WOMEN'S WORLD. SOCIAL JOTTINGS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 245, 15 October 1926, Page 17

WOMEN'S WORLD.

SOCIAL JOTTINGS.

Mi5S Meagan Sharps, of the Austra- ,• „ staff of "Aussie." arrived in Wel- «!«, hv the Marama for a few months* SEt in X- Zealand. She has left for New Plymouth. Miss Eileen Culling, of Auckland, who -,-vn the Manawatu golf championship ? t week has gone to Dunedin to take dart in the local tournament. M r = Frank Dunnage and Miss Irene nnmu-R. of Christchurch, have left for STvorth Island. They will spend a "eek there before sailing for Panama by )v lonic, which leaves Auckland on ''3. On arrival Miss Dunnage is Remarried to Mr. Percy Cox, who is ™ preS ent in South America. Miss Muriel Pavton, of Auckland, secJS of the New Zealand Ladies' Golf Hnion Miss Sophie Watson (Palmerston X) "and Miss Cooper (Auckland) are visiting Dunedin for the golf tournament. The Queen Berengaria social committee held a military ball in Scots Hall mi Wednesday night, in aid of their campaign. The hall was decorated with Wns and pot plants, and bunting and flax were at the entrance. In the supper room red streamers were hung, and on the tables red and white azaleas were arranged. "The Queen, Miss Doreen Bowen, wore a frock of silver tissue a m_ cream georgette. The guests at the Lyceum Club luncheon were: Mrs. Shaw, Mrs. Carter, wife of Dr. Carter, who is touring Xew Zealand in the interests of foreign missions, Mrs. Perguson. wife of the visiting engineer of Arapuni, Mrs. Peacock, Lyceum, Wellington, Miss Peacock, Lyceum, Wellington, and Mrs. Inder. iadv Sulm&n, who was prevented from being "present at the Lyceum luncheon yesterday, will be at the "At Home" to \>e> held "next week, when she will lay before members some account of the women's clubs of Sydney. Miss Tr;Eiain presided over a good attendance, of members of the Northcote Women's Progressive League, held in the Parish Hall yesterday afternoon. A letter of thanks was received from the St. John Ambulance for the assistance rendered by the members in the collection for funds on October 1; also one from Mrs. Ferner, president of the Play Association, and from the Child's Welfare League. A very interesting ad-dress was given by Commander Middleton (secretary of the Navy League), on the need of adequate naval protection, and the importance of training our. youth in naval, aircraft, mine sweeping, etc., to guard our coast line and our trade routes. It was resolved to try and arouse local interest in these- subjects. The Thames Old Girls' Association held their first "At Home" in St. James' Hall yesterday afternoon. Mrs. W. R. Wilson. Mrs. Oldham and Mrs. Woolley were hostesses. In a short speech Mr 3. W. R. Wilson, vice-president of the association, who is a daughter of the Rev. W. E. Best of the early Thames days, said she was v pleased and proud to belong to the association, and wished it every possible success During the afternoon musical items were rendered hy Mrs. De Berg\ Miss Bridson and Mr. Armishaw. Miss Griffiths recited a retrospect of old Thames days which tf__s'" specially- written for the occasion by Mr..Oldham, and Mrs. Gray sang the anthem, "My Own New Zealand Home," which used to be sung by all the Thames people. The Rev. H. Peat, who was present, and who was one of the younger men of the Thames, paid a tribute to the mothers and pioneers of the old days. Sirs. W. R Wilson wore a musquash coat, and a black hat with ospreys. Mrs. Oldham had on navy marocain with Oriental trimming and a cinnamon hat, and Mrs. Woolley wore a navy blue tailored coat and navy hat. On Wednesday evening the members of the League of New Zealand Penwomen irere privilged to meet Rev. Dr. Carter and .Mrs. Carter, of London. Mrs. Stuart Boyd, the president, extended greetings from the league, and presented Mrs. Carter with a bouquet of roses. • Misses Bertram and Knight rendered a piano duet (Brahms), and Miss Lomas sang a Shakespearian solo and one of A. E. Houseman's songs. Dr. Carter gave a fascinating lecture on Old London, illustrated by lantern views. The London of Roman days w-ts shown, with its temples, arches, and viaducts, showing the little streams that flowed at intervals into the Thames. These streams are now all covered over, an-d exist merely as underground sewers. It is interesting to note that the old Roman Temple was situated on .the top of Lud|»te Hill, where St. Paul's now stands. Pictures of London in the 13th century were also shown, together with a map outlining the precincts of the various religious orders of the day. By story Md picture a literary pilgrimage was •Mdc to the haunts of famous writers >nd the quaint old places in and around wmdon, projected into immortality by we pen of Charles Dickens. The" site of the Mermaid Tavern, where Chaucer's Pilgrims gathered, was pointed out. It is located in one of the typical blind alleyways common to ancient London. It "after the pattern of an alleyway of this description that the British theatre Wa $ constructed. Strolling players used io wander into these old courtyards and tJ « crowd from the street" gathered ound. These onlookers were referred to *•> "groundlings." and corresponded to present day patrons of the pit. The guests at the inn used to come out on we overhanging balconies and 'look down on the players. This section of the audience corresponded to the dress circle habitues. From the little attic windows, Perched high on the roof side, the lackeys ■no servants were wont to gaze down on the show; thus the idea of the gallery originated. Dr. Carter interpreted the romance of London, where the very "ores are vocal, history and tradition Pfmeate the roadways, "the houses, the ""ages, and the cathedrals. Everywhere Jj c whispers its enthralling tale. scenes were also shown connected with Ufa and ttx)rk of sir Walter Scott in « obert Burns. Truly, a pilgrimage Wfiehght the heart of *11 "lovers of literaTe - Scotch songs were thrown on to th screen > and those present joined in S? I'-W of "Annie Laurie," "Scots th l " and " Auld Lan « At ..Av , c °* x he lecture supper was served ™ tbe lounge. tin Ber ? es °* bridge evenings in connec«on with the Takapuna Tennis Club, ...f!.?- ISe<i various hostesses in cdhfis ? n with Mrs - N - Howe - the club^s niotf.L ■* eret * r 7. have been held fortJ7 trough the winter months, and heir! °- n Tuesda >"- The object was to ane raiSe funds to defray the cost of and V aVlhoß for the local " tennis lawns, of tt- I s '" hand > £6 ° bein £ the result resulr ge even ings and the £25 ent*; m - g ■» rom tw ° Picture and jazz ggptaeiitt. A dance is to held ' ban_r=V fl* lt is ho P ed =100' may be /mci before Christmas.

