WOMEN'S CORNER

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20173, 27 February 1931, Page 2

WOMEN'S CORNER

The Lady Editor will be pleased to receive for publication & •y im the "Women's Conner" items of social er personal news. :j . ?•: Ssch items should be fully authenticated, and engagement |x %: notices must bear the signatures of both parties. Correspond- $ - :ij enes is invited onany matters - affecting, or of interest to, &j £• ..women. .. §: .

Mr arid Mrs G. M. Hall, who have | been living at Sumner for the last two years/' have leased a property at 36 ; Mansfield avenue for two years, and ■! are residing there now. ! Mrs John Guthrie (Armagh street ■ West) has returned from a visit to the ; Mackenzie Country. j Miss Pulton (Havelock North) is ar- ; riving in Christchurch next Week to j visit her niece, Miss Kiore King, Dublin , street. a • Nurse Jowett (Francis, avenue, St. • Albans) has left Christchurch to take up a position in Pairlio hospital. . : Miss Gertie Clark (Nelson), who has been visiting her sißter, Mrs W. Murphy, Brenchly .avenue, is leaving for Nelson ; to-day. . > ' : ; Captain T. Bowling, Marine- Superin- j tendent for the Union Company at Lyttelttpi, who with his wife and two daugh- ! ters, had been on a holiday tour in the North Island, returned to Lyttelton yesterday morning. | \> lieutenant-Commander and Mrs Farn- 1 comfy who have been visiting Mrs ; Farncomb's sister, Mrs W. H. Cowper, Merivale lane, left for the north last : night' ep route for Melbourne, where they will make their home. i [Dr. arid Mrs Fahey arrivedin Christchurch from the North Island yester- ' day, and will shortly take: up residence . jn Dr. and Mrs P. A. Ardagh's hbuse in Carlton Mill road. ; Mr ' and Mrs' Mc'Givern \ (Papanui) ; havo been spending a holiday in Marlbprough ai the guests of Mr and Mrs W. G. Andrews (Seddon) and Mrs M. A. Collyns (Kaikoura). Mrs Seddon-*Woods (England), who i is risJting her mother, Mrs R. J. Seddon, .Wellington, intends leaving on her return journey by the Mataroa on March 18th. Misft Gooley (Sydney) is expected in Christchurch next week, to visit lier sister, Mrs A. H. C. Orr, Rugby Street. | "• \ Mrs Charles Cooper and Misses Joan and Ann Cooper <Bt. Albans) are leaving to-day for a holiday visit to Timaru and Tekapo. > Mr and Mrs A. M, Mac Duff (Glandovey • road, Peijdalton) left Christchurch on Tuesday night to join the Maheno leaving the Bluff on Wednesday for Milford Bound and Melbourne. Among the chief mourners at the funteal of Mr Norman Hugh Macffuv Jpig,. T xJrich took place on, Wednesday,-: was Miss Olive Tipping. „ Additional -wreaths were sent by Mrs Stockand Mrs Scales and Miss Tipping. A number of mannequins are now touring England, displaying, new designs by English fashion experts, made in English materials. Thdr object demonstrate the prominent worker in v organisation, rnttfrned to Auckland this week bv the Niagara, aftefef hoii- , fthttiUghosit 'tfte Bioceso J£ara 4 ;niM3erta3ke» to couect'articles of (frowkeiff' > ana^-^lassware—particularly oups, saucers, and plates—which they iwiil packand forward-as pible to the'women i>! - Hajrke's Jsay, whoseliotnes were wrecked* by - > the recent* earthquakes. * ! fin .'Wednesday night* a concert'party, organised by Mrs,J. C. Holmes, visited the - Middle.Sanatorinm, Cashmere Hills, andgftve Afi!%xeellent programme, which the patients and the •• The . jjje&ormera , were Miss NsiSey.Bowden, ;*JHw Betty. Simpson, Mi'. ilcAipllffe , Mlh Juanita Manhira arid_Mr 'Ronald tPoster,(elocutiovsts). spH© accompaniment? were played'-by Mra W. H,Pprd, .and cars transport of thV|»toy,Were lent tymmv MW ARfi MEN J . : Up in, the* Mackenzie Country . * . 'in winter—thats where men are'men andjippetite* are BIG I. Snow, waistdeep> wind bU>wing.,a gal»—but the cooStdiaefe'» *«*y J»ud:4be food good .On.the rough table stands a »bottle, of .Military fickle, iTes, outdoor mem like Military. Buwa4fßttlek • cfi t \ * \ t 'A^tk«^home i of Mrs Leonard Ao^^gfon' ro»d, 'yesterday 'afternoonj- a'ai exciting teriuis matcii was" play(b| betweeiii - iwo team s of ladies—all the paifß .in' the making sfits in all, many '<>£■ w;hich were contested , ' ; niatch/ 'frith some mterations in ithe personnel <jf the, teams, haq been "fiTayed'; annually for maiay .years, an & ifydy ,onoe. irithin; the 1 past - or six hav& the single ladies won. But tney itritunphed yesterday, by a small .margin. At an interval/ between . sets tea was served under the trees, amongst the flower gardfinsV j The players were; Mesdpmes Leonard ! Clark, B. H. Hennah, Qeorge Aitken, : George Buchanan, -*J. W. Woodhouse, Gferftld Anderson, Geoffrey' H. Kitson, and Misses' Harley, D. Htfkiphreysj Cora Wilding, Sylvia-Pox, B. ■Cracroft -Wilson, Betty Cotterill, Isa-' 'bel Turrell, and Buth Wynn-Williams. ; V . , ' , FAREWELL PARTY. Mis Cyrus Williants, who, with Her husband and daughter, is short' ly {or a. trip to Britain, was the hon- ' oared guest at a pleasant little party, 'arranged by Mrs Herbert Smith, and {held in the reception room at the Canterbury "Women's Club. The 'guests • were,'for the'most part, those who had 'been closely associated Mrs Williams in Bed Cross work' during the war, and all enjoyed the which, lbs Williams said, would be one' ,of her happiest memories during her holiday., ( Those present were s£ra ; Cyn». Williams, Mrs Herbert Smith, Lady Wig? ram,, Mrs Walter Hill, Airs John Ste* venspn, Mrs C. J. Treleaven, Mrs-W. f Byrnes, Mrs E. Peate, Misses Cole and D. Guthrie 4 - - -Jy J.'* ''' ,'t r

