WOMAN’S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 152, 21 March 1924, Page 2

WOMAN’S WORLD

MATTERS INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR,

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

' Mrs. Routledge (Timaru) is visiting Wellington en route for England.

Miss Trent (Christchurch) is ', the guest of Mrs. 'Albert Russell.

Mirs. Bruce and Miss Dalrymple (Dunedin) are visiting Wellington. Mrs. Willis (Hawora) is visiting Wellington.

Mrs. Arkwright (Marton) is visiting Wellington. ”

Miss Alisoii Stott is visiting Mrs. Warwick Wilson, Auckland.

Mrs. 0. G. White has gone to Dunedin for a short visit.

Mrs. Young and Miss Vida Young have returned to Christchurch from a visit to Wellington.

Dr. and Mrs. 11. Oulton arrived in Auckland by tho lonic this week. Dr. Oulton proposes to settle in the Auckland district.

Mrs. W. Bunny (Wairarapa) has come to Wellington to bid farewell to Mrs. E. J. Riddiford, who i§ leaving for England.

' Tho now Children’s Home at Karori is to be dedicated this afternoon at 3 o’clock by tho Bishop of Wellington. It is situated in Lancaster Street.

Mrs. and Miss Hewitt (Palmerston North) are spending a few days in Wellington before leaving for a visit to England.

The Government printer (Mr. W. A. Skinner) and Mrs. Skinner, left Wellington yesterday on a holiday visit to Auckland.

Miss Elsie Betts, a pianist who has been teaching at the Royal Academy, London, arrived in Auckland by tho lonic, and has left for Wanganui, where sho will take up tho position of directress of music at the girls’ college.

A wedding that attracted muct attention took place at the Presbyterian Church, Cambridge, on Monday evening, when Mrs. J. Keeley, widow, now in her 78th year, married Mr. George Hall, a widower, aged 65 years.. The church was well filled with onlookers, who pelted the newly-married couple with confetti. Both Mr. and Mrs. Hall are old and well-known' residents of Leamington.' Mrs. Hall has resided there for 49 years. ‘ Miss D. Wilson, who intends leaving for a trip to England and France, was presented by the executive of the Palmerston North Returned .Soldiers’ Association with a lady’s morocco-bound handbag as a mark of appreciation of her. efforts to help the association, especially in connection with Poppy Day and the care of soldiers’ graves at the local cemetery. The presentation was made by Mr. - B. J. Jacobs, president of - tile local association.

Miss Dora Ohlfscn, an Australian sculptress, has finished; a fine statue, “Sacrifice.” which is to be used as a war memorial for Formia, Italy. The statue is a striking figure of an Italian soldier, simple and arresting. Miss Ohlfson was commissioned to execute the work by the Duke Tosti-di-Vnlmin-uta. Italy has been Miss Ohlfsen’s home for many years, and she has done a number of statues for war memorials there. During the war she served as a nurse in the Italian Red Cross. Her work for Australia has included a beautiful medallion, replicas of which were sold in aid of permanently disabled Australians and New Zealanders.

The annual meeting of tho Auckland branch of the Victoria League was held on Tuesday evening The election of officers resulted as follows :—President, Mr. W. J. Napier; vice-presidents, the Hon. G. J. Garland. M.L.C., Messrs. Lind Mitchell, E. Anderson, H. Brett, P. Luckie. Mesdaines H. F. 'Edger, F. Carr Rollett, John Reid, Hudson "Williamson, and Miss Morrison : honorary treasurer, Miss J. A. Mowbray: council, Rev. Gordon Bell, Messrs. H. Goldie, W. A. Harrison, J. 11. Luxford. F. Carr Rollett, Dr. S. A. Stride, Mesdames Bankart, A. Devore, J. Finn, H. Haines, W. Lind Mitchell, J. B. Macfarlane, L. S'. Rickerby. S. A. Stride, Misses Chapman, J. Murray and Fenton. Women Teachers’ Salaries.

After discussing the differentiation of salaries between men and womc-n teachers under the new regulations, the Wellington branch' of the Women Teachers’ Association .on ' Wednesday evening passed the following resolutions:—“(l) That the branch protests against the differentiation that has been made between the basic salaries of men and women teachers, and also protests against the differentiation in the annual increments; (2) That the branch protests against the action of the Department in bringing into operation a scheme which involves such important adjustments without giving teachers time to consider it; (3) That the Minister be assured, that no scheme based on differentiation in basic salary of men and women teachers will be to the members of this association.”

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A THEOSOPHICAL VISITOR

LIFE IN INDIA. Miss Clara M. Codd, national lecturer for the Theosophical Society in Elugland and Wales, has had a varied career. At present she is Iccwiripg in Wellington, and her roles have included those of traveller, writer of books, and militant suffragette. For two vears Miss Codd was living at the International Headquarters of the Ihe■osophical Society at Adyar with Mis. Annie Bcsant, but in later years she was living in Sydney, where site interested herself in the Theosoplnsts - School for their children. Naturally, when at Adyar. Miss Codd saw a great deal ot Mrs. Bcsant, whom she regards as a very great woman indeed. “The Government,” sho told a Dominion representative yesterday, “regards Mrs. Besant as the strongest force in India for peace, especially in the present crisis, when it is emerging •from its old status into that of a selfgoverning country. Her prestige, her power, both with tho Indians and the English, is very great indeed. She stands in the middle of the road—on one side of her the reactionaries who would have India governed by tho sword, and on the other side the extremists, who would sever all relations with tho Empire. She is a firm bclirer in selt-govennment for India within the Empire.” Mrs". Besant had also done a very great deal to make known the ancient scriptures and literature. India was very grateful for what she liad done—except the extremists, who were now exceedingly bitter with her.

