WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 154, 29 June 1912, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

The Right Hon. James Bryce and Mre. Brywi ltft Wellington yesterday for Australia. Mr. and Mrs. Triggs, of Chriflfchurch, arrived in Wellington yesterday. Mre. Joseph. Joseph leaves for a visit to her relations iv England by the llotorua. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nathan and the Mis6ee Nathan are returning to New Zealand by the Rotorua on her next trip. Miss Chaytor, who has* been a guest of the Hon. T. Mackenzie and Mrs. Mackenzie, left for Picton yesterday. Mies Christine Smith, who has been staying with Mrs. Mackenzie for a few days, is spending the last of her holiday with her parents at Mand Bay, and leaves for fiotorua next week. Mrs. Napier, of Auckland, who came to Wellington for Miss Brietow'e wed- j ding, is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Bristow. j « Mr. and Mre. Andrew Anderson, who Cave bfien. in town for their son'e wedding, leave to-day for Christchurch by the Rolorua. " j Mies Sylvia Wilson, who had been paying visits in the country for the last three month*, returned from MartoD to Wellington last night. Mi*. Newman and Mrs. Menses' aro expected' back from Sydney neat Wednesday. Miss Zelma Hugo, who haa been In Auckland for the past fifteen months, continuing her singing under Mr. Spencer Lorraine, returns to her home in Daniel-street on Wednesday. " | The, second of the Hutt Cinderella dances takes place on the 11th of July. Mies Elsie Booth, of Nelson, ie a guest of Mrs. Henry Hall, Hill-street. Mi».' Reginald Curtis, from Ashburton, is staying with her parents, Sir William and Lady Steward, at Johnsonville. Mrs. Maclaino and Miss I. Horton, of Blenheim, are at Balmoral. Lady Williams arrived from the South yesterday. & St. Helens' Hospital, Coromandelstreefc, is to be opened on Monday at 3 p.m. Invitations for the ceremony are being sent to the mothers who have been patients in the old hospital, to come with their babies to the opening ceremony. As many addresses are unknown, the matron hopes that any who have not received their cardi will come on seeing this notice. A meeting of the Society for the Pro tection of Women and Childi'en was held on Friday afternoon, Mis. W. A. Evans (president) in the chair. There was present Meedamee A. floby, J. Kii'lccaldie, and Glover. A number of cases were discussed, and it was decided to render assistance where necessary. 4 The following subscriptions were acknowledged with tliank6 : — Mr. Penty. 10s, Mr. Allport 10s 6d, Mrs. Glover, Mr. A. Dunn, A Friend, and Mrs. Maudsley 5s each ; Mrs. F. Cohen and Mrs. Wright 2s 6d each. The annual ball of the Oriental Tennis Club takes place on Friday, the 12th of July, in Sydney-street Schoolroom. The chaperons are Me*=<Jarnes Nathan, Cornel, Norrie, and Mien Hill, and the committee consists of Misses Miller, Sheldon, Twohill, Cameron and Ward, and Messrs. Norrie, Hornig, M'.Cormick, Hunt, Wilson, and Pincfiney. Mre. Pryor, the wife of Mr. W. Pryor, secretary of the Employers' Federation, is seriously ill at Rotorua, and Mr. Pryor has left for that town. Miss I. K. Macdonald, daughter of Mr. G. A. Macdonald, of Taradale, Hawkes Bay, hae received the position of assistant mistress at Te Aro School, Wellington, and takes up her work on. Monday. She hae been teaching at Napier, and has excellent testimoniala. The Girls' Friendly Society enjoyed another delightful evening last night, the second organieed by Mies Stapletdn Cotton, who was assisted by Mrs. Heard, Mi*. Stopford, Mrs. Ross, and Mies Mackenzie. There was music, much contributed by the girls themselves, who, ' led by Madamp Muller, eang some glees and several solos, tho Poi song being given with great charm and expression. Mr. Carr sang several songs in his delightful style, accompanied by Mrs. Heard, and afterwards amused the girls with some Irish anecdotes. A competition on the names of distinguished persons, their pictures being given, was enthusiasricaUy contested, and it was wonderful how well acquainted the garis appeared to be with the faces of notabilities. It was quaintly significant that no girl recognised Mrs. Pankhurst. It ie always said that here in New Zealand, though women have got the vote, they don't fully realise their privileges, and certainly not one of the competitors knew the leader of the suffragettes, one, with unconscious irony, writing her down as Marie Corelli. Out of twenty-seven points, Miss Lewes got 25, Miss Woodward 24, and Miss- Dorothy Walker 22, but Miss Lewes, who -gained the prize last week, gallantly waived her claim, and Miss Woodward received a volume of Tennyson's poems presented by Miss Cotton, Miss Walker gaining a second prize, a, book. Next Thui'sday Her Excellency Lady Islington is to be present. Miss Griffiths, M.A., of the M.S.U., Bombay, has returned to New Zealand, and is expected to be welcomed in Wellington early next month. While in India Miss Griffiths has seen much cf Y.W.C.A. work, and will address meetings here in the interests of the foreign department of tho National Y.W.C.A. It is a notable fact that out of 3000 European girls in Calcutta 1000 are members of the Y.W.C.A. Mis. Grubb, of the George Grubb Mission Party, has consented to address the Sunday service at, the Y.W.C.A. on 14th July. The programme just circulated in connection with the Y.W.C.A. includes some interesting talks on "The History of New Zealand," "Some Wonderful New Zealand Flowers," "Borneo," and "The Ideal Woman of the Middle Ages." These are to be given on the second Saturday of each of the enßuing months. During our annual balance in " June month we are prepared to offer terms of payment even more advantageous than the very liberal and exceptional terms we extend in the ordinary course of business. terhaps you do not want terms; but,' if you. do, this is your special opportunity. All our instruments are absolutely good, such as the Bioadwood. the Ronisch. the Lipp, and tho Steinway — the guarantee of our wide repute and long experience. If we sell you a piano during this annual balance period, you are assured of a fine instrument, and the payments will be too easy to' bother you at all. Tho Dresden Piano Company, Ltd., Lambton quay, Wellington. North Island manager : Mr. M. "J. Brookee. — Advt. Liberty's, 162, La-mbton-quay, are holding, their annual sale. It will be continued till Saturday, 6th July.— Advt.