WOMAN'S WORLD'

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 241, 6 July 1920, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD'

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL The matron of the Residential ery, Owen Street, desires tp acknowledge with many thanks Rifts of toys, vegetables, fruit, poultry, kindling .wood, set/ of irons, etc., from Mesdames Chambers, J. N. Findlay, Searle, Hopo Gibbons, Line, Buxton,. David Anderson, Barclay, Bennett, ,1. C. Andersen, Preston, Maffey, Ramsay, Pattin6on, and Townsend, ateo Misses Mnnley and Sheppard, and Messrs. M'Whirtcr and Sanders. ,'. Great interest'is being token in the development of the Household Orderlies' Association, and at a meeting held in tho Pioneer Club (Dr.' Agues Bennett, presiding), reports of various activities wore given 'by sub-committees. Mist' Irene Tate was appointed mniron-scero-tary. The first district hostel is Ueing established in Kelbiini, and it is hoped to 'have it, ready very, shortly for the training of women, under the age of 28 in all domestic duties. As soon, as the orderlies prove competent- they will-un-dertake household work, living at the hostel and going out in tho fiaino War as .office or'warehouse''workers, for a certain number of hours per day. In tho\cvenings at tho hostel there will ba the cheerful community life of a club, with reading room and recreation facilities. , ■ A- writer in the "Daily Chronicle" calls attention to tho,fact,' with the exception of Royalties, the 'only publio statues of women erected in England are of Florence Nightingale, Edith Cavell, "Sister' Dora" (in; Walsall), and ■Mrs.. Siddons. The proportion is in* 6truc_tive—three nurses to one actress. It • is strange that- no woman author, professor or doctor should have been hen- , oured in this. way. ■ At Bremhill, -in Wiltshire, however, there is/a statue off Maud Heath, a, peasant wdmun, who lived in tho reign o{_ Richard 11, and was noted for her beneficient. deeds/ Miss M. Ward (Talavera Terrace) is visiting Sydney. On Thursday the officers of tho G.ffiQ. school at Trpnthain held.a small dance. • Two parties of girls wefei motored "out from Wellington, and one from Lower Hutt. and a very enjoyable evening was spent. Several of the staff of the Mili-tary-Hospital were present. The dance was held in the Soldiers' Club, which was tastefully decorated for the occasion. On the Friday the 6ergeant-majors of the school held a successful dance in the club. At a social gathering of the Civic League in Auckland, Miss Melville 6poko of tho lack of knowledge of their legal status of tho women of this country.Did women know that they could not legally ho their.own children's guardian? This was a monstrous thing. A woman: had no legal right to her child's guar-, dianship; no legal right to its education: no legal right to say what religion it should be brought up in. It was Also a disgraceful thing that women had not raised the age of consent. A girl could not legally Ret married till blib was 21— the law prevented—hut sho could ruin her life at 10, and the .women allowed such a law to remain.,. The main tunc- , tion of the Civic League should be 'educational amongst women. It was appalling ■ that women knew so little about their legal status in 'this country; or the'r right to citizenship, which was one of the most valuable things in Jhn British Empire. The speaker pleaded with women to think more.of organisation, because with organisation la» powor. The doath took nlaco in Mnslerlon on Sunday night of Mrs. William Lows, one <t the-pioneer settlers of Mas.erton. The deceased lady came to New Tienland with her parents. Mr. and. Mrs. Robert Glasgow, in 1841, and lived for somo time in' Wellington.. She arrived in Ma'sterton ip 1872. and .later, went to Wangnnui.'whero she married the la to Mr. Cameron. Returning to Masterton in 1977 she went on to a farm with her husband at Te Orn Ore. and saw all the ups and downs of.the early settlers. 'She was twice married, her second husband being Mri William Lowos, who predeceased her some years ago. The family of the first marriage are Messrs. Duncan (deceased). Robert. D. .T.. William. Walter, and Allan Cameron, of Masterton. while Mrs. F. 0. Lewis and , Mrs F. F. G. Conper, of '"Westbrook. Queensland, are dauaktersof t.h»-socond marriage. _ . . : A successful concert and sale of cakes and sweets, organised bv Mr. M'Bain. president, and Mrs. H. E.. Leigh ton, seoretarv, of the Young Helpers League, was held at Lower Hutt On Friday, m aid oi Dr. Barnardo's Jubilee I'und. the follow'ng contributed to the concert, programme: Misses Marie King and Ira Wolfgang (dances); Miss Rose Carte, - Miss Stevens- and Mr. Inch (sketches) ; Mies Price, Mr. E. Rishworth, and Master Black (songs); Miss Remington (cello , solo); Miss Burt (recitation)j Miss Lees nnd Miss Shepherd (pianoforte duet); Miss Vnlarie Davis (oianoforte solo); , Miss Belle Wilson (brass rod display); scholars from Eastern Hutt School (choruses). The effort realised JSM. Toothbrush Drill. In discussing the introduction of toothbrush drill in the infant schools, M : 6S Myers sajd, at last nights meeting of tho Women Teachers' Association, that while it-was perfectly obvious that serious conditions existed, she did not think that the proposals to deal with these conditions were practicable, under present circumstances. Anyone who knew *ur schools knew the impossibility of carrying out these reforms .under sanitary conditions, and knew also the nosnihility of making perfectly healthy chil dren unhealthy. Another point in regard to this matter, and .one that «'io considered very important, was that undir this system the mothers wo«itl be losing the care of their children. It would do something to lessen parental responsibility, which, was a state, of things not to.be desired. Mks. Mjc-rs thought it might ass'-st matters if those ~ who wero desirous of introducing' reform.) into the school system could consult wuh tho people who had to carry them out, as in that way many difficulties and impossibilities might be avoided. «;« Myers went into practical details inth regard t» tho impossibility, of carrying out the instruction?, wlr'ch had been issued for toothbrush drill in schools as at present equipped. Trentham Military Hospital. On Monday last week a'number of patients at Trentham were the guests of Lady Bell, nnd on Tuesday a party was taken to tlie Gear Company s meat works and shown overtfho works. , On Fiiday he Rev. MacKcnzie ftiter ained a nuraof tl e "blue boys," while in the evening and on 'Wednesday a party were the guests'of the Pantomime Company. On an ontptfainment was held, in tho Red Cross Sub. Tho following gif% nro acknowledged with thanksp Wellington Red Cross, smokes, sweets, fruit, flowers, comforts, ward visit- • ng, etc?and cards; Salvation Army, cakes fruit, sweets, literature, and ward S St John'Ambulanco (per Mr. Pin ayf cheque for JElOs Citizens' Gift Pud per Mrs. Luke) apple.;,and pears; Snorts Committee, apples; Miss Duncan, vS Mrs. Lnke, old linen and jam; M? Henderson, magazine;. Mrs. Joseph, books; Mrs. Gilbertson, illustrated papers: Miss Moir, "Life."