WOMAN’S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 274, 14 August 1924, Page 2

WOMAN’S WORLD

MATTERS ~OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR,

(By

Imogen.)

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Captain and Mrs. Gago Williams are visiting Christchurch. Mrs. G. Magnus is visiting Christchurch. Miss Eva Butts left last week with Miss Malcolm for a visit to Sydney. Mr. and Mrs. Vivian Riddiford are visiting Christchurch. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Whyto and Miss Whyte have gone to Christchurch tor the races. Mr. ami Mrs. O. H. Beetham (Wairarapa) aro visiting Christchurch. Professor and Mrs. Algio (Auckland) arc visiting the Hermitage with a largo party. Miss McCrae (Palmerston North) is tho guest of Mrs. Leslie Macfarlane, Morivale, Christchurch. Mr. and Mrs. Doig have arrived in Wellington from Christchurch on route for Sydney, where they intend spending a holiday. Mrs. H. F. Herbert was re-elected to a position of parents’ representative on the Christchurch Technical Collego Board of Governors. _ Only one nomi. nation had boon received for tho vacancy. At the Theosophical Hall in Marinn Street, about fifty members and I friends assembled on Tuesday to | wish Mrs. Sydney Butler bon. voyage upon the eve of her departure by the Mahono for Australia, en route for India. Dancing and music provided a very pleasant entertainment and during tho evening t)io president of the Theosophical Society, Mr. B. | Yeates, presented Mrs. Butler with a basket of flowers and a small gift. Mrs. Butler has just concluded a most successful lecturing tour of the Hawke’s Bay and Taranaki districts. The fourth lecture of tho series arranged by tho Khandallah-Ngaio branch of the Plunket Society was held on Tuesday evening in the Ngaio Mothodist Hall. The chair was taken by the Rev. Dennis. The speaker on this occasion was Mr. Johannes Andersen. who took for his subject, “Song-birds of New Zealand.” The large audience thoroughly enjoyed tho address. On tho motion of Mr. Lynneberg. seconded by Mr. Flitch, a very hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Andersen for the delightful entertainment afforded. Tho finances | of the local Plunket Society benefited considerably by the effort. The St. Paul’s branch of the “King’s Crusaders gave an annual dance in the Sydney Street Hall on Saturday evening, arranged and conducted by Miss Kathleen Craig and Mr. Claude Sander. 'Plie dance proved to be most enjoyable, 'The children in fancy costumei made a gay appearance amongst a confetti and streamer waltz. The dances were interspersed with items as follow: —Song, Miss Betty Flaws; action song “Tho Midnight March," St. Paul’s Crusaders’ Infants; instrumental solo, Master N. Sander; and two two-part choruses sung by all the Crusaders. The prizes for fancy dresses were presented by Mr. McLevie, of St. Peter’s Mission, and went to Elsie Bontly. Olive Chamberlain, Ireno Palmer, Zilpha Hutchings, Ray Heaven. Among those present were Rev. Archdeacon Johnston and Rev. Bianchi, of the parish, and a large number of parents, visitors, _ and willing helpers. Supper was provided by the parents of the children ad carried out by the senior boys and girls. A matition was presented by Mr. E. A. Ransom (Pah'atua) of residents of the Dannevirke Hospital district, regarding tho case of Miss Hopper, who was matron of the Dannevirke Hospital for 15 years until sho resigned in May last, in accordance with a resolution of the Hospital Board, which granted her six .months’ leave on full pay and a pension of £52 per annum. The petitioners drew attention to the action of the Department of Health in urging the board to increase the pension, and to tho recnminoidntion of the Minister of Health that the pension be at tho maximum rate of £lOO per annum. As Un alternative to this action, they asked for an inqiliry into the reasons for calling on Miss Hopper to resign.

Miss Archibald presided over tho monthly meeting of the Lovin Memorial Homo, held on Tuesday. It was reported that the girls had been entertained twice in tho Inst two weeks, onco by Mr. Windsor, when ho gave them a kinematog’raph entertainment at the Homo; secondly, at Miss Car-well-Cooke’a danco recital at the Opera House. On both occasions the girls enjoyed themselves very much. Gifts from the following wero acknowledged with thanks :—Miss 'Wardell, books; Mrs. Perry, two pots of jam ; Miss Brown, apples ; Mrs. Beal, cakes, etc.; Hawke’s Bay Co., fish weekly.

