WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 8, 10 July 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to The Post for insertion in this column must be authenticated and properly signed by responsible people, or they wiD not be published. Engagement notices must be signed by the parties concerned.

The hostesses for the Community Olub are as follow : —ln charge last evening, Mrs. Kine; Monday, Mrs. W. Blundell; Tuesday, Mrs. I". T. Clarke; Wednesday, Mrs. Kinvig; Thursday, Miss Griffiths; Friday, Mrs. Marsden; Saturday, Mrs. G. H. .Butler; Sunday, Miss Foi-d. Community singing -will take place on Thursday evening.

The monthly meeting of the Wellingthe Convalescent Horns Committee was held at Mrs. W. Young's residence.; Mrs. Moorhouse was in the chair. A motion, of sympathy was passed with x Mrs. W. Nathan in her recent sad bereavement, all present standing.' The matoou reported four patients admitted and three dds.oha.vged during the • month.

In connection with the street appeal on behalf of the children's play area at Newtown, the stalls are as follow:—Post Office-square, Mrs. Gilmour and Khandallah and Ngaio ladies; Lamb ton Station, Mrs. Evatt and Mrs. Dale; Government Buildings, Mrs. J. Hislop ; Wood-ward-street, Mrs. W. A. Parton; Kirkcaldie and Stains, Mrs. G. A. Troup; Bank of New Zealand corner, Mrs. Bell; Post Office, Mrs. G. A. Brown; Cuba and Manners streets, Mrs. .D. Stewart; .Boulcott-street, Mrs. C. R. Chapman; Vivian-street and Cubastreet, Mrs. L. T. Watkins; Court-enay-place, Mrs. Adair and Mrs. Niven; Basin Reserve, Mrs. Dunbar Sloane; Rintoul-street, Mrs. Vine; Kelburn Tram (top), Mrs. Tait and Mrs. Hollis; Kelburn-avenue, Mr6. M'Villy; Cuba and Ghuznee streets, Mrs. Hempton and Mrs. Talbot.

Dr. Plaits Mills will take the chair at the health lecture to-night, when Dr. Wilson is to speak on "Health, and Occupation, and Clothing." She was unfortunately prevented by indisposition from being present at the last lecture, but. is now able to 'attend the lectures again.

About twenty lady, teachers from Hawaii will arrive by the Makura en .route to Australia; under the scheme for interchange of teachers, says an Auckland exchange. They will be met on arrival by representatives of the Auckland Ediuoation Board and teaching profession, and will be tendered a civic reception by the Mayor, Mr. J. 11. Gunson, at the Town Hall. The- Minister of Education, the Hon. O. J. Parr, in a telegram received,- expressed his desire that as many Echool teachers and members of the general public as could find, it convenient would be present. .

Tho Red Cross authorities- find that, owing to there being a steamer leaving for London on 12th August/ which will enable the Red Cross nurse candidate to be there in time for the commencement of the college, term, they are enabled to extend tho time for applications for th© position till the 17th instant. The Red Cross ■■■scholarship is well worth' having, and there . will no doubt be many applicants.

Dr.. and Mrs. Campbell (New Ply. mouth) are visiting Wellington.

Mrs. and-Miss Peat and Miss Hickey, of Wanganui, are staying at the Midland Hotel.

Miss Thelma' Raphael, of Christchurch, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Bauchop, of Wellington.

Mrs. Gordon is the guest of Mrs. Strang at Heretaunga.

Mrs. Parsons and Mrs. Glenn "are among • those staying at the Midland Hotel. '

Mr. and Mrs. N. James (Masterton) are in town for race week.

Dr. and Mrs. Reakes have returned from a visit to Christchurch. i

An interesting entertainment will be given shortly, when lovers of Shakespeare will have an opportunity of heaving some specially selected scenes which will be given under direction of Miss Hai'dinge-Maltby, under the auspices of the Girls' College. The plays inolude "Much Ado About Nothing," "Two Gentlemen of Verona,'" "Romeo and Juliet," and "As You Like It.' The dresses will be a special feature, having been designed by Mrs. James Hannah and Miss Ethelwyn Kirk, while Mr Robert ■ Parker has arranged the songs. The College Glee. Club will contribute some numbers, and altogether a performance of unusual excellence may be expected.

"People sometimes oppose our work in the Russian famine' relief .campaign by declaring that it is futile to send food to keep.alive children who in the course of a few years will grow up to be little Bolsheviks, and make trouble for us," declared Miss M. Thorp, in speaking to business men at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon (Auckland'). "This is a wrong view. By feeding the children we are taking one of the-best steps to ensure their friendship in later yewo. They and their parents will not forget how we ha<ve helperl them. When one is out there, working among them, one realises that the questiou is not one of Britisher or Bolshevik—they are simply human beings in most desperate need, all members of the great human family, and it behoves every one of us to do all we can to alleviate their sufferings and misery." ;

Miss Borlase and her committee held a very successful little dance at the Goring-street Hall as a farewell to Miss Rene Seamon, who, with her parents, is leaving shortly for Napier. The Cabaret band played excellent dance music, and the supper room was charmingly decorated with wattle, streamers, etc., while bonbons caused much amusement with many quaint devices. . The dance was well attended, the guests all having a thoroughly enjoyable time.

A correspondent asks for a recipe for apricot and pineapple jam, which is said to be particularly delicious.