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Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 8, 10 July 1939, Page 14

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' Dance on Saturday Night. i The monthly dance of the Northland branch of the Labour Party was j ; held in-St. Anne's Hall on Saturday night. There was a good attendance and the cold weather made dancing |. enjoyable. Excellent music was pro-1 vided, and a satisfying supper was served by. the social committee and assistants. The stage was decorated , with butterflies, paper flowers, and streamers, made by a member. Hospital Sympathisers. The matron.of the Wellington Hospital wishes to acknowledge with thanks the following gifts:—Flowers, St. James's Church; books and magazines, i Mrs. Lowther, Mr. Rigg, the Victoria League, Anonymous; magazines, Miss Bagshaw, Y.W.C.A., Women's Division of the New Zealand Farmers' Association;* books and -comics, Mr. R. O. Ne'wlyn; toys and magazines, Miss M. Palmer; sports paper, the "Standard"; gifts, St. Vincent de Paul Society; sweets, soap, and cigarettes, the Red Cross Society; flowers, fruit salad, books, and old linen, Mrs. Nicholas; toys, games, books, stamp albums, and comics, the Crippled Children Society; woollen clothing, Newtown Congregational Church (per the Rev. Mr. Usher), Mrs. V. Hines, Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Logan, Toe H Women's Division; band concerts, Salvation Army Band; concerts, 2ZB, Mr. Taylor's Variety Orchestra; concert and requested records, Mr. Burton and party. Pioneer's Reminiscences. At the recent meeting of the Upper Hutt Women's Institute, "Mrs. McGill, vice-president, who was in the chair, proposed that a message of condolence be sent to the widow and mother of the late. Sir Thomas. Wilford. The members stood inl'silence as a mark of respect. The- balance-sheet for the month was read by the treasurer, and monthly reports were read. by.the leaders of the different circles. The entertainment part of the afternoon was entitled "A Pioneers' Afternoon," and the chief speaker, Mrs. J. Whiteman, whose reminiscences dated back seventy years, told many interesting stories of the early days of Upper Hutt. Mrs. R. Bradley, Mrs. Whiteman's granddaughter, with her mother, Mrs. Frank Whiteman, as accompanist, sang. Mrs. Bradley's small daughter was also present, which made four generations of the Whiteman family at the meeting. Mrs. J. Whiteman and Mrs. Bradley were each presented with floral tributes, the work of Mrs. Jowett. In the absence of Mrs ■ McCurdy, Mrs. Hyslop read the story ; of the thrilling adventures of the Mc- i Curdy family's arrival at "Bonny Glen," their present home. Other mem- . bers had also brought evidence of their . connection. with some Of the earliest ! pioneers of the district. The com- I petition for the best shortbread was ] won by Mrs. Moriey, with Mrs. Wil- i liams second, and the cup to be held - for the month for the best flower was \ won by Mrs. -Fly. Afternoon tea- was • served by the hostesses, ] Good Attendance. > v ] There ,was a very good attendance at the fortnightly card party of the ' Wellington South African War Veterans' Association, held at the club- j rooms. Lambton Quay, on Saturday j night, and the games were thoroughly ; enjoyed. Miss C. Honeyfield and Mr i A. Sharman won at bridge, Mrs. W. ( Someryille and Mr. J. Bamber at "500," ] and Mrs. M. Morrison and Mr. R. An- , derson at euchre. Mrs. Morrison also , won a competition. The ladies" . auxiliary will hold an afternoon at the _ clubrooms next Wednesday week. ] Karori Townswomen's Guild. . There, is. no doubt that women are ■, becoming increasingly aware of the , value of co-operation and co-ordina- . tion both in their social life and in - their work for the community. No- -j where-has'-this been.more forcibly de- ( monstrated than in the success Of such , movements V as the Townswomen's { Guilds.. This movement, which, like -, its "country cousin," the Women's In- , stitutes, was introduced to New Zea- -, land by Miss Jerome Spencer, 0.8. E. < (who is still president of the Dominion , Federation of Townswomen's Guilds), , first took root in Hawke's Bay, from , whence it is spreading rapidly through- J out the Dominion. Last Wednesday j another link was forged in the chain, when Karori Townswomen's Guild was < formed by Mesdames Moran and Ben- _ stead (voluntary organisers), and be- j came affiliated with the Dominion Fed- ( \ eration of Townswomen's Guilds. De- ] spite wind and rain well over thirty ( ! women attended the inaugural meet- ; ing and listened with keen interest to . the lucid explanation of