WOMWN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 23, 27 July 1922, Page 9

WOMWN IN PRINT.

'!■ ■ All ■ .And > :of jwed'dings serat'4o'-The;Posti.for •inaertioiiiin "this, column must be <authenticated .and isigned-iby "responsible peopiey or they will not be .published. uEagage--"ment ■ * notices 'smust ■ be.. signed <by ■ the i parties- concerned. i An appreciative, speech covering <ih? ..work.done' by .the; Central., Council of thp ' ."Plunket.Society, ■ which .is .located, at ' ;.DuneHin, was jnade by; IVIr/J.,A. Young, J\CT. fWaikato), at.,tile ..Dominion "Con-. :.ferencfrjof the .-society. 'Sir. '-Young- em(pliafiised .the necessity "lor -this .council ' ".being..situated .in "Duuedin,.. which, was ..the. original ..starting-point of the "work. ' ;7XheLmedi§al..school was, there, ,a-nd ..the ! .istudents, t00k.,, advantage, of, the Karitane '. ;HpspitalC:f6r. .observation. arid,so;on. "Tie ' .Sehobl. ,61 jporaestic ■Science .was. also; ] ;,in jD.unedin, and .the ..trainees, at Kar;Uane/.and,,the .school .could mutually ::benefit;" those ,at."Ka-ritane ,d,lso-obtain-.'ing;ihalp..frQin_ the.,madical.. schools- which ' ,pduld!be .got now.here 'ejse. .^lr.'Y-oung ."eulogised ,th«, voluntary vwork| by -which ("the.-society was... so ."largely- carried .on. '..Several „speakers referred- later ;.to. .the: s w.ork.of jffie Dunedjn ..branch, which.em-. Un:aeed,so :niuch..;that,was. a; foundation ,for .all, that >went -on . throughout....the "Dominion, and which was '.'well .and it-ruly done." , ■'..; ••■•:■ , ■■' ■ ' • ,Ati& roaetAag of^he.Weillington.Soutli" -NursingrDiyjsioni. .held. x>n :,Tu£sda,y. ey'eai-' i [ing) ':ii ,w,asi-,decided,vto..holdi'a jumble' taale ,on } 12th,. August; j;and the „dance juidl,card;.party-in-the near, future/ . Mrs.., Preston Msad-articles of. interest.oar "Shock, .Bandaging, .and .Transport," .and Mb. vquertioned sthe, divi-' , ,«ion-o.jitlw.,work;of.,thejyear. ; : • Kecently.ißn<:enjoyable:,kjtchen Evening' • iwasiigivfin-/to ?Mie6*,May .'Thompson, by,'her ogirl;-friends, ;in nhonour-.. of r,h«*;jap-'" iproaching :roa4Tiage. : Musical ■ items, games, rand idancing; .were \ indulged .in. i Miss'iThoiupsoniw.as .the recipient ■'?<Jfj •tmany ■ useful ipneaents. . .. ■ ,„;-I

Vrhe'Qddf6Hovv,;aLHall-waa-th«,-,scene pf"! ' a ''■hjjjKly 'successful and , vg,l?diptoryvJiOiaal .ipi'd; dance, ;w}iicl> fwssjto; Mi. ai)'d',Mi's.,''F- 'Swan-Grunn-on tlie/.eve"of ,'their .departure:,for;Mel-' , .bourne. About: fifty: .-'couples were fprp-' sent. Th* hall was' tastefully .decorat?di ' with. Australian \wattle .andjgmn.' l«stves»' . »and a profusion, of •bunting. In the..in-' tor. yals'between thejdancee,. items''-weref .rendered'by Misses 'Q-oyder, 'Ptiqe, a.nd:,Bacon,;and Messre.-';S\van-'GTflnn.,a!sd' "M'Keon. ;Jlr. J.Stant9ii,i',pv.oaJ<ten.t;of i .tih.e' Australian .'Club >m17K1.0..:.f0r, ■the,even- ;- ing, >eulpgise'd Mr. Swan-Gynn'r ..services as vice./pi'esi'dant of .the -club, -aiid -spoke of his' .ready cheerfulness _ ,aud wholehearted :enth'usiasm .in -assisting with.. lys .'"fine voice ',in tfae .clutj's ..sqcial .activities. 'jThe club would, suffer a severe logs when ;lie .departed. .Mr. ..Stajiton,: .thpn called" ,bn /Mia-. 'Gladys Matthews, who -preejliited ;Mrs. ;Sw.anGunn r AyifcU r a ; .beautiful bouquet frqni the .assembled''friends, .and,, .on, ;Mr. . ,-M'Kepn,..wlio, •,op:,behalf-..of":Mj's, jET'iiastf ; -Bi'ownis ..Conce'si' .Paifcy, .of which.