WOMEN’S WORLD

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 177, 28 June 1937, Page 11

WOMEN’S WORLD

Mr ami Mrs D. Johnson, of Palmerston North, have been visiting Wellington. Mr and Mrs J. Thomson, of Wahnroa, are the guests of Mrs Richards, Knowles Street. Mr and Mrs W. P. Russell, of Featherston Street, have staying with them Mr D. Bourke, of Patea. Mr and Mrs F. H. Bass, of Kelburn, A\ellingtori, spent the week-end with Mrs Royden Copeland, of Park Road. Mi- and Mrs Edgar Akßoyd, of Oriental llay, were lue guests u£ Mrs P\V. Bass, of Park Road, for the week-end. Mrs 11. A. Bcttle, of Palmerston North, is spending the winter months in AVhangarei as the guest of her brother and sister-in-law, Mr and Mrs I j. J. Brake.

At the annual meeting of the Palmerston North Plunket Society at Metisfs Collinson and Cunninghame's rooms to-morrow aiternoon the Mayor (Mr A. E. Mansford) will preside. The opportunity will be taken to welcome Miss A. Kearns back to the city after her long stay on duty in Dunedin, and to hear from her wide experience of the growth and development of the society s work. All interested are invited to attend. Afternoon tea will be provided. Paying a glowing tribute to the services rendered by Mrs B. L. C. Aitcliison to the Palmerston North branch of tiie Bed Cross Society, the chairman, at Saturday night's annual meeting, Mr A. J. Urafium, said that she had been mainly responsible lor building up the strength of the branch. “She is indeed a ’Mother in Israel,’ ” he added, “and like our Master, the Great Physician, she is continually going about doing good.” (Applause.) He recalled the work she bad done in re-I heving sutlering when a camp was estabiisned in the city for those stricken in the Napier earthquake. j “Compared with Australia and NewZealand, South Alrica is a paradise tor the housewile,” said Mrs E. Malherbe, who with her husband, a prominent South African educationist, arrived m Auckland a lew days ago. “There is never such a tiling as a “servant problem’ in South Africa, tor tiie black servants are cheap and plentiful,” Mrs Malherbe continued. “One can always be sure that the rough work of the house will bo done wen and at a small cost.”

(By “Nanette.”)