Woman’s World

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 88, Issue 96, 24 April 1944, Page 2

Woman’s World

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Mr. and'Mrs. F. B. Wylds have returned to Wanganui after visiting Miss E. Wylds, Ferguson Street, Palmerston Not th. Mis P. Kenny, of the staff of the Wanganui-Rangitikei Electric Power Board, has received advice that she ■ has passed with distinction the examination for diploma in commercial book-keeping. HITHER AND THITHER. St. John’s Hill Women’s Organisation. A most successful oring-and-buy afternoon was held on Friday in the Sunday School Room, Brassey Road, when a sum of £2B 7s 6d resulted from the produce, cake, jumbl.x and flower stalls, competitions and afternoon tea. Mrs. C. P. Brown, the president, welcomed new members and friends. N.Z. Scholarships. It was reported some time ago that I he New Zealand Junior Scholarship of £lOO, given by the Auckland branch of the New Zealand Federation of University Women had been awarded by the British Federation to a Welsh graduate. Miss Nancy Jones, B.A. More recent news is to the effect that Miss Jones has been unable to continue her research and that the Fellowship had been given to Miss Hanson, who is working at the Strange Ways Institute, Cambridge, on the effects of irradiation on the structure of the skin, with a view to its application to a better understanding of our knowledge of concer and its cure. Women Doing Men’s W’ork. Working long hours, two young, women, Mrs. Nancy Rothwell and Miss Mary Edwards are making a fine war effort and each is doing a man’s job in machine shop at th-e yards of Steel Ships, Ltd., m • Auckland. They are operating small steel lathes, drilling and cutting machines alongside men. The work has always previously been done by boys and men and the women are paid almost the same wages as the men. For four days a week they work 10i hours, and two more days at eight hours mak e U P a f u H working week of six days or 58 hours. Mrs. Rothwell's husband, an airman, was killed oil active service last year. Flying Instructor. The only woman flying instructor in Britain is Flight-Captain Joan Hughes, of the British Air Transport Auxiliary, who trains both men and women. Aged 25, she has been flying since she was 17 and obtained her first post as instructor at Chigwell Flying Club before the war. As soon as the Air Transport Auxiliary began taking woman pilots she joined th e service. On this station are 120 women pilots and they are treated exactly like the men, stated the Commander of the Flying Training School. Opium Poppies For Morphine. History is being made in Australian agriculture by members of the Women’s Agricultural Security Production Services, who are producing crops of opium poppy hay to meet wartime needs. Morphine is extracted from the hay and sent to battle stations for the relief of the wounded. It is considered to be one of the most important and progressive moves during the war years. Six railway trucks were loaded recently with the opium poppy hay and despatched to a wholesale firm in Melbourne. DIAMOND WEDDING MR. AND MRS. C. DOBSON, WANGANUI The diamond wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. C. Dobson, Harrison Street, Wanganui, was celebrated in Victoria Hall recently. They were married at Hokitika in April, 1884 Mr. Dobson coming to the Dominion from England just ten years earlier. Mrs. Dobson was born in Woodstock, Hokitika, and for the past 45 years Mr. and Mrs. Dobson have lived in Wanganui. Both are in good health and they have a family of five daughters and six sons. The five daughters, Mesdames J. Collins (Auckland), H. Cowie (Wellington), Rountree (Kai Iwi), G. Harding (Lower Hutt), and MacDonald (Hamilton) were all present at the diamond

wedding and two of the three living sons, Messrs. Jack Dobson (Hawera) and Joseph Dobson (Hastings) attended. The third son is A. H. Dobson (Wanganui), who is serving with the Royal N.Z. Navy. Relatives and friends, numbering almost 100, attend, ed, and during the evening items were given by Miss Patricia Rolfe, a greatgranddaughter, Maureen Dobson, a granddaughter. Lloyd Rountree a grandson, and other friends of the family. 4mong the many messages of congratulation received were ones from the King and Queen, the Gover-nor-General. Sir Cyril Newall, and Lady Newall. the Prime Minister. Rt. Hon. P. Fraser and Mrs. Fraser, and ti'.e Mayor of Wanganui, Hon. W. J. Rogers, M.L.C. WEDDING STEWART—OLDFIELD. Masses of beautiful flowers were artistically arranged by friends of the bride at St. Stephen’s Church, Marton, on Thursday, April 6, when Gwenda Mavis, second daughter o£ Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Oldfield Marton, was married to Cyril Stanley, 2nd. N.Z.E.F., son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Stewart, Lower Hutt. The bride, who entered the church escorted by her father, wore an exceptionally lovely model frock of ivory satin made with a heart-shaped neckline and the bodice from the shoulder to the pointed waistline on either side was beautifully worked in Richelieu effect, and finished down the front with silver braided buttons and down th e back with tiny loops and buttons, the sleeves were high at the shoulder and tapered down to a point over each wrist. The long full skirt fell to form a circular train magnificently worked in Richeliu in a Shamrock design. A lovely tulle veil was held in place with a coronet of orange blossom. Her charming bouquet, the gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. Soufflot, was composed of dahlias, gladioli and carnations with trailers of maidenhair fern. The bridesmaids attending the bride were her sister, Miss Mona Oldfield (chief) and Mis Marion Hainsworth, who were frocked alike in orchid pink and nile green georgette respectively, made with heart-shaped necklines with rows of ruchiftg down the centre bodice, the sleeves high at the shoulders and the full skirts hung X soft folds just revealing silver shoes. They carried artistic bouquets of gladioli, carnations and maidenhair fern, finished with silver ribbon. Their dainty headdress was a halo of real flowers. The bridegroom was attended by Pte. R. A. Smith, 2nd. N.Z.E.F., as best man and Sgt. D. Hawkins 2nd. N.Z.E.F., groomsman, both cousins of the .bride. During the signing of the register a delightful solo was sung by Mrs. E. M. Longley, Taihape. On leaving the church the bride was presented with two lucky horseshoes, one by little Gillian Nigro (Gisborne), cousin of th e bride, and the other by Dorothy Evans. The reception was held in Gould’s tearooms, where Mr and Mrs Oldfield, assisted by Mr. and Mrs. Stewart, welcomed 100 guests. Mrs. Oldfield was wearing a navy model frock relieved with white, navy coat, hat and accessories, and wore a dainty shoulder spray of mixed flowers in shades of pink. A black frock, hat and accessories with a fur stole, was the choice of Mrs. Stewart, worn with a shoulder spray of scarlet. A three-tierea wedding cake, beautifully iced, took pride of place on the bridal table. Numerous telegrams from all parts of N.Z. were received by the bridal couple. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Stewart left later on a tour of the South Island. The bride was attired in a frock of Teal blue, with navy hat and accessories and carried a fur coat. The newly-married couple were the rcipients of many beautiful presents, and several substantial cheques.