WOMEN’S WORLD

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22891, 10 March 1949, Page 7

WOMEN’S WORLD

COMING AND GOING Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Williamson. Manutahi Hold, Ruatoria, have left for a holiday in the Marlborough Sounds and the South Island.

Miss F. Burdett, Wellington, is staving with her mother, Mrs. C. H. Burdett, Tokomaru Bay. The Bishop of Aotcaroa. the Rt. Rev. F. A. Bennett, and Miss Kura Bennett, Hastings, who have been the guests of Mrs. J. Oman, Fitzherbert street, arc now the guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Williams, Puketiti. They will then make an extended tour of the East Coast and the Bay of Plenty. Mr. and Mrs. David Millar, who have been staying with Misses Millar and Oman, at Wainui Beach, have returned to their home in Dannevirke. Mrs. Dawson Chrisp, Iranui road, > who has been the guest of Dr. and Mrs. A. N. Slater, Wellington, has returned home.

Miss D. Rutledge, "Sandown" Childers road, is visiting Feilding for the Savile Cup polo tournament. Miss L. S. Ballantyne, Chelsea Hospital, has returned from a visit to Wellington, Mrs. Philip Roberts lea.\ os tomorrow by plane for Auckland, prior to flying on Saturday to Sydney, where she joins her husband. After a stay of six or seven weeks Mr. and Mrs. Roberts intend to leave for Lismore, New South Wales. Mrs. F. E. Gaddum, Waingake, is a visitor to Feilding for the Savile Cup polo tournament. Miss Nell Herman, Hampshire. England, who is spending several months in New Zealand, is the guest of Mrs. H. E. Cave. Ngatapa. Mrs. P. H. Sherratt, Hangaroa, returned to Gisborne at the beginning of the week after a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Banks, Cambridge, . Mrs. R. O. Young, Putaruru, Waikato, is another visitor to Feilding for the Savile Cup polo tournament. Miss Audrey Tuke. Riverside road, left on Tuesday by air for Auckland. Mrs. H. E. Harris, Hangaroa, is staying

at Murupara. Mrs. H. D. Chrisp, Harris street, who has been staying with her sister, Mrs. R. M. Robertson, Auckland, returned on Tuesday. Mrs. T. Russell, who has been spending three months in Gisborne with her daughters, Mrs. R. Tuke and Mrs. Ken Kissling, returned to her home in Remuera, Auckland, on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Ormerod left today for Napier to attend the Hawke's Bay Autumn Show. They are staying at the Masonic Hotel. Mrs. Athol Allan, Russell street, returned home on Monday after a month’s holiday in Dunedin and Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. K. J. P. Mclean are the guests of Mrs. Hector Mclean, Clifford street.

Mrs. L. S. Davis is the guest of Mrs. C. W. Tomlinson, “Braebura,” Wainui road. Miss H. Watkins, Gordon street, i Mangapapa, is paying a visit to Hawke’s : Bay. She is staying with Mrs. A. J. ’ Faulkner, Havelock North. Mrs. N. Hooper, Sheehan street, has 1 returned from a holiday with her ' daughter, Mrs. Selwyn Wood, Takapau. 1 Mrs. Jas. Murphy, Pahutahi, left by car on Monday on a visit to Auckland. 1 Mrs. H. Stevens has returned to 1

Napier after visiting her two daughters. Mrs. E. M. Parker. Aberdeen road, and Mrs. H. C. Boys. Motu. Mr. and Mrs. W. Schofield, who have been the guests of Mr. and Hrs. F. J. Wilkes, Gladstone road, left yesterday to return to their home in Sydney. Mrs. A. J. Burmester and Mrs. F. Dean, Geraldine, are staying with Mrs. C. E. Robinson, Gladstone road. Mrs. J. M. Bell. Geraldine, is spending a holiday with Mrs. E. R. Beckett, Stout street.

TOLAGA W.D.F.U. At the first meeting of the new year held on March 4, the members of the Tolaga Bay W.D.F.F, were happy to welcome,Mrs. R. P. Baigent with several other visitors from Gisborne.

Mrs. Baigent gave a most interesting and instructive talk on carnations, dealing with their origin w'hich dated back to the days of Aristotle and touching on the different stages of its development down the years to the present-day “Beauty.” Mrs. Baigent also gave many useful hints and ideas on carnation culture, and at the conclusion of her address a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to her. The winners in the “Best in my Garden” competition were:—Mrs. K. Watkins, 1; Mrs. Meadows, 2.

