WOMAN’S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 192, 9 May 1924, Page 2

WOMAN’S WORLD

MATTERS,. OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR,

(By

Imogen.)

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mrs. Sco'oio Mackenzie has returned from a visit to the south.

Mrs. 'William Edmonds and Master Edmonds, of Alfrodton, are at present on a visit to Wellington.

Mrs. C. J. Parr has left for Auckland, and will remain there for the various Fleet festivities that are to be held there.

Mrs. Bromlev Hill (Napier) has arrived in Masterton. and will act as official accompanist at the Masterton competition a

Mr. A. E. "Waite, inspector of offices for the Labour Department, Wellington, and Mrs. "Waite, are at present in Auckland.

Miss Hodges, matron of King George V. Hospital, has been appointed matron of the Hamner Hospital, Christchurch, and has taken up her duties there.

The engagement is announced of Miss Ethel Feast, claugntor of Mr. S. W. Feast, and the late Mrs. Feast, of Grevtown. to Mr. Sinclair Thompson. of Panaw-ai. Grevtown. son of Mr. and Mrs. T. I l ’. Thofhpson, formerly of Westnnrh

Mrs. Chandler, Pukuatua Street, Auckland, accompanied by her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Symes. New’ Plymouth, intend leaving for "Wellington shortly, where they will join the Ulimaroa, on route for Svdney, England, and the Continent, They intend travelling for two years.

The engagement is announced! of Margaret Matthew, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs Cory Matthew’, of Epsom, to Kenneth Brian Hutchison, youngest son of Mr. Thomas Hutchison and the late Mrs. Hutchison, of Oamaru.

Mrs. Slattor entertained at afternoon tea a few intimate friends to farewell her daughter, Mrs. Butcher, on the evo of her departure to England. Mrs. Butcher left 'oy the Ulimaroa to join the Beltana at Sydney. She will visit relatives in England and "Wales, and proposes going to Paris before returning to New Zealand.

The Red Cross Society at Waipukurau held a very pleasant social afternoon at the residence of Mrs. E. Broad on Tuesday to say farewell to Mrs. T. Groome, a prominent member of the society. Mrs. Groome leaves for America, England, and the Continent. Thera was a largo attendance and a pleasant afternoon was spent in social intercourse, music, and competitions.

Yesterday, in the Wadestown Presbyterian Churchroom, Miss Margie MacKenzie, daughter of the Bev. J. H. MacKenzie, was entertained by the Ladies’ Association at afternoon tea, and presented with a solid silver condiment set from the women of the congregation, the occasion . being that of Tier approaching marriage. Mrs. Jacka, in making the presentation, referred to the happy relations existing between Miss MacKenzie and the association, and conveyed to her the best wishes of her Wadestown friends for her future happiness.

Those interested in musical education will welcome the news of another Y.W.C.A. Club’s choir contest. Air. Temple White is adjudicating again, and some of the best musical talent in Wellington has been enlisted for the conducting of the twenty competing choirs. To create a love for, and an intimate knowledge of good music is surely a worthy contribution to the already established educational policy of the’Y.W.C.A.

Mr. mid Mrs. J. R. Rowlands, who have retired from their farm at Mangorei and are residing temporarily in New Plymouth, were the guests of settlers of the district at a, social held in the Egmont Village Hall on Tuesday evening. As a mark of the esteem' in which they were held, Mr. and Mrs. Rowlands received presentations, a suit-case being given to the former and a travelling-rug to the latter.

A quiet wedding took'place on Wednesday morning at Holy Trinity Church, Stratford, when Miss S. G. Beedle, matron of the Stratford Public Hospital, daughter of the late Commander F. S. Beedle R.N. of England, was married to Mr. AV. Mclnnes, of Stratford. Tho officiating clergyman was the vicar, the Rev. J,. L. A. Kayll. The bride, who was given away by Dr. Steven, was attended by Mrs. Steven as matron of honour, and Mr. J. Thomson was host man. The bride and bridegroom left soon after the ceremony by the mail train for the south amid "the good wishes of many friends.

Bv the last mail news was received in Palmerston North that Miss Mabelle Esauilant. the well known Now Zealand contralto, who left tho Dominion just a year ago to further her vocal studies 'in Europe, js now back in London, from the Continent. At present she is studying with Spencer Clay, tho eminent coach. Durimr the time she was on the Continent, Miss Esqnilant witnessed arand opera in Baris, Milan. Dresden, and Berlin, and of the performances in those centres she writes in glowina terms. For six months she studied in Rome under Signor Martino, a master of the first rank. She was present at a great performance of “Salome,” under Strauss, when the theatre caught lire, as recently reported bv cable.

The matron of the hospital acknowledges with thanks tho following gifts: —Flowers: His Excellency Lord Jellicoe. Mrs. Hills (Daniel Street) weekly. Magazines and English “Times”: Mrs. Cecil Northcoto. “Daily Mails”: Mr. William Dawson (Lyall Bay). “Bulletins”: Mrs. V. Kenny. Books: Mr. Cranmcr (Melrose). Ewart Ward: Flowers: Sunshine Legion (per Mr. Oakcy). weekly snnnlv. Infantile "Paralysis "Ward : Gramophone and records—• Mr. McClune (Northland). Children’s Ward: Emit, flowers, eggs, etc. — Girls’ College (weekly supply). Balloons. tovs. etc.: Eila Wiggins. Books and dolls: Mrs. Coy. The matron wishes to thank Mrs. Hamilton Nimmo for motoring children to see the warshins. and also Mr. Mitchell for motor drives to patients in Ewart Ward.

