Notes for Women

Southland Times, Issue 24834, 28 August 1942, Page 3

Notes for Women

Miss Joyce Lee, Princes street, leaves today to spend the week-end at Garston. Miss Nora Hickey, who has been the guest of Mrs A. H. Fitzgerald, Eye street, has returned to Waipahi. Miss Margaret Wilkie, Christchurch; arrived last night to visit her sister, Mrs J. Hargest, Rakauhauka. Miss Monica Lynch, Orepuki, is spending the school holidays with her parents, Mr and Mrs D. Lynch, Nith street. Mrs L. T. Cockerill, Gore, is the guest of her mother, Mrs D. Macpherson, Beatrice street. There were five tables at play at the Bridge Circle of the Southland Women’s Club. The prize-winners were Mrs N. Earl and Mrs H. H. Petrie. ‘‘Alone in New York” was the title chosen by Mrs H. C. Mathew for a talk which she gave at the social evening of' the Southland Girls’ High School Old Girls’ Association in the Women’s Club last night. She spoke of her experiences in that city and said that it was the dream of every American girl to spend there some part of her life. There were opportunities for study and work which could not be found in any other part of America. Mrs Mathew also described her life at International House, where students from all parts of the world stayed. The play-reading and musical circles of the St. Catherine’s Ex-Pupils’ Association held their monthly evening at the Convent, when the following programme was presented:—Dialogue, Mrs D. Mulvey and Miss Ann Hoffman. One-act play: “Open Your Eyes" (characters, Misses Maree McCormack, Pat Winders, Joyce Muir, Rosalia Chiaroni, Wyn Murray and Joan Lynch; chorus, Miss Margery Fitzgerald). A programme of Schubert’s music was arranged by the Musical Circle. The items were:— Pianoforte trio. Misses Mary Fitzgerald, Marie Searle and Rose Shepherd. Vocal sextet, Misses A. Dawson, M. McDonald, J. Bourke, M. Kelly, F. Scully and K. Mahoney. Two items were given by the glee party and a recitation by Miss W. Meffin. The conveners were Misses Rose Shepherd and Margery Fitzgerald. z OBITUARY.— The death occurred at “Oakley,” Browns, of Mrs William Wilson. Mrs Wilson was born at Sandhurst, Victoria, and with her parents came to the Dominion, settling in Otago. Educated at Park School, Dunedin, she entered Otago University and became a member of the teaching profession in 1871. She taught at Haldane and Hokonui. In 1898 she married Mr Wilson, but continued in her profession until 1916 when she retired and settled in the Browns district. Mrs Wilson was active in the service of both the Presbyterian and Anglican Churches in the capacity of Sunday School teacher, organist and mission worker. She is survived by her husband and two sons.