WOMEN'S WORLD

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 249, 20 October 1922, Page 7

WOMEN'S WORLD

SOCIAL JOTTINGS.

Mr. and Mrs. John Btirns, of Auckland. ■ art- visiting Cliristchurch. j Mrs. liiiekleton. of Wellington, is pay- ; in<; a visit to Auckland. Hi- KxeclleJi-y thf Governor-General' (Yi-count Jelli.-0.-. nn.l Lsulv JoUieoe. have ugrrcd V attend the Canterbury: \L".i.ultural and Panoral Association's' -:i.).v on l'eopie'3 Kay. and will hv the jiiicn- of tin , -iimniittoe at luiu-h. The Auckland i>r.incli of the Xavy ] i.cHeiii- lnl 1 :i i-ry "njoynblp "At Home" on Wednesday evininc ill the Amateur Operatic l'l.oms in celebration of Nelson Das. About 1011 members were •re-.-lit. 'Ih-- |ires:d. nt. Mr. A. M. Fer- J •iiifoii. briefly addrpiwed tue members. and ) Tnvited them to attend a special service , t<i !.e held in St. Matthew's Church on I Sundny morning at 11 a.m. The first part of the eveninv; was devoted to the j jilaviiK.- "f Kl"iii!-Kr whist the winners, being Mis- -I. McK.-nzie and Mr. IV \V. I lieiuimont. During t!m latter part, of j the rvenin;' niusi«;i! items were rendered j liy seine "f Aucklpml's leadinß artists, I and were very much -rijoyed. The rooms u-ere vi>rv arli-stimlly decorated with c.dourcl I.: •"-.Hμ- Hiul sliad-d lights. AtniiML' the jrursls v/.-re Mrs. A. M. rVru. llw)ll in black -ci-rttc: Mrs. (J. K. T;io>.lHii.-l'l, navy pc,,r-.-tte: Mrs. R. Mr. II.:-. I lark ">:Ulli: .»r.-. 1. H. Martarl.Tr. llu- -.-.tin; "■■ - V.. M. IfwerMil, 1:1;.(iv Mr?. C. K. Maguire. black f.'corptti•: Mrs. K. Klliott. block >;llill: ".Ui.«> K. '■■ \\.illßi-f, lilack silk: Mi-- M. I'.crndd. navy pe**{jrtto; Miss \ K.'rgi;~.i.i, liiai-k iiinmi: > ? r.-. -f. <:. iliitrhis.il, iI" k -ilk. A ilra«in? room meotin? was hold on We hi.-diy alterivi.Mi at the residence c,i Mi-. !ni.\r. Kipling Avenue. Kpsom, ■~:,; ■, i-.ii> .Ll.ire-.'-.l by Lady Stout, who ■.mpiv -iw! upo'i ihosn ]ire-ent tiie neCPSsit\ Cor «• t.M-rii.i in the matter i.f' hyuionc icyi-latiin affecting women. ' La.ty Smut earned them that the pro-po-e',! 50.;.,- Hysiene Hill was nnt dead arid mi";iit he brought forward afrain with it- compulsory clauses that wore I'li- nravest danger to all women. Kvi-d'-mv iv,v overwhelming that compulsory Rotiiicntion had been a failure v. i'Prfver* tried. The most damning indictment was the report on the army o; occupation in Germany, where from th» \<':ir !r>!r> to l!>it) the percentage rose from Hi in Mi-. This \va« an n-my set ilnwii in ;i country where, regulation was j-trii-tlv piiforetrl anil where every form lot" self pro! pet ion »a- -upplied, and there was this considerable increase. where -is under the free clinic the niimbers were tailing. At thr co:irhi-ion. the following resolution-! were ■That this treetinsr of women declares it--el f opp'ispr! to it 11 proposals for com-pul.-ory treatment of venereal disease. .■I- lliesc measure- involve compiii.-ory pxamin.ttion of women and are invariably chitnicteristic of the refnilatinn of prostitution and '.he white slave traffic: al-o that tlii- meeting , of \vome:i on the llnvprnmeni the establishment of voluntary clinics in all centres, with s-po.'ial hospital accommodation for women :m,l pirls who are undercoing treatment." Othor mpetin<rs have heen 1 hold at T.tkanuna. Onchiintra and Henderson, where similar resolutions have boon p.i.--cd. j THE BROKEN CITIZEN. DRAIN OX COMMrXITY. The usual moctinjr of tiie Civic Leajrue look plai'P on Wediu—day eveninfr in the HiiMiicss llirl.s' t. litli. 