WOMEN’S WORLD

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 202, 27 July 1937, Page 11

WOMEN’S WORLD

The friends of Mrs IT. C. Morgan, of Featherston Street, will be pleased to learn that she has now returned to her home following an operation in a private hospital. Miss Joyce Ramsay has left Palmerston North to study under Miss Phillis Bates, of Wellington. Mrs W. Miller, of Kumeroa, is visiting Wellington. Mrs A. Preston, of Wellington, is spending a week’s holiday in Palmerston North. Mrs C. Thompson,- of Kopane, has returned home from Alartinborough, where she stayed with her sister, .Mrs R. Lawrence. Mrs W-. A. Cooper is a Dargaville visitor to Palmerston North, and is staying with her parents, Mr and Mrs J. Rainforth, ol Russell Street. Miss M. Edgar, of Palmerston North, has returned home after visiting her sister, Mrs K. M. Poulton, of Hataitai, Wellington. Mrs C. Williamson, of Waituna, and Miss P. Williamson, have been visiting the former’s sister, Mrs J. Duncan, of Taihape, and spent the week-end at Tongariro National Park, where Miss M. Bell, of Feilding, joined them. Mrs J. Pow, of Wellington, president of the central executive of the New Zealand Union of Townswomen’s Guilds, who visited Palmerston North yesterday to address the local guild, returned home last evening. Mrs I. Lech, of Hastings, Mr and Mrs A. Wilson and family, of Dannevirke, Mr T. Pinar and family, of Levon. Featherston, Mr V. Thompson, of Featherston, and Mr A. B. Green, of Hamilton, were the guests of Miami Mrs R. E. Kempson over the weekend for the Brown-Kempson wedding. Mr and Mrs E. Kempson, of Wellington. were the guests of Mrs E. Kempson’s mother, Mrs J. McShane. Mrs E. Kempson returns to Wellington next week.

Feeling reference to the death of Miss J. N. McGhie, matron of the Palmerston North H os pit a l> was made by the president of the Palmerston North Townswomen’s Guild (Mrs A. E. Hansford), yesterdav. at the monthly meeting. Mis 3 McGhie had spent her life in service for the sick, said Mrs Hansford. and her loss would be deeply felt. Mrs Mansford also referred to the death of Mrs S. Bradfield’s mother, Mrs Donald, and of a member, Mrs W. McKenzie. As a mark of sympathy and respect, those present stood in silence.

On the eve of their departure from tlie United Kingdom, the Minister of Finance, Hon. Walter Nash, and the other members of the New Zealand trade delegation, made a presentation of it dinnfel set to Mr Geoffrey Muir, an Auckland journalist, whose marriage to Miss Nan Brindle, Auckland, is to take place in Liverpool to-day. Mr Muir, who left Auckland over a year ago, has been in London since last November acting as Press liaison officer to the delegation. Miss Brindle arrived in England from New Zealand in March. all- and Mrs T. C'. Hobbs, junr., of Hawera, visited Palmerston North yesterday.

(By “Nanette.”)