TO-DAY'S DINNER.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 639, 16 October 1909, Page 12

TO-DAY'S DINNER.

j » (Specially written for Tns Dominion ) SVTURDAT "Boiled Cult's Head Potatoes Turnips Boiled Salt Pprk 1 Oxford Dumplings OXFORD DUMPLJNCIS Two ounces broadornmbs 2oz currants 4oz suet (chopped fine), two tablespoonfiils of flour, ' two eggs, grated lemon-'peel, ono tablc«poon- ' v ful of sugar \ littlo milk to mix Mix tho dry ingredients, moisten with tho beaten eggi and a littlo milk Form into about five duui].1 lings Try in boiling fat a golden brow.n, and one with, a stvoot..eluce , v ' STJNDVT f White Soup f , Roast Fillet of Veal . [ Potatoes - Asparagus f Cherry Tart Baked Custard Pudding | ' ~" -SUPPER ( Cold Veal. Chicken Mould [• , '~. Salad . ; , f* Cheese Cakes Spanish Cream

AID, FOR^BABIES.' - - ' , ' '/WOMEN IN CONFERENCE t The Babes' Aid Societies' Conference, which concluded ' its .work.' yesterday, did not: hava ... '. ■ '-./ managed.'to accomplish a good' dial. " Its hopo .. w had; bcon;to bnpg the different branches under .auniform schculp, and to decide certain.ques-/ 1 f.fVjhons -of''gencraU-iniportanco-v.': It arranged;:a -;w: :inpifornj;»chcmo ofiwork tor, nurses, and agreed ; should }W "'J6J2O Jrtefc vlt wis - , agreed'that, is' -.r y the . annyal"\ meeting - should ■ bo hold at .the w.iv>6amo'ttiwoi■■ \Bnd''in'-.the;'same -town,- .as the ■, .Midicftl, Congress, and that arrangements l ehould lM mado for speeches' to bo, dclivored »t thescmcetingsi by experts .mctlical wen attended yes-. w-.-; : ::: terday .B^rning'rjseSslon'r:when' the question of discussed, l and .there- was' an;»exij.v.icaedipgls'vlively 'debate Dr; .Truby King and, Dr 'Palatine The socictj wishes to. : obtain--ft Govfernmohtvsubsidy; : Ono Govf',; ftm ernmcnt'. grant -of> £500 has: already been made, tto-i-and -divided- betweenthe- different :S.;v;, sßOciebcs.sS The: funds. that support ■ tho:.Pluntet nurses fcojno from the public, and the society '■"T...;?■wants .this to. bo ■increased : byt a Government , has :a'' nurses. |!At present there is only one nurso jv;;.: for. country, districts, but.Dr. ,'Valinttno- hopes . t? 1 - •to see a.-.verr- iargoinumber. omploycd, and, it i;Si^hM;\befen^suggbst^d^b^:js6nie';that^they;'could' ' &.&■; cover.tho.<ground; now* worked by tho l?lunljct : ?m- ;«urses—at suggestion/that •: does . not commend 1 1 itself to,,tho sociotj. Ihej say that, in tho .-/ ■ town, , the jWOrk. olvtho 'VPlunket nurses : and the tdistrict;.nurses ..should I ,romwn ./In. the: country. ,it is■ dilfetcntilnlid It .' would, ob--sl^^ssible^;tey'aupp6rt;:.bot h ,; varies' 1 ye*i ties ..oi.vnuTses. in vmany- a- blaclc-blocks 'district i i ;;i.'.o.':ln':those>,tiisesi,tho: society;is willing that tho' ''WW, distrioti.nUrse;.should'.rccciTi}. training, at Kari•',tAV.:taiie;Homo,',and;,bo/aUowed:to,Trear tho badge . ?^ : s|f[of''tho iPlnnketi f *' hW'Jf'i ~ ■ : * valuable work dqna hf the Plunket nursos, Ivy/t;,' and . saidi,.thttt;jhe.-was.'.wilhng: to recommend . that h Government Bubsidy should bo granted iat -KarUine, Ibut .that hd ■ could not- rccommond tho granting of a Gov- : ernment subsidy for the nurses, and it was .this -poiiit ithat-. a ' interesting and .t: '• tijolc oplaco, -. .without any fc.:..; -chango;.of .opinion on tho.part of eithor disK putant. ,Afterwards Mrs, A R Atkinson paid E; a trjbuto to. tho work dono by tho district !|[.?:y;-;riurMS.;£ I -~. Before the conferonco finished tho following ■ resolution was carried; unanimously —"That isKit .of.-thev.Sjcietiei.'foritnai®es,}tfi'i f.,a Dl, \Wmen. and Children desires to /convey 'to b, her Excellency I ( ady Plnnket its deep sen«o Rpyt/ sho'has dohS s ' L -i i Wpughput the. .Dominion , in .aronsmg - public f^ :; V i?^ r&s pJ ITl ' objects of ;the" society,' and of L , the enthusiasm and self denial with which she : ;servi c b, of•,tho babies. 1 the'fhec'essity'for Kiv.-®'■ r an'd-vbegs.to as- ■ fe>:»>.'SJ}rt; nerjth»t, her.inatfm. will '.always.' bo associt ated with tho work of tho 'society, and will ( '