WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 79, 30 September 1918, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

The. Presbyterian Orphanage at Berhampore is the centre of outstanding good work, and it is intended to open the new home at Island Bay early next month. In the meantime the annual gifts tea in aid of the orphange work has been arranged to take place on Thursday next at St. James' Hall, Newton, at 7.3Q p.m. Admission will be by gifts or donations of money. Furniture, house linen, children's clothing, material, groceries, etc., all will be welcome, and a great help in these days of war prices. The effort is •made ■fa connection with the united Presbyterian Churches of the city.

The Wellington College girls are to. he congratulatedon having won the senior hockey shield of the Wellington district after some well-contested games. To celebrate the occasion a very successful dance was held recently at the Marine Engineers'" Institute, where there was a large attendance of college girls and boys. Good music, floor, and supper, as we'll as charming decorations, all added to the pleasure of the evening. Miss Jean Mackenzie, games mistress of the Girls' College, was among those present, and Mesdames Mackenzie and Gore were the chaperons.

Mrs. Bray andi Mrs. Gillies will be in charge of the Red Triangle Cake Room, La-mbton-quay, on Wednesday. A good supply of cakes and other home-made goods will be available.

Work for naval dependents was resumed a few weeks ago at the premises on Jervois-quay kindly lent by the Wellington Naval Association. On. Friday evening Mrs. Waters read a report'of the work up to date, which included the following : Grants have been given of £20 from the General Committee, and £3 from the Ladies' Auxiliary, as well as a donation of £5 from Lady Stout. These have provided material, principally flannelette, for cutting into garments to be sewn by the girls of the State schools. About 300 garments have been asked for, and! to date 187 have been given out.. Miss Phoebe Myers is again helping by circularising and receiving replies from the schools. Two cases of clothing have been despatched for transport to England, and two more are ready. The cases sent contained 145 garments, and were valued at £21 10s 7d. Again, the country districts have promised help, and already four bales and cases have been received from the Baetihi-Patriotic.Guild and the Red Cross Sewing Guild, Shannon., ' Mesdames Chapman,. Eichelbaum, and Taudy, and Miss!Acheson have sent garments, whilst Mesdames Wallace, Urwin (2), and Misses Tulloch and Dupin have rendered good assistance in cutting out. Properties have been loaned "by the St. John. Ambulance Association anijl the Singer Co., while gifts have been made by the D.1.C., Wellington Box Co.; Messrs. E. W. Mills and Co., and Messrs. Bethune and Co. The boys of the carpentry class, under* Mr Alexander Graham, instructor at the Technical School, fitted up cupboards,, and the Colonial Carrying. Company kindly convey goods, free of charge. , The committee appreciate these many kindnesses. The cash receipts were £30 2s, the whole of which has been spent on flanneletto, cotton, etc. Letters of thanks and appreciation have been received from many parts ,of England, where last year's clothing .was distributed. Copies of these letters were made and forwarded to supporters in city and country.. The Royal Naval Friendly Union' of-Sailors' Wives, London, of which Lady Drury, wife of Admiral Drury, is hon. secretary,' will receive much of the clothing being sent.

In the Canterbury -versus Otago Copper Trail, Dunedin still leads, the amount already collected .by that centre on 21st' September being £17,248, while Canterbury's total .was £6688.

A dance will take place at the Syd-ney-street Soldiers' Club to-night, and bine ticket holders are ;Jsked to attend punctually.

Mrs. Green and Mfs. Kircher, of Seatoun, will be in charge of the Wood-ward-street Red Cross Shop on Wednesday next. . .

There was a large attendance at Miss Borlase's monthly assembly dance at Goring-street Hall, on Saturday night, and tie evening was a particularly enjbyable and successful one. A plain and fancy dress ball is planned for next month, which promises to be an enjoyable occasion.

Another effort in aid of the Red Cross which should prove a- great success is to take the form -of a dance recital, which will be given in the Grand Opera. House on 12th and 14th October. The fact that the programme is to be provided by Miss Estelle Beere and her talented pupils should ensure that the entertainment will be'of a high order of merit. . The recital is being organised by Mrs.. Massey and the ladies of ■ the Thorndon Red Cross Committee, and the Governor-General and the Countess of Liverpool have promised to be present. Seats may be reserved at th« Bristol.

Among the good, workers specially mentioned at the recent annual meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary, of the Navy League, were Mrs. C. Richardson, the lion, treasurer, and Miss Laurenson, who has, throughout the year, superintended all the packing at the Technical School. A vote of thanks ,was also passed to Mrs. J. R. Gibbons for valuable assistance towards the Comforts Branch.

