KATHERINE MANSFIELD

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 70, 24 March 1933, Page 11

KATHERINE MANSFIELD

A large audience of members and friends attended the annual "Katherine Mansfield" evening given by the Penwomen 's Circle of the Lyceum Club on Wednesday evening.

In a. short resume of the writer's] career Mrs. J. C. Andersen said that Katherino Mansfield's fame was well established in England and Europe, and also in tho United States. Her short stories had been translated into Chinese and Japanese.

Her love for beautiful trees and flowers wh,s fostered in tho garden of her beautiful home at Chesnywold in Knrori. Her schooling began in the primary school, Karori, and ended at Queen's College, London, where she went with her family in 1903. She was born at 11 Tinakori Road and played under the trees in the Fitzherbert Terrace garden later.

Miss Joy Gibbs, poet and journalist, of Sydney, read some extracts from Katherine's letters which showed her discernment, humour,- and love of truth and great friendships.

Mrs. W. Bailey read pieces of an article in the "Bookman" tracing Katharine Mansfield's life through her stories.

Mrs. Sample read the story "The Fly," supposed to bo Katherine Mansfield's best effort, and Mrs. A. D. Kerr read "The Picton Boat" to show the use Katherine Mansfield made of local col-, our. Mrs. Scwell described tho old character "Underwood," from whom all the children used to run. Mrs. Maunder road some excellent examples of Katherino Mansfield's descriptive verses.

The second part of the evening was made delightful by the orchestral music of Mr. 11. Tombs, Mrs. Sewell, and the Misses Scaly.

Miss Andri Bevin returned the club's thanks for the musical programme, supper -ivns 1 hon served by the hostesses, Misses Tliornhill and; Alicrg,