WOMEN'S WORLD.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 134, 9 June 1925, Page 15

WOMEN'S WORLD.

SOCIAL JOTTINGS

Mrs. R. Pearson, of Wellington, who hasbepnthe. guest of Mm. A. W. Perkins, lon hy tbe Niagara for Honolulu, whore fhe will attend the Pan-Pacific Confer-i-ncp of t ho V.W.1.A., afterwards going on to America, and returning by the < ook Islands, reaching Now Zealand agHin in August. Miss .lanet'Mitchcll. M.A., educational , secretary of tho Melbourne Y.ttM .A.. was a pa.wnger on the Niagara en route a- a delegate to the l'an-I'aeirie Conference, to he hold in Honolulu. Mis? Mitchell was a student at. Bedford Women's College, and is a keen member of the International Women's University Federation. It is hoped that Mine Mitchell will he able to address the Auckland branch of the federation on luT return at the beginning of August. Tho Waitlku " Tost and Telegraph annual ball took place in the public hall ami was very successful. Despite the unfavourable weather, there were one hundred and Hxtv-fhe couples present. The hall was'decorated hy the Tost and Telegraph staff, ninny novel ideas being incorporated in thf'scheme. The supper was supervised by the ladies' committee. On the following evening tho staff gave a fancy dress dance for the children, when about one hundred and fifty children were present. -Many and varied were, the costumes worn. Mr. A. M. Barriball, on behalf of the. children, thanked the Post and Telegraph staff for the pleasure given to the children. A talk on modern British composers was given at the open evening of tho musical circle at the Lyceum Club by Miss Alice Law, L.R.A.M. Miss Law opened by referring to the accomplished musicians that England claimed in the time of Elizabeth, and the widespread knowledge of the musical art when all were expected to take part in madrigals in the evenings, and spoke of the new schools of music that at present were doing wonderful work. We had formerly been content to get all our music from the Continent, but now this is changed, and there is a renaissance in British music, which dates from 1900, but it is only recently that composers have gained recognition. Many British composers take great interest in folk music, and have done great work in collecting old tunes from country villages, especially Cecil Sharpe, Roger Quilter, Percy Grainger and others. Miss Law gave a short sketch, of each composer whose works -were given. During the evening the following programme was given:-—Violin and piano duet, sonata (two movements), by Elgar; songs, "Silent Moon," "Feast of Lanterns," Granville Bantock; sonata, Arnold Bax; "Moto Perpetuo," by Frank Bridge; "Chinese Folk Song," by Eugene Gossens; "Midnight Tide," Frank Bridge;

'■Immortality," Cyril Scott; "Sea Fever," John Ireland; "Reverie," York Bowen; "Drink to Mβ Only," Roger Quilter; "Admirals," Galliard Moffat; "Go, Lovely Rose," and "Morning Song," by Quilter; and "Children's Overtime," Quilter. Miss Constance Howard sang, Miss Margaret Stoddart took the violin solos, and Miss Alice Law and MiBS Meredyth Adams accompanied.

On Friday evening the members of the Epsom nursing division of St. John Ambulance Brigade met at the house of Bliss Dawson, lady superintendent. Dr. Hilda NoYthcroft, late divisional surgeon, and several ex-members of the division were also present, and an enjoyable time was spent. During the evening Miss Dorothy Towle, who is resigning her position as hon. secretary and treasurer of the divieion, was presented with a small boudoir clock as a token of the esteem in which she is held by all who are, or have been, connected ■with the division. Miss Towle has held office since first the division waa formed in 1915, doing splendid service through the years when the Epsom Convalescent Home for Soldiers was being run by the ladies of the Epeom division until the present time. She is succeeded by Miss Irene Bull. The division has also suffered a heavy loss through the resignation of Dr. Korthcroft on her appointment as lady superintendent of the St. John Ambulance Brigade.

The Council of the League of Nations has decided to nominate a sixth assessor to the Advisory Committee on Traffic in Women and Protection of Children, the candidate selected being Miss Eleanor Eathbone.

ENGAGEMENTS. The engagement is announced of Miss Agnes Gordon, grand-daughter of Mrs. H. A. Gordon, of "Ben Lomond, ,, Eanfurly Road, Epsom, to Mr. Leo Desgranges, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Desgranges, of "Franco," Stokes Eoad, Mount Eden. "WAIKATO NOTES. The Winter Show, which concluded on Saturday evening, was the best that has been held. Visitors were present from all parts of the district as well as from Auckland city. The chief attractions for the ladies were the home cockery section and the nedelwork department. The cooking was of a very high degree of excellence. The folowing were present during the show week: —Mesdames F. A. Snell, T. Mitchell, H. J. Greenslade, D. Hay, W. McKiool, H. T. Gillies, H. Oswin, H. C. Boss, S. Bennett, h! Douglas, Eben Wilson, E. Rawson, T. Y. Lusk, J. Hooker, P. E. Stevens, E. t! Rogers, E. V. Stace, E. J. Stewart, W. H. Hume, E. P. Cowles, A. N. Green, E. R. Gre3ham, A. M. Bisley, F. Gruar, Haeler, I .Campbell, E. M. "Masters, A. Ramsay, H. A. Young, F. T. Wilson, W. F. Currie. J. R. Fow, W. H. Paul Wallace, H. Clark, A. Beale, A. E. Manning, E. F. Peacock, F. Flynn, C. Matthews, A. L. Yule, H. Grocott, E. Mickle, Johnson, M. Manning, J. A. Shelly, C. R. Fowler, J. H. Hume, C. L. MacDiarmid, E. Cussen, Y. Chittv. Hewitt, 0. Smith, Bartlett, W. Blytlie, H. Hopkins, Pilkington, T. Platt, Ranstead.

The District High School dance took place in the Assembly Hall on Friday night. The room was artistically decorated, red and black streamers, the school colours, predominating. The hostess was Mrs. Eben Wilson, who wore grey Tadium lace. Others present were:— Mesdames H. Conradi, E. T. Rogers, J. Bollard, A. English, J. McHaffie, 11. C. Gudex, F. Mason, A. S. Meldrum, N. Holden, Misses. Mahoney, Gordon, Farquharson, Watson, M. Greville, I. Tavlor (Ohaupo), Chadwick, D. Wilkes, J. Masters, D. Clark, I. Hodd, M. Gwynne, P. Hooper, M. Mercer, Jenkins, E. Clegg, A. Tnrley, E. Gane (Cambridge). M. MeMiken," Bindon, B. Roach, Griffiths, Chainey, TV. Wallie, H. Wilson, M. Armstrong (Cambridge), G. Hammond, P. Reeves, M. Hodgson, R . Burley J. Storry, M. Ingpen, A. Edgecumbe, D. height. M. Gardner. M. Wood, V. Cann, Oilbert, Higginson. E. Cann, A. Coventry, Parker, Penny, M. James, Stewart, G. Bonny, F. Hall, V. Saunders, M. Jane, A. Wilkes, D. Brown.