WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 74, 24 September 1914, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

Go often to the hill-tops. From there you will see the mist in the valley of your mind.— Oyler.

General Sir Alexander Godley has sent the following letter to the Mayoress —"Dear Madam,— On the eve of our dejjarture, I write on behalf of all ranks of the Expeditionary Force to thank you and all other ladies of the Wellington Military District for the generous and whole-hearted way in which you have worked to provide comforts and necessaries for the troops. Had. it not been for the hard work done and devotion displayed by the ladies of the country, it would have been impossible for the force to have left the Dominion as thoroughly equipped as it does.— Yours truly. Alex. Godley." The hon. secretary of the Wellington Branch of the Countess of Liverpool Fund has also received the following letter from Colonel Courtney: — "Dear Madam, — I am in receipt of your letter of yesterday, and, as requested, I have j informed the officers commanding at the several forts that the clothing is to be treated as a general gift from the fund. On behalf of the officers, N.C.0., and men of the Division, I tender most sincere thanks to the members of your committee and the working parties for these gifts, which are lu'ghly appreciated by all of us." i Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Stewart (Na-. pier), Mrs. M'Donnell and Miss M'Ewan (Waverley), Mrs. Grimstone (Hawera), Miss Marriott (Opaki), Mrs. J. Grant and Miss Hindmarsh (Woodville), Mrs. Mackay and Mrs. W. G. Trip (Feilding), Captain and Mrs. Bishop (Hastings), Mr. and Mrs. S. M'Kay- (Blenheim), Mr. and Mrs Lundius (Wanganui) are at the New Occidental. Good lawns for croquet have been a long-folt want in 'Wellington, and a committee of ladies who have made it their business to supply that want are to be congratulated on their efforts. They have secured the lower green of the Thorndon Bowling Club, making two lawns which are now in playing order, and the opening day is arranged for Tuesday next, at 3 o'clock, when the president will perform the ceremony of hitting the first ball. The officers of the Thorndon Croquet Club are : President, Mrs. T. Young; vice-president, Mrs. H. Beauchamp ; captain, Mrs. R. Triggs ; committee, Mesdames C. Richardson, L. Watkins, W. Fulton, G. Richardson, and hon. secretary, Mrs. G. Johnson. The pupils of Miss Rowo's dancing class held, last night, in the New Century Hall, their annual plain and fancy dress dance. There were some charming and amusing dresses among those who ventured on fancy costumes. Mr. A. Williams provided the music, Mrs. Oscar Johnson the supper, and Mr. Cusack adjudged the prizes for the best fancy dresses, the winners being Miss A. "Lambert (Colleen), and Mr. B. Pearce (in black saches, with scarlet). Miss Rowe wore black ninon and satin, with cream lace, and » black velvet coat. The committee consisted of Messrs. B. Abel, C. Beveridge, and T. G. Wilkes (secretary). The sale- of flowers from the Lower Hutt show realised £34, Mr. W. Mowbray buying Mr. T. Waugh's stand of cut blooms for £4 10s, and generously handing it over for re-sale. Fifteen young ladies, under Mr. C. Trevethick, sold flowers in Wellington. , The ball being organised by the Ladies' Committee of the Star Boating Club in aid of the War Fund promises to bo s. success. A large number have already notified acceptance of invitations, and jt will greatly facilitate the completion of arrangements if those who have not already replied will do so at once. Mrs. Sykes, who only came to New Zealand a- month ago, to join her husband, Major Sykes, leaves for England by the Remuera to-day. Mrs. Tubmanu, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Moag-Levy, returns to Dunedin to-morrow. The engagement is announced of Miss ! Marie Moys, youngest daughter of Captain and Mrs. A. S. Moys, of Hataitai, j Wellington, to Mr. Bert Short, eldest | son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Short, ot I Parorangi, Feilding. Mr. Short is leaving with the Expeditionary Force. The Otago Witness announces the following engagements : Miss Margaret Bagshaw, youngest daughter of Mr. K. H. Bagshaw, Postal Department, t Dunedin, to Mr. Aubrey Sicely, Survey Department, Napier, youngest son. of Mr. Sicely, surveyor, Marton ; Miss Elsie Rogen, eldest daughter of Mr. Fred Rogen, St. Clair, to Dr. Hugh Short, only son of Mr. J. Short, Dunedin. Mrs. Mary Carr, a sister of Sir James Carroll, died on Tuesday morning, at Wairoa. Mr. Harold Carr, clerk of the Native Land Court at Gisborne, is a son of the deceased lady. Colonel and the Misses Snow, of FendaJton, Canterbury, arrived from Sydney by the Ulimaroa yesterday. At ithe Grand Hotel are Mrs. Hurst (Sydney), Mr. and Mrs. Moore and Miss Moore (Christchurch), Mr. and Mrs. Short (Feilding),' and Mr. and Mrs. Edwards (Santa Barbare). Lady Godley wishes her friends to know how sorry she is that, owing to stress of work and the many calls on her time, she has not been able to personally bid them good-bye. She is extremely sorry to leave New Zealand, and looks forward to seeing it and its people again. General Sir Alexander Godley and Lady Godley, Lieut. Colonel and Mrs. Braithwaite, and Colonel and Mrs. F. Earl Johnston are going by the Maunganui, Lieut.-Colonel G. N. Johnston and Mrs. Johnston by the Arawa, and Colonel and Mrs. Moore by one of the southern boats. The Misses Maud and H. Young and Mrs. Con. Hammond, Feilding, and Mrs. J. W. Brunt, Hawera, are at the Hotel Windsor The social evening of the Pioneer Club takes place to-morrow, and Miss Putnam is arranging the programme. A touching event of the first week of the war has been the number of " service marriages," says the , Australasian. Scores of soldiers and sailors have been hurriedly wedded, and have passed from the altar to the ranks. Chief among them was Lord Edward Grosvenor, a youthful uncle of the Duke of Westminster, who was married to Lady Dorothy Browne, the daughter of the Earl and Countess of Kenmare. Tho ceremony took place at the pretty little church of Lyndhurst, on the edge of New Forest, and the bridegroom immediately left to join the corps of naval airmen. These service marriages have been so numerous that the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of London have made special arrangements for the immediate issue of marriage licenses to naval and military men. The same thing is .being done abroad. Tha Aus-

