Camp Entertainers Concert.

Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 5, 5 July 1940, Page 12

Camp Entertainers Concert.

The V.M.C.A. theatre was packed to the doors on Wednesday night, the large audience enthusiastically recalling each performer at another successful entertainment arranged by the executive committee of the Official Camp Entertainers. Mrs. Pyle was responsible for the excellent programme, Mr. Cedric Gardiner was an efficient and entertaining stage manager, and" the curtains were capably managed by Messrs. Charlie Bryan and Jack Leitch. The programme opened with a bright chorus and the items which followed included a reel danced by Misses Adeline Burnette, Joy Jamieson, Peggy McKinnon, Eileen Weaver, and Edna Whitelaw to the piping of Piper H. Hobbs, a dance duo by Misses Joan Gallagher and Joyce B. Smith, a piano-accordion solo by Mr. Roy Smith, elocutionary items by Miss Dorothy Seymour and Mr. Cedric Gardiner, songs by the Orpheus Sextet —Mesdames Adams, Pole, Proctor, Wright, Maud, and Goodwin —and solos by Mrs. Marshall and Misses Bennett and Godier. The accompaniments were played by Miss Blanche Godier. On behalf of .the Camp Commandant, Captain Skelley thanked the performers, who were afterwards entertained at supper by Colonel Jardine and officers of the Brigaded Units. The organiser expressed thanks to the Colonel and officers for their hospitality and also their gratitude to the Automobile Association and Mrs. Queree, Mrs. Horton, Miss Thompson, Miss Wilson, Mrs. Alston, and Mr. Addison for providing cars for transport. ' ,

Plunket Society at Upper Hutt.

The annual meeting of the Upper Hutt Plunket Society was held on Monday, and a very small attendance, owing to its being an extremely cold night, was presided over by Mr. J. Blewman ,the Mayor. Mrs. Blewman, a vice-president, was also present. Officers ejected for 1940 are as follows: — Patroness, Mrs. Balcombe Brown; president, Mrs. S. D. Rogers; vicepresidents, Mesdames A. J. McCurdy, S. Blackley, L. Renshaw, E. Campbell, and Mrs. Blewman; general committee, Mesdames A. R. Jones, R. Smith, G. Milne, H. Scoles, E. Zohrab, jun., J. Crawford, J. D. Armstrong, and Miss D. Barton; association committee, Mesdames M. Tweed, D. R. Morrow, H. P. F: Blundell, D. C. Peacock, Urquhart, C. Howden, G. Williams, Hipkins, Wakelin, McHattie, and - Miss L. Raymond; advisory "board, the Mayor, Messrs. A. J.-McCurdy, S. Blackley, F. Castle, Drs. Martin Tweed and D. R. Morrow; hon. solicitor, Mr. F. N. Wakelin; hon. auditor, Mr. J. O. Duff; hon. treasurer, Mrs. W. Thomas; hon. secretary, Mrs. J. D. Watt.

Townswomen's First Birthday.

The Miramar, Wellington Central, Eastbourne, Petone, Lower Hutt, Kilbirnie, and Island Bay-Berha'mpore branches of the ftew Zealand Union of Townswomen's Guilds (Inc.) were represented at the recent first birthday celebrations of the Hataitai branch. The president, Mrs. E. L. Russell, welcomed a very large gathering which included the Dominion president, Mrs. James Pow; honarary Dominion secretary, Mrs. P. H. Kinsman; and a Dutch visitor, Mrs. Van Eupen. Mrs. Pow congratulated the branch and thanked members of the sewing circle for their contribution of several hundreds of garments for the Lady Galway Patriotic Guild. Songs were given by Mrs. Marshall, accompanied by Mrs. Chambers, and by the Lyall Bay choir. A monologue was given by Madame Bligh, a piano solo by Mrs. Southerwood, and humorous recitations by Mrs. Grant. Sprays made by Mrs. G. Wilson were given Mrs. Pow and the performers. During afternoon tea, which was served by the committee, a birthday cake, donated by Mrs. Russell and iced by Mrs. A. C. Wilson, was cut by Mrs. Pow. .

