WOMEN’S WORLD

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22696, 22 July 1948, Page 7

WOMEN’S WORLD

- DAILY ROUND as

VISITORS AND GUESTS Mr. and Mrs. Humphry Bayly, Nuhaka, arrived at Gisborne today for a few days and will be guests at Almadale.

Miss L. Clark, organising secretary of the British and Foreign Bible Society, is paying her annual visit to Gisborne and tire Coast.

Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Watson, Waimata Valley, who visited Hawke’s Bay for the Woodford House exeat and later stayed at Te Awanga, have returned home.

Mesdames J. B. Morris and H. Maude, Tolaga Bay, with Mrs. A. H. Davis. New vfork, spent a lew days at Almadale this week visiting Gisborne friends. Mrs. C. Robertson, Tasmania, is ona brief visit to Gisborne to see her sister, Mrs. B. Donaldson, and her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reardon, Sponge Bay. Miss Helen Keller, the blind and deaf American authoress, will arrive at Auckland by air from Sydney on July 28, and will fly to Wellington on July 31. She will be accompanied by her ‘eyes”, Miss Polly Thomson. Misses E. Eccleton, Tikitiki, B. E. Maclean. Opotiki, P. Wharfc, Te Kaha, F. M. Tonkin, Tolaga Bay, and H. Wrigley, Ruatoria. were among those who attended the conference of district nurses yesterday and today in Gisborne. ’ Miss C M. Gunter, first assistant at the Gisborne High School, has been granted leave of absence from the beginning of February. 1949, for one year by the Gisborne High School Board of Governors. She will go to England and expects to take up secondary teaching there.

Numbering 30 in all. district health nurses from the East Cape Health District and also Cook Hospital district nurses met in conference yesterday and today. The conference was presided over by Dr. de Lautour. medical officer of health, and is held twice yearly. Nurses from the Bay of Plenty, the East Coast and Wairoa attended. Visitors to Gisborne staying at Almadale include Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Smith, Mangateretere, Hawke's Bay; Mr. and Mrs- B. McManners, Palmerston North, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Nicholson. Rotorua; Mr. and Mrs. Winder. Feilding, Mr. and Mrs. Cross, Napier, left today after a holiday at Almadale. Miss M. Whyte, physical education mistress at the Gisborne High School, has indicated that she will terminate her appointment with the school as from the end of the second term. She intends to teach in England. Mrs. C. N. Tilley, who left Gisborne to day on her return to Takapau, after a short visit to the district in company with her husband, renewed acquaintance with many district residents after a long absence. She will be remembered as Miss Olive Malcolm, a member of a well-known Gisborne family which figured strongly in sports at one time Mrs. Tilley trained at the Cook Hospital and served with the First N.Z.E.F. as an Army nursing sister in Egypt and later in New Zealand Army hospitals at Brockenhurst and Walton-on-Thames, England. She has been living at Takapau since her marriage. ENGAGEMENT Kearins-Gillgren.—Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Gillgren, Aberdeen road Gisborne, have pleasure in announcing the engagement of their youngest daughter, Cecil, to Peter, only son of Mr. P. Kearins, M.P., and Mrs. Kearins, Taihape. FLAG FIVE HUNDRED

Those who braved the elements spent an enjoyable evening at the Scout Hall, Bryce street, Mangapapa, on Tuesday evening, when four tables were in play. At the table with most flags were Mr. and Mrs. D. Gooch, Mrs. Ballantyne and Master Ballantyne, Most clips in the ladies’ section were taken by Mrs. D. Gooch and most clips in the men's section by Master Ballantyne. Mr. H. Carter supervised the play.

