WOMEN'S WORLD.

Auckland Star, Issue LI, 24 May 1920, Page 6

WOMEN'S WORLD.

: Sister A.■&■!_£_-_■' Mrs. Stringer anZl. for Rotoroa o B * the South. tßrt^.etr«,l 5 / M f-T..c.\vini ß L, I to Auckland hM «ft_« ; , i»g for EngUni **»'>s! Mr- and Mrs. 3 iv*_ . the Grand. Mr'fr ""Si r Weuingtonyesle^^lJ Mrs. Worthy, irif..,». '■■_' " of Agriculture, '»-. ;_£*_.** \ h ™J M «atoAiickla_i^ Bp,,i *^ Mrs. c. Morton (Jrer *= ; " Avem*, W-iS*.** Myrtle -Jamieson, ujT?* \ Navua on theßeittrip&%B» . May Margetts, eloVst *2» ** Edwin Butler, of Wang3." m^M Mrs. Leedham Crowe -_j _2 the lonic, is in.JSAS«th Academy of M^SfJg-J* examiner,. Mr*'CroweS£_J and her last song, of posed the «trftoar.__oaM_ ta 5W» rwSs£ Cavell Home: -Mrs. QontiS atrip to XewZealand' change hut ■V-»-taWjC_e Zealand after a tour of't_si__* Australia, and India, , A presentation took phw >. jL morning at the Women's ChA _T Jackson, when.a nmabsrofjsSf sent members of the Chorilß»_2 together and gave her n'2 address and a very fins „ft 2 silver finishings. In the -*_?.- Henry Brett Mrs. Eager m_£tf,,; tation, and referred to tie lot, 2 tion of nearly forty Jackson had had with mane and said the gifts w«e .hot t _, appreciation of her work'is jkZ Mrs. C. Taylor also expresej _,? sure it gave her to be present nflat all that had heen said. 3bt jT suitably replied. The rooms liju specially decorated with narcissus and other spring SotaPa afterwards morning tea vu lend, ft A particularly compreliei_n«_i, teresting report has been imvihk Women's National ConnnT, Wri_f« branch, which directly repress. *_> 4000 women, most of them isiUi Wellington. Seventeen Mutm « already affiliated to this Coineil,nm them being Wellington Soft Goods Empfijes/tb (557); Girls" Friendly Societr («). Free Kindergarten, w".C.T.U,-¥i_ij : Teachers, Trained Nnnes, tjifo. societies and working groups. worth while for all women t> m> into the -work of the Women's Sti_i Cq»ncil, which fills a meet iwhl pa in: aao-ordinating and drtwingtiall sections of women's work udein and is organised all over the raj ir the purpose of benefiting rem 4 family life generally.' "Tfcj J__| branch holds its amntil mtefisja evening.

Miss- Eri Thomson, who retail the lonic last week, will he rsaarH in New Zealand,;'espe__lh/&'_«i_, Island, for the praise bestowed tsptk voice'eome years ago by MidtmiA whom she met in Dtuiedin. Mis 5» son's home is in Stewart Island, t-A is payins a visit to relatives;-* South. Miss Thomson mc Madiat Hi through Mis s O'Connor, of Brisk* fll on the advice of. the.diva wenttejtti, bourne to study, where shewiiia-U for six months by Melba herself, i'fwards she studied -with rnft«*' Peterson, head of the Meltons Isservatorium, and a cousin of Walk* son's. Miss Thomson then poeeeHtt England, and' studied with Blow, i the Royal College of Music, and iS Mrs. Leedhain Crowe, -whom sit by* companied to New Zealand. Mia Boson has been upon the concert pfefa in the years between, sinpng ill fl* the United Kingdom till tie tek manded that all turn, their eneras!» helpin? the soldiers. Miss ThoniaS* sang in the hospitals, and-inera* became a V.AJ). worker till the aid the war, and dnring this time«■» pa?erl in the Walton-on-Thames Hi? tal helping the New Zealand «o_»

HOUSEWIVES' MAKKET.

Tt bee long been felt that i notH" e-irls is urgently needed, and tbe itp,; has been discussed and talked MOW the women's societies for a'lwlj hut nothing practical had been «* ted till the Women's Christian Tsf ance Union began a campaign fata 1 with a Housewives' 'Market on <&; morning which did a good basin*? day. In opening the Market, GK*» Maguire said that she was «W opinion that "God hehii ttos \L helped themselves," and shewgk see that the TV.C.TjU. were Ml advice. Some people were gW* 0 these things to Government, bnjL W helped themselves it mfffigS Government would.help theffl-B in* would helo .provide a home from the Old Country wheti tnejj *» strangers to New Zealand,. t*£ ■would write home iri"i*»Ji come out. and tMs. would cost of living. introduced by the president, co*. »*r.*«s« ness was done at the staßa The »»jj of the Auckland-branch *£&£. had the cake stall; under the Mesdames J. W. Taylor, W. Bekrker, McLean, 'H. *£*hjjM Kttteht, AHely, and * *»JrJ, hanfand Davis. The Plain ing stall was in charge » Ugg Takapuna, Mesdames and Lewin=; Birkenhead, Taylor; Devonport, Woods; Northcote, Mrs- gjj | .vegetable -tall «..«*•£gE| three unions, bra* 4 , and Evans; »■»£,. A* Mesdames Hummer and »» dale branch, Mesdam*» Danes. Fruits, P«*g%ee .tag were in the charge 0? and Williams: p , dames Soseandljgg/dSS branch, Mesdames »?*» of ** The sweets stall «» £V* Harry Brown,. T *S*fc W*£ Smeeton, B. and Mag HOI >* stall was in charge' «f *£, .*_.«* assisted by Mwrgggg j»g the tea-room was in charge Dowlirrg, aj*J«J ft**, g (Williams, P«"it 1* nock and the PrangnelL Christ and helped to •fo** ol?