WOMEN'S CORNER.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16961, 9 October 1920, Page 2

WOMEN'S CORNER.

The Lady Editor will to pleased fo receive for publication m th« "Women's Corner" items of social or personal news. Such items should be fully authenticated, and engagement notices must bear the signatures of both parties. Correspondence is invited on any matters affecting, or of interest to, women. Mr and Mrs Godfrey Hall (Hororata) are. in town. Mr and Mrs C. Johnson (Wellington) arc staying at- the Clarendon. Mr and Mrs C. E. Tsbister (Masterton) are staving at Warner's. Dr. and Mrs Guthrie ("Lake Coleridge) are in town. Sir Charles and Lady Campbell returned to North Canterbury vestorday, after a few days in Christctiurch. Dr. and Mrs V:\lintino (Wellington'* are visiting Christchurch. Mr* and Mrs J. R. Clay (Sowerby) Bridge, England) are amongst the guests at the United Service. The Avonside Nursing Division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade met in the brigade rooms on Thursday night. Mrs Wat-kins, lady superintendent, in charge. Members had practice in stretcher drill, and demonstrated roller bandaging to the home nursing class, and afterwards Dr. Spencer Daniel I gave an interesting and instructive l«s-----turo on fevers—their stages and treatment—and also on the proper disinfecting of sick rooms. The doctor was accorded a hearty vote of thanks. Miss F. W. A. Williams has resigned her position as assistant-mistress of the Normal school. Miss M. E. Osborn has been recommended for the vacant position. For the first time in the annals of the British Scientific Association, the president of the botany section, one of tho root sciences, is a lady, Miss E. K. Saunders, who has done valuable work ill penetrating some of tho most obscure secrets of heredity (writes our London correspondent). For the .anthropology section Miss N. L. Tildesley is reading notes on a Burmese skull, and a paper which is eagerly awaited by fellow-scientists is that of Miss E. Bodale on the caloric value of school meals on the energy output of the school days of children of from 10 to 18 years. A feature of the meeting, indeed, is tho part being taken by women scientists. Science, it is re- 1 marked, is to-day the most popular of all subjects in girls' continuation schools, and Oxford undergraduates have been known to complain that women students take the best places in the laboratories. Referring to this remarkable innovation, tho "Daily Mail" says Miss Saunders "is one of many women, some of them very young, .and' all most charmingly eager, who will ! give the meeting the benefit of their research work in many branches, not- : ably psychology. British science, never more notable in tho world's work than ; to-day, will be the fresher, livelier, and ! more varied for these new helpers. Some of our most distinguished young biologists are being as efficiently helped by their wives as was M. Curie by Eno. Curio, the co-discoverer of radium.'' Tho death of a well-known and much respected lady, Mrs F. G. Moore, widow of the late Mr F. G. Moore, of Masterton, is reported from Greytown. Mrs Moore was a sister of the late Sir John i Gorst, who served in the Maori war, I and later became Postmaster-General of Great Britain. The engagement is announced of Miss Iv. Constance Barns, younger daughter of the lato Mr and Mrs F. H. Barns, to Mr Bichard Henry James, of Sheffield, England. The death of Mrs Horton, relict of the lato Mr Thomas Horton, a prominent Blenheim citizen, occurred at her residence, Maxwell road, Blenheim,, a few days ago, after a short illness. The deceased lady, who was 74 years of age, was married at Hokitika, arid,went to Blenheim with her husband about 40 years ago. She is survived by a family of live sons and two daughters. A very enjoyable social and dance were held at the New Brighton Cafe, on j Thursday evening, when upwards of one ! hundred guests assembled at the invitation of Mr and Mrs J. Jackson, the occasion being the birthday of their twin children, Miss Rita and Master Sydney Jackson For the purpose, the largo dining hall had been especially prepared in the matter of floor space, and was also very tastefully decorated. Both- Miss Jackson and her brother were the recipients of many beautiful and useful birthday gifts. Musical and other items were contributed by Miss E. Tillyshort, Miss M. Foster, Miss J. Goodland, Mir M. Jones, and Mr B. Daybourne, and others. A very jolly

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