WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3115, 20 June 1917, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

SdJCIAL AND PERSONAL Concert at Returned Soldiers' Hostel. An exceptionally good evening's entertainment was provided by the Berham-jjoi-u branch of the Women's National Reserve at the Returned Soldiers' Hostel, Newtown, on Monday evening. Mrs. Watt presided, and Mrs. M'C'artie was responsible for the musical part «f the programme, accompanying most of the performers and playing tho few dances which took place alter supper. Concert items were contributed by Mesdamos M'Carlio and Bath. Misses Dix (2), Joplin, Sparrow, Sutton, and M'lnerney, Messrs, Lucas, Peak, and Martin. Betty Menard and Molly Madden delighted everyone by their graceful dancing. Mr. and Mrs. Levvey and Mrs. Bodon represented tho committee- and tho Board of Control. Mr. Levvey thanked tho Berhampore ladies for their entertainment, and hoped thoy would again visit the hostel. . Wellington Red Cross Shop. Next Friday tho Wellington Red Cross Shop will be in charge of the Miramax and Lyall Bay ladies; A great effort is being made for a successful day, and all aro working with tho ono aim—to help on Red Cross work. It is 'slated that thcro will bo an excellent supply of provisions in tho shop—home-madocakes, excellent produce, flowers, sweets, needlework, etc. Customers aro asked to continue their good-will to the shop and so help the women in their Red Cross work. Tho following Friday tho BirooMyn Women's Na.tioual Resorve is taking a day, which 6hoiys that tho help for the Red Cross extends from ono end of Wellington to the other. Mrs. Firth, the hon. secretary, wlouM gladly wolcomo offers of days from districts, churches, associations, or olubs who aro not taking part in this voluntary effort to help our sick and wounded soldiers. This week 4:700 has beon cabled to England from tho proceeds of the last two weeks at tho shop, and thoro is st'll a good balanco in the bank. There is a good deal of timber broken up which tho committee would ho glad to sell at a' reasonable price. Women's National Council. A movement for tho formation of a National Council of Women of New Zealand, to take the place of the National Council formed in connection with tho granting of the franchise to women, and sinco lapsed, has been receiving consideration by women, of the Dominion. A meeting of representatives of practically all the women's societies of Auckland, called by the Civic League, affirmed 'the desirability of forming the proposed-Na-tional Council, and. it was resolved to form a local council in Auckland, to cooperate with local councils in other centres in forming the National Council. The object of the movement is to secure co-operation and joint action among all societies of women in obtaining amendments of laws particularly affecting women, and improvement of social conditions generally. A Provisional Coramitteo was appointed 'to report on tho proposed constitution, and also to communicate with the southern centres. Miss 111. Melville was appointed convener of the committee. Working Men's Club Concert. . A 1 successful orchestral concert tendered to members, wives, and families was held in tho club's social hall on Sunday evening. A full orchestra, under the conductorship of Mr. W. H. Cummins, played several selections, and wero repeatedly encored for their performance. The vocalists wero Miss Ivy Stewart and Mr. Charles Mooro and their items wero warmly applauded. Mr. C. Cuimmins played a trombone solo, and Mr. Frank Thomas was the pianist, Tho workers at tho Red Cross Depot in tho Star boating shed havo a New Zealand Hag in silk and neatly designed, which was given them by an anonymous well-wisher. As, money is urgently required for their work on behalf of our soldiers, they would'bo very glad to leceivo ideas as to tho best method of disposing of tho flag financially. Selling it by auction at a picture show, a concert, etc., is always feasible, as is tho disposal of it by raffle, but if other means can bo devised of disposing of the Hag, and at the same time bringing in the necessary harvest of money, Mrs. Preston (at tho depot) will lie most pleased to hear of them. A hand emollient, made from a home recipe, and said to be very efficacious, is being made and sold by one of tho workers at tho St. John Ambulauco Brigade Overseas Association (Star boating shed) for tho benefit of Red Cross funds. Several people who havo used it declare it to be admirable- for keeping the, hands in a good condition, even whilo doing tho roughest of work. It may be purchased at the Red Cross shop, Woodward Stpeet, or at the St. John Ambulance Brigade Red Cross Depot in the Star boating shed. Mr. Emerson Page, manager in Sydney for Messrs. Derbyshire and Co., is at present on a holiday visit to Wellington, and is staying with his sister, Mrs. E. Middletcn, Washington Avenue. The Wellington Nursing Division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas were to havo had a lecture given to them on Monday evening, but the doctor was unable to attend. The evening was spent instead in roller bandaging and discussing the day at the Red Cross Shop on July C. which the division is undertaking. Mrs. S'efton Moorhouse had the pleasure of presenting. Mrs. Baker, second officer, with a five-years' service certificate. ' Miss Connie Buttell, formerly of tho Pollard Opera Company, is a member of "The House that Jack Built" Pantomime Company, now in Wellington. The wifo of Mr. E. J. Pinny, tho wellknown pianoforte warehouseman, of j Willis Street, died suddenly at her residence, Day's Bay, on Monday. Mrs. Pinnv, who was 52 years of age, was a daughter of the lato Mr. E. W. 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MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAR MB NEAR, (By Imogen.)

Receipt of Gift Parcels, I With regard to the proposed discontinuance of the sending of parcels to the front under the Dominion gift schema of the patriotic associations, the ) following extract from the letter of an Auckland soldier is interesting (says the "Herald"): —"Tho parcels sent by -the Ladies' Patriotic Leagues ail get to the front all right, and the men get them. There has been a lot of talk about the 'men not getting them, and their being sold in canteens, but it is not true. The only thing that causes all tho growling is that they do not arrive at tho front in large enough quantities to give every man one, so they aro generally drawn for—that is, so many arc issued to each •company, then tho company divides and issues so many to each platoon. Tho platoons, again, divide into sections, and thero may bo eight parcels for a section of 12 to 1C men. Sometimes they open up the parcels and divido tho contents among nil tho men, and sometimes they draw lots for them, but tho stuff goes to the men all right." Amy Castles in New York. Of Amy Castles's concert in tho Carnegie Hall, New York, tho "New York Times" says:—"lt did not greatly mutter that thcro wero few ballads, properly so called, on hor programme It. mattered much moro that Miss Castles disclosed a voice and stylo that may both bo considered remarkable. Tho voico is a brilliant, powerful, and searching eoprano, of a quality that at ils best is fine and sympathetic. It loses of its best sometimes when tho singer pushes it beyond its true limits in an effort to obtain still greater power and sonority, when it becomes a littlo hard or gains some-thing-of an edge. And this is quito needless, sinco thero is abundant power and sonority without such an effort. The singer has also an admirable command of coloratura, which sho produces with ease and spontaneously. Thero is a remarkablo flexibility for a voico of so much robustness. In chromatic scales and trills Miss Castles was ouite successful. Sho displayed theso and other flowery graces in Ophelia's Mad Sceno from Thomas's opera of 'Hamlet,' and in some of tho English songs by Liza Lehmann, Ronald. Bloye, Clarke, and Brewer. Thcro was another group of older sougs making a fairer claim to the title of ballad. Miss Castles sang with an excellent enunciation in both' French and English, in music that demanded it, with dramatic expressiveness."