Notes for Women

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24913, 12 May 1942, Page 4

Notes for Women

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

By Phillida

Mrs J. A. Hanan returned yesterday from Christchurch. Mrs J. E. K. Mlrams is visiting her sister, Mrs E. S. Solomon, of Invercargill. Miss Diana Oliver and Miss Sheila Macdonald, of Wellington, are visiting Dunedin for the capping ceremony.

Mrs I. Clayton arrived yesterday from Queenstown, and is the guest of the Misses Ramsay, of London street.

Miss Margaret Barnett will leave today for a holiday in Christchurch, where she wall be the guest of Mrs Paul Pascoe. Mrs H. C. Campbell will leave to-day to visit her daughter, Mrs C. K. Taylor, of Napier. Miss Winifred McQullkan will leave today for a holiday at Riverton and Christchurch.

Mr and Mrs L. M. Wright will spend the school vacation at Karitane, where Miss Yvonne Stevenson will be their guest. , Mrs A. V. Oliver, of Greymouth, and Miss Amy Oliver, of Tlmaru, arrived yesterday, and are guests at Leith House for the capping ceremony. Miss Helen Thomson will travel to Christchurch to-morrow to spend the University vacation with her sister, Miss D. Thomson.

The annual meeting of the Dunedin Hospital Guild, to be followed by the jubilee celebrations, will take place on Thursday afternoon in the First Church Hall. The guild has lost seven members during the year, and it is hoped that new members will enrol.

Miss Viva Murphy, assistant almoner at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, has been appointed Director of Social Welfare in the Red Cross Society (New South Wales division). She comes from Ballarat, and was trained as an almoner at Melbourne University, where she graduated in arts. Her new job will include family welfare work for soldiers of the present war and their dependents.

The death has occurred of Miss Beatrice Ellen Summerhayes, principal of the Queen Victoria School for Maori Girls, Parnell, Auckland. She had given outstanding service to Maori education for 16 years, 10 being spent as assistant and the last six as headmistress of the school. She was held in very high regard by the other mistresses and by the pupils and the Church 6f England Diocesan authorities, who control the school. The annual general meeting of the Archerfield Old Girls’ Association was held recently at the school. Miss Judith Gallaway presided. The annual report and balance sheet were adopted and committee members elected. Miss Mollie Wood was elected president. Miss Joan Wood secretary, and Miss Hilda Hislop treasurer.

Last Friday the first women station assistants began work as ticket collectors on the suburban trains at Wellington. They began under male supervision, but it is expected that soon they will carry put their duties alone. Similar training is being carried out at Auckland and Napier. The uniforms issued are of dark blue, and there is a smart badge on the peak of a soft cap. Miss Lilian Jeffreys, who has been assistant librarian at Canterbury University College for the last seven years and a-half, will leave Christchurch this month to take up the position of borough librarian at Rotorua. Miss Jeffreys previously occupied the position of librarian of the Otago University Library for approximately two years, before going to Syria for a period as a missionary. After she had been at Canterbury College for a few years she was granted leave of absence to study library science at the University of London. There she was awarded a Rockefeller travelling grant to enable her to study library methods in the United States, where, for a short time, she was on the staff of Benjamin Franklin's library in Philadelphia. ENGAGEMENT The engagement is announced between Sergeant William Leonard Harvey (serving with R.N.Z.A.F. in Great Britain), eldest son of Mr W. R. Harvey, of Abbotsford, Dunedin, and Gladys Mary Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs D. B. Lindsay, of " Cornaig,” Wedderburn, Central Otago. OTAGO WOMEN’S CLUB MUSIC CIRCLE Softly draped evening gowns in sea green georgette, worn by the choir, enhanced with pictorial beauty the delightful musical entertainment provided by the Castalian Singers on Friday night. At the meeting of the Music Circle of the Otago Women’s Club, Mrs Lynn Beaumont was in the chair. Miss Mavis Macdonald, who conducted the choir, mentioned the classical Greek reference, which inspired its name. Castalia was a Parnassian spring, whose waters inspired those who drank of them with the artistic spirit. The programme presented by the choir included “ Wind Flowers,” by Arthur Summerville. Czechoslovakian. Greek and Russian folk songs, and a group of miscellaneous songs, which concluded with a bracket of negro spirituals. Miss Mavis Macdonald and Mrs Doris McKinlay gave two piano duets, “ Vaises Romantiques,” Mos. 1,2 and 3, by Chabrier, and “ Danse Rhapsodic,” by Delius, arranged by Grainger. Miss Duthle expressed the enjoyment of the audience in moving a vote of thanks. HOME ECONOMICS Instead of taking a turn at the dug-out for the All Purposes Appeal, the association, has arranged a special brlng-and-buy sale in Wilson Hall at the end of the month, when the enthusiastic co-operation of all the branches is expected to be the means of raising a worth-while addition to the fund. Musselburgh Rise.—Members have appreciated the helpful talks from Mrs Stewart on home nursing and from Miss McMillan on emergency sanitation. Books have been gathered for soldiers’ camps and special gifts forwarded to hospital for returned soldiers. Craigleith.—The making of leather gloves was demonstrated by Miss McMillan at Mrs Weir’s home. Mornington.—Mrs Grelg’s reading of " Military Operations ” was followed by a descriptive account of travel in the Islands by Mrs Nelson—a subject of special interest at present. Wakari.—Mrs Dawson welcomed members at the opening meeting held in Mrs Cubltt’s home. Plans for the ensuing year were made, and members agreed to concentrate on knitting for the navy. STUDIO RECITAL The pupils of Mr W. Russell Wood gave an enjoyable recital of poetry, prose, and humorous sketches at the studio recently. Outstanding items were given by Mrs B. Wornall - Smith, Miss Cavell Trask, Messrs Tom Tarrant and James Fleming. Others who contributed to the programme were: Mrs E. Ellis, Mrs Barlow, Misses C. Bell, Mavis Bode, Sylvia Lawrence, Shelley Angelo. Patti Dickison, Tui Bode, Joan Roy, E. Garland, Paula Angelo, P. Johnstone, Frances Anthony, Babette Thomson, Joan Runciman, Mr W. Gilkison, Masters Melvin Taylor, Keith Lorimer. Hugh Dickison, N. O’Sullivan, Bill Rush, and G. O’Sullivan. TOWN HALL DANCE Considerable interest was shown by the large crowd of dancers and spectators at the weekly Town Hall dance on Saturday night in the second heat of the “ jitterbug ” competition, and the two couples taking part—Mr and Mrs Kay and "Andy and Minnie ’’ —were given an enthusiastic reception. They will take part in the semi-final of the competition on May 23. The final heat of the vocal contest was held, and Misses Cunningham, Armstrong, and P. Gardiner, and Mr Ron. Shrubsole, whose numbers were well received, qualified for the final. Both halls were in use on Saturday night, and were filled almost to capacity. PLUNKET SOCIETY The annual meeting of the Taleri subbranch of the Plunket Society was held in the Coronation Hall, Mosgiel, on Wednesday last. May 6. In the absence of Mrs W. P. Hartstonge, Mrs W. Campbell presided. The annual report and the balance sheet were read, both of which were considered satisfactory. The following officers were elected:—President, Mrs W. P. Hartstonge: vice-presidents, Mesdames W. Campbell and G. Hughes; treasurer, Mrs J. Wishart; secretary, Miss E. P. O’Brien.