WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume XCVIII, Issue 14, 16 July 1919, Page 7

WOMEN IN PRINT.

•Another complication for housekeepers at Peace celebration time arises from the fact that the butchers and pork butchers' shops will all be closed on Saturday and Monday, so that provision must be mads practically from Friday until Tuesday. So far as 'hese perishable goods are concerned it is to be hoped that a "warm spell" of weather may not set in, or the position will be rather acute. Bread is to be baked on Thursday and Friday, and half stale and half fresh will be obtainable on Friday, which must also last till Tuesday. A useful hint for. freshening bread is to wrap it in a clean cloth which has been dipped in milk and water, and bake it for about half an hour in the oven. It is then almost like a freshly-baked loaf.

The following appointments of women health patrols have been made by the Public Health Department:—Wellington—Mrs. 0. J. Elliott; Christchurch— Mrs. M. Stringer and Mrs. 0. Clongh; Dunedin —Mrs. Ml. A. Cameron. a)nd Mrs. J. Murray. These ladies will take up their duties on 31st July. The Auckland appointments have not been finally decided, and one other Wellington appointment has yet to be made. The Hon. G. W. Russell, in making the announcement in Christchurch yesterday, said that the primary object in view was to conserve the health and general welfare of young persons of both sexes. The ladies would be officers of the Public Health Department, under the direction of the District Health Officer, but for special purposes they would be invested with the powers of the police, and these powers would be used where necessary to make inquiries with regard to any matters that called for accurate information as to houses and their occupants.

The Mayoress and her party of helpers were again to the fore yesterday, when the Kigoirta arrived, and gave the usual kindly welcome and gifts of cigarette 3, and the Mayor sent out fruit before the boat berthed at the wharf. Refreshments were placed on the'Aucldand train for the benefit of the soldiers going North.

A reception and- social evening will be held by the Wellington Nursing Division of St. John Ambulance Brigade, when Lieutenant-Colonel Barclay and all returned' Brigade members will 'be the guests of honour. There will be a few Bhort speeches, music, and supper, The reception will take place at the Esperanto Hall on Friday evening.

The Victoria League concert party gave a snecessful entertainment last evening at St. Peter's Mission Hall, Taranaki-street, which was well filled in spite of tho had weather. Supper was handed,round.After the concert, and the Rev, T". Fielden-Taylor gave a short and cheery address, It is iuleiidctl to hold these entertainments at regular intervals at tho Mission Hall.

A large congregation assembled in St. Joseph's Church, Buckle-street, this morning to attend a Solemn Requiem IVlass for the happy repose of the soul of the late Mrs. O'Shea, of Hawera., mother of Archbishop O'Shoa and Sister Mary Aloysius, of Newtown. The celebrant of the'mass was the Archbishop, assisted by the Rev. H. M'Donnell as Deacon and the Rev. M. Devoy as Subdeacon. The music of. the mass, the solemn Gregorian Chant, was rendered by a choir of the local clergy. An eloquent panegyric was preached by the Very Rev. Dean Power, of Hawera, vvhero th-e late Mrs. O'Shea resided for many years. In tho Sanctuary were Archbishop Redwood, Right Rev. Monsignor M'Kenna., V.G., Dean Holley, S.M., Archdeacon Devoy, S.M., with the city and visiting clergy. • The various I religious orders were also represented.

The dance organised by Misses Taylor, Keogh, and FH-z-Gfibbon, and Messrs. Berthold, Campbell, andl Krause, took place at St. Anne's Hall last night, and proved to be a most successful occasion. The hall was charmingly decorated with streamers of coloured ribbons and Chinese lanterns, wliilo tho supper table was ga-y with anemones and holly. A "twilight" danco was on the programme, and tho coloured light effects were very pretty. Tho chaperons were Mesd'ames Keogh and Clark.

A great crowd of soldiers found their way to the Returned Soldiers' Club yesterday, also some wives and children, and found a hearty welcome and excellent refreshments, which were promptly served to everyone. Mrs. de Castro met the Kigoma, and directed the travellers to the club, while Mrs. Carter assisted those who were going to the railway station to make arrangements concerning luggage, etc. At the clnb were Mrs. A. Gray, Mts. Hope Lewis, Mrs. C. Earle, Mrs. C. Wilson, Mrs. Batten, and a number of girl associates. Among those who visited, tho club was Mrs. Davies (wife of Colonel Davies), who wore V.A.D. uniform and two medals, one from Queen Mary'sl Guild, of which she had been a, member.. The soldiers who had been detained in N Sydr ney, fortunately for them, appeared to have had a far better experience than the civilians, as they received their pay, while the 'New South Wales Government gav-o them free passes on the railways and tramways, and they also had invitations to most entertainments.

