Nb Ladies’ Club Farewells
p. 59 · Read in the full issue
Popular Secretary
Erection of New Club Premises
From Our Own Correspondent RABAUL, April 21.
A DANCE was held by members of the New Britain Ladies’ Club on April 9, to farewell their energetic secre tary, Mrs. Mildred Costello, who was shortly to leave the Territory for an ex tended holiday in the United Kingdom.
One of the last jobs undertaken by Mrs.
Costello before she left was the arranging of sufficient materials for the building of the new club premises, the contract for its erection now having been let.
The New Britain Ladies’ Club was formed about a year ago and it is by no means just a gathering of chattering women with purely social aims. The Club is interested in anything relative to the welfare of women in the Territory gen erally. They visit the hospital, welcome new residents and generally provide a centre for womenfolk, not only of Rabaul, but of outports.
Since its inauguration, Club members have raised sufficient funds to make a start on the building of the new club house. This will consist of a public hall, two bedrooms and a kitchen and a suit able room for preparing and serving food
for any club function. It is hoped that this building will provide accommodation for outport women awaiting hospitalisa tion in Rabaul. These people will be given priority. At present, to their own embarrassment, they must stay at the hotel.
Miss Flora Stewart, daughter of Mrs.
F. Stewart of Lae, New Guinea, returned to the Territory recently by Qantas Em pire Airways. She has been holidaying in Toowoomba (Qld.), Adelaide and Mel bourne. Mrs. Stewart, who also has been enjoying an Australian holiday, will re turn to Lae in May.