j BRIDGE PARTY. : The Canterbury Automobile Association's cosy suite of rooms,in Worcester street was the scene of unwonted gaiety last night, when a large gather|in{j: of guests enjoyed a very pleasant bridge party, organised by Mr.L, M. Wilson and Mr J. S. Hawkes.

! The Automobile Association has recently built, on its grounds at Hanmer Springs, a log-cabin, which will serve as community rooms for campers, and last Slight's enjoyable party was arranged to raise funds for the extinction of the jdebt on the picturesque little building, .which is composed of logs grown on the Forestry Department's reserves. .

; Bridge was played in the large hall, gaily decorated with hydrangeas, and jat 10 o'clock supper was served, i Amongst those present were Mr and Mrs L. M. Wilson, Mrs Richard Anderson, Misses Lily and Ethel Wilson, Mr knd Mrs H. Kennett, Mrs W. S. Bean,: Mr J. S. Hawkes, Misses Morkane (3), Mrs H. Tombs, Miss C. Andrews, Mrs H. A. Gilbert, Mrs F.,-Freed, Mrs J. ;Woodß, Mrs G. W. C. - jSmithson, Miss N. Williams, Miss Neroli Smithson,; Miss Vivienne Thomas, Mrs Cecil Bonning,ton, Mrs H. Barlow, Mr and Mrs, Harry Harley, Miss Margaret Clark, Mr and Mrs W. R. Carey, Mr and Mrs D. E. Wood, Mrs W. 11. Clark, Miss Phyllis Agar, Mr and Mrs C. C. Davis, Mrs , Pan Beese, Mrs H. H. Allison, Mrs ]W. L. Esson, Mrs J. K. Stuart, Mrs N. Kyngdon, Miss Brenda Wilson, Miss Linda Shanks, Miss Marjorie Wilson, Mr anf Mrs A. J. Dunn, Mrs. H. B. Smith, Mrs Boy Mathews, Mrit David Crozier, Miss Doreen Hight, Mr and Mrs G. S. McKenzie, Misses Dorothy and Hilda Lewis, Miss Betty Kiver, , Miss Maisie Harris, Miss Berrie Peacock, Miss May Thacker, Miss Eileerf Wilson, Miss Muriel Boyds, Mrs Ben Anderson, Mrs Geoff roy Curtis, Miss Rita Smith, Miss Winnie Bosindalo, Messrs Alan Smithson, Denis Anderson, jDeiis Johnston, Charles ' Battray, W. Donovan, Colin Stevenson, Hugb Kennett, B. Barrer, H. W. D. Blake, V. Wilson, Frank Biss/Fred Hartley, Beg. Morrow, E. S. Bowk, E. England. < Those who though usable to bo pre-, 'sent assisted tho Association by playing in their own homes, were Mrs Alan. Nicholls,. Mrs E. Hartley, Mrs B. E. 'McDougall, Mrs E. Webb, Mrs I/. Sisson,Mrs Cecil Wood, Mrs Mcddings, Mrs Leslie Meredith-Kaye, 'Mrs H. T. J. Thacker, Mrs Fairclough, Mrs- W. Bean, Mrß E. White, Mrs J. Coop, ' Miss Little, Miss "V, Kirk, Miss Meredith-Kayo, Miss E. Dunsford, Miss-B. James, Mr E. White, Mr and Mrs C. G. Curtis, Miss Curtis, Mra E. Parsonson, Mr and Mrs H» V. Murray, Miss McMillan, Mr and Mrs Y. J. McKibben> Mrs W. M. Everist, Mrs J. 8. Hawjtes, Mrs W. Broadway, Miss Broadway, Mr and-Mra M. S. Brown, i Mra Meßae Peacoek, : . Mr, Gillham, Mr 1 ' land Mrs Eric Beaven, Mrs McOwen, Mißs McOwen, MrandMm. If/Wyatt, Mr and Mrs B. E:' H.' : Whitcombe,* Mr * and Mrt G. Fleetwood, MiW'Bl. 'C.' "Wil-, son, Miss L. 'J. Wilson. PARTIES AT MERIVALE. , At her home, in Rugby'street, yesterday .afternoon, < Mrs Orr held an enjoyable reception in honour of 5 Mrs P. 'A.' Ardagh; * who}? with her.