airways DC-6 that left Harewood on Thursday for Melbourne was 17-year-old Norma Craig, of Ohai, Southland, who will represent New Zealand at the International Junior Red Cross conference at Lonsdale Beach, 60 miles from Melbourne. The conference started yesterday, and will continue till January 13. Miss Craig, who is a member of the Southland Girls* High School Junior Red Cross circle, was chosen from 16.000 members throughout New Zealand to be delegate. Her fare and uniforms were supplied by Junior Red Cross headquarters. During her three weeks’ stay in Australia she will be the guest of the Australian Red Cross Society. Her work at the conference will include arranging the New Zealand corner, and exhibiting in it toys, folios, and other articles made by New Zealand Junior Red Cross members, and pictures of typical New Zealand scenery. She will give to representatives from other countries at the conference a short account of the history and activities of the Junior Red Cross m New Zealand. A £ter the conference is over she will be billeted in Melbourne for 10 days’ holiday to enable her to see something of the country and the activities of the Australian Red Cross. Before she left Christchurch, Miss Craig was met by Miss Janet Studholme. of Wellington, director of the Junior Red Cross in New Zealand.
Miss Rosina Bain, a hairdresser of exceptional brilliance, will be in attendance at •Pauline” Beauty Salon from January 16. Miss Bain was trained for five years by Mrs R. „Z£ 1 ? P ’ has , no hesitation in urgtng all Menvale women to take advantage of having an outstanding hairdresser in their own district Appointments may be made from January 9. Ring ’Phone No. 57-OS6. —Advt. ELECTROLYSIS: FACIAL HAIR PERMANENTLY REMOVED MRS J. ASHWORTH. F.P.E. (Eng.» (Certified Electrolysist). Daily by Appointment. 4 Salisbury Courts. 139 Salisbury «t
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Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27860, 7 January 1956, Page 2
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