QUEEN CARNIVAL

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 759, 4 September 1929, Page 4

QUEEN CARNIVAL

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES SUPPORT THEIR CANDIDATE BIRKENHEAD DANCE The queen carnival.to raise funds for j a fire brigade for Birkenhead was ! opened on Saturday evening by the ! combined friendly societies holding a ; dance in the Victoria Hall, Birken- i head in support of their queen, Miss i L. McPhail. The hall was decorated in the j queen’s colours of Lincoln green. Mr, j a. Middles tone, chairman of the com- j mittee, introduced the queen. Miss i McPhail. in thanking those present, I said she hoped they would keep the | green flag at the top of the pole. Many novelty competitions were held, the ; winners of the spring-time polonaise ! being Miss Wells and Mr. L. Turvev. Mr. J. Blackledge carried out the j duties of master of ceremonies. Miss L. McPhail chose a frock of j mist blue crepe de chine with uneven I hem and shawl to tone. Among those present were:—Mrs. ; Wrightson, wearing light blue panne vel- i vet; Mrs. Tothill, in aea green geor- | gette; Airs. Neecli, who wore peach taf- ! feta; Mrs. IX Norton, in red embroidered I crepe de chine; Airs. Ripley, who had j on blue and beige crepe de chine; Airs. B. Campbell, wearing moonlight blue crepe de chine, trimmed with sequins; Alls. Blackwell, in jade green georgette, with primrose posy; Airs. A. .Anderson, black chiffon velvet, with scarlet posy; Airs. L. Kelly, who wore diabolo red ninon; Airs. G. Ross, who chose fawn crepe de chine and lace; Airs. Jones, in apricot ring velvet with uneven hemline; Airs. Cameron, wearing a frock of black silk; Airs. A. G. Grant, in coral pink crepe de chine; Airs. F. Harvey (Hamilton), eiel blue satin with ecru lace. Airs. Re veil, who chose black crepe de chine with appliqued hem; Airs. F. Grant, in a black crepe de chine frock; Airs. A. Aloon, wearing cerise crepe de chine; Airs. B. Harkins, in pink crepe de chine with diamente trimmings; Mrs. Beckman, J who was in an apricot georgette and tulle frock; Aliss Ruby Hayson. powder blue! taffeta with pastel flowers; Aliss L. Beecher, in green crepe de chine; Aliss ■ Alae Stanley, who chose cherry crepe de j chine with tiered tulle skirt; Aliss Edna | Cliatwin, who wore cyclamen taffeta, and j silver lace;' Aliss Alavis Hutchinson, in a ' frock of apple green taffeta and silver i lace; Aliss Lx Hutchinson, duchesse blue j crepe de chine and silver lace; Aliss D. I Butler, mauve crepe de chine and silver | lace; Miss Brennan, apple green crepe del chine relieved with diamente; Aliss N. j Yelland, sea green creyie de chine with | taffeta hem and posy; Aliss J. Chambers, i period frock of pink frilled georgette; J Aliss Dorothy AlcJPhail, marigold taffeta with gold lace and uneven hem; Aliss’ Betty Ross, rose pink crepe de - chine, j posy to tone; Aliss Irene Ross, green I crepe de chine and lace frock; Aliss Z. ! Sampson, turquoise blue georgette frock; j Aliss N. Osborne, in sky blue satin, with i silk net skirt; Aliss G. Revell, pompadour ' taffeta, trimmed with gold tissue; Aliss j Adams, satin frock of uneven hem, posy I to tone: Miss L. Wells, pink georgette j and coffee lace; Aliss M. Wills, white geor- j gette frock; Aliss R. Matheson. sapphire : blue embossed crepe de chine with fringe ! and lace. MOTHERS’ UNION LARGELY ATTENDED MEETING CONFERENCE IN ENGLAND Featuring a very large attendance the Council of the Auckland Mothers’ Union was held in the Bishopscourt library on Monday afternoon, the president, Airs. Averill, presiding. The organising secretary. Miss Griffin, announced the formation during the last month of two new branches, and a letter was read from the link secretary in England referring to the linking up of three more Auckland branches with branches at Home. The organising outpost secretary, Aliss O’Neill, who has lately returned from England, placed the wreath sent by the Auckland Mothers' Union on the grave of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey. As wreaths are not allowed to remain in the Abbey more than a fortnight, it was brought back by Aliss O’Neill and will probably be placed near the soldiers’ memorial in St. Alary’s Cathedral Church. At the conference of the Mothers’ Union in England in 1930 New Zealand will be represented by two delegates. Airs. Averill and Aliss Griffin, and it was decided to leave in their hands the arrangements for a banner for the Auckland branch to be used at the services in the Town Hall on Anzac Day. The week just past has been of solemn interest to the Auckland branch —the last week in August is specially set apart for the observance of a “wave of prayer” throughout the whole of the Mothers' Union, linking thus by intercession the mothers of the Auckland diocese with more than a million mothers in all parts of the Empire. Special services were held in most churches in the diocese, and at St. Sepulchre’s, in the middle of the week, a whole day of prayer was observed. The attendance at the service was large, and about 1,500 prayer leaflets were given out. A resolution of thanks was passed to the Rev. Gordon Bell for the organisation of this work for the union and to Airs. TT. R. Morton for the supply of the greater part of the leaflets. Y.W.C.A. CONVENTION KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH EASTERN BRANCHES According to the annual report of the national executive of the Y.W.C.A. of New Zealand, presented at the convention held in Wellington during the past few days, this year the retirement fund for secretaries had become an established fact, and should be a distinct factor in stabilising the leadership of the movement. The association was keeping in close touch with similar branches in the East. Aliss Gavin returned to India at the end of last year and has been working at the National Office. Calcutta, and recently has been visiting old students and guiding them along lines of useful i service in their own home environment. The executive committee decided to 1 invite Aliss Yuki Timura, the Japanese secretary now visiting Australia, to come to New Zealand next year. The special work of the National Girls’ Work Committee during the year consisted of the introduction of a New Zealand handbook on girls' work. Aliss Leila Bridgman was mainly responsible for the compiling of this invaluable book, which has called forth the cooperative effort of all kinds of people, from the Parliamentary librarian to the youngest girl citizen. During the conference -special consideration was given to co-ordination of the work of the girls’ department and senior clubs, and means of interesting parents in the activities of the association and helping them to an understanding of the problem of the grow- | ing girl.