^liueband,, is leavingoext month for a> visit, to Australia, Britain, and Etlrope.' ; Mrs - Orr wore a handsome gown of brown taffeta, patterned in rose-pink in floral design and dragbd with brown laoe. Miss Molly Orr, who as- ■ sisted her mother, wore a pretty frock -tff patterned chiffon, and Mra Ardagh wore a/brown ana white suit and brown rat hat. 1 The drawing-room was decorated with rose?" and carnations, and the dining-room and tea-table with vari■coloured asters. Two ' competitions,, which ir excited mudh. interest, were Won' by -Mrs* B. .0. Petre and Mrs H. . S,WUHawis/ The guests' included Mrs P. a. Ardagh, Lady Ward, Mrs mono, Msa R. G., Mrs E. M. Clark, Mrs A. L. Cropp, Mrs J, A, Redpatb, Mrs J. Eight, Mrs L. H. Miranjo,, Mrs H., 8. Williams,- Mrs G. B. Morgan, Mrs C. R. Kiver, Mrs W. JF. Joynt, Mrs. Alfred Bung; Mias M, Sheridan (Sydney), Misa, Carrie' Morkane, Miss Claire JMorkane, i Miss Doreen' Hflgbt, Miss Moha' Ardagh, ,-MisS N. Buckley, Miss V-. Buckley. In the .evening, Mr. and. Mrs Orr .entertained a number of Dr.' and Mrs Ardagh's a delightful party. The guests included Dr. and Mrs Armagh,-Mr and Mrs K.- M.' -Ollivier, Mr and Mrs Colin Mac Donald, Mr ind Mrs J. N, Greenland, Mr- and Mrs Shirley Wright, Mr -and Mrs Jdseph Dolph, Mr and Mrs H. E. Garth, Mr and Mrs Jatnes Morrison,' MV and Mrs C - ,??f ley A Wrs A. G.- Henderson, Miss -.Molly Orr, Miss Ethel Hume, :Miss' Mina Ward, Messrs W. E. I>.< Bishop, and J. H., Robertson. WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPER* ANCE UNION. The usual fortnightly meeting o£ the Uhristchurcli branfch of the Women's Christian Temperance Union was held on Wednesday. Miss .Henderso'n presided. A vote;of sympathy was passed with' th!e relatives of Mrs Gamble, a member who attended a meeting of"*thto Union tfn December. Temperance facts v, ere, read, whieh showed that owing ,to the speed at which motors travel, it is a recognised fact that-even small quantities of alcohol are injurious - to motor-drivers, and that'a large proportion of 'motor accidents, have been tiaoed »to the use of alcohol in even small quantities. The president .ex-, pressed. regret,.at the transfer to the -Sydenham branch of "Mra Hoddinott,'who was'a regular attendant at -meetings, and -an enthusiastic worked, and 6f Miss Moffat who had moved -to .Greymouth.. One member, Mrs James, was initiated by • T. E< Taylor. • < were invited to attend- the Jubilee Home tea and conoer.t, - arranged, by the Union's senior members', Meidantts Israelson and Pedler, and the garden party to be held at Mrs LovellSmith's hpme early in 1 March, under the management of members. of * the .Riccarton "Y" branch. Miss Goodchild was'elected delegate to the Nelson Dominion Convention in . March. It >,was decided that ;tl». next meeting should, be a social gathering io»welcome, Miss Peach, a visitor from England, member of the W.C.T.TJ. and ., Th« meeting closed with the Benediction. , , " » ' 3 That Iwld^-bad,brigands are not ; characters of the past-has just- been proved. A party of -lioiidaymakers in Greece were recently held to nmscon far IN* «nw ; ot abort £U4OQt