trian Church authorities, in view of the outbreak of war, have permitted marriages to take place immediately without the usual publication of the banns, the parties being required to swear that there is no legal hindrance to the union. Hundreds of such marriages have been celebrated during the week, and in some churches a score of couples have been united at one ceremony. The gift tea held yesterday afternoon in St. Paul's Schoolroom, Sydney-street, was well attended, most attractive, and entirely successful as to results, for the articles received "were many and should bring in much money at the annual bazaar in October. Quantities of beautiful flowers decorated and perfumed the hall, among them prize bulbs from Mr. Booth's garden at Carterton. A competition, arranged by Mrs. E. Anderson, was keenly entered into. Tea was provided by the ladies of St. Paul's Guild, and the vicar had arranged a pleasant musical programme. Those who contributed were Mrs. F. M. B. Fisher, Miss Esther Fisher, Master Pankhurst, Mrs. D. C. Bates, Mr. E. Anderson, Miss Martin, and the Rev. Cyril Harvey. Mrs. Badham and Mrs. Barnett received the guests and opened the parcels as they arrived. Mrs. W. Blundell and Mre. Burton superintended the afternoon tea, and the flower stall was in the charge of Miss Brandon and Miss Price, assisted by Miss Davies and Miss Henry. Tho following appeal has been . sent out by the Sailors' Friend Society : — "To enable ue to keep up our work at the high standard we have ever aimed at we are holding a sale of work on, the 7th of October to permit us to keep an 'open door' and furnish a shelter for the many thousands of seamen who enter our port oacb. year. Each day something is done of a spiritual or social kind to make th& visits of the men pleasant, and each year 11,000 letters' are written and 12,000 received on the premises. The institute is their meet-ing-place, home, and club, and you will understand its need. May I ask you to favour us with one gift in kind, or money, to ■enable us to continue this work among men who man our ships and carry our exports and bring in the needed goods to our ports, two-thirds of whom are 13,000 miles away from home when they land on our shores? kindly advise me by card or on telephone 2983." Shortly before the outbreak of hostilities a young Swiss woman, Miss Clair Richer, began a series of lectures in the chief towns of Switzerland on the defence of her country, especially as regards the manoeuvres in the Alps. Her meetings on the subject were always crowded, and in her audiences were many Swiss officers. Melle Richer, who is the daughter of an officer, announced that she 1 did not want a " social assembly," for she spoke on military mat* ters^ from a technical point of view, having studied them carefully and visited the fortresses in the Alps of which she spoke. Striking pictures illustrated the lectures, which were delivered in a masterly manner. Among the women of to-day who have attained high honour in their work for humanity, the name of Miss Agnes Weston stands high. Women are not usually supposed to be greatly concerned in battleships, but it is in this connection that Miss Weston has attained fame (says the Auckland Weekly News). She is known as " The Mother of the Navy," and has a maternal interest in every man-o'-warsman afloat, whatever his nationality. Miss Weston was the founder of that great hostel, the "Sailors' Rest'? at Portsmouth, which has been made the model for such homes throughout the world, and her methods have been officially adopted by the American, German, and Japanese navies. The hostel is immensely popular with Jack ashore, and it is no uncommon sight/ to see a queue like that of a theatre crowd wheii the bluejackets are booking their beds.