WOMAN'S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3159, 10 August 1917, Page 3

WOMAN'S WORLD

(Continued from page 2.) St. John's Women's Association. The membership of this association <says the annual report of St. John's Church) shows a slight decrease for the jear, both in thft roll number and the average. attendance. The former is 38, 'the latter 22- -The fact that the meetings are now held weekly instead of once .a fortnight explains the decreased average attendance, but we sincerely trust that the women of the congregation will more than make good the shortage as compared with last year in this agency, ■which-is, without question, one of tho most beneficent and helpful connected with tho congregation. Happily the record of effort is better than ever, and how diligent these women workers have "been will be seen from tho report that follows of the work done by the ''two .branches of the association's efforts, namely, the Dorcas work and missionary work. The number of garments mado and distributed was 478. Of these 150 ■went to the Red Cross Society, 218 to tho orphanage, the remainder to the poor. The association also distributed a large parcel of raiment sent them for this purpose by the Two-Garment Soqiety. Gifts 1 n of material were received from more thai

one Wellington firm, thus reel wing considerably the association's expenditure on the stuff they require for this part of their work. The wedding took dace iu the Cambridge Terrace Primitive Methodist Church, Christchurci, on Tuesday, of Miss Isabella Anno M'Arthur, dTjughter of Mr. and Mrs. ,T. M'Arthur, oOleldrum House, Papanui, to Sergeant-Major Walter E. Leadley, son of the Rev. Mr. Leadley, England'. The bridegroom is a returned soldier, who enlisted with the Main Body, N.Z.E.F., and has been wounded several times both at Gallipoli and m France. The Bev. Basil Motson performed the ceremony, assisted by the .Rev. J. Cocker and the Bev. S. Lawry. Mr. E. C. Green, accompanied by Miss Green and his niece, Miss Aldric'h, left Palmerston North yesterday for Christchurch to attend a family gathering in honour of his father's diamond wedding. Yesterday evening a euchre party, followed by a dance, was held at the Returned Soldiers' Club. Several tables were in use for the players, the winners of the first prizes being Mrs. Hampton and Mr. Gray. Consolation prizes were won by Mrs. Cox and Mr. Tiirvey. Supper and dancing brought to ori mid a very pleasant evening. In the earlier part of the day. a visit to the club was paid by Mrs. Massey, who is interested in all matters belonging to the welfare of lour New Zealand soldiers.