CHOIjMONDELEY memorial HOME.

annual meeting. The annual meeting of the Cholrnondeley Memorial Children's Home was held in the Y.M.C.A. building yesterday afternoon, when there was a good attendance, presided over by Mr Charles Bean. The chairman welcomed back to Christchurch Mrs J. C. Pairman, who recently returned after a trip to Britain. Mr Bean, in proposing the adoption of the annual report and balance-sheet, said that the work done by the Ladies' Committee during the year was beyond praise. The report was comprehensive and the balance-sheet satisfactory. Annual Report.

The thirty-first annual report said that the year 1930 had been most satisfactory. The parents of many of the 168 children- admitted during the course of the year had been unable to contribute any payment towards their board; but through the generosity of subscribers the committee had been able to give holidays to those children, all of whom were greatly in. need of rest and care. Numbers of letters from grateful parents bore witness to their genuine appreciation of the benefit tlfe children derived from their stay at Governor's Bay. , The finances had been helped during the year by a gift from the estate of the late Mrs Ensom, and by the proceeds of a concert, arranged by Mrs J. C. Holmes. Acknowledgment was made of the kindness of Mr Geo. Lancaster who had not only allowed the committee to take through his property the pipes conveying water from: Dr* Pairman's spring, but had also given the- free use of a particularly fine section of ground for a kitchen garden; of Mrs W.- Chrystall, who had presented to the' Home a lawnmower; to Mr Chas. Bean and Mr Geor Callender, who had paid for tho erection of a gate across an open road near the Home; and of the ' Canterbury Women's' Club, which had sent several large parcels &f : clothing, 1 and in December had held a "Gift trod Coin after-* noon," which resulted in £6 5s in cash, as well as clothes, books," toys, and sweets being received.? ; ( ; < Welcome gifts of clothing r had been, received from the Girls' Diocesan' 'As-' sociation, and books and' magazines frad been sent to. the Homp' by Mrs George

