WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 98, 25 April 1917, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

All the workers and subscribers to the Wellington branch of the British Red Cross Society will tavo an opportunity of hearing a review of, the years-work to-morrow evening at the Mercer-street depot. Mr. T. Young will preside, and it is hoped that .ill interested in the work will attend the meeting.

Dr. E. Gunn has just returned from Auckland.

Mrs. Herrick, who has been the guest of Mrs. Brandon, has returned home.

Mr. and Mrs. Stapleton-Cotton are staying at the Hotel Cecil.

Mrs. Lucas (Blenheim) is staying in Wellington.

Mr. and Mrs. Wilde (Marton} arc in town to. see their son, who belongs to the 24th Reinforcements.

Mrs. and Miss Forbes-Williams, of Dunedin, are in town.

Mr 3. Napier M'Loan -has gone to' the West Coast to visit friends.

The engagement is announced of Miss Vonia. Greenfield, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Greenfield, Tainui-terrace, Wellington, to Mr. Fred' Grigg (recently returned from the front), second son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grigg, of Greytown.

A further donation of £20 has'been received by the Y.Jt.C.A^ iov trench comforts from the Spinsters' Club.

News preached Australia, recently that' Dr. Marion*Phillips, a Victorian 'woman, has been selected by Mr. Lloyd George to represent' 1 the women of the Empire on a supreme coihmittee to co-ordinate the efforts dealing with, poet-war prob- : lems.. Dr. Phillips has drawn ,up a scheme for the establishment of co-opera-tive kitchens, arid Lord Devonport, the Food Controller, has accepted it. Dr. Phillips has been in London for about twelve years, and earned the title of Doctor of Letters at the London Sehpol of Economics with a thesis entitled "A Colonial Democracy."' She has devoted 'much of her tjme to social work, and for sonic years was a councillor for the Boijpugh of Kensington, London. Her work has been in the interests of tho working classes, and at ono time she held the position of secretary to the Union of Women's Labour League. Through berA influence many baby have been established., and she was ono of the first promoters of the Anzac Buffet. It is a. move in the right direction that a woman should be placed fjf. such A committee, and it is to be hoped that other leaders will avail themselves of women's capacity for organisation and knowledge, of the details of life.- ■ j

A writer in the Queen indulges in some plain speaking' concerning many of the County Agricultural Women's Committees i(i England. Several' of them, she saj'3, are suffering from the presence' of "figurehead') members, who like the mild importance of attending meetings, and listen with exemplary fidelity to the reading of reports, but who have no incentiveness or "push" necessary to bring about the required connection between the work to be done and the people to do it. There has been too much surrender to the influence of names which, are supposed to impress the pub lie. This has apparently been very unfortunate, as real live people are needed, to deal with a difficult situation. To begin with, tho farmers did not take Kindly to the notion of women on the land/and the position was not helped by their knowledge' of some members of committees, and thoy were apt to think that here was another of their harmless and not very important manifestations. An initial mistake was that these committees thought of trying to supply workers from their own class and not of the women on the spot. Few of these I had shown/any readiness to work ot» I land, but it was.possible by instituting] creches and so on to free them for out-1 door work, and they would have been found more efficient than town-bred women, and the question of housing simplified. ' It woufd have been wise also to have, selected soma woman of leisure in each district to act as an intermediary between the committees and the viL lages. It appears that many strong country girls and women are going to the Jowns for work, when if they were properly equipped, taught, and paid in the country they ■ would be admirable helpers. In the meantime the farmers are muddling along with a little help from the older women for hoeing, stone picking-, and such jobs. Tho writer was of opinion that every county should have its training farm, "and that every effort should be made to get the country women and girls to work. Facilities of voluntary help in creches and so on should be organised, , and then if the farmers were offered such help they would be- glad of it, and the agricultural work would flourish in the way that is necessary to the well-being of the country arid* the successful prosecution of tho war. The farmers wei'e naturally afraid of "fine city madams,"- and per. i haps with somo reason.

A locturei on the war. will be delivered by Dr. A. K. Newman in tho Y.W.C.A. Club-rooms, Fowlds's Buildings, Herbertstreet, on Saturday next at 8 p.m. Tho public, are invited, and a- collection, will betaken in aid of the building fund.

Can tea and caka be provided after an election meeting for tho ladies? (asks a Sydney pap^r). This is a question that has been agitating several branches of political organisations which are anxious to attract large attendances of women electors to meetings to hear the views of particular- candidates. '•Bribery," under the Federal Electoral Act, includes the supply of meat, drink, or entertainment or horse or carnage hire for any voter whilst going to or returning from his poll, "with a view to influence the vote of an elector" (adds the paper). Everything depends on the words, "With a view to influence the vote of an elector." If refreshments were given with the object sot out there ia.no doubt in the minds of the electoral ofncials that an offence would be committed. • On the -other hand, the mero giving of a- cup of tea to r.ny number of persons attending a meeting without any intention of influencing the votes of such persons wouJd not of ittolf congtituto an offence. While this appears to bo the view held by Federal electoral officials, Mr. Oldham, Chief Electoral officer, said last week that he must decline to give a legal opinion on an abstract question whether tea or coffee might be supplied to electors under certain conditions. The law was clear that the supply of mcul, drink, or entertainment was only illegal if it was giverT "with a view to .influence tho vote of an elector.'.' It would bo For a jury to decide if a concrete caso were brought forward whether there was any intention to influence the vote of an elector by the giving of a cup of tea.

Items from The Post's London correspondent''under date. 9tU February: A military wedding .of New Zealand interest was that between Lieutenant Eric. Aubrey Hawkes Whitcoihbe, R.F.A. (son of Mr. G. H. Whitcombe, of Christchurch), and .Miss Toropleton Young (daughter of Mr. P- Ti. L. Young, of■.Crutherlaud, 1 East Kilbride), which tooli» place in the Park Parish Church, (jaapgow/. on ■ 2&th January. There were' no bridesmaids. The bride, wHo was given away.by her father, wore, a travelling' -costume of pale grey, with j ukunk furs 1 and a hat of blue velours. Major Lionel Rees,. V.C., M.C., Royal j Carrison Artillery (attached to the -Royal Flying Corps), was best-man. The cere-j mony was performed by the Rev. J. A. C. Murray (Park Parish Church) and the Rev.: WiOiaih Jack (East Kilbride).'.',. . At St, Mary's Parish Church, Heiidop, Mr. John Ruthei-ford Patevson.. (elder., son of Mr. A. S; Paterson, of Dunedin, New Zealand) was married-to Lucie, eldestdaughter of. Mme. B. E. Spencer, of Bella". Vista, Sunningsfield-road v Hendon. The .ceremony took place on 21sfc January, and was performed by the Rev, S. E.. Ghettos, M.A".'. ■■. •: A wedding of New Zealand interest took-place on 27th Jariuaory at Brompton Oratory, when Miss Mona Levin, younger daughter of the late Mr. W.VH. Levin,., of Welling-, ton, and of Mrs. Levin, Netley Park, Gomshall,; Surrey, was married to Captain J. D. C. Hawkins, Royal Field Artillery, elder son of Brigadiex%-General. J. W. Hawkins, late. B-A>> and Mrs. Hawkins, of Wonnegay, Norfolk. The, ceremony was .performed* by the. Rev.' Father Cre\vse., •■■*'■ , :

Mrs. V. Law, of Kelburn, has gone to Auckland.