WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2472, 27 May 1915, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

y MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAB.

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I SOCIAL & PERSONAL

I Of New Zealand Interest. I The marriage took place on March 20, | at Billericay, Essex (England), of LieuIsj tenant W. Douglas Reid ; 1t.A.11.C., to | Miss Joanna Mary Bridge, younger y daughter of 'Mr. John C. K. Bridge, of g Peverel Court, Aylesbury. The bridc--1 groom is the eldest sou of Mr. John if] lteid, of Blenheim, New Zealand.. An|j other marriage of Now Zealand interest a was that of Lieutenant Francis Kicli- | ard M'Mahon (King's Shropshire Light |j Infantry), of Cromwell, Otago, New 0 Zealand, to Miss Alice A. Jones, H daughter of the Rev. Thomas Jones, H D..D, of Manor Parle, Essex The mar- ' 9 riage took place at Westminster CatheH dial on March 20. 1 Golf at Heretaunga. I The Wellington (Ladies') Golf Club K played the Coronation Medal Match on iff Wednesday. Owing to recent rain tho links were heavy and the scores sufferM ed in consequence. The best results were: Mrs. Webster, 99—20—79; Miss Ward, 105 —24—81; Mrs. Turnbull, 101 —17—84. Sister Norah, deaconess of St. John's Presbyterian Church, wishes to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of a supply of useful clothing from the TwoGarment Society. Miss Mina Caldow is expected to return to Wellington this evening from Gisborne. Hospital Guild. Miss Joseph, lion, treasurer of the Citizens' Military Hospital Guild, has received the following donations for the purchase of material to assist in the equipment of the Hospital Ship:—Mrs. A. C. Butler. 10s.; Mrs. Isaacson (Paremata), £1; Mrs. Duthie, £3 35.; Mrs. Hursthouse, £9; Mrs. E. Ford (Mau--18 mumui), £1; Mrs. J. A. Ross (Foxten), El £5; Mrs. F. G. B. Sanders, £10; Mrs. §i Cleghorn, £10; Miss A. O. Kennedy, I £2; "Tiwi," 2s. 6d.; Mrs. Dawson, £i: K Mrs. Parsons, £1; Mrs. Bowden, 2s. I 6d.; E.S., Is. |> Tho following membership fees (2s. tfj 6d.) have been received: —Mrs. Cane, Mrs. -V. Nelson, Mrs. Duthie, and H Mrs. Isaacson. Mrs. Morgan is givj| ing a monthly subscription of 2s. Gd. Keeping the Trcops Fit. When addressing tho members of the Univorsity Union Rod Cross Centre (Sydney) recently, lier Excellency Lady Helen Munro Ferguson reminded the workers that one reason why the supply of comforts and necessities, such as socks, pyjamas, shirts, and so forth, should not he allowed to slacken was J, the absolute lack of laundry facilities in Itho lighting zone. Soldiers had to wear their clotlios without any chance of having them washed, and it was conscquontly imperative that a sufficient supply of garments should he available to allow of constant replacement. It was by attention to such details that the well-being and health of t'he men in the trenches were secured. It was owing to tho wonderful organisation of ; the Red Cross Society that so nuich of i the suffering and sickness inseparable from war was alleviated. During the past ten months the human sacrifico had been enormous, but the loss of life through wounds was surprisingly small. Thanks to the motor ambulance service, and the marvellous advance made in surgical and nursing science, only 3 per cent, of the wounded died. Every woman who helped the Red Cross movement was to some extent to he credited with this splendid result, for it was bv the constant renewal of supplies of warm garments, and other necessities, that the men were able to retain the vigour which enabled them to recover from wounds and illness, from which, with an enfeebled constitution, they would surely go under. An Unfair Handicap. There is an inevitable amount of feeling about the way in which the military authorities have treated the woman expert, states a writer in the "Sydney Daily Telegraph." One highly -qualified woman bacteriologist was told quite plainlv that her sex stood between her and the work for which she is admirablv fitted to do at the military hospitals. This would matter less if the work in question did not command the respect of some of the lending doctors in Australia. Women doctors have been given less than no encouragement to go to the front, and while there is doubtless much to justify the attitude of the authorities toward them, there is literallv no excuse for Jj givinor nurses less advantages when travelling than are given to officers. — From all authentic accounts the need for well-rested and physically fit nurses is quite distressingly urgent, and as (he "all-roundness" of the Australian I nurses makes them in specially keen demand there is every reason why they i sho'ik! be given as easy a time as possible en route to their field of action. Nurse? writing from the front, as well a-i frcm tlie_ hospitals in England, make it verv evident that any properlytrained woman anxious to servo her country has plenty of chance of doing it at present.

