WOMAN'S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3182, 5 September 1917, Page 3

WOMAN'S WORLD

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. MAORILAND FAIR i AT SALVATION AEMY CITADEL. ■;. The. Salvation" Army,: ever .ingenious in : .•egard to tlio organisation of the various fairs a#d bazaars' which are hold from time ,to time to assist the funds, somewhat excelled itself in regard to Ihe Maoriland Fair which was opened in the Citadel in Vivian Street last evening for the benefit of the Sclf-Denial Fund. - Commissioner Hodder, who' presided, welcomed the Prime Minister! (the Eight Hon. W. ]?. Massey), who had been asked -to open the fair, and expressed the great appreciation which was felt that he had consented to do so when there were such heavj deitands made npon Ms time. The Premier had stated that'he would be a little late,, as there was important business

before the House, but so long as the Six o'clock Closing Bill were passed they would not care how long they were kept waiting. (Loud applause.) Mr. Mas3ey, who received a very warm welcome, oppressed the pleasure he felt at being present upon such an occasion as- the present one, and referred to the important measure which had'been occupying the-attention of the House—the Taxation Bill, which was to raise funds for tne conduct of the-war. ' There wc-re two methods in which this money --as being raised, as they knew, the one by means' of a loan and the, other by taxation. \ Monday had been the last day on which money could be paid in for 'the loan; and they all know how successful that loan had been.. The Government -owed -much to the people of this country in more ways than one, and its success was yet another proof of the loyalty and devotion of the people of New Zealand. Tt was also a proof of the nrosperity of the country', and he hoped that there was more than enough left to enable the. Salvation Army to carry on its work. . Mr. Mn'ssey proceeded to tell his audience that when he was away from New Zealand ho did not lose sight of the

Army and its work. On one occasion lie took the chair at a great gathering in London, at which Mrs. Booth'was llio principal speaker, and there were also present representatives of evory phase of tho community and of every class. Later on he was also present at tho opening of a Salvation Army Hostel by_'Geiii!ral French, and ho was very glad to hea- him say that tho Salvation Army and its officers possessed the confidence of every officer in tho British Army, from the Field-Marshal, Sir Douglas Ilaigl, downwards. In his opinion there was even more room for tho usefulness of the Salvation Army in the centres of tl|e United Kingdom than on tho fields of battle, for it was there that the soldiers were beset with temptntions. The Salvation Army and other kindred Christian organisations will never be forgotton for the,splendid work they havo done, not only in' this connection, but also in the furhting lines in France and Flanders, and' elsewhere. They had done and were doing their share. He wished to take tho opportunity of thanking the soldiers of tho Salvation Army for the work they wero doing among the ?*ew Zealand soldiors and others. Speaking of the British soldiers, the Prime Minister said ho had seen them at the beginning of the winter, doing their duty in the raidst of mud and rain, and miseries of everyi description. Their cheerfulness was to their everlasting cr«dit. He had been on the Somrae after all the bitter fighting was over, but there wero evidences of tho great struggle everywhere to be seen. If ever soldier. 1 ! in this war deserved victory and permanent 'peace, these were the soldiers or the British Army. Continuing, Mr. Mas6ey expressed tho opinion that we wero not going back to the conditions nrevailing before tho war. Tho yenrs that lay before the world would be brighter'and better to live in, lie was perfectly sure. (Applause.) Concluding his speech, Mr. Massey wished tho Army every success in the continuance of its invaluable work for the welfare of tho community at large. '' A brief musical programme was given previous to the' real business vf tho evening. Contributing items were tho City Silver 'Band, tho City Songsters, Mrs. H. Goffin •(a musical monologue), the Malo Choir, Bandsman "Watson (a eaxephone contribution), and tho city bandsmen. . The different stalls, each one designed to represent a Maori meoting-house, wero Tery cleverly arranged for that purpose; and some Teali&tic effects, wero seoured. Red, black, and pale brown wore the principal colours, and the result effective, accentuated as it wii by draperies of red and srmto intersF-.'sed with numbers of flags, ino stalls made an excellent display of their goods, which included home-made produce, needlework (plain and fancy), flowers, furniture, sweets, fanoy goods, etc These wore in oharge of tho following :-Bandsmen's stajl.. Mesdames Burton, Spedding, and Jackson; junior stall, Mr. Megann;, the beginners stall, the Misses Hodder; sweets. Misses Cumming an& Hewett; refreshments, Airs. Hawker; pictures and fancy goods, Mr. Montgomery; "All Sorts" stall, Mr. H. W Kelly; needlework and fancy goods, Major Dennisonj. spinsters' stall, Misses Iremonger and Smith; Peoples Palace stall (clothing), Mrs. »Downie and staff; plants and' flowers, Misses Holmes; married sisters (bargains),' Mrs. Sadd; household Sail (produce), Mesdames Endman, Kirk, Watson. Each stall tyid plenty of assistants, and several we Maori dress or Maori decorations J_n.e fair will be opened this evening by Mr Joseph Ward, and Commissioner Hodder will again preside.

SWIMMING

A 33 1-3 yards breast stroke race was held last ovening.by the Ladies' Swimming and Lifo Saving Club. The result was as under:—First heat: Miss Ayhng, isec 1; Miss.'Edmondion.'7sec., 2; Miss Bacon, sseo'., 3. Also started: Mrs. Thomson, 6sec. Second- heat: Miss Aitken, lsec.l 1; Miss Donnelly, 3sec, 2; Miss Buclnnaster, scr., 3. Pinal: Miss Ayling. 1- Misses Ed-moiidson and Aitken dead heat 2 In tho swim off for second place Mies' Edmondson secured the honour. Mrs. Scth Smith has returned to Christchurch from a visit to Wellington. Miss G. M. Webster, who has been appointed by thevDefence . Departacnt m hospital instructress in. such industries at basket and raffia wort .-m now at Hannier, instructing the soldiers at the Queen Mary Hospital. The Wellington Nursing Division of! the St' Jolin Ambulance Brigade Overseas held a practice last evening m roller bandaging. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

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