CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28258, 22 April 1957, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

The Richmond Plunket Mothers’ Club held its annual meeting recently, when Mrs Harris welcomed Mrs Jacobsen, who presided at the meeting. The following officers were elected:— President, Mrs Rhind; vice-presi-dent, Mrs Harris; secretary, Mrs Lindsay; treasurer, Mrs Douglas; committee, Mesdames Bradding, Searl. Atkins, Mitchell, Carpenter, Mcllrvy, Thacker, and Hooper. Mrs J. Gibson presided at the April meeting of the New Brighton Townswomen’s Guild, when three new members were welcomed. Monthly competitions were judged by Mrs Abbott, who later spoke to the members of her life in India.

Competition winners at the recent annual meeting of the Stewart’s Gully branch of the Women’s Division of Federated Farmers were as follows: Mesdames Hall, Pester, Adams, Bell. Howell. Whitham. Officers elected were: President, Mrs O. Hawright; vice-presidents, Mrs R. Smith and Mrs Pester; secretary, Mrs D. Roper; treasurer, Mrs A. Phipps; sick visitors, Mesdames R. Smith. Wrigglesworth, Howell and Purves; committee, Mesdames Cawood, Adams Bell, Howell and Hall.

“Red Cross members who worked at the headquarters of the North Canterbury centre during the last war will have been deeply grieved when they heard of the death of Miss Jane Donnelly,” says a report from a meeting of the centre. “For many years she worked indefatigably for the Red Cross, acting as secretary for the South Island V.A.D. Council, V.A.D. committee and the Prisoner - of - War Departmenx After her retirement, Miss Donnelly could always be relied on to assist the Red Cross in any emergency or appeal, and her work was done with the utmost efficiency and skill. Those who were privileged to know her as a friend always enjoyed her understanding, her sense of justice, and her never-failing wit. These same friends will always cherish memories of her warm personality and miss her ready response to all requests for help with the service of the Red Cross,” says the report.