WOMEN FAREWELL LADY BLEDISLOE

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 18, 9 November 1934, Page 50

WOMEN FAREWELL LADY BLEDISLOE

Christchurch Scene of Big Gathering This Week. HE Christchurch branch of. the National Council.of Women is giying her Hxcellency Lady Bledisloe a farewell in the Winter Garden this week-Thursday, November 8 Miss Mildred Trent is the president, and al: the women’s organisations in Christchureh are assisting, of which there are 23 affiliated societies and 24 unaffliated, representing in all nearly 15,000 women.

The farewell is to take’ the form of an afternoon party, and her DxcelJency will be received on ‘arrival by Mrs. J. K. Archer (the Deputy-Mayor’s wife), Miss Trent, the president, and Miss F. LL, Cooper, the secretary of the Christchurch branch of the council. Four hundred .guests are expected, and the presidents of the various societies will be presented to her Excellency by Mrs. Archer. During the afternoon Welsh airs will be played -by .an instrumental trio, the members of whom are Norma Middleton (violin), Noel Cape-Williamson (’cello) und Althea -Slack (piano). Mrs. R. J. McLaren will sing a song by a New Zealand .composer. Mrs. -A, I. Fraer, who is a past-president of the cowicil and a life member, will present a basket of flowers to Lady Bledisloe. The basket has been made by a returned soldier, and is similar to one Lady. Bledisloe admired during her _ Visit to the Winter Show in Christ--chureh last August.: The guests at the official: table with her Excellency -Will be: Miss.M. Trent, Miss I.. M. "Jamieson, Miss BH. A. Chaplin, Mrs. A. I. Fraer, Miss Jessie Mackay, Mrs EH. R. McCombs, M.P.. Mrs. West Watson, Mrs. James Hight, Miss V. Hynes and Miss F. L. Cooper: The decorations will be in purple and gold, the colours of the council.