WOMEN'S WORLD

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20094, 14 November 1939, Page 9

WOMEN'S WORLD

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Mrs. W. F. Metcalfe has returned to Te Araroa after a visit to Auckland.

Mrs. D. D. Twigg, Tc Puke, is slaying with the Misses Orr, Kanakanaia.

Miss R. Miller, Heta street, was the week-end guest of Mrs. J. L. Cowan, Makarori.

Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Scott, Wainui road, were the guests of Mrs. T. Fraser, Whangara, at the week-end.

Mr. and Mrs. S. Fearnley left Gisborne on Sunday for their future home in Otahuhu.

Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Johnston returned to Feilding on Friday after a short visit to Gisborne.

Miss J. Caldwell, Stout street, is the guest of her niece, Mrs. If. B. Johnston, "Ka Maro,” Feilding.

Miss Beverly Metcalfe has returned to Te Araroa after visiting Mrs. K, Reed, Wainui road.

Mrs. I. F. Puflett, accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. J. Bray, is visiting Mrs. H. H. Smith, Hawke’s Bay.

Mrs. W. M. Jenkins, Russell street, returned on Saturday from a visit to Wellington, Napier and Hastings. ,

Mrs. J. H. Williamson, who has been the guest of Mrs. Roland Graham, Ormond, returned to Feilding on Saturday.

Miss Helen Hall, Harris street, is the guest of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. George McAra, Wharefata.

Miss H. Busby, Tokomaru Bay, was the guest of Mr§. G. M. Dodgshun, Harris street, while on a brief visit to Gisborne recently.

Miss J. Allan, Palmerston North, who has been staying with Mrs. G. M. Dodgshun, Harris street, is visiting friends in Hawke’s Bay at present.

Mrs. W. J. Mclldowie, accompanied by her children, has returned to Ngatapa after spending a few days at her cottage at Wainui Beach. * * * Dr. Edna Nelson, of the Rachael Foster Hospital, Sydney, which is conducted entirely by women for women, is on a visit to Auckland.

Mr. and Mrg. O. E. Barfram and the Misses J. and H. Bartram, Gladstone road, were the week-end guests of Mrs. R. C. Bartram, “Waihapua,” Tolaga Bay.

Miss Mary Cooper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Cooper, Wainui Beach, is leaving on Thursday for Auckland to join the staff of the Karitane Home as a trainee.

Miss Wakefield, granddaughter of Edward Gibbon Wakefield, has arrived from Auckland for the centennial celebrations at Wellington. She attended the official opening of the Exhibition and later toured the courts, taking particular interest in the women’s section. A meeting of historic interest took place when Miss Wakefield and Mrs. Hapi Love, both granddaughters of men who have played principal parts in the history of the Dominion, met for the first time and shook hands.

Golf Club Farewell The club-house at the Park Golf Club presented a festive scene on Saturday night, when the members gathered to farewell a popular fellowmember, Mr. S. Fcarnley, of the staff of the Gisborne Post Office, who has been transferred to Otahuhu.

Dancing to radio music was enjoyed in the spacious reception-room, so admirably adapted to such an occasion, and extras were contributed by Mr. Fleming, piano-accordion. Community singing also was entered into with keen enthusiasm.

During the evening the club captain, Mr. J. Slipper, in asking Mr. Fearnley to accept a gift with the good wishes of the members for his future success and happiness, referred with regr§t to the loss to the club of such an old and valued member. Suitable acknowledgment was made by Mr. Fearnley.

The opportunity also was taken of farewelling Mr. H. Littlcr and Mr. Montgomery, who have enlisted in the special military force and Royal New Zealand Air Force respectively, together with Mr. S. Duncan, of the Gisborne staff of the Bank of New Zealand, who has received advice of his transfer to the Tokomaru Bay branch.

A savoury supper was served in the ladies’ lounge, .which looked very inviting with its decorations of pasteltinted roses. The supper arrangements were in the hands of Mesdames H. Lunken and W. A. Hall and Misses M. Gordon, C. Kay, E. Jelinek, E. Winter and L. Higgs, assisted by Messrs. J. Slipper, M. Taylor and W. A. Hall.

