Notes for Women

Southland Times, Issue 25796, 6 October 1945, Page 8

Notes for Women

Mrs Norman Moffett, Dee street, is spending the weekend at Thornbury. Mrs I. Willjams, Victoria Avenue, has returned from a visit to Roxburgh. Mrs W. Strang, Fulton street, will leave on Tuesday to spend a holiday at Wanaka. Mrs B. S. Duncan, Dunedin, is spending a holiday in Invercargill.

Mrs E. N. Valintine, of Hamilton, is the guest of Mrs A. M. Mill, Ness street.

Mrs K. G. Golden, Dee street, is spending a few days at Wyndham. Miss V. Roscow, Avenal Flats, will leave today to spend a holiday in Christchurch.

Mrs M. Mac Alister, of Christchurch, is visiting Invercargill. Major W. Paterson, N.Z.M.C. and Mrs Paterson, Bluff, left yesterday on an extended visit to the North Island.

Mrs Calvert and Miss Shirley Lee, Makarewa, have returned from an extended holiday in Christchurch and Nelson.

Miss Margaret Moffett, Albert street, is spending the weekend with Mrs W. L. Cunningham, Castle Downs, Dipton. Miss June Varley and Miss May McDonald, Charles street, Waikiwi, are spending the weekend in Dunedin.

Miss Ailsa Mabson, Albert street, will leave this morning to spend a holiday in Hamilton.

Warrant Officer W. J. Tait and Mrs Tait, of Dunedin, who are visiting Mrs J. McKenzie, Otahuti, will arrive on Monday to be the guests of Mrs John Tait, Herbert street. At the monthly meeting of the Women’s Auxiliary of the Crippled Children’s Society held in the Women’s Club rooms on Wednesday, the welfare officer reported having made 55 visits during the month. A chair and tricycle had been procured for two children, and swimming instruction classes had recommenced.

Mrs B. Jepson, Earnslaw street, is the guest of Mrs George Hamilton, Lowther.

Mrs D. Harvey, Christchurch, who has been visiting Mrs J. M. Brown, Taramoa, will return north this morning.

Fourth Officer Eunice Morrison, of the W.R.N.S., Wellington, is spending leave with her parents, Mr and Mrs H. Morrison, Janet street.

Miss Phyllis Mander, the Christchurch soprano, leaves today for England to study at the Royal College of Music. A holder of many musical degrees, Miss Mander is a well-known singer and teacher, and has sung for many choral societies in New Zealand. It will be remembered that she sang the soprano solos at the presentation of the “Messiah” in Invercargill last year and created a very favourable impression. In a letter to Invercargill friends she stated that she retained many happy memories of her visit. Visitors to Invercargill for the Fougere-Lowery wedding, which will take place this afternoon, include Mrs R. H. Tregonning, Misses Valerie and Winsome Tregonning, Mr Owen Hurst, Mr and Mrs Alan Newlands, Mr and Mrs A. G. Lawrence, Mr and Mrs W. R. Eadie, Miss Isobel and Mr Norman Eadie, Mr and Mrs A. Lawrence, Mr and Mrs A. Campbell, Mr L. Campbell, Mr A. Greensmith, Mr John Hyndham, all of Dunedin, Mr and Mrs Peter McSkimming, Mrs P. McSkimming, and Miss C. McSkimming, Benhar, and Mr G. Fougere, Christchurch. Miss Clare Burke, Lower Hutt, is one of the debutantes to be presented to Their Excellencies, Sir Cyril and Lady Newall, at Government House, Wellington, on October 10. Miss Burke was originally a Bluff girl, although she has been living in Wellington for the past few years, where she is studying art. Her aunt, Mrs Wheeler of Invercargill, is taking a keen interest in her niece’s forthcoming presentation, as she herself was presented nearly 50 years ago to Lord and Lady Plunket. The final meeting of the AvenalNorthend Patriotic committee was held on Wednesday afternoon. After the conclusion of the meeting Mrs R. N. Todd, president, entertained members at afternoon tea. Presentations were made during the afternoon by committee members to Mrs Todd and to Mrs A. Owen-Johnston, who had lent her home for meetings.

For the first time in its long history the Royal Society has elected two women scientists as Fellows. Not since 1838, v/hen Queen Victoria had this honour bestowed on her, has a woman been elected. Now Mrs Kathleen Lonsdale, physicist, and Miss Marjory Stephenson, bio-chemist, follow in the Royal footsteps. They can add the letters F.R.S. after their names. Miss Stephenson, who has an enthusiastic, vigorous, and lively personality, lectures and teaches at Cambridge University, and Mrs Lonsdale, who has three school-age children and who is 42 years old, won. her education with scholarships. Petite, unassuming, and modest, she is the youngest of 10 children, and her father was a postmaster. ENGAGEMENT The engagement is announced of Jessie Christina Mary, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs R. Mclntosh, 50 George Street, Invercargill, to Robert (Gordon), son of Mrs A. Buick and the late Mr Buick, 4 Melbourne Street, Invercargill.