LADY LANCER OWEN.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20202, 12 January 1934, Page 9

LADY LANCER OWEN.

A New Zealander by Birth. Included in the King’s New Year honours list for Australia, was the name of Kir, now Sir Langer Owen, a former Supreme Court judge in Sydney. Lady Owen is a New Zealander by birth and since her marriage has become a well-known Sydney hostess. She was formerly Miss Hilda Chapman, and is the daughter of Sir Frederick and Lady Chapman, of Wellington. Since her marriage eight years ago. Lady Owen has become a well-known figure in Sydney society, and her artistic talents are often called upon when some charity organisation needs help, .says a writer in the “Sydney Klorning Herald.” Particularly of late years, when exhibitions of furnishing, home decoration, and other branches of domestic art have become so popular as a means of raising money, has Lady Owen lent her aid, and her skill in handling colours and furnishing have always made her exhibits outstanding ones. Art is her pet hobby, but she modestly decries her efforts and says, “You could not really call it painting.” Having known Sir Truby King all her life, she is naturally keenly interested in the Australian Mothercraft Society, of which he is the founder, and the society counts her as one of its most consistent and regular supporters. She is a vice-president, but her work and real interest in the society makes her not merely an office-bearer in name only, for she is often to be found at its offices helping with the correspondence. and other routine work, while at the Mothercraft Training Home at Karitane, Woollahra, she is as well known. Another institution which has her support is the District Nursing Association, for she is a member of its Woollahra branch. This does not complete the list of her charitable activities by any means, as she is always ready to help with any scheme to assist a deserving cause. “Odd jobs” she calls them, but those who know the extent of her work realise that her odd jobs amount to a consistent demand on her time.