WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 145, 20 June 1921, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

11 A fine movement in the form of help j! for the women and children in Palestine lis being originated in this country. It | will take the form of the establishment lof the Ptanket Nursing Scheme and I ' Child Welfare Centres. Mrs. David Nai than, of Auckland, president of the' | j Auckland, branch of the New Zealand I Women's Zionist Society, is at present iin Wellington, and will address the I Jewish ladies this evening on the subject. It is hoped to start modestly with the sending of a fully-trained Jewish ■nurse, who will get her special training at the "Babies of the Empire" Centre, established.by Dr. Truby King in Lon- , don, and this nurse will, if, is hoped, i find others to train in the country, fbrm- ! ing the nucleus of a full system like that which is established in New Zealand. Mrs. Nathan Baa received the approva.l and interest of Their Excellencies the Governor General and Viscountees Jelli- ' coe, while the Mayor and other leading I j citizens of the city have expressed their j'| readiness to help. The cause '" is one ! which will intei'est all women, and when | established the- Plunket Nurses should I .he a connecting-.link between all nniion- | alities of the country, for all babies will j I come under their skilled and tender care. The idea of. "adopting" Palestine in this direction is a very fine one, and there is !no doubt that it will a.ppeal to the Wellington women, who are always ready to liolp a good cauße. Mrs. Caughley and family, says the Christchurch Press, have left for their new home in Wellington. Mrs. W. Bidwfll (Featherston) has been in town for some days. Mrs. W. James and Mrs. Norman James (Mastwton) are paying a visit to Wellington.. Mrs. W. Helmore, who has been visiting in the North leland, has returned to Christchurch. Mrs. J. J. Pilkington, of "Harpswood," Rangataua, is on a visit to Wellington. In connection with, the Catholic Ladies' Club, a registry office has lleen "established, and the services of Mies O'Hagan have been B&eured. Miss F. Girdler, who was recently in New Zealand in connection with the Impeiial Government's emigration scheme, and who," with Miss Watkin, presented a. report to the British Parliament, has arrived in the Dominion 'again by the Arawa. A general meeting of the Hataitai Croquet Club will be held in the Methodist Schoolroom, Waitoa-road, at halfpast 7 to-morrow evening. Mrs.- C. Sims is the acting-secretary of the club. Miss Una Carter will give a series ol conking demonstrations and lectures on the use of Glaxo. The first will be held at the Wellington Gas Company's rooms next Thursday,, at 3. p.m. i A jumble sale will be held in the Ber■hamporo Baptist- Schoolroom next Saturday, .when there will be a good selection of bargains to choose from. In a private letter to a friend in Wellington, undei date Ist May, Mrs. Lamoreux, wife of the colonel in charge of tlie Panama land zone during the war, when they lived at Fort de Lesseps, Colon', writes ■: " I went to a _ luncheon the other day here (San Francisco), and the best speaker .was a very pretty young woman from Now Zealnnd; ahe told us so much that was interesting about your country and your Government that we all wanted to take the next steamer." The members of the W.N.R. Girls' Club have had the pleasure of receiving a promise of one car drive a month out to the Soldiers' Memorial Cemetery, with their flowers for the graves. A lady has undertaken to convey them out. on the third Saturday each month, Tho girls hope that perhaps others interested in the cemetery and the work may fill up the other three Saturdays, adding much to their comfort and convenience in the kindly duty -which they fulfil so well. They wish to thank the donors of flowers and foliage, and to ask all who give these to note that the depot at 157, Featherston-street, the rooms of the W.N.R., is not now available, but gifts may be. left at the Returned Soldiers' Club, which is close by. Owners.of holly trees are reminded that holly would be acceptable for the cemetery during the winter months. An enjoyable evening was spent re- - cently by the, inmates of the Ohiro Home,, when they were entertained by the members of Wesley Church Young Women's Bible Class. Vocal and instrumental items were contributed by' the •following :—Misses Bailey, Maxwell, Hulbert, Piper, Barton, Herron, Helper, Currey, Kelly, Richardson (2), Davey, Golding, and Dowling. Supper ■was then provided by the girls, and the evening concluded with the singing of the National- Anthem. A brief and interesting little resume of the Girl Peace Scout movement in New 'Zealand is given in the annual report jiist issued from Christchurch by Captain D. W. O. Oossgrove, eldest son of the Chief Scout and founder of the movement in this country, the. l*te Lieutenant-Colonel Cossgrove. Her Excellency Viscountess Jellicoe has accepted the position _of patroness of the movement, and is doing much to infuse life and, vigour into the organisation. Her daughters, the Hons. Lucy, Myrtle, Norah, and Prudence Jellicoe, have become members, and intend to undertake active training. The position of Honorary Commissioner for New Zealand has been offered to the Hon. Lucy Jellicoe. \Three troops have been formed in Nelson, under Mrs. Richmond Fell. Troops have also been revived in- Greymouth, Invercargill, Taupo, New Plymouth, in Ohristchurch, and several other centres. A troop of G.P.S, recently started in Honolulu has expressed a desire to be affiliated with the New. Zealand movement, A request has also besn received from Japan that the G.P.S. troop there should be under the jurisdiction of the parent organisation, and tho matter is receiving consideration. Although the movement in Christchm'ch has suffered the loss of its Commissioner, Miss Cracroft-WiUon, who resigned her position on h«r departure for England, the work has been efficiently carried on under the'supervision of the provincial secretary, Miss Doris B. Cracroft-Wilson, -pending the appointment of a Commissioner —which matter is now in hand. Evening classes for scoutmistresses were held during last winter in Chiristchurch, under the supervision of Captain Oossgrove, and it is hoped to continue these classes during the present winter. As a result of this the movement in Ohristchurch. is perhaps better organised and' in a livelier condition than it is in any other centre. Dtinednn and Timam, however, have all been well to the fore during the past twelve months, while in numerous other centres, where one or two troops are in existence in each, the work is going ahead steadily. The necessity for help for Captain Cossgrove, who is also in leader of the Boy Scout movement, is emphasised, also the need for provision of funds, as all expenses provided by the late head, Colonel Oossgrove, o»t of his own pocket. Mrs. Cossgrove stiH retains an active interest and pat-t in the movement. The work is a very fine one, and it is hoped that Wellington and other cities will endeavour to give the girls the benefits of a fine organisation, which is already going well, ;md is adequately and intelligently planned.

