WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume XCV, Issue 140, 13 June 1918, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

As time goes on the invalid soldierswho supply the articles sold at the Red Cross thop certainly gain skill and experience, and the basket ware and other goods have attained quite a professional and artistic finish. Among ths new goods are plate baskets, which are exceedingly convenient in design. > Very pretty poker work boxes are also new, while" the supply of shopping and work baskets, toys, match boxe3, and bead necklaces is well kept up. A visit to the shop is interesting, especially to those who have watched the development of the work.

A very bright tea party took place at Kirkcaldie's'te.a rooms yesterday afternoon, when Mrs. 6. Hume and Sirs. W. 11. Fulton entertained a number of the Ghristchurch Flying Qorps boys who are visiting Wellington at present. There were many girl gue3ts present, and Miss Monica Fulton helped in the entertaining. The tables were charmingly arranged with bulbs and autumn leaves, and all the guests had a thoroughly enjoyable time.

On Saturday afternoon next the Spinsters' Club will hold a Jumble Sale in St. Peter's Mission ,Hall, Ta.rana.kistreet, at 2 o'clock. The sale will he in aid of the club's soldiers' comforts fund, and as this fund has been so splendidly administered it is hoped that the people will both give and buy generously. Contributions of goods may be left at the lift in Hannah's buildings (Fioneer Club), lambton-quay.

News, from our- London correspondent, dated 30th April, includes following : The cmragement is announced of Captain G. M. Wilford, N.Z.R.8., only son of the Hon. T. M. Wiltord, M.P., •Minister of Justice, and Mrs. Wilford, of Wellington, and. Dorothy, eldest daughter of Mr. Herbert Wilson, K.C., and Mrs. Wilson, of- 12, Hatch-street, Dublin, and Hotohurst, Greystones, Ireland.

The fortnightly meeting of the Wellington South Nursing Division took place on Tuesday evening, and arrangements were made for members of the Division to visit the Petone Division on Monday evening next, and, for a church parade to be held on 23rd June. Piollerbandaging was carried out I.' under the supervision of Mrs. Preston and Mrs. Barltrop.

The bottle collection grows apace, and now over 60,000 bottles are' filling the Sydney-street Soldiers' Club gymnasium —the answer to the appeal by the Navy League.. The committee members are there daily, sorting and packing bottles, and anyone who can' spare an hour or two to give a hand at the task will bo. welcome, for there are such a variety of bottles that tile sorting will be a. long work. A suggestion has been made of a "balloon, day" in aid of the Navy League's funds.

Captain Grant, of the Royal Air Force, who married in London recently the popular actress, Miss Lily St. John, is tetter known as Lieut. Tryggvo Gran, of the Norwegian navy (sayß The Post's correspondent); Ho was the ski expert on Captain Scott's last expedition to the Antarctic. Lieut. Gran took up aviation before tho war, and in 1014 flew from Cruden Bay, in Abt.deenshire, to Norway, at that time the longest flight on record out of sight of land. He joined' the British R.F.C. as- sooir-as war broke out, and wears the 1914 star. He saw a good deal of service against Zeppelins on the East Coast, and was wounded.on the Western front a few moriths'ago.

Mrs. J. A. Wallace, of Motueka (the Mayoress), is seriously ill at a private hospital in Motueka. ,

Flags were flown at the Otago Harbour Board offices at Dnnedih and Port Chalmers on Monday in connection with the marriage of Miss Dickson and Mr. Howden. The bride is' the«>daughier of Mr. J. M. Dickson, M.P.. who is' a'past chairman of the Otago Harbour Board.

An interesting item from our London correspondent is as follows: A notable survivor of the "grandes dames" of the nineteenth century, Mrs. Gertrude Tennant, has just died at the ago of 99 years. She was a very prominent figure in society both in England and Franco in the Victorian period. Her daughter, Miss Dorothy Tcnnant, married, in 1890, Sir H. M. Stanley, and Mrs. Tennant a year or so later visited New Zealand and : other Dominions on the explorer's lecturing tour.

The special urgency for raising money for the Red Cross, made known by the Duko of Connaught and Lord Lansdowne, was the cause of originating the Copper Trail idea, and as each day passes by the success of this becomes more marked. An extension of the work will be made at Courtenay-place, where Mrs. J. M. Geddis will be in charge of a copper trail booth, and subscriptions will be gladly received for the continuance of the track, which is assuming gratifying proportions and length. Later ideas developed at headquarters include one in winch the total of the regimental numbers of three soldiers Was handed, in in pennies with much goodwill. In another case a gentleman, oh his birthday, ■ sent in the sum total of his age. Yet another fine letter received is as follows : —"Dear Madam, — I am sixty-two years of age and two months, and am giving one penny for every year and two penriies for the two months. I should be pleased if you would publish this, so that every man in Wellington wDI follow suit. They can if they will, for its 'only a speck on the ocean' in comparison with their wealth. Wishing you every success with your scheme, ."