WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 41, 17 August 1917, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

. Tho Town Hall is to be prettily decorated for to-morrow's ball, and tho setting for the dainty frocking of the children will be on a lavish scale. Everything in fhe matter of arrangements has been completed, and the function has every promise of being a, brilliant success. The ball commences- at 3 p.m., and the -children will be given a merry time. Many striking and original dresses, havo been invented for the occasion, and the spectacular effect of a. big gathering of children in multi-colouretl garments,. with a pretty background ,to set thorn off, should be decidedly attractive. The voting for tho different prize competitions will bo in the hands of the audience, who will have seats in the gallery. It is expected- there will be.a big response from the general public. The music and incidental effects' have been •well looked after.

At South Featherston on Thursday, at the residence of the bride's parents, Miss May S. .M'lvor, of Murphy's Line, was married-to Mr. Francis J. Tait, of Featherston. Rev. R. H: Catherwood officiated.

. The girls, of'the Catholic H<*!tel aye. holding a. plain and fancy dress dance shortly in aid of Red Cross funds. f

At the Returned Soldiers'., Clnb last night, a jolly evening was spent by a large-, number of Npeople. : . Miss Agnes Richardson had.arranged a musical programme in whic^.the following assisted:' —Mrs. Lowe, • Misses Richardson, M. Carr, P. Brown, .R. Carte, L. Hemus, and Mi-. Byron Brown. Miss Grix made an efficient pianiste. Supper and: dance followed. .' ' ...

i Much' appreciated support has come to the Violet Day promoters in Wellington from Dannevirke in the form of a cheque for £50' received to-day by Mrs. Myers, one'ofthe hon. secretaries, through Mrs. M'Callum, hon. -secretary of tne Darinovirke Mayoress' Patriotic Fund Red Cross 'Committee: The contribution is the result of a sale of flowers, etc., held at Dannevirke-on 10th 'August; the local ladies having asked the Wellington organisers to hold' a sale instead of sending donations of flowers.. The sum ot £30 was raised from the sale of flowers alone, and the balance resulted from the auction of a calf given by a farmer; The Violet Day promoters feel gateful to the Dannevirke ladies for the handsome contribution. EYom Eastbourne also, a gum of £14 7s 6d has been received to go to swell the funds, and Ngaio has forwai;ded £6 to the same cause

"At this week's meeting of the French Club, held last night, Mr. Lattey presided. There was a satisfactory attendance, and the various musical items ■were greatly, enjoyed. • Mr.-Wlietton recited "La Jaconde." „ Mr. Lattey read an amusing "piece, "Les Vacances' d'Hermann," and Miss Van Staveren contributed an interesting article discribing flowers and gardens in various parts pi the world. Votes of thanks. were passed to tho various contributors. •

Mrs. West Kriowlas presided over the monthly niootin" T of.the committee of the Levin Memorial Home, held' at the Home, Britomart-sti'eet. >' The matron reported that several of the children had not been well. Two children were admitted during' the'month. The secretary was asked to send a. letter of thanks and appreciation to Mr.'C. P. Powles, for the many services he has rendered to the Home during the long time ha has been connected with' it. Gifts were received with thanks from the Ford' Motor Co. (per Mr. Larmour), Rev. Shirer\Mrs. Arthur Young 1, and Messrs. Hiircombe and Sons. Tho Annual Gift Tea is' to be held on 4th September, when it is hoped that all" interested will attend with gifts of money," provisions, or. material

Hostesses at the Soldiers' Club, in Sydney-street, for the' coming week are a& follow:—Sunday,'Mrs. Jacob Joseph; Monday, Mrs. .F«th;'.-.Tuesday, Busy Bee Club; Wednesday, Johnsonville Ladies' Patriotic . Guild;. Thursday, Ladies. 1 of St. Mark's Church; Friday; Mis* Kennedy; Saturday, vMrs. C. Earle.

Mrs. W.--H. Trappi of Karori,, was taken suddenly ill on Sunday last, and her condition is occasioning her relatives and friends mucTi anxiety..--.';

Mrs. R. <H. Rluxtes and Miss A. Rhodes, of 'Bhiecliffs, Christphuroh, arethe guests of the Earl and Countess of Liverpool at Government House.

