WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 16, 18 July 1918, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

A 1 special meeting of Victoria League members took place at Miss Coates's residence, Hobson-street, to make arrangements for the flower and produce stall, which is to be taken on Violet Day. Mrs. Gray (acting-secretary) said that the league's stall -would bo at the G.P.0., and that Miss Harcourt and friends would assist in every possible way. A kind offer of assistance from the W.N.R. had been received through Mrs, Porter, and the committee was very pleased to accept it. Already many promises of assistance' Have been received in- tho form of supplies and' produce; also an iced cake, decorated with violets, which will form the prize in. a guessing competition. Mr. O'Sullivan, whose office is just opposite the G.P.0., has kindly consented to allow his premises to be used as a depot, and gifts for the stall may be left there. Members of the council, executive, and the league generally have j promised assistance, and. with Miss Harcourfc and the W.N.R. helping also, excellent results are anticipated. There was a good attendance at the weekly dance at the Sydney-street Soldiers' Cltib last evening, and a very enjoyable evening was' spent. Mrs. C. Earle and Mrs. Coleridge were in charge of the dancing, and the Hutt ladies were the hostesses in the tea rdbm. During the evening, Miss Parsons arid Corporal Gemmell sang delightfully. Mr. and Mrs. W. Pearce and their little daughter are leaving shortly for a' visit to A\istralia. Mrs. R. Halse, of Hastings, is visiting Wellington at present. Miss E. Driscoll intends to pay a. visit to Australia shortly. Mrs. A. M. Myers is in Auckland at present, and will return to Wellington nest week. The wedding took place on Saturday last at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Clinkard, Lyall Bay, of Miss Katherine E. Grant, of Auckland, and 2nd Lieutenant A. E. Clinkard, 42nd Reinforcements. The officiating minister was the Rev. W. Shirer, of Wellington South. Mrs. Benalls, Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Fairbrot.her and family, and Miss Mary and Master Eudo Hart have been visitJ ing Wellington, pending the arrival from England of Mrs. Hart, wife of Brigadier- | General Hart, D.5.0., C.M.G. The many Mends of Mrs. Hart will be pleased to hear that she has arrived back in New Zealand safely. Mrs^ Hart has been in different parts of the United Kingdom for nearly eighteen months, and at different times lias been doing voluntary work at Walton-on-Thames Hospital. ! Mrs. Hart also visited France and Paris when her husband was very severely ! gassed. ■

Miss Coates is visiting Napier at present, and- intends returning about the end of the week. Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Robertson have ' arrived from England, and are the guests of Mrs. Shirtcliffe, at present, till they can find a suitable house. I ■ ' Mrs. W. A. Kennedy has returned from a visit to Wanganui. Mrs. Massey presided at a mooting of the Sydney-street, Soldiers' Club Committee yesterday. Votes of thanks were passed to Mrs. H. Kirkcaldie for the gift of twelve dozen spoons; Mr. Brookes and j Miss B. Earle, for music and binding; to j Mr. James M'lntosli; and to Sir James i Allen, for a handsome parcel of books on war subjects. A letter was- read by Mrs. Massey from Private Broard Hurst- i Hill, of the Australian Imperial Force, j from which the following extracts were taken: —"I desire, both on my own account and at the request of a number of Australian comrades, to thank you; and, through you, all our New Zealand cousins, for their. great kindness and hospitality so generously extended to us when passing through Wellington. ; . . ,It is quite beyond my powers of penmanship to attempt to express all our ' hearts would like to, . . .but, believe j me, it has left an impression that. time j ; cannot efface. One corporal stated that ! j ' it bange*d everything ever -done for us j tin Blighty,' and knowing as you ,do how I , royally English people have treated us, | ■ you will understand this crude expres- j Uion means a lot. Please convey my ! ; best wishes and gratitude to the ladies j ■ who assisted you, and please accept tha accompanying souvenir (his photograph) of an old soldier, who, though in his sixtieth yesfr, is still able to do his bit, and enjoy the hospitality and friendship of life." It was stated at the meeting that Private Broard Hurst-Hill was an, old member of the pioneer Rugby football team that visited New Zealand in. 1882 from New South Wales. He had three sons serving in France.

Thanks are given by the Navy League ! Bottle Committee to. the residents of Manakau for contributions of bottles, also Petone and the Petone School for a cart load, which arrived in excellent order, not one bottle being broken in transit. Grateful thanks are also extended to "Old Identity" for a contribution of 10s. . . . / The whole of the Wellington contribution area is now thoroughly astir on behalf of the Red Cross copper triil, and% pleasant news oi growing credit balances in hard-working centres of copper-collect-ing activity indicates that when these : amounts come to hand, the trail will ■■ gain the necessary impetus to cover long distances each week. Wellington continues t6 show a steady generosity. ; The collection of unique coins lias been : extended by the addition of a fine col- ! lection of old Chinese tokens, the gift of a lady whose brother is a missionary in the interior of China. A sad donation was that of "22 pennies for the boy that is not coming'back, ftntt 2b for the one | that is." Thankfulness prompted the i following:—"For the end of the trail— 70 shillings, for seventy years. A thank offering."- "Five.soldier nephews and their aunt who measured out their combined heights on the trail," put 35 shillings into Red Cross- funds, and the chalet workers had a lively time when six boys—Masters Beaglehole, Carmody, Osborne (3), and Jackson—descended on the trail with, a joyous whoop, to deposit thirty yards of coppers, the proceeds of a magic lantern show and jumble salo organised by themselves. They filled up the whole space available on the wooden trail outside the chalet. Mrs. Wilford has been invited' to speak to C'arterton sympathisers this evening, and sKe will bo joined by Mrs. I Jearce for an informal visit to Mastej-ton,. which will no doubt have good results, for the generous Wairarapa people are,, quite alive to the need of the Redl Cross, and the necessity of pushing on the trail. ■ The Hataitai Croquet Club held a successful afternoon' and' evening in the • BowK;jg Club's pavilion last Saturday in' ! aid of the "Copper Trail.'" An enjoy- ! ab^ musical programme was a feature i of the afternoon, and the efforts of the ladies were-well rewarded by the ready sale of home-made cakes and sweets, etc. ' In the evening a progressive five ' hundred party wis held.

A novel idea is being put into practice by the Mayoress's Christmas Pudding Committee, which will serve to even more popularise 1 the scheme and give helpers an opportunity to make the despatch of the puddings a more personal matter. Donors of seven shillings and sixpence may hay« the privilege of signing a label which be forwarded on receipt of the amount, and this will be attached to the larger puddings being made for despatch to the New Zealand hospitals in France or England, the signer naming any particular hospital as the destination of the gift parcel. The puddings will arrive in time for the Christmas' celebrations, By this means the recipients , will have the opportunity of personally acknowledging the pudding. Early application should be made, as the idea is sure to meet with the widest support. Sums of £10 each have been received by the fund from Mr. J. P. Firth and the Wellington College students, and a donation of a case of eggs has come to hand from the Mayoress of Pahiatua. The ladies are doing excellent work at Ngahauranga, where the puddings are being made.

Councillor Robertshaw, of Miramar, again offered his bakery to the Red Cross Guild for its shop day, and the bakery presented a busy scene yesterday, when the ladies, under Mr. Robertshaw's direction, put over 100 cakes in the oven. Mr. Robertshaw's kindness has been the means of bringing much money to the Red Cross Shop. The ladies hope to have a good sale for their cakes on Friday., .