PRESBYTERIAN MISSION

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 42, 12 May 1927, Page 13

PRESBYTERIAN MISSION

WOMEN’S UNION A large gathering of fully 200 women, most ot them members of the above union, assembled in St. David’s Hall on yv ednesday afternoon, to meet with and to hear Mrs. Gray, wife of the Rev. J. B. Gray 8.A., one of the missionaries from India. Mrs. Gray, is a gifted speaker. She grave a most impressive account of her fellow-workers in India—the Bible women without whose co-operation it would be almost impossible for missionaries to reach the homes and the hearts of the lonely women of India. Adding to the interest of her address, Mrs. Gray had with her types of four of the religious sects which the missionary seeks to reach. These were four young girls each dressed in the beautiful native costume which belonged to the particular sect she represented.

She will be given a part in a feature film at a salary of £25 a week during the engagement, and she will have a wonderful opportunity to learn the technique of acting for the camera. It will open up a boundless field for the right girl, for should she prove capable further engagements will be offered her in one of Metro-Goldvvyn-Mayer’s stock companies at a salary commensurate witli her ability. These, in turn, might prove stepping stones to a great career. CIVIC WELCOME “Miss N.ew Zealand 1927” will be received by the Mayor of Culver City at a civic reception, at which leading directors and film stars will be present. Should the dates permit, she will take part in the great Beauty Pageant at Atlantic City as the Dominion’s representative. Provincial prizes will be awarded but on slightly different conditions from those which governed iast year’s “Miss New Zealand” contest. “Miss Auckland” will receive a prize of £3O. Her Maid of Honour will receive £2O, and each of the 20 semi-finalists will be presented with consolation prizes. ONLY FEW WEEKS Entry forms are available at THE SUN Office on application. The duration of the “Miss New Zealand 1927” competition is limited to a few weeks. There is every indication that the competition will be one of the mo3T eagerly contested. THE SUN has already received numbers of photographs. We want them in as quickly as possible. Everyone should enter into the spirit of this great adventure. PUBLISHED PHOTOGRAPHS Photographs of approved candidates will be taken free of charge by the Bell Studio, Karangahape Road. Additional photos of contestants appear in this issue. Others will appear during the competition, and each will have a distinguishing number. Application forms are obtainable at THE SUN Office, and at the Regent. Majestic and Strand Theatres.

CHOOSING THE SEMI-FINALISTS

READERS ASKED TO ASSIST THE SUN readers are invited tc select a semi-finalist from the competitors whose pictures have been published to date. The following is tlv* list: No. I—Miss1 —Miss Peggy Davidson. No. 2 —Miss Mona Pooley. No. 3 —Miss A. Lambert. No. 4—Withdrawn. No. s—Miss5 —Miss Peggy Lubee. No. 6 —Miss M. Fuller. No. 7 —Miss Rhoda Murphy. No. S—Miss Norma Phair. No. 9—Miss M. Kerr. No. 10 —Miss Nellie Stewart. No. 11 —Miss Mary Gray. No. 12 —Miss Genee Rodgers. No. 13 —Miss Billie Andreasson. No. 14 —Miss Donna Vorhees. *No. 15—Miss Dorothy Overton.