For the Hospital Ship. Mi's. Barltrop desires to acknowledge the following gifts sent to the Ainbulanco Depot- in Nathan's Buildings, Groy StreeL, for the equipment of the Hospital Ship:—St. John's Women's Association, £o; Mrs. Young, £1; Mrs. Greig, 2s. Gd.; Mrs. Eglinton, £3; Mrs. Upton, £1; Hilda M. Stevens, £1; "Friend," 10s.; Miss AVhitmore, 125.; Miss Upton, 55.; Miss May Kane, £3 35.; Mr. M'Lellan, £25. Also 11 pil-low-slips, G sheets; "One of the Bulldog Breed," Hunter, 1 pillow; Misses Foster, 2 pairs blankets; conscience, 2 doz. face washers. 2 handkerchiefs and bandages; "Anon," sheets and pillowslips; .Mrs. W. Burnett (Woodvi'lle), 1 pair sheets, 6 pillow-slips; Mrs. C. .T. Johnston, 1 pair bed-sox; Miss Tully (Mangahahoe), 3 pairs bed-sox; Masters Roy and lan Greig, 1!) packets boracic powder, 8 bandages, 5 cakes soap, 2 cards safety-pins; Mrs. Balmer, 1 1 pair blankets; Mrs. S. Richards. 5 ' packages surgical cotton; "Roundhill," ' Karori, 4 balaclavas; "Friend," 2 bala--1 clavas; Mr. Gardner, 100 bandages, 75 swabs; Mrs. Olsen, triangular bandages. ! Chrlstchuroh Hospital and the War. ■ The Christchurch Hospital staff is doing its full share in responding to the Empire's call, states the Christchurch "Press." Three more members of tho nursing staff, Sisters Hodges, Stokes, and Christmas, left for Wellington last week for service in the Mediterranean, and other members of , the staff are also leaving. , Sister Mary Christmas joined tho Christchurch Hospital nursing staff as a probationer on March 1, 1910. Upon attaining sister's rank she was placed in charge of the isolation ward, and upon the doparturo of Sister Rose to . iom tho Australian nursing contingent she was appointed sister m charge of I the operating theatre. She is tho third sister in succession in charge of [ the operating theatre who has left for ' nursing service with the troops, Sister it'isie. whom Sister Rose succeeded, haying heen a member of the Samoan Contingent. [ _.®'. s ' or Emily Hodges joined the Christchurch Hospital nursing staff in August, 1907, as a probationer, and after takiug her course was, in 1910, appointed an acting-sister. Next year sho was appointed a sister, aaid since | then, up till her departure, was the 1 sister in charge of the women's surgical ward at the Hospital. ' tt Sister Stokes joined the Christchurch ■ Hospital staff in July, 1910, as a pro--1 bationer, and was appointed a sister in i February, 1914. For a short time she 1 was a sister in tho men's wards, arid 1 subsequently she was transferred to the 1 women's medical ward. ! Staff Nurse Rattray, who is leaving for England by the Turakina, resigned ; from the Christchurch Hospital nursing ■ staff about six weeks ago, in order to . proceed to the front. Prior to her re- ; signing, she had been a member of tho l staff for three years. ; Among other members of the Cliristr church Hospital staff( or who have been r trained at the institution) who have ) left or are leaving for tho front, are: i Sisters Nelson (assistant matron), Ni- ) cols. M'Nie, Harris, T. Butler, May E Chalmer, N. Fitzgibhon, E. Ingles, D. i Rose. E. Curtiss, E. Hodges, M. Clirist- • mas, and Stokes, and Nurses K. Davis, - E. Livsey, Rattray, and Mary Gould. ; It is understood that Nurses Graham • and Wilson are also on active service. j The nurses at the Christchurch Hospital are also assisting the Hospital 1 Ship Fund with monthly donations. . 'lhe April subscription amounted to £7 , 10s., and this had been forward to Wel--1 lington. 1 Naturally the heavy enlistment of s nurses has created some big gaps in . the Christchurch Hospital staff, "but r we are filling them up as well as we can." remarked the matron (Miss Thurston), in conversation with a representative of "The Weekly Press." t "Several of the senior nurses are actas sisters, and are doing their very best, and wo are taking on a lot of now ' probationers. It is very difficult to ' secure outside nurses to fill up the vacancies. s j Echoes of English Ladies' Hockey ! Team. 0 There was a large attendance at r Richmond on Saturday last at a match t between the All England "Women's e Hockey Association's New Zealand n Touring XI and tho 1914 International 0 Hockey XI, writes a London correfi--3 pondent on March 30. Tho home team v proved by far the stronger, aaid the J score was five to none in their favour r at tho interval. Ultimately they won u by nine goals to none. Tho members , of tho New Zealand Touring XI playj ing were: —Miss S. L. Wetherall, Miss „ W. Baumann, Miss D. Croxton-Smith, j Miss P. A. Royds, Miss C. G. Gatey, j n Miss M. Robinson, Miss V. Elwell, Miss n M. I. Leacroft, Miss C. G. Gaskill (captain), Miss Fames, Miss B. Tuke. Although badly defeated, Miss Wetherall showed much skill and energy in her lj goal-keeping. e Miss Dora Ohlsenj the well-known " Sydney sculptress, after hard work in y acquiring nursing experience in the " Samaritan School, Italy, received her diploma, and shortly after spent six strenuous weeks in nursing i the wounds ed after the great Italian earthquake. Since Italy is entering into the war, she will probably go to the front as '• an army nurse. The course in which she has been trained is a special and accelerated one for war, managed by c thp women of Italy, with Countess Spaletti at the head of tho organisaticn. To the relatives of those who have 1 died at the front, the Auckland Ladies' Patriotic Committee is forwarding a card containing the following message: f —"Tho women of Auckland! ext<* g their silent sympathy to you in the loss .if your dear one. Thoy rejoice with c you at the courage and noble devotion x of our brave boys in battle." Tho fol--0 lowing is the text of tho message sent d to the relatives of the wounded: —"Tho !S news that the name of your dear one is on the roll of honour of those wounded in. the defence of right and justice , causes the hearts of the women of tl Auckland to beat with yours in pride at the achievements of our noble sons, •s Be of good cheer and hope for a speedy - recovery. We think of you and hono with you for the best of hews." Tho cards are signed by the Mayoress, Mrs. J. H., Gunson, and the secretary, Mrs. F. E. 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