CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume C, Issue 29502, 2 May 1961, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

, Christchurch Wahine Club. 4 —The second hui of the

Christchurch Wahine Club J was held recently when more than 100 members and 34 , visitors attended. The vice-

president (Mrs E. Blazey) presided, and was installed by the chief wahine (Mrs

Joan Bissett). Mrs Guy Man- * nering gave a talk on her journey up the Colorado t river and rapids. This was illustrated by slides. Mrs S. . Rustin gave vocal items, and Mrs S. Nesbit gave a pianoforte solo. A judo display was given by ‘‘Juanita and Pauline” of the Can-Am-Ju Club, and compered by Mrs J. Feilding. Humorous sketches f were given by Mesdames S. Naysmith, N. McPherson, B ■ Kennedy, N. Hamilton and E. Pickles The club’s choir * gave items, accompanied by Mrs B. Williams, and conducted by Mrs E. Pickles. West of England Women’s Association.—Mrs M Lc»an presided at the recent

twenty-third birthday party ' of the West of England Women’s Association. Humorous sketches were given by

Mesdames M. Logan. E. Garlick. A. Rhodes, G. Trueman.

M. Watts and E. Emerson. Mrs M. Campion was the accompanist for community singing. The birthday eake. made and decorated by Mrs A Sweetmore, was cut by Mrs A Easterbrook. Southland High School Old Girl*.—Members of the Christchurch branch of the

Southland Girls' High School

Old Girls’ Association enter- •' tained the school's future headmistress .Miss E. C. R. Wilson), recently, before she left for Southland The occasion was the branch’s first function for 1961, and took « the form of a buffet tea in the Overseas League rooms. The president (Mrs C. * Lawrie) presided and proposed a toast to absent friends. Letters were read

from Mesdames V. Campion • and J Mann (London), P.

Newick (Malaya), and Miss g P. Lopdell (Berlin). Mrs D. Mcßae proposed a toast to , the school. Slides of New - Zealand were shown, and a • novel birthday cake, featur- » ing the school badge and hat , band, was cut / ?