For two years Miss Codd lived amongst the Indian people, entirely cut off from those of her own nationality During that time she gained an inright into the mind of tho Indian people. “They are a very religious people,” she said, “and when i you have lived amongst them for some time you find that there are two principles governing their lives and their actions. line is to find the holy man within’ and the other to ‘mother worship.’. Motherhood is with them a holy thing, and what they look forward to when married is to have children. You may get three or four generations living under the same roof and the absolute undisputed queen of them all is the oldest woman there. I In places. this custom is undergoing i change, like many’ others, but it is still largely followed.” I ' In Malabar some curious and 'interesting customs were met with. Instead of the patriarchal system, which was generally’ the mile in other parts of India, the ancient matriarchal system survived. Tho children inherited tho name and the property of their mother and tho husbands were what might be termed lodgers or boarders in the house. They really occupied tho position or status that women more or less occupied in the eyes of tho law in many countries to-day, and divorce for the woman was not a difficult matter. Nobody seemed any the worse for the system. ' . , Just now India was In a transition stage and there were those of her people who were falling between two stools. They Jiad cast aside the old beliefs and the old customs and were not ready for the new. In consequence, thev were left without guidance, and an easy prey to those who would use them for their own ends. A belief firmly held by Mrs. Besant was that the civilisation of the future, depended upon tho blend of the spirituality of the Easy with the practicality’ of tho West, and that this blend could best bo brought about by co-operation between India and Britain. Miss Codd says that since the war she has noticed a wonderful increase of public interest in theosophy. Today there were,, thousands of levelheaded business men in the theosophical ranks as well as several clergymen of all denominations. Thev believed that it was a statement of the deepest facts of life, and a help to any religion, any science, any scheme of social reform.

Reception at the Pioneer Club. The Pioneer Chib had the pleasure of entertaining some interesting guests at a reception yesterday afteinoon. They were Airs. Mayo, wife of Dr. Mavo (of the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, U.S.A.). Mrs. Franklin Martin wife of Dr. Franklin Martin, and Mrs. J. C. Kohler, of Rochester, Mrs. Richard B. Smith, of Grande Rapids, Michigan, was to have been another member of the party, but unfortunately slip was indisposed and Unable to bo present. These ladies accompanied their husbands. who came from America to attend the medical conference, and are making a brief stay in Wellington on their return from the south, preparatory to leaving for the States. Many members attended the reception, and the vice-presidents (Mrs. J. Myers, Lady Findlay, Mrs. IV. B. Montgomery, and Mrs. J. Butler) assisted in receiving in the unavoidable absence of the president (Miss Amv Kane). The large reception room had been desecrated with quantities of beautiful flowers —hydrangeas, roses, tigerlilies. and dahlias. It was hei;e that Lady Luke made a brief speech of welcome, expressive of the pleasure that members felt ip seeing among them their American visitors. She hoped that they would carry back with them very pleasant recollections of their stay in this country. Airs. Martin thanked the club for the welcome- that had been given tbo visitors, and spoke very appreciatively of the hospitality that had been shown them during their stay in this country. Songs were afterwards sung by Mrs. Albert Russell and Mrs. Townley, Mrs. Simin playing the accompaniments. Tea was served in the social hall, which also was gay with flowers. The house committee was in charge of the arrangements, assisted by several other members. Mrs. Mayo wore a frock of soft black satin with beaded embroideries and a black hat with a drooping osprey plume at the side; Mrs. Martin wore a frock of sea-green embossed velvet with fur trimming, and aliat to match; and Mrs. Kohler was in pale green with a golden-brown hat; Mrs. Myers wore a frock of velvet and embossed georgette, with a black hat; Lady Findlay was in dark blue; Mrs. Montgomery in cinnamon brown; Lady Luke in black; and Mrs. Butler was also in black, with black flowertrimmed hat. Among those who were present were: —Mrs. Herbert. Mrs. Morice, Lady McGnvin, Mrs. Elliott, Dr. Bonnett, Dr Ada Paterson, Mrs. Mcßurney, Miss Bicknell, Miss Willis, Mrs. Bowerbank. Mrs. Martin (Palmerston North), Miss Thurston, Lady Gibbes, Mrs. Kano, Mrs. J. Henderson, Mrs. Newton, Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Bruce, and Miss Dalrymple (Dunedin), Mrs. Keith Kirkcaldie, Mrs. Cows, Mrs. Salmon, Misses Moss (2), Mrs. Leicester, Mrs. Gifford, Mrs. Brewer. Mrs. A. Gray, Mrs. Mcadowcroft, Miss Maitland, Miss Isaacs, Miss Myers, Mrs. Heaps, Mrs. Buckleton, Mrs. Corkill, Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Arlow.

Weddings to be artistic must hate Bouquets to harmonise with frocks M.'ss Murray, 36 Willie Street. Delivaries anywhere in Dominion.— -A.dvs.