Notes for Women

Southland Times, Issue 24835, 29 August 1942, Page 3

Notes for Women

Mrs Stanley Brown, Don street, is spending the week-end at the Rocks. Mrs D. K. Torrance, Short street, has returned from a short visit to Dunedin. Miss Irene Stuck has returned from a visit to Orepuki and Riverton. Mrs Lester Moller, Duke street, who has been visiting Tuatapere, has returned home. Mrs T. Bulman, Deveron street, has left for an extended holiday -in the north Mrs A. G. Greentree, Mitchell street, will spend the week-end at Dunedin. Miss J. Thomson, Grace street, is the guest 1 of her sister, Mrs W. Swale, Limehills. Mr and Mrs W. J. Herbert, Edendale, are : visiting Christchurch. : Miss Sylvia Brown, Don street, is the ■ guest of Mrs H. Jessep, Methven. i Miss M. Affleck, Christchurch, is visiting relations in Southland. Mrs H. A. Brumby, Bainfield road, leaves today on a visit to Umaru. . Mrs J. G. Robson and her two sons, Chnstt church, are visiting Mrs Robson’s mother, ; Mrs T. Pryde, McMaster street. . Mrs V. Heath, Gore, who has been visit- » ing her parents at Orepuki, has returned • home. r Miss Mary Gilbert, Ythan street, will leave . this morning to spend a week’s holiday in , Timaru and Christchurch. ’ Miss Margery Fitzgerald, Eye street, will . leave this afternoon to spend the week-end . with Miss Nora Hickey, Walpahi. 5 Mrs M. J. Forde, J.P., president of the j Wellington branch of the National Council , of Women, is visiting Invercargill. i Mrs H. E. Kimble, Jackson street, leaves . by tomorrow night’s express to visit her - son, Mr Martin Kimble, Wellington. Mrs T. R. Pryde and her daughter. Bari bara. Central Otago, arrive today to be the i guests of Mrs T. Pryde, McMaster street. Mrs G. R. Milward, Duke street, left on ’ Thursday to take up residence in Christ- - church. : Mr and Mrs D. J. Brldson, Malaya, are , the guests of Mr H. Bridson and Miss M. - Bridson, William street. I Mrs M. P. Anderson and her daughter, of i Dalrymple street, are spending a holiday at ’ Stewart Island. , Mrs D. D. Lyness, who has been visiting : her parents, Dr and Mrs A. Owen-Johnston, ■ Wellesley avenue, will return to Dunedin ’ tomorrow night. Miss Joan Carswell, Fortification ,has been r appointed assistant mistress at the Balfour , School and will begin her duties at the ’ new term. ’ Mrs M. P. Grace, who visited Invercargill t for the wedding of her sister, Miss Berna- ’ dette Derbie, to Sergeant George Wright, ■ will return to Christchurch by tomorrow - night's express. Miss H. F. George has resigned her posi- . tion in the office of the telegraph engineer, . Invercargill, to enter the Dunedin Public . Hospital, where she will train for the nursing profession. Mrs Eric Eastwood, Christchurch, is the guest of Mrs R. Creeser, Avenal Flats. Miss June Eastwood, who has been staying with Mrs J. Hargest, Rakauhauka, and Mrs Creeser, will return to Dunedin on Monday. J The London correspondent of The Press : announces the birth of a daughter to Cap- . tain R. O. Sims, Cameron Highlanders, and > Mrs Sims/ Mrs Sims, formerly Miss Alison . West-Watson, is the youngest daughter of , Archbishop West-Watson, Primate,of New r Zealand. WOMEN’S AUXILIARY Military drill will be held in the H. and ! H. Garage on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ' Cycle Corps.—Mrs Mulvey will be at the office on Tuesday from 12.30 to 2.30 p.m. ’ Canteen Group.—Area 11 will be on duty . at the field kitchen today and Area 12 next Saturday. Area 2 will be at the waste paper depot on Friday. ’ All Plunket Aids are asked to attend a I meeting in St. Mary’s Hall on Tuesday at 7.15 p.m. ENGAGEMENT ’ The engagement is announced between ' Alice Howie, eldest daughter of Mr and ; Mrs W. A. Dickie, “Edenglen,” Tuturau, ! and Ivan, third son of Mrs Muir and the late Mr James Muir, of Tuturau. RED . i There will be a meeting of delegates of the Southland Centre this morning in St. ; John’s Hall at 11 o’clock. The monthly r meeting of the Invercargill Sub-Centre will J be held on Monday evening in the V.A. room, Don street, at 7.30 pan. A letter of appreciation from the officer . in charge of the recruit training depot has been received thanking the society for respending to a request for furnishing the camp hospital, which will add immensely to the comfort of the