WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 144, 21 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to The Post for insertion in this column must be authenticated and properly signed by responsible' people, or they will not be published.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. The result of the matinee held at the Opera House on Saturday, hi aid of the Residential Nursery (W.N.R.), \w the sum of about £70. The hon. treasurer, Mr. Gardiner, made an appeal at the interval for the nursery, which, has no longer the advantage of a Government subsidy, therefore this excellent and necessary work is quite dependent on voluntary contributions to enable it to keep going. ( The annual report showed that the nursery is always quite full, with a, waiting-list, and the medical authorities emphasise the benefit to mothers, who can go to hospital without anxiety about the other children. The, Women's National Reserve Executive hopes that the, public will keep these facts in mind, and that substantial help will be forthcoming. The sub-commit-tee of the W.N.R. which arranged the mafanee met, among those present being 'Miss Freeman, who* presided, and -Mrs. Williams, hon. secretary, and the, following were sincerely and heartily thanked for efficient help:—The especially -l^lessrs. J. Marks and-Lloyd, also Messrs. B. Gardiner, Brook«&Taylor, Bethel, Taylor, Size, Wilson, and Talbot, Mrs. Burnet (for permission^ to sell sweets), Messrs Yeoman and Garrat, H. Smith, B. Royal, Farrel, Porter,' v and Prouse, and all others who most generi ously helped. The Y.W.C.A. health campaign continues this weelc with lectures by Dr. E. H. Wilkins, Directoi of School Hygiene, and Lieut.-Colonel Hunter, Director of Dental Hygiene, Health Department. Dr: Wilkins will speak on food—what, when, and how to eat; and Colonel Hunter on the care of the teeth. These two subjects are, of course, closely connected. It depends on the teeth whether the food w6 eat is assimilated in such a manner that it. nourishes us, and it depends on the food we eat whether our teeth are in good order, to a. very large extent. Great strides have been made in both directions by science of late years, and we are beginning to .realise how many ailments in different parts of /the body are due to bad teeth in the first pla^e. Food, again ,is of vital importance, in that it is the. fuel! of the body; and yet very few of us have any clear- idea of the values of the different kinds of food, or of which function they fulfil. There are many popular fallacies about this subject which will be dealt with at the lecture. Anyone who wishes to ask questions in connection with the subjects of the lectures should send them in to the Y.W.C.A., Boulcott-street, and they will be answered from the platform. Articles' that are always needed, and 'which are mentioned in the report of the Presbyterian orphanages, are boots, clothing for boys and girls from the ages of 2 to'ls; groceries, jam, fruit, produce, meat, wood, coal, garden tools, and winter feed for cows. ;, The funeral of Mies Edith Rose VaJen-, ■tine, for many years a respected member of the staff of Kirkcaldie and Stains, Limited, took,, plaice'on M6nday. Mr. Lowater represented the firm and the pall-bearers were also members of the 'Staff. The loss of Miss Valentine will be deeply1 regretted, as sh© was known and ■esteemed by many outside the ranks of her fellow-workers. The last illness was short, and Mwr Valentine's death came as a shock to friends, who inclined to the belief that she was recovering, Death was due to heart failure. Miss L. Menzies; Invercargill, is staying with her uncle, Mr. D. R. Menzies. .Miss Hoadley (Napier) is staying at " Pendennis." Miss Bethell and Miss Pollen are staying at " Kennilworth," Hill-street. Mrs. F. Marshall, Mayoress of Mtirriiisyille, is visiting Wellington, and staying at tha Grand Hotel. Miss Griffin, of Kineton, England, and Miss Cuthbert, Scotland, are staying at the Grand Hotel tilhthe departure of the Ruahine. ■ ■ , \ The Auckland Book Committee, which is "formed of "members of various women's societies, is doing an extremely fine work. An exhibition held by the Civic League at the Town Hall the other day' showed nine tables full of sorted, mended, and bound books all ready to be" sent to hospitals, homes, orphanages, old folks' homes, mercantile marine, which includes parcels sent as far as Pitcairn Island, being dropped off by ships when they visit these outlying spots. A special committee, under Mrs. T. Finn, of Victoria League, sends parcels of books' and papers to New Zealand settlers in the backblocks. In Auckland there are neat wooden receptacles at convenient spots, marked clearly as being for books and papers.'* People who have them to spare and are willing to help others, put them, in there, and the boxes are cleared regularly. No books ate too old, and torn books from children's nurseries are acceptable, as the pictures are cut out, parted on coloured lining, bound with gay-coloured ribbon, and despatched to children's wards and orphanages. Collections of books and music are made for the Island of Niue, as an Englishman who is teaching there makes excellent use of them. The work altogether is most commendable, and is a splendid social effort. The death of another old Wellington resident, Mrs. John Waters, at the age of 86 years, occurred at her residence, Pipitea-street, yesterday morning. Mrs. Waters was a.daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Peter Tuehen, who, with' ai family of nine children, arrived here in 1841 by the ship Arab. They settled in Happy Valley, where, it is sa.id, the remaining floor and wall of their old mud whare may still be seen. Mr. John Waters also arrived in 1841, and the old couple only celebrated the 65th anniversary of their wedding about six weeks ago, when they were made very happy by numbers of congratulations from their family, descendants, and many friend's. ■ .