The annual meeting of tlie Wellington Lvceum Club was hold on Monday evening in tho clubrooms. There was a largo attendance of members ,and Mrs. T>. C. Bates (president) was in tha chair. A very satisfactory report of the year’s work _ was presented, showing steady activity in tho various branches of club life. The balancesheet was particularly satisfactory. It was announced that it was expected the club would take possession of its new quarters in Lambton Quay (over Armits), at tho beginning of next month. Steady work in tho arts and crafts circle, under Mrs. Turnbull. was reported, and equally active was the play-readers’ circle, which is to give, a performancs early next week-. Votes of thanks to all thoso members who have helped to forward the club’s interests wore passed, including ono to Mrs. Anderson, manager of the kitchen. The election of officers was as follows;—President, Mrs. D. C. Bates (re-elected); viceprosident. Mrs. J. Aston; lion, secretary, Mrs. Walter Brown; hon. treasurer. Mrs. F. M. Heimer: executive committee. Mesdames H. Seed. J. C. Andersen. J. J. Clark, A. West, J. A. Turnbull, Goodwin, E. W. Smyth, and Miss Jeffreys.

A recital given in London at the encl of June by Miss Stella Murray, the New Zealand singer, was very favourably commented upon by critics. The “Morning Post” said: “To range ever a Held of songs bv Bax and Herbert Hughes, Thomas Ford and Rossiter, Stanford and Elgar, besides a Hugo Wolf group, and win acceptance in all, was the happy lot of Miss Murray. It implies flexibility of method in many directions, superim posed upon the natural gift of a voice sweet and tractable, at the dictates of quick sensibility in which humour finds its essential nart. Miss Murray wishes it to bo understood she has no present intention of leaving this country, where she has many engagements to fulfil.”

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TRAINING RED CROSS NURSES At Tuesday’s meeting of the Wellington Centre of the New Zealand Red Cross an interesting discussion arose out of two recommendations that were embodied in tho report of the New Zealand Red Cross upon “Nursing Education and ’Public Health Nursing,” forwarded by the late Air. T. A. Munt (chairman of the executive committee New Zealand Red Cross Society) to tho third session of the General Council of tho League of Red Cross Societies, Paris. Tho recommendations wero as follow :—That, tho New Zealand University authorities be requested to institute a course for nurses on the lines recommended by tho League of Red Cross Societies; that, failing the institution of such course in tho university, efforts bo inado to have such courso carried out in a clinical hospital. Dr. Morgan pointed out that a course for nurses which he was given to believe was on lines similar to tho above had been started in connection with tho Medical School at Dunedin. Trained nurses wero admitted, and after their course had been completed they received their diploma. The training recommended by tho League of Red Cross Societies was acknowledged to be the' best and most advanced that could bo given, and tho Health Department in New Zealand had chosen a matron to send to Bedford College to take the course recommended by tho league. Dr. Morgan was anxious to know if the Dunedin Medical School, in formulating such a course, had discussed it with tho New Zealand Red Cross executive, as, if it were equivalent to that obtained at Bedford College in London the point might lie well worth considering whether it would not bo a good thing to send their nurses to the Dunedin School instead of to England. Mr. Burnett said that he believed the two nurses who lately left to take up their Red Cross scholarships at Bedford College wero to be the last, and they in their turn with those who have already returned to New Zealand would take up’ the work of training others. Ono speaker pointed out tbit had they been mado acquainted with the fact that this training was to be obtained at Dunedin it might not have been necessary to have sent away tho last two nurses. Another point that Dr. Morgan stressed was that tho nurses who had been sent abroad to extend theii training were bound to tho Red Cross for two years only. After they had served their time they would seek other work elsewhere, and that would mean that after three or four years, unless some arrangement were arrived nt, they would have no Red Cross trained nurses to carry out the work designed by the League of Red Cross Societies. That was one reason why he was anxious to know if the training provided at Dunedin was such as to qualify Red Cross nurses for the work tho society wished, them to do. It was suggested by Air. Burnett that Dr. Morgan get further information upon tho' matter, and that it ba brought before the central executive.

