WOMEN’S WORLD

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 119, 21 April 1936, Page 11

WOMEN’S WORLD

Mrs J. P.ointon was elected an associate member bv the Willard Home Board yesterday. ' Miss Gwen Thompson, of Matamata, is the guest of /■ her grandmother, Mrs It. Richards, Knowles Street. Miss J. McGhie, matron of the Palmerston North Hospital, returned on Sunday night from the matrons’ annual conference at Christchurch. Miss C. M. Phillips, laboratory assistant at the Palmerston North Hospital, has forwarded her resignation to the board in view of her impending marriage. > The resignation of Sister A.M. Longden from the staff of the maternity home was received by the' Palmerston North Hospital Board yesterday afternoon. A motion of sympathy with Mrs L. A. Abraham in her illness was passed at the annual meeting of parishioners of All Saints’ last evening, the wish being expressed that she would enjoy a speedy' recovery, it was stated that Airs Abraham had started the Ladies’ Guild and had also played a very prominent part in the administration of the Children’s Home. The Duchess of Gloucester may well be called “The Royal sportswoman,” states an exchange. She has always sought adventure. At three she was perched on pony-back. A few years later (it was lt)10, and motor-cycles were still very “advanced” toys for young ladies) she was flitting about ill the sidecar of her sister’s machine. Hockey, ice-hockey and cricket were the next sports taken in her stride. Like her future husband she could already criticise' fox-hounds and hunters with an expert’s manner. And meanwhile she was growing extremely handy with a gun. When she, returned from her trip, to Kenya she brought back a good bag of trophies, including films of lions, leopards and other game.

(By “Nanette.”)

Mrs L. McKcnzie, of Bulls, is visiting Auckland. Mr and Mrs W. Champneys Bright, of Remuera, are the'guests of Mr and Mrs 0. C. Yates, Featherston Street. Mrs H. Paterson, Dominion president of tlie Women's institutes, who has been visiting Whangarei and Dargaville for annual council meetings, returned to Pahiatua yesterday. Miss Hamjiton, of the staff of College Street School, left for England; at Easter on six months' leave. Mrs G. W. Tait, of Taihape, who relieved at the Central School early this year, is" relieving in Miss Hampton's absence. I Miss V. A. Kelly has returned to Palmerston North after attending the annual conference of the New Zealand Registered Nurses' Association at Christchurch, as a delegate from the Mariawatu branch. Miss McLapan, the other delegate, is still on holiday in the south. Princess Elizabeth, elder daughter of Their Royal Higlinesses the Duke and Duchess of York, and second in the line of succession to the throne of England, is 10 years old to-day. The little princess is the darling of the Empire, and here birthday is a celebration of wide interest. Princess Elizabeth was born in the London house of Lord and Lady Strathmorc, in Bruton Street, on April 21, 1926. It is interesting to recall that the Duke and Duchess had intended to rent a house so that the Duchess might live in London at this critical time, but his late Majesty King | George expressed disapproval that one ; who was to be a possible heir to the ', throne should be born in a hired house. "Immediately Lord Strathmore put bis town house at the disposal of the J Duke and Duchess. England has been j delighted with the charm and dignity of the little girl who may some day be Queen. A secret journey was made recently so that Queen Mary's wish could be gratified. She had a great desire to see the Gainsborough Loan Exhibition, which was held at Sir Phillip Sassoon's house in Park Lane. London. Both she and the late King had olten agreed that Gainsborough was one of their favourite artists. When the last touches had been put to the' exhibition, but before it was opened, Sir 'Philip Sassoon drove to Buckingham Palace and the Queen and Princess Royal returned unrecognesed in his' car to Park Lane. The Royal visitors spent one and a half hours at this wonderful exhibition of 130 pictures. Wherever the Queen went she got glimpses through doorways of the Gainsborough blue that in recent years has been thought of as Queen Mary blue.