Engagement

Tarker —Watt. —An engagement is announced between. Charles Edwin (Laddie), youngest son of Mr. C. O Parker and the late Mrs. Parker, Gisborne, and Dorothy Jean, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. F. Watt, Arero, East Coast. Gisborne Tennis Club All the courts were in play at the Gisborne Tennis Club on Saturday, the keenly contested games being thoroughly enjoyed. Afternoon tea was served informally in the pavilion during a pleasant interval.

Among those present were Mesdames D. E. Chrisp, W. Neal/ E. R. Brown, C. H. Wells. Simmonds, 0. R. Olsen, Jensen, M. R. Milne and R. A. Philpotts; Misses M. Simpson, C. Mead, J. Perry, B. Wells, N. Hayes, N. Mitford, D. Barton, E. Hegarty, P. Burke, M. McGreevy, Am'oridge, P. Murphy, M. Williams, N. Broadhurst, B. Grummitt, Ballantyne, M. Buddie, A. Slight, M. Allen, and M. and L. Ilaisman. Tennis at Te Hapara Although a high wind made playing conditions somewhat difficult, keen enthusiasm was shown by the members at the Te Hapara Tennis Club’s courts on Saturday. The hostesses were Misses M. Weeks and D. Bury, Iceland poppies and heuchera, intermingled with delicate trails of asparagus fern, being used with artistic effect in the decoration of the tea table in the pavilion.

Among those present were Mesdames Clarke, Swainson and Jackson; Misses Cave, J. White, A. Bell, D. McKinley, M. Weeks, D. Bury, J. Gregory, J. Swarbrick, N. Lockwood, M. Dempsey, N. Caftey, M. Roderick, M. Hopps and T. Parfltt. Metropolitan Tennis Club

There was a good attendance of members at the Metropolitan Tennis Club on Saturday afternoon, and the courts, which were in excellent order, presented an animated scene. Afternoon tea was provided by the lady members, the table in the pavilion looking very inviting with its decorations of lovely roses. Among the players were Mesdames Walpole, J. Henderson, Chamberlain, Tliom, W. Dunphy, E. Alexander, J. Heeney, A. Vickers, T. Hill, H. Hankey and Rundle; Misses E. Stevens, E. and M. Johnstone, Ridgway, Richardson, M. Dunfoy, L. Linton, R. Robinson, Smith, E. Livingston, Cousin, S. McGhee, E. Harries, M. Walker, R. Cox, U. Quinn and Reardon. Farewell Party

On Saturday afternoon Mrs. L. W. Cooper cntertlaincd in a delightful manner at her home at Wainui Beach for her daughter, Miss Mary Cooper, who is leaving Gisborne this week to join the staff of the Auckland Karitane Home as a trainee.

The weather was kind and the tennis court, picturesquely placed in the lovely garden, was the centre ol attraction, the keenly-contested games being thoroughly enjoyed by both players and spectators. Afternoon tea was served informally in the billiard-room, which was most artistically decorated with bowls of roses and irises.

The hostess was wearing a smart frock of linen printed in a floral design in cyclamen tunings, and an iris blue straw hat.

Miss Mary Cooper wore a becoming frock of Lido blue linen accented with

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touches of navy, and her sister, Miss Betty Cooper, chose a pretty frock of multi-coloured striped linen trimmed with green.

Hawke’s Bay Volunteer Nurses

Hawke’s Bay nurses who have volunteered for military duty are listed as follows:—A. Cora Bull, Lily D. Bull, Eileen E. Bolton, P. E. Borlace, Napier; Marion Cross, Hastings; M. C. R. S. Chisholm, Alice Mabel Fraser, Waipukurau; Miss George, Mary Head, M. Hitchcock, Hastings; Mary Margaret Mahoney, Waipukurau; Rose E. O’Regan, Pukeora Sanatorium; Doris Smith, Napier; Inger Sorensen, Florence Mae Tucker, Ruth Basgrave Tally, Kathryn S. Williams, Hastings; Lily Wilson, Napier. All-Day “Kitchen” Party

At the week-end Miss Jeanette Blair and Mr. J. Beckett, whose marriage takes place next Saturday, were the chief guests at a jolly all-day party given by the Misses Beryl and June Bellerby at their home at Wkerenga-o-kuri.