The following donations to the Ellen Greenwood Memorial' Fund were acknowledged ufc the monthly meeting of the Alexandra Home on Monday:—Dr. Harold Kemp, £10 10e .: Mr. L. O. H. Tripp, Mrs. Rotheram, and Archbishop O'Shea, £5 each; Mrs. L. O. H. Tripp, £3 3s; Dr. F. Wallace Mackenzie, Mrs. F. W. Mackenzie, and Miss King, £1 Is each. Donations to the Home Fund were received from Mr. John Duncan, £25; Miss Bromner, £5; Mrs. Crawford, SI Is; Lady AVilson, Mrs. Rotheram, Mrs. Gould, Miss E. Craig, £1 each; Mrs. Marshall, Mrs. Downing, Mrs. Nation, 10s each; Mrs. Templaton, ss. It is hoped that more- donations will be received for the Ellen Greenwood Memorial Ward, which will enable an extension of the useful work of this Home to be carried out. It is not only a. place where unmarried mothers are received, nursed, and taksn the best possible care of, both before confinement and for six months afterwards, but married women are rewived and have tho best possible attention and surroundings at a most reasonable rate. In these days of reconstruction, where the lives of mothers and the welfare of infants are of such immense impoi-tance, such institutions as the Alexandra Home are wanted on a large scale. The officers and committee hope that everyone who can help will send donations promptly, so that the work may proceed with all possible speed.

It was decided at the last meeting of the Wellington HouEavnves' Union to urge upon the Government that an appropriate act, in view of the Peace- celebrations, would be t.ho release of tho consuieaUous military objectors.

An early settler of the Wairarapa, Mrs. Edith S. J5. Jones, relict of the late Mr. John Jones, of Matarawa, died at the family residence at. Carterton on Monday, at the age of sixty-nine years.

The annual meeting and election of officers of tho Ladies' Auxiliary, Wellington Boys' Institute and S. A. Rhodes' Home for Boys, was held in the institute yesterday afternoon, when Mrs. J. Hislop was in the chair. Subscriptions were received from Mesdames Stantoo, Meier, G. Troup, J. Hislop, Parfcon, and Miss Gilchrist. The election of officers was as follows:—Hon. president, Mrs. W. H. S. Hoorhouse; president, Mrs. J. Hislop; vice-presidents, Mesdames J. R. Gibbons, C. Moore, and L. T. Watkins ; hon. secretary, Mrs. G. E. Brown ; assistant secretary, Mrs. Parton; hon. treasurer, Mrs. G. T. Bell.

Miss Mabel Hyde, daughter of Mr. E. G. Hyde, of Kilbirnie, was a passenger on the Kigoma yesterday, after four years in the V.A.'D. Imperial service. Fourteen months of that period ■was served irj No. 19 General Hospital, Alexandria, and the rest of the time in Cosham Military Hospital.

Mrs. Walter Carter, of Tahuna, Nelson, is on a, visit to Wellington.

Miss Mason, of Wanganui, is the guest of Mrs. Ewa-rt at present.

Another dance which will take place shortly is one organised by members of St. Mary of tho Angels' Choir. It will take place at Alexandra Hall, and the chaperons will be Mesdames D-oherty and Jansen. The committee includes Mesdames Healey and Morgan, Misses M'Mahon, Jansen, O'Connor, Fenton, Doherty, and V. Little, Messrs. Healey, Gregory, M'Enroe, and Moylan. The joint secretaries are Miss O'Brien and Mr. Conroy.

The Wellington Housewives' Union has arranged with the Mayor (Mr. J. P. Luke) that a' deputation of members of local women's organisations be received by the City Council on 24th July in connection with the housing problem.

Mrs. D. B. Williams, of Mullet Point, Kawau Island, celebrated the 101 st anniversary of her birth on Thursday last. Mrs. Williams is still in good health.

A lady writer in The Spectator recently described life in New Zealand, saying: "Guests in New Zealand lighten work; they do not increase it. People who did not do so would be thought _ very ill-bred. It is a rest to have friends to stay." Apparently, overyqne who stayed out—even that usually helples creature, the bachelor guest—turned to and worked.. There was no coming down late to breakfast. Men and women alike descended leaving their rooms " done," ;i!id expected after breakfast to be set on work of some sort. In tho morning their hostess would bo too busy to talk; but it seems that the touchstone of Ne\v Zealand, and, we understood, Australian housewifery is that the lady of the house should be "idle and tidy in the afternoon." No hot meal is expected after the middle of the day, so there is no excuse for getting dirty again when once one was " cleaned up." " You wili soon have to do likewise," said our informant, as she went away. "Your present ways depend upon servants, and on plenty of them."

The engagement is announced of Miss Iris Woodhouse, elder .daughter,of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Wood'house, of Wellington, to Lieutenant C. F. Atmore, M.C., elder son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Atmore, of Napier.

A successful dance was given recently at Owen's Ha-U, Petone, by "Miss Cochrane, when about fifty couples were present. All the new dances were on the programme, and during- the evening Messrs. Malcolm and Kelly, of Wellington, gave an exhibition of the fox trot. Mr. Stunner was ths M.O. for the evening, and Mr, W. Smith provided the music.