the aims and , methods of organisation of the move- _ ment, given by Mesdames Benstead _ and Moran. Many useful questions i were asked and answered, after which . everyone present joined the new guild. ; The following committee and officers ] were elected:-—President, Mrs. L. < Bruce; vice-president, Mrs. Martin; ' secretary, Mrs. Lander; treasurer, Mrs. , V. Haszard; magazine officer, Mrs. Key; press correspondent, bMrs. G. . King. . An Active Guild. .. * The Brooklyn Townswomen's Guild held its monthly meeting recently in the R.S.A. rooms, when Mrs. L. F. Smith presided over a large attendance of members. The speaker for the afternoon was Mrs. Muriel Lewis, who gave an interesting address on some of her experiences while living in Hong Kong.! She was presented with a sand posy. The arts and crafts circle re- , ported that during the month mem- , bers had been engaged .in making brass and pewter articles, raffia trays, novelty tea cosies, crocheted cane shop- . ping baskets, and frame fancy mats. Mrs. Albert, convener of the garden- ] ing circle, reported that members 'had met at Mrs. Tucker's residence when < Mrs.. • Andrews demonstrated the '. making of a sand posy. Mrs. Ander- i son, convener of the bridge circle, re- j ported that two meetings had been i held, a large number of members re- i ceiving instruction in bridge. The < competition for the best sand posy was < judged by Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Wil- I fred Andrews, the prize being won by 1 Mrs. Tucker out of a record number i of entries. The monthly competition i for the best bloom in my garden was i won by Mrs. Andrews. Members were 1 entertained by two delightful solos ' given .by .Mrs. Wilfred Andrews and I part-singing by the Glee Club, con- i ducted by Mrs. S. Hilliker. Mrs. ! Haigh played the accompaniments The i hostesses for the afternoon were Mesdames Manson, Orr, Fitchett, Carey, i Roxburgh, Upton, and Haigh. During 1 the afternoon eight new members were i enrolled. " i Stationmaster and Princess. [ "I think that quite the most human \ touch about the spectacular home-corn- , ing of-the King and Queen was sup- , plied by the stationmaster at Water- : loo," says a writer in the "Sydney Morning. Herald." "There the little Princesses entrained for Portsmouth on the first stage of that exciting jour- ; ney by train and destroyer to meet their parents. The thoughtfulness of" the stationmaster, no doubt a father, provided the small girls with comics to while away the time." i

Miss Samson was passed, and afternoon tea was served. ] Shakespeare Reading. Many new members and friends! were present at the Shakespeare Society's monthly meeting which took place recently in the N.Z.E.I. rooms, when "Macbeth" was read by the following members: —Mrs. Martyn Williams, Mr. Byron Brown, Mesdames Richardson, J. K. Edie, Bagnall, Walcott, Burgess, Misses S. Williams, E. Hind; and Messrs. Phillips, S. F. McLean, F. Pears, J. P. Nicoll, arid Richardson. The directions were read by Miss Sybil Williams. Coming-of-Age Dance. A large number of relatives and friends gathered at the Tararua Tramping Club rooms on Saturday evening at the invitation of Mr. and Mrs. D. G Ball, who gave a dance to celebrate the coming-of-age of their daughter, Dorothy. Mrs. Ball received the guests < wearing a frock of black sheer with j narrow woven stripes of red and green, j and Miss Ball wore a graceful gown of mermaid blue georgette with a short bolero jacket of white fur. Among those • present were Mr. and Mrs. J Ball, Mr. and Mrs. C J Ball, Mr. and Mrs.' P. A. Fletcher, Mr. and Mrs. L: Tingey, Mrs. J Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. W. Welling,-, Mrs. F. Webster; Misses Frela. Rands, Phyllis Blackburn, G. Pinfold, Ruth Fletcher, Alma McKay, Clemency King, Tui and Huia McLeod, Nita Roberts, Beatrice Thornton. Olive Wright, Patricia and Eunice Ball, Muriel and Jessie Tingey, Maureen O'Connor; and Messrs. D, Frew, J., R., and D. Ball, R. S. Thornton, M. S. Roberts, L. G. Martin, R. Mears, N. Barnett, N. Tombs. M. Rands. N. Fletcher, G. Clarke, M. Palmer, M Stevens, S. Bishop, and N. Beatus. 