CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27986, 5 June 1956, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

i A white ballerina wedding dress and nylon net veil wrapped in yards of tissue paper is the most precious piece of luggage of a pretty Irish girl who reached Auckland from London in the Orsova yesterday. The bride-to-be is Miss Anne Reade, of Kilkenny, Southern Ireland. She will marry Mr Thomas Jacobs, of Burnside road. Fendalton, on June 23. Mr Jacobs, an interior decorator, emigrated from Ireland to New Zealand 12 months ago.—(P.A.) I Mrs Peter Loughnan presided at a i well-attended meeting of the Scargill- ■ Motunau sub-centre of the Red Cross | Society. It was announced that contributions to be made were £25 to the building fund. £3O to the Good Neighbour Service, and assessment .fund, £lO. First aid lectures will commence in June, and will be conducted by Mrs R. Andrew.

Miss T. G. Eldridge, new Junior Red i Cross organiser for the North Canterbury Centre, was welcomed at a I recent meeting of the Junior Red Cross : committee It was reported that £l5 was taken at a stall stocked by Junior ;Red Cross, members at the Red Cross • market in May. A gold- watch shaped like a fourleafed clover, which can be worn on (the wrist or as a brooch, is now on . sale in Britain. This unusual watch ;is one of a range that has a simple (fitment at the back of the case, which makes it easily convertible. The strap can be slipped out and a brooch pin • inserted so that the watch can be worn as a fob on the lapel. Each watch is sold with one of these special i pins as well as a strap. Because they are designed primarily as jewellery, he watches are of unusual decorative design.

WOMEN’S DIVISION OF

FEDERATED FARMERS Christchurch.—Mrs R. G. Wolff spoke on foods grown in overseas countries she had visited at the monthly meeting of the Christchurch branch of the Women’s Division of Federated Farmers. Mrs H. iB. Clark presided and reported on the I inter-provincia: conference at Oamaru. Marshland.—Members of the Marshland I branch of the Women’s Division of Fedi erated Farmers watched with interest the ■ making of table decorations from driftwood, flowers, shells, and berries at the i monthly meeting. Mrs L. Oberg presided.

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