Southbridge

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume 65, Issue 99, 17 December 1943, Page 4

Southbridge

NURSE RETURNS FROM ACTIVE SERVICE

Sister S. J. Gibb (nee Janie Greenall) who has been for the last three years on active service with the Middle East forces, returned home on Thursday morning and is now staying with her mother, Mrs Greenall at Southbridge. On arrival at Wellington she received the tragic news that her husband, Corporal Alick Gibb had died of wounds received in Italy. Corporal and Sister Gibb were married in the Middle East in July.

JUNIOR RED CROSS At the annual meeting of the Junior Red Cross Branch of the Southbridge School primary department the president, Heather Denton presided. A letter was received from the secretary of the Southbridge bub-centre, expressing appreciation of the excellent work done by the Junior Red Cross during the year, both m raising money and in knitting and sewing for the forces. Officers elected, were: President, Michael Wilkinson; secretary, Rosaline Eade; treasurer, Murray Gilbertcommittee, Melville Neale, Susan d- P' D- TnomPson, and N. Burt Miss Morrison, N.Z. organiser for the Junior Red Cross reported in a letter that the money Southbridge branch had contributed for European starving children would be used to help in supplying vitamin D for some of the children dying of starvation.

■_ The patron. Miss T. Eldridge thanked the retiring officers for their work during the year and ex?Svdonthfn tha* W woSd SScirne^y^ darydepartCOMPLIMENTARY SOCIAL Private T. Abbott will be thfi^ eSt c at^ complimentary social in the Southbridge Town Hall next Wednesday evening. There win be dancing, cards, and a presentation. PERSONAL h JfISI Linda HiSht, of Brookside, has been appointed probationary SXtlS t_at,tll c Southbr^e District nef?yeahr° 01 ' to take «P *>ty early Mr and Mrs A. C. Griffin of Auckland, have been spending a Grm/ J lth „hG Parent« of ? Mrs Sv of d-, Mrs A- J- BeamsJey, of Southbridge. Miss E. M. Atkins has been anFn_ nt s t a fftO/ t .POS_ tion 0n the teacL Sfghtafch°ool the SoUthb^e District °aRJ|TM^ S MWMOAL SERVICE h A Christmas musical service will be held m the Southbridge Presbvtenan Church on Sunday evening•