WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 152, 30 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to The Post for insertion in this column must be authenticated and properly signed by responsible people, or they will not be published.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 Mayoress (Mrs. E. A. Wright) is visiting her daughter, Mrs.- Noel Cole, at Herne Bay, Auckland. Mr. E. P. Hudson, M.P., and Mrs. Hudson are staying at Caulfield House. Mrs. Werry has returned from a visit to her daughter, Mrs. G. E. Deamer, Sydney.

Mrs. Leahy (Napier) is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Hayward, Lower Hutt.

Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Sneddon, Wellington, are visiting Christchurch.

Dr. Julie Seton, M.D., of New York, who has become very popular in Auckland, was accorded a farewell reception, which took place at Cargen, and at which there. were present about two hundred guests. Another effort is being made towards establishing a rest-room for mothers in Auckland, on the same lines as the one which is so much appreciated in Wellington. The W.N.E. of Auckland and some members of the Karangahape-road Business Men's Association met and discussed the matter recently, and a committee, consisting of Messrs. J. A. Court and H. E. Forrest, Dr. Susie Buckingham, and Mrs. H. B. Heskett, was,appointed to go into the matter of ways and means, and report later. Eastbourne people, as well as town friends, are reminded of the jumble sale to be held at the Ponsonby Hall, Abel Smith-street, to-morrow afternoon, in aid of the Pearson Blind Bund. Parcels should be sent to Captain Reed, care of the ferry boat. The Spinsters' Club has undertaken the organisation of the sale, but the Eastbourne people and their friends are supplying the goods. . A real old-fashioned serenade was given to Miss Bubie Ourran, on the eve of her marriage, by the Wanganui JYlale Choir. After one or two good part ■songs had been sung, Mr. J. Brass (president) spoke .of Miss Cumin's great services to the musical world of Wanganui and her'willingness at all times to assist good causes, and presented her with a handsome cut-glat •, salver set in silver. Mis£ Curran expressed her hearty appreciation of the gift- and of tha manner of presentation.

Mrs. Howard Bj Lee, wife of a prominent business man in Detroit, is sttihg her husband for divorce on the grounds that he is become a "golf maniac." She declares .. that her husband neglected herself, their three children, and his business to indulge his passion for the game. The distress of mind she has suffered through this neglect, she contends, amounts to legal cruelty. Respondent denies his wife's charges of neglect. He admits that he plays a great deal of golf, but affirms that the game is a "business a3set," owing to the "valuable acquaintanceships he has been able to make on the links."

The results of the St. John Ambulance Association's frrst aid examination recently held at Khandallah, are as iol-' low (the names are given in order of mairks) :—Passed as excellent: Misses1. Christian Hare and Elsie . CromptcmSmith; a pass : Misses Bona Richardson, Freda Brown, Dorothy Seed, and Marjory Seed., equal; Mrs. Jessie Clark, Misses. Elenor Clark, and Margaret Kember.

A weddirig of New Zealand interest took place in London, when Miss Mimi Kalman, youngest daughter of the late Mr. Charles Kalman and Mrs. Kalman, of Park-avenue, Auckland, was married to Mr. Herbert John Pitman, of Castle Clary, Somerset. The bride was married in nigger brown, with trimmings of eire satin. Her hat was of tinsel trimmed with gold, and she wore sables. Miss Mabel Churton (late Auckland) was in attendance, wearing, navy blue, and a mustard-coloured hat trimmed with shaded ostrich feathers. Miss Kalman was well known in musical circles in Auckland and Wellington. Mrs. Q. W. Woon, a colonist of over 81 years' residence in the Dominion, died last week at the age. of 90 yeare.. She was born at Helston,. Cornwall, and arrived as a child of eight with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George, at New Plymouth, in the ship Orient, in 1841. She remained in thVTaranaki district' until her marriage to Mr. Woon in 1852. In 1868 Mrs. Woon and her husband went 'to. Wanganui, and later to " Auckland, where they joined in the gold rush to Thames. She journeyed back to Wanganui in 1875, arid in 1907 returned to Auckland, where she took up farming in the Waikato, and finally settled in Papakura with her second son, Mr. Arthur Woon. Mrs. Woon went through very stirrin? and trying times during the Maori War.

There are many of the older residents of Wellington who will remember Miss Sarah Mary Brock, who was for thirtyfiKree years an esteemed member^ of the Post and Telegraph Department staff, and will hear with regret that she was found dead in her bed a day or two ago. Miss Brock was a woman of education and culture, and on her retirement from her duties on 30th June, 1908, wai awarded the Imperial Service Order, the first woman in this country to be so honoured. After her retirement Miss Brock took a trip to the Old Country, where she had relatives and friends. After her return, during war time she was a valued worker with Mrs. A. H. Waters and others, who did fine service in the cause of the Naval Dependents Fund.

The committee of the Plunket Society in Christchurch decided, at a meeting, to make an organised appeal for funds, and the women of this energetic committee will begin early next week to collect funds to provide sufficient nurses to cope with the Government's recent demands. These are that the Plunket nurses offer their help and advice to parents as soon as the Government notifies them of the birth of a child. In this way the Government hopes to save something like 1000 babies born every year in New Zealand who die in the first month of their/life.

A business meeting of the International Council of Nurses was held in Copenhagen during May. Each affiliated association was permitted to send four delegates who were the, guests of the Danish Council of Nurses during the conference. The programme included ■the reading of reports from countries applying for affiliation, a general meeting at the headquarters of the Danish Council, a formal reception of delegates, a- discussion on "What can be done to Facilitate the Reception of Trained NuTses in the Hospitals of Different Countries?" the election of an international secretary, and discussions on various questions to be sent in by delegates. visits wer"e ipaid to the Institute for Crippled, the Bigshospital, the Fineen Hospital, the Bispebjerg Hospital and to_ Klampenbovg. The National Council for Great Britain and Ireland .presented a paper on : "The Value of an International Standard of Nursing Education and how to further it." , .

An enjoyable afternoon, organised by the Wellington South branch of the Women's National Reserve, was heldi on Wednesday at the residence of Mrs. Ohote, Wallace-street. Musical items were contributed, by Mrs. Bethel!, Miss Gamble, and Miss Myrtle Ohote, and a recitation by Miss Jean M'Cky. The fa.ncy stall was presided over by Mrs. E. T. Taylor and Mrs. Crosby; sweets, by Mts. Sine and Mrs. Wearne. Afternoon tea arrangements were in the hands of Mrs. .Bennett, Mrs, Cooper, Mrs. Shirer (president), and Miss Wilson. Competitions added to the plea.sure of the afternoon, Mrs. Talbot andi Miss Ramsay being the successful competitors. ' The fine sum of over £10 was. raised. At the dose a. hearty vote of thanks-was accorded Mrs. Chote for the use of her house and for her hospitality. Representatives from Seatoun, Kilbirnie, Berti&mpore, and Kelburn were also present.

"Burns and Scald?" was the subject at the Wellington South Nursing Division on Tuesday evening, Sister Wells, a> former member, giving an interesting paper on th« subject. After answering questions at the close, she gave a practical demonstration of many-tail bandaging. Eight ladies were nominated for membership of the division.