FROM DAY TO DAY

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 44, 15 November 1940, Page 4

FROM DAY TO DAY

News And Notes From Town And Country Wellington Spinsters’ Club. The Spinsters’ Club in Wellington lias now acquired its own premises situated al: 15 Manners SI reel, I Southern Colledge studioi. The new rooms are airy, light and commodious and will be in use as from Sunday. The members felt that witli the increased attendances of men of the forces al their club gatherings lite lime had come when larger premises were a necessity.

Ninety-seven Years Old. Hearty congratulations ou her ninetyseventh birthday wen? received on Wednesday by Miss M. Parsons, Waugh* mii. Born in Nottinghamshire. England, she came to New Zealand 7b years ago witli her father and younger sisters and brothers. Her father took up land in Hawke's Bay, but. during the .Maori Wars the family had to live in Napier. Miss Parsons has lived in Wanganui for -It) years and despite her age attends church every (Sunday and goes tv meetings of the Methodist. Womens Auxiliary. On Wednesday the day was spent happily at. home with a gathering of nieces and great-nieces.

Popular Mistress to Retire. A popular mistress at the Napier Girls’ 'High School. M'iss A. M. Andersen, has resigned her position as home science mistress after 22 years with the .school-anil will leave at the odd of the year. Tribute, to her work was paid by Miss E. M. McCarthy, who said that during the earthquake Miss Andersens efforts were untiring and the school owed much to her for its quick recovery. At a meeting of the Napier Secondary Education Board, a vote, of appreciation was passed to Miss Anderson for her work. .

Mrs. P. Fraser at Bazaar. Mrs. P. Fraser, wife of the Prime Minister, performed tho opening ceremony at the annual parish bazaar of St. Anne's Church, Northland, on Wednesday afternoon. -Mrs. Fraser commended the ladies’ guild on carrying on with the bazaar when other demands such as war work took up so much time nowadays. Mrs. 1’ raser was welcomed by the vicar, the Rev. ,T. E. Ashley-Jones and received a posy of flowers from a small girl. Later, with the Rev. and Mrs. Ashley-Jones and others in tho official party she inspected the stalls and was entertained at afternoon tea.

Also present were. Mrs. Chalker, president of the ladies’ guild, Mrs. P. Stevens, secretary, and Mrs. Housa. Stallholders were: Oakes, Mesdames Rastall, Macindoe, Miss F. Jones: sewing. Mrs. Taylor and guild helpers; produce, Mesdames M iikinson, Hill, Platt: children’s. Mesdames Roebuck, Cameron, Deaconess Saunders. Miss Coxon: sweets, Mesdames Cotterell, Swiney; books and ices, .Mrs. Weaver. Women Conductors’ Uniforms. The latest issue of the “Tramways Journal,” Wellington, contains some interesting illustrations of the uniforms adopted by Britain’s Transport Services for the women who are carrying out the work of conductors during the wa r.

The uniforms are neat and becoming, and vary in the different cities. Liverpool’s women conductors wear a uniform consisting of a single-breasted tunic, fingertip-length, with red piping on shoulder straps and cuffs. The greatcoats are of dark navy wool gabardine. The London Passenger Transport Services have a single-breasted tunic, buttoned right up to the neck and finished with a round, collar piped at. the edges. They are made of dark grey worsted material, and Hie caps are in french kepi style. In Sheffield the women wear a uniform consisting of a jacket and skirt made of dark blue serge with a lighter blue piping on the edges of the epaulets and the round crown of the cap. Southport's women conductors wear trousers. Their tunics have Iwo breast pockets and leather-faced cuffs.