: The Brougham Street Assembly Hall was the scene of festivity and merrymaking recently, the' occasion being the annual ball of the Native Department. The duties of M.C. were ably carried out by Mr. Kingi Tahiwi, sen., and the committee comprised Misses M. Higgie and M. Wilson (hostesses), A. Boffa, K. Stevenson, and F. Ahem, Messrs. P. F. K. Potiki (secretary), H. Hobman, J. Doolan, T. Bingley, J. Till, and A. MacLennan. Included in the official party were Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Campbell, Chief Judge MacCormick, Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Blackburn, Mr. and Mrs. P. Dudson, Mr. and Mrs. Seddon Hills, and Miss L. Louden. Dance • extras were played by Messrs. N. Weaver and C. Tuarau, and the Ngati-Poneke Young Maori Club rendered several excellent items. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. O. Henshilwood, Mr. and Mrs. C. Morrison. Mr. and Mrs. H. Ruru, Mr. and Mrs. T. Bingley, Mr. and Mrs. J. Donoghue, Mr. and Mrs. H. Callow, and Mr. and Mrs. A. McGregor; Misses P. Wi Neera, L. Seumaantafa, Meri Black, M. Heketa, Margaret Black, G. Enoka, J. Te Ao, B. Jones, H. Metekingi, B. Wallace, J. Cuddie, J. Morris, M. Epsom, J. Matthews, R. Durrad, J. Gillies, D. Baker, R. Walker, L. Manners, L. Harris, B. Higgie, E. Gear, K. Hogan, J. Jaffray, and E. Drummond; and Messrs. O. Heketa, P. Ngamoki, D. Finnigan, J. McLeod, J. McKinney, P. Ornberg, F. O'Kane, P: Ward, J. McEwen, D. Rowe, D. Glengarry, A. Love, L. Cooney, T. Rickett, F. Watkins, S. M. Boyle, J. Holdstock, M. Riddle, N. Weaver, P. Rata, N. Anderson, S. Hammond, T. Gideona, S. Tahiwi, K. Karepa, C. Gear, J Potiki, C. Tuarau, T. Wi Neera, R. Utiku, and M. Pohio.

Air Force Relations Dance

Funds for Red Cross.

The Air Force Relations dance will take place at the Town Hall on Friday, July 12. Tickets are available at the D.I.C. and Air Force Relations rooms (telephone 43-845). Proceeds will be devoted to comforts for New Zealand airmen. Details are advertised.

The sum of £22 was raised on Wednesday evening at a social and dance held at the Orange Hall, Daniell Street, and organised by Mrs. E. M. Smith and a young Technical College boy, Master George Miller. Several items were given and taking part were Mrs. Crawford,- Mrs. Sim, Miss Judd, Mr. Miller, Joyce Moody, Violet and Olive Jones, Jean Martin, Joan Sargent, Ronald Moody, and Donald Sim. All the items were loudly . applauded. Mr. C. Holmes, who made a very capable M.C., thanked all the donors of different gifts on behalf of Mrs. Smith and Master George Miller, and special thanks were given to Messrs. M. Robinson and H. Betteridge, who provided the dance music, and to Mrs. Crawford and Miss. Oates, who accompanied the items. . . A Creche Interests Members. Visitors were welcomed from Hataitai and Upper Hutt branches at a. recent meeting of the Petone branch of the League of Mothers which was held in the V.M.C.A. Hall. Mrs. B. A. Sargisson, who presided, also welcomed Mrs. Lees, a new member who bad transferred from the Lower Hutt branch "How to form a creche for the League of Mothers" was the subject of an address by Mrs. Stanley Harris, who gave many excellent suggestions for the making of inexpensive toys, games, and attractive furnishing schemes. As a mark of appreciation, the speaker was presented with a shoulder spray. Songs were sung by Miss Pryde, accompanied by Mrs. L. Boyd. The branch choir, conducted by Mr. A. Miller, gave two numbers, and. items were also given by the verse-speaking choir. Apollo Women's Club. The annual meeting of the Apollo Women's Club was held recently, and a very encouraging report and balancesheet were presented. The following officers were elected: —President, Miss H. Wilson; vice-presidents, Mesdames Rands, W. Calvert, C. E. White, and Miss Michaelis; secretary, Mrs. J. A. M. Wallace; treasurer, Mrs. Blake; committee, Mesdames Gibb, Caldwell, Bennetts, Hall-McLean, and Miss S. Calvert. Elocutionary items were given by Mrs. Pointon and Mrs. J. A. Bruce. Probation.Officer's Work. .Reference is made in the Chief Probation Officer's report to the work of Miss A. J. Simpson, women's probation officer at Wellington, who retired recently on superannuation. The report places on record appreciation of the sympathetic service she rendered to those placed under b^er care.

Brooklyn Patriotic Concert,

Under the auspices o£ the Brooklyn branch of the Patriotic Committee, a most successful and well-organised concert, arranged by Mrs. W. R. Wilson, was held in the Presbyterian Hall on Tuesday evening. A bright and varied programme was thoroughly enjoyed by a large and enthusiastic audience. The president, Mrs. J. I. Goldsmith, and Dr. Austen, chairman of the committee, made brief speeches of appreciation of the effort. Those who took part in the concert were the Brooklyn League of Mothers' Choir, and Mesdames H. F. Chapman and K. W. Corner, Misses Dorothy Seymour, Nola Hyde, "Valma Wilson, E. Ledger,' Kathleen Fuller, arid Messrs M. Pumfrey, Ken Macaulay, G. . Tasker, and W. Richards, and members of the Wellington East College Old Girls' - Dramatic Society, Miss Valmie Stone, Betty Roussell, Miriam' Cox, Nola Miller, June Peachey, Mollie" Chisholm, and Helen Mitchell, who presented a one-act play. Mrs. Wilson was accompanist, and Mr.

