WOMEN’S WORLD

Evening Star, Issue 24289, 2 September 1942, Page 8

WOMEN’S WORLD

ENGAGEMENT Moulin-Nicol—Suter. Lilian, youngest <laugl)li.T of Mis D. Moulin-Nicol, ami the Alexander Moulin, of Dunedin, and Kurt, Robert, soeond sou of Dr and Ihe late Mrs E. E. Suter, of Wolileu, Switzerland. (Northern papers, please copy.) [By Diana.] Social and Personal. Mrs Arthur Barnett accompanied her daughter, Mrs Maurice James, when she returned to Christchurch ou Monday. Mrs D. C. Cuddio is visiting her mother, Mrs .1. G. Johnston. Misses .Kathleen Falconer, Stella Fitchctfc, and Audrey Ainge are holidaying at Mount Cook. Mrs James Bcgg, Dominion president of the T’lnnkct Society, Miss N. Fitzgibbou, nursing advisor, Mis K. S. Batchelor, Dominion secretary, left, on Monday night for Christchurch lo attend a conference of Canterbury and Westland branches of the society. ' Dr Helen Deem (medical adviser) ami Mrs J. McGeorgc left ou Tuesday for the same purpose. A very pleasant evening was spent by the members of Group I. and Group 111. of Hie women's section of the R.S.A. on the occasion nf (heir first annual meeting. The reports spoke in apprecialive terms of the wholehearted support given by Ihe executive of Ihe R.S.A. to this new branch of the organisation. Many new members have boon enrolled, and the relatives of the men overseas have been intensely interested in the lectures and addresses given to them during the year. During the evening those present had" the opportunity of viewing an exhibition of interesting souvenirs from overseas. Musical items were given by Mrs Naylor, Mrs Walker, and Mrs Middlemass, Mr" Mitchell, and Miss Flank, and humorous recitations by Miss Robson. The Poetry Circle of the Otago Women’s Club held its September meeting on Tuesday, Mrs J. W. Stewart being in the chair. The subject for the afternoon was ‘ Russian Poetry,' and Mrs Richdale contributed a most able and interesting paper dealing with the heroic poems of Russia from the tenth to the 19th centuries. She touched on the outstanding poets of the nineteenth century, with special reference lo Pushkin, and (hen gave an interesting account of revolutionary and post-revolutionary movements. Before the meeting, Mrs A. H. Laurcnson, who has been secretary of the circle for many years, .was entertained at luncheon by the committee. Mrs Laureneon has had to resign, as she is taking up a war-time position in the Post Office. Business and Professional Women’s Club. At the last meeting of tlie Dunedin Business and Professional Women’s Club Mrs J. A. Hamm gave, a most graphic account of two visits lo Canada, Mrs Hunan, who is a most versatile speaker, with a profound knowledge of her subject, spoke interestingly of flic history of Canada and of the obstacles which had lo be overcome in the building of flie Canadian Pacific Railway. She emphasised the loyalty of the Canadians to the British Empire. She also described the city of Niagara, built on both sides of the Niagara Falls, with the result that it is partly Canadian and partly American. On behalf of the large and enthusiastic audience. Miss Wood proposed a vote of thanks to Mrs Hunan. Travel Talk.

The Civic Circle of the Otago Women's Club lickl ils monthly meeting on Wednesday last, when Mrs Taverner presided. Miss Cora Andrews, of Christchurch, gave a mosi interesting and fascinating talk on her experiences on the Continent and in England. In May, 1939, Miss Andrews visited France, Belgium, and Germany. At Cologne, which was on fete for the arrival of Goebbels, she and some friends got into a crowd, which listening to him speaking. His speech was moslly a tirade against England, which Miss Andrews found most difficult to endure. An unguarded remark by one of her party nearly landed them .info serious trouble. Miss Andrews then returned to London, and tried to get to Russia, but after weeks of negotiations her passport was returned with no visa ” on it. Wishing to go to unusual places, she took a tour to Lapland and Finland. The speaker referred to the domestic arrangements of the Lapps and of ihe care they give to their reindeer. The bathing arrangements in Finland were amusingly described. Word came that all foreigners must be evacuated, and after an anxious passage through the Baltic, the speaker reached London safely. Miss Andrews hero assisted in the evacuation of London children to their temporary homes in the country. The speaker gave great praise to the organisation of the evacuation scheme. Mrs W, Mowalt, on behalf of the circle, thanked Miss Andrews for her interesting talk. Women in Army Camp.

Impressions of her first in-poct ion of the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps training camp near Christchurch, Hie first Army camp fur . women in tlie Dominion, were given to the Christchurch ‘Press’ by 'Lieutenant-colonel V. Jewel I, Commandant of the W.A.A.C., Army Headquarters, Wellington, who has been visiting Christchurch to confer with Army officers and with Mrs E. G. Kerr, Commandant of Hie W.A.A.C. camp near Christchurch.