MARSDEN OLD GIRLS

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 68, 13 December 1933, Page 5

MARSDEN OLD GIRLS

Association in London Formed ? ’: - (Special Correspondent.) . . London, November 6. The smaller reception room of New Zealand House, 415 - Strand, London, was filled with the happy chatter of “old girls” of Marsden School-on November 4, when they met at the invitation of Miss-Isabel Wilford, daughter of Sir Thomas Wilford, High Commissioner for New Zealand, to'discuss over a cup of tea the desirability of forming a branch of the association in London. The comfortable room was gay With bowls of lovely mauve and crimson chrysanthemums, and as each guest arrived she was requested to sign her name in a book. Miss Wilford, who was assisted by Miss Clere of Wellington, received in a- very smart frock of dark blue patterned in. white, worn under a beige coloured. shorn lamb coat, with high fox fur collar, and a swathed turban. Miss Clere wore a. wine browix-coloured fur trimmed coat and brown hat.

The meeting was quite informal, there being so much for everyone to say. Great afnusement was had talking over old days? each girl telling some interesting incident of her. year. Miss Clere,. .after' a jolly tea, opened the meeting by reading.a cablegram and a letter from Miss Baber in. Wellington, wishing the newly?formed association every success.in London. This was received with enthusiastic applause. After a discussion as. to the aims of the association, it was, decided, to ippoirit -- a secretary, . whose.? .address should be care of -New Zealand' House.

The chief .aims, of the London branch the meeting felt were • (1) To enable ariy '“old girl’.’-of Marsden School visiting England to get-in touch through the secretary with her school friends,? and to meet mejnbers of the association.. ■ — ' (2) -That the members should in some way contribute a sum, no mattef how. small, that they themselves had collected or; earned, to some worthy cause to be decided upon later. Z- r • • The association also planned to hold either a lunch or .a-tea-once a year, probably during the month of .June. Miss ..Betty Esson was appointed hon : oary secretary, and the sum .of 1/- per year was fixed, as the subscription. ' Among those present were: Miss D. K. Bousefield, .Miss .Hensley,' Mrs. Simpson (Helen' Richmond), -Mrs. Graham, Mrs. H. Robertson ■ (Alison Grant), Mrs. Bower, Misses Esther Fisher, Beryl Earle, N. and M; Reid, Therle Ojivin, Nellis Greig, Betty and Molly .Esson, Betty Bonsor, C. Howden, Joan Withy. i ' ''? ''