'After a littie I preliminary business the president, .Mrs. j\Y. K. I'd-;, briefly intro<luc.-d Mi-s R. K. ; r..niL'iian. In iloinjr so Mrs. Bush ox- , pressed the opinion that it was q'lite tinu- tl»;it women took more real interest ', in pubiii , matters. "['heir children were ;.':-.i.\ :i!|_r up around tliem and for their sake- it was a duty. J'he speaker of -.no eieninp was laying before them 'in , fjriMt need of "c:ire and after care.' for prisoners, and this was work that • hoiild appeal f o women. In opening hi r addivss, Miss Baughan explained t!iat in the old days when people were sent to pri*on the idea wns always that , t'toy had done something wrong and must lie punished. This was the root idea of tiie prison system. The modern idea was how to cure the delinquent, and how to make out of » failure of a citizen a srooil one The speaker wanted to sec New Zealand take a more inteilipnt intcre-t in i.ii- matter. It was , a snbj -i-t of jicrsonal interest to all of n>. 1 iic do lino, uc£ was really a \ery I important person in the community bej 'iiih-c hi , cuuld make him-elf such ■ nui-aiicc. None of v- knew when we iniftlit not i-ulTer from t\tU failure in I citizenship, therefore, it behoved us to in and place him ba.'k in normal life iijrnin. In America th» enhjeet was sttuiird keenly and tliey tried new ! methods, and in New Zealand the outjloiik »■•!( }rr..win« kinder. The speaker ji. ad found that tic .-tali's or the prison? I were very interested and helped her all J '-hey could and ,vere anxious that their : vhnrjie- should be ,-i--i=ted in all pos--1 sib!e way- to a better chance of liviiu; ilweiit live... She had alway- found the j staff of the -oils mo.,t kind'and the DeI'artiiicnt intore-tcl in the care of pri-oners, l.nt there was no public in- ! trrest behind t!i<-ni. l n Sew Zealaiv] ; there was 1100 persons hi prison, jarsreh heiii2 wesikeneil humanly, without rpany guidance, but'beinf; put back lin prison and ajrain returning: there. Prisoners were -cut back asrain and aaii'.n, one in Auckland had three hundred convictions npainst her. TliU ; siiowcU failure as a system. Why does , not the r.iiiiniuiiiu try and get soiiip -iic. "■' " ,! t "'■ it' :i.-l;e<i t : ie -pcaker. If the c..'mmunitv would take an intelligent interest, many or these pc.-injc .Pii'llil be piii hack ill jtocioty and remove an expensive Hnanoip.] burden from the .public shoulders. Miss Bailfrhan divided ; these ,n-e- into the subnormal and ih-al-iiormal. A person of nbnormal in- : very often has fn.ite an ex- : Pi''i!»nt brain, but h.r, a kink that has ; not been corrected. Tt U said that the crime of fa!-e pretences i= on thf ! increase. Just ~- an actor or a novel-i-t ?ucceed« because they convince them--five- of the part they nre playing, si '!.i t:ic-p people, but their actions'" arc nnli-snriul. In England, at Hirminp hani and Ffradford, there was a physician attached to the ga.ils. who reported on these eases from a scientific >t.Tndpoin< Pry often these people d 0 not why they do things. They ,ire victimor their sulK-onscio\is minrl-. Thpi: hearts were often very pood but theil were wrorix- and understand !ii2 an.l help w;i« what -,va- needed for them Miss Kaitshau closed by asking V..n ■- pre-ent to think about these " broken ciU7.-n- who -,\ere such a drain on lh.'•ommtinitv and to offer them some real and thus help them io J return to a lormal life amongst their j fellows.

