Notes for Women

Southland Times, Issue 25680, 24 May 1945, Page 6

Notes for Women

Mrs J. S. Brass, Beatrice street, is visiting her daughter, Mrs John Walls, Dunedin.

Mrs Allan Henderson, Centre Bush, returned yesterday from a visit to Dunedin. Miss Myra Rein, Lewis street, is spending an extended holiday in Auckland.

Mrs J. Milne, Hokitika, arrives today on a visit to her mother, Mrs D. Canty, Earnslaw street. ~

Mr and Mrs R. T. H. Maslin, have returned to Garston from a visit to Mrs J. M. McCrostie, Gladstone Terrace.

Mrs R. G. Pilling, who has been staying with Mrs Peter Mackenzie, Walter Pepk, Queenstown, has returned to Winton.

Misses B. and J. Napier, Dunedin, who have been paying a round of visits to friends in Invercargill, returned to Dunedin yesterday. .. \

Mrs W. D. Palmer, Tane, Walkiwi, entertained at a five o’clock party last evening in honour of Mrs L, M. Isitt and Miss E. Constance Morice, Wellington. One of the most enthusiastic knitters for Air Force Relations in Invercargill is Mrs M. Kerr, of George street, who though bver 80 years of age has knitted more than 267 garments.

There were 10 tables in play at the fortnightly meeting of the Bridge Circle of St. Catherine’s Ex-Pupils’ Association In the Tudor Lounge on Tuesday, when prizes were won by Mrs A. H. Fitzgerald (contract), Miss Molly Wilis (auction), Miss D. Deegan (hidden number), Mrs H. Dunlop (euchre) and Mrs W. Ryan (500). Mrs Jessie M. L. Watt, who lived in Wanganui for 70 years and is now living in Hawke’s Bay, celebrated her one hundred and third birthday recently. She was born in Glasgow and arrived in New Zealand in 1862. A good pianist and trained singer, Mrs Watt gave her services over a long period of years, particularly at concerts given for charitable causes. She made her last appearance in public at the age of 80, but continued to teach music until after her eightythird year.

There was a good attendance at the meeting of the Music Circle of the Women’s Club on Tuesday when Mrs F. Jones, deputy chairwoman, welcomed members and paid a tribute to the work being done in the circle by the chairwoman, Mrs Stanley Brown. The following programme was presented: Mrs S. A. Gibson, Mrs M. Buchanan, Miss Isabelle Lange (songs); Mesdames P. Frampton and R. Barnsdale (vocal duet); Mrs J. Ballantyne and Mrs Audrey McMillan (piano solos); Mrs R. Cruickshank (recitation); Mesdames M. F. Woods and F. Jones (piano duo); choruses, the Glee Party. OBITUARY—Mrs Clara Jane Edwards, who died recently at the age of 84, was one of Riverton’s oldest settlers. She came to New Zealand with her parents when she was not a year old. They arrived at Dunedin in 1861, and her father, Mr Beer, came to Southland and built Ermedale station at Gropers Bush. In 1862 Mrs Beer and her young son and daughter came from Dunedin in a ship called Fraser. A few years later the family moved to Riverton, where Mrs Edwards went to one of the first "pay-as-you-learn” schools kept by Mr Cameron in South Riverton. Later Mrs Edwards w-orked in a country store for Mr Acheson, father of Judge F. O. V. Acheson, and then kept a small shop in Palmerston street, Riverton. On her marriage to Mr W. J. Edwards, she went to Dunedin to make her home, and lived there till her retirement to Riverton 11 years ago. Mrs Edwards has long been known in Riverton for her retentive memory and her keen interest in everything connected with the Early Settlers’ Association. Some of her reminiscences were published a few years ago in the Riverton Centenary Booklet.