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Red Cross Party. A party was held recently at the Red Cross rooms for the purpose of raising' funds towards the "Housewife's" Stall at the forthcoming bazaar. The hostess for the evening was Mrs. A. E. Ivin, who was assisted by Mrs. Hill and Miss Holmes., Games, music, and dancing were enjoyed by about forty friends and members, and 3 there were several novel competitions.' The. supper tables looked most attractive, the white cloths being trellised with scarlet crepe paper and bowls of winter berries in the same cheery colour placed at intervals. Missionary Auxiliary. The annual, meeting of the Wesley branch of the Methodist Women's Missionary Auxiliary was held in the church parlour on Tuesday. Mrs. E. O. Blamires presided over a fair attendance. A comprehensive report was -presented by the secretary; Mrs. B. O. Stokes, who stated that the year's work had been very satisfactory, the amount of over £85 having been raised for home and foreign mission work. Deep regret was expressed at the death of Mrs. H. E. Pacey, a former president, and thanks for her long service in missionary work were given. A bouquet of flowers was presented to Mrs. Blamires and afternoon tea was served by the hostesses for the afternoon, Mesdames Howe, Rowe, and Webb. The election of officers, which was taken by the Rev. Percy Paris, resulted as follows:—President, Mrs. E. O Blamires; vice-presidents, Mesdames J. Rowe, W. E. Howe, and R. S. Maunder; secretary, Mrs. B. O. Stokes; assistant secretary, Miss Sutherland; treasurer, Mrs. T. M. Pacey. Unique 40-carat Pink Beryl. Queen Mary has inspected the specimen pink beryl in possession of a •llatton Garden dealer, which 'experts consider unique. She greatly admired the beauty of the stone, states a London paper. The attention of her Majesty was drawn to the discovery of the gem through the report in the "Daily Telegraph," and she expressed a wish to see it. Accordingly, Mr. Louis Kornister, the dealer in precious stones, who was closely associated with the find, took the beryl to . Marlborough House. The stone, which weighs nearly 40 carats, was bought by a firm of city jewellers. Its old-fashioned setting was broken" up and the gem, covered with grime and dirt passed into the hands of a Hatton Garden dealer. It was not until the stone had been cleaned that its true qualities were revealed. Winners Comgtmtulated. At the meeting of the Wellington Nursing Division of the St. John Ambulance held.on Monday evening, Miss A. E. Bates, lady divisional superintendent, congratulated those members who had been successful at the recent Corps Competitions. The following are the names of the winning team for the Wellington Hardware Association Cup:—Miss H M. Walker (leader), Misses M. Win, R Claridge, and A. Torkington. The Dutton Cup (a competition for two members drawn oh the night of the competition) was won by Miss H. M. Walker, of the Wellington division, and Miss M. Carroll, of the Wellington South Nursing Division. Miss H. M. Walker also came second in the "Miss M. T. Griffiths" Cup, and the following three members came third in the "Mrs. Waters" Rose Bowl: —Miss H. M. Walker (leader). Misses Whyte-Hille and Win. Members were reminded of the annual re-exam-ination to be taken by Dr. Kronfeld. Surgeon, on Monday evening. August 7. Public duties performed by members during the last fortnight were handed to the secretary. Miss Thompson, lady divisional superintendent of the recently-formed Railway Nursing Division, was present, and was interested watching members at squad work and also at triangular and roller bandaging. Cinema and Dancing Party. An enjoyable evening was recently spent by members of the E.S.U. Younger Circle and their friends who attended a picture party at the Regent Theatre. After the picture they returned to the club rooms for supper and dancing. Committee members present were Misses Joyce Brown, Barbara Joyce Phelan, Unity Jones, Peggy Hyams, and Messrs. S. Home, S. Groom, K. Bowden, and W. Mehaney. Among the others were Mr. and Mrs. iA. Herd, Misses Lorna Baxter, Nancy j Walls, Shirley Spears. Margaret Monro, • Lorna Mclntyre, Joyce Chote, Elisabeth Hunter, Stephenie Pearce. Gen " Wooller, Molly Withers, Lorna Finlayson, Dawn Hill, Nola Lawson, May Burt, Betty Jones. Margaret Cooke, Isobel Clark, Mildred Harris, Muriel Hunt, Colleen Scolon, Howie, V. Pay. Margaret Patterson, and Messrs Bryan Boyd, Robert Pattinson, Derek Coch*rane, Mark Lomas, Hunter Johnston, Ivor Evison, Murray Carroll, Paul . Haywood, John Dunford. Eric Boyton, .Charles Aitcheson, lail Gillies, E. H. Florence, B. Petrie, Brian James, D. ; Waller, Robert Stanton, John McCrae, Bill Young, Dick Parker, S. Marris, j and R. Keir.

? Paekakariki Events. !| Mrs. Jackson presided over a good ■ attendance at a recent meeting of the Paekakariki Women's Institute. Mrs. '■ McKay was appointed secretary in place of Mrs. Geddes, who is leaving the district. Mrs. Hume, federation president, spoke on the drama festival to be held in Paekakariki on August , 8 and 9. Mrs. McDermid gave an interesting demonstration of barbola work and was presented with a posy by the president. Competitions were won by the following members:— Shortbread, Mrs. Gourley 1, Mrs. Hopkinson 2; needlework, Mrs. Jackson 1, Mrs. Gourley 2; best bloom, Mrs. Gourley 1, Miss Steptoe 2. At a meeting of the garden circle the schedule for the flower and homecraft show to be held on September 14 was approved. A social afternoon was also held recently by the institute in honour of Miss Steptoe, a member who is being married shortly. In presenting the guest of the afternoon with a crystal bowl and servers, the president said it was good to know the institute would not be losing such an excellent member. A dainty afternoon tea was served. Items, were contributed ,[ by Mrs. F. King, Miss Hebden, the singing cii-cle, and Mrs.1 A. Tutt. Gave Party for New Zealanders. It is interesting to mention that a few days ago Sir Graeme Lockart and Lady Lockart (formerly of Auckland), who live in Southsea, called at the R.A.F. Station at Tliorney Island, Emsworth, and they were much interested to meet the New Zealanders and to hear late news about the Dominion, wrote "The Post's" London corespondent on June 29. Prior-to sailing for Canada and the United States, where they will spend several mnoths travelling, Sir Graeme and Lady Lockart gave the New Zealanders a farewell party, at. their home. . * By Car in Europe. • Miss Ena Connor (Wellington) is taking the opportunity to study the latest methods of music teaching at the various colleges, states "The Post's" London representative. ' Lectures and study have been keeping her busily engaged, but weekend tours by car to different-countries have been possible. Recently Miss Connor left with a party for a three weeks' tour by car in several European countries, providing the situation does not upset their plans. Their itinerary includes France, Italy, Germany, and Switzerland. They expect to get as far as Naples and to return via Berlin and Paris. While she was attending musical festivals, Miss Connor had the pleasure of meeting Sir Thomas Beecham. She has immensely enjoyed the symphony concerts and the opera, and it was a great experience for her to hear "Hiawatha" so beautifully presented at the Albert Hall.