AMONG OURSELVES. A WEEKLY BUDGET. j (By CONSTANCE CLYDK.) j THE WOMAN" (I.KKiiVMW ARUIVKS. T*iie cable concerning Uu , A .1 j Church's now law allowing ■■ 111 i\ | preachers a "riclit of entry" to tii; , j> i!{.■it reminds us of that' w,"!'4 - !i>j.\:i Human pivachcr Maude l!oyd-.*n. w'.io ',-, mow pi-rai-iiin.u at the I'un^ri'jliiliu::. , . '. ' Cliurili of Koceslun iKiilland). If.i; v'.\>, will now lie able to ofliriatu in In , : , o-.v:i I'lih'roli. The Hisllop, thnnjili friemK\. had. of course, hitherto been unable '". 1 .^t ,, 111." na;" lo sriint this jir; , . :!."_■!■. 'Mi-- K'.'.VfU 11. who was horn in l s 7-i. :m----bten a lecturer a r<l \vr t'-r f> w ■!! ! a- theologian. Her liiuks i-mimjis- .-• ■ '"Political Christianity." "S<-.\ anil fniii-! j nioi! T,.-e." "Pruyr as a Korrt , ." I! , : r'rijrht to [icacu" .amp to her hi-! at j J the i:::io when the llev. Mr. I a:n;-i.'ll I had iefi. tlii , < ity Temple. :i:i:l !. <• ii'-.-.-j l l'lr-j 2viii;i 11 liad m<l ;irri>..-:l. v>. n. , :j jinvlfil fa lill ii;.i 'he iuwrejiniiin. uvA i li'.ftor >Div" iiiii- rtaini;.' ii'voptoil ti':> jj.jwition. A -:-ter . f ii-;v. by t ; '.' iva, . 'i- marrinl to : i -sir ot (!."■ --fi>uil.ini >>f ;Mr.-. I!. Kujmt. ;h-> fi-Mnnw] [rfailj'lfcr <f >> More. '.li-i j"r.'>\ ilen hi-ivr-lf is somt".\ 11.1 l ■>: ;i '>.>i-ia' : -t :>'. it-'B.-t in roiwlili't. for in ie ■ ; iinitv *'.ie iline- in M: l.it"licii w>l ii Ur.-\ ;!iidy fiißtiffi in-, h< r cook ;mi,l i:i>n- i> •■ 1; ;an.i al.-o two little t-U-1 'ion vvln>.., ,:,,J ilia-! iiflopted. v ;,• a | hc!:.-\..----lin child adoption. At 1! itivh. aft. , . , Itlie -er\i'-e .-li<" dvM-i.-r.d- tri'iii tiii , ;'"«i|-' :| lan-fl walk- I'.bnut ainoiifr t'n* :'".>!>!e. I answering any questions i!':it i>lo "I , !! to her. Her rpjilies aiv -aid ;-. -b'u..- ,- |»rpat wit a:nl uouinei!. It > iin!:i:i, by thr way. I liolieve. \\'.:» up;, i-, t iv.omen a* theologians "Ijecai'? 1, ii;i j, .- -'would be too hard." In |;nl't!i- <ni I I other in:itiers a woman will have -r.iiifl [doubts of herself, ho -.taios lmt in I religion -i.o is iiu-linoil to iMUrp siuiii.i----j rity as it is. and therefore her !!;■.-!•■ for power that way sh-iuli! 'i > - pI pressed. It seems qneor reasOtiiiu In jus nouadaye, but in V'ictnrinn t.in-.'.i ;t I sufficed. ! TIIK MAX HOIVBKKKT'BR. I The "Now "Republic," an Anierican ; magazine, publishes a Rc-rio-ouniic pli-a I for tho rei-OL'liition of tlie man iuin-e----jkeeper. Many men. the woman wrifi - !<-onsiilers, do well in ho\i-c jment. but beeansp of a convention they 1 cannot tako this up as a reaular In.'sine-. John Doe may assist his wife. I .lane Doe. maybe, but lie is never in supreme command. an<l yet hou.-ewoik. with its .solitariness ami chancres of occupation, may really suit him bettor than tlie jiTegariousness ami monotony of an oflk-e. The writer lives instances of married couples who hava defied this convention to the hottnrI ment of their tempers and their pocket. In one case tile wife was a professional, and made a big income. Sue liokl on to it, and the husband managed the hoit.-e an-d servants, with exeelieiu results. The other couple wfre factory workers. The wife likeJ her factory life, the husband, a lover of solitude, hated his. So after a while she went back to her employment ami he :>tten.led to the house and children instead, their happiness marred only by the comments of the neighbour.-. As

