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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19700, 4 August 1938, Page 16

Engagement An engagement is announced between Percy John, only son of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Allen, Adair road, Gisborne. and Sylvia Vivian, fourth daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Alexander, Musselburgh, Dunedin. Tasman Cup Golf Team Mrs. Guy Williams, Masterton, with members of the Tasman Cup golf team. Mrs. Fullerton-Smith, Hunterville, Mrs. David Crombie, Wellington, Miss Jean Horwell, Timaru.and Miss Pat Helean, Hastings, will leave Wellington by the Wanganella to-day for Sydney. Miss Valrnai Fleming, also a member of the team, has been in Sydney for the last few months. Pre-Nuptial Party Members of the Methodist Women's Guild, and Mrs. E. Hoe as hostess, tendered Miss Mavis Preston an enjoyable pre-nuptial party last week, prior to her marriage on Saturday to Mr. David Gedye. Several competitions were played and then the guests wore served with a dainty supper. Many useful gifts had been handed to the bride-to-be and she was assisted by her bridesmaid. Miss Hyland, in opening the parcels. The guests were thanked by Miss Preston for the pleasant function that had been arranged oy her ir.ends. W.I. Delegates Entertained In her attractive rooms in Parliament Buildings, Wellington, Mrs. Barnard, wile of the Hon. W. E. Barnard, Speaker of the House of Representatives. gave an afternoon party recently for the Northern Hawke’s Bay delegate-; to the Dominion conference of iho Federation of Women’s Institutes. Mrs. Barnard received her guests A. a graceful black afternoon frock. Her rooms were decorated with pink heath and colias, and over the delicious tea which was served those present were able to discuss the many things which they had in common. Fellowship of Marriage Group Cn Tuesday afternoon the members f the Fellowship of Marriage Group attended the Mothers'! Union service at Holy Trinity Church conducted by Canon A. F. Hall, and afterwards proceeded to "The Vicarage," Cobden street, where they held their monthly meeting, Mrs. J. O. Musgrave presiding. The Rev. K. Liggett gave a muchappreciated address on family life anci the viewpoint of parents and children. Cn behalf of the members, Mrs. E. Stevenson thanked the speaker for his nelpful address. The following new members were elected:—-Mesdames 11. Maynard, K. Liggett, J. G. Sim, and S. L. Dryland. Afternoon tea was served by Mesdames A. Blackburn and E. Stevenson. Visitor from Sydney Among the recent arrivals in Christchurch was Mrs. Ada A. Holman, widow of Mr. W. A. Holman, for seven years Premier of New South Wales. Mrs. Holman is a member of the Australian Institute of Writers and holder of the Jubilee Medal for literature. She is a regular contributor to the Sydney Mornjng Herald, and has wide interests. Mrs. Holman is touring New Zealand under the auspices of the Spanish Medical Aid Committee, which is endeavouring to raise funds for an am; bulance. Miss Portia Holman, daughter of Mrs. Holman, who is a member of the Holborn Spanish Medical Aid Committee (London), has been in Spain for long periods since the present war commenced. Mrs. Holman is a member of tire Sydney Spanish Relief Committee. Poverty Bay Ladies’ Golf Club The weather remained fine on Tuesday afternoon, when a Stableford bogey match, was -played by members )f ihe Poverty Bay Ladies’ Golf Club on the Awapuni links. Although the ground was wet after .he recent rain, the fairways were in good order, but many of the bunkers were flooded, severely penalising those players unfortunate enough to find that .heir ball had landed in one- of the pools or in the -mud nearby. 1 In the A division Mrs. Fairfax Fen,vick was the winner, her card reading 21 11—32: and Miss N. Bowen, if) —21—34, carried off the honours ir .ie B division. 1 The teams match arranged for Saturday morning has been postponed until the following Saturday, when it is hoped the links will be in better order" and no counter-attractions will affect the entries. Holy Trinity Girls ’ Club Dance There was a large attendance a he most enjoyable dance held b' the Holy Trinity Girls’ Club >in thi Parish Hall on Tuesday evening. The hall was gaily decorated with red and green streamers and coloured balloons, and the windows werr draped in the club colours, greer and gold. The stage looked attractive with vases of flowers and pots of greenery, and an arch bearing the club banner, and was furnished ,vith chairs for the accommodatior of chaperons and onlookers. Mrs. C. E. Robinson acted as oflie ini chioerbn, while Canon A. F. aiK Mrs. Hall and the Rev. K. and Mrs Liggett were also present. Dance music was rendered bv Miss Lena Fairu. and enioyablo oxtra r were played by the Rev. K. Liggett The duties of M.C. were efficiently "arried out by Mr. C. E. Robinson During the evening novelty dance contests provided variety to the programme, and attracted many entries. The committee responsible for th

■m -ym;nrpmisaUon of the dance included Misses Aileen Bryan, sec"vnrv. Dbroen Hamilton, treasurer. Dorotliv McKinley. Marjorie Redgrave. Isabel and Maud Baker, Jean Sheppard, and Jean Bradley, all of whom were present.

