Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 20019, 7 August 1920, Page 6

Women Folk

1 By. c 3] "STELLA" c

f Mr and IMra H. Cheosman (Blenheim; < ire visiting Christchurch. Miss Beatrice .Johnson (Dunedin) is Halting friends in Christchurch. Mrs Herbert EUvorthy _ came into town yesterday, and is staying at AA’ar- . nor’s.-. Miss Al. .Hussell, who has been stay■i ' )ng with her sister, Mrs W. Deans, is Raying .at 'Warner's. Mrs jAV. Lo Cron has returned from a'iinaruj where she has heou the guest of Mrs ; Xt : Lo Cron. Lo.Oren is staying with Airs Ernest Lo Crcu, Timaru, and later will go on to Dunedin to stay with Miss Leslie Lo Cren. V Airs'],!. Davis, late of Akaroa, will leave shortly by the "Wcstralia for Mel- • hourno, thence, accompanied by her daughter, Airs Bates, she will"leave an a trip to England. The _engagement is announced of Miss Norah .Tobin, second daughter ot the Rev 0. A. and Airs Tobin, the Vicarage, Burwood, and Air Heathcoto Carl and, second son of Air and Airs J. E. .'.Garland, Hillsborough, Opawa. „ engagement is announced of • Miss; Gertrude Cooper, youngest daugh- • tor ,jof Mr Justice Cooper and Airs Cooler, Auckland, to Air J. S. Kracr- , , eon, iaon of the late Mr C. S. Emerson ~ and Mrs Emerson, Nelson. . - Mnhnd Airs-lan Sinison and Aliss ’ Glory 'yiiuson (Hastings), Air and Airs ,\V. G. Shemitt and the Misses Slier- , ratt (2), (Gisborne), Air and Airs Dcrls- ,, ley Wood (Ashburton), Mr and Mrs W, Kennedy (Otautau) and Aliss Townsend f ‘ (Ambcrloy) aro staying at the Claren- ' don. Amongst visitors to Christchurch who aro staying at the United Service are * Air and Airs W. Stone (Invercargill), Mr,and-.Airs Olias. A. Fenwick (Gisborne), Mr and Airs T. Price (Kanana), Mr and Airs Pat. O’Leary (Timaru), Captain .and .Airs Hankoy (Dunedin), and Air and Airs ( J. M’Donald (Dunidiu). The Canterbury Education Board yes- . ierday expressed appreciation of the valuably services of Aliss S. E. Smith, ; first assistant mistress at the Elmwood !T ■ iSchool, >St. Albans, and regret that, i > after, continuous serVico for forty years vithout leave of absence, the Department's regulations prevent the hoard , .i from now granting Miss Smith leave of i‘ absence for a term on full salary. The Education Department has sent a circular to the Canterbury Education Board, suggesting that capable women teachers of 55 years of ago and men teachers of 65 should not necessarily bo retired. The board, has explained to tho Department that although tins board’s' by-laws provided for the reof men teachers at Go and , -■ women teachers at 60 the regulation has ’ not hceifl put into operation since tho war began.' , ; A complimentary dance was given to ■Mr and Mrs S. W. Dean in tho Sumner Town Hall last night._ Tho hall was tastefully decorated in pink and white relieved with evergreens. There was a large -and representative attendance, and dancing was kept up until a late Music was provided by Airs A. ‘The '.committee responsible for ■ out of the arrangements of -Alesdames Al’Aulay, J. C. Crosby, C. Dawe, Klingenstein, A. R. Corson and J. Allen, Messrs HRI APAulay, 0. Dawe and J. Allen. The annual Returned Soldiers’ ball was held in ( the Theatre Royal, Ashburton, on Thursday night. The gathering was most successful, tho attendance, surpassing all expectations. There were about 16l) couples present, but • these wore so regulated that tho floor :, / was not overcrowded at one time. Tho hall was tastefully decorated with flags and foliage, and the stage was com- ■, fortably arranged for tho orchestra. Tho. music' was supplied by members of v the B.th,,(South , Canterbury) Mounted i Rifle Bund Orchestra, under the dirco- ■, /-yiivdf Mrs H. J. Chapman. Light rc'V' freslmients were served during the evening from a buffet, and supper was ■: v daintily , served in the lodge-room at tho back of the .hall. Messrs D. H. . Moore, R. T. Alooro, H. ’Watson and , T. H. Slade officiated as AI.CJs. A very, pleasing ceremony took place in the secondary room of" the Oxford District High School yesterday morning, 'when occasion was taken by the 'girls of the school and the pupils of that department to say farew-ell to Aliss G. M. Anderson, who has been trausfor Ad to a position in tho PloasnnWoint District High School. Dur.•mgßjio six months she has been at the Miss Anderson secured the goodi:'< willmud esteem of all with whom she had to do. She trained the girls in :' • basket ball, secured a high state of effiv ciency generally, and took great intercst in the games of the boys, scouring , their hearty co-operation in the denmnxls she made upon them. Aliss An- . ■ ■ derspn’s removal is a great loss to tho , school, and to show their appreciation .the head master, on behalf of her pupils , *'rtd>.tbc basket-ball girls, made her a presentation of an enlarged framed v panoramic photograph of Oxford. -Thursday marked tho closing down of the Surgical workroom at the Red Cross > the work accomplished A. «y Lavio and tho surgical workers ; much appreciated by the Red 1 Cross is proved by tho following letter ■, 1 which has been received:—“To Airs Xiiivic, Red Cross Depot, Christchurch.—Dear Airs Lavie,—The management committee have asked mo to express to you and your splendid band of Workers its appreciation of your consistent and valuable services. AVithou fc your _ assistance we should have found it impossible to provide tho sur?lcaßupphances so often asked for by the Military Hospital, and we feel sure that. the work has often been done at great sacrifice and inconvenience. With all, gopd wishes,—-Yours sincerely, Agnes Acting-Chairman.” Advantage was taken of tho occasion by tho workers to personally acknowledge .■ thfc valuable services rendered by Airs Lavip, whoso skill as an organiser and tmperviser has made it possible for her willihg band of workers to turn out , t fhe surgical requirements needed dur- ■ ing ,the war, and since then for tho ' Orthopoedip Hospital.

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This beautiful model is expressed in dull silver tissue with a stencilled design in gold and Chinese blue and blue tulip with a girdle of gold galon caught with bunches of metallic and kid flowers.