Feminine Interests

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 821, 15 November 1929, Page 5

Feminine Interests

Women the World Over i FOR WOMEN ALOFT The first woman transatlantic air i passenger. Miss Amelia Earliart, has been appointed assistant general traffic manager of Transcontinental Air j Transport. Inc., in New York. Miss Barb art will be the official adviser concerning refreshments, comforts, < and luxuries for women passengers ; on airplanes. SEVEN GRANDMOTHERS A certain baby will have no lack of j grandmothers hovering round his cradle. At Mailly-Champagne, Mme. Chan d elot-Qu at resol s recently gave j birth to a son/ who has two grand- ! mothers, four great-grandmothers, and one great-great-grandmother. One wonders how many silver spoons he j received at his christening. , A BUILDERS' MERCHANT A Danish woman, Mrs. A strict Sawyer, conducts a large business as a. builders' merchant in the United States. She started with nothing, and now she has her own company, with a. capital of £60,000. A GIRL SEXTON The verger, bellringer, and gravedigger at the eight-centuries-old Normanton (Yorks) parish church is a fair-haired girl. Miss Maggie Freeman, the last of five generations to hold the office of janitor. Five years ago she sueceded her father, and she has already attended 500 weddings as verger. Site lives alone in a little cottage adjoining the churchyard, the birthplace of her great-great-grand-father, and is perfectly happy in her strange calling.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING This clever-looking young person. Miss Lillian M. Cooper, is striving to become the first gill chemical engineer, and is following in Edison's footsteps. She began by studying cook-

ing. sewing, millinery, and domestic hygiene, but soon forsook these subjects for mathematics and chemistry in their highest forms. Miss Cooper studied in the New York University Extension Division in Newark, and is now concentrating on college degrees in chemical engineering. AT SIXTY-THREE Youth, it seems, has no monopoly of acts of courage. Recently a minister's widow, Mrs. Plant, aged 63, was walking along the towing-path of a Midland canal 'when she saw a boy lose bis foothold and fall into the water. Without a moment’s hesitation she lowered herself into the deep water, clinging with one band to the bank, while with the other she clutched the boy and supported him until help was forthcoming. The lad owes his life to her courage and presence of mind.

GIFT AFTERNOON TAUPIRI FUNCTION A "Gift Afternoon” in aid of th" Taupiri Branch of the Plunket Society was hold recently at the residence <<i • Mrs. Wilson. many friends being ! present. Mrs*. Wilson, who was assisted L»v h. r daugliter. Miss V. Wilson, received the guests wearing a frock of black rmg i velvet. A very pleasant afternoon was spent in competitions, songs by Mrs. Yollemaere being also much appreciated. The many gifts presented arc for the bazaar, which the society intends holding in the Taupiri Hall on the 22nd of this month. Among those present were: Mesdames Sawman, B. Powell. Moore, Troupe, G. Powell. sen., Uichmond’ Dibble. E. Moore. Odgers, Carbines, j Hewitt, ,7. Murphy and A. .7. Charles, i Also the Misses A. Waring, T. Darlow, jJ. Sowman and P. Charles. TAURANGA NOTES PROPOSED QUEEN CARNIVAL j A public meeting called by the Mayor recently was largely attended, the pur* | pose being to take steps to hold a | queen carnival to raise funds for the j erection of public baths. It was decided to run a queen earnicountry queens arc to be nominated. A large general committee was set up, with Mr. C. 11. Ollard as secretary. MEETING OF GIRL GUIDES There was an excellent attendance at the annual meeting of the Tauranga Girl Guides. By request, the Mayor presided. Mrs. F. N. Christian, president, read the report, showing that the interest in the Guides had been maintained throughout the year. Mrs. Beck, secretary and treasurer, presented the bal-ance-sheet, which showed a credit balance. Both reports were adopted on the motion of the chairman, who congratulated all. concerned upon such a successful year. The election of officers resulted as follows: —President. Mrs. F. N. Christian: vice-presidents, Mesdames Bobbins, Beck, Carlton, Smith, Rider, Burton, Macmillan, C. Jordan and ITcatlierton: secretary and treasurer, Mrs. M. Munro. Executive committee: Mesdames Burton, Rider, A. Taylor, R. Wallace, C. L. Smith. C. Jordan-Ken-nedy, Misses Adams and Wallis. Votes of thanks were given to the retiring officers. A committee of ladies served afternoon tea.