WOMAN'S WORLD

New Zealand Herald, Volume 81, Issue 25043, 6 November 1944, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD

SATURDAY'S WEDDINGS BALMAIN—DAVIDSON The marriage of Miss Patricia Lillian Alice Davidson, only daughter of Mr and Mrs G. H. Davidson, of 51 Kingsway Avenue, Randringham, to Mr Sidney Leek Hope Balinain (returned from the Middle East), eldest son of Mr H. H. Balmain and the late Mrs Hal main, of St. Heliers Bay, took place at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Saturday afternoon. The Rev. J. C. Guinness officiated. The hride, who was given away by j her uncle, Mr Sidney Butler, wore a gown of white georgette, fashioned with , a long-waisted shirred bodice and a ( lender skirt with a godet and long j train of hand-beaded white lace. Her tulle veil, which was worn over the | face, fell from a small beaded Juliet j cap. She carried a bouquet of white | roses and lily-of-tlie-valley. The attend-j ants were Mrs Clifford Firth,_ as matron-of-honour, and three bridesmaids, Misses Pamela Parker, Irma King and Lillian Murphy. Two wore blue and the other two mauve georgette frocks made with shirred bodices and full skirts. Their wide picture hats matched their gowns and they carried flowers in contrasting j shades. The bridegroom was attended by Messrs Max Charlosworth, Frank Fades, Sid Bushel) and Cyril Poland. A guard of honour was formed by scouts and cubs as the bride and bridegroom left the church. ' A reception was held at the Domain Kiosk. McPTTUN —BENSON The wedding took place at St. Andrew's Church, Epsom, on Saturday of Miss Georgina Martha Benson, third] daughter of Mr and Mrs W. Benson, of Epsom, to Mr Victor George McPhun (returned from service with the R.N.Z.A.F. in the Pacific), eldest son of Mr nnd Mrs G. McPhun, of Wellington. The Rev. F. P. de L. Willis officiated. During the ceremony a solo i was given by Mrs A. Osborne, of! Epsom. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a white georgette gown, with a dainty bodice of figured sheer,- falling into a very full skirt. Her embroidered net veil was attached with a matching topknot of white carnations, matching her shower bouquet. The bridesmaid. Miss Grace Benson, sister of the bride, wore a lotus blue silk frock trimmed with pink and blue cornflowers, made with a long-fitting bodice and full skirt. She wore a topknot of blue delphiniums fastened with pink velvet ribbon and carried a bouquet of assorted pink and blue flowers. Mr Ivan Brook, of Wellton, was best man. The reception was held at the Parnell Rose Garden Kiosk. QUEEN'S APPRECIATION ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF BOOK A copy of Tales of Pioneer Women, published by the Women's Institute, which was forwarded to Her Majesty. Queen Mary, by Sister M. Barton, of Paihia, Bay of Islands, has been acknowledged by the Queen. The book was sent through Mrs Blackburne, wife of Dean Blackburne, of Bristol, a personal friend of Queen Mary. Sister Barton, who served in France during the last war, met the dean while on service overseas. In a letter signed by Constance Milnes Gaskell, the writer states that the j Queen asked her to thank Siste.r Barton j for the book, which was very interest- j ing and that the story of the women j pioneers who made New Zealand was a most inspiring one. "The book is of special interest to me and I have been particularly glad' to see it, as my father, Lord Ranfurlv,' was formerly Governor of New Zealand, and I grew up there and knew , many of the descendants of the people I referred to in the book," she adds. > "Her Majesty Lopes you are happy in New Zealand and is interested to hear that you were in Princess Christian's Army Nursing Beserve in South Africa and in France in 1914." R.S.A. FUNCTION "The Maoris overseas are well catered I for socially, and the Patriotic Board j has done and is doing a fine job _of work," said Major Iv. T. Harawira, j when addressing a large gathering of > members of the women's section of the j Returned Services Association in the. cafeteria recently. "Very honestly, very truly and very gladly I can say that the organisation is the best the men j could hope for." The speaker urged all | R.S.A. sections, rehabilitation boards, and vocational guidance officers to work • together for the common good of the returned Maori and pakeha. Many new members were welcomed ■ at the function and a most pleasing'' programme, including poi dances, action \ song, a love ditty and a stirring ren-t dering of the Maori battalion song, was! given by the Rotorua Maori concert' party in Auckland, all of whom are now ! engaged in essential work. ! I SOCIAL NEWS Miss Nancy Caughlev, daughter of j Mr and Mrs J. Caughlev, of Takapau, I Hawke's Bay, who is director and senior j therapeutist of the Hutt Valley Clinic, is leaving shortly for London, where she will be engaged in a course of study and research. Miss Caughlev was awarded the British post-graduate scholarship for the Dominion and will work among the children and in the hospitals in England, with particular attention to post-war training in connection with the rehabilitation of exservicemen. ENGAGEMENTS Marx —Trundle. —The engagement is announced between Cyril Frederick, eldest son of Mr B. Marx and the late Mrs Marx, of Ngarna. and Constance Ella youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs G. IT. Trundle, of Manawaru. To A roll a. Moasc —Richards. —The engagement is announced between Private Alan Xorton Moase. j youngest son of Mr and Mrs fi. .1. Moase. > of Mount Roskill, and Thyra Emily, eldest, daughter of Mr and Mrs C. T Richards, ot Maurice Street, Penrose. Peter—Evison. —The engagement is an-j nouneed between Inn James Peter. Totara Park, Wai-iti. Nelson, and Irene Margaret, \ elder daughter of Mr and Mrs E. E. Evison, of Warwick Road. Stratford, Taranaki. Rollinson —Trimble. —The engagement, Is announced between lan Cuthbert. son of Mr and Mrs IT. J. Rollinson. Auckland, and Jessio Margaret, daughter of Mr and Mrs K. (1. Trimble, of Bombay.