NEWS FOR WOMEN

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24905, 19 June 1946, Page 2

NEWS FOR WOMEN

CURRENT NOTES

Mrs R. V. White and a group of her friends who for many years have knitted and sewn garments for children in Dr. Barnardo’s Homes in England have received from the National Club knitting circle a large assortment of beautifully knitted garments. These, together with other garments made by members of Mrs White’s circle, will soon be sent to England for distribution.

After the departure from Auckland of the Monterey, due on June ’2B, and the' Mariposa, expected on July 1, the remaining dependants of United States servicemen will be handled by the American Legation, which will take over the responsibility from the United States Army. The Monterey left San Francisco at 10 p.m. last Thursday to embark 100 dependants in New Zealand and several high priority commercial passengers.— (P.A.) At a recent meeting of the Sunlight League Health Camp Committee, a motion of sympathy was passed with Mrs E. Friedlander, a member of the committee, in the death of her husband. A motion of sympathy was also passed with Mrs Friedlander at yesterday’s meeting of the Friends of St. Helens, of the committee of which Mrs Friedlander is a member.

Miss May Wilson, Rugby street, who has been living in England for the last 22 years, returned to Christchurch yesterday. Miss Wilson, who is a sister of Mrs R. W. Anderson, was largely instrumental in raising funds for the Adeline Turner Nurses’ Rest Home at Sumner. She is also well known for her war work during the 1914-18 war. The president (Mrs A. C. Sandston) presided at the annual meeting of the Friends of St. Helens, held yesterday. The president, secretary (Mrs J. Lorimer) and treasurer (Mrs Arthur Rose), and sitting members of the committee were re-elected.

At the annual general meeting of the North Christchurch Garden Club a presentation was made to Mrs E. J. Ward, who is retiring after having been secretary of the club for five years. Presentations were also made to Mrs A. E. G. Lyttle and Miss Ida Thompson in appreciation of their work as judge and competition steward respectively.

The Friends of St. Helens, at their annual meeting yesterday, decided to ask the Government to permit the sending of dried milk and honey in bulk to the Queen Charlotte Hospital in London. It was also decided to protest against the amount of honey being used in the manufacture of sweets. Members stated that it was impossible to buy honey in . the shops. Concern that the building of the new St. Helens Hospital in Christchurch was being held in abeyance was expressed by members at the annual meeting of the Friends of St. Helens yesterday. It was decided that the Minister of Health (the Hon. A.- H. Nordmeyer) be written to, urging that the position be improved; and also that Miss Mabel Howard, M.P., be asked to make representations on the subject in Parliament. The deputy-chairman (Dr. J. H. Blakelock) presided at .the recent monthly meeting of the Sunlight League Health Camp Committee. Dr. E. Douglas Pullon was welcomed as the representative on the committee of the local division of the British Medical Association. A welcome was also given to Mr A. M. Hosking, who recently returned from war service.

The following candidates passed a first aid examination held at St. John Ambulance headquarters last week: — Mesdames Catherine M. Aitken, Isabel Batchelor, Misses Eva Cannard, Lesley Davies, Neroli Gillingham, Flora Qladys Stubbington, and Kathleen Yemm.

A tribute to the work of Miss Jean Begg was paid yesterday by Miss Betty Lorimer when she spoke to the Friends of St. Helens about her work on the staff of the Young Women’s Christian ‘ Association welfare for servicemen organisation. “It was Miss Begg’s amazing energy, her ability to travel, and her ability to work 20 hours a day, which made our Organisation what it is,” said Miss Lorimer. By the time they arrived at Singapore Miss Begg had established a reputation that nothing but the best was good enough for the Y.W.C.A. “People said, ‘there’s one building Miss Begg won’t be able to get, that is Raffles Hotel,’ ” continued Miss Lorimer. In Singapore many persons from internment camps in Java and Sumatra were beginning to arrive. “We needed somewhere to put them, so we took over Raffles Hotel,” said Miss Lorimer. Lady Wigram, who has been patroness of the Canterbury Aero Club since its inception, gave a short address to members at the annual meeting last evening. Sir Henry Wigram and herself had been interested in flying before the 1914-18 war, before most of those present were born, she said. Her husband’s ideas on flying, expressed in the Upper House, were classed as “mad”; but all his dreams had now been realised. She was thrilled to see the Chamber of Commerce room filled with young flyers, who would derive such exhilaration from travel in the air where* so much initiative was encouraged. As she left the meeting Lady Wigram presented a cheque for £2O tq the club. PRE-COOKING preserves that Delicious Nutty Flavour In “HOLLY” OATMEAL or Rolled Oats. Your grocer stocks delicious “Holly” Oatmeal—the new breakfast cereal—cooks in two minutes. Advt Make an appointment on Klexema Telephone, 34-566, and benefit by specific treatment of skin and scalp troubles. Address: Triangle Buildings, 281 High street Advt.