WOMEN’S WORLD

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 194, 17 July 1937, Page 13

WOMEN’S WORLD

Lady Galway is now a Dame of the Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, the King having sanction a number of promotions and appointments to the Order on June 22. Her Excellency expects to leave England on her return to New Zealand at the end of July. Mrs L. Seifert, of Victoria Avenue, is staying with her daughter, Mrs Elphick, of Frunktou Junction, for a week. Miss Kathleen Brown ,of Mania, Taranaki, recently joined the staff of the Palmerston North Hospital. Miss Dorothy Curtin, of Kopane, is visiting her home in Wellington. Mrs G. Pulham, of Palmerston North, is a visitor to Auckland. Mrs E. M. Hearsay, of Takaro, is on a short visit to her sister, Mrs T. F. Watts, Levin.

Airs T. Blennerliassett, of Wanganui. has been the guest of Airs Lyons, of Woodville, and is now visiting Airs W. Gibson, in Wellington. Nurse M. Watt, of Wanganui, is spending a vacation with her parents in Palmerston North.

Aliss Alary Finlay, of Epsom, Auckland, has left by motor for Palmerston North and Wellington. The condition of Airs J. D. Balmer, of iTaumai, is causing her family concern, her friends will regret to learn.

Aliss K. Cleary, formerly on the staff of the Palmerston North Hospital, has been appointed masseuse at the New Plymouth Hospital and took up her duties this week as an additional member of the staff for paralysis cases.

Members of the staff of the Palmerston North Girls’ High School who will l)c attending the New Education Conference to be held at Wellington during the coming week, besides the principal, Aliss E. E. Stephens, will be Misses S. J. Robinson, K. Gillies, J. M-Crae, K. Birnie, M. P. Pridham, and E. Turner. The Fanners’ Union conference at Wellington decided to explore all possible avenues with a view to overcoming the shortage of domestic servants in country areas.

Over SO years of age, and one of Hawke’s Bay’s early pioneers, Mrs W. Guthrie, of Havelock North, made her first aeroplane flight on Thursday. Airs Guthrie said that she enjoyed every minute of her flight, which, she added, would not be her last one.

The net takings at the stall conducted at the AVinter Show on behalf of the Blind Institute realised the splendid sum of £ll4 12s 4<l. This excellent result has given great pleasure to those ladies who so willingly gave their services under the leadership of Airs H. Palmer. The Whangarei Hospital Board has decided to present a gold medal to Aliss Iv. Ambury, who headed the list for New Zealand in the recent maternity section examinations. The hoard also decided to forward congratulations to Aliss AI. Ringer, who headed the passes in midwifery. Aliss Ringer received her general training at the AVliangarei Hospital. A marriage solemnised on June 2 at Farnham Parish Church, England, was that between Aliss .Lascelles Corrigan, only daughter of Air and Airs D. Corrigan, of Tauranga, and Rev. Valdimir Vasil Verbi, 0.8. E., of Bulgaria and Alombasa. Rev. E. C. Hetherington, formerly of Tauranga, performed the ceremony. The bride visited England for the Coronation and there met her future husband, the marriage taking place not long after the announcement of their engagement. Shortly after their marriage the bride and bridegroom visited Bulgaria, Air A T erbi's native country, but they will probably reside in Alombasa, East Africa, -where he has been stationed as a missionarv since 1929. From 1914 until 1929 Air Verbi was a member of the Church Alissionary Society, and served as chaplain to the forces from 1915 to 1920, being made 0.8. E. in 1919. leaving for Alombasa 10 years later.