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THE PROBLEM OF HASTE

Mr. and Airs. A. Alan rice Anderson aro leaving Wellington on Alay 10 on a visit to the Old Country. They sail from Svdnev in the Orvieto via the Suez Canal.

Air. and Airs. H. O. Toogood, Wniana. Alastorton. intend leaving shortly to spend some of the winter months in Australia.

Mr. and Airs. J. A. Aylmer, of Christchurch, and formerly of Alasterton. Me at present visiting the latter town.

The Alisses Fitzhsrhcrt (Palmerston North) have been spending some days in Wellington.

Mr. and Airs. AV. Devine and Airs. Galpin (Palmerston North) are visiting Wellington.

Lady AlcGavin presided at a meeting of the Mothers’ Help Division of the W.N.R.. and it was stated that owing to the increasing work an additional helper had been engaged. It is hoped, therefore, that the secretary will not have to disappoint applicants in future. In connection with this useful branch of work, a gratifying help was given through the thought of Mrs. Phillips-Turner, who suggested to the committee of workers nt the Town Hall who have been in charge of the Citizens’ Club for the sailors of the fleet that a collection might be taken up for the division during the playing of music by the band of H.M.S. Hood. Collection boxes were obtained, and the handsome sum of £3O Is. was taken. A great many visitors attended the Town Hall in the afternoon, when the Sailors’ Club was open for the last time, and they willingly gave to the good cause, and the members, of the band played equally willingly.

The recent legal decision which deprived Emelie Polini, the well-known actress, of her only child, has evoked widespread sympathy from women all over the State, and numerous agitations culminated in a deputation to the Minister of Justice. He was urged to amend the Infants’ Custody and Settlement Act, of 1889, states a Sydney correspondent under date Alay 2. The deputation was representative, including leading members of the Feminist Club, Women Justices. Association, AA’omen Workers’ Union, Women’s National Association. English Speaking Union, and the AA’omen Waitresses’ Union. Miss Preston Stanley, of the Feminist. Club, referring to the Polini case, in which the Court gave the custody of a young baby girl to tho faither, said, the judgment was inhuman, unnatural, unjust, and undemocratic. The petition drawn up urging a reform of the law had been signed by 15.000 women. The amendments desired were that, in tho case of children of tender age (up to seven), the mother should bei regarded as the natural guardian. unless tho Court found against her such immorality as made her caro a danger to the children. Another amendment desired was that in those cases where tho mother had to earn her own- living, and in order to do so had a bona fide reason for travelling outside tho State, the fact of her having to do so should not operate to rob ohor of the right of her child. (In tlio Polini case there was no suggestion of immorality on the part of tho actress, but tho fact of her having to travel extensively was xmel of the grounds on which tho judge awarded tho custody of tho child to tho father.) Aliss Stanley contended that, as tho law stood, it' gave rights to tho father which it did not extend to a married mother and it remained for tho Polini case to arouse flaming indignation. By other speakers tho law was referred to as “a remnant of tho barbarous laws of rears ago.” Aliss Kuby Rich, of tho Feminist Club, contended that tho law as it stood conduced to immorality. The law of human nature ought in itself be sufficient to give the mother tho right to her child. Emelie Polini had stated that, if her child had been an illegitimate she would have had the full right to it.’ The Alinister promised to sympathetically consider their views and to submit them to Cabinet.

Monuments to children are rare, lint surely one that was unveiled in St. Louis (U.S.A.) on tho Monday of "Snfctv Week” is unique, points oilt a "Daily Chronicle’’ writer. It is a broken column on a plinth, with little angels at the corners —all white. Underneath runs the dedication:—

"In Memory of Child Life Sacrificed on the Altar of Hagte and Recklessness” And below, on parallel columns —

"Thirty-two children killed by motorcars this year. Every mother's plea.: Drive with care. Accidents’ greatest cost is the lives of our children.” It was an unusual and a moving ceremony. Children scattered flowers, massed bands played funeral marches and requiems, there were crowds, speeches, the weeping and bereaved parents; from a dirigible fluttered "Safety” literature; a monster speedometer showed, for that day. not speed, but motor accident records; four people had been killeel within tho previous 24 hours. . Preachers of every denomination' took part in the service; the "Safety Week ’ chairman drenched the crowd with statistics; he reported an improvement; in tlio last threo years tho death-rate from motor vehicle accidents had dropped from 37 per 10.090 cars to 14 per 10,003; still, a child had been killed that day. This monument was not permanent. It was just a. "Passer By! Pause and Think!” transient affair, there for tnu week It was covered with inscriptions, of tlio "Better Constant Vigilance than Ceaseless Remorse” type. Tho problem of safety first is by no means solved in America. No puns»'ment scorns severe enough to stop recklossness. Prison anpears to have no effect, fines aro useless, and some of th-> papers seem to take pevertod pride in the number of motor accidents they can record.

Weddings to be artistic must have Bouquets to harmonise with frocks. Miss Murray, 36 Willis Street. Deliveries anywhere in Dominion. —Advt.