WOMEN'S

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 105, 4 May 1923, Page 9

WOMEN'S

SOCJtAL JOTTINGS. iliase* Costello and Foley, who have been spending a few months with friends in New Zealand, left for Sydney by the ■Marauw en route for Ho'bart. The engagement is announced in a Dunedin exchange of Miss Pqggy Rams- ' den, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Ramsden, to Dr. V. Kingston, on the staff of the Dunedin Iloepita , .. The Haeromai Club opened at St. James' Hall on Tuesday evening with a successful social. There was a good attendance of members. A talk on the objects of the club was given by Mrs. V. R. Jeffreys. Instrumental music wns supplied durinpr the evening by Mies Gibb and Misses Gordon. The engagement is announced of Miss Eva Hook, second daughter of Mrs. L. A. Hook, (rummer Road, Auckland, to Mr. 0. .1. Thedens, Cranes Park, Surbiton, Surrey, England, A marrißge has l>een arranged, and will take place in July, between Henry .Michael, eldest son of Mr. 11. IT. Gordon (lark, J.P., D.L., and Mrs. Gordon Clark, of Mickluham Hall, Dorking, Surrey. England, and Gwendolyn Emily, elder daughter of Mr. and .Mrs. 11. A.' Marrincr, Ivy Xook. Ml. Eden, Auckland. A charming musical programme was given at the "open night" at the Women's <. lul» last evening, and 111, »unga and violin solo were greatly enjoyed. In .c----sppnsc to encores Mrs. Cyril Towsey snng "Mother's Thought." in which both music and words were by Mrs. Qflhnrne. '•The Wish." sung hy Mr.' U. Russell, was composed by the singer, with music by Mrs. Osborne, who acted as accompanist part of the time, Mademoiselle I.* Houx. who has recently returned to Auckland, spent n very interesting year in travelling about the Continent in company with Mr. and Mrs. D. Parsons OT.eary. of N'orthcote. The lirst visit was to the battlefields, where the son of Mr. and Mrs. O'Leaiy had laid down his life for the Empire. The vasiness of the sacrifice is apt to be too little understood with us, who are so far away, but at Amiens alone they spent twelve hours in a motor going round the graves of New Zealanelers that they had promised to visit. Mrs. O'Loary's son is buried at Etaples. They found that the reconstruction around Ypres was remarkable. Of the former 18.000 inhabitants". 10,000 had returned anel wore building up thpir destroyed homes. In one cemetery alone at Tynccote, on Passchacndaele Ridge, they saw a cemetery where 12,300 British soldiers were buried, and that was only one of the cemeteries. There were cemeteries wherever they looked. At Messines the gun craters were as big as great lakes and of the 250,000 British soldiers who fellhere they were told that iiO.OOO were unaccounted for. After leaving France Mme. I.c Houx visited the Channel Islands. Switzerland, and in Italy Turin. Genoa, Rome, Florence. Venice, 'Milan. Bologna, and returned to Paris.

WOMEN'S CLUB. WELCOME TO VIS(OUNTKSS JELLICOE. Aii --open night" at the Auckland Women's Club, Short's Buildings; Queen street, was given lust evening to enHble the members to welcome back to Auckland her Excellency Viscountess Jellicoe. The lounge - hail been charmingly decorated for the occasion by the flower committee under Mrs. J. Hodgson, and some beautiful bowls of pale pink dahlias and pale blue delphiniums were arranged on the stage and about the room. The committee of ihe club had worked very hard all day to perfect the arrangements, mid were rewarded by the success of the function. Mrs. \V. 11. Parlies, president, who was gowned in black georgette a?id cut jet with handsome wrap of gold embroidered royal blue, welcomed the guests at the entrance, and upon the arrival of her Excellency, who wore a handsome gown with crystal embroidery and diamond ornaments, presented the guest of the evening with a bouquet of pale pink sweet peas, carnations and asparagus fern. Mies fiillct. who was in black with maize wrap, accompanied Lady .lellicoe. The president accompanied the vice-regal party to tho platform and welcomed her Excellency in a witty little speech. The evening's amusement took the form of a burlesque Parliament, the "Women's Parliament of 2025 A.1).." when women had readied entire control of public affairs. The debate was led T>y the Liberals, who were in power, and were introducing a biU to give men equal rights with women in politic?. This was stoutly opposed by the Opposition, which contained a remarkable assortment of women members, many of whose speeches and make-up were quite clever burlesque. This advanced bill was fiercely debated, and the arguments used were all taken from speeches made at some time or other in opposition to women in Parliament. Many of the. allusions were extremely apt, and tiie sallies were greeted with hearty laughter. Mrs. W. H. Parkcs looked very dignified as Mrs. Spe.akere.ss in powdered hair find black gown, ably supported by her Sergeant-at-Arms, who bore in a gilded flat iron on the velvet cushion in place of the mace of authority. The House eventually went into the lobbies, and the enfranchisement of men was carried with applause from the Government, benches. Miss Gladys l'raser was the Hon. the Premieress. and she was supported by members for the following districts: Mrs. F. Howard, Wanganui; Miss IT. Shayle George.. Nelson : Miss Salek. Oamarn: Miss Hudd I Christchurch: Miss Miriam Xorrisli. I Minister of Justice. The Conservatives in Opposition were: Mrs. 0. ('. Forsytb 'Leader of the. Opposition: Misg Estellc j Wallaer", "Wellington; Miss Marjori* I Robinson, Dunedin: Miss Edith Xorrish Auckland: Miss I'hillis Boult, Westport; Mrs. J. A. ]?. Tlellaby. Timiiru; Mist I Olive. Foster. Palmerston: Miss Murnh ■ Spicer, Vipiriki. A musical programme was given during the first part of the programme, and included songs by Mrs. Cyril Toweey.----(a) "When the Dew is Falling," (Mur doeh : (b) "It is Xot Because Youi Heart is Mine" (Lohr); violin solo bj Mrs. Singer: "The Andalusian Seren ade (Sarasate); songs by Miss Caldow(a) "Cradle Mc Low" (May 7?rahe). (b) Tiptoe (Molly Carew) ; songs b y jf r Douglas Russell: (a) -'Come to tin Fair" (Martin), (b) -Still as the Night , (Bohm). Mr. Leon AYhittaker and Mrs i Osborms acted ns accompanists, am I encores were frequent. At the ! conclusion Mrs. Parkes announcer I that Lady Jellicoe had consented to be s ( warden of the Club. The gueets wen , then entertained at supper by the I members.