WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 142, 19 June 1922, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

All notices and descriptions of weddings sent to The Post for insertion in this column must be authenticated and' properly signed by responsible people, or they will not be published. Engagement notices must be signed by the parties concerned.

Hostesses for the Community Club for the ■ week will be as follow :—Mondaj, Mrs. Fussell; Tuesday, Mrs. Dormer; Wednesday, Mrs. Bews; Thursday, Mrs. Spear; Friday, Mrs. A. Marsden; Saturday, Mrs. Cable; Sunday, Miss Harma; Monday, Mrs. Phillips Turner. Mrs. Vine was. the hostess last evening, kindly supplying an unavoidable vacancy at a short notic».

Mrs. H. Elder, of Havelock North, is paying a brief visit to Wellington.

The nomination of Mrs. G. B. Elliot as a member of the Education Board has been made by the North-East Valley (Dunedin) School Committee.

Mrs. Vallance has returned to Kahumingi (Masterton) after a visit to .Wellington.

The matron's report given at the Alexandra Home Committee meeting stated that there were 25 adults and 25 children in the home, and that there had been 20 confinements and 16 district cases attended. The report also stated that all the nurses who sat for the recent examination had passed, one obtaining 90 per cent, of marks. Mrs. J. Tripe tendered her resignation as hon secretary, and Miss Low was appointed in her place. Donations to the Greenwood Memorial were ack'no"wledgvl as follow:—New. Zealand Warehousemen's Association, £5 ss; Messrs. Wilford. Levi, and Jackson, £2 2s; David M'Crae, Ltd., £1) Is;. Miss J. Mae-' Gregor, £1. Donations to the home were: £1 Is each from Mesdames Corkill and Richardson; Mesdames Dunn aud Scarlett, 10s each; Mesdames Thomas and Logan, 5s eaph. Other gifts included old line from Mrs. Tennant; smoothing irons from Mrs. Kemp, and two sacks of babies' and girls' clothing from the Two-Garment Society, which were particularly acceptable.

In speaking at the unveiling of the kindergarten sundial, Mrs. Gill, president of the Kindergarten Council, said that the parents of the children have formed local committees for the different schools, who have assisted the council very largely, and a men's advisory committee helps with the finance. Mrs. Gill touched on an important part of the work in the training of students, which was begun in 1911. The course is for two years in kindergarten theory and practice, and students have .to obtain their full certificate of proficiency before taking charge of a Kindergarten.

A correspondent forwards a reliable recipe for chilblains, which is simply a mixture of equal parts of lard (suet boiled down is recommended) and sulphur. Rub the mixture into the chilblains and cover (if on hands) with a glove, or (if on feet) with a sock.

In connection with the Free Kindergarten movement originated by Miss Mary Richmond in 1906, many of those who attended the unveiling of the sundial at the Taranaki-street School, would remember the wonderful sketch p]an which Miss Richmond made, mapping out Wellington city and suburbs, with little "islands," representing possible centres where meetings for propaganda might take place. Every detail was on this plan, and the. excellent method and complete absence of confusion or overlapping was a wonderful help to the workers whom Miss Richmond scon gathered voiind her. Mrs. Reynolds, of Dunedin, was the originator of the Dunedin free kindergartens, which were established before those in this city.

Mrs. George T. Bell. Hon. treasurer of the Ladies' Auxiliary, Boys' Institute and S. A. Rhodes Home for Boys, acknowledges with thanks subscriptions from the following members: —Mesdames M Browmaii, C. Laurenson, and L. T. Watkins; donation to jumble sale of Ss each from A Friend and Anonymous. The cash proceeds of the sale were £16 15s, and are in aid of the Sports Club and renovating the boys' bedrooms at the institute.

Mrs. James Holmes entertained a number of ladies interested in the work of the British and Foreign Bible Society at her home ip Portland-crescent on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Holmes introduced the Rev. A, T. Thompson (General Secretary for New Zealand), who'spoke upon the claims of the society upon all, and greatly interested his hearers. Ths Rev. Robertson Orr thanked the speaker, ■and urged upon all present to help on the work of the society. A branch" was formed. Mra. James Holmes was elected president,1 and Miss Butt secretary. A committee was set up, and it was decided to meet again, shortly, when the work for the anual effonft in July would be fully discussed. A hearty vote qf thanks was passed, to Mr. and Mra. Holme 3 for their hospitality. The following'comment is ma-dc by a Christchurch exchange regarding the opening of a The Dansant series : —No more may Wellington and Auckland accredit Christchurch with being the home of stereotyped conservatism. For dances and jazz parties this year, Christchurch might easily set up a record, and yesterday, in joyful manner, she embraced the The Dansant idea, with open anna. .In the charming surroundings of the new cabaret, "Dixieland," situated conveniently in Cathedral-square,. Miss Violet Dennis held her initial dance tea, which proved a decided success. The latest masculine occupation to be invaded by women in Paris is that of the sandwichman. Two well-dressed young women who paraded the Paris boulevards recently announcing a certain spectacle, ushered in the new era of peripatetic advertising. The announcement they had to make appeared in bold lettering on the umbrellas which they carried-with all the wonted style of the Parisienne out for her morning promenade.