FROM DAY TO DAY

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 149, 20 March 1939, Page 4

FROM DAY TO DAY

News And Notes From I own And Country South African Visitor. At the opening of the afternoou session of the Women’s Christian l.emperance Union annual convention in 'Wellington on Friday, a pleasant incident took place when Mrs. Hiett read a letter brought by Miss Holden, ol Durban, South Africa, bringing greetings from the Durban AA omen s Christian Temperance Union to New Zealand members Mrs. Hiett welcomed the visitor to New Zealand and presented her with a spray of carnations from the Marlborough Union, who claimed Miss Holden as their own “discovery.” Miss Holden replied and the delegates spontaneously sang ‘‘All Round the World, the slogan song of the Wellington Christain Temperance Union, as she retired from the platform. A welcome was also extended to Mrs. Upton, Wanganui a past convention member of outstanding ability, who was unexpectedly present.

Masque of Noble Women. A Masque of noble women will be presented by the Methodist AA omen s Missionary Auxiliary in connexion with the annual convention of the New Zealand Women's Christian Temperance Union in the Wesley Schoolroom, Taraaki Street, AVellingtou, tomorrow night. The admission is free and a collection will be taken up.

Simple Philosophies. The first meeting of the Miramar s(aqK dfi,yiare in shrdlu zgfiqkj ; branch of the League of Mothers was held recently in the Baptist Church, Mrs. Vance presiding over a large attendance. Mrs. Lowe was the speaker, her, subject being “Simple Philosophies of Life.” She appealed to all members to cultivate a cheery disposition and to face life bravely. Appropriate quotations were interspersed with her address. Mrs. Meadows contributed two elocutionary items and Mrs. J. Wiltshire, accompanied by Mrs. Murray, sang. The serving of afternoon tea brought a happy meeting to a close. Supper-Cocktail Party. In the attractive setting of tall pine trees “The Cottage,” Khandallah, Wellington, was effectively floodlit on 1’ riday night to welcome the 70 guests who had been invited to an informal supper and cocktail party by Miss Alison Andrew and her brother, Mr. Richard Andrew.

The event was something in the nature of a house warming for Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Andrew, the young host and hostess’ parents, recently took up their residence in Wellington after a tour abroad. The party did not begin till half past ten, when an amusing competition was conducted for the most original reply sent in answer to the original invitations, designed by Mr. A. S. Paterson.

Small drawings accompanied the wording on the invitations and the guests were expected to reply in a similar manner. The winner for this was Mr. Dick Morpeth, Miss Trixie Ackland was second and Miss Patricia Greenfield-Brown and Mrs. Alan Harper tied for third place. Women and Geology.

The gradual breaking down of prejudice against women in the field of geology is creating new opportunities for women.

“The majority of women working in geology today are connected in some way with the oil industry,’ said Professor Ida H. Ogilvie, of Barnard College, recently in a report to the Geological Society of America in which she said that geology is opening up new careers for women.

Women, she said, are successfully holding jobs in oil ond coal fields and are proving equal to the hardships of scientific expeditions.