Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19830, 22 December 1919, Page 9

Women Folk

By c "STELLA" E

Mr and Mrs E. J. Parrott (Timaru > na.ro come to livt in Christchurch. Alias A. Foley (TVanganui) is in Christchurch.

Air and Airs Urio (Wellington) are staying at the United Service,

Air and Air* G. Hay ter (Timaru) are in town.

Mrs AV, B. Stevenson is visiting Christchurch.

Mr and ’Mrs H. Van Ascii (Rangiorn) left Christchurch on Saturday evening for Auckland.

Air and Mrs Caws (Invercargill) are staying at Warners. They have been visiting in the North Island. Airs J. Nevill Ritchie, Aliss Ritchie, Dv Russell Ritchie and Miss Rattray (Dunedin) are staying at AVnrner’s. ’

Airs J. AI. Gorton (Terako Downs) arrived in Christchurch on Saturday, aud is slaying at Warner’s. Miss Nan Rich has returned to Christchurch after a motoring trip to Invercargill. . _ The Avonside nursing division of the St John Ambulance held its final meeting of tho year at the brigade rooms, Mrs Watkins (lady superintendent) being in charge. Airs G. Rhodes presented the silver cups to tbo winning squads in home nursing .and first aid, work, and Dr Curry gave a very instructive lecture on home hygiene.

Stella will be glad to receive interest and value to Women for publication or reference in this column.

Htss Dorothy Newton left Christenurch on Saturday evening on a visit to bir brancis and Lady Bell. Mr and Airs A. J. Murray, Mrs R oss OVoodbank, Kaikoiira), and Misa Elsie Mood (Ashburton), arc staying at the Clarendon.

Air and Airs Edgar Jones, who hn.vo boeu in Los Angeles for several months, have returned to New Zealand, and are back in Timaru. On Friday next at Timaru Miss Stella i Murray will give a concert. Miss Mnrrny rail be assisted by Miss Kathleen Creaswcll, Mr. Leslie Andreae and Aliss Muriel Little.

Miss Alnrjorio Campbell (Napier), who has been staying with Miss J;. Martin, left to-day, with Miss Martin, lor The Hermitage, /Mount Cook, where they will star / rutil the Now Vein-. ( Airs A. C. Saudston, jwb opened the St Saviour’s Oi'phanajVe bazaar at Bishopscourt on Satur\la. afternoon, lias been a mem her of th* louse Committee of the orphanage iritoe it was established about ten yeaJ’s-ago. It then had one child to*hektaken care of. In the girls’ institution at Shirlev and the boys’ institution jit Timaru there nro now about 160 children. Air H. High ten, secretary to tile orphan- 1 age, in introducing Mrs Satidston on 1 Saturday, said that she now-’, was president, of the House Committee, and tnat all internal affairs wore! in her hands and in those of the Hotyse Committee, and that the success Achieved by the orphanage was, duo largely to her efforts and to those of th|> former president of the committee, Alps Hastings Bridge. \