WOMEN’S WORLD

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20629, 9 August 1941, Page 7

WOMEN’S WORLD

In and Out of Town News items intended for publication in this column cannot be accepted unless accompanied by the signature and address of the sender. Notices of engagements require the signature of both parties, and a charge of 5s will be made for such announcement.

Miss L. On*. Kanakanaia. is spending the week-end with Mrs. H. Kenwav. Harris street. Miss F. On* is returning to Kanakanaia on Monday after visiting her sister, Mrs. R. Graham. Ormond. Mrs. W. A. Bowie. Kaiti esplanade, is leaving to-morrow on a visit to Auckland. Mrs. D. W. McKeaguc, Aberdeen road, accompanied by her small daughter, returned yesterday from a visit to Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Veitch, Harris street, are leaving at the week-end on a visit to their son, Mr. VV. B. Veitch, Pehiri. Mrs. W. O. Harraway, Ilaronga load, and her small daughter, have returned from a brief visit to Auckland. , , Mr. and Mrs. L. G. .T. Kitney, Auckland, are visiting the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Lewis, Aberdeen road. , . Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Ormcrod, Waimata Valley, accompanied by their .son, Leading Aircraftman C. F. Ormerod. are leaving to-morrow for Auckland.

Engagement Appleby—Hawkins.- —An engagement is announced between William Seddon. son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Applebv, Kaiti beach. Gisborne, and Tui Helen, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Hawkins, 7 Hinaki street, Gisborne. Cheery Dance Decorated with .iaponica. Iceland poppies and daffodils, the Soldiers’ Service Club presented an animated scene on Thursday night, when the second of a series of dances was held under the direction of the club’s social committee. The dance was well attended, and there was not a dull moment from the beginning to the end r * f the programme, which included a Monte Carlo waltz competition. A vocal solo was contributed by Mr. A. Ansell, and the members of the Women’s Auxiliary Corps were heard in a Maori action song. The music was supplied by Mrs. W. Thomson, extras being played by Mrs. Gordon. Assistance in the serving of supper was given by the Women’s Auxiliary Corps. Successful 500 Party The popularity of the of entertainments organised by the “SixPatriots, ’’ Misses N. Hansen, J. Cranswick. O. Long, J. Berwick. Jo. James and B. Scott, with the object of raising funds for patriotic purposes, was demonstrated again on Thursday night, when a successful five hundred party was held at the home of Mrs. J. Cranswick. Fox street. Shaded Iceland poppies and jonquils, combined with maidenhair fern, were used with effect in the decoration of the drawing-room and sitting-room. At the conclusion of play prizes were awarded to Mesdames W..-H. Smith, P. Hockley, L. R. Bright, Misses M. Greig, A. Clark, A. Sandlant and Cox; Messrs. E. Hansen and I. Graham. A savoury supper was served. Mrs. Cranswick was wearing a graceful frock of navy blue floral georgette accented with touches of pink. Miss Cranswick wore a frock of pastel blue Swiss romainc trimmed with white lace; bottle green wool crepe was worn by Miss James; Miss Long, navy blue crepe with white accents; Miss N. Hansen, frock of navy blue floral Liberty silk; and Miss J. Barwick, frock of cerulean blue crepe inlet with ecru insertion. Among the guests were Mesdames H. B. Drummond, K. B. Garland, F. Evans, P. Hockley, D. McKeague, W, H. Smith, Godfrey, R. Clarke, L. R. Bright, R. P. Baigent, W. Stevenson and A. S. Winter; Misses D. Runciman, Burnard, Kennedy, Cox, B. Breingan, T. Loffler, E. Fyson, R. and S. Miller, J. McGregor, L. Witters, D. Sandlant, M. Greig, J. Douglas, E. Talbot, J. Park, and A. Clarke; Messrs. J. Chote, M. Sandlant, I. Graham, E. Hansen, B. Scott, P. Caldwell, T. Shaw, J. Clark, P. Wickens, N. Balfour, and Leading Aircraftman N. Park.

