SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 25577, 1 September 1945, Page 11

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

[By Diana.] Miss Lily Stevens has returned to Dunedin from 'Timaru, where she has acted as judge in the dancing sections = ' . at the competitions festival there. The Combined Mothers Group meeting, which was postponed owing to the peace celebrations, will be held next Thursday at Richard Hudson Kinder- -■ garten. Mrs R. Gilkison has returned from an extended visit to the North Island. The speaker at the Travel Club next Wednesday will be Major T. K. S; r Sidey, and the hostesses will be Mrs A. H. Allen and Mrs John Leech. Children under 16 years of age are not admitted to the picture theatres in the province of Quebec, Canada, »■ ■ according to the law of the land, unless the ban is lifted for some special, film Buch as ' Snow White and the Seven- JDwarfs,' says Miss Joan Gibbons; of-.. Montreal; .who ,is at present /in-Dunedin. Special, shows suitable for "children, however, are-given in church halls. . ... The closing chapter in V-.J.-Day celebrations at Mosgiel proved a most successful affair—a fancy dress dance for the juveniles, followed by a dance for the grown-ups after 9 o'clock. Mrs "'' Hartstonge (mayoress) and, Mrs Taylor (convenor) supervised the work of an ; energetic committee that controlled the v function. The children spent a very .' enjoyable time at games and folk dances, and during the evening each received a little parcel of good things.' The seniors danced till midnight,, when the ball was voted one of the highlights of the celebrations. The monthly meeting of the .Post and Telegraph Women's League was held in the ladies' lounge of the Chief Post Office on Wednesday evening. The president; Mrs A. S. Powley, was in the chair.- Ah interesting by Mrs Douglas Farr covering various phases of the activities of the Y.W.C.A. in New Zealand and Canada proved most enjoyable. An interesting thrift exhibit by Mrs A. S. Powley received ... much favourable comment. Competition winners were Mesdames P. J. ...-Nash, and C H. Wehdelken.,,. Elocutionary items, by Miss D. # H. S Lowry werewell received', and'-a dainty supper served,-in; the cafeteria brought to a close a happy evening. A-trump whist ".evening in aid, of the piano fund is planned for the next monthly meeting.

; The monthly meeting of the Literary Circle of the Otago Women's Club was held .on Tuesday evening. Mrs E. J. Anderson presided over a large audience, introducing Miss A._ Bowling and members of the Poetry Circle who had charge of the programme. Miss Bowling had written an original imaginative scene 'An Evening in Dove Cottage ' depicting ihe famous Wordsworth family at home, entertaining their literary friends. The period costumes were delightful and authentic, while the players entered with zest the bygone atmosphere, reading extracts from their most famous works. Miss Bowling gave a vivid word picture of her own recent visit to Wordsworth's home at Grassmere, near Keswick, and the scene then opened with the following members taking part:—William Wordsworth (Mrs Cowie), Mary Wordsworth his wife (Mrs Wilkie), Dorothey Wordsworth (Mrs Hanier), Charles Lamb (Miss Bowling), Robert Southey (Miss Farnie), Thomas de Quincey (Mrs Richdale), Sir Walter Soott (Mrs Brodie), Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Mrs Sanderson). The Augdst meeting of Dunedin Central branch of the Women's Christian Temperance Union was held on ;

Tuesday. The meeting took the form of thanksgiving for the Allied victory in the World War just concluded. The president conducted devotional service suitable to the occasion. A discussion on the sugar position took place. Members would not object to an even more drastic ration if the sugar so saved went to countries who were in greater need than we are. They most emphatically object to breweries obtaining large .quantities of sugar to make beer, while New Zealand housewives cannot obtain any sugar to make marmalade now that the citrus fruits I are on the market.. It was resolved to send a resolution to the Hon. D. G. Sullivan, Minister of Supplies, drawing his attention to the matter. At the conclusion of routine business, Sister Elinor gave a talk on ' Spiritual Reconstruction,' as the basis for a new world order. The speaker emphasised the need for a spiritual awakening among the nations, as it was the only foundation on which a permanent new and better world order could be built. During the afternoon Miss Armit sang a solo. Red Cross News.

V.A.s have been helping in the wards at the Public Hospital during the month. The Red Cross Choir will meet for practice in the Stuart street rooms, on Wednesday next, at 8 p.m. Home Economics Association.

