For Woman

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23963, 2 June 1943, Page 5

For Woman

(jI'KKENT NOTES

Through the generosity of Mrs Alex. t Moore and her band of workers, a •« of naoier mache utensils has been to the St, John Ambulance P r ?-,otarv aids for use in their minia- , hospital ward. This miniature rd has been set up for the purpose J training voluntary aids. VpWS has been received by Mrs Knox J,!, er 0 f the wedding in Cairo of her G1 ,‘agr daughter. Jean Lindsay Knox, • Sergeant Lawrence James to ftin R.A.A.F., son of Mr and Mrs o V Martin. “Widgewe,” Goondiwindi, Lensland. The wedding was solemnH u j e a t All Saints’ Cathedral on May fhV Padre Major Dawson. The bride ■it overseas with the first party of TRAC’s, and Miss Audrey Holdgate, Vother New Zealand W./..A.C., sang a jo during the ceremony. Miss Rose Jaboolian (New York ritv) who came to New Zealand last Member to join the staff of the Amei?an Red Cross Services’ Club in Auckland, is at present visiting Christhiirch Miss Jaboolian was a social Worker before the war, and is at pre.nt on the staff of the American Red rvnss Services’ Club in Wellington, Hown as the Cecil Club, which she helped to organise in March. The appointment has been announced w Mrs R S. Trevella as women’s personnel officer to th" National Service n'nartment, a position which was forSy held by the late Mrs F. M. S=wart Mrs Trevella will deal with f h l « registration ot women for essential Irk and their direction into indus♦rv She has been a member of the Women's War Service Auxiliary since its inception, and was a member of hj« Women’s Unemployment Commiti e which was organised in 1929. for shout five years. She was an unsuccessful candidate in the last election of the North Canterbury Hospital Board. The following officers were elected at (he annual meeting of the Beckenham Ladies’ Bowling Club:—President, Mrs C Dann; past president, Mrs A. Carrell; vice-president, Mrs G. McDonald; honorary secretary, Mrs G. F. Madsen; treasurer, Mrs R. McLean; committee, Mesdames Shanahan, White, Sampson, and Neave; centre delegate, Mrs E. White; match committee, Mesdames McDonald, White, and Wardlaw; social committee, Mesdames Sweeney, White, Hampton, Dale, Bromley, and Wllkinlon. The third annual meeting of the Cashmere Garden Club was presided over by Mrs N. G. Mitchell. The annual report showed that the club had enjoyed a successful year. Officers elected were:—President, Mrs Mitchell; vice-president, Mrs S. V. Massey and Mrs M. Bunt; secretary, Mrs R. E. Bates; treasurer. Mrs F. Bowron; committee. Mesdames W. N. Thomson, B, A. Barren. J. Inwood, and T, Hawkes. WEDDING CAKES. Ethne Tosswill is happy to be able to announce that she still has stocks available of e cry thins necesssry for the complete Wedding Cake. Order yours early at Ethne Tosswill’s. 123 A Cashel street. —8

OBITUARY

MRS A. DUNCAN Mr? Dolce Ann Duncan, a former lady editor of the “Canterbury Times,' 1 die' in Christchurch on Monday at the age of 81 years. She was the widow of Mr Andrew Duncan, who was district traffic manager at Wellington, and later at Auckland for some years, Before her marriage Mrs Duncan was Miss Dolce Cabot, a member of a wellknown South Canterbury family of pioneers, who had come from Jersey. Channel Islands. Mrs Duncan was educated in Christchurch end was an active member of the Canterbury branch of the Federation of University Women. While litfin? in Auckland she helped to launch the monthly magazine known as the "Mirror." She had lived in Christchurch for about 16 years.