WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume XCVIII, Issue 146, 18 December 1919, Page 11

WOMEN IN PRINT.

The seventh annual meeting of the Wellington South Nursing Division was held at St. Thomas's Club room on Tuesday evening, when there was a good' attendance. Mrs. Ramsay and Miss Butts were elected members of the committee to represent members of the Division. A squad was formed to compete at Masterton on New Year's Day for the Willow Bank Cup, now hi the possession of the Division. The annual report was as follows:—"The Divisional practices have been fairly well attended, and a number of members have done specially good work demonstrating at first aid and home nursing classes. Good work has also been done on 'street' days, the Returned Soldiers' Day, Kindergarten Day, the Y.W.C.A. appeal, and St. John Day, when the Divisional Stall headed the list with £85 12s 7d. Members have been called for public duty on two occasions, and the annual corps churcli p*arade was1 held at St. Paul's Church on 22nd June. The officers of the Division attended the Nurses' War Memorial Service at St. Peter's Church, at the invitation of the Trained. Nurses' Association, on the anniversary of the Marquetta disaster. Two social functions, a ouchre party arranged to gain money for first aid equipment, and the recoptlon of Colonel Barclay, combined with a social in honour of Mr. Seed's marriage, were well attended an<( enjoyed. Four Nursing Sisters qualified for the medallion through the year, four qualified for "stars," three, and one officer, for five-year service certificates, and Mrs. Preston, Lady Superintendent, was presented with her twelve-yeail diploma. The yearly competition for the PlattsMills Cup was woo hy Miss M. Fossette. Miss M. Morrison. Miss Gilchrist. and Mrs. Osborn. Thirbv-four occurrences have been reported for the year, and ten home-nursing cases. Although the Red Cross depot was closed down in June, the work is still being carried on by members of the Division, a store room having been secured by the courtesy of the Harbour Board. The committee j wishes' to thank Dr. Agues Bennett for conducting the annual examination; Dr. I Line, 'for delivering' a lecture on infectious diseases; Miss Rennee, sick-room cookery; Dr. Mason, tuberculosis; Mrs. Barltrop, poultices; Mr, Fossette, ■ the evacuation of wounded in France; Nurse Chappell, sex hygiene; and Mr. Ludwig, for gratuitously auditing the accounts of j tho Division. '

The engagement is announced of Miss Myrtle Luxton, daughter of Mrs. K. Irtixton, at South Makara, to Mr. " John H. Ford, of Wellington.

The wedding of Mr. Cyril Flaws, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Flaws, of Eangiora-avenue, Kaiwarra, to Miss Kathleen Smith, daughter of Mr and Mrs. S. Smith, of Thorndon-quay, took place at the Methodist' Church, Moles-worth-street, Thorndon, yesterday afternoon. The Rev. A. Reader officiated. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a dainty frock of white "silk an.d a veil with orange blossoms. The principal bridesmaid was Miss Ethel K. Flaws, who wore pink charmeuse. . The other bridesmaids were Miss Violet Smith and little 'Marjory Smith, the former weaving a, frock of blue voile, and the latter white silk. AH three bridesmaids carried charming sweet pea. bouquets, which added considerably to the general effect. The bridegroom's presents to the bridesmaids were a pendant to one and .pretty brooches to the others. Mr. Claude A. Smith was best man, and Mr. Robert J. Smith, groomsman. After .the ceremony a reception was held at Dustin's rooms, Cuba-street. Mr. and Mrs. Flaws left for Christchurcli in-the evening.

An interesting wedding took place yesterday afternoon' at The Terrace Congregational Church, when Captain Philip Blaxland. Benham, M.C., son of Profes-.' sor arid ill's. Benham, of Dunedin, was nwrried to Miss Florence Louise Meadowcroft, daughter of Mr. and Mis. Frank Meadowcroffc, of Mount-street, Wellington. The JBev. J. Reed Glasam performed the ceremony. The church, was decorated with arum lilies and other white flowers. Mr. Meadowcroft gave the bride away, and the two bridesmaids were Miss Mavis Meadowcroft and Miss Ruth Benham. The bride wore a dainty gown of shell-pink taffeta, the skirt being short, and made in the new "boufiant". style, the drapery being caught with single roses of blue velvet. The bodice was of the same charming shade, veiled in georgette, with a swathed belt and ends of shaded pale blue and silver tissue. The veil was-of fine French net embroidered with filoselle, worn cap fashion over a wreath of silver leaves and orange blossom. Her bouquet was of pink and white carnations. Tho bridesmaids' pretty Trocks were of pale rose georgette, with deep tucks formed with white silk hand-stitching. The corsage, back and front was finished with motifs of blue beads, and they wore wide blue belts and "obi" bows at the back of georgette. Their hats were of leghorn straw, trimmed with briar roses of blue and pink velvet, and each carried % sheaf of pink roses tied with blue ribbon. Their gifts from the bridegroom were a jewelled pendant and brooch respectively. The best man was Lieutenant-Colonel Jory, D.5.0., and the groomsman Major Rohloff, M.C. Both, as well as the bridegroom, were in khaki. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Meadowcroft held a reception at their home in Mountstreet. Here the bride and bridegroom received the congratulations of their friends in the drawing-room, which was decorated with beautiful roses for the occasion. The w&dding breakfast was served in the billiard room; where the. lights were shaded with rose colour, and a wedding bell hung over the centre of the table. A sensible innovation was the placing of two handsomely-carved chairs at the head of the table for the bride and bridegroom, who were thus spared the tiresome waiting which ia usual on such occasions. The decorations w»re veiy daintily carried out in pink sweet peas, arranged in high silver and glass vases, set on pale blue silk, and veiled in shell pink tulle. Lycopodium was used with good effect in trails and streamers. Mrs Meadowcroft received her guests wearing a costume of dark blue cloth checked with white hair stripe, and faced with plair, clofch._ She wore a black hat with upstanding black paradise ospreys, and carried a bouquet of red roses. Mrs. Cameron Owen wore dark blue charmeuse draped with georgette, the hip panels embroidered in self colour, and a wide belt finished with dull green. Her blue hat showed the same embroidery on the crown, and was 'finished with a wreath of tiny flowers. Mrs. Owen's two little children in dainty white embroidered frocks were present. Mrs. Williams wore dark blue georgette erabroidei-ed in white, and a deep pink hat with feathers Her two daughters wore frocks of cream net and hats to match with tiny flowers The bride's going-away gown was a mole jersey silk costume cut on straight lines with a hat of the same shade, upturned brim finished with bead motifs. She wore a, wide ermine stole, and carried a gold chain bag, the gift of the bridegroom. Captain and Mrs. Benham will live at Trentham 'for the present where Captain Benham is on the staff of the Military Hospital.

