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a a a a a a The Age, Tuesday, September 22, 1964 Nine- Id Under 15 Event By a. Staff Reporter TWO girls from New South Wales were placed first and second in the major event for girls under 15 at the Royal Melbourne show yesterday. They were Rosemary Lamb, 9, of Willurah, Conargo, won the event, and Lyne Bere, 12, of Baulkham Hills, who was placed second. They were competing in the Best Junior Equestrienne Turnout. During the three-hour contest the competitors in this event were tested on' their general riding ability.

Points were also awarded for general appearance of Playground Conference in Osaka JOAN MATHIEson, director of the Playgrounds and Recreation Association of Victoria, will leave tomorrow to attend a conference in Osaka, Japan. "These conferences are held once every four years," Miss Mathieson said yesterday. "People come from all over the world to discuss playground and recreational This will be the second such conference she has attended. The other was held in 1956 in Philadelphia, U.S.A. Before going to the conference, which starts on November 2 and lasts a week, Miss Mathieson will spend a couple of days in Manila and some time in Tokyo investigating playground and recreational facilities.

After the conference, she will visit Taipeh, Hong Kong, Singapore, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Penang for the same purpose, before flying home. She expects to be away for about two months. Evening Lectures THERE vacancies are still for some the home maker's course being held by the Emily McPherson College during third term. The course comprises a lectures held each Wednesday evening at 6.30 p.m. for approximately 12 to 14 weeks.

The lectures include such subjects as home building problems, fabrics and interior decoration, menu' the new baby and, plans and budgets. At least three lectures will be held at the Building Trades Centre. These will be on lighting and wiring in the home, painting the home, and land and the builder. Inquiries should be made to the college (34 5116). Young Outlook horse and rider, for the quality of the equipment, and for the soundness, manners and paces of the horse.

won the event in competition with 48 other girls from several States. This is the third Royal Melbourne show in which she has competed. won the girl's competition under she folsuccess this the same event again. Sammy Won Class Her Welsh pony, Sammy, also won his pony class this year. "Sammy was trained for show riding when I got him but I have to keep the training up," said Rosemary yesterday.

During the year Rosemary competes in country shows. member of the Deniliquin" Pony Club. Rosemary, who has two horses, lives on a sheep station with her parents and 14-year-old sister, who was also an entrant in the Best Junior Equestrianne Turnout. For the event yesterday Rosemary wore matching hat and riding coat of dark blue, with a bone colored waistcoat, and jodhpurs. Her Main Interest Rosemary said horses were her main interest.

She spends all her free time training and caring for them and would like eventually to be an instructor for a pony club. Rosemary has been staying in Toorak during the two weeks of the show. Youthful Veteran Lyn "veteran" Bere show 1s also competitor, a Although this is her Arst Royal Melbourne show, she has competed in the Sydney show six times and on five occasions in the Brisbane show. She has been riding she was very young, and began competing in 'shows when she was six. As.

as competing in shows in the capital cities, Lyn rides in many of the country shows around Baulkham Hills. She is almost girl she owns and rides six of them. Yesterday she was riding James Park Blue Dawn. Runs One-day Competition who yesterday was placed third in the MRS. JAMES RUSSELL, of Carngham, Open Three-Day Event at the Royal Melbourne show, runs her own One-Day Event at her home each year.

"I have held the event on the property for the past few years, Mrs. Russell said, "and usually have about 50 entries. "I build the jumps myself, with a different layout each Mrs. Russell and Miss Juliet Atkinson, of Tasmania, women to were reach the the finals of the Open Three-day Event. Miss Atkinson was placed fourth.

sisted of dressage, crossThe three day event concountry riding and show jumping. Mrs. Russell lives with her two children Michael, 8, and Louise, 6 her "The Age" Patterns Summer Dress A SLEEVELESS summer dress to keep you cool all through a hot day will be useful in your new season's wardrobe. This attractive style has about it, and is fashionably designed with 8216 PATTERN. ORDER.

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Mrs. James Russell pictured with her bay gelding, Hi Fi, after the show jumping phase of the Open, Three-Day Event at the Royal Melbourne show yesterday. Mrs: Russell was placed third in the event. People, Parties Maltese Celebrate Independence A RECEPTION to celebrate the independence of Malta was given late yesterday by the Acting Commissioner for Malta (Mr. V.

J. Gauci) and Mrs. Gauci at Nine Darling Street. Flowers in red and white, the Maltese colors, decorated the reception rooms and the new Maltese flag was flying. Among the 180 guests were the Minister for Immigration (Mr.

Opperman) and Mrs. Opperman, the State Minister for Immigration (Mr. Wilcox), representing the Premier, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly (Sir William McDonald) and Lady McDonald, Mr. and Mrs. F.

J. Corder, Dr. A. A. Pullicino, and representatives of the Royal Commonwealth Society and the Victoria League.

Cocktails: 8 The ConGeneral for Thailand (Mr. H. I. Fader) and Mrs. Fader entertained about 50 guests at a cocktail party last night given for the SecretaryGeneral of SEATO (Mr.

