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Newspaper
Brisbane Courier Mail
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 29, 1940
Page
16
About 400 guests attended a bridge party hosted by the Catholic Women’s Auxiliary and Armed Forces Welfare Organization at City Hall yesterday. The event showcased socializing and fundraising efforts supporting community and veteran welfare activities.
Pumpkin lanterns with grinning faces lit the way to the Hallowe en party hosted by the Young Women s Christian Association tennis club last night at the YWCA Adelaide Street. The event featured a patriotic dance and a charity table setup with 60 placed for supper. Miss Gladys Kremzow and others led the organizing committee while Mrs S L Quinn presided as chairwoman. Proceeds exceeded £20 and arrangements were supervised by the committee, with a full programme arranged by Mr Neen.
Wartime Melbourne Cup parties in Brisbane raise funds for Patriotic Fund through admission fees or cigarettes. Hostesses host private card and tea events at city hotels and homes, including Mrs Grabawn, Miss Scott directing a program to support pyjamas for the Union Sack Club and the 210 Field Regiment. Bridges, music, and broadcasts accompany charity drives across venues like Red Cross homes, Eskmont Toowong, and the Carlton Hotel with numerous guests and golf club events contributing to the effort.
Cecelia Winifred Heap married Corporal Raymond Ernest Paynter ALF at Church of the Holy Family Indooroopilly on October 26. The bride, eldest daughter of Mound Heap, wore a pale pink frock with toque and accessories. bridesmaid Molly Heap wore a blue and white ensemble. Reverend Father Robert officiated, with a family sherry at Prince's to follow.
Samples of garments for soldiers' children will be shown at a musical luncheon hosted by the Annerley Sewing Circle of the Mothercraft association's War Auxiliary. The event stems from patriotic fund efforts and local wartime welfare activities across Annerley and Wynnum districts.
An advertisement touts Phyllosan tablets as reversing stress and fatigue, restoring blood, nerve and brain function, boosting vitality. It promises relief from palpitations breathlessness depression and memory issues, with testimonials from NSW readers claiming noticeable improvements and younger-feeling energy.
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