Thanks are given by Miss Rothenberg to all who kindly sent literature for the circulating library which she is establishing for the wireless troop at Samoa. A large consignment of interesting books has already been sent, and as it desired to keep the library np,-to-date, Miss Rothenberg will be'grateful for further ■contributions. These may be sent care of the Soldiers' Club, Sydney-street.

Miss May Bean, Addington,' is visiting Mrs.' Walker, at Highland Park.

Mr. and Mrs. Simsop, Mayor and Mayoress of Hastings, are in Wellington at present.

Mrs. Norton Francis lias returned to Wellington from the South. '

Mrs. A. T. Webster is staying at' Mrs. Facer's Hawkeston-street.

Mrs. James Hannah, has accepted the position of art expert- to the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Navy League.

Dr. and Mrs. Mandl were passengers from the South by the Maori yesterday morning.

Captain B. M. Aldwell, of tho Union Company's service, accompanied by Mrs. Aldwell, arrived-trom South by the Maori yesterday.

The annual sale of" work in connection with St. Mark's Parish will take place on Wednesday and Thursday next. .in the schoolroom, Dufferm-street. The Countess of Liverpool will open the sale at 3 p.m. on-Wednesday, and the Mayor on Thursday at the same hour.

Mm, Sarah Harm, an old identity, Tiuud t>yny ; s>ft-:.B*Jiurd»y 1 6h» jvm ft

native of Stafford, Essex, andncame out to New Zealand with her parents in the ship London in .1842. She passed through many hardships and saw a lot of fighting during the Maori War in the Taranaki and Waikato districts, her late husband being Sergeant W. Harris, of the 65th Regiment. Two sons survive her, Blr. George Harris, who used to belong to the Old City Rifles, and Mr. William Harris, of the Old Wellington Nava-ls. There are eleven , grandchildren and six great grandchildren. The late Mrs. Harris was of a kind and generous nature, and was a member of the Baptist Church, Women's Auxiliary.

St. Mary's Bazaar was closed 1 on Saturday evening so as not to interfere with the soldiers' dance, and will be resumed this evening.' An attractive programme lias been arranged. A lirst-clascs orchestra will be in attendance, and a> splendid feature of the evening will be a poi dance by Miss: Edwards, a most skilful exponent of the fine old' Maori dance. All the fun of the fair will be in full swing again.' On Saturday next a floral fete and garden party will be held at the Oriental Bay Kiosk. A treasure hunt will form part of the afternoon's entertainment. The Queen competition has reached an. interesting stag©,' the const-ant reshuffling of positions and margins speaking well for the interest which the competition is arousing. At present the Hostel Queen leads, with the Altar Society Queen running up, and' the Hibernian Queen in thirdplace.

Mrs. Catherine Mary Ralph', wife of Mr. W. J. Ralph, one of the directors of the Taupiri Coal Mines, Ltd., died on Friday, after a long illness, at the Mater Miaer'icordia Hospital, Mt. Eden. Mrs. Ralph • arrived in Auckland from Ireland 50 years ago with her guardian, the late Mr. T. E. Fitzgerald. She was placed in the care of the Sisters of Mercy at St. Mary's Convent, Bonsonby, where she was educated and resided until her marriage,' She was a gifted musician, being a proficient pla-yer on the harp, violin, 'cello, piano, as well as the organ. During the performances of the Auckland Amateur Opera Company, Mrs. Ralph was leader of the orchestra for the production of "The Pirates of Penzance" and '.'Dorothy." Mrs. Ralph is survived by her husband and eight children.

The wedding took place at the Lansdowne Church (Master-ton) last week of Miss Alice M'Master, youngest daughter of Mrs. Duncan M'Master, o't Matawhero, to. Mr. Gillies Baird, son of Mr. and Mi's. Martin Baird, of Hastings. The Rev; P. Halliday, M.A., officiated. The bride wore a charming tailored gowri of white cloth, and a 'hat of rose-pink taffeta, trimmed with roses, while her bouquet was of pink carnations and sweet peas. She also wore some of the "lucky white heather," the gift of Sir -Walter Buchanan. The bridesmaid was Miss Ina Mackenzie, who wore a wedgewood blue costume, ■ and a, black and pink hat, with a bouquet of pale pink sweet peas and carnations. Mr. Ifr N. Baird was the best man. A reception was given by the aunt of the bride, Mrs. W. H. Hosking, and later Mr. and Mrs. Gillies Baird left by ;motor-car for a visit to the South.