WOMEN'S WORLD DAILY ROUND

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 21603, 4 January 1945, Page 7

WOMEN'S WORLD DAILY ROUND

Mrs. K. R. Crarer. Hiuaki street, return-, d vestcrdnv from a visit, to Napier. _ Mrs. R. \V. Burnnrtl, Wellington. is thc ,r Mrs 1. T Burtiard, Russell street. Mr. r.rul Mrs. C. It. Wallis, who have Mnyat Waimii Ueaeh. are al present. Visitmu °Mi:iS K. Ni-will aa. Mamitukei left yesterday I’or Napier, where* she is the Sliest ol Mil. Oxford. Miss Nancy Cowan. Napier, is staying with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. .1. 1- Cowan. Malta rori. . Miss P. M. Kidd. Napier, was a guest «t Mr. anil Mrs. C. 11. Bunlett. Toltomani Bay. for New Year. , , , Mis. P. A. Pear, Christchurch, anil he. small son are the guests of Mrs. .!. C. Hill. Waimii Beat'll. . . . . Mies Moan Bnriiartl. Wellington, is visitme 1,,. - ,, parents. Mr. and Mrs. 1.. T. Burnnr.l. IJi.ses.-ll stre-'-t. Mrs. ,!. H. Campbell. Dom.-tlstreet, <■- -laying with her sister, Mrs. K. A- Wntso.i, Wa'imatn Valley. . .. Miss M. E. Ij.'ivin, Aui-klanil. is spend’,r.-!-,er vaealion with her grandparents, Air. n—J Mrs. ,) V. Scott. Disraeli street, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Wallis. Harris street, spent the holiday season with their son-m----law and (langhter. Mr. and Mrs. 1. < . Seou. Waipana. Miss K. Burdett, Wellington, was in-gn.-st. or her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. I' ; Burden, Tolioniarti Bay. for < hnslmas and New Year. Mr. K. A. Bnsor and Miss L. Tnluirn road, aeeoiiipanied hy Miss M- MrGiegor. Bnlliitu-o street, have returneil Imm a visit to Waimii Beach. . Mr and Mrs. C. M. White. Napier, v s have 111-on staving at. Waimii Beach, are at pro-cut the guests of Mrs. White’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. T. Alston Coleman, Hina :i slroot. engagement Hamilton—Talbot.—An engagement, is ml nonnred between Restop. John, only son ■ . Mrs. and the late Mr. 11. M'. Hamilton. Mc.lv.ay street. Coro, anil Edith Veda, yomigea dr lighter of Mrs. and the late Mr. J. N. Talbot, Desmond road. Gisborne. holiday tournaments Two progressive pairs tournaments engaged Iho attention of the members, of >■-'• Riverside Ladies' Howling Club during tinholidays* In the first to urn anient honours were seen *• l, y Mrs. J. Ballantyno in the loads action,* and in the* second :i iday-off between Mesilames A. Bignell and J. Ballautyne resulted in a win for the former. In the ships' section Mesilames A. Hmi mi sod I’. Jenkins emerged ihe winners on the first und second days respectively. COUNTRY PARTY Tennis was enjoyed at the delightful parte given l.y Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Mclldowie at their borne, "Totangi." Ngatapa. on Mon•lay afternoon. The quests won? also invited for the evening. and T o'clock supper was served indent's. roses lioing used with artistic eIH-ct in tile decoration of The tabic. The hostess was wearing a smartly tailored frock of green linen and her daughter. Miss Mary Mclldowie, wore a becoming fines of white linc-11. Amony: those present were: Rlr. ana mi [•*. K. Humphreys, Mr. and Mrs. R. Hutc.’iinson, Mr. and Mrs. A. Broadhurst; Me.:dames \V. J. Lanciands and T. Fletcher: Misses D. Humphreys. P. Wanklyn, Christchurch. B. Lantflancis, A. Crndock; Messrs, j. Mclldowie and B. Langlaiuls. W.K.X.S. OFFICERS REACH AUSTRALIA Five officers of the Women’s Royal Naval Service have arrived in Australia to take up duties on the start’ of Vice-Admiral Daniel, of the British Pacific Fleet. Chief-Officer Betty Samuel, who taught physical culture and * dancing at girls’ schools in southern Queensland for eight- years, returned to England before the war, and has had a distinguished career in the W.R.N.S. w.i?* appointed area officer for the Wrens in Normandy and was in chance of an advance party which went over shortly after ■he invasion. Their mission was to prepare quarters, for the main detachment, which did secretarial, clerical and communications work for the Royal Navy. l-'ii-sl-Ollicci- Betty Tilley, her assistant, is an Australian, who was in England before the war and enlisted there. The other members of the party are Second-Officer Kay Martin, formerly secretary to the headmaster ~f Stowe School in Buckinghamshire, SeconilOfliccr Dorothy Hartley and Second-Officc-r Bridget, Charlton.

Their work in Australia will he the same is they have been engaged on at tile vanins stations in England, and includes cornminieatioiis anil signalling.