WOMEN'S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3084, 15 May 1917, Page 2

WOMEN'S WORLD

(By Ihoqknj

MATTERS OP INTEREST FIOH FAE AND NEAR,

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Surprise Bag Day. A meeting of the Surprise Baa Day Committee was held in the Y.M.C.A. buildings yesterday afternoon. Mrs. J. 11. Gibbons presided. Members of the committee reported the varying decrees of success that had attended their efforts so far, and it was agreed that matters were progressing very satisfactorily indeed. Mrs. Gibbons announced that Mr. Hareourt had promised to lend his room in Panama Street as a depot on Juno 1, and Mr. Munt (of Munt, Cottrell and Co.) had promised to lend lorries as More. It wns reported that a large number of bags had now been made, and members' were waiting for the contents to be donated. Articles of any value will be very gladly welcomed by the committee. , All donations should be forwarded to the Y.M.C.A. "Depot by Friday of next week at the latest. Among soino of the articles which have already been donated are a cold, as well as a silver, watch, two silver-backed hairbrushes, some cameras, two framed oil paintings, and various other articles. An appeal is being made to the differout schools in Wellington to assist in the matter of donating gifts, and so far the children are showing remarkable- keenness. Mrs. Leicester is again acting as secretary, and the committee consists of the same workers as before. A meeting is to be held on Friday week to make final arrangements. Volunteer. Sisters in England. AVriting from Camp No. Xl.,,Codford (England), on February 16, Miss Murch, a member of the N.Z. Volunteer Sisterhood, says:—"Mr. Varney (N.Z. commissioner) asked ns to divide our party, as it is so difficult to got I New Zealand ladies to take charge. This wo agreed to, and Miss • Ballantine and Miss Rogers have gono to Walton-on-Thames to take charge of a soldiers' club there for New Zealanders. I remain here in charge of the department. I did think it kind' of the Patriotic Society to think of us, and we greatly appreciate their kindness. The other day I received word that the Mayoress of New Plymouth had sent me £50 to spend on extras for the men, and I have had £75 before from Miss Rogers. She had £150 sent her, so she very kindly sent me half. It's lovely to have some money to buy, give, and send to tlie trenches. We havo all sorts of opportunities—sometimes a bottlo of cough mixture, sometimes a muffler, etc. I have sent such

ii number of parcels of comforts to tho trenches, and oh! thoy havo been appreciated. They are preparing for tho big push, clearing the hospitals and making preparations for a thousand at Walton Hospital. Two hundred and seventy-live men from our camp, the new Railway Company (just formed) aro leaving to-morrow; they wero put up here for a fortnight. It has been very cold —the coldest winter for forty years, and last year, when in Egypt, it was the hottest summer for goodness knows when, so we aro getting the full benefit of tbe different climates. However, I am feeling very fit, and much butter than when I came over hero."

Miss Lavson has come to Wellington from Napier'to spend a week or two with relatives in Wellington.

Miss Emma Williams, of To Aute, is nursing at the Military Hospital at Felixstowe.

■ A "Surprise Bag Day" is to bo held in Wauganui very gbdrtly for patriotic purposes.

Captain and Mrs. Hall-Thompson have taken Mrs. A. Crawford's house in Hobson Crescent.

Mrs. Louis Bluudell and Miss N. Nelson have returned to Wellington from their visit to the South Island.

At tlio ChristchurcW competitions Miss Lily O'Leary, of Wellington, camo first in the sword dances (in costume) for girls and boys under 15 years of ago, securing 96 points, and in tho Irish jig, for hoy or girl under 10 years of age, she camo second, with 85 points. Another Wellington competitor was Miss 'Flo Gow, who, in tho Shakespearean 'recitation for ladies (open), tho piece chosen being part of Scene 11, Act 111, of "Romeo and Juliet," camci first with 74 points. Miss Norma Pearson, of Timani. won the piano solo reading at sight competition for competitors under 16 years.

Inglewood Plunket Society.

Gifts from the following aro acknowledged by tho hon.t. secretary of tho Wellington Women's Committee of tlio British Bed Cross:—Women's National Keserve, Newtown Eranoh, Mrs. Hume, Red Cross Committee, Waipawa-New Plymouth Centre of Red Cross, Ohakuno Junction Ladies' Guild, St. Andrew's Guild, the Terrace, Groyto'.vn School' Children, Marairai Methodist Guild, Mrs. Le Grove, Miss Cock, Waipukurau Branch British Red Cross, Napier Branch British Red Cross, Newman Branch Kakanui Red Cross Guild, Miss Balmcr, Mount Cook Girls' School.

At Tnglewood two ladies, Mrs. Gow and Mrs. A. Allen have been doing good work for the Rod Cross funds by conducting lunch and afternoon tea at Mr. Newton King's stock sales. The refreshment is very much appreciated, and the takings so far have averaged £2, reaching a total of £10 in nlf so far.

A branch of the Plunket Society was formed in Inglewood last week. The idea as expounded at the meeting was to procure a Plunket nurse, to make Stratford her centre, and give one day per week to Inglewood. With the support from Inglewood and other places in tho district it would be possible to pay her a sufficient salary. Any mother in the district, irrespective of whether she belonged to tho society or not, would be able to obtain the nurse's expert advice. Tho following officers were appointed :—President the Mayoress (Mrs. G. Young); vice-prcsi- | dents, Mcsdames F. Brown and T. Drake; secretary, Mrs. J. Sutherland; treasurer, Mrs. Gow; committee, Mesdames Pyne, 0. Spurdle, Hodges, Kennedy, Nutting, M. A. T. Evans, and W. Armstrong. < The Red Cross Slion. The Red Cross Shop Committee acknowledge, with thanks,' donations of home-mado sroods, flowers, and various saleable articles from the following donors:—Mrs. Heani, Mrs. Wood, Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Neilson, Mrs. Evans, Miss Dawson. Miss Helyer, Miss Jupp, Mrs. Little, Khandallnh ladies. Mrs : Osborn, Mrs. Russell, Mrs. W. S. Reid, Miss Rennie, Mrs. Ahem.

Tho marriage took place last week at_ St. Augustine's Church, Napier, of Miss Kathleen Bainbridgo, third daughter of Mr. John Bainbriuge, of "Loyton," Essex, England, to Private J. H. Sherlock, of Christchurch. The Rev. Eric D. Rice performed the ceremony; and Mr. Harston played the organ. Tho brido was given away by Mr. T. Martin, and was attended by Miss Martin and Miss Daphne Bargrove. Mr. E. White was the best man. Private Sherlock leaves for the front with the Twenty-eighth Specialist Company. Members of the Keep-on League in N&jiior for the next four weeks are working for the French Red Cross, and on Juno 9 the funds accruing from the sale of goods from tho Red Cross Shop (Napier) will be forwarded . to France. Mrs. J. Vile, of Pahiatua, will, this month attain her lfiOth birthday. Sho has had tho unusual experience of seeing five generations of her family.

Mr. and Mrs. D. Caselberg (Masterton) leave this week on a visit to Rotorua. . ■■

Miss Yon Dadelszen (Napier),, who has been staying with Mrs. Von Dadelszen, Bolton Street, returns this week to Hawke's Bay.