WOMEN’S WORLD

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 264, 5 October 1940, Page 9

WOMEN’S WORLD

The death lia.g occurred of Miss Mary Davey, aged 108, Britain’s oldest woman. She was an assistant at a Brighton bakery for 70 years till she was over 90 years of age. The championship of the Napier Ladies’ Golf Club was won by Miss Olga Smith, who beat Miss Aira Ormond by 3 up and 2 to play in a closelycontested final. The friends of Miss Joan Moore, of Main Street West, will be pleased to know she has returned home from hospital after her recent accident. Mrs S. G. Northey, accompanied by her father, Mr C. F. Spooner, left by plane for Auckland to-day, to visit her son, Mr John Northey, who is studying law at the Auckland University.

Ladies’ Bay was observed by the Citizens’ Lunch Club yesterday, when there were six women visitors. The address was given by Miss Millicent Jones, on “Paris and Lucerne.” Mr A. G. Baigent presided and moved a vote of thanks to the speaker. Miss Lorna McAffer, daughter of Mr and Mrs Neil McAffer, of Palmerston North, who is well-known in dancing circles in the city and who has been in England for some time past furthering her' knowledge of dancing, has returned to Palmerston North. Miss McAffer travelled on the vessel which arrived at Wellington yesterday and which brought another party of British children to New Zealand for the duration of the war.

Mr and Mrs Vette (Gisborne), Constable Sutherland and Mrs Sutherland (Napier), Mrs Bee and Miss Bee (Havelock North), Mr and Mrs A. Sutherland, Mr B. Sutherland, Miss M. Sutherland (Wanganui), and Mrs B. Sutherland, Mr and Mrs G. Sutherland and Miss D. Laehy (Foxton) were visitors to Palmerston North recently to attend the Sutherland-Gordon wedding.

The death has occurred in Napier of Mrs Elizabeth Williams, late of Hastings, aged 82. Mrs Williams was a daughter of the late Mr A. Firth, and was born in Halifax, England. With her parents she sailed for New Zealand in the ship Parsee, landing at Auckland in 1872. They later lived for many years, in Hawke’s Bay and Forty-Mile Bush. She eventually returned to Hastings, where she lived till the time of her death. „

The Manawatu provincial executive of the W.D.F.U. held its quarterly meeting recently. Mrs McLeavey was in the chair and there was a full representation of the seven branches. Thq president told the meeting about the conference of the provincial executives, held recently in AVellington. There had been full discussion by the members on tho proposal to raise money to provide a fighting aeroplane as a gift from the AV-D.F.U. to the R.A.F., as a gesture of admiration. It had been decided that the branches be asked to support this to their _ fullest extent, all the delegates being in hearty agreement. The local delegates presented accounts of various activities and were able to show that each district was doing good work. An enjoyable afternoon was spent at the residence of Mrs Harker, Langstone Avenue, when Mesdames It. Harker aud E. F. Bee entertained about 40 guests at cards. Interest was stimulated by the presentation of prizes (some of which were kindly donated for auction and contract bridge and five hundred, the recipents being Miss B’Arth (contract), Mesdames Arlidge and Dobson (auction), Mrs Wilson (live hundred), and Mrs Fail-brother (lucky number). The proceeds amounting to £3 3s, have been handed over to the mine-sweeping fund thus bringing their final effort of the two ladies to a total of £l2, the previous amount having been contributed to the Sick and Wounded Fund.

(By “Nanette.”)

Miss M. M. Watson, of Gore, has taken up duty 'as commercial mistress at the Palmerston North Technical School. Miss G. Willis has returned to Marton after visiting her grandmother, Mrs T. Hewitt, of Church Street. Mrs G. A. Smith, of New Plymouth, is visiting Palmerston North.

Miss Kirkwood, who has been visiting Foxton, has returned home to Stratford.

All Saints’ Parish Magazine pays a tribute to the late Mrs Trask, of Taonui Street, who was a good and faithful parishioner. It states: “Her life was a full one, spent in hard work, and doing good to others, and she had many friends. Many who knew her were present at the service iii the ’ church on the day of her burial, and they felt that a generous life had passed into the wider world. The interment took place at Kelvin Grove, the service at the graveside being taken by Rev. H. I'. Wilson.”

Mrs B. Evans presided over a meeting of tho Minesweepers’ Comfort Circle at the Y.AV.C.A. rooms yesterday. It was reported that dUO woollen articles 'had been sent away, comprising 46 jerseys, 58 pairs of sea boots, scarves, 13 balaclavas. 41 j>airs of mittens. 48 pairs of socks, 6 hussifs, 13 shirts, and 5 pairs of cuffs; also 90 cakes, 87 tins of biscuits and shortbread, 190 tins of sheets, and 50 packets of chocolate and 3 packets of chewing gun. Of these, the sweets committee reported, 79 tins of sweets and 15 packets of chocolate and the chewing gum were donated. They also reported that a very successful bridge afternoon had been held. The subcommittee reports were submitted by Mesdames E. Stevens (sweets), A. A. Langley (cakes), R. H. Billons (wool) and B. Evans (tinned goods). Mrs KClayton was welcomed as a member of the executive. It w-as decided that members pay one shilling per month membership fee. Letters of thanks were received from several men to whom gifts had been made. The death occurred at Hastings on Thursday morning of Mrs Matilda Francis Collins, a former well-known resident of Foxton. She was born in that town in 1855, her mother having arrived at AVellington in 1840 by the ship Bolton and her father in the following year by the Marua Stewart Forbes. Mrs Collins was the eldest daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Charles Symons, a pioneer family of Whirokino; and her mother was the eldest daughter of the late Mr and Mrs J. H. Nash, who came from England in the Bolton with Mrs Symons in 1840, and were among the first of Foxton’s settlers. After a lengthy residence .in Foxton Mrs Collins went to Hastings about 30 years ago. During the past 20 years she had been an invalid. In her younger days she was a fluent Maori linguist. She leaves four daughters—Mesdames AV. Petrie and A. AVauchop, both of AVellington, and F. Petersen and A. E. M. llolt, of Hastings—and three sons —Messrs C. H. and G. H. Collins, Hmuera, and Mr F. Collins, AVellington. The monthly meeting of St. Paul’s Methodist Ladies’ Guild was held at the residence of Mrs J. Cunninghame, in Heretaunga Street, Mrs \V. B. Cameron presided over a good attendance and also led the devotional exercise. A letter was received from the Patriotic Shop Committee thanking the guild for its assistance in staffing the shop in the past aud also asking it to do similar work next year. It was decided to help, as previously, in conjunction with the Cuba Street Ladies’ Guild. A date early in March of next year was suggested as best suited to the convenience of guild members. Arrangements wore made for tho annual show and spring fair. Three quilts made by guild members are now ready, and will be handed over to the Patriotic Guild. Two new members, Mesdames Collins and Alty, were welcomed. The hostesses were Mesdames Landers, Green and Miller. Mrs G. Bycroft expressed the thanks of the guild to Mrs Cunningham for the use of her home.