Some light on the': activities of the Ladies' Auxiliary of., the Navy League, on behalf! of the New Zealand Motor Boat Patrol members, has been shed by information given .by- Mrs*. Bradney; Williams, hon. secretary of the Welling-' ton Auxiliary. Recently complaints were received in letters from members of the patrol that they had received no comforts from New Zealand, but the Ladies' Auxiliary'has already forwarded two large cases of knitted and woollen goods and comforts ■iof ' the men of this particular' branch .of the service. A■. third case is now being sent, containing' a further. large" supply of necessary outfits. A consignment'of knitted and flannel garments has been, collected and will be forwarded to the mine-sweepers, trawlers, convalescent sailors in, Plymouth Naval Hospital, etc. It must be pointed out that the auxiliary was. only .formed last September; there are,five branches, and all are doing ( splendid work, forwarding generous consignments for inclusion" in the cases sent from the Wellington, branch. The Masterion branch recently sent Home £IQO for naval comforts, and has endowed two bathrooms at the Union Jack Club for soldiers sailors in London. From Picton ■ valuable assistance has been given in the nature of handsome monetary help sent to the head office of the Navy League, for comforts for .naval men. The Wellington Ladies' • Auxiliary, of which Mrs. Hall-Thomp-son is president, has the welfare of the' men of the Motor* Boat Patrol and •other ,branches of naval warfare at heart,' as witness its recent contribution of £150 recently sent to the Lord Roberts'^ Memori^. Workshops, for ih-ei provision of special machinery and-tools to enable disabled*- sailors to earn their, living. It has also given other Bums of money for other purposes in connection with the 'Navy. A collection of gramophones and records is now being organised to make Christmas' gifts for. the ■lesser craft.'. Seamen dearly love their talking machines, which relieve monotony and help the men labouring under hazardous conditions to while away many pleasant hours. Chivers' Musical Stores are receiving and packing records for the auxiliary, and. those desirous of helping the ladies in their object can send records there.

Miss • Sannderson, formerly of Taumarunui, is now in Wellington, and is staying at the Hotel Cecil.

In connection with the meeting helcf in the Town Hall, at which a club for the vvives and widows of soldiers was formed, the Hon. Sir James Allen and Sir J. G. Ward were invited to attend. Both were unfortunately unable to be present owing to an important Cabinet meeting, and forwarded letters regretting their inability to do so. Apologies were also received from the Hone. A. L. Herdman, W. B, S. 1 Mac Donald. and W. Fraser.

I 'Miss Gerard, of Cliristchurch, who has 'been visiting Wellington, has gone South again. •- '.;.' Mrs. W M'Bride, of Auckland, is visiting Wellington as the guest.of .Mrs. Hutchinson, yßoseneath. A wedding of interest to Wellingtonians was celebrated at Shannon recently. Miss Phyllis'Gunning; second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gunning, of "Pomona," Shannon, was married to Mr.. James Currie, of Wanganui. The Rev. C. Palmer officiated. Miss D. Gunning was bridesmaid, and Mr.. Norman Russell, of Wanganui, and Mr. L. R. Averill, of Hastings, attended the groom.- Mr. and Mrs. Currie will reside in Wanganui. . ■ Mrs. F. W. Frankland, of Foxton, who has been residing in New York for

Mrs. W M'Bride, of Auckland, is visiting Wellington as the guest.of .Mrs. Hutchinson, yßoseneath. ■ 1 *! ""

A wedding of interest to Wellingtonians was celebrated at Shannon recently. Miss Phyllis'Gunning; second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gunning, of "Pomona," Shannon, was married to Mr.. James Currie, of Wanganui. The Rev. C. Palmer officiated. Miss D. Gunning was bridesmaid, and Mr.. Norman Russell, of Wanganui, and Mr. L. R. Averill, of Hastings, attended the groom.- Mr. and Mrs. Currie will reside in Wanganui.

. ■ Mrs. F. W. Frankland, of .Foxton, who has been residing in New York for some time past, expects to return to New Zealand shortly. Her -late husband's, affairs and the American Taws have delayed her departure. 'Mr. Herston Frankland has a lieutenant's com: mission iii the United States Army, and the youngest son, Harold, volunteered foiyand.is engaged in, wireless work.

