Islands Xmas Parties

E (See elsewhere this issue also)

He Pacific Islands Society

[THE Pacific Is. Society held a very [ successful Christmas cocktail \ party at the Feminist Club ooms, Sydney, on December 16, hen over 90 members and their lends, who were welcomed on rrival by the President, Major . A. Swinbourne, Mrs. Swinbourne id the Council, had a happy re iiion.

Change of meeting place appears 1 have rejuvenated the Society.

Arrangements have now been ,ade for the next meeting to be eld at the Feminist Club Rooms 1 Thursday, January 22, at 8 p.m., id succeeding gatherings on the ;h Thursday evening in each tenth.

Stew Guinea Women’S Club

THRISTMAS parties were held in Sydney as usual by the New Guinea Women’s Club.

The children’s party on the after ion of December 15 was voted >etter than ever” this year and le adults’ cocktail party on De ;mber 19 drew the accustomed jge crowd of Territorians and leir friends who exchanged notes 1 the old and the new New uinea and made wassail in le approved Territory fashion.

There was a good attendance of le younger generation—many of tern now married with growing imilies but who were themselves ily children at the time of th* racuation of NG and the forma on of the club over 10 years ago.

Madang, Ng

BETWEEN December 20 and > January 4, parties for European adults, children and the natives ere the order of the season in [adang, NG. Madang Club and viat Club each held a party for lildren. In the first case Santa laus arrived by launch and in the ‘cond, he came by plane. There as carol singing on Xmas night, fter a false start on Christmas Eve, nd the Aviat Club Ball on Boxing ight. Boxing Day was given per to the native community with sports day and a sing-sing and *ast at night. On New Year’s Eve ladang Club held its annual ball.

MV Bulolo was in port on De smber 24-25. Passengers and jurists joined in local festivities nd on Christmas morning the dministration trawler Koro took iem on an excursion around local dands.

Guadalcanal Club, Bsi

pHE annual Christmas party L given by the Guadalcanal Club for the children of Honiara ras held on December 19 and was notable success. A very fine fternoon tea was provided by the Dint efforts of the organising com mittee and the parents, a brightly iecorated Christmas tree and at ractive paper caps for each child dded colour to the scene, and the hildren themselves looked very

decorative in their party frocks.

Father Christmas arrived perched on the tank of the fire truck, escorted by the fire brigade and preceded by the noise of the fire truck’s siren. Four large bags con taining a present for each child came along with him.