ENGAGEMENTS. The engagement is announced of Ivy, youngest daughter of Mr. James Noy, Moerewa, North Auckland, to Reginald Forbes, second son of the late Mr. Charles Gordon and Mrs. Brett, Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex, England. THE UNIVERSITY AND THE CITY. The power that the students of a university can be in a town, is shown by their latest movement in Sydney, where they have made a whole-hearted effort to obtain funds to enable the medical fraternity to pursue research into the dreadful scourge of cancer. In Christchurch and Dunedin, a delightful intellectual life centres round the university, whose literary, dramatic, and debating circles have a wide influence on the culture of these cities. In reporting the work of the students, a Sydney paper says that nearly a thousand were present when Master Salmon presented, on their behalf, a cheque for £1000, which only represents the students first contribution to the research fund. The students have held a stamp campaign, and intend to hold a masquerade ball, in the Union Hall, of Sydney University. If the Sydney students resemble those of Christchurch, where the Art School is part of the university life, some delightful and realistic historic characters from the annals of history should walk across the floor. PROBLEMS OF UNREST. The present state of world unrest was the subject taken by Mr. J. W. Shaw yesterday at the luncheon talk at the Lyceum Club, when he spoke on "Present Discontents," and their effects on the boys and the girls of the present day. The president, Mrs. W. H. Parkes, occupied the chair. To show that the problems of the present day are not new, the speaker read a dialogue between two ladies, who were troubled by the servant. question, and who also took part in a theatre crush, in quite a modern manner, but which was written by Theocrites, a Greek poet, of Alexandria, some two thousand two hundred years ago. The problems are the same, said the speaker, the one thing that abided was the strength and resolution of the character of the people. This time is but one of many adjustments which have taken place in the history of the human race, only at present innovations are pouring upon us. Inventions which formerly disturbed the life of England had five hundred years to move in, as things moved but slowly, but in the nineteenth century, said the speaker, inventions were popping out every day and two on Sunday. No wonder the people found it hard to swing round and see such a lot of new goals. War always sapped the moral of a people, and there could not be the same ideals in a people who had come through a wasting war. We also live in foggy times, teachers are on every hand and easy formulas are being easily applied, and in a world of this kind, it is the greatest folly to expect the young people to be like the young people of pre-war days, it is unjust to judge the young people of the present day by the standards of other days, the problems of life have altered, and the young people are trying to find a way out of the tangle. There is a feeling in the hearts of the young people that the. -standards and ideals which produced the world war were wrong, and who cannot say that they are right. If the. war proved anything, it proved this. The young people are struggling towards freedom and do not accept the regulations, they are striving towards self discipline, said the speaker. It was noticed during the war, amongst the New Zealanders, that they would accept discipline for a ■ worthy end, and this is the fundamental i at the heart of the British race. Mr. * Shaw paid the highest compliment to | the young people of the present time, • of whom he has made a study, as possesst ing reverence as strong as ever, but not ■ the faculty to reverence ancestors bei cause they were our ancestors. They . are facing facts with a desire for self - realisation, and surely the right of the individual was the real right. There . were strange forces operating in the [ world to-day, affirmed the speaker, but ■ he assured those present that there was , no fear for the future, as the young i people growing up would solve all the . problems that faced them and solve i them for the best of the nation. At , the conclusion he was heartily api, plauded.