New Guinea Women’S Club
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Of Sydney
CHILDREN’S PARTY: This function, held in the Feminist Club rooms on December 19, was a great success.
Miss Brooks was responsible for a pro gramme of dancing and singing by a group of children and Mr. N. H. Foxcroft again acted as Santa Claus. Santa also presented the president of the Club. Mrs.
Foxcroft, with a gift from the committee.
The success of the children’s party was
made possible by the generous giving of Territorians and Island firms, as fol lows: —
ADULT PARTY: About 120 people were present at the cocktail party at the Fem inist Club on December 22. As is usual
each year, this party was declared by those who attended “the best yet.”
Messrs. Foxcroft and Baldwin attended to the drinks with great efficiency.
FALL OF RABAUL: The anniversary of the fall of Rabaul to the Japanese in 1941 will be marked again this year by a gathering at the Sydney Cenotaph at 8.15 a.m. on January 23.
RECESS: The Club is now in recess and will not resume its Thursday morning meetings until February 2.
Dr. C. J. Austin, Medical Superintendent of the Fiji Leprosy Hospital, Makogai, has returned to Fiji from leave in the United Kingdom.
Mr. R. B. Ackland, Assistant Commis sioner of Inland Revenue, who paid a fly ing .visit to the United Kingdom to dis cuss taxation matters with the British Inland Revenue Authorities, returned to Fiji in early December.
Already Acknowledged £54 15 6 Mrs. Laird 0 0 Mr. H. Downing , .. i 0 0 Mrs. K. Elvy 5 0 Mrs. Pennefather 3 3 0 Lae Branch RSS&AILA 10 10 0 Mrs. L. Clark 0 0 Mrs E. Maclean , .. 1 1 0 Kokopo Sports Club , .. 10 10 0 Mrs. L. Roberts 1 1 0 Miss Wall 12 0 Mrs. Draffin 10 0 Mrs. Bellhouse 1 2 0 Mrs. Perriman . .. 1 1 0 Colyer Watson (NG) Ltd 5 5 0 Mrs. Hosking 10 0 Mrs. J. Allan 2 2 0 Mrs. Middleton 3 18 0 Total £ 100 5 6