Konthi Suphamongkhon) who is visiting Melbourne as a guest' of the Commonwealth Government. Mr. Suphamongkhon was formerly in Australia for seven years as Thai Ambassador in Canberra. The cocktail party was held in the State suite at the Southern Cross. Among the guests were the Premier (Mr.

Bolte) and Human Rights Are FROM U.S.A. THE Advertised ENVELOPE stickers in carrying the words see you believe equal opportunity" were being used by Human supporters in New York, American visitor Mrs. Zella Seldon said yesterday. She is co-chairman with Dr. Rhetta Arter, a Negress, of the Human Rights' committee of the National Council of Women of the U.S.A.

Mrs. Seldon was in Melday visit with fellow Ameribourne yesterday on onecan, Dr. Elmina Lucke. Both have been attending an International Council of Women seminar in Brisbane. To avoid any hint of the black and white problem, the stickers were printed in pink and brown, instead of the convention black on white.

Mrs. Seldon said. "We decided not to put the stickers on car windows because of the strong possibility that stones would be thrown at she said. "The idea of the stickers came from workshops held last year and this by the Human Rights committee. The workshops were designed to And out what women conscience could do to help, solve the race question without resorting to picketing and rioting." Mrs.

Seldon has been a member of the National Council of Women in America for about 10 years, and is a member of the executive board. 4T am chairman of hospitality committee of the Pan-Pacific and South Asia Women's Association In New York City, and have also worked for the Red Cross in and the League of Women Voters and the Mental Health Assocation, both in Connecticut, she said. Established Role Call One of the most helpful and widespread activities of the N.C.W. in New York was the establishment of the Role Call, she said. Women prominent in voluntary or professional work were asked to All out questionnaires and were then listed so anyone wanting a woman for a particular job could consult the list.

The Role Call had been used several times by President Johnson to find women for appointments within the Government, Mrs. Seldon said. She was impressed by the influence of the N.C.W. of Australia at the Brisbane seminar and said the. council seemed to have more influence than the American N.C.W.

Mrs. Seldon, who describes herself as a housewife, and has eight grandchildren, is an arts graduate of Bryn Mawr College. Before the Brisbane seminar. she and Dr. Lucke attended the Pan-Pacific and South- East Asia Women's Association conference in Tonga.

Dr. Lucke is vicepresident of the P.P.S.E. A.W.A. in America. Assignments in Asia Dr.

Lucke is a gradute of Columbia University and holds a doctorate in international law and relations. She did research at Columbia for nine years before undertaking several international assignments in Asia. One of the first of these was to India, between 1946 1949 for the World Y.W.C.A. She advised on the founding of a graduate school of social work at the University of Delhi. It was the first graduate school in Asia to give mas- Raised Sum of £6,200 THE sum of £6200 was raised this year by the International House auxiliaries.

This was announced by the treasurer of the auxiliaries (Mrs. R. W. T. Cowan) at the 11th annual meeting yesterday.

The meeting was held at International House and was attended by about 150 guests. They were welcomed the president (Mrs. A. Jackson). The money raised will be used for the International House Auxiliaries' Scholarship and Bursaries Fund for overseas and Australian students at the house.

During the meeting the auxiliaries' immediate project, the sale of Christmas cards, was discussed. This year it is a long card with four choir boys on the front: All office bearers were reelected. Fashion Parades THE school East association Burwood is presenting two parades of summer fashions, including children's wear, at the Chadstone auditorium at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. today." Proceeds will go towards equipment for temporary kindergaten in the Methodist Church hall, which will open in February 1965.

The association is working for the establishment of a combined preschool and -infant welfare centre in Nunawading. Land for the centre has been obtained already from the city council. ENGAGEMENTS DENTON- SMITE. and Mrs. East' Denton, Bentleigh.

have Norville pleasure Street. In announcing engagement of their youngest Mr. daughter, Lorna, Smith. Peter, of son Glasshouse and Street. Mrs.

H. Burley. And Mrs. Doery. of 308 Union Road.

the Balwyn, have pleasure In announcing engarement of their elder daughter Frances Mary to. John Noel son And Foote. ol Jeeralang Crescent. lourn. ters' degrees in social work, Dr.

Lucke said. Between 1952 and 1955, she was in Pakistan heading a mission for a social welfare project of the U.N, Bureau of Social Affairs. She also spent a year in Egypt the work: State Department on related to social welfare. "Since then I have been trying to learn how said, to "but retire, Dr. Lucke somehow keep on doing consultation work.

"I plan to go to India on my way home to New York to do some work there, and will get back to America sometime early next year, she said. The seminar in Brisbane WAS the Arst South- East Asian Regional conference of the I.O.W. A second conference will be held in the Philippines in 1967, said the Victorian N.C.W. president (Mrs. G.

N. Frost) return to Melbourne yesterday. Delegates came from New Guinea, Thailand, Pakistan, India, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Holland, and all Australian' States and included two Aboriginal women from Darwin. Above: Dr. Elmina Lucke (left), and Mrs.

