WOMEN’S WORLD

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 179, 30 June 1936, Page 11

WOMEN’S WORLD

(By “Nanette.”)

Miss I. Gordon, who has been the guest of Mrs WagstafF, of Pohangina, has left for her home at Waitoa. Mr and Mrs P. Galvin, of Hamua, are the guests, of Mr and Mrs J. D. Galvin, of Pohangina.

The Palmerston North Townswomen’s Guild yesterday decided to send a letter to Mrs G. H. Espiner. who is ill in a private hospital, wishing her a speedy recovery.

Misses S. Craven, J. A. Turnbull and It. Hobson, of Pohangina, are on holiday in Wellington. A motion of sympathy with Mrs Tv. Mudgeway, in the death of her sister, was passed at the meeting of the. Palmerston North Townswomen’s Guild, yesterday.

Mr AY. Gray and Miss 0. Gray and Mr H. Bockett-, of Greytown, who are on a motor tour of the North Island, are at present the guests of Mr and Mrs B. B. Bockett, of Itaumai. Mrs Stanton, of Pohangina, accompanied by Miss V. Stanton, is spending a few days in Palmerston North, prior to Mrs Stanton’s leaving for Auckland on an extended visit. The platform of t'je St. Andrew’s Church new Sunday school hall was beautifully decorated for the celebrations at the week-end by Miss Ailsa Turner, and appreciative comment was made by a number of people at its artistic arrangement.

Ranked as one of the great dramatic sopranos in the world, with a very real and comprehensive knowledge of opera in all its phases, is Madame Florence Austral, who arrived at Auckland on Saturday by the Mariposa. Madame Austral left almost immediately for Wellington and, with her husband, Mr John Amadio, one of the greatest flautists of the day, will make, a broadcasting tour of the Dominion. The singer has just concluded a tour of Australia, broadcasting opera. The tossing ball and rhythmic movement of the poi dances at the celebrations at Manukorihi pa, Waitara, recalled interesting memories to two I women who were present at the gatherling. These are the only two surviving members of the special team of 12 Maori girls chosen to dance at Rotorua before the late King George V, when as Duke of York he visited New Zealand in 1904. One came from Ivapiti Island, and the other from Otaki to participate in the ceremony at Waitara.