An amusing little comment on Dean Inge's recent strictures on society in London is made by "Evelyn," in the Tatler, as follows:—'.'We've been catching it again about our general behaviour from Dean Inge, haven't we? He complains about our morals, or the want of them rather, and our licentiousnesa, and even compares them to what they were in the bad old days of King Charles 11. and at the very beginning of last century. What a thought if it were true! But I'm not at all sure that the Gloomy' Dean is really right this time. It was fashionable to bo bold and bad at Charles ll.'s Court and among the friends of the Regent, and justfh,'few of the stories of the time have been handed down to us to give "us a little idea;'of what they used to do ! But why the comparison? There'll always be a j shady coterie, of course, but tho war | wave of wickedness has passed; it isn't i in the least fashionable to be bad ; nearly ' everyone is taken up with healthy outdoor exercises, and; the chaperon and debutante have come into, their own again. Ii! t'nct, 'thovu souma to be v strong reaction, so why does he comi nlain about u»?

Among the items of interest mentioned in the annual report of the Presbyterian orphanages is the fact that gifts of clothing and produce to the value of £152 came from the country, and £63 from the city, during the year. A friend in Havelock NortH sent a ton and a-half each of potatoes and pumpkins. Half a ton of potatoes came from a lady at Utiku, who planted, tended, and dug them herself. A bullock was sent by a friend at Mangamahoe. Christmas was well remembered, cash contributions coming from Masterton, Manaia, Lansdowne, Palmerston North, Taihape, Lower Hutt,* Turakina, Stratford, Hawera, and New Plymouth. Hawera sent 310 dozen eggs, Okaiawa 5 dozen, Normanby 49 dozen, Mokoia 18 dozen, Woodville 13 dozen, Taradale 11 dozen, Matapu 7. dozen. There were 86 parcels of clothing, 359 jars of jam, 196 cases of fruit, 1501b butter, 2801b honey, 144 sacks of produce. A great number of churches sent harvest thanksgiving benefactions, so that in all the gifts have totalled up better than they did the previous year. When it is realised that every day 98 children (53 boys an"d 45 girls) have to be fed, it will be easy to see how necessary these supplies are, and hopes' are expressed that not one wilL " weary in well-doing," and also that any churches that have, not contributed will make an effort this year. . i The engagement is announced of Lieutenant George H Clifton, M.C., New Zealand Staff Corps, son of Major and Mrs, C. E. Clifton, of Waipukuxau, (Hawkes Bay, to Dbrris, widow of the j late Mr. Hugh Paterson, of Dunedin. Archbishop Julius is not above telling a joke against himself (remarks the Lyttelton Times)^ In his introductory remarks in his speech on the Prohibition motion 'at the meeting of* the Council of Christian Congregations in Christchurch, ..he recalled having given, an address on temperance fifty-two i years ago. "I was then tall and thin," said vhis Grace, "and i when I stated to the meeting that I was I a total abstainer an old lady audibly commented: 'Eh, the poor dear, and he looks like it, " Photographs of healthy, happy children are shown in the Presbyterian Orphanage 'report, those of special interest being the groups around the fine swings provided ■by the Comgiercial Travellers' Association. The following will,be of much interest ■to those who follow vicissitudes of the birth rate in the. Western world:—The Japanese birth rate in California, during 1921 wUs the highest of any year iti the history of the State; according to final estimates compiled by Mr. L. E. Rose, Registrar of the Bureau of Vital Statistic* of the State Board, of Health. ' The estimates show a total, of 5257 Japanese births during the year, or an average of 344 births per IQOO /Japanese married women. ' During 1920, Japanese births in California totalled 4971, or an average of 338 to every 1000 married Japanese women. As a comparison, the figures showed that 65,583 children were boj-H to white women during 1921, which is' an average of 127 births per 1000 white married' women. Actual comparison of the birth rate gives the Japanese a rate of 68.8 during tho year, and the white women a rate of 19.2. The highest rate of all is found among the Chinese; During 1921 there were 609 children born to Chinese women, or an average per 1000 of 474. Mr. Rose's estimates give a total of 72,438 births for all races during the year, or a rate of 20.2, and a total of 47,379 deaths at a rate of 13.1. ■> Colonel John Kynaston, R.A.M.C. (retired), of 26, Welbeck-street, London, who holds that about 90 per cent, of adenoid and tonsil operations are unnecessary, says in a letter to the London Daily Mail:—"During the past month I havo received information of two more deaths attending adenoid and tonsil operations. Both of these wero attributed, as usual, by the doctors at tho inqucEts, not to tho anaesthetic, or to shock, but to an alleged mystery disease called 'status lymphaticus.' Status lymphaticus is an engorgement of the general lympathic system of tho body, and is normally present in the majority of young people. So strongly do I feel .that drastic steps.^are necessary to put a stop to these operations in' the 90 to 95 per cent, of cases, which are curable by medical means,' that I have requested the removal of my name from the Medical . Register. This leaves me free to speak directly to the public, suntram- ( melled by any question of 'medical ethics..' " ( ■ ■ Mrs. Harding'a first large "at horns" since her return from tho South took place as a graceful compliment to the women newspaper writers of the capital with whom the first lady has maintained very kindly relations, not only since entering the White House, but from her earliest residence at the national capital (sa^g the Springfield Republican). To: call this well-appointed reception an. "informal" gathering detracts alike from the dignity of the hostess and the pleasure of the guests. Invitations were issued on the usual engraved cajrds with gold-embossed crest of the United States, with name of the recipient inserted with day and hour.- Two military aides in uniform were on duty to make the presentations. Misa Laura Harlan, the social secretary, poured tea in the State dining-room from the sanj& silver service ased by Mrs. Harding herself when receiving a visit from Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. Liveried footmen passed the sandwiches. Furthermore, „ Mrs. Harding wore one of her smartest afternoon gowns, a French bin* crepe with deep self-coloured fringe outlining -the neck, which is cut; in the revised V shape. The very elaborate floral decorations .were in spring blossoms.