Miss Elva Cool? (Masterton) is the guest of Mrs. Hewitt (Marton). Tho Islam] Bay W.N.R.' Circle for tho Residential Nursery in Owen Street held recently a most successful “500" evening, followed by a danco. Despite tho bail weather, a largo number attended. The great success of the gathering was due to the untiring efforts of the following members of tho committee: Mesdames Tnvlor, Stratford, Janson, Haywood, Whiteford, Wing, Miss Wilt, and the president (Mrs. Senbrook-Mason) and tho secretary (Mrs. Rusted). Tlianks wore expressed to Air. Breeze for playing all the danco music. A delicious supper was provided by tho committee. The evening augured well for the success of the circle, newly organised by Airs. Seabrook-Mason, with the desire of m.ak ; ”g the work better known at Island Bay. The ball of tho combined tennis clubs of Aslihurst, Komake, and Pohangina was held in the Raumai Hall last Thursday evening. The hall was tastefully decorated with tho combined clubs’ colours, which gave a most charming rainbow effect. The hostesses wore Mesdames Arbon. who wore black crepe de chino: IT. Beetham, kingfisher bluo and gold lace; T. AV. N. Beetham. navy bluo l.aco and soauins; Handley, blue satin and laco; Heath, heavily beaded black- crepe do ’ chine. Also present were Airs. J. D. I Balmer, who wore a gown of black 1 crepe do chine; Miss MacDonald, in gteen and silver brocaded georgette; Airs. W. A. Coombs, sky blue beaded ninon: Airs. C. Snelman, black velvet; Mrs. Oakley (Palmerston), bluo and silver brocade; Airs. A. Balmer, white satin ami lace; Miss Itutherfurd, lavender marocain ; Aliss Balmer, blue velvet frock with gold laco side panels ; Aliss Wingate (debutante), white taffeta, with a small bouquet of freesias; Miss AT. Balmer, flame-coloured velvet and lace: Aliss Heath, shell pink crepe do chine, with lace overdress ; Aliss Cameron (New .Plymouth), lemon marocain ; Aliss Gardner, cream satin: Miss Trass, blue, charnieuso, with tiny lace sleeves; Aliss Rhodes, embossed blue charmeuse; Aliss AL Rnthcrfurd, pale bluo taffeta.Aliss 15. Trass, pink and silvershot chiffon taffeta ; Miss Brophy, pink taffeta and silver lace : Miss At. Heath palo pink crepe do chine and silver lace; Miss Eliott (Feilding), apricot taffeta; Aliss Keeling (Palmerston), saxo bine marocain; Aliss Daniells, black ami crimson; Aliss H. Gard’nor, bine charmeuso; Aliss AVinnie Gnrd’ne.r, white silk nml lace; Aliss Johnston., draped gown of mauve satin crepe; Aliss Spelnian, flame velvet; Aliss Roberts, peacock blue velvet; Airs. J. T. Shore, black satin and laco; Airs. Howell, bluo panne velvet; Airs. Presliaw (Eketnhiinn), black satin : Airs. R. ATacDonnb.l, heavily beaded black georgette. Weddings to be artistic must have Bouquets to harmonise with frocks. Miss Murrav. 36 AVillis Street. Deliveries anywliero in Dominion.—Advl.

Aliss Alico A. Palmer, of Taihapo leaves by tho Tahiti on a visit to Los Angeles (California) and to Vancouver. Aliss Toulson (Auckland) is spending a few days in AA’ellington. At the meeting of tho committee of tho Society for tho Protection oi Women and Children tho question of the advisability of clearing the court during the hearing oi affiliation cases was discussed. Tho committee unanimously decided that it was not in the host interest either of tho parties concerned or thoso whoso idle curiosity brought them into the court that such unnecessary publicity should be given to tho evidence in these cases. Tho urgent need for women patrols, as shown in tho recent evidence in some of tho sexual cases beforo tho Court, was again urged. Tho evil of young girls loitering about the streets required sympathetic, firm and prompt attention. Ono hundred and 20 visits have been mado during tho month, tho number of children concerned being 47. Tho following subscriptions wero acknowledged with thanks: A. S. Paterson and Co., £] Is. ; Ellis and Alanton, 10s. 6d.; H. Berry and Co., 10s. 6d.; Airs. R. Hannah. 10s. ; Air. C. B. Kline, 10s. ; Mr. A r . Jensen, 10s.; Airs. A. H. Allies. 10s.; Airs. Tilly, 55.; Jones and Co., 55.; Airs. Stowo, 55., Air. Jack, 55.: Mrs. Gow, ss. ; Airs. R. Parker, 2s. 6d.; Airs. T. Ronayno, 2s. Gd. An interesting announcement is that of tho engagement of Captain George Bainbridge, AI.C. (late Irish Guards.) attache to tho British Embassy at Madrid, to Elsie, daughter of All. and Airs. Rudyard Kipling, of Bateman’s Burwash. Sussex- (states a I/ondon correspondent). In view of Captain Bambridgo’s service with the Irish Guards it .is particularly note worthv that Air. Kipling published in 1923 “Tho Irish Guards in the Great War.” AA’hile tho formal history of this book differs from tho writing of tho Kipling all readers know, tho book may be considered to bo a memorial to his only son, who was killed nt Loos while serving with the regiment.