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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 24, 1940
Page
3
A garbled OCR segment presents a jumble of phrases and names with no clear event or coherent context. It contains stray references to people, places, and items, but lacks a readable narrative or identifiable facts to summarize.
At the Church of England Ball, Miss Doris Cartwright, Hunice Cay Wright, Ning Cartwright, Isabel Stephen, Vera Macgrigor, Jessie Otway, Nancy Shelton, Helen Robertson, Thora Hyats will be presented to the High Commissioner for Canada and Mrs Burchell. Partners include Measys, Neville Morrishaw, Dick Kater, Russell Addton, Stuart Ashton, Ray Barker, Nob Fisk, Eric West, Des Craw, Don Davies and Jack Gudgeon.
The Social Round in Canberra hosts the Annual Concert in aid of the School Library with a play Tons of Money staged May 2 and 4 featuring winter fur displays by Sydney and Canberra mannequins. Guests include A M Weat Melbourne Miss McKerr Abbotsford and many from Sydney Brisbane and Melbourne. Fundraising continues with a Hotel Kingston dance and a Blue Room musical evening by the 9th Squadron.
A period description details a BLACK VELVET outfit worn by Judy Garland. The ensemble includes a circular skirt suit with a fitted jacket and red velvet piping, heart shaped buttons, and a saucer brim hat with a black cord chin tie and felt hearts in black red and white.
A Canberra society appeals for regular financial help and warm clothing from residents. The secretary Mr J F Grindle states current public funds cover only part of needs, with Department of the Interior subsidies and tax relief aiding. The campaign seeks donations of clothing, with parcels left at premises Kingston and Snow’s Bird Civic Centre for distribution from the Society’s Acton rooms.
A garden party will be held at the residence of Mrs Warren McDonald Red Hill on May 4. Proceeds will benefit the Farther Stall of the Catholic Bazaar.
The North Canberra Women’s Guild hosts a novelty evening at Aninale Hall on Monday with a competition and prizes. A hospital auxiliary dance is planned at Albery Hall, with arrangements for a Friday event and a local social gathering at RN SOD.
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