-MiV , ..S-ntan-GcunTt -a, jpuominent .memher,'; f prpsenfcad ■ him ,wit}i -an, engraved pocket-; : v«tallet. .^Jilies jPriee, o»',,bebalf ', of ..tjie, ■ "Qh^ee-i ,GMs," ,at, whose cpnoei'ts ;Mr. ; , ,;Swa.iir(3-niin 'had , so : frequently assisted,, with,,a green&tone pert i f,.a, njaiik <of'■(ftppvieejaiion•' ,-and 1 ; sMv- qSwajicGnjin, /jn. T&plyin,?..on/ibehalf' of his wife iftiid-Jjinigelf, ithanked,the;: : donors :of !:*he ? .;©?pi*6s9d -'?«•/ i :.giletjat:having;,,to,!loave «o=T}iany'.fri«n|ds : .who.-had KaMjedrto'sbid them. Godpapeejd.'; . Aftei-.isuppeT,';dancing .-jvflsvindjilged jin' ■ :.uiitiLmidnight, ,the-.Qccasion.:boing a.-most' .eajoyaWo cne. ••.■■'■ , ' A wedding-which "caused in'uch.int?r?Bt itflok t pilafle-.at r ,St.iTh,ori;aß'B Chiu'Ch, .New-1 ; ..town, ;,last-. nighf'," when ."-Miss S^ai;y ■ Jffn;;kin6, who'has;.been „on. 'the.stalf of. $t. .iUelens iJigspital; for .some' years, ufas .anapieTi: to '.Mi1. ,Lawr^nce''lo\vnsen"d, )oi ;Wfil]iMlip.n.* The.'E^v.TW. : Fancoui;t;ppr-: „io^ie.cT-.tJ)e cereflioijy. .-The bride' 'Vitas ,'giv.ijn a.w.a.y:.by.^'lr.-gpurdle. ..She.w.orq af jjwiTi/Qfjlejnion-poloui'edLijharflie.use, ..with ,ifeil v ,aiid-,9J'f>nge iblqs^ostns, -»and,.cainiedj a tcharffiiijig: "b,o»g.uet ;;to ,-tone. Jhe ,only" iib>id,e?maid <<w.a.s '^Ijss ,-Elood, ,a fellokv-, ■ r.nuj;se. l at St.iPe'l,eti| 1 .-wljx).,.w.Qre<bli : ve.-jsa^in; . 4iiafled'witji;S*3rge!'^-.'Wd ; n,:b,at: -..tiinimed *YJili.f,w.jiHflpvpeES,; ( !tnd cari-iedi-a •bo.uquet -.^o ifflaieh... yTfee l?6st man. wias ;J>lr.";Fa}i. As rthe })iide;;and:il>riid¥gil,oqnv .'left -.the rohuteh-they »;.pass(jd,-.;tJiro\Jshi »'• >gu&rd.tf)liOM>m, iloi'med rby ctUe r».W«|es -.of.St. .Helens (Hospital,; immniform. .llheusufasequent 1 receptiop -iSvas .iield sat -tilie-' >ho3|iiiia.' yin '.Coroiaaindel-stEeet.. t Thi;ee .Toomf .were iiued., .all ■•h'eing ;docoratjed ■ 'witluspringjflowe^s. iMiss-:lngliß,.'hiatrpn: ■of the hospital, a<6oeivcd(itbe<guests.iwesUr-,. •ing a'Sjov/ii'of'blask.-and gold, -mti) .-bljue". ;,antl _ green :'hat. i'Bhe ; necepkion: : iwasj a; •very -oh.eery ■ accasion 1, s !±'eatur« (of' • the. wedding t^iippei* was»the 'Cake, 'jwhicl^ ;.'had -been : rnaJde by»the"nm'MS-^.ti.the'l-ht)s-'; •pitai and-elaborately'decorated. 'Amofig : the gues.U were.Mr.-and^Mis. Stronaich; -Ratterson fof'Chrißtchurch),'Mr-and Mj-s.; Collins ''(of -Nelson)", '"Di.. -Agnes <Benneitt,} *-Mis:S "Hester .'M-'ltean, ''Mi^s lllliojit, Mi • Litjten (Pahiatua),;-^!. a/ttd 'Mrs. Alcoirn,; , ■and:nurspE' Jfr.om many pairts of .the1 Dominion, a? well as .Wellington.' 'WJien :lateE'the bride an,d bl'idegr'oom !left for] .tlieir; tour, the bride woie^ana-vy -bluej coat frock,. a 'fur .cpat, $nd .navy 'bjue ih.at >yith. : cherry:coipured ( vil>bon. = : •.; 33ie :la4i?s' ■ committee .-of .-,the -Southr i WslUnston S<fhP<?l «?e ; holding-; a r jj«nWe sale on Fit'iday { ev^njng-.jfl iSt. : !fhonia^!s: ' .H»ll, ."Jfewtown, ,-.a,nd-.-it-,ie .stated that' Aey have -;a..- Je^ge : apß,orti|ieift c qf r.njep'e-' ' -clqthing .and -coats; also -wc»jnen's ,sniti? ■ ichildrejits <w^ring lappe-rel, -,-wKj-ch w(U r be.?oW at-piiiofesrto-suitithje ti^ws. /The death pf.a well-known Jadyw.ho was identified with much kindly „work, : took ,place -at Hastings on 'W,ecjneEdtiy, in.the. person of Mrs. Jane Keith.(betjter^ ' ,;known .as rNnrse ,'Keith), 'widow of the; i :lat.e.'Mi;. Wiljiam^Keith, nt the agex)f!B6', ;ysars. -She, came out ,to ;Sew Zealand,' ' with her ihusb.and in '1874, 'landing : at,. 