Mothers’ Union Meets After the usual preliminary service n Holy ‘Trinity Church conducted by Canon A. F. Hall, the Mothers’ Union met in the Parish Hall on Tuesday afternoon for the August meeting. Mrs. A. F. Hall presided over 4U members. A vole of sympathy was passed with Mrs. E. Woodrow in the loss of her a .'her, members standing in silence for i fc-w moments. Two visitors, Mrs. Whitby and Miss N. Creed-Meredith, wore welcomed by he president. A paper on “Fears and Worries” was read by Mrs. C. E. Robinson, and one on "Practical Christianity" by Mrs. L. Balfour. Both papers were very interesting. and dealt with woman’s viewaoint/and attitude on world affairs today. and stressed the opinion that faith .n God and Christian goodwill were the wily solutions to the difficulties prevailing at preesnt. Mrs. LI. Meredith proposed a vote of appreciation to the speakers for the -preparation of the papers, and hearty votes of thanks were accorded Mesdames Robinson and Balfour. The meeting concluded with afternoon tea served by the hostesses, Mesdames Underwood. Sinden, R. Jenkins, Ansell, 'Hays, C. E. Robinson, and E. L. Hale. yictoria League of Poverty Bay The monthly meeting of the Victoria League of Poverty Bay was held on Monday afternoon in Messrs. Findlays’ rooms, Miss A. L. Rees presiding over a good attendance of members. The following new members were elected: Mesdames Clark, Kanakanaia, W. D. Morley, A. W. Harper and N. Hooper. Miss Rees spoke briefly about the meeting of women’s organisations recently held to inaugurate a campaign for raising funds for a New Zealand ambulance in Spain, at which Sister Sharpies, who had been nursing tilt wounded in Spain, was the speaker. Miss Rees explained that further movement in the matter was delayed in the meantime pending communication with headquarters, and that the funds collected to date were being held by the treasurer, Mrs. T. Y. Cuthbert.

The president read a letter from Mrs G. W. Humphreys, now in England, giving a descriptive account of a visit to Seotney Castle, and teilmg of the activities of the Victoria League n. Liundon. A letter Horn head office, London, told of tne project ot producing Victoria League Christmas postcards for tne use of members, ai.u asked for cj.ae.s. An aciuiovviedgmen. ji the extra sum oi To also was re reived from head office. The treasurer presented a satisfactory report, which stated that the roll of financial members now stooci at 22r, which, with 23 life members, five oi whom were new this year, made a iOtul of 244 financial members. Books for the Outback Mrs. Thomson, convener of the book and magazine committee, reported sending 371 b. of reading matter to various addresses, including the Memorial Home, camps and outback settlers, and receiving appreciative letters from Miss R. Woodward, Norfolk Island, and Mrs. Biles, Toiaga Bay. Mrs. A. C. Jones wrote offering oooks and papers she received from England. The president reminded members that the annual meeting of the league would be held on tne afternoon oi Monday, September 5, and adviseu .item that nominations for the committee must be handed in at least .even clays beio.e me meeting, un the motion of the secretary, Mrs. G. A. Nicholls, it was decided that the meeting should be held in the Parish Hall if it was available. A proposed remit for the annua conference in Wellington was read as follows: “In the event of the Vicioru League of Poverty Bay ceasing u exist, the Cuthbert life membersiiiifuncl becomes the property of the Victoria League in London together will, a list of all members and all the privileges appertaining." Seconded by Mrs W. E. Goffe, the remit was carried. Miss Rees suggested that Mr. K. A .Woodward should be requested to look over the rules of the Poverty Bay Vic-

toria League, and if necessary to redraft them. She proposed the introduction of two new rules, namely: U) "That financial members only have the right of voting or being elected: (2) that the personnel of the committee,be in proportion to the membership.” The first rule was seconded by Mrs. P. Barry and passed, and the second was not adopted, but left 7n abeyance until it was found necessary to increase the number of committee members. Toy Gift Afternoon The meeting took the form of a toy gift afternoon, members having brought toys for the Christmas gift collection organised by Mrs. K. Trowell. A number of toys and donations were received, Mrs. Trowell thanking the donors for their ready response. Miss Rees thanked Mrs. Trowell for her successful and active work in preparing and collecting toys. Afternoon tea was served, after which Mr. and Mrs. Eustace King, of Wellington, who recently returned from a trip abroad, gave interesting talks. Mr. King spoke of several oldworld cities of England, describing cathedrals and other buildings from

I the historical and architectural points I of view, of their foundation in the j times of the Romans and later of rebuilding or additions l>v the Normans, j He spoke chiefly of canterbury, and the religious atmosphere there, contrasting it with the military aspect of the architecture in York, and also told of different historical personalities. A charming description of flowers in different countries, and the picturesque settings in which she had seen them on her travels was given by Mrs. King. A vote of thanks to the speakers, proposed by Mrs. L. Cotterili, was carried with acclamation, all present having thoroughly appreciated the two addresses. What People Have Saicl Victor MacClure (author): "Women don't use their heads to plan meals. I've never known a woman who could cook to schedule," Janet Remington (beauty specialist: "If soap and water had just been discovered, beauty experts the woriu over would go Itavwne about it” igr.ace Jan Paderewski (pianist): "I am not of any new movement in music. 1 am of the past now. Oi course, there will be new compositions. new instruments for making noises, but me presentation of music has reached the extreme point." Helen Keller (who surmounted the tremendous obstacles of deafness, dumbness, and blindness): "Sealed ears render more difficult every path to knowledge. The deaf are as hungry for a word as the blind are for a, book under their fingers, yet it is harder to find people who will talk with the deaf than people who will imnlv the sightless with embossed books." Richard Tauber (singer): “I always wanted to sing, but people said my voice was too small and than it was better to be a gcod conluctor than a poor singer." Jean Giono (poet): "The present time disgusts me even to describe, it is sufficient even to endure it." Trevor Allen (statistician): “Most of the world's worst iniquities both m peace and war are man-run, to .lie rigid exclusion cf ‘women.’’ Somerset Maugham (dramatist): "There is not much to choose between people. They are all a hotchooteh of greatness and littleness, of virtue and vice, of nobility and baseness." Bishop Wilson: "Friendship is to he purchased only by friendship. A nan may have aulh city over others but he can never have their hearts but bv giving his own."

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