'National Council of Women. Regret that her Parliamentary duties compelled Mrs. C. Stewart, M.P., to relinquish her position as delegate from the "After-care Association" was expressed by the president of the Wellington branch of the National Council of Women, Mrs. B. L. Dallard, at a recent meeting. In her place she welcomed Mrs; E. J. Moore, J.P. Also welcomed were two new associate members, Miss E. Pengelly and ,Miss E. Scott, and two fresh delegates, Mrs. Unsworth (replacing Mrs. Hitchison from the United Mothers' Club) and Mrs. Burn (replacing Mrs. Anderson from the women's auxiliary of the Social Credit Movement). Application was received and accepted from the Lower Hutt branch of the Federation of Townswomen's Guilds. Plans were discussed with regard to the entertainment of the visiting delegates to the Pan-Pacific Women's Association Conference which will take place in Wellington in January. A letter to the president and members of the branch was received from Lady Nunburnholme, daughter of the late Marchioness of Aberdeen, thanking them for their sympathy and relating how. even up to the very end of her life, her mother's interest in the work of the council had been maintained. The chief business of the evening was thej discussion of the many remits for the biennial conference of the council, which takes place in Christchurch in September. Rulers in Harmony. King Leopold of the Belgians and Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, speaking on May 22, at a State banquet in Brussels, agreed that moral rearmament could be the basis of lasting international co-operation between the small nations of Europe, states an exchange. The occasion was the official reception of Queen Wilhelmina on her arrival for a three-day State visit to Belgium. In his welcoming remarks, King Leopold referred to the strong appeal recently made by the Queen of the Netherlands in relation to moral and spiritual re-armament. "With us, too, these royal words have found a response," King Leopold continued. "Is it not desirable that your Majesty's noble initiative should be tried also on the international plane? The small powers in Europe number more than a hundred million inhabitants. Why should they not decide to have a lasting common mind in moral and economic spheres? Why should not they, as your Majesty has so wisely said, 'apply this concord to tackling the widespread distress and removing the hindrances which prevent world reconstruction?'" Queen -Wilhelmina, in her reply, said that the words of King Leopold would find a warm response in the hearts of her people. "Moral re-armament," she said, "need not be bound by political frontiers, and I will sincerely rejoice if it " would prove to be possible to give moral re-armament concrete form in wider circles. Like your Majesty I I consider this far from impossible."

j Mothers Meet at Karori. Distinction for Woman Artist. Miss Samson was the speaker at the A new distinction for a New Zea- ! recent meeting, of the Karori branch } an< _\ artist has been gained, by Mrs. |0f ?L c UG t °*™ 0tS erS- /^• 1 t°ok, A. Elizabeth Kelly, C.8.E., of Christas her subject, "The Second Mile of , , ~-,',■ X , - * [Our Heritage." and traced the work of church, who has had one of her paintthe Plunket Society back through the in §s> a portrait entitled Margaret past 32 years. This, she said, had reproduced in colour on the cover ol been the first mile. The speaker told a leading Danish pictorial magazine, of the wonderful results obtained, not "Tidens Kvinder." This was the seconly in New Zealand, but in England, ond distinction gamed by the portrait Africa, and Germany, in reducing the after i* had been hun§ m tne Paris infant mortality rate. The second mile Salon last year, for in May last year was just beginning, but there were it was also reproduced in photogradifficulties ahead. A new generation vure in 'L'lllustration." the well-known of parents was growing up, who took Paris illustrated periodical. This is the the work of the Piunket Society for first time a painting by a New Zeagranted. If every mother who visited land artist has been chosen for reprothe Plunket Society's rooms would duction in a Danish magazine. The donate only one penny per visit, the reproduction is very well done, and society would have no need to beg shows the colours to excellent advanfor money. The speaker urged mothers j tage. The publishing firm wrote to to keep their pre-school children under Mrs. Kelly' asking her if she would the care of. the Plunket Society. Al- agree to the reproduction, which was though 95 per cent, of the babies in published on January. 3 of this year. New Zealand were perfectly fit by the j Mrs. Kelly has a portrait, "Lorna," time they reached the age of 5 years hung in the Paris Salon this year, and only 5 per cent, could be classed as Al, reproduced in the catalogue. She also which included no dental caries. Mrs. f has a portrait, "Enid Berwyn," in the V. R. Gunn presided. Mrs. Chapman! Royal Academy, and a portrait 'Ngaire gave two recitations and the choir a] Stevenson Smith," in the Roqal Scotbracket of songs. A vote of thanks to | tish Academy.

