WOMEN’S WORLD.

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 253, 20 September 1930, Page 15

WOMEN’S WORLD.

Mr arid Mrs Hugh Cameron, of Turakina Valley, were visitors to Ashhurst this week.

Mrs T. Enright and her children, Devonport, Auckland, and Sister M. Hanron, of Rotorua Sanatorium, have been on a visit to their sister, Mrs T. Green, Stanway. . Mrs Akers and her daughters have returned to Palmerston North from a motor trip to Napier. Miss P. Marshall and Miss K. Minson, of Waituna West, are visiting Mrs G. W. Mills, Palmerston North. Miss McLagan, of Palmerston North, is visiting Wellington.

Misses Rita and Mavis Linklater, of Palmerston North, have been visiting Wellington. ' .

Mr and Mrs Nation have returned to Woodville from a holiday in the .north.

The ladies’ committee of the College Street School have decided to hold a card afternoon on Thursday afternoon instead of in the evening as previously arranged. Miss B. Gaisford, of Marton, a member of the Manawatu Ladies’ Golf Club, who won the Southern Hawke’s Bay ladies’ golf championship last year, is to-defend her title at Dannevirke next week. Mrs H. Collinson (Manawatu), runner-up last year, is also competing. ’ •■' Miss Gladys. Seifert, of Palmerston North, after travelling on the Continent for four months, and through Denmark, Germany, Prance and Switzerland, has gone to Vienna, and will stay there for the music season. Miss Lucy A. Benson, who died at Manila (New South Wales) recently, was a daughter of the late Mr J. fc>. Benson, of Tamworth, and a greatniece of the late Edward White Benson, late Archbishop of Canterbury. Miss Benson was a member of the choir of St. John’s Church of England, Tamworth, for about 15 years, and also a Sunday school teacher.

The Palmerston North Bridge Club held an enjoyable evening at the club rooms yesterday. Progressive bridge was played, the winners being Mesdames J. Davidson, F. Garner, junr;, and M. Madden. Mrs A. Shelton was the hostess.

The women’s auxiliary of the Political Reform League in Wellington entertained delegates attending the Reform League Conference to ihorning tea yesterday. Mrs J. G. Coates, president of the auxiliary, received the guests, wearing an ensemble costume of a blue-grey tone, with hat to match, over a frock of grey and blue crepe-de-chine. Among those present were Mrs J. A. Nash and Mrs Bateman (Palmerston North). " The funeral took placo the other day at Rookwood (Sydney) of Matron S. A. M. Russell, R.R.C., who died in a private hospital at Cremorne. Matron Russell, who was a daughter of Mr Thomas Russell, of- Auckland (New Zealand), was matron in charge of the military hospital at Victoria Barracks during, the war.- -She was one of the first to receive the Royal Red Cross in Sydney, the presentation being made publicly in Martin Place by the then Governor (the late Sir Walter Davidson). The coffin, which was covered with the Union Jack,, was followed by a number of ex-army nurses and orderlies.

Of twenty-seven candidates'for the class I, air navigators’ certificate,' in England, three were women,— says an exchange. The British Air Ministry were the examiners. The holder is entitled to act as pilot for the international ’planes to go on day or night duty with passengers over land and sea. In England a renewal of the A certificate was lately given an aviatrix in spite of a severe disablement that she had suffered when her Moth crashed nearly two years ago. ' West Australia has just licensed its first woman air pilot. This is Miss Helen Prosser, who was stimulated by the success of her brother, who worked with the Air_ Force during the war. West Australians are said to be especially keen on aviation, as they recognise the practical value of thus linking up various parts of their State.

Miss Gwen Gibbs entertained her pupils and friends at a very delightful dance in her studio Last evening. Quite a number of people enjoyed dancing beneath the canopy of cherry blossom and streamers. ; Miss Gibbs looked charming in a long frock of pink taffeta and a bridge coat of silver lame. Others present were Mrs MacAulay, Mr and Mrs J. Louisson, Captain McCaskill, Mr and Miss Millar, Miss Matheson, Miss R. Day., Misses Cuming, Miss R. Billens, Miss E. Fannin, Miss Turvey, Miss Lund, Miss Rose, Miss Brown, Miss Grey, Miss U.. Hancock, Messrs Andrews, Patterson, Saxby, Hansen, A. Strange, Smith, Scott, M. Osborne and others. An original and amusing competition was won by Mr and Mrs J.. Louisson.

(By “GERMAINE.”