For WOMEN

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23967, 7 June 1943, Page 2

For WOMEN

CURRENT NOTES

Her Excellency Lady Newall, as Commandant-In-Chief of the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps, was presented with' a gold badge of the Corps by Mrs V. E. Jowett, Chief Commander, at a ceremony held at Government House on Saturday. Senior Commander D, Hawkins (Northern Military District), Senior Commander White (Central Military District). Senior Commander J. Erwin (Southern Military District), and Junior Commander O. Bowron (Central Military District), paraded at the head of 205 W.A.A.C. officers, and other ranks. After the presentation Lady Newall addressed the assembly and inspected the parade. The ceremony, which was to have been on the lawns, was held in the ballroom owing to bad weather. Senior officers were presented to their Excellencies and were later entertained at afternoon tea. The firm of Messrs John Burns and Co., Ltd., entertained nearly 500 members of the armed forces at afternoon tea and tea at the Welcome Club on Saturday and after an enjoyable dance St. Albans War Workers served supper. Yesterday the Richmond Hill Golf Club and the Sumner Tennis Club were hosts for afternoon tea, tea, and supper, and a concert programme was provided by the Bessie Macdonald School of Dancing. Since receiving friendly letters and gift parcels from New Zealand, the first they have had from anybody m the three years they have been fighting, the recipients, Polish soldiers in the Middle East, have written thanking the senders in Wellington, who are members of the Polish Army League at Eastbourne. The letters contain overwhelming thanks and reveal the yearning these men have to be remembered by somebody, as they have had no word from their relatives in Poland and do not know if they are Ijving or dead. An at home was held by the New Zealand Women’s Association at the Rembrandt Hotel, London, some weeks ago. It was ■ the first since the war began, and was a distinct success. Many members attended and' friends who had not met for some time exchanged news. Mrs W. J. Jordan, wife of the High Commissioner, received the guests, and, in a short speech, she said that the association was fortunate to have as honorary secretary Miss Stella Murray (Christchurch); Miss Murray was a hard and efficient worker with the association’s interests at heart. Mrs Jordan said that every New Zealander in hospital in England had received a book of stamps and a card from the association as a Christmas gift. Among those at the reception was Miss A. E. Evans, who has been living in Wales for more than two years and was paying a visit to London. Another visitor from the country was Mrs K. A, M. Macandrew. On March 27, at St. Cuthbert’s Episcopal Church, Colinton, England, the marriage took place of Captain Conrad Stanton Harcourt, R.A., elder son of Mr and Mrs Stanton Harcourt, 48 Hob. son street, Wellington, and Miss Jennie Theodore Ivory, younger daughter of the late Mr James Ivory and of Mrs Ivory, Laverockdale House, Colinton, Edinburgh. WEDDING CAKES. Ethne TosswilJ is happy to be able to announce that she stiil has stocks available of e erything necessary foi the complete Wedding Cake. Ordei yours early at Ethne Tosswill’s. 123 A Cashel street —8 rGOLDEN WEDDING MR AND MRS A. BAILEY Mr and Mrs Arthur Bailey, Sandy. Knolls, will celebrate to-day the fiftieth anniversary of their wedding. They were married on June 7, 1893, at Springston by the Rev. E. R. Otway and the Rev. W. F. Knowles, and will celebrate their golden wedding to-day in the Memorial Hall, Rolleston, the erection of which Mr Bailey helped to bring about. At the time of their marriage Mr and Mrs Bailey were both Sunday School superintendents. Mrs Bailey, formerly Miss Agnes Powell, was organist at the Springston Church while her husband was leader of the choir. Mr Bailey has vivid memories of the old hunting days in Canterbury following the Christchurch Hunt Club’s hounds, for he was one of the first members of the club, and rode till 1901, when he left Springston to manage a station at Hawera. Mr Bailey was the first captain of the Waimakariri Mounted Rifles. He had an auctioneering and land and estate business in Christchurch. He believes that he is the oldest living auctioneer who sold at Addington. For some years he and his family lived at Akatore Station, near Milton. In the Bailey family there have been many golden and diamond weddings. Four of Mr Bailey’s brothers have already celebrated their golden weddings, both Mr and Mrs Bailey’s par-, ents had golden weddings, and there have been two diamond wedding celebrations in Mr Bailey’s family. Mr and Mrs Arthur Bailey have three daughters, two sons, and 12 grandchildren,