Activity at Tawa Flat. I Wintry conditions at Tawa Flat prevented the usual large attendance of nr mbers of the local Women's Insti tute from attending the,recent June meeting, but those who were present thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon. A r;port on the council meeting at Pae kakariki was given by Mrs. Richardson and Mrs. Whitcombe read a paper on the work of Mrs. Elizabeth Boardman, of the American Red Cross. The attendance at the July meeting of the institute was large, and was held al "Ye Olde Bull and Bush." Mrs. Lead-; ley presided and welcomed several; new members, but later vacated tlv»! chair and left the programme to tlie members.- Mrs. R. Hoare mystified the audience by her clever conjuring tricks. Miss Wickham organised an animal competition, which was won by Mrs. Dwyer and Mrs. Taylor. House of Commons Luncheon. A private luncheon was held at the House of Commons a few weeks ago to enable some of the members of the committee of the Empire Parliamentary Association to meet the bgon. F. Langstone and Mrs. Langstone. Among those present were Sir Thomas Inskip, Dominions Secretary,. and Lady Augusta Inskip, Dr. Hugh Dalton, M.P.. and-Sir Howard d'Egville. ' An Editor and Orange Juice. Those whose memories go back to the Great War will remember how copies of the "Daily Mail" were once burnt on the Stock Exchange to express its members' disapproval of the policies Lord Northcliffe was advocating at the time, writes "Lucio" in the "Manchester Guardian." In California an even more sensational method has been adopted in condemnation- of an offending newspaper, Mr. , William Allen White, the distinguished Kansas editor, recently complained that real orange juice—one of the. most popular of "soft drinks" in America nowadays i —was expensive and hard to get in 'California, although orange growing is one of the principal industries of that State. The indignant Californians have replied, not by burning the "Emporia Gazette," but by ducking an effigy of Mr. White in a tub of orange juice in front of the Riverside City Sail. No doubt they felt a good deal better after they had done that, but on reflection they may perhaps wonder j whether the relief to their emotions I has actually served their interests. i For the incident has been widely rei ported in the American Press, and has brought the knowledge of Mr. White's criticism to thousands of persons who would not otherwise have heard of it. A Football Story. The instinct which is so strong in all small schoolboys to utter wild warcries after a football victory, and equally piercing insults to the opposing team if they themselves are' the vanquished, found an amusing vent when a team of Dunedin schoolboys played Soccer against members of 'the Viennese Mozart Boys' Choir, when they were in New Zealand, states "The Sydney Morning Herald." The small Austrians- were apparently too good for the New Zealanders, and the latter had not sufficiently large vocabularies of German to express their dissatisfaction in terms which would register appropriately. Finally they solved the problem by shouting vociferously, "Yah! Mozarts! Yah! Beethovens!" which, according to Madame Helene Marsh, the choristers' "foster-mother," was one of the funniest insults which she had ever heard, > but seemed to clear the air to the required degree. A Royal Nurse. Princess Arthur of Connaught, it is ! announced, is to take over a nursing home at 23 Bentinck Street W., ia the1 ! autumn, states the London "Daily j Mail." Under the name of "Nurse Marjorie," Princess Arthur, who is 48, j studied for three years at St. Mary's I Hospital, Paddington, and became fully I qualified. After the war she continued | her nursing activities, ahd for many I years she has devoted at least one day I a week to the work. She has given her services at Middlesex Hospital, of which Prince Arthur was chairman for many years until his death last September, at University College Hospital, Queen Charlotte's Maternity Hospital, and others. Scandinavian Tour. Miss Mary C. Gordon, Wellington, will spend the summer months in Sweden, having friends in. Gothenburg, states "The Post's" London correspondent.' Following this will come a tour in Denmark. Miss Gordon has been enjoying her stay in England. She iS at.present in Bedfordshire.