Guides Annual Meeting Led by Lady Wilson
Lady Wilson will preside at the annual meeting of the Girl Guides Association tomorrow morning at 1 oclock in the Lady Mayoress room. The notice outlines the gathering and leadership for the organization.
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Newspaper
Brisbane Courier Mail
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 29, 1940
Page
2
Lady Wilson will preside at the annual meeting of the Girl Guides Association tomorrow morning at 1 oclock in the Lady Mayoress room. The notice outlines the gathering and leadership for the organization.
Bo-Peep and Boy Blue are invited to a grand festival for children. Instructions promise simple steps to craft cuddly dolls and outfits, with a pattern and postal details for obtaining materials. The Courier-Mail Needlecraft Service offers pattern numbers and a Brisbane postal address for orders.
Readable items show Red Cross mitten gloves sought at Berry's Building depot and hints of office needs. Windsor and Lucia branches announce upcoming events including a mini tennis contest and an annual meeting today at specified venues, with volunteers urged to assist the branch.
A Roma art exhibition highlights women artists with Daphor Maye Caroline Barkers Mona Binge and others contributing studies and coaching. The Governor opens the show at Pinurs day gallery with proceeds benefiting the Red Cross Society. A military wedding follows at St Paul’s Church of England in Rome with ALF Heelan and family in attendance.
The fifth annual Travellers Club meeting showed member attendance near 1250 with Ned elected president and a treasurer chosen. Provisions for rent and funding were discussed as part of a formal session led by Mr H Collins and others.
The Commonwealth Sub-Treasury in Brisbane reported £ 2 841 in interest-free loans received yesterday for the war effort, bringing total to £ 1986 including £ 1000 from Jewish Action Toowoomba. A further £ 1000 loan from E Hirschfield Wickham Terrace Brisbane was received by the Treasury in Canberra, with gifts and Eventide Home Charter Towers contributions added to the total.
The former Army Minister Senitor McBride explained overseas greeting cards sent to the pope must display the full sender address and name in bold letters above the message. The measure, tied to the Overseas Postal Communications Order, requires clear identifications on the card.
An upcoming City Council session will discuss a weed spraying plan using poilon. Alderman Roberts proposes Works Committee review to avoid harming lawns gardens and street trees. The method is already used in cemeteries and has raised concerns about safety and impact.
Fragmentary OCR reveals a note about books for soldiers in camp or campa, mentioning a list or program to supply reading material. It references soldiers and a Books for Soldiers effort, with unclear surrounding context.
The Courier Mail reports on fundraising for British bombing victims with local appeals and volunteers from Boaringa Shire. It also notes 245 metropolitan public telephones out of order due to bent coins, causing outages and potential risk during emergencies.
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