HERE AND THERE

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 137, 11 June 1936, Page 18

HERE AND THERE

YM.C.A. Ladies" Auxiliary. Mrs. H. E. Brooker presided at a recent meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y.M.C.A. Boys' Division. It was Reported that the "Bridge and 500" evening had proved very successful and it was decided to hold another at an early date. Plans were also made for a "Father and Son" banquet to be held shortly. Mr. D. Duncan, late assistant boys' work secretary (now a Divinity student of Knox College) , gave a short talk on ilTniversity life in Dunedin. Mesdames Potter and Rough were hostesses for afternoon tea. Farewell Parties. There have been numerous farewell parties lately for Miss Mardi Ward, | the energetic lady secretary of Heretaunga Golf Club, who leaves next week for Sydney, where she will meet Mrs. Shailer Weston. They will (visit Rose Bay, where they will be able to demonstrate golf "as played at Heretaunga," and view with interest the Australian game. Levin Memorial Home. Miss Archibald presided at a meeting of the Levin Memorial Home Committee. The matron reported that all the children in the home were in good health. Donors were thanked as follows: Two-Garment Society for generous gift of new and second-hand clothes; Hawke's Bay Fisheries. Mr. Yates, Mr. Elliott, a Friend, Mrs. R. Blair, Mrs. Cooper, and Mrs. Luke.

Successful Party. Over 100 guests were entertained recently by Mr. and Mrs. A. Graham. Miss Isabel Graham was the special guest of honour, and assisted her mother in receiving the guests. Mrs. Graham wore a frock of wine-tinted cordaline, and Miss Graham was in ivory windswept satin, with a long girdle of scarlet. Some charming items were interspersed with the dancing, Mrs. Fantham. contributing songs, j Miss Jean Ivin recitations, and Miss Joy Heney tap and toe dan'ces. The music was supplied by Messrs. Kirk and L. L. Jones. Among those present were Mr, and Mrs. Williams, Mry and Mrs. Leo Jones, Mr. and Mrs. | Wilson, Mrs. K. Young, Mrs. Baum, Misses Molly Barton, Grace Kyle, M., F., and B. Williams, Dorothy Leney, E. Hannah Scott, Yardley, Joy O'Coni nell, Jean Campbell, Lucy Baum, Helen Fantham, L. Wearne, Fisher, and Messrs. D. Strong, J. Peters, A. Graham, jun., Leslie Jones, jun., T. Williams, and I. Parlane. "Younger Set" Ball. Invitations have been issued by the executive of the Wellington "Younger Set" Club for the annual ball, at the May fair Cabaret, Cuba Street, on July 1. Inquiries for tickets may be made to the secretary, or from the D.I.C. An advertisement gives other details. Plunket Society's Work. Nurse Welsh, of the Plunket Society, has compiled an interesting list of the numbers of mothers and children who are assisted to health and happiness by the work which is carried on by the coastal towns branch. Visits paid to j homes at Johnsonville to date numbered 142, Porirua 54, Maori Pa 48, Tawa Flat 25, Paremata 14, Plimmerton 12, Newlands 46, Paekakariki 97, and Paraparaumu 25. Porirua showed 05 adults, 55 babies, 19 older children; Titahi Bay, 8 visits and 1 new case; Tawa Flat, 56 adults, 50 babies, and 18 older children; Johnsonville, 284 adults, 233 babies, and 18 older children; Paremata, 60 adults, 54 babies, and 11 older children; Plimmerton, 118 adults, 96 babies, and 26 older children; Pukerua Bay, 17 adults, 16 babies, and 8 older children; Paekakariki, 22 adults and 12 babies; Paraparaumu, 26 adults, 20 babies, and 14 older children. There were 57 new cases. An Appeal. Sisters Bargrove and North, two New Zealand sisters at the Hangchow Hospital, China, appeal through the Church Missionary Society for linen. The supply has been much depleted, and in bad weather the shortage is great. There are five "foreign" sisters at the hospital, and these undertook to ask the people in their own countries for assistance, and to give friendly thought to an urgent need. In order to modernise the supply of linen the following list of requirements has been compiled: 250 sheets, 300 pillow-cases, 150 quilts, 150 patients' bedcoats, 150 bedpants, 250 draw sheets, and 150 bath towels. If any friends of missions wish to help in the way of giving either money or goods, it is hoped that they will communicate with the Church Missionary Society, 49 Ballance Street, Wellington. All goods, if marked "C.M.5.," will be freed from duty, and will go direct to Hangchow. Ngalo Free Kindergarten. Wonderful stimulus to Kindergarten work has been given through the opening of a new building' for the Wellington South branch. The Ngaio Kindergarten does not own (as yet) its own building, but everything possible is being done to make the children happy. This winter canvas stretchers and cosy covers have been provided for the children's rest period. A jumble sale will be held shortly and gifts of clothes, books, or household articles are asked for to help with this effort. J