Notes for Women

Southland Times, Issue 24874, 14 October 1942, Page 6

Notes for Women

Mrs R. C. B. Greenslade, Dunedin, is visiting Dr and Mrs R. G. Stokes, Gore.

Mrs G. W. Thorpe, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs A. H. Ryder, will return to Timaru today. Mrs F. O. Mac Gibbon and Miss Rowena Mac Gibbon, Forth street, have returned from Wellington.

Mrs W. McLean, Pine Bush, is visiting Dunedin for the wedding of her sister and is the guest of her mother, Mrs J. E. Macassey, St. Clair. Miss G. M. Butcher, postmistress at Browns, is at present on annual leave and her duties are being undertaken by Miss M. Harvey. Members oi the Southland Women Teachers’ Association were guests of the Play-Reading Circle of the Southland Women’s Club last night when the play “Outward Bound” was presented by the following cast: Scrubby, Mrs Stanley Brown; Ann, Miss Helen Wyatt; Henry, Miss W. McNaughton; Mrs Prior, Miss Nancy Prichard; Mrs Cliveden Banks, Miss M. Tring Crofts; the Rev. William Duke, Mrs J. N. Armour; Mrs Midget, Mrs J. Gasparich; Mr Lindlay, Miss D. Washer; the Rev. F. Thomson, Mrs D. Prichard; chorus, Mrs A. F. Ritchie Crawford. A letter has been received by Mr M. Miller, chairman of the Health Camp District Executive, from the mother of one of the children who has benefited considerably in health since he spent some time at the Roxburgh camp. She states that during a visit to Roxburgh she was very impressed with the wa V in which the matron and the staff looked after all the children, and that it was no wonder that they gained weight and improved in health. Her own son had never been able to eat eggs, but the matron, Miss D. Peterson,, had persuaded him that eggs were good for him and they now formed an important part of his diet. She felt sure that her son’s health would continue to improve.

The many friends of Miss Margaret Boult, formerly of Gore, and now of Oturehua, will read with interest the following comment by the musical critic of The Evening Star after her pianoforte recital last week: —“Those who listened in to the piano recital by Margaret Boult broadcast from 4YA last Monday will now probably be prepared to endorse all that I have said on a previous occasion about this gifted young woman. It is my firm belief that in some respects she has few if any rivals among pianists of her sex in the country, and, indeed, she can give points to many of the best male performers. I will say quite frankly that, although her earlier broadcasts had prepared me for something excellent, I was astonished by the progress made by her since the last occasion. Miss Boult, in addition to technical equipment which is .rapidly assuming masterful proportions, shows increasing signs of possessing a depth of musical insight as rare as it is delightful. This young artist, if only time and circumstance will give her the chance, has a career in front of her fraught with all. the elements of high success. I sincerely hope that opportunity will not be denied her, and that meanwhile we may be privileged to hear many more of her broadcasts.’ Miss Boult is a niece of Mrs F. Bonisch, Gore, formerly Miss D. Carmody, a well-known music teacher from whom she received her early training. Her cousin, Miss Mona Carmody, formerly of Riverton, is also a music teacher and an accomplished pianist. SUCCESSFUL BALL The grand victory ball held in St. Mary’s Hall last night was the most popular function organized in Invercargill this season. A good deal of time and effort had been spent by the Air Force Relations Committee to make the ball a success and the large number of dancers present spent an enjoyable evening. The Mayor, Mr A. Wachner, extended a welcome to those present and thanked the St. Mary’s Hall Committee for giving the hall free and supplying the helpers as they had done on a previous occasion. Reference was also made to the work done by Mrs H. J. Macalister, president of the Air Force Relations Committee, Miss Nancy Gilkison, the secretary, and Mrs L. J. Thomas, the social secretary, who had arranged for the billeting of the members of the R.N.Z.A.F. band and attended to the catering. The music, supplied by members of the band, was of a high standard.