WOMEN'S WORLD

Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 155, 30 June 1917, Page 16

WOMEN'S WORLD

SOCIAL JOTTINGS.

Miss Griffin, who has been for two years in the United States at the national Headquarters in New York of the Y.W.C.A., met the members of the Board on Monday at an Afternoon held in the Women's Club rooms. Miss Griffin has sailed for Australia to report to headquarters in Sydney, but returns to Auckland very shortly.

The ladies of the Papatoetoe branch of the Navy League held a social afternoon on Tuesday, when they were visited bj' Mrs. Hloonjtield, Mrs. r-treater, Miss Btathani and Mrs. C. Bennett.

Aliss Lysnar, F.8.G.5., writing to an Auckland friend from New York, says alie !iad a delightful trip across America on the Pennsylvania line, via Salt Lake. Chicago, Pittsburgh. Washington, ■Philadelphia, Newark. Jersey City, and that she was leaving for London by way of France. Miss Lysnar stated that she was staying at the .Martha Washington Hotel. " The only hotel in the world exclusively for women. It contains 450 rooms, and the charges for rooms range from one dollar a day, with or without private bathroom." Amongst other tilings, Miss Lysnar went to hear the evangelist, Billy Sunday, preach, and cays his tabernacle is huge, and built of wood. There were 20.000 persons present. The speaker took for his text Stevenson's novel of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, to the good and bad in liuntan ■attire. " Life is not a game of chance.' asserted the evangelist. "We make our own fortune, then name it chance or fate. Every man is the architect of his own fate."

Mrs. Barnett. of Chrlstchurch, arrived in Wellington this week, and will visit Auckland before returning home.

The Mayoress of Wellincton has received the gift of £100 from the Hon. Mr. Hemes, to he used in her patriotic works. Mrs. Luke says that the money will l,e devoted towards alleviating the hardships of the men in the trenches.

Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Holmes, of Dun edin. are visiting Auckland for the win ter months.

Miss Kate Collins, of Auckland, is the guest of Mrs. P. Steele, Fendalton, Christchureh.

Miss Blanche Davis, of Aueklnnd. organised a number of ladies to sell flags in London on Mesopotamia Day last April.

Mrs. Barnett. Merivale. Christchureh, is visiting the North Island, and intends staying in .Auckland

Mr. and Mrs. Murray, Opawa, Christchurch, who have been for a visit to Rotorua and Auckland, have returned home.

There was an epidemic n f new hats at tlm Royal Review at Bulford. too. the outburst was not among" the ladies, states ottr Ixmdon correspondent, to whom tradition gives the right to celebrate May Day in millinery. The gentlemen of the party had' donned epring-like grey Homburgs. Mr F. D. Thomson only wore a hat of reverend age, and it was the hat he won at the last New Zealand elections, it Was the real democratic note of the day to be .presented to H.M. King George "in that worthy hat. for Mr Thomson and Mr Oakley Browne both had the honour of ■presentation at the Review.

Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Brown, of Auckland, are on a visit to Hamilton. A pretty little incident took place at the landing of the Premier and party on their return to Auckland. A lady was stationed at the gangway steps with a beautiful bouquet of violets, which she presented to Lady Ward as "just a smile from Wellington." The reception rooms at the firand. to be used by Mrs Massey and Lady Ward, were charmingly decorated with yellow wattle bloom and violets. Ribbons with ".welcome" written in flowers across them were suspended in her doorway to welcome Lady Ward. This was the" work of personal friends in the city.