Woman’s World

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 275, 20 November 1943, Page 2

Woman’s World

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Mr. and Mrs. J. A. M. Mitchell, Nelson, who have been spending a few days in Wanganui, left for the south again on Thursday. Miss Rose, matron of the Karitane Stewart. Hospital, is on holiday and will visit the South Island. " Miss Kearns, of Palmerston North, is on relieving duty during the absence of Miss Rose. ENGAGEMENT. Potts—Robertson.— Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Robertson, Ohakune, announce the engagement of their eldest daughter, Marion Betty, to Sapper Victor Charles, 2nd N.Z.E.F. (on furlough), eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Potts, Otahuhu. HITHER AND THITHER Forthcoming Rievue. A Footlight Parade Revue, produced by Eva Matthews, will be staged at the Opera House next Wednesday night, November 24, in aid of the Home of Compassion. Charming ballets and brilliant frocking will be a feature of the presentation. There will be items by leading singers. Late trams have been arranged •for, and the revue will commence sharp at 7.45 p.m. School Concert.

A concert by the Wanagnui East School children will be held in the school hall next Thursday and Friday, November 25 and 26, at 7.45 p.m. Items wil include class singing, verse speaking, folk dancing and plays. League of Mothers.

Daughters of members of the League of Mothers will provide the programme for the final meeting of the league to be held on November 23 in Victoria Hall at 7.45 p.m. Husbands and friends are invited to the gathering. St. Mary’s Convent Garden Party. A baby show, and donkey rides for children will be among the features at the garden party being held to-day at St. Mary's Convent grounds, Grey Street. There will be fancy goods, produce, cakes and meat on the stalls, also numerous games and competitions.

Successful Shop Day. The shop day held yesterday by the Red Cross voluntary aid workers was most successful. Flowers, produce and a variety of hand-made toy animals attracted purchasers, while several competitions helped to swell the takings. Members of the Wanganui Women’s Club had charge of the flower stall, and the Wanganui voluntary aid workers were assisted by the Westmere, Kaitoke, and St. John’s Hill auxiliaries.

Gonville Wesley Church Concert. A concert was given on Tuesday by the League of Mothers’ choir, conducted by Mrs. Berry. Assisting artists were Mesdames Vollemeare, Bellringer, Shardlow, Thompson, and Messrs. W. Healey, J. Healey, Kendall, Williamson, Hodder ajid Dempsey. Mrs. Mew and Miss Missen were pianists. Good business was done at. the bring-and-buy stall in charge of Mesdames Drake, Brown and Dempsey. The proceedings concluded with “God Defend New Zealand.” Mrs. E. Carter was responsible for the floral decorations. A vote of thanks was passed to all who had helped to make the evening a success.

Musical Afternoon For Plunket Funds. A musical afternoon arranged by Mrs. W. E. Wilson and held at her home in Maxwell Avenue on Thursday in aid of funds for the newlyformed Durie Hill branch of the Plunket Society was both enjoyable and successful. Members of the music circle of the Wanganui Women’s Club, of which Mrs. Wilson is convener, entertained with part-songs and solos were sung by Mesdames G. W. Perrett, Woolcott and Westwood. Mrs. J. Foster was the accompanist. Also enjoyed were pianoforte solos by Mrs. S. Rankin, and elocution by Miss Muriel Burtt. Good business was done at the trading stall and some donations were sent in towards the funds. Mrs. T. Hine, president of the Plunket Society, was unable to be present owing to illness. Mrs. A. J. Burtt, president of the Durie Hill branch, expressed her thanks to the hostess and all who had helped to make the afternoon a success. A wartime afternoon tea was served. RECENT WEDDINGS. The MacLean—O'Neill, McCormick —Greig, Pettigrew—Robinson, Allen— Roberts, Pomeroy—Lonegan, Donaldson—Brandon, Bartlett Brownlie, Davidson Spain, Sutton Herd, Couchman—Leith, Burnell—Gracie weddings were photographed recently by Lampe's Tesla Studios, Wanganui’s Bridal Photographers.*

Y.W.C.A. WORLD FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME

To-day (Saturday) concludes the Week of Prayer and World Goodfellowship as celebrated everywhere by the Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. A really live interest has been shown by members, as well as by parents and others who have attended special programmes. Owing to wet weather, the Sunrise Service was held indoors last Sunday morning, and it was conducted by the president, Rev. N. Williams. The Business Girls’ Lyceum, on Monday night, presented a series of tableaux depicting typical activities of women in many different countries —war workers in Britain, refugees in southern France, Y.M.C.A. workers in China, internees in Berlin, Swiss girls packing Red Cross parcels, servicewomen at a hut in the Middle East. The setting was the world’s office of the Y.W.C., now in U.S.A., and the scenes were enacted to illustrate reports as given by the world’s secretary to visitors from New Zealand. During the presentation solos were given by Misses Gwen James and K. Owen, and Swiss dance by Misses D. Hunwick and F. Smith, all of whom were accompanied by Miss W. Cameron. Ail combined in singing “In Christ There is No East or West,” as a finale. At Travel Club on Tuesday, three Swiss sound films “The Cradle of Fashion,” “Time,” and “Captured Forces” were shown by Mr. G. A. Ammundsen, and much enjoyed. There followed the singing of Christmas carols of seven nations by members of Everygirls’ Club, with the

background of a Nativity scene. Everygirls’ provided an impressive Candle Lighting Ceremonial on Thursday night, in which was shown how the ties of world fellowship and prayer unite associations everywhere under a common purpose, and how that, as members of their particular group, they undertook to strive towards more deep and lasting bonds of friendship between peoples. Rev. N. Williams gave a talk on “The Part We Can Play,” during the service. Miss Hirons lit the candle representing the Purpose of the World’s Y.W.C.A.. and members of the club’s committee lit them for the five continents of the globe. Miss N. Brown, president of the club, lit her candle from the Main Purpose and all memFiers followed, taking their light from the president's candle. Appro-

priate hymns and music were used throughout, pianiste being Miss Dorothy Aiken. The girls then provided a musical programme for visitors, prior to the serving of supper. The secondary school girls’ club, Girl Citizens, were given a talk by Mrs. H. D. Rosenthall on the New Life Movement in China, on Thursday afternoon. They were very interested, especially in the survival of education, and the part that had been

played bv Madame and Generalissimo Chiang kai-shek. There followed a “World Fellowship Broadcast” by members of the club, in which they, too, displayed their interest and enthusiasm in the theme of World Fellowship . Intercessions have been held at 7 a.m. each day during the week, and special offerings made for support of the World’s Office, support for Miss Moncrieff in China and support of a