WOMEN OVER THE WORLD

Southland Times, Issue 23634, 8 October 1938, Page 16

WOMEN OVER THE WORLD

Polo Association Formed LONDON, September 9. Women haVe played polo with such enthusiasm in the past few years that a Ladies’ Polo Association of Great Britain and Iceland has just been formed. Lady Margaret Drummond-Hay, herself a keen player, has consented to be its first president. She is among the pioneers of women’s polo playing, and established the Feme Polo Club. The association has decided that the earliest possible date upon which it will be able to play a match is 1942. It hopes then to play against a team of American women in England. Indian Marriage Customs At an Indian wedding feast the dining cloths are laid upon th,e ground, mango leaves serve for plates, and fingers for cutlery. The bride, halfhidden in her rich sari, and adorned with gems and trinkets of gold and jade, serves her in-laws and kneels with bared feet before each to ask a blessing. The wedding cake is a rise pudding garnished with sliced fruit, almonds, and coco-nut, and after this course the bridegroom calls and carries off his bride to her future home. Cycling Honeymoon Miss Daisy Burgess, who married Mr Leslie Seymour in London recently, is going on a cycling trip to Africa for her honeymoon. She and her husband are taking £l5 each with them, and are going to camp out and shoot and fish for their food. Student of Education Returns After an absence of five years from New Zealand Miss Betty Morrison, M.A, of Canterbury College, Christchurch, returned by the Niagara on Monday from Englnd. Miss Morrison acted for some time as' part-time assistant to Professor Salmond, professor of philosophy at Canterbury College. She then went to England for further teaching and study. She gained her diploma of education at London University and now intends taking up educational work in New Zealand. Woman To Control Civil Air Guard Mrs Maxine Miles, 34-year-old wife of Mr F. G. Mjjes, the famous Reading aircraft designer, and daughter of the late Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson, the actor, has been selected as one of five commissioners to control the new Civic Air Guard formed by Sir Kingsley Wood some weeks ago. The commissioners will .be headed by Lord Londonderry and they are to direct the operations and policy of the Air Guard. There are two representatives of the Council of Light Aeroplane Clubs, one for Scotland and the other for women. Mrs Miles is beautiful and remarkable. Tall, blueeyed and dark, she is called Blossom by her friends.. She is a pilot and also designs aircraft. She planned the Miles Sparrow-hawk, one of Britain’s most successful racing monoplanes. She helps her husband a great deal in his work and the designs for a successful series of aeroplanes executed by herself, and Mr Miles have been exhibited by Phillips-Powys in his drawing office.