NEWS FOR WOMEN

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24901, 14 June 1946, Page 2

NEWS FOR WOMEN

CURRENT NOTES

The Rev. W. Wisdom, vicar Of Sumner, and Mrs Wisdom and family will leave New Zealand on the Rangitata next week for the united Kingdom. The president (Mrs H. S. S. Kyle) presided at the recent monthly meeting of the Riccarton sub-branch of the Plunket Society. A cheque froin the building comnjiitee for £229 8s was handed im Nurse Prichett’s report for the month was as follows:—attendance at rooms, four whole days, three halfdays; visits to homes, 53; visits td rooms, adults 162, babies 161; new cases, 9. Winter-flowering plants and berries was the subject of an address given by Mr W. J. Humm at the monthly meeting of the gardening circle of the Home Economics Association. The convener (Mrs G. Garten) presided. Prize-winners were as follows: bowl of mixed flowers, Mrs Hood-Williams 1, Miss Hood-Williams 2; single chrysanthemum, Mrs G. Garton 1. Mrs L. B. Stevens presided at the monthly meeting of the Fendalton subbranch of the Plunket Society. Nurse Pritchett’s, report for May was as follows:—attendance at rooms, four whole days, four half-days; visits to homes, 39- visits to rooms: adults 153, babies 147, pre-school children 10, new cases 10. A display of luncheon and tea dishes by members of the Home Economics Association was an interesting feature of the monthly afternoon social of the women’s section of the Christchurch Returned Services’ Association. Songs were sung by Mrs Sydney Jones and Mrs Tristram Willcox, accompanied by Mrs Clifton-Mogg. In appreciation of her services as accompanist throughout the year, Mrs Clifton-Mogg was presented with a book by members of the committee.

Life for the housewife in Chengtu is very primitive, according to Miss Agnes Moncrieff, who recently returned from China and who was the guest speaker at a meeting of the Travel Club yesterday. All water had to be drawn from a well, said Miss Moncrieff. She could remember having seen only one tap in the community. Almost always baths were not connected with a waste pipe, and the water had to be emptied out by hand. The household supply of hot water Was very much a hit-or-miss affair. There was no butter for cooking, and rape seed oil had to be used. . Coffee was made ’ from cereals.

At the monthly meeting of the St. Albans sub-centre of the Red Cross Society, held recently, Mrs J. Lorimer presided over a large attendance /of members. It was reported that £33 had been spent on tinned food for Britain _ during the last few weeks. This food, together with more than 100 tins brought in by members, has been sent to the depot for packing; During the afternoon a talk was given by Miss J. England, who has recently returned to New Zealand after six years of war work. At the outbreak of war she enlisted in England as a nursing sister. Her experiences in hospitals in England, France, and the Mediterranean area made an interesting story. Mrs Lorimer *then introduced her daughter, Miss Betty Lorimer, M.8.E., of the South-east Asia Command, who recently arrived by air from Calcutta. Miss Lorimer gave a resume of her trip from Calcutta to New Zealand, and commented on the maximum of comfort and speed of air travel to-day. Miss Joan Hewett, an English novelist, who will be well known through her books to many Christchurch residents, has just completed a short tour of the South Island, in search of material for a travel book which she will write soon. Miss Hewett, who has been living in Auckland since 1939. intends to leave New Zealand for South Africa towards the end of this year. About one-third of her book Will be devoted to life in New Zealand and other sections will deal with South Africa. and Australia. Apart from writing several novels while she has been living in New Zealand, Miss Hewett has also done free lance work for magazines and newspapers in the North island. Her novels include “A Divorce has Been Arranged,” “Weekend Rhapsody,” “The Late Mr Early,” “Dare to TrespssS,” and “Frost in September.” Miss Hewett intends to revisit Christchurch before She leaves New Zealand. I

At the annual meeting of the Papa-nui-Merivale sub-branch of the Plunket Society, held in thfrdPapanui Plunket rooms, the following officers were elected:—president, Mrs J. Fefrier; Vice-presidents, Mesdames B. E. H. Whitcombe, L. A. Bennett, Ronald Jameson, C. Wilson. W. M. Satterthwaite, and J. W. Huggins; honorary Secretary, Miss Margaret C. Bain; as-sistant-honorary secretary, Mrs C. G. Collins; honorary treasurer, Mrs H. Wvatt; committee, Mesdames L M. Wilson, D. Pullon, G. Holder, R. Chapman. V. Mathews, J. N. Macdonald, E. Wooler, H. S. Feast. L. G. Amos, and Max Mills. Nurse Macmillan’s report for the year is as follows*—new cases 218; visits to homes 511; visits to Papanui rooms, babies .3392, mothers 3630: pre-school visits 333; pre-school children under supervision 178. KIDDIES love "HOLLY” Oattneal or Rolled oats, the new process pre-cooked Breakfast Cereals with the delicious nutty flavour. "Hblly” Oatmeal or Rolled Oats at all stores. Advt. Glamorise and decorate the cakes you bake at home! Silver horseshoes, bells, leaves, flowers, etc., for cake decorations obtainable in any quantity from Ethne’s, Hereford Court. Advt. Cold water tints or boiling dyes—the famous FAIRY DYES from Scotland. Sold in glass tubes. Easy to use —safe—certain. Obtainable at ail stores. Advt.