ST. JOHN’S GUILD The election of officers for the ensuing year was the principal business of the evening when the St. John Ladies' Guild, Mangapapa, held its annual meeting on Tuesday, Canon A. F. Hall presiding. Mrs. McNab was re-elected as president. and Mesdames Ferris and Torrie as vice-presidents Mrs. G. Hall was elected to the office of hon. secretary in place of Mrs. Elliott, who did not seek nomination. Canon Hall thanked the retiring, secretary for her willing work in the service of the guild. The incoming committee is as follows: Mesdames Brewster, Fletcher, Kerr, Cromp ton. Mulligan, Willis; press correspond ent. Mrs. A. V. Clare. The guild’s funds were distributed to various worthy causes, including food-for-Britain parcels. Mrs. McNab read letters of grateful thanks from the recipients. Presentations of flowers were made to the principal officers and to Mrs. G. Carter. Canon Hall spoke of thg_ happy atmosphere obtaining at guild fheetings and congratulated the members on a successful year. An announcement was made of an invitation received from the Knox Ladies’ Guild to attend their meeting to be held on March 23. Members of the guild served a delicious afternoon tea.

YOUNG WIVES & MOTHERS A record number of members and several visitors were welcomed by the vice-president, Mrs. D. Lamont, when David’s Young Wives ana Mothers Club met recently for their monthly gathering. A Scripture reading from Proverbs, Chapter 31, and v a prayer by Patience , °P ene d the meeting. The Thought was given by Mrs. H. Parkin. Anew member, Mrs. M. R. Hall, w as welcomed into the fellowship. Mrs. Lamont introduced the speaker for the evening, Miss Nora Hobcroft, of the occupational therapy service, who held the attention of all with her most interesting and enlightening address. The history of occupational therapy from its founding in England in the eighteenth century and its progress through two world wars up to the present day was recounted. The various forms of handwork from simple toy-making to weaving complicated curtains and table-cloths, coir-mat making, brush-ware ahd woodwork were all described and the wonderful response made by hundreds of mental patients to work, the so-called curse of mankind, proving the great worth of the occupational therapy service. Recreational therapy was also dealt with and results showed that very often this was the. first means of reawakening interest in lives that would otherwise be shadowed and confused. Life and routine in a large modern mental hospital was described in detail. A very hearty vote of thanks was accorded Miss Hobcroft at the conclusion of her address, and she was presented with a floral spray by Mrs. Lamont. A competition for “Something new from something old” resulted:—Mrs. Mogford, 1; Mrs. Morrison and Mrs. Parkin, equal, 2; Mrs. Harvey, 4. Next month’s competition will be for the prettiest hot-water bottle cover. A happy social chat, followed by an enjoyable supper served bv the hostesses, Mesdames Lucas and Mogford, concluded a very successful meeting.

- DAILY ROUND

FULL CHORAL WEDDING FOR GISBORNE BRIDE White iace fashioned the graceful wedding gown of Miss Unice Knowles, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Knowles, Gisborne, at her marriage on Saturday to Mr. Warner Stuart Ovenden, son of Mr. F. Oycndcn, Gisborne. The officiating minister was the Rev. A. L. Silcoek. The Baptist Tabernacle had been beautifully decorated with pink and blue flowers by friends of the bride, who had also gathered to give her a full choral service. Long-waisted, with heart-shaped neckline and pointed sleeves, the bride’s Sown fell from a full skirt into a long | train. Her veil of embroidered tulle, | lent by a friend, was held in place by a _ coronet of orange blossom. A triple string of pearls was worn by the. bride, who carried a bouquet of white lilies and fern. She was given in marriage by her father. The bride’s attendants, Misses Millicent Westlake and Valerie Gray, were charmingly frocked in ice-blue embossed silk styled similarly to that of the bride. Pink flowers were worn in their hair and fashioned their bouquets. They wore single strings of pearls, the gift of the bridegroom. The small flower girl, Yvonne Hale, niece of the bride, wore a pink replica of the bridesmaids'' gowns and carried a basket of flowers. Her gold bracelet was the bridegroom’s gift. Mr. David Ovenden, best man, and Mr. W. H. Knowles, groomsman, attended the bridegroom. Guests were received at (he Oddfellows’ Hall, Mangapapa, by the bride’s mother, who wore a pale blue linen suit with navy accessories and dainty shoulder spray. Assisting her was the bridegroom's sister, Mrs. R. Wallace, in a navy edge-to-edge coat worn oyer a dusky pink frock. Navy accessories and a pink shoulder spray onset her ensemble.

The bride travelled in a salmon pink frock worn with navy edge-to-edge coat and navy accessories. . Mr. and Mrs. W. Ovenden are to reside in Gisborne.