sick men. The society desires to thank the boys of the Technical , College Manual School who assisted with ’ the equipment in making (from suitable [ cases) bedside pedestals. - 3 Next week the members of North Inver- . cargill Committee will be in charge of the depot. The members of the South Inver- ’ cargill Committee will visit the hospital for . sewing. The society thanks the following for donai tions: Mrs H. F. McLeod, £5; Mrs McCallum. • 5/-; East Invercargill Sewing Circle, £2; St. John’s Company Girl Guides, £1; Mrs Dillon, Ryal Bush, Mrs Gregg, Waikiwi, Mrs G. Fletcher, Thornbury, and Mrs H. H. Royds. Parcels have been received from Waimatuku, Otautau, Otahuti and North Invercargill branches. Waikiwi Committee—Members will meet for sewing on Thursday, Setember 3, at 2.30 I p.m., at the residence of Mrs P. A. Price, , North road. Georgetown Committee—The committee acknowledges with thanks donations from r Miss Malcolm, 5/-, and Mr P. A. Poole. 10/-. r Gladstone Committee—Members will meet ■ for sewing on Tuesday at 2.15 p.m. at the ■ residence of Mrs T. F. Gilkison, Grey street, t North Invercargill—Members will meet f for sewing on Tuesday at 2.30 p.m. in the t Anglican Church Hall. The card evening ; will be held the same evening at 7.30 in the • hall. This is Instead of Thursday evening i as previously arranged. f South Committee.—This committee wishes f to thank the boys of Form 11, South School, . for a donation of £l/1/-, the result of a i concert. Voluntary Aid Notices—The home-nursing class will be held on Wednesday evening in . the V.A. room at 7.15. The home-nursing examination (Mrs Mitchell’s class) will be i held on Thursday at 6.45 p.m. The hygiene j and sanitation class will meet on Saturday . afternoon at 2.30 p.m. ! PATRIOTIC NOTES 3 On Thursday Mr G. W. Hayden, secretary s of the National Patriotic Fund Board, vis- - ited the depot and expressed lais pleasure ! when he saw the patriotic parcels that were - being packed and also remarked on the high standard of the knitted goods forwarded from Southland. Knitted goods have been received from Waikaka, Mossburn. West Plains, Waikiwi. East Invercargill, Ryal Bush, Waimahaka, ’ Rimu, Ryal Bush W.D.F.U., Central, Win- : ton, Women’s Club, South A and Edendale. I Next week the Georgetown Committee will be at the depot to begin the packing of . Christmas parcels. Members of the patriotic committees have been busy selling art union tickets and comfort coupons. SUB-COMMITTEES Central.—The following donations are acknowledged: F. Holloway and Company, £lO/10/-; South Island Bag Company, £2 2/-; Invercargill Bottle Company, £5/5/-; H. E. Melhop, £5; Southland Girls’ High School, £5. Knitted goods have been received from Miss Hanan and the Girls’ High School. Georgetown.—Next week collectors will be calling house to house for donations for comfort coupons. Avenal-Northend.—The monthly meeting will be held on Wednesday at the home of Mrs John Macdonald, Avenal road. The Lady , Galway Guild is making camouflage nets | and quilts. VICTORIA MEMORIAL HOME The annual meeting of the Victoria Memorial Home was held yesterday in the board rooms, Mr A. W. Jones presiding over a , good attendance of members. A special 1 welcome was extended to the Mayor, Mr A. * Wachner. ' The president, Mrs B. R. Curson, explained t that the work formerly carried on by the i home of looking after girls and children had ; had to be abandoned because of high ex- { penses, the problem of staffing and few • girls availing themselves of the facilities of 4 the home. In March, as a temporary meas- , ure, after the home had been made bright ■* and attractive, a new scheme was brought c into operation by which young girls from E the country were given accommodation at t terms in accordance with their salaries. The \ girls, of a good type, had conformed to c the rules and had been appreciative of the j comforts of the home. Z The annual report and balance-sheet were adopted and the following office-bearers 1 elected: President, Mrs B. R. Curson; vice- J presidents, Mesdames T. Pryde, L. Lennie and D. A. Dunn; treasurer, Mrs M. I. Me- s Millan; correspondence secretary, Mrs L, W. J Hemmings; committee, Mesdames F. Thomp- s son, A. Hanan, H. R. Gibson, F. A. Fairbairn, J W. M. C. Denham, W. Currie and M. Nicol. £