tlie writer trenchantly remarks, n man is allowed to sew at a tailor's, in co,i!< at a bakery, to wa.-h at a laundry. Imt he must not cook, wash and sew all on one day to help tlio ivenian n*!inni he love*, and the children hi- i< response!---for. .lust as it was formerly infra ili.u f-or women to cook and «■»■ outside t :<■ home, f-o it is undijiiilie i for men to do thr«! things within doors. Both .-.invention* must be stamped out. Meanwhile the writer draws a fantastic picture of tlie men processioning I he streets, waving fla.2*. to get back their liberty to work in their own imm ■>. ■Japanese men are allowed to rook, why not we? - ' is one slogan, alluding lo the fact that the .Japanese general hou-e worker is well known in the Males. PUBLIC SERVICE DANCERS. .Miss Cicely Hamilton, the noU'd -:iifragist, sees a special danger in the pr«'sent English reaction, concerning women, in tin , higher branches of hu-ine-s a n,[ in proles-ions. A determined cllort is !>eii>£ made to hamper women in tJe ont-.ide world, and. a> a consequence, she states, they are tentNujf in crowd into the I'ujiir Service, -and it U the greatest misfortune." ss-ys Mi>s Hamilton quite frankly, -when the abilities of <> -y most brainy women are 10-t in v Servi," where pay is independent of rr-ults and failure is always covered up." \V.,:;i "i will deteriorate if forced in n lift" - ' unstinuilating. Tin , I'ulilic si-rvj.v ii England must l,e more docile r'i'an rim Xew Zealand, for her? we i-:iiii:ii< -. '. that it is proving a r< , fi'i:», .1 !'■■■:■ »:• Ititiinati'ly on,-, f.- svinen o' ability. Miss Hamilton '!o,s a it:r.il f..u the Service always wi-li.-- iukee; -vi. u'Mi from it* lictter-H.-i.--. |x.,-iti<:;i-. lj.it that it i> not likely to siiivci'd a!to;Tl!:er in j this, a< the woim-n liave vote., «i,i-:. .-a:i 1 1>0 put in force ajr.'iin-l 111- a i.'t !:■■::!: ■: free. Man) other l>ril!i,;nt '■'. .!i 'i- ;i. ' of opinion that the iM-tni'ii r.n : n_- ' i have a hard time in rnlUvtin-.'. as ;■ were, the right- whi.-h 1. ; n,. | -„,. ,1 -~ to then:. Tho-e v.li., u)i: ~,.i> «„;, ~,,'. rijilit of f iitry woiiid !)i-::ii:i-i -.-ir,,'.,.. ..; if they were forced to li-ar tin- i,T.-i of supportina -i-1.-.-. :■:„] -..,:, .-;:, feniiilt- cousin.-. -,< j n (he \ii-t o-inn i!:\>-. *ti.-h :> l-'-tiirn. ]....•.■.,.,,... .:-,,i-i.i !„. :'.. . jlosical niit.-o;ni> i: ~■>■ -. -f.--.-l ~ I fair lifM. The time m,>-. .-■ ■'.- « i-ii .1 ! mull v-itlioiit i!epenile.,t- '«:!! '■ ■~ I, ~.. , jff taking a Inrai-r -alar.- ilmm ,i \, : , , for tile s.i:.\e work. ■■!)■.i;i-j .1 ..... -~ ' work for a ,i:an's p a \" -n:.i • -~1 . ;-; I-'the man'- work fo,- die .m,;,,;.:,- ;,.','. j VK TOKIAX \VO.MKN"'> :.K i- ! > '\ i The annual contVven, ,> ~ft , : . \V,.,,,. ■'- IXationa! [.eagne β-hj a v-:v inf.-- ■-' lone, acionlinjr lo a \'i.-'oi ,i v ,r., ~..-- --iThe Primp vTni.-ter «•«- ;':■■-■: j healtli from Htii-ndiiij. li.n tV- i , . ■■- of Victoria . Mr. l.a« -on, -;..-■ ~:, terestiiijr addre-~. ■ W..-in-ii ,:■■ !':.:i niont" and ■'Coiuiinied Kd'.'-a: ion" ■.< •■ l.saitl to !.e tin> t'-vn ..i!.j,-,-t- i n v M i, \ J torian u-nmen an- m..-i infen-f.!. regards tJ:«- li.-»'. ■'the caii-i'" hail ji.-j'O able advo.-ati": ~,-v .■,-, n,.!.— it «v, i-U-idrd. !>v a -mall niainriiy. ir, ri-tji. : n t ■ iclauao in the preamliie I" liiO l.r i» ; '■ ioon-titiiti»ii >.!■!, ..-in- :i:.- «-nt 1 > ■■! w.-me,, into PurHa'iifiit. <<■ mi' -'i - prif-e and ie-n-i ha- ' 11 cv r— I. liowever that t!ii- i- |i«> —ilily »■•: t. ■ ! real, opinion of the \- r.. : .,, j woman. .\ motion in f-Hour if ■• ■■ i tinned odiu-.-.t ion. with i-i. np-ii . : training in home arts, for all £,r{- \\.i•arried unanimous-ly.

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