MARTON NOTES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 85, Issue 295, 15 December 1941, Page 3

MARTON NOTES

THE PLUNKET SOCIETY PREPARATIONS FOR ANNVAL I APPEAL At a meeting of the Marton branch of the Plunket Society last week, it was decided to organise the lunch as usual at the Marton ram fair on Janu- i ary 29. and preliminary arrangements ' were made. Further discussion took j place on the subject of the street sale. | which the branch proposes to hold ; on Tuesday March 3. Various substantial promises of help were re- j ported. From the annual reports ofj branches and from discussion at the i recent conference, it is clear that the public, so far from lessening its support to the society, on account of .ill ■ the calls for war. has actually in-1 creased it. and in many cases very considerably. The society gladly ac-I knowledges this and takes it as a proof that the essentially patriotic nature of its work is generally recognised. The Marton committee feels sure that its own public will not fail it. hut will respond to its annual appeal and enable the branch to keep up its necessary safety margin. Miss Mason's report for November was: Marton: 5 new baby cases. 40 visits to homes. 406 visitors to the rooms too pre-school children under supervision 50 telephone calls. Bulls: ! 1 new cases. 11 visits to homes. 12 I visitors at the office. 6 pre-school hildr.n under supervision. Rata: 2 new cases. 13 visits paid. 22 at the . rooms. 10 pre-school children under 'supervision. Hunterville: 2 new cases. 9 visits to homes. 101 visitors to the rooms 16 pre-school children under supervision.

GIRI. GUDES' BIRTHDAY A large number of parents and ] friends attended the sixteenth birth-1 dav of the First Marton Company. Girl Guides. The programme started with investiture.-, followed by songs bv the Guides. A two-act play. "Doris in Badge Land." was then presented, and items were given by Ruth Brown. Patricia Stronach. Betty GranvilleSmith. and Lorna Ornstein. A short sketch. "Tigers” was given, after which the presentation of service -tars was made by Mi’s. K. M . Brighton. The Morrison Shield was won j by the Fantail Patrol, whose leader is Margaret Rubery. The kindness; medal was won by Margaret Rubery.' Supper was served and the cake was ; cut bv Miss M. K. Simpson, who had made’it for the Guides. A presenta-1 tion was made to Lieutenant Gran-. ville-Smith. w ho is leaving to take up I nursing early in the New Year, loan Penny presented Captain V. Payne | ' with a bouquet, and the party was ' brought to a close with the Guides. ' ' Scouts and Cubs singing "Taps.” j COI'RT LITTLE JOHN. A.O.F. The quarterly meeting of Court Little John. A.O.F . will be held in the Druids’ Hall Marton, on Wednesday. December 17. at 8 p.m. Matters in connection with the Social Security Act benefits will be discussed and a good attendance is requested. MEMORIAL CHAPEL IT ND

A garden party organised by the Wanganui PA- netted £ll3 for the Centennial Memorial Chapel Fund, reported Miss E. M. Kinross, principal, at the break-up ceremony of the Turakina Maori Girls' College on Friday. Gratitude was expressed to the many people in the district for their keen interest and generous assistance. Mention was made of Rev. T. H. Burton. (hairman of the local committee, who had since gone to Whangarei: Mr. W. H. Brown, secretary; Miss R. Nicol music teacher, and Dr. W ■ S. R. Dick.

SPORTS AT MAORI GIRLS' COLLEGE Gratitude of the valuable services given by Miss M. Wilkie in enthusiastically coaching the pupils at hockey was expressed by the principal (Miss E. M. Kinross) at the annual breakup ceremonv of the Turakina Maori Girls' College on Friday. "That the girls enter whole-heartedly into the game." said Miss Kinross, "is evidenced by the fact that after watching the team playing on Marton Park, an interested onlooker donated £a for sports equipment to further encourage the girls in their games." concludea Miss'Kinross, amid applause.

MORGAN LODGE, V.A.O.D. Morgan Lodge. U.A.0.D., were ■ visited bv the Grand President Bro. H Abel ’ and the Grand Secretary. Bro. A. Williams, last Thursday night. Bro. Anel. assisted by Bro. Williams, installed the officers of the lodge for the current term. Both Grand lodge officers gave an instructive address. After lodge the visitors were entertained at supper. M ARTON BOWLING CLI B FULL RINK CHAMPIONSHIP Further games were played on Saturdav for the qualifying rounds ol the full-rink championship with tn following results:— Walters. Hempieman Hawkins. Dixon Rayner. Barton 16. Williams. Finmmore. Sanders A kinson 16. v. Tolley. Petrie. Kilpatrick. S. Marr 24. J. Bland. Ferens. Caverhill -b. Pattison, Todd, Brabyn 12. Black McDonald. Way. Gome 11. Bending. Green. Thomson. Hunter -6. Winchcombe. Healy. Lourie. Bland 11. v. Morris. Mogridge. Morrison, Goebel 20. Fowler. Denbow. Miles. Tilley 19. • Cairncross. W. Marr, Mildenhall, Cal!an 31. NGA TAIVA SCHOOL FETE A. fete in aid of patriotic funds was held in the Nga Tawa Girls' School iMarton) and realised a satisfactory sum. It was opened by Mrs. E. J Herrick. Hastings, and was well attended by parents, friends and old girls of the college. AT CIVIC THEATRE TO-NIGHT “VIRGINIA" You saw “Kentucky'' and delighted in it—you saw “Maryland" and loved it . . and now see “Virginia." the gorgeously beautiful modern romance set in the exciting fox-hunting country of the American south. The fastmoving story tells of a southern git who has been so long away from the ancestral Virginian home that she flaunas the tradition of her native

south . . . and then falls recklessly in love with two men! Beautiful Madeleine Carroll was never better than as this reckless southern belle who finally decides her heart belongs to the southland. In marvellous colour