&n enjoyable gift evening was held by the Girls' Friendly Society, Brooklyn branch, on Monday evening last, in aid of the Anglican Boys' Home, Lower Hutt. Musical items were given and much appreciated, followed by games. The proceeds of the evening weVe very satisfactory, the subscriptions and gifts amounting to £15. The matron heartily thanked all who contributed to the Christmas welfare of the home.

Miss Jobson, principal of Queen Margaret's College, has left for a visit to Invercargill.

Mrs. Jackson Palmer has returned from the South Island.

Lady Gibbes is leaving shortly for the country on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Thomson.

Mrs. and Miss Matthews, of Wesleyroad, have returned from an extended visit to Sydney.

A. successful dance took place as a. finale to the course of instruction, at the General Headquarters School at Trentham Camp. Ifc was held in the officers' mess on Tuesday night, and was greatly enjoyed by those attending it. The floor was in, excellent order, and most inspiriting music was played' for the dancing. Among those who were present were Mrs. Bauchop, Miss M'Lean (matron of the Trentham Hospital), Colonel and Mrs. Powles, Major Blair, D.5.0., the Misses Mouckton, Stott, Moss, Beckett, and many more. Several of the soldiers from the hospital were also present in uniform.

It is announced by a London paper that the Bermondsey Profiteering Committee has decid«d to appoint a woman inspector, who will make purchases of all descriptions, with a. view to bringing prosecutions. It is anticipated that other committees will follow this example. The women will be salaried officials, who will act in the same "manner as an inspector under the Drug and Foods Act. It seems an eminently-desirable idea to go into small details and build up gradually, 'so as to gain some idea of the everyday retail prices, and compare them with the imported or bulk prices, and assess the profits, with all possible expenses paid. If this were done, and the results made known, it would go far to check undue profits, and allay th© restless feeling of dissatisfaction concerning these matters.

Before an. overseas British woman is allowed to enter the British Isles to-day-she is required to pay- the sum of £40 (says a writer in the Christchurch Sun). That little-known fact was discovered by the Canterbury District Repatriation Board.at its meetiDg recently. Further, it was suggested that this poll tax operated in just the same way if the woman concerned was a- native of Great Britain, and the widow of a who had given his life for the Empire. Members protested strongly against such a position, and it was resolved to ask the Dominion Repatriation Board to communicate with the Imperial authorities on the matter. After some discussion, the following resolution was passed:— "Tha-t, in regard to the tax levied upon women entering the British Isles, the Ministerial Board be Z'equested to take steps to ask the Imperial Government to remove the tax upon soldiers'"widows re-" turning to their own people." The opinion was expressed that England hacl an overplus of women in the population, and was trying to get rid of as many as possible toother parts of "the Dominions, and then trying to block them from returning.

A grant has been given by the National Relief Fund to provide 1500 or 2000 war scholarships for boys and girls who have shown special ability during the training scheme arranged by the Board of Education to help them over the period between demobilisation and resettlement, says an English exchange. The money will be distributed as maintenance grants at the rate of 15s for either sex under 16 years .of age, 17s 6d under 17, and 20s per week .for those over 17. The Board of 'Education are asking, local authorities to work with them at educa tional centres, or to organise special courses for these talented young people, who must be prepared to spend six months at least in a course. The scholarships are the result of attention paid by the authorities to the work of students at the Ministry of Labour centres for demobilised boys and girls. An exhibition was held, at which masters and the inspector spent time in observing the work of specially talented students. Rear native talent was found, particularly amongst the boys, some of whom, showed quite exceptional ability in engineering and architectural drawing.

Following on a, paragraph in an English paper to. th« effect that not only in th« fashionable West End restaurants do women frequent the smoking-rooms with their cigarette cases and equipment complete, but at a popular tea shop at Ludgate Circue, where a year ago a shocked protest would have been made by a much agitated manageress, the fact of a young woman taking out" her cigarette case and smoking placidly after a light meal, passed quite unnoticed, a New Zealand soldier says:—"ln all the newest dining-rooms and tea-rooms, smoking is quite general by both sexes. Most of the ladies handle their cigarette beautifully too, showing that they have attained correctness by constant practice."