Sndthson. - - i '' " .-Tho report .concluded with thanks to the hon. physicians," Drs. Pairman T and , Oilmour, hnd Dr. Pearcy, who had acted during Dr. Pairman'a ' ! absetice; ' to > Messrs Radcliffe and Harris/; who' , had carried parcels of charge; to' , Mr C. Knight for,regular, supply- of , areat; to Messrs Aulsebropk.and C<)'. for ( biscuits and sweets; to the Press Co., for "a . free cqpy, Press"; to Mpssrs > Gordon and, for gifts of papers fnd/ magazines; to .Messrs Barnett, chemists, and,> Shrw>s , for-cariug tof parcels; to Mr B, t J. Lough nan, legaJ :&dvi«6r; .to :WAlter . J&iMoore .pui JBOn, Tfho. trotted; the :injreetments; ".to ij fand pSeekett, s i-tors; -to -the Botary Olubf' All ■' th6se irho had .sent 1 money'.and 1 gifts ' at Christmas. * • ' s 1 * of-receipts and expenr diture shtfwod a 1 credit ■ balance 1 on the Election of CMcett. j J The election of officers resulted as , "follows: %*■""£ „■ President: Mrs Bowen; vice-presidents: Mrs J. C. Pairman, Mrs g, Holland, Mrs J, A. Jlesher; hog. secretary ftQi treasurer: Mrs p., H k ? Wagstaff; committee:. Mesdames ; Chrystall; 6. Way, J. Malingi D6nsley - Wood, and T. Brijttaii; Advisory BoartU , Messrs Charles Bean, G.-Calender, W. G. Jamieson, J. :JJ. , Cuninghanj, G., S. Salter, and J. A. B. Cookson; hon. auditors { Messrs Stewart,* Beckett' tod Company. . , -i • 1 ' General Bteinesa.' f r ' - ■ In discussing mattflirs, of finance for .the current year, : Mt Bean - and Mrs Wagstaff said that it would be necessary to collect fees from those parehts,who could afford to pay towards the maintenance <of their .children\in..the H Tvote of thanks' io the Ladies* Com-' ndttee and to all ,who had helped the work of the,, Home, was carried by acclamatlon. ■% / REPERTORY, SOCIETY. . . V / > /, \>t .* *, The Canterbury Repertory Theatre ' Society intends staging • Galsworthy's ■ three-act play, "The Silver or'a j .season of four nights end of March. The. casto"; includes ,Dx. Bobinßon Hall, Miss-Magdalen HaU,.Mr ; James Young, Miss Dorothy Maginness, ; Mr H. McD. Vincent, Professor L. G. ' Pqeock, Mr P» L. Manaell,, jMiss- J, ' .Heath, Miss Lesley Speight, .Mr 'H. J).' W. Blake, Mr\ William C« Collins, .Mr " Claude Davieß, Mr H. G. Cotteiill,- Mj; - L. le Cren, and others playing; minc(r . parts. * • t, JI * . ■ Miss Kiore King, producer for,,'-the , Society, is making preliminary arrangements for the production of Mftfceflfild's „ "Melldney Hotspur,?' which will ba pre-, '■ seated in June. v- • ■_ 1 f . ) w # CHINA EVENING. . ,/ , k « ■' \■>♦ \* <' *• ~ii\ j Yesterday Mrs T., F. Chambers, at her residence at the School- for „the, iDeaf, Sumner, tendered a china "evening to Mrs Bon. Smith. Cards',- competitions, music, and supper contributed to an enjoyable evening. Mrs : C. L. Allen and Mrs B. Smith. tied, ; for the first competition, the latter winning it, and another was. won, by Miss Sybil East. - Those present, included Mrs T. i. , Chambers,. Mrs, 6. F. • Auen, Mrs - R. , Smith, Mrs S. East, t Mrs .E. ,A. Johnson; Mrs ■ Fountain Mrs H. * Birdling, Mrs R. M» U, L. Allen, Mra E. G. Allen, Misses Enid .and Marjorie Chambers, Dot Mathers, - Sybil East, Joan Wiggins, Ettie Barber, Jessie Jerand. Eileen Sheragrd* Stevens, and Muriel and Eunice' whiv field. ' , r ' { FROCKS AND FURS. , ' ' H. G. Livingstone and Co. have been instructed to hold a second sale of mo'deL frocks and fur ' coats - and' necklets. Last week's sale amazed* the ~ Greater'bargains twere never -seen;" models were sold at from one to two, guineas., .Afternoon gowns, eyeuiibg-, gowns and coats will bet sold regardless of cost. The sale starts at 1 p.m. To-day. - , r - i -6" , "wy .1 ' 'l' 'M n t Mra EUSa of t Wales, England,' has bequeathed ' to.! the;Boyal College of Purgeons^to'found scholarships is memory ; of her & Tf a Pi Mwtoyjin. ,