Zella Seldon, who are visiting Melbourne from the United States. Melal, husband, on his parents' 6000-acre sheep and cattle property. "My husband has an owner-trainer's licence," she said, "and we breed thoroughbreds to race and sell. At the moment we have about 30 horses. "We had our greatest success with a horse called Broken Blaze which we had about three years ago.

He won 13 Mrs. Russell has been riding all her life and show riding since she was 18. "I started in one and three-day when they were first introduced in Australia ago," she said. Mrs. Russell bought her bay gelding, Hi Fi, as two-year-old, eight years ago, and broke and schooled him herself.

been placed in 16 of "I have ridden him in 19 three-day a events and have she said. "I train him for about an hour each day. It is not long I And that is all he Apart from training horses and housekeeping, Mrs. Russell serves as the district commissioner for the' Ballarat Pony Club, of which her daughter is a junior member. Mrs.

Russell is staying at a city motel for the duration of the show. She is taking part in five more events, all jumping competitions. FRANKSTON CAMBERWELL The Store where Quality and Service are Traditional Portrait of Spring Elegance cool, serenely beautiful Picture yourself as others will see you this Spring. A portrait inspired by the soft pastel tones in Linter's new fractional fitting styles. Dramatic accents of silk, cotton and synthetics in both.

sheath and gored styles for the mature figure. "LINTERN" "LINTERN" Satin Gotton Pastel Pure Silk sheath. Sizes SW Jacket Dress. to XW. to 17 gns.

"LINTERN" flowered "LINTERN" Mettlers Cotton dark Beta Pure Sheath, Silk Jacket sizes XW-OS. Dress, sizes W-OS. 18. GNS, HAT GLOVES GLOVES intern ALL THREE STORES. TO TO TO At College Chapel Mrs.

Bolte, the Chief Secre- tary (Mr. Rylah), the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress (Cr. and Mrs. E. Leo Curtis), Lord and Lady Casey, Major and Mrs.

T. S. Taylor, Air Vice-Marshal and Mrs. C. D.

Candy, Commodore and Mrs. R. L. Shimmin, the" president of the Australian Thai Association (Mr. E.

Ferguson) and Mrs. Ferguson, and the president of the Australian Asian Association (Sir Charles Lowe). Twenty The 46th Painters: exhibition Twenty Melbourne Painters Society was opened by the deputy chancellor of Monash University, Sir Michael Chamberlin, yesterday, at the Athenaeum Gallery. Sir Michael and Lady Chamberlin were welcomed by the secretary of the SOciety, Miss Alma Figuerola. Miss Figuerola is showing six paintings.

Her mother, Mrs. A. Figuerola, sisters, Miss Carmen Figuerola and Miss Silvia Figuerola, were among the 200 people the opening. Others there were the German consul (Mr. Kurt Hensel), the German vice- consul (Mr.

R. Hartmann) and Mrs. Hartmann, Dr. and Mrs. A.

G. Scholes, Mrs. Frank Woods, the mayor of Kew (Cr. Gordon Greer), Cr. W.

H. S. Dickinson, Cr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Macartney, Mr.

Jules Vanderkelen and his daughter, Miss Joan Vanderkelen. Daughter Lisa lanie Me- are the names chosen by Mr. and Mrs. Al Dean for their daughter, born in St. Andrew's Hospital last week.

Before her marriage in June last year, Mrs. Dean was Miss Sally Shields. Lisa is the second granddaughter, and fourth grandchild for Sally's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Shields, of.

Toorak, and the fifth grandchild and fourth granddaughter for Al's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dean, of Florida, U.S.A. A reunion dinner of past students of Wenona Ladies' College, North Sydney, will be held at the North 'Balwyn home of Mrs. Norman Lofts at 7.30 p.m.

on September 29. All past students are invited and can ring Mrs. Lofts (85 4776) for further details. XAVIER, was the College setting for the marriage of Ann Marie, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

J. F. Clementson, of North Caulfield, with Julian John Doyle. The Rev. Father P.

J. Stephenson officiated. The bride's slim-fitting gown of crepe was worn with a hip-length jacket trimmed with organdie and lace. A large organdie bow held her veil, and she carried white carnations and hyacinths. Mrs.

Gerald Dickinson was matron of honor, Miss and the bride's sister, Mary Clementson and Miss Patricia Hill were bridesmaids. Their slim-fitting crepe gowns were of pale pink, and velvet ribbon trimmed their hip-length jackets. They carried pink azaleas and hyacinths. The bridegroom is the only son of Mrs. Doyle, of Murrumbeena, the late Colonel V.

J. Doyle. Mr. Michael Barrett was best man. Wayne Hinton.

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CITY 63 0251 FRANKSTON 3 4211 CAMBERWELL 82 1322 Sapphire: A with sapphire baguette shoulders is being worn by Rosemary Sinclair, only daughter of Mrs. L. P. Brumley, of Canterbury, and the late Mr. Brumley, whose engagement is announced to Paul Frederick Stevens.

Paul is the younger son of Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Stevens, of Tocumwal, N.S.W.

and Rosemary plan to marry next April..

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