Arts and Grafts Circle The members of the arts and crafts circle of the Gisborne.Women’s Club, who for some time have been engaged in patriotic work, in'conjunction with the club’s patriotic circle, hope in the near future to resume their normal work, while still carrying on with the patriotic circle, in order to prepare for a display of handcrafts to be held at a social afternoon towards the end of the year. Fireside Olub The monthly meeting of the Methodist Fireside Club was held at "The Parsonage.” Palmerston road, on Wednesday night to coincide with the visit to Gisborne of the Rev. C. T. Symons. Palmerston North, senior youth director of the New Zealand Methodist Church. The Rev. A. Blakemore opened the meeting and introduced Mr. Symons, who addressed a good attendance of members on the subject of “Child Nurture.” A number of questions were answered by the speaker, to whom a warm vote of thanks was accorded. At the close of the meeting supper was served by Mrs. Blakemore with the assistance of club members. The decorations were carried out with spring flowers. Farewell Afternoon On Thursday, in spring-like weather, an afternoon was given at “Tulliallan,” Hurahura road, Kaiti. the home of Mrs. Douglas Blair, in honour of Mrs. and Miss Weathered, who are leaving this month for Palmerston North. The drawing-room was artistically decorated with spring flowers and late autumn roses. A delicious afternoon tea was served. The hostess was frocked in navy silk marocain relieved in floral pink; Mrs. Weathered, in black; Miss Weathered, a dark honey-coloured twin suit of wool, with tweed skirt and a smart green and black check coat, and hat to tone; Mrs. E. H. Havers, henna frock, hat to tone, and a smart fawn and brown check coat: her sister, Miss Washer, pale floral .and fawn coal; Mrs. Greenwood, navy floral and black cloth coat and hat; and Mrs. A. Hay, purple flannel, velour hat to tone, and brown fur coat. Sickness prevented some intending guests being present. Mrs. Blair, playing her accompaniments to her own songs, sang “Laugh and Live,” and by request, “It’s Breaking Day.” She presented Mrs. Weathered with a wool posy for a boudoir jacket, and Miss Weathered with an antimony framed photo, as parting gifts. Lady Galway Guild At a committee meeting of the Gisborne branch of the New Zealand Lady Galway Patriotic Guild held in the Guild rooms on Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. G. Robertson presided over a full attendance of members. A letter was received from Mrs. T. C. A. Hislop, chairman of the Wellington branch of the guild, in which the following reference was made to the work of the Gisborne guild. “All the work of sorting and packing previously attended to by headquarters is now going through our branch, and, therefore, your recent consignment was handled by us. The members of your branch are to be congratulated upon the excellent work done by them in the preparation of this consignment. Tire handling of the contents of the box of babies’ clothes was indeed a pleasure.” Appreciation of the increasing membership of the branch and the interest displayed in a letter from Mrs. T. L. Barker, hon. assistant secretary of the Wellington branch, who, in reference to the dispatch of shipments, stated that the need in the Homeland was more pressing than before. It was agreed, on the motion of Mrs. Robertson, seconded by Mrs. N. H. Bull, that the children’s summer clothes in hand, as they were not required for overseas, should be forwarded to the Heni Matcroa Children’s Home. The secretary reported the dispatch of nine cases of clothing during the month, making a total of 65 cases. Mrs. Baillie requested the use of the use of the guild rooms in connection with the Red Cross Appeal on Friday, September 19. Parcels of clothing were received from the Ladies' Guild of the Church of Christ, the ladies of Sister Blackburn’s Home, Sister Linton, and a number of other donors. It was decided to arrange a clothes drive in September.

DAILY ROUND

Manutuke Mothers’ Union Prior to the monthly meeting of the Manutuke Mothers’ Union, an admission service was held in the Manutuke Church, and two new members, Mrs. Maewa Brown and Mrs. Ereti Pai’doe, received their cards and badges of membership. The service was conducted by the Rev. W. P. Mataira, who gave a helpful talk on the aims of the Mothers’ Union and the promises made. An adjournment was made to the mission house, and after the new members had been welcomed by the enrolling member, Mrs. Kciha, the meeting was held. Clothes for refugees were handed in, and a parcel contributed by the members to Mr. Henare Turangi, a prisoner of war. It was decided to accept the invitation of the Makaraka branch (o attend its meeting early in October. Further gifts of roses, shrubs, and native trees were given for the church grounds. It was decided at the previous meeting that questions should be sent in and dealt with at this meeting. The question forwarded by the members was “Sabbath or Sunday— Why We Keep Sunday.” This was answered fully by the chaplain, the Rev. W. P. Mataira, and an interesting discussion .followed. Afternoon tea was dispensed by Misses Newman and Taylor. Farewell Party On Thursday night Mrs. R. Nelson Poulgrain invited a number of friends to a delightful bridge party at her home in Fox street. The chief guest was Mrs. H. S. Irvine. Stafford street, who is returning to Wellington after residing for several years in Gisborne. The bridge tables were arranged in the drawing-room, which looked very inviting with its decorations of Iceland poppies, camellias and spring blossom. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. J. H. Sunderland and Mrs. E. R. Beckett. The players also competed for a hidden number, Mrs. H. S. Irvine emerging the winner. Supper was served in the diningroom, violets and primroses shedding their fragrance upon the table. The hostess was wearing a graceful frock of black velvet, and Mrs. Irvine was smartly frocked in Baghdad blue cloque. .