June 1940 School Magazine

Brisbane Girls ' Grammar School Magazine

June, 1940

Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Magazine

June, 1940

The a ims ·of the Group, as defined at its inception, are to assist other patrio- tic associations by the raising of money and the donating of gifts in the form of comforts for the soldiers . Rather than form a branch of the ·Comforts Fund or the Red Cross, the Old Girls preferred to stand as a separate Patriotic Association. As the Government strictly supervises all such organisations, it was necessary to approach various authorities, but we found ready and sym- pathetic encouragement from all those whose assistance we sought. Mr. Allsop, the father of two Old Girls, kindly offered to act as Auditor to the Group, and his wisdom and experience were greatly appreciated in planning the executive work of the Committee. A large quantity of wool has been bought and distributed among Old Girls and their friends and the garments have been promptly returned. The Com- mittee expects to spend a busy hour at its next meeting parcelling the·se gar- ments and sending them to the Comforts Fund or the Red Cross . ITt is the practice of the members of the Senior Group to bring to their meeting each iime, a gift for some charitable organisation and, next meeiing, their gifts are to be for the War Group as well. the Committee would like to thank the Senior members of the Association for their ready assistance in the work of the Group . · For the distributing of wool, and the receiving of finished garments, Miss Felgate has kindly oifered, as a depot, the use o( the Twelfth Night Theatre Club Room, fourth Floor, Empire Chambers, Wharf Street. Each Monday, an Old Girl is in attendance, during the lunch hour from 1.10 p.m. to 1.50 p.m. and again in the afternoon from 4.30 p.m. to 5.50 p.m. The first Knitting Party was held in the Creche and Kindergarten Rooms, Wharf Street, last Thursday, 23rd May . Miss Constance Lloyd, an Old Girl who has recently been in England, kept the Knitters interested by telling of her experiences with evacuee children. She was staying with her brother in a rural area and three children from the slum area were billeted on them. Her stories of their efforts to understand these children and their reactions to their new environment were most interesting. Owing to the hasty arrangement of this party, notices did not reach as many Old Girls as the Committee- desired. Any Old Girls who are interested in th is branch of Group's work and who ·have heard of the party for the first time through the magazine are asked to watch the papers for notices of future parties. Those who were present at the last, felt that the evening was enjoyably and profitably spent and were anxious for another in the near future. A small charge of sixpence covered the cost of the ·SUpper and wool was provided for those who came empty handed. There is a group of enthusiastic workers outsid€1 the Committee who have offered to assist the work of the Group by the organising of functions. Among these are Mrs. W. H. Goodfellow, Misses Molly Woodward, Dorothy Bowden, Joyce Bowe, Paula Groves, and tunice Beavis. Dorothy has already made plans for a dance to be held at the Canberra on J.uly 6th, at 7.30 p.m., tickets for which are 2/6 (single), and Mrs. Bowden is holding a Bridge Party on June 1st, also for the funds. Other Old Girls who would care to follow this most excellent example, are invited. to get into touch with Mirva Colvin (M4969) .

B.G.G.S.O.G.A. BALL.

At the Annual General Meeting this year, it was again decided to hold some function for the purpose of raising funds to be distributed according to the discretion of a special Committee appointed to run it. The Committee accordingly chosen was:-

President: Mrs. R. J. Gleghorn

Secretary: J. Pollock

Treasurer: E. Mitchell

Ticket and Alcove Secretary: M. Mines Committee: Mrs. Marshall, Miss L. Crooks, Dr. V. Glover, D. Krummel!, P. Voller, F. Lethbridge, D. Fielding, M. tngland, J. W'ells, P. Goodall. It was with great regret that we learned that Mrs. H. McKechnie who did such excellent work as Treasurer of the Ball Committee last year, would not be in Brisbane to assist us this year. We wish her everything of the be·st for the future. The Committee met for the first time on the 26th February and it was gen- e-rally agreed that the most popular and remunerative function would b;, a , Ball. This it was decided to hold at the Trocadero on Monday, 29th April, the proceeds to be shared equally between the School Library Fund and War Work Funds . A Bridge and Monopoly Party was held at the School on Friday, 15th March and an approximate profit of £10 was made which was sufficient to ·cover the cost of printing and other incidental expenses. We are unable as yet to give the exact amount made at the Ball as all money and ticke·ts have not yet been handed in but we estimate that our profit will be between £50 and £55. We are very grate-ful indeed to Miss K. M. Lilley, Mr. & Mrs. Carson-Cooling and Mr. Justice and Mrs. Philp for their generous donations and trust that they will accept our most sincere· thanks. In closing, we would like .to thank Miss Lilley for the use of the Library Room for our. meetings and the many people who have assisted us in numer- ous ways. To those who patronised the Bridge and Monopoly Party and the Ball, we extend many thanks and a warm welcome should they be repeated ne·xt year. We trust that all have enjoyed our functions as much as we have enjoyed working for them.

The Committee would like to thank Miss Lilley for her sympathetic interest, and all those who gave of their time to assist them in the first stages of the work.

MIRVA COLVIN, Honorary Secretary. 34

J. POLLOCK, Secretary

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