HERE and THERE"Packed House" at Trentham — Native Department's Ball — Suburbs Busy With War Work — An English Wedding.

Another Lower Hutt Effort,

Alan Jessop stage manager. A homemade, supper was served to the performers.

The latest but by no means the least of the Hutt Valley organisations to set aside the proceeds from a special or regular function for patriotic funds was the ladies' auxiliary of the Hutt

Successful Red Cross Class,

Married in England,

Valley V.M.C.A., who on Wednesday were the sponsors of a delightful racitar presented by the Petone Ladies' Choir and Verse-speaking Society, assisted by a group of well-known performers. The programme, which was given in St. James's Hall, Lower Hutt,

followed the lines of a previous recital in Petone, and was listened to by a large audience. Three groups of wellselected and admirably-rendered selections were sung by the ladies' choir, under the conductorship of Mrs. Alma Millward, and the verse-speaking choir, conducted by Melva Miller, sang a bracket of three varied numbers. The soloists were Mrs. Wilfred Andrews (contralto), Miss Myra Sawyer (soprano), Miss Isobel Halligan, Miss Audrey Gibson-Foster (pianoforte), and Miss Laurie Anderson (violin). Miss Gibson Foster accompanied the soloists and Mrs. Margaret Boyd played the accompaniments for the choral items. The president of the auxiliary, Mrs. A. Miller, stated that a very satisfactory sum had been realised as a result of the recital.

Home nursing certificates were presented on Monday evening to. aspiring V.A.D. members of the Island Bay subcentre of the Red Cross Society. That all members passed with honours was a tribute to the teaching of Sister Booth, lady superintendent, and her assistant, Sister Power. Sister Small, advisory lady • superintendent for the Wellington district, who presented the certificates, later gave a talk on V.A.D. work. Before supper songs were sung by Sister Booth and Miss Pellen, accompanied by Mrs. Grantham, and piano solos were played by Misses Barbara and Alison Power. Presentations were made to both instructors by the secretary on behalf of the class. Sister Johnstone was among the guests. ...

A wedding of interest to New Zealand was celebrated recently in Cottesmore Parish Church, England, when Miss Ruth Compigne Guilford, eldest daughter of the Rev. E. M. Guilford and Mrs. Guilford, of Cottesmore Rectory, was married to . Flying Officer Henry Hayden Haszard,- only son of Mr. and Mrs. H. V. M. Haszard, Patetonga, New Zealand, states an exchange. Mr. and Mrs. Haszard formerly lived in Wanganui, Mr.. Haszard being the Harbour Board engineer. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. F. C. Macdonald. In attendance on the bride were her sisters, the

Misses Jacqueline arid Biddy Guilford. Flying Officer J. C. Simpson, of New Zealand, was best, man, and ,the groomsman' was Flight Lieutenant L. L. Johnston, .also of New Zealand. Flying Officer W. T. Russell and Mr. S. N. Slater, New Zealand Rhodes Scholar, were ushers. As the bride and bridegroom left the church they were saluted by aeroplanes, which circled the church. A guard of honour was formed by members of the W.A.A.F. A reception- was held later in Cottesmore Rectory. A New Zealand Doctor. - Friends of Colonel and Mrs. Murray Gardner (formerly of Christchurch), who are now in England, Will be in** terested to learn that their son-in-law, Dr. John Barron, has been appointed assistant to Sir Harold Gillies, the noted plastic surgeon in London. Dr. Barron, who is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Barron, Havelock North, was . for a time on the staff of the Christchurch Hospital, and Mrs. Barron, as Miss Joan Gardner, was a promising member of the Canterbury Repertory Theatre Society. The Victorian Sandwich. Sandwiches, it is claimed, owe something to their "rehabilitation" to Queen Victoria-—it was understood during her reign. that Royal persons expected something substantial of that kind, at afternoon tea. In 1870 the Duke of Richmond entertained a number of friends to a salmon-fishing weekend. It is recorded that "at "about 10 o'clock the orders came down written in the Duke's hand specifying the beat each guest was to have and the fisherman who was to attend him. As soon as. he had got his orders every one rushed out, taking a sandwich which he had constructed at breakfast." A Victorian cookery-book mentions that "in former days the term sandwich was applied exclusively to bread with thin slices of ham, tongue, or beef, but of late a great variety of materials have been used. A celebrated Glasgow* confectioner has ftie credit of making no fewer than a hundred different kinds of sandwiches."