. Christchurch is moving in the direction, of assisting the Nurses' Memorial Fund.. A committee has been formed there to 1 further the- appeal, comprising Mesdames G. Rhodes, 'A, C. Sandston, Drs. W. Irving and L. S. Manning. Mr. W. E. Best is acting as hon.-" secretary.

'" Sister Constance, of P.ilmerston North, has accepted an invitation to act as deaconess in Auckland for the ■ Presbyterian Social Service Association. Sjster Constance will devote her time principally to work among young girls, and will work in -conjunction with the superintendent, the Rev.;F. R. Jeffreys.

In the wife of M. Viviani, a former French Premier, the war orphans of our. Allied' country have an ideal fostermother. She .is head of a won* derful institution with' headquarters in Rue Babylone, that has taken upon it the equipment of orphans in every branch of life-to fit them'for'citizenship, in the future. The refugee children are succoured,, amused, cared ' for, and educated for apprenticeship. "Too, their widowed mothers are assisted by the provision of agricultural instruction. . Professors have been engaged to teach the boys, arid there are carpentry and lock Smith-.-shops; the girls are taught millinery, embroidering, tho making of artificial flpwers, and special instruction is given in an'art school.- Madame Viviani said she found;the" work of the greatest interest because learning'the tastes and'the aptitudes of .the. child is not an easy undertaking: "In. thesevdays of intense commercialism," she said, v "skilled &r----tisanship is growing rare, so if seemed to me well to encourage in youth, a. careful apprenticeship. The idea of a training school appeared, to me to offer the greatest chance for service I could'render to the children-.of .France.!' i'

A novel idea, but not one that would Appeal to everyone, is; that of a Circulating clothe^ club. . An English, paper, says.that one has beeiii formed by six girls, who have all much the samefigure. Thoy have ia general post of out-door clothes once a fortnight. -The six are widely separated, aid-so run no chances of their clothes being recognised. Economy indeed! .' '■■■/.'

Americans do not do things by halves, and their newspapers are. now , almost wholly devoted, to war.- In a San Francisco Chronicle of June there is an' article entitled /'Thirty Ways You Can Do Your Bit even if You Can't Go to War." Some of, these flare headed :—. "Practice Eoonomy," "Invent Household Economies," "Make. Bandages;". "Cheer Boy Scouts," "Increase Production of Food Crops," "Practise Loyalty," "Begin Home Nursing,'. 1 "Join Red Gross," "Watch for Spies," "Be Loyal,'.' "Pack Comfort Bags," "Give Monfy," "Keep Cool," and it ends'with a. little paragraph : "Observe Flag Etiquette." "Display with the Stars . and Stripes the flags of-the nation's Allies. In, time of world war with its great bitterness it is a good thing to have some international fraternal feeling. In Europe they are' flying the Stars and Stripes beside the tricolour of France and the Union. Jack of t Englan3. The situation warrants this courtesy to our friends in _ a commoncause. It does not diminish national patriotism one. whit." . *

Since .women invaded the business world they have shown, many qualities of adaptabi]ity*sand commercial instinct which place many of them quite on a., par with.the\best of men. incident which happened in 'connection with . a recent - fire in Christchurch (says the Christchurch Sun) shows the possession by one young,lady of an enterprise in meeting circumstances that is wholly admirable. The firm by whom she is employed.became threatened by the fire, and she 'thought- she foresaw that she would be out of-' world She happened to know of another firm that had' been advertising for a lady cashier, andi straightway went to the telephone' and rang them up to. ask if the vacancy still obtained. Unfortunately for her enterprise the position had been filled, but it is plain to see that this young .lady will not suffer in life from lack of promptitude in decision. . )

Not a negligible part of the fine? work carried on in Corsica for Servian refugees is. the starting of rooms, where the bold, bizarre, and popular artneeiUowork of Stervia. is produced and sold for the makers' benefit. , It is the French Government, of course, which maintains- these hapless exiles, but .an exhibition recently held in. London; opened by t!ie wife of'the Servian Minister,: led to ready Bales in London. Miss Fjvelyn Radford and Lady ■ Boyle, with her son, have been superintending the work in Corsica.. ' '.. ' • ; .