At. the last meeting, of the "'■ Ladies* Auxiliary of the Boys' Institute a vote of sympathy was passed' to Mrs. Pearson*, a member of the auxiliary, on the death of her husband. The matron's report' and the report of the VisitirigJDommittee were both satisfactory. There . are iit; present over, thirty boys at*'the boarding establishment. It was decided; tb; forward a. letter of congratulation to^Lidiy Luke, a member of the auxiliary,'r.on the honour recently conferred upon tier and her husband. A jumble sale,' in-aid of the Boys' Sports Fund will be held in the Institute Buildingj Tasman-street, next month, and any gifts will be much, appreciated. : i . ■ .

The appointment of Miss Clara M. Taylor, M.A., chief science mistress,of St. Paul's Girls' School, Brook Green, Hammersmith (London), to the headmistresship of the Northampton ,School-for Girls, is of much interest, as Miss Taylor, is a New Zealander and is a sister of Miss Lyra Taylor, of the legal firm of Kirk, Wilson, and Taylor, Wellington. She took her M.A. degree -in 1907 in New Zealand, and from 1908 to 1911 (when she went to England) Miss Taylor was a New Zealand Research scholar. From 1911-13 she was at Newnham College, Cambridge, and research student in Cambridge chemical' laboratory under Professor Sir William Pope. This period, however, was not long enough to entitle her to a Cambridge degree. Miss Taylor has had experience in teaching at Chilton House School, Wellington, New Zealand, and at Clapham High School. She has' held her present position at St. Paul's Girls' School, where there are 450 scholars, for seven years. Mis* Archibald presided at the monthly committee meeting of tne Levin Memorial Home.- The ftTatron desires to thank the following for gifts :—Mrs. Bal'trop, Miss Archibald, Mrs. Samuel, Mrs. Hazelwood (Owen-street), Mrs. Jacques (Porirua), Mrs. Gamon. (6s), Hawkes Bay Fisheries, the Two-Garment Society (190 articles, 85 new and 105 worn). 'A parcel of boots was also received from "Anonymous."