Woman’s World

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 227, 26 September 1942, Page 2

Woman’s World

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Mrs. S. G. Millen has returned to Wanganui after spending a few days at Okoia. Miss J. Burns, Gonville, has been visiting Christchurch. Mrs. W. J. Simpson, Marton, is staying in Wanganui for a few days as the guest of her sister, Miss Gibson, Liverpool Street. Miss Dawn Palliser has returned to Wanganui from a visit to Christchurch and Timaru. Miss Joan McElwain, Bell Street, loft Wanganui on Thursday to join the W.A.A.F. Mr. and Mrs. George Cheeseman left Wanganui on Thursday to reside in Auckland. They were active members of the Gonville Croquet Club for a number of years. Visitors to Wanganui for the Breed —Jones wedding, which takes place to-day, will include Mr. and Mrs. E. Swain, Oriental Bay, Wellington, who will be the guests of Mrs. Harold Jones, St. John’s Hill; Mr. S. V. Dyer, Christchurch; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jones and Mrs. Reg. Jones. Wellington; Mr. and Mrs. R. Hallett and Mrs. W. Jones, Palmerston North. ENGAGEMENT. Croom—Riley— The engagement is announced of Natalie, eldest daughter of Mrs. D. Riley and the late Mr. W. H. Riley, of Shirley, Christchurch (late of Wanganui), to Second-Lieutenant Francis George Croom. New Zealand Artillery, only son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Croom, of Springvale, Wanganui. HITHER AND THITHER League of Mothers Husbands’ Evening. The annual “husbands’ ’’ evening, arranged by the League of Mothers, will this year be held in conjunction with the birthday party to take place on Wednesday, September 30. at 7.45 p.m. in the Victoria Hall. All members and friends are invited to attend. The speaker will be the Rev. A. C. McLean. Monster Shop Day on October 21. The Army Relations Association will hold a monster shop day in the Rendezvous Building on Wednesday, October 21, when tempting goods will he offered from 10 a.m. Keep this day free for shopping. Members and friends are asked to bring and buy goods to help the funds for soldiers’ comforts. Stalls will include produce, flowers, cakes, jumble, sewing, also articles suitable for Christmas gifts* Successful Shop Day. Despite unfavourable weather the shop day held by the 2ZB Happiness Club in the Majestic Corner Shop yesterday was well patronised. There were good stocks of cakes, produce, marmalade, flowers and fancy goods. Those in charge were Mrs. A. B. Currin (produce), Mrs. D. Lind (cakes), Mrs. J. Kirk and Mrs. J. Gilbertson (fancy stall), Mrs. Clifton (competitions), Mrs. K. Gould (flowers), all of whom were assisted by helpers. Wanganui Croquet Club Card Parties. Th? final for the season of a verysuccessful and enjoyable series of card afternoons, held during the winter months by the Wanganui Croquet Club in the Bowling Club pavilion, Nelson Street, was held on Thursday afternoon. The bridge prize was won by Mrs. Davidson, the con- ' solation by Mrs. Rouse, and “500” by Mrs. Locke! t. Mrs. Len Bassett won the prize for the aggregate for the season. Mrs. J. McDougal expressed sympathy with Mrs. H. F. Tilley in her illness and wished her a speedy recovery. Mrs. Tilley and Mrs. F. Delves were the conveners, the latter carrying on the duties during the illness of Mrs. Tilley. Mrs. McDougal thanked the Wanganui Bowling Club for the use of the pavilion, the donors of prizes, Mesdames N. Lynch, F. E. Everett and A. Newburn, and all who had assisted with the series of parties. NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN WANGANUI BRANCH The monthly meeting of the Wanganui branch of the National Council of Women was held on Thursday evening in the Victoria League Rooms, Broadway Buildings. Mrs. J. Gould, in the absence of the president. presided. A new member, Mrs. A. H. E. Wall, representing the National Party, was welcomed. Mrs. E. J. Chesswas, secretary, read the minutes and also gave a report of the W.W.S.A. round-table conference held this week, and of a Y.W.C.A. lecture she had attended, when Miss Greenwell gave a talk on the problems in India. Correspondence included an invitation from the League of Mothers to attend the birthdayparty and “husbands’ ” evening. In

regard to a remit requesting that a policewoman be appointed to Wanga-

nui. a letter was forwarded to the Commissioner of Police, who sent a letter in reply stating that the matter will be given consideration. Miss M. E. Baker read extracts of great interest to women from the Bulletin, the journal of the International Council of Women. These showed that new laws and reforms had been passed in other countries and that similar questions and problems as those in New Zealand were discussed in other countries. Members were interested to hear of arrangements made in Wellington for a day nursery for children whose mothers are doing work of importance in the war effort. A brief talk on this was given by Mrs. K. H. O’Halloran, who. during a recent visit to Wellington, was invited to inspect the nursery. This interesting project was started bv women and part of the cost sponsored by a man who was in great, symoathv with the work, which is very necessary in these days. Several remits were held over until next meeting. A remit that “Women whose sole income is only £l5O should be exempt from social securit.v taxation dues’’ was carried. One minute’s silence was observed.!] The meeting closed with thanks to Mrs. Gould rnr presiding.

SAVING FOR WAR ' BRITISH GROUPS PLAN The British National Savings Committee has Jong recognised the desirability of fostering regular and con tinuous savings outside its special v/ur Weapons or Warship Week campaigns, says The Times. Its lirst effort in this direction was the creation of industrial groups, based mostly on deductions from pay. Then street, groups were started with the same idea of extending the facilities of saving to the individual. Already there are about 90,000 each of these two types of groups. The committee ha.-, now begun a drive to form another 100,000 street groups. When the ma chinery for these has been set up it is intended to devote the whole weight of the organisation to increasing the. membership and individual subscriptions of both kinds of groups. To not a few people this deliberate broadening of the catchment area and t.hr raising of the regular level of the flow of subscriptions to War Bonds 01 Savings Certificates seem a far more effective safeguard against the risk of an eventual bursting of the dam uian any periodic Warsnip Weeks or similar drives. Lord Kindersley acknowledged this. People, he said, are learning to save of their own free will; this is going to be an enormous factor in helping to stem an avalanche of spending after the war. So it will, but only ir no efforts are spared meanwhile to accustom people to the idea of parting with the control of their savings for use in public enterprise as distinct from regarding them as so much deferred power *