CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27989, 8 June 1956, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

The fourth annual meeting of the Stratford Garden Club was held at the home of Mrs F. S. Taylor. Westminster street. The retiring president (Miss Betty Webb) was presented with flowers Mrs George Louissor. gained the most points in the competitions during the year. The followijig officers were elected: president. Mrs J. R. Voice; vice-presidents. Miss Webb and Mrs H. M. Watson; honorary secretary, Mrs R. Simmers; honorary treasurer, Mrs E. A. Cleland; committee. Mesdames E. F. Ward, B. Tosswill, J. L. Kerr, and H. S. Feast. The monthly competition, a coat spray, was won by Mrs Feast, with Mrs A. Muir second and Mrs C. C. T. Bums third.

The Ministry of Posts. Broadcasting and Telecommunications has taken steps to stop all girls working at the Radio Ceylon premises after 6 p.in. Ministry officials are of the opinion that al] girls now working after 6 p.m. in the broadcasting section should be plac:d on an earlier shift and male employees put in their places. The following officers were elected at the annual meeting of the Mount Pleasant Garden Club: president, Mrs T. C. Deavoll; secretary, Mrs W. D. F. f . Jamieson;? treasurer. Mrs J. E. WomI; Mesdames Holst, Stevenson. Wemyss, Wright, Allen. Fleming, Norcliffe and Nye. Miss Hood-Williams thanked members of the committee for their work during the year. Posies were presented to the retiripg officers. The Hunt Cup for most points in all sections of the competitions was won by Mrs A. C. C. Allen? with Mrs H. A. Hunt second. Monthly competition results were: most outstanding- exhibit, Mrs E. Burton: decorative. A class, Mrs N, Holst 1, Mrs Allen 2, Mrs T. C. Deavoll 3: B class. Mrs J. Fiecken 1 and 2; shrub. Mrs Burton 1. Mrs C. Allington 2, Mrs Allen 3; flower, Mrs G. Gordon and Mrs Allen (equal) 1. Mrs Burton 2; fruit. Mrs Hunt 1 and 2. Mrs Allen 3: Vegetable, Mrs Deavoll and Mrs G. Stevenson (equal) 1, Mrs Allen and Mrs Stevenson (equal) 2. Mrs H. Graham presided at the monthly meeting of the Linwood branch of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. Mrs Griffiths, president of the North Canterbury district, <was the guest speaker. Mrs B. McMillan reported on the recent Band of Hope competitions, which w’ere an outstanding success, showing a large increase in the number of entries.

The following officers were elected at the annual meeting of the Wairarapa Garden Club: patron, Mrs H. J. Quarrell; president. Mrs Brett Wood; vice-presidents. Mrs L. W. Matson and Mrs H. T. Jennings; treasurer. Mrs L. B. Allan; secretary, Mrs J. Russell; committee, Mesdames G. Macdonald. M. Black. M. Wilson and J. Fraser. The treasurer (Mrs L. B. Allan) • reported that the' club had raised £43 for the Canterbury Horticultural Society’s - building fund. Results of competitions were: large bloom or cluster. A class, Mrs A. Hiatt 1, Mrs G. Macdonald 2. Mrs H. T. Jennings 3: B class. Mrs J. Russell 1, Mrs L. B. Allan 2, Mrs L. Will 3; small bloom. A class Mrs M. H. Godby 1. Miss M. Porritt 2, Mrs D. Johnson 3; 8 class Mrs T. Gibson 1, Mrs H. Black 2.

The making of earrings, vases of flowers, and candlesticks from sea shells found on local beaches was demonstrated by Mrs A. S. Bootten and Mrs E. Sollitt at the June meeting of the needlecraft circle of the Home Economics Association. Mrs R. W. Borland presidend.

Mrs J. Mason and her women’s choir provided the programme of songs and sketches at the weekly afternoon social for members of the Sydenham .Pensioners’ Friendly Club. Recent investigations carried out by Australian footwear manufacturers have resulted in tha discovery that a stenographer Walks 8J miles a day; 43 for the week. A girl in the average business office walks a little more than 11 miles a day and a salesgirl (behind a counter) averages eight miles a day. A woman shopper in the busy shopping season covers 11 miles in one day; in normal times, her shopping expeditions take her more than 8} miles.

Needlework is an old art which nas recently revived as a new interior decoration. Modern sewing machines have made large-scale needlework pictures highly decorative and relatively inexpensive wall coverings in place of prints or original paintings. In London recently there was an exhibition of needlework pictures which showed how versatile this medium can be. Using a background of felt or heavy linen, pictures were stitched in different threads on lighter felt shapes.