PLUNKET MEETING Mrs. J. O. Musgrave presided at the monthly meeting of the Plunket Society on Monday at the Plunket rooms. Others present were Mesdames G. Robertson, McCulloch, W. C. Davidson, A. L. W. Martin, Greenstreet. A. O. Clare, P. Sibley, F. Fenwick, J. Hill. D. Wells, M. Hudson, J. Beckett, A. H. Dunn. Apologies were received from Mesdames Crarer, de Ccsta, R. Chaplin and T. A. N. Corson. The nurse’s report stated that 632 babies were under supervision including 30 new ones. 163 visits had been paid to homes while 415 babies, 42 pre-school children and 449 adults had paid visits to the rooms. STUDENT NURSES’ DANCE In every way successful was the student nurses’ dance held in the recreation room of the nurses’ home of Cook Hospital at the week-end. The guests were received by the lady superintendent, Miss J. I. Martin, who wore a black gown and a bright spray of poinsettias;-Miss E. M. Daly, the sub-matron, who was in a dull green crepe frock, and Miss A. Hale, secretary of the Student Nurses’ Association, who chose a blue and white floral dress.

Among the guests were hospital board members Messrs. H. H. Barker and W. C, Kohn, accompanied by their wives.

Responsible for the success of the function was the committee, the personnel of which included Misses E. M. Daly, O. Rich, M. Cooney, T. McGonigal, G. Laurie, A. Hughes, A. Hale, p. Parsons, B. Cameron and T. Averill A savoury supper was served on tables tastefully decorated with yellow and white jonquils and colourful Iceland poppies. Stuart Skeet’s orchestra was in attendance and Mr. I. Quigley was master of ceremonies. The proceeds raised are intended for CORSO.

BRIDGE CIRCLE Mrs. A. V. Clare, convener of the Victoria League’s bridge circle, convened an enjoyable bridge afternoon on Monday, six tables being occupied. Fragrant spring flowers and pink japonica added a cheerful touch to tire league rooms where the party was held. The tea hostesses were Mesdames T. Utting and W. Oakden. 26 HOMES FURNISHED

When Mrs. H. E. Bcttle and her husband arrived in Melbourne from America about a year ago she furnished her 26th house. Mrs. Bettle has been given full scope for her talent for home-making because they have lived in America, England. South Africa, Vienna, Italy and the Argentine.

Her home is furnished with quaint pieces gathered during her residence in different parts of the globe Including Peruvian laces, Bolivian beaten silver platters and quaint mate sticks, used to stir the national brew, each in silver set with semi-precious stones and early colonial furniture.

LEAGUE Of MOTHERS Complimentary reference was made to the work of the president, Mrs. E. A. Muis, the secretary, Mrs. R. Kemp, and the treasurer, Mrs. J. B. Waugh, at the annual meeting of the Gisborne branch of the League of Mothers held in the Baptist bun clay School Hallon Tuesday. There was a good attendance of members and the annual report and balance sheet were unanimously adopted. The election of officers resulted: —President, Mrs. Muis; vicepresidents, Mesdames Tatterstield, H. Garret, Beale; secretary, Mrs. Kemp, treasurer. Mrs. Waugh: tea secretary, Mrs. Hankey; committee, Mesdames Sinden. Samson, Lockwood. Moles. On resuming the chair Mrs. Muis was presented with a bouquet. In the course of her talk she reminded members of the church parade on July 25 at St. Andrews at which she hoped there would be a good attendance.

The Scripture reading from Psalm 37 was contributed by Mrs. McCulloch and Mrs. Lockwood was responsible for the thought. Mrs. N. Hooper gave a feeling interpretation of Longfellow’s “Legend Beautiful” and later recited “The Church Organ”. The meeting closed with the prayer for peace.

The staging of heirloom gowns is one which always fascinates women, particularly when the gowns they see are those which some can remember being worn by their grandmothers and great-grandmothers. During the war years the Gisborne Victoria League succeeded in staging a pageant of early colonial costumes which aroused great interest among women of the district and it has been decided to repeat the performance this year. Members of pioneer families have been asked to lend any frocks or accessories which they may have in order to lend local colour to the parade.