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'Women's Anzao fellowship at the Lyceum dab. 4 1 Sh6 contributed selections f,VPJrk»_ Qf Scbmuan^ : Chopin, Bach, and Beethoven. < ■ Miss May Watson (Masterton), who was a pupil of Miss Valerie New Zealand, and who hat ing in London under Mt YigjauyiJajigrish and Miss Corliss Pianoforte School, has <ghsafoea gree of L.B.AJtf. She Masterton in February, nft^'will - Miss Betsy lanes (Nelson) has -studying music at the Royal College of Music lor live yeanh tention has been mainly directed towards the rtu4£««£ f tho Violin. l She) gained the Tutors' A.B.G.M. "in .the/ fonrtli, year, past year. she:has taken the Teachers' Training Ceurso for Piatfo Teaching. The Teachers' students have us their pupils the L.C.C. school children Vfho are junior ejhibitioners, . Misslnneshopea to return to New Zealand this year. > >■ The engagement is announced of Miss Nancy Lillian S&aflforS Newnham, of East Sheen, London. Miss Sandford ial the youngest daughter of Mr F. T. Sandford* Offleer at New Zealand House, and ,Htji sgutfr xord. ■- The wedding is to take plaoft iq , Miss Christina Jefferson (puncdin), aitor spending two months m Devon, came up to London is now staying for a iew weeks i£ Hampshire.' *;» '> is A. quiet wedding wad St. John's, Latimer Bquitfe, Recently,' the' Jftevy J. F Coursey officiating, ; when younger , daughter tha late.Mrand yonhgMt; Mr . and /Mrs W. rbadr; Timaru. The church' waa p«ttily decorated b\ friends of the • The "bride, who was given away, by ;,bdr brothe^ifctr* Staph®** ja graceful ", iErdck^" ".or powder-blue georgette, with drooping hat . <jf blue teawer-w&gttt and shoes to,-topV. VBlte> of choice pink ."flowers.' .>. Mua Ella tintith attended her Bister, wearing an aukle-leqgth frock of lemon patterned georgette with lemon felt hat and-shoes of.jthe same shade. Her in ton&s «f lemon Thedutites .tiffs best man-wpre cairied out by Mr Leslie Andrew, biothc* of the bridegroom/" The bride was ■married from th'e 'borne'of her aunt;" Mrs Mounsey, St- • Albanai and the wedding reception .was held "Bftllantynea," where Mrs K Latham, -Xautjston, - also aunt" of the bride, and. Mrs Moiinsev acted as hosMra .wore a handsome black frock - relieved with beige and< wide • black with'multi-coloured, georgette. Mrs Mounseyta frook' wan "$/ "My,'georgette^tfr^tpacliefr~*£afand yjier rwwry, Bangkok straw. nibthe* of the' bridegroom,? corded silk coat \fith a black she carried a striking bouquet " in •iJ'zsr now spending ,£SOOO a j vear-in taking children to and front school. This is

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