Women in Print.

Evening Post, Volume XCV, Issue 41, 16 February 1918, Page 9

Women in Print.

- Hostesses at the Sydney-street Soldiers' Club for the coming week are as follow : —Sunday, Mrs. Jacob Joseph; Monday, committee: Tuesday, Busy Bee Club; Wednesday, Hutt Ladies' Patriotic Guild; Thursday, Mrs. Fordham and Mrs. Bruce; Friday, Mrs. G. W. Russell ; Saturday, Mrs. C. Earle. In charge of coats and parcels:—Sunday, Mrs. Sommerville; Monday, Mies Jenkyns ; Tuesday, Miss Wheeler ; Wednesday, Miss MacKeller; Thursday, Mrs. H. Sharp; Friday, Mrs. Radcliffe; Saturday, Miss Shand.

Wonderful success attended the opening day of the new Bed Cross shop on Lambton-quay yesterday, although the weather was as. bad as it possibly could be. The Kapiti Mies had brought in a great supply of country produce of the best kind, and .by midday were nearly sold' out— ■& very satisfactory result to them, while the purchasers were equally well pleased. The flowers 'were not quite so numerous after the dry spell, but Misses Cooper and Moss had nevertheless a good sale. The Thorndon girls in the Returned Soldiers' department were also very well-satisfied with their sale 6, and' consider that the prospects for selling soldiers' handiwork in the new premises are bright and promising. The money handed into the Shop Committee from,the Kapiti and flower sales was £79, and of this £78 was made during the day: an excellent result, and one which will encourage those who ventured'to start the Shop again this year.

The members of the board of directors of the Young Women's Christian Association met for the first general meeting for this year on Thursday afternoon. There were present Mesdames Pearson (president), Reith,N M'Clay, Hoby, Evans, M.A., Adamson, Camp'bell, C. t>. Morpeth, Bennie, Adams, J. M. M'Eldowney, Murdoch, the Misses Lawson, Tingeyj, Birch (general secretary). During the months of December and January there have been 62 new members enrolled, a remarkable number for the usually quiet months of the year. Mrs. Bennie presented the names of the new membersfor election. The educational committee had met to plan the programme for lectrues, and classes for the first-term. In the -report of the religious work department, if was noted that the attendance had been maintained, with a record 1 average for the summer months. Amongst the speakers were Rev. J. H. Sykes, Mrs. M'Clay, and Rev. H. Beckingham. , A series of Bible tableaux had been given, showing events in the life of St. Paul, with Scripture readings accompanying the representative groups. Every Wednesday afternoon a war intercession meeting wae held, when the relatives of Y.W.C.A. members and soldiers generally were the subject of remembrance. At Karaka Bay 27 girls had been in camp. Miss Warren, Miss- Johnston, and Mies Bertinshaw were the pioneers of the Pathfinders' Group. - A numtier of the girl residents of the Y.W.C.A. Hostels had been away in holiday, and this made it possible to receive many passing strangers/ During the months of December and January 179 young women had been accommodated as transient 1 boarders. In the Y'.W.C.A. luncheon rooms alterations have been made, which will allow.a further extension of the work of this department to. meet the needs of the girls. New fittings and furnishings have been completed during the holiday month. Votes of sympathy were passed by the members of the board of directors to the relatives of the late Mr. A. P. Webster and Mr. Balcombe Brown.

Mrs. G. W. Russell is leaving for Masterton, and will stay with Mrs.. Norman •Beet-ham.

Mrs. Bees George, of Auckland, is the guest of Mre. A. M. Stevenson, Cliftonterrace.

Mrs. J. Myers, Wellington-terrace, and Miss M. Myers have returned from Rotorua. ,

Mr. Dimant;, from Melbourne, will be the speaker at the'Y.W.C.A. Sunday services at 4.15 p.m. to-morrow

At' the social at the Y.W.C.A. 'to-night there will be an excellent programme. Soldiers will- be welcome to take part in the games and to enjoy the muaical part of,the programme.

Mr. aM Mrs. P. Hume, who have been visiting Mrs. Hume, at Harbour View-terrace, li&ve returned to Christchurch.

Mrs. D. Baldwin and her daughter have gone to Sydney.

Mrs. H. Ames, of Pukerua, is visiting her mother,. Mrs. Alfred Brady, at Pahautamii.

Mrs. M. B. Tait and family have returned to Featherston after a holiday visit to the seaside.

Miss Amy Packard, of ChristcHurcn, and formerly of Petone, h'a6 returned to Wellington after a. prolonged tour of Canada. . . .

Mrs. John Cooper, of Newman, Wairarapa, is now spending a holiday in Wellington, and is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. James Patching.

Last week Mrs. MTJaren and the Newtown branch of the W.N.R. entertained the visitors of the Wives and Families of Soldiers and Sailors' Club. - Mrs. Corliss gave, an interesting address upon Lord Roberts. A most enjoyable afternoon was brought to a close with the singing of the National Anthem. :

Miss Collinson, M.A., of the Sydney University, lecturer in history and assistant to Mr. Meredith. Atkinson, Director of the Workers' Education Association in Australia, will be in Wellington next week, and will lecture for the Wellington Centre o£ the W.B.A. on Wednesday, 20th inst._, at the Emerson 'Hall, y#ivian-st'reet, kindly lent by the Unitarian Church. Miss Collinson's lecture is entitled "Woman and Work," and will deal with all aspects of women's activities in Australia. Miss Collinson, as a member of the staff of tho W.E.A.; has been responsible for tho organising of the women's branch of the association in Sydney. The association exists for tho higher education of men and women of all classes, and its tutorial lectures are open to both sections; but in Sydney a special effort has, been made to provide opportunities for the working women in business houses, offices, and factories to study subjects usually belonging to a university course. Study circles and classes have been formed for such subjects_ as literature, history, physics, economics, botany, child-study, etc. In fact, as in England, the'association's aim is to provide instruction in any subject for which a tutor has been asked by a sufficient numbec of students. Lectures, social clubs, libraries, etc., are part of the association's work.

Miss Ada Wheeler, who 1 fpr the past thirteen years has occupied the position of matron tit Wellington Boys' College, lias accepted a similar position at St. Patrick's College, and takes up her new duties in May. Miss Wheeler has for many years been an active worker in various Catholic organisations, and is at present secretary of.the Catholic Knitting Guild and the Catholic Women's Hoetel.