NEWS FOR WOMEN

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24906, 20 June 1946, Page 2

NEWS FOR WOMEN

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The death has occurred of the Queen’s sister-in-law, the Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, at Shovelstrode Manor, Sussex. She married, in 1908, a brother of the Queen, Lord Glamis, the eldest son of the previous Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne.— London, June 18. The following officers were elected at the annual meeting of the Christchurch Free Kindergarten Association held yesterday:—patroness, Mrs H. T. J. Thacker; president, Mrs A. Keith Hadfield; vice-presidents, Mesdames G. Aitken, L. W. McCaskill, and I. Thomas; secretary-treasurer, Mrs I. O. Shepard; honorary auditors, Messrs Tosswill, George and Company; honorary architect, Mr W. H. Trengrove, honorary solicitor, Mr G. S. Salter.

“We are at the point in our country’s history when we are asking for immigration to keep our country going. Yet according to Government reports we are losing 15,000 to 20,000 lives annually by abortion.’’ said Miss Mary McLean, the guest speaker at an afternoon social held yesterday by the Catholic Women’s League. If immigrants were brought in it was up to the women to have a say in the standard of morals, education, and health that was coming into the country, said Miss McLean. The women of New Zealand should see that these standards were kept up. The following officers were elected at the annual meeting of the Boys’ Gordon Hall Ladies’ Auxiliary:—president, Mrs O. Graham; past president, Mrs W. Foster; vice-presidents, Mrs A’Court and Mrs Calder; secretary, Mrs Q. Read; treasurer, Mrs McLea; committee, Mrs Tolchard and Mrs Cook.

The president (Mrs A. Keith Hadfield) presided yesterday at the annual meeting of the Christchurch Free Kindergarten Association. The meeting was held at the Sunbeam Kindergarten, Which was opened 25 years ago. and which was the first kindergarten in Christchurch. It was reported that the Waimairi County Council had bought St. Barnabas’ School Hall and was going to make it into a kindergarten for Fendalton. It was also reported that T. J. Edmonds, Ltd., had given to the association a section in Ferry toad. The new Woolstoh kindergarten building is to be erected on this site. A talk on the work of the association was given by the principal. Miss R. Wilkie. The Mayoress (Mrs F. Hardy Cookson), who was welcomed by the president, emphasised the need for kindergartens, and spoke of their value in training students to understand the individual child. The Mayoress then presented diplomas to the following students, who recently passed their final examination:—Misses B. Franklin. D. Stevens. V. Wilson. E. Foote, and E. McPherson. Talks on the recent kindergarten teachers’ refresher course in Dunedin were given by three directors. Misses M. Suckling. F. Holland, and M. Gardner Miller. Piano solos were played by Miss Diana Stevens.

“It is time that more women in this city took part in civic life,” said Miss Mary McLean, when she spoke yesterday at an afternoon social arranged by members of the sewing circle of the Catholic Women’s , League. “I know that the women in the home who are rearing their families are doing the thing that is important to the Empire and to us as human beings. But the rest of us should take part -in civic life,” continued Miss McLean. “There are things coming into our lives that threaten or challenge the voice of the Woman in the home. They also challenge some of the principles upon which our civilisation was built. Because she should -protect these things and her home, woman should come info civic life.” Miss McLean also urged that more thought be given to the position of elderly people in the city. “You will admit that this is an age in which, for some reason or other, there is not very much place for old people,” she said. An appeal to friends of the New Zealand Girl Guide Movement to help to raise, outside the movement, £lO,OOO to purchase a house for the training of guide leaders, furnish it and maintain it for the first year, is being made by the Dominion executive of the movement. The association cannot raise the money within the Girl Guide Movement, as it has just completed an appeal for funds for overseas relief work. For this purpose alone guides earned £3500 and during the war years had other Dominion efforts for patriotic purposes, by which £6700 was raised. This made a total handed over for outside purposes of £10,200, Apart from this the association has sent hundreds of cases of new and used clothing, tinned foods, sewing and medical materials and other goods for British and European relief work to an estimated value of £lOOO. The Dominion Commissioner for Training. Miss Mona Burgin, is at present in England on a refresher course in youth leadership, and Imperial Headquarters has promised the New Zealand association the services of an English guide trainer next year. The annual meeting of the Riccarton Garden Club was held at the home of Mrs R. A. Ambridge, Puriri street. A presentation was made to Mrs Ambridge, the retiring president. The following officers were elected:—president, Mrs W. Milne Shand; vice-presi-dents, Mrs R. A. Ambridge and Mrs R. T. Tosswill; honorary secretary. Miss M. Powell; honorary treasurer, Mrs H. B. Duckworth; committee, Mesdames F. A. Wagner, R. K. Merton, Arthur Stewart, C. J. Williamson, J. R. Templin, and J. Barrett. It was decided to give a donation to the Crippled Children Society and the Riccarton subcentre of the Red Cross Society. Prizes were presented as follows:—Merton Challenge Cup, Mrs R. T. Tosswill, run-ner-up, Mrs Thomas; Templin Challenge Cup, Mrs'J. L. Hay, runner-up, Mrs R. S Kent; decorative—class A. Mrs N. S. Cramond 1, Mrs Arthur Stewart 2; cut flowers —class A, Mrs C. G. Manhire 1, Mrs D. Egan 2; decorative—class B, Mrs H. M. Taylor 1, Mrs A. E. Hough 2; cut flowers—class B, Mrs J. L. Hay 1, Mrs H. M. Taylor 2. CONSTANCE GEE Millinery Salon, 679 Colombo street, are reducing all their ready-to-wear millinery by 10/during the stock-taking period. Good selections of youthful and matrons’ styles to choose from. Advt.

THE ESSENCE OF GOOD TASTE. In dress it’s the art of harmony in colour and style, in gardening it’s the blending of colours with seasonable changes, but in cooking in all seasons, the essence of good taste is always Stevens “Cathedral” Brand for “Cathedral” Brand is richer per dbop, more flavour per bottle, more value for money. Sold by all grocers. Advt.