The picturesquely placed lawn and deck tennis courts were the centre of attraction in the morning, and in the afternoon, when rain unfortunately set in, mah-jongg was arranged for the entertainment of a number of the guests, while others spent a very happy time cither sitting round large log fires and chatting with their friends or taking part in community singing.

Shaded Iceland poppies and heuchera were artistically 'combined in •he decoration of the drawing-room, and in the dining-room, where luncheon and tea were served informally, heuchera gave a note of colour to the table.

The opening of the inviting-looking gift parcels by the bride-to-be revealed a varied assortment of useful kitchen utensils.

Mrs. Bellerby welcomed her daughter’s guests wearing a graceful frock of black silk voile printed in a floral design in autumn tonings.

The Misses B. and J. Bellerby wore smartly-tailored frocks of green and white linen respectively. Miss Blair chose a becoming frock of blue patterned linen with brown accents, and a Leghorn straw hat. Townswomen’s Guild

Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Hammond presided over an attendance of approximately 80 members at the monthly meeting of the Gisborne Townswomen’s Guild, held in the Bon Accord Lounge.

Prior to the commencement of formal business members stood in silence as a mark of respect to the late Miss Winchcombe, a foundation member, and also the late Miss Ensor.

In regard to the hoarding of foodstuffs, a circular letter was received from the Dominion Federation of Townswomen’s Guilds stressing the necessity of good citizenship under wartime conditions.

Congratulations were conveyed to Mesdames Wise and O’Connell on their success at the recent A. and P. Show by the president, who, in regretting that guild entries had not been more numerous, expressed the hope that greater interest would be displayed next year.

The opportunity also was taken of thanking members who assisted in the public catering organised by the Poverty Bay Women's Central Representation Committee at the A. and P. Association's annual Show.

A roll-call, “Queer things I have seen,” met with a ready, and in some cases, an amusing, response.

The members of the gardening circle were responsibles for an artistically staged display of cut flowers.

the blooms being sold later for the benefit of the Red Cross Society. An appeal for books to form the nucleus of a library at one of the military camps was made by Mrs. A. R. Perry, who also reported the dispatch, under the auspices of the Red Cross Society, of four large cases of clothing for refugees. Mrs. N. Hooper reported on the progress of the production, now under rehearsal, for presentation at a social evening to be held on Tuesday, November 21.

Mrs. P. Barry advised the meeting that a concert party, sponsored by the musical circle, would visit the Memorial Home at the end of the month. The hostesses for the afternoon were Mesdames Robinson, Dunlop, Campbed, Greig, Baillie and Sargisson.

The Queen Cheers British. War Workers

Queen Elizabeth's smile, the “mil-lion-dollar flash” that caught Canadian and American hearts last summer, pow cheers and spurs eager British women war-workers. Almost daily Her Majesty visits women’s wartime organisations to talk with leaders and other ranks.

On a visit to the London regional headquarters of the British Red Cross Society Her Majesty was told of the valuable work being done by the caretaker, Mr. A. J. Dunkley and his wife, in providing refreshments at any hour for members of the staff. She immediately sent for them and congratulated them on their good work. She also inquired how recruiting was proceeding for the Civil Nursing Reserve and about the mobilisation of Voluntary Aid Detachment nurses for the service hospitals, and expressed her pleasure at hearing satisfactory reports. The Queen has also visited the headquarters of the City of London Women Auxiliary Territorials and talked with many of the members. While louring the dugouts and 'Mr Raid Precaution centres of the Bermondsey district of London with the King she stopped and talked to a workman filling sandbags. For children engaged in the same task she had a special word and smile.

When war was first declared women were a trifle shy of carrying their gas masks around with them, blit when die Queen appeared in public with hers slung over her shoulder women east aside their fear of being thought undignified or silly. As one woman out it: “If the Queen can do it so can we.”

There is much speculation as to whether Her Majesty will cast aside civilian clothes and appear in Service uniforms. She’ has been appointed Commandnnt-in-Chicf of tiie Women's Royal Naval Service, the Auxiliary Territorial Service and the Women's Auxiliary Air Force and has all three uniforms*

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