Feminine Interests

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 713, 12 July 1929, Page 5

Feminine Interests

FAREWELL TO GUIDER

MISS FRYER-RAISHER LEAVING I tit.* David’s Hall presented a very j I £>ay appearance on Tuesday evening ; when committee members, Guides of j ! Hie First and Second Companies with I parents, gathered to farewell Miss I Fryer-Raisher, who has been in charge : ' of the First Company for the past two and a-ha If years, and who has now l‘ft to take charge of Tahutimai Company. The hall had been beautifully decorated by Guides oC the company and the supper-room by the committee < members. During the evening the Guides gave a very tine exhibition oC fancy marching, a camp-fire lighting ceremony and u play, “Doris in Badgeland.” Solo items were given by Mrs. Baker, Miss Hay don, Miss Scott and Guides Sylvia Smith, Rene Geddes. Nancy Searle, Dorothy Searle and Connie Sadler. A dune© arranged by the captain caused much merriment, the following Guides taking part; Helen Diekison, Clara Turner, Hazel Clarke, Voilla Reilly, Florrie Shilcock and Captain FryerRaisher. Mrs. McNair, Commissioner for Epsom, was present, and during the evening presented to the First Company the Molly Watson Memorial Cup, won by the Red Rose Patrol for the best all-round guiding for the past six months. A second cup, presented to the next patrol by Mrs. Fryer-Raisher, was presented to the Sunflower Patrol. In tli© Second Company the cup presented by Mrs. Sadler for the best allround patrol was awarded to the Thrush Patrol. Mrs. Fryer-Raisher, who has done so much for the company, was presented with a beautiful bouquet by Connie Sadler, and Hazel Clarke on behalf of tlio First Company presented 1 a beautiful pair of cut-glass vases. Company Leader Helen Diekison presented to Capt. Fryer-Raisher, on behalf of the Guides, a handsome suede writing-case suitably inscribed. Mr. Heron, ori behalf of the committee women presented a solid leather suitcase. On behalf of the Brownies, Brown Owl McCullough presented a beautiful picture. Bouquets were also presented to the popular captain, a?1io j had won the hearts of all, who had j come in touch with her work, and who i will long be remembered. Amid roushad won the hearts of all who had ' ing cheers, Miss Fryer-Raisher responded, and thanking all for their gifts said that both her mother and herself would never forget the very happy times they ! had had with the company. The committee members had been of wonderful l assistance, always being ready to give a band. Miss Fryer-Raisher -wished the > company every success under its new : captain, Miss Haydon, who was well- : known to all the Guides, having been captain of the Second Company. ; t Mrs. McNair addressed the Guides [ and told them the highest tribute they I could possibly show their late captain ! would be to carry on and keep up the high standard which had been attained . under their captain. , A delightful supper was served by 1 the ladies committee, after which three f j rousing cheers were given for the comj mittee members, Captain Frverc i Raisher, Captain Haydon and Captain Wilson. j Taps and God Save the King brought a very happy evening to a close. A PREACHER I At the invitation of the Methodist Church, there recently arrived in Mel- ' bourne an English woman preacher | Sister Ida Wombwell, whose first serI mon was delivered at Wesley Church f She will remain for three years in I Australia, and during that time will visit every State.

Women the World Over

“FARES PLEASE” On July 4, 1829, the first omnibus appeared in London. It was introduced by a coachmaker named Shillibeor, and it is interesting to note that one of the first omnibus proprietors was a woman, who drove her own vehicle. She was Mrs. Amie Mitchell, and hers was the Hammersmith-City route. Serious injuries, received in a collision, eventually forced her to retire. GIFTED Madame Jelly D'Aranyi, the gifted violinist, is a grand-daughter of the

A VETERAN At the ago of 62, Mrs. Julia Hames, of Bournemouth, England, learned to rid© a bicycle, and used the machine constantly until four years ago, when she decided to discard it. Now, in her ninetieth year, to keep abreast of the times, she has learned to drive a motor-car. Nothing appears to daunt this intrepid old lady. GENERAL SECRETARY Ono of the most industrious women in the business world is Miss Mabel Cratty, general secretary of the Y/YV.C.A. in the United States. Her mail includes letters from 12 countries, with an aggregate of 500 branches, and she is in direct touch with over 1,000 branches in 254 cities. “TINKER, TAILOR” Pamela Frankau, the gifted young writer, considers that “mutual compromise is the bugbear of marriage,” and does not hesitate to make known her optimistic views:—“Since my future husband is as yet a ghost, I may still play the game of ‘Tinker, Tailor,’ and not be laughed at. But marriage as I’d like it cannot hurt or humble the tinker—a young, amused person with whom the worst becomes a joke, and the best a matter of point of view.”