Pine Hill.'—Mrs Gibb presided at the annual meeting of the branch, when officers for the coming year were: President, Mrs Gibb; vice-president, Mrs Doudle; secretary. Miss A. Chipp. -This was _ followed by _ a practical demonstration of the various methods of smocking, given by Mrs Cameron, of Dalmore.

St. Clair.—Although a very small group, members have had an interesting session, the August meeting-tak-ing the form of a sewing bee for the benefit of the coming bring and buy sale. This was held at Mrs Bills's home..; Caversham. Fourteen members were present at the annual meeting, when Mrs C. Ross was elected as president, and Mrs Skeet as secretary. After the business was transacted Mrs Moore gave practical tuition in the art of cake, decoration. Maia.—The annual v meeting was held in Mrs Young's home. After the adoption of the annual report and balance sheet Miss Iris Young gave instruction in the art of tatting. Babies' Wear.

Some supplies of babies? knitted wear may be imported from Australia to relieve the shortage here, although the Australian Government has advised that Dominion importers may have some difficulty in locating available stocks. Normally, New Zealand imports nearly all its r requirements in baby wear—that is, knitted garments for babies up to two years—from the United Kingdom. It hasn't been possible to' get these garments from England for some time, and for this reason inquiries were made in Australia. Although there has been small production of -babies' knitted wear in New Zealand, mothers generally _ over the past year or two have found it almost impossible to buy these garments. Of necessity they have had to knit their own. League of Mothers.

The first annual meeting of the Anderson's Bay branch was held on Tuesday, when Mrs R. Galbraith presided. The annual reports were read and confirmed. Five new members were elected to the committee. Extracts from league magazines were read by several members. Vocal items contributed by Mesdames Adajir and Macgregor were greatly appreciated.

Toys for Unrra. Following a letter which appeared in the Press, stating that hundreds of small children in Europe had never seen a toy, the staff of the Dunedin Free Kindergartens organised an appeal for unbreakable toys. The response from the mothers and children was.an excellent one, and the staff wishes to thank the kindergarten mothers for the delightful toys which were sent in, and the Unrra packers who so generously gave of their time. Navy League Notes. In addition to the advice from England as to the necessity for continuing the provision of comforts by the Navy League, word has also been received from headquarters in Wellington requesting this branch to carry on as usual. So it is very gratifying that already some who have been working for the other services are now offering to help with the knitting for Navy and merchant navy. In connection with overseas parcels, the committee has received and acknowledged with much appreciation gifts from the Special School, Otekaike, of 100 beautjfully-made toys; over 100 garments for children from, the Busi-

ness and Professional Women's Club, 67 garments from Mrs O'Callaghan's working party, and in addition to some generous donations from individuals, one of £5 5s from the Otago Home Economics emergency fund, specially earmarked for tinned foods for England.

Ladies' Bowling. The annual meeting of the Otago Ladies' Bowling Association was held on Wednesday. The president, Mrs J. Ferguson, was in the chair. The annual report . and balance sheet were adopted after a short.discussion. The election of officers resulted as follows: —President, Miss Gillies; senior vicepresident,. Mrs R. Morrison; junior vice-president, Mrs E. Longworth; secretary, Mrs H. Stubbs; treasurer, Mrs J. C. Rigby; immediate past president, Mrs J. Ferguson; Press, Mrs E. Longworth; auditor, Mr R. } Hanning; Weather Committee —Meslames Adess, Ferguson, and Buchanan; Tournament Committee Mesdames Adess, Kane, and Morrison; Social Committee —Mesdames Ansell, Wallace, and Johnston; Greens Committee—Miss Gillies, - Mesdames Hill and Stubbs; Hislop Cup Committee—Mesdames McAllan, Longworth, and Hill; delegates to Council of Sport, Mesdames Adess and Colombus; delegates to Pioneer Women's Association, ■ Mrs Ferguson and Miss Gillies; delegate to Patriotic Committee, Miss Gillies.

It was decided to form a new ladies' club on the association's greens. Intending members were asked to get in touch with the secretary, Mrs Stubbs. The retiring: president, Mrs J. Ferguson, entertained the executive at a social function last Monday afternoon in the Pioneer Women's Memorial Association rooms. Before proceedings commenced the vice-president, Miss Gillies, presented the hostess with a beautiful bouquet on behalf of the delegates. Later in the afternoon Mrs Ferguson presented the secretary, Mrs Stubbs, and the treasurer, Mrs Rigby, with floral sprays, as an appreciation of services rendered during the season. Trump whist was played, the prize winners being Mesdame Mc Allan, Currie, and Kane.