WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 146, 21 June 1923, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

TO CORRESPONBENT&

All accounts of weddings or other function's intended for this column must be lesibly written in ink. Marriages and ■engagements must be certified by the people concerned or by responsible relatives. Mi-s. J. A. Hanan, of liivercargitt, is visiting Wellington. Mrs. Burgess, New Plymouth, is paying a brief visit to Wellington. Miss Jackson, Masterton, is visiting Wellington. ' , Mr. and Mrs. Rawson. Wellington, are visiting Napier. Madame Winnie Praser, of Oamaru, has arrived in Wellington,'and is leaving for England by the Rimutaka. Among the passengers by the Rimuutaka for England will be Mrs. Corliss and Mis* Valeric Corliss, also Mrs. Herbert Kirkca-ldie. . An enjoyable party was given recently at. the residence of Mr. and Mrs. E. K-scne, at Island Bay, in aid of the V.M.C.A. (Wellington South branch), street day offorl. The decorations were specially "charming;, a wonderful collection of flowers (for the time of year) being- used. The drawing-room was arranged with hydrangeas and madenhair ferns, the dining-room with viburnam and ferns and the hall withjaponica and Japanese palms. Entertainments were given in the afternoon and evening, and a very pleasant time was spent in singing, reciting, and with competitions. Very dainty refreshments were provided by tho hostess for both occasions. A wedding solemnised recently at Napier Cathedral by the Very Rev. Dean Mayne was that of Miss Amy (Dolly) Harlen,. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Harlen, of Wellington, to Mr. Eric Chapman, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Z. Chapman, of Hastings. The hide's charming gown was of silver tissue over brocaded satin, lined with mauve georgette. A hand-embroidered veil was worn with pearl ornaments, and the wedding bouquet was of orange blossoms. Tho bridesmaid, Miss Katie de Frie.z. of Napier, was in n. dainty frock of'palo bins diarmcuse, worn with :i, white crinoline hat. Mr. R. Shaw, of Hastings; was the best man. A reception was held after the ceremony, and the bride and bridegroom left later for Auckland, the former wearing- a kingfisher blue costume, trimmed with fur, and a black hat. A pleasant function took place in the Island Day Baptist Schoolroom yesterday, when a large number of mothers of the district met to say farewell to Nurse M'Laughlin, the Pluhkct nurso for the district. Mrs. Chishohn referred to the kindly help and advice so freely given at alj times by Nnrso M'Laughlin, iiud on behalf of tho mothers presented her with an attache case and a silver pencil as a small token of the love and esteem which they have for her. Dr. Truby King was present, and spoke of the valuable service Nurse M'Laughlin had rendered to tho Plunket Society, and of his appreciation of her faithful work. He also took the opportunity of offering some helpful advice to tho mothers. Nurse Mitchell, of the Plunket Society, was also present. Musical items.were rendered by Mesdames Stevenson' and Ewen, and Miss Mavis M,ason, and afternoon tea was served. Altogether the afternoon was a very happy one, and only marred by the regret felt at losing so" valuable 'a friend and adviser. Mrs. B. H. Low. M.A., wife of Mr. Low, headmaster of the Timaru Main j St-bool, i? to be nominated by tlfe local Women Citizens' Association for a seat on the Timaru High Schools' Board, 1" fill tho vacancy oaiiscd by tho death of : the late Mr. G. Steven. Mrs. Low is a daughter of the late Mr. C. S. Howard, who-was for many years a member of the Canterbury College Board of Governors, of tho Canterbury Education Board, and the Timaru High Schools^ Board. Mrs. Low was for six years mistress o? the Rangiora High School. She has been on the council of the W.E.A. since her arrival in Timaru three years ago; she is vice-president of the Timaru branch of the League of Nations, a member of the committee of the Social Hygiene Society, and a member of the Timaru Women Citizens' Association aud of the W.C.T.IT. Valedictory parties ! seem to be the order of tho day in Wellington just at present, for quite a number of these have taken place during the past week. Some have been given for Mrs. and Miss Corliss, some for Mrs. H. Kirkcaldio, all of whom are leaving- shortly for England. Other.'? have hern given for Mrs. ■il. P. Natusch, who is leaving, with her husband, to tako up her residence in Sydney. AH the "faiewelled'' carry with them the good wishjs of many friends, who hope to sec them again in Wellington at some future time. A traveller, who has recently returned from a long sojourn away from New Zealand, rays that when away it seems impossible not to "idealise the climate" of the litUu home country, for such extremes of heat arid cold are met with in other parts of the world that the temperate conditions of weather hero seem the most desirable thing possible. The death took place suddenly of a. well-known and much-respected lady, Mrs. Florence May Cranworth-Jacksnn (nee Orbell). who had many friends' in various parts of the Dominion, and was particularly well known in Palmerston North, where she lived prior to her marriage. The late Mrs. Cranworth-Jack-sori, during the war period, rendered many kindnesses to the soldiers, and was most m:tive in connection with patrolic' matters. After her marriage in J'alinerstou North M months ago" she find her husband loft to take up their residence in Wairoa, and the news of her Kiidduu demise cyme as a .sreat shock to her hislurs I Misses I?, and E. Orbell), Mrs. F .D. ilubbard, Mrs.-David Crave (Pahiatua), Mrs. VV. G. Hand-Newton (Wellington), Mrs. G. H. Hawk (Auckland), and her brothers, Messrs. Frank Orbell (New.' Plymouth), Stanley iivbell (Auckland), 'and Leslie Orbell * (Christchurch). Captain Jackson, thr. deceased lady's husband, served with the Ith aud sth Contingents, in the African War, and with the King's Royal Rifles mid the 9th, 10th, and 11th "(London) Rifles during the-Great. War. A large gathering- of friends attended the funeral, a short but impressive service being conducted by the Rev. J. H. Hobbs, at St. Peter's Church, prior to that at the cemetery. At the entrance to the grounds the former pupils oi the ' deceased, together with their parents, were line:! up and, following the passing of the cortege to the graveside, filed by dropping posies of violets on the casket to mark the love they had felt for their one-time principal. Although resident at- Wairoa. the lato Mrs Jackson was widely known, and friends unable to be present gave tangible expression in Ho wreaths .-which wore a wealth of bcauiv. I.l.addition to a -irut many fonil tributes fioin fi-ionds 'were uu .,U,.s !<<>m the U.S.A. (Waii-oa). Ibr 1 .srtlleix iWi-iirna). ::nd the [•'i-oiitiei-.siiien I (\,.,.- l'lyin-jiiili). A .sjj.tinj „)tc oi' -ivrupnl.liy wax jKi.^rd .-it ,-i u.rrlin u ,/\,\ K .T'almcn-t'Jfi North b-juth African \V.-u-Veterans' Association, which waa ail-o represented at the funeral.

| The fortnightly social gathering of the Australian Club was held last night, and a very pleasant time was spent. Over 50 people were present. Items were given by Miss Coker and were heartily applauded. Novelty dances were a feature of the programme. The- evening was brought to a close with "Auld LangSyne' 1 and the National Anthem. , 'The Rev. J. Baird presided at an interesting meeting held at the Kent Terrace Presbyterian Schoolroom,- when Miss Lilly, organising secretary- for New Zealand for the Zenana Bible and Medical Mission in India, gave a talk about the work which is. being carried on in that immense country. The lecturer