Notes for Women

Southland Times, Issue 25795, 5 October 1945, Page 6

Notes for Women

Mrs A. Walmsley, Thomson street, returned on Wednesday from a visit to Dunedin.

Mrs E. Dewar, Gore, is the guest of Mrs S. J. B. Hill, Dee street. Mrs P. Frampton, Duke street, is spending a holiday in Oamaru. Mrs Kenneth Wright, Roxburgh, is visiting her sister, Miss Agnes Nichol, Clifton. ,

Mrs E. M. Sinclair, Nelson street, returned on Wednesday from a visit to Dunedin.

Miss Lorraine Bull, Crinan street, left yesterday to spend a holiday in Dunedin.

Mr and Mrs Eric Melvin, Wellington, are the guests of Mrs Norman Melvin, Louisa street.

Miss Jessie Tait, Spencer street, Bluff, left yesterday on an extended holiday in the North Island. Miss Kathleen Boyle and Mrs M. S. Smith, have returned to Winton afterbeing the guests of Mrs R. A. Evans, school-house, Mimihau. Mrs C. Gerrard, Herbert street, and Miss C. M. O’Connor, Islington street, left by plane yesterday on a visit to Dunedin.

Mrs Walter McKenzie, Mt. Nicholas Station, who has been spending a few days in Invercargill, has returned to Queenstown.

Mrs B. W. Hewat, Duke street, and Mrs W. F. Sturman, Earnslaw street, entertained yesterday at the home of Mrs Hewat in honour of Miss Gwenyth Chilwell, Queenstown, whose marriage to Mr Winston S. Nash, Palmerston North, will take place at Queenstown on October 20.

Miss Ethel Wallace, Dunedin, will arrive by plane today to be the guest of Miss L. Martin, Forth street. Miss Wallace and Mr Charles Martin will give a sonata recital under the auspices of the music section of the University Association on Saturday evening. Hostesses for Miss Patricia Lowery, Thomson street, whose marriage to Flight Lieutenant P. S. Fougere is to take place on Saturday afternoon, have included Miss Valerie Tregonning, Miss Dorothy Millar and Miss Iris Gee, Mrs W. Asher, Mrs L. K. Broadbent, and Mrs Thomas Brown.

Canadian and English brides who have been in the Dominion for some time are quickly settling down in their new homeland. Most of them are happy and find New Zealanders friendly and kind. Naturally, all are homesick at times. There are worries, of course, housing being chief among them. The British wives find the abundance of food incredible and wish they could send some of it to their own people. The Canadians miss central heating, washing machines, refrigerators and tinned foods, though they like the plentiful supplies of fresh food and fish. It may be said that the majority of these girls New Zealand boys have chosen are charming, frank and eager to adapt themselves to their new life.

A function, the type of which is unique in Southland and possibly in New Zealand, will take place at Mataura tonight, when 16 the daughters of returned servicemen, will be presented to Mr T. L. Macdonald, M.P., and Mrs Macdonald. The member for Mataura is himself a returned serviceman. Among those who will also be present will be the president of the Mataura sub-branch of the Gore R.S.A. (Mr V. H. Ball) and Mrs Ball, and the president of the Gore association (Mr F. M. Murray) and Mrs Murray. ENGAGEMENT The engagement is announced of Olive j Cathleen Martin, of 116 Nelson Street, to Sidney Rapley, of Invercargill.