'Napier, and She'has'been a resident oft . .HawUfts; Bay ever since. -Buring the: touK of the; P.rfnee of i\V4,les' ; : in Japan, -itiwas ,ai'Bang«d 1 that-wheji; lie; i Stayed ,at-..'lC»goshim.a*'ih:e ■woaldibc ithe ■ guiost :df iLieutenantrCoaunamiei; ,S^tipoe>- . Shiinadzu. vliibe those.'other ifemcuis iipeiv' '■> of ithe'fClan, (Admiral 'iTogo., [Mar^hil ■ 'Oyama, .'G-eneriil Euroki, iits-pKeiient ; head (.keeps <up ■the'sttadition of .'seryice'. ' under-arms. fDwo ,oi iPrihce rShimad?u?s ;older listens -.are lErincesses: byi •marriage. One_;is :.the:wife of .the jate Prince .Yainashina, and :the ■ other ithe ■ wife iOf Pi'ince [Kuhj. ;H-is'" niece, .the. Princess Nagako, daughter -of Bripeess ■;Kuni, ;is .betrothed ito , the 'Crown'iPrinee.: of Japan., Another ofiPrmceiShhnad?uis: is Mrs. 'Tokitgawa, i.-vvhose .-lmsbandi is the fPlirst Secretary iof •the ."Japanese ■Kmbassy iin :Lon"don. ,: T'hoir :Sa.tsijma: I country jhas long tfeeon famous iin ;th«'; West :for 'the shell-glazed pOTcelain ■.viavei •of ithe .nanio whipli;]ias "been .exclusive--! ;]y m.acle there sinee 'the close of rthe 16th century. "■. ". ■■ ,■ , ; fflie.;defith:oE r p. i-wli^-noW and .injich. respected .r?sJdeni .of '-Wellington, -^li*.! I.A. -G. :Howdgu, took, place at ;Kelbum yecenHy. Mrs. :Eov7flen, .who -had Ilieen; in foiling health for -some .time, wi^s aj vetiiv-.oW incident of Wellington. ;fiaviiWt been born at .Peto'ne ov^v 'piglity ypari aso. Sh» is siH-viyod by. a laig© £«.tuily •' of tocj) and daught.WK

The conceit which takes place to-night m the Concert Chambei of the Town Hall, and which has been arranged by the YW C A Dramatic Chib assisted by the Cheer Oh Girls, is in aid of the Navy. League fund for the orphan children of thi men of the meichajit seiuce whc ware killed hi the war It is a cause which deseives support The pen> sions paid to the- widows of these men.are quite inadequate in many cases, and the Navy League har theiefore appealed for iunds to nelp to clothe the children The appeal came to the V W C.A"., and is being lesponded to by seveial groups of gills Besides the entertainment to night, other gioups are meeting weekly to sow and make clothes to be sen^Home. Quite apart from the object of the con>cert, the enterta-inmsnttoffered will be, well worth going for; a large number of tickets ha\e been sold, and it is hoped that a good sum will be made for* the Navy.- League Fund The thirteenth anniversary of ithe foundation of the j Pioneer Olub will be celebrated on .Monday 'next (31st July), by the'holding of an afternoon leeeption It is 'hoped that there will b& d large attendance of -member*., and thf usual cheeiy atmosphere, i foi *hich the olub is lencwned, will ensure a happy time Gifts of floweiu 'will'be,iAcceptable, n* theie is still some difficulty in arriving at a sufficient supply for all the looms Miss Margaret Thorp, •who, during her torn in New 'Zealand on behalf of the starving Ruasipjis, made many friends, has left on her return }ourney to that distressed country, via Sydney ■ A hearty appreciation -of the sei vices rendered to the Plunket iSooiety, during the past six yearb, 'by 'Mr. J A Young, M P foi Waikato, "was < voiced toy Dr Trilby King at the Plunket* Conference Spcial mention was aiiso made by several speakers regarding > the good woik of, Miss Patrick, of Dunedm. i Miss Biandon and her 6ister, Mrs i Larnach, weie in -charge of the weekly sale in *aid of the Military Memonhl Chapel i Fnnd,' organisedr by the Thtnn .don ;branch of rthe woi'kers r<for -.the tund It was a lhighly successful diy Mrs Enc Riddifoid will be the next to'take the stall, iand -country pioduee, snch as '«ggs 'and oream, /will be ia speciality, as well as the usasi goods 'In conneotion JWith thisi effort, a lumble sale will'be field shortly, as'well asia^ very'amusing 'entertainment, when id clevei comedy, "'Ehaa Comes to Stay," will'be staged by uel]*known,<unatem.s' Miss Forence Buch, IWCA national field secietarv. has been orgainsing work in Wbangarei for the pist tew weeks, letuined to Wellington today. v An enjojable extended evening tvob held recently in the Kilbiime Hall an •connection with Mrs Gabbe's Monday dancing .classes. JThere'.were about \!0----couples present An excellent supper was provided Mr Leslie Walker played populai music to the many favourite dances on the -progiamme, the majority of'Whioh, being pre wai, -piovjded a, most enjoyable tune foi those present ' V A correspondent asks for recipee for cape ,gooseberry jam in peppermint cushions. It is bta-ted that tile inland and neti-. deuce of Ka.wau, connected in the jninds of New Zealan.deiß 'wath Sir Gewge Grej, le to rbe re-aold. The place Jl3O many kistovic connecti<Mis 'It wae'tlieie that Sir George Grey entertaaned the late Duke of Edinburgh, unelp of Ki^ig George V , when he came to this, county y in the waishrp Galatea., over fifty yeais ago. It was there a-Iso that the M-aon "King," lawhaao, jwii» wak , about (to pioooed to England, >went to .seek- tKe advic-e of Sn (Seorge as to certain mat-i ters. Tile latter, knowang the wedknese Of i«s -ueitoi, Ag»-eed to become , 8 total1 aJbsKunei, in older to prevail upon Ta-wlijao to do tJie game Thf ','ldng'e" >coid was pledged, and loyally keptl througlwut his ■visit to fßimtaan, It was hkerrttie from -J4awd.il tiiab jn 1,880 Pn George twiqt© ,! longth> lettei of tc Kii}g Miilieto*, of in coapection. with his dispute with Geiniany i Sir George bought theipr<vpe»ty in'ls92 iitan a copper mining company. -About twenty yeais ,ago it tvas sold to Mr James Tliomp«o}i im~ 812.000, then ie soldi to Mis Burton. Melbourne, -fpr £23,000. t)r. AHce Salpmon, '\yho oocup-ies tin. important aepretanj position in JBelim, spjßaib ot Geiiaan'women as being >*t> a> pi9bt cnticdl stage ,as regai'do then rights As a mdtfcei of fact, says JJi Salomon, matters not so veiiy bad, 'beiore An improved code inaugnratedj twenty years ago had given iwomeirmore pow«i The fapiily headship, howevei, is still vßsied -entirely m the man, <md m the case of divorce the wife comes off badly. Ac regards divorce liself, it is uit«iesting to note that white aome tof the leiormers advoc&te an -easiei cuttingj of the 'marriage tie, they consider ifyat divorce should be difficult, while the children r are under age, and made easier on}y afterwards. As regards the ideal of equal guardianship of children, there^ have been manysheated discussions That1 the father should have the^ final aay about the boys ..and the .mother <of the giris, was ruled out as impracticable, r«qnd they advocate now rather, a neutral Gonit, which shall ,de?ide in oases of disptcte/ Up till war time German wpmen wer.e keen for & law giving some legal clajim. to the husbands' twages. kNow, however,' so man,y married women are wage earners themselves (that makings pool *f the -wages is advocated, the <wife|then taking out -a 'proper proportion for hersslf and her family.