WOMENFOLK

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17190, 6 November 1923, Page 11 (Supplement)

WOMENFOLK

A CHRONICLE Ob SOCIAL EVENTS

By

STELLA

Miss K ain. Christchurch, is the | guest of Mrs Eiwortliy. Claremont. Mr and Mrs C. Beasfev were passer.I gors to Wellington last night. Mr and Mrs Bernard Tripp are guests i at the United Service Hotel. Mrs It. G. Coni ton. Manchester i Street, left for Wellington last night, j where she will for the future reside, j Miss Langdon, Wellington. is the i i guest of Mrs .1 T. Baker. Park Ter- j , race. j Mrs If- Wauchop, Heaton Street. I ami Mrs (Jerald Haskins. Sydney, were j ; passengers from the north this morni *"*• ■ Ihinedin visitors for the week at \ ic- | toria House. Geraldine, were: Mr and Mrs Kilgour, Mrs Brcmner, Mrs ! M'Leod. Mrs Ramsav. Mr and Mrs Stanley Smith, Miss Smith and Mr T&it. Mrs and Miss Petrie and Master Cook have returned to their home in North Canterbury after spending an enjoyable time at Gainsborough House. Governor’s Bay. Among other visitors I were Misses Johnston (2>, 31. Buckley, j Wollyams and Tyree. A programme of cheery songs, solos, ducts and recitations was given at .Mrs Ben Saville's concert- at the Christi church Hospital on Friday afternoon. Kvory item was heartily applauded by j the patients. The performers were : ' Mrs Miss Alma Fletcher. Miss Hilda Cuthhcrt and Mr Augustus Lewis ! (Melbourne). Miss Fletcher also played | the accompaniments. I Miss Cooks was hostess at an enjoy able bridge evening, some of the guests * being visitors for race week. Among I those present were: Mrs J. (Bigg. 31 r- ' Rich, Mrs J. Turnbull. Mrs J. H. Hal! ! 3frs G. Buchanan. Mrs Jellett, Mrs f Stevenson. 31 rs Godby. Mrs T. K. Gibson. 31 rs Aeland. Mrs E. Harper. Miss Harcourt (Wellington), Miss Denniston and Miss Suctor (Sydney). A most enjoyable surprise party, organised bv Misses Bailey and Hinton, was held on Tuesday evening at Mr and Mrs Somerville’s residence, Erinciale. Templeton. The surprisers received a hearty welcome from the host and hostess. Music was provided by 3lisses Bailey. Fahey and Somerville, and Alessrs Pearce, Gofton and Earl. Amongst those present were : Mr and Mrs Somerville. Alisse-s S. Somerville (2). Bailey (2). | Hinton. Fahey. Chalmers, Messrs Somerville, Pearce, Simpson, Gofton. Karl, .Towers. The evening was brought to a close by the singing of ‘‘ For They Are Jolly Good Fellows.” 31 r and Mrs L. D. Duncan. Cashmere Hills, gave a delightful dance at their residence. “ Hinemoa,” in honour of their niece, Aliss Joan AYakely (Melbourne). The hostess wore a becoming gown of black georgette heavily trimmed with jet beads, while Aliss Joan Wakely wore an al-mond-green frock with a beautiful pearl ornament at- waist. Those present were : 3lrs Heun- Wilson, Airs Guv Williams. Misses Shona Aloore ! (3felbourne), Olive Round, Betty Hilburne, Sybil Johnson, 3larjofie Ashworth. Hilda Rutl>erford, Ruth Young and 3follv Bcvan. 3lcssrs Aloore, Gibson, AVilson, 'Williams. Vincent. Johnson. Sinclair Roberts, Peterson and Wales. The Diplomats’ Club held a very successful carnival dance in the Winter Garden last evening. The lounge and supper room were artistically decorated. Willyanis’s Jazz Band supplied i the music. Among those present ‘were: Mrs H. E. Button. Mrs Jamiej son. Mrs Jack Guthrie. Mrs Hudson i Dunedin), Mrs Lough . (Dunedin), 31rs 1 Lewis, 3lisses Vaughan (2). Edmonds. lips .Miss Grace Phillips, Mrs | Phillips. Miss Grace Phillips. Airs 1 Jacobs (Dunedin). Miss Eldridge, Miss I I>. Corcoran. Mrs H. G. Cox, Mrs Stitt, i3l rs Hood. Alisses 31. Cameron, N M’Ooll, Flynn and M. Wauchop. Messrs IG. Russell. L. Satchel!. R. Bush, T.. j Coxon. Jacobs, Hargreaves, Boulton. Spanjer. Hudson. Lawrence, Holmes. : Jones, Toomey. Lewis, 11. Wauchop. Johnson, Egan, Robinson (2). Peacock, Lawlor. Watts. Gunn, Harper. Guthrie, Ward. Paul Peacock. 3Laden. Peton, Hereford. Whittle, Bowen, Bulton, Lough, 3lachin, Tribe, Gunn, Neilson, 31ajor Pemberton. The monthly meeting of the Canterbury Women Teachers’ Association was held on Friday. In the absence of the ! president, Miss C. Patrick presided, j and referred to the recent bereavement iin the president’s family. The syirij pathv of members was extended to her, ! and a vote of condolence was passed. Miss Raster explained how the “ Live 1 Readers ” for infants were intended to i l>e used. They were intended for ini dividual work, hot as class books. Be--1 fore their introduction it was necessary to train the children hy to use the boqks. 'This, of course, re- < quired considerable work on the part ! of the teacher in making suitable api pa rat us. First, the children are shown i how to match words, and word vistialj isation follows. Phonetics are .intro- j j duced at a later stage. By the - use | of pictures and cues, children are en- ! •ibled to teach themselves. Aliss Bastev ! illustrated her address by showing ; 1 various apparatus which she herself ! | hail made. A discussion followed, and j the action of the Department in -the i 1 selection of authorised books was com- ! , raented on. It was resolved that a i j letter l>e sent to the Director of Edu- j : cation, pointing out that the very re- ! stricted list of approved books gazetted j was quite incompatible with the mod- j ero educational ideals. Teachers, as well as children, must have freedom of ] development. At present supplementary j readers, adequate-and suitable, are not I being supplied free, as suggested, and | the teaching of reading is considerably j hampered thereby. The committee’s I report on the suggested arithmetic syllabus was introduced by Miss Agnes j Menziec. Miss Chaplin referred to j some phases of the arithmetic syllabus j for the upper standards, but lack of j rime prevented the matter being fully dealt with A vote of thanks was ac- j corded to those who had helped in the j , evening’s programme.