WOMEN IN PRINT

Evening Post, Volume XCVII, Issue 56, 8 March 1919, Page 7

WOMEN IN PRINT

It has been decided to close down the clothing depot at Jervois-quay in connection with the Navy League sailors' dependents relief effort, and therefore all tho.e having garments or sewing on hand are asked to return these on Wednesday afternoon between 2.30 and 5 o'clock, when tile depot will be open. Owing to the epidemic the depot had to be closed, and there has been no opportunity to collect the sewing since.: Mrs. Waters, the hon. organiser, hopes that all helpers will endeavour to return their work this week.

A pleasant morning wa. spent at the Brooklyn Kindergarten on Friday, when the children and mothers met to farewell Miss DOyly, who is shortly sailing for England. Miss DOyly has been connected with Kindergarten work for nearly ten years, and has been director at Maranui, Berhampore, and Brooklyn. Miss Riley, on behalf of the mothers and committee, presented her with a case of silver and greenstone teaspoons and a silver vase, and wished her every happiness in her new home in London. -

A meeting of the Hataitai W.N.R. took place yesterday afternoon, when Mrs. Dowling was elected as president and Mrs. Bayfield as hon secretary, with a strong committee to assist. Much interest was expressed in the street day which is being organised in aid of the Returned Soldiers' Club, and also in the work of the hostel on Wellington-terrace for returned invalid soldiers and sailors.

At the 143 rd meeting of the Wellington Free Kindergarten Council, Mrs. Gill presided. In order to pay off the debt on the new building, arrangements are being made for an appeal to the public •.in May, which will include one of the charming entertainments arranged by Mrs. Hannah and Miss Campbell at the Opera House, and a street collection and sale. To meet the extension of the work more students are needed. Girls leaving school at fifteen with' a /proficiency certificate are urged to consider taking up Kinder-, garten teaching. All applications should ( be made to the director (Miss Riley), from whom full particulars of the course of training. can be obtained. • Any girls willing to (jive voluntary help on one or more mornings a week would assist considerably and find for themselves an interesting and most useful occupation.

Mdlle. dv Bosson has returned to Wellington after spending some weeks recuperating her health at Maruia Springs in the Murchison District.

The Wellington delegates from the Y.W.C.A. who are at present in Christchurch attending the executive conference are Miss Birch (general secretary), Mrs. Pearson (president), and Miss Lawson, (treasurer).

News has. been received that Mrs. T. E. Corkill (Oriental Bay), who has been doing_ V.A.D. work at the New Zealand Hospital, Oatlands Park, for nearly two years, .'left Oatlands a few weeks ago, and is at present visiting friends in England. She leaves for homo soon after the marriage of her son, Major Erie Corkill, R.A.M.C., to a Wellington young lady, who sailed in the Ayrshire last weok. Dr. Corkill .''is. at present witn his Field Ambulance in Cologne. Mrs. CorkilPs other two sons obtained their discharge from the Army in February. Mr. Frank M. Corkill, A.M.1.C.E., who was with the New Zealand Engineers, and, his wife are now on their way to the Straits Settlements; where he has received an appointment, and Mr. Harold Corkill, ion leaving the 8.. F.A., has resumed his medical studies at Edinburgh.

A good programme has been arranged for the "social" at tne Y.W.C.A., Her-bert-street, to-nigh.t. Returned soldiers and the men friends of Y.W.C.A. mem; bers are invited to attend. All Y.W.C.A. members are asked to be present at the clubrooms on Sunday at 4.15 to meet Miss Snelson, the National General Secretary for Australasia.

Mrs. F. R. Chapman presided at the monthly meeting of the Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children. Nurse Seater presented the following report :—New cases, 57 ; visits to the rooms, although February was a short month, were 434; Rona Bay was visited. 4 times, and 39 mothers visited the Borough Council rooms; Khandallah, 16; nurses' visits to homes, 433; babies solely breast-fed, 24; partially, 16; artificially, 17; mothers shown how to prepare humanised milk, 30; expectant mothers' visits to the rooms, 7. A garden party was given_by Mrs. Kirkcaldie at Karorj on Thursday, 20th February, for the. joint funds of St. Mary's orphanage and the Plunket Society, and, in spite of the unpleasant wet afternoon, the sum of £24 was made. Three new members were elected on the committee —Mesdames Ernest - Hadfield, Walter Bethune, and W. W. Kountree, of Seatoun. Mrs. Gordon Reid has resigned. Mrs. W Lake was elected to the house committee. The society was very grateful to the Karori and Miramar tramway authorities for granting Plunket nurses free passes, also for a donation of £2 2s from the Kelburn Tramway Company. Donations were thankfully received by the hon. treasurer from : Mrs. Higkins, fills; Mesdames Grumet, Rice, Curtis, and Frost, 10s each; Mrs. Winders, £1; A Friend, 10s. Subscriptions: Mrs. Macarthy-Reid, £1 Is; Mrs. Ponsonby, 15s; Mrs. James A. Young,, J. P. Luke, Garrard, Jackman, Tully,. Roberts, Tringham, Misses Taylor and M'Gregory 5s each. Subscriptions to the material fund for making garments for soldiers' dependents, etc., were : War Relief Association, £5; Lady Stout, £1; Mrs. F. R. Chapman, 10s; and Mrs. Ponsonby, ss. The hon. treasurer, Mrs. C. Richardson, Selwyn-terrace, would gladly welcome fresh subscriptions' at 5s a year. It is the intention of the society to make a public appeal for funds to carry on the work successfully early in May.

Dressmaking and millinery classes had preliminary meetings at the Y.W.C.A. this week, and' it was arranged that classes should commence next Tuesday, at 7.30,; for dressmaking, and Wednesday, at 7.30, for dressmaking and- millinery. ' There are a few more vacancies, so any girls ■ wishing to enrol as members of these classes should do so at once at the office, Herbert-street.

The annual general meeting of St. Peter's Young Women's Club was held in the club rooms this week, the Rev. M. Kempthorne presiding. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year; chairman, Miss Watson; secretary, Miss 'Ella Fair; treasurer, Miss Janot Brownlie; librarian, Miss Doris Perry; assistant librarian, Miss Doris Harvap; committee, Misses Lewis, Perry, Bowden, Lyon, and Harrarj. '

Lady Stout has returned to AVellington.

The- Maranui Surf and Life Saving Club, ladies' branch, held two club races this week. The 50yds championship, free style, was Won comfortably by Miss Olive Arthur, with Miss Rita Wylio second, and Miss K. Arthur a close third. The 75yds medley race—soyds breast-stroke, and 25yda back-stroke— was also swum; off, and resulted in another easy win for Miss 0. Arthur, Miss Wylic being second .again, and Miss K. Arthur third, several yards separating all three. Dr. Platts-Mills, onu of tho club's vice-presidents, and Mr. Mills acted as 'judges.

Mr. and Mrs. A. Waddel, of Kelburn, are visiting Napier.

Miss 6. King was. presented with a gold bangle and fountain pen yesterday, when leaving the head office of the Land and Survey Department to join the Hokitika branch of the same office.

Self-development and service is the aim of the All Round Club, which is be-, ing formed in connection with the girls' department at the Y.W.C.A., for girls under twenty. The subjects taught are physical culture, talks on health, treatment required for little accidents and ailments, simple upholstering and picture framing, household hints, care of children, signalling, folk dancing, sports, singing, Bible and mission study. Already five groups have begun to work, and capable leaders have offered their services. It is' expected that the new comprehensive programme will draw in a large number of- girls whose parents will want them to reap the advantages of such a syllabus. The leaders of the All Round Club circles are Mrs. Russell, Miss E. Still, Miss E. R Thomas, Miss Hedley, Miss B. Cameron, and Mi3S M. Terriss.