Women's World

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 52, 1 March 1919, Page 20

Women's World

SOCIAL JOTTINGS. Mr. and Mrs. R- 'Murphy are staying at the Grand. Mrs. M. M. Rose has taken a suite of rooms at Cargen. Mr and Mrs Ewan Troutbeck, of Hawke's Bay, leave for England by the Niagara. Mrs. H. Leslie Friend, of Wellington, is on a visit to Auckland, and is staying ut Cargen. Mr. and Mrs. G. Siaeei, of Egypt, tire staying at Cargen, and will probably ■settle in Auckland. Dr. and Mrr.. l.inilo Ferguson, oi Dnnedin. are visiting Christchurch, in connection with the sessions of the University ."-'mate. Sir Rupert and Lady Clarke, who came over from Australia n few weeks ago, and have been .-.[lending most of the time ■since in South Canterbury, fishing, are now in Christchurch. Mr. E, K. Clarke is with them. Mr and Mrs. A. E. Kernot, of Cpper Willis Street. Wellington, will leave by the next trip of the Niagara with the intention of spending the winter months in Los Angeles. Subsequently they will visit England. Amongst the guests at Cargen are Mrs. 11. Palmer, of Palmerston North, Miss C. L. Phipps Black, of Chriefcoburch! Airs. C. Riddle, of Dargaville, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Holmes and Mrs. Sinclair Thompson, of Wellington. Amongst the guests at the Grand are Mr. and Mrs. Norwood, of Wangenui. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Fitzgerald, of Wellington, and Mr. and Mrs. Klgar Martin, of Featherston, who have been on a fishing excursion to Russell. The engagement is announced of Miss Madge Pollock, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Pollock, of Bahrain. Sydney, to Lieut. Roy F. Ellis, M.M., N.Z-F... second son of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. S. Ellis, of Whare Maiinga, New Lynn. Auckland. A charming luncheon party was given by Mrs. W. R. Wilson at her beautiful home, .St. Leonards. Takapuna, on Thursday, when twelve representative ladies were invited to meet Mrs. Rhodes, of Seattle, Washington State. Mrs. Wilson received her guests attired in a becoming gown of black tafTetta. The Juneheon party consisted of Mesdamos Gunson. Parkes, Maguire, Talbot, Lucas Bloomfielcl, Benjamin, Louisson. C. Nathan, and R-y Wilson. In the afternoon about forty ladies were invited to take afternoon tea in the beautiful lounge with Mrs. Rhodes, and to hear her explain the great world movement amongst women, of which Western America is one of the vanguards. Mrs. Rhodes, who is an inspiring, brilliant, and fluent speaker, who has addressed audiences of ten thousand people, and audiences composed of the picked minds o' America, was listened to with close attention throughout the address, and thanked by those present at the close.

j News has been received in Wellington I that Mrs. and Mies Massey arc in Paris. i Mrs. Rankine, of Sydney, a journalist SI -who hae done a great deal of lecturj ing in Australia, is visiting New Zealand ' I with a view to learning something about ! the Dominion before going to the other '* ; side of the world. c I Mr. and Mrs. E. Keesing, of Auckland, accompanied by Miss Parker, have made j '•! arrangements to join the steamer which f? ! is proceeding to the Sounds on a salvagj ing trip to deal with the sunken Waie kare in Dusky Sound. The steamer will v lie in the Sound during the working ! period, and will make week-end trips to f I various other sounds, while the launches n wi'i be available for picnic parties. 0 Miss I'hund. who has been connected with institution work in Auckland, has c left to rejoin her relatives in South '' Africa. Miss I'hund has been waiting, nearly twelve months for tlie shipping 10 resume, and left at a day's notice on I Monday on an unexpected chance berth . j in a steamer. An "At Home" for the members of the , | Civic League wa. given by the president, . I Mr. A. Kidd, at her home, "Houndslow,"' jon Wednesday afternoon, and although ! all arrangements were made very hur- | riedly, over fifty members assembled to c [ meet Mb. Rhodes, of Seattle, who is ' j travelling through New Zealand. The j j drawing room wa. decorated with pale I pink begonias and single asters, while r the hall was beautified by a very large ibowl of flame coloured gum flowers, c ' inflated with scarlet and gold of sumac, ; * I one of America's national trees, which are planted alongside the roads, and ■make a gorgeous display in autumn, i * , Mrs. Kidd. who received her guests I wearing a battleship grej crepe-de-chine s frock, briefly introduced the visitor,! '•who, in a bright and inspiriting manner, " ' told those present of all tbe civic work; ■i the 'women of Washington State were - engaged in, and what they had already, '"accomplished. Mrs. Rhodos amusingly | I explained the attitude of the City Coiin-| 1 cil in her home town towards the move-} ' ment of women to clean up municipal I i politics, and attend to tbe sanitation of I s the city, and how rapidly that attitude .Was altered by the persistent influence; ; - of women. Mrs. Rhodes explained that; i some of her experiences had been in J - Alaska Camps, where the advent of a: 3' woman altered male public opinion, . materially. She then told those present •of the vote of half a million dollar. , - which the women had gained, to be ap-! - plied to a reconstruction policy in regard 5 to the social evil. It was the women. I l idea to prevent trouble and build u_ . wrecks not to punish the individual who I i was the victim of his or her social con- - ditions. Mrs. Rhodes was li.tened _>• - with keen interest and cordially thank- > ed at the close. Afternoon tea was 1 then served in the dining room, which j - ' was charmingly decorated with purple 1 asters. i Women, as well as men, were employt ed as poll clerks in the West Ham Division in the recent English election.