WOMEN'S WORLD.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 191, 14 August 1922, Page 2

WOMEN'S WORLD.

- » SOCIAL JOTTINGS. Mrs. A. K. Hadfield. of Christchurch, is at the Grand Hotel, Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. Shayle George, of Auckland, arc the guests of Mrs. A. G. Curtis, Thorndon, Wellington. Mrs. Sherman, who returned to the Dominion by the Niagara, is at the Crand, before continuing her journey .to Dunedin. Dr. Florence Barrie Lambert has been chosen as a London (Aitv Council alderman, which position she "will hold for six years. Miss Pauline Tulloch, who for the past four years has been secretary of tho Adelaide Young Women's Christian Association, and who has for the past three months been attending the Y.W.C.A. national training .school at Sydney, arrives 'by tlie Manirka to-day to take up the position of senior and induxtrial secretary in tho Auckland Young Women's Christian Association. An enjoyable afternoon was given by Mrs. (Dr.) Thompson at her residence,' Manukau Road, on Thursday. Tea was served in the spacious drawing room, which was decorated with anemones and violets. During the afternoon Miss Mct'orniack sang charmingly. Among the guests were: Mrs. McCormack, Mrs. llerdman, Mrs. (Dr.) Wilkin, Mrs. Kjitloii, Mrs. (Dr.) Rice, Mrs. Walshe. Mrs. Spcdding, Mrs. Foster, Misses McCormack, llerdman, Fgerton and Short. A successful dance was arranged by i the Takapuna School Fefcc Committee last Friday evening. The hall was taste- ' fully decorated with arum lilies and greenery, and the -upper tables with ■■ baskets of daffodils and yellow and mauve streamers. Much interest was taken in a one-step competition iirranged by the committee and keenly entered into by a number of dancers. The prizes, iircsetitcd by Mrs. Mann, were awarded to Mr. R. ' Mardell and his partner. Miss Bobbie flee, the judges being Mrs. Scales and Mr. Ware. Much interest is felt in Red Cross circles on the coming visit of Mrs. Wilson, widow of tho late Dr. Wilson, lof the Scott Antarctic Expedition. A | number "f letters have testified to the ! excellent work for Xew Zealand soldiers performed during war time by Mrs. Wilson, an<l it is hoped to make her very welcome everywhere during her i visit io this country. Mrs. Wilson will ■he arriving shortly in Auckland, and , will be the guest of Mrs. Nolan. A successful sale of work was held jin the new hall at Milford last Satur- , ibiv afternoon and evening. The Mayor. I Mr. Could, declared tho sale open for I business after a few words of con- | gratulation to the Milford people on the ! completion of the building and of good j wishes for its future success. Tho variI ous stalls were in charge of the following ladies and were apparently doing ' excellent business: — Produce stall. Mes- | dames Hooper, Williams and Bruton; ' sweet stall. Mrs. Yiekers, Miss Tolston and Miss Grant: afternoon tea. Mrs. j Kemp and various helpers: noodle work | stall. Mrs. Ralls and Miss Phillips; . Mower stall. Mrs. Dudley Smith. A fish- | 1*0111! in charge of Ted Nathan and AliaI stair Hooper, was well patronised by I the young folk. Tlie buildinff fund will 1 benefit by tho amount of £45. I The first dance given by the newly 1 formed Query Club took place in St. ' Sepulchre's Hall on Saturday evening. I The function was a great success, over a hundred guests being present. The j supper room was beautifully decorated j with daffodils and violets, and blue and I gold streamers, tho club colours. Mrs. I Gunson was presented with a beautiful ! bouquet of daffodils and violets. Amongst ! the chaperons were Mrs. .1. H. ("Junson, I president, beaded brown georgette; Mrs. 1 Iladdow. mole charmeuse; Mrs. Heather, black lace over blaok silk: Mrs. King, irrcy crepe de chine, Mrs. Wiseman, brown crepe do chine. Amongst those I present were. Miss M. Jackson, blue 1 satin; Miss Forto, grey georgette; Miss j Campbell, black satin; Miss Gudgeon, I'black taffeta; Miss White, pink satin; Miss O'Neill, rose satin; Mis-s Macdonald, blue taffeta; Misses I. Clay, blue taffeta; M. Miller, primrose lace; X. Mason, white satin; N. Reeves, blue taffeta; M. Reeves, black taffeta; M. Clay, green j crepe de chine over lemon satin: M. I Mason, luce and heliotrope georgette: jM. Napier, blue gcorg'tte; L. Westwood, cerise satin; Gorton, cream satin; M". Gorton, white satin: A. Buchanan, blue taffeta; K. Bnehs-nan, emerald georgette; T. Baker, pink taffeta over silver bice: R. Wiseman, pink satin; M. Ncwcoiub, uink satin; M. Bartlette. pinksatin; X. Webb, blue taffeta; [. Heather. blue crepe de chine; Y. Colebrook, lemon crcpo do cl.me; K. Macdonald, pale blue crepe ,le chine and taffeta. The monthly meeting of tho Board of Directors of the Young Women's Christian Association was held on Friday. ! Mis. G. 11. Wilson, president, presided : and welcomed the new members to tho I board for the forthcoming vear—Mes--1 dames Kinder, Wright. Bush, and j (ro..kcs. The ollieers for th<- ensuing ; year wore appointed a« follows: — Yieo- ! presidents. Mesdames J. McKail Geddes, IW. Todd Smith, .1. C. Dickinson. C. W. Garrard. J. W. Wiseman and M. McLeod. Mrs. I". A. Whitney was elected a.s special board member on the executive Mrs. Joseph Stanton was re elected as treasurer, and Mrs. A. lluchanan as secretary to the board. 'Fhc following ladies were appointed as chairwomen of the various committees: Mrs. ■Mefjeod, religious woTk; Mrs. Wilson, finance: Mrs. Todd Smith, senior and educational: Mrs. Dickinson, health and recreation; Mrs. WinstoruX membership j and social: Mrs. Snowdon, housing and immigration: Mrs. Garrard, house and cafeteria; Mrs. Wiseman, hostel; (Mrs. ('has. Smith acting); Miss Geddes. girls' department: Miss Statham, president, and Miss V. Page, secretary. Business Girls' Club, Customs Street; Misses C'tirrie. and Laird. Thrift Club. Plans for the forthcoming finance campaign wore completed. Tho following ladies were elected as captains for the teams: Mesdames .1. C. Dickinson, C. W. Garrard, and C. A. Whitney, J. Sanderson and A. Buchanan, W. Todd Smith and Murdoch, Snowdon. J. Ambury and Win. i stone. .1. Stanton and Mappin, C. Smith and Crookcs and Miss Geddes. The objective of the campaign was fixed at £-.2500 to clear off the overdraft, secure funds for the forthcoming year and a nucleus of money to begin establishing 11 permanent camp. Arrangements arc ■being made for co-operating business men's team. Miss Griffin, generul secretary, stated that the chief objective of the women's team was to secure a large number of annual subscribers, so as to put the general finances of the association on a satisfactory footing. Mrs. Wake was appointed a new member of the ■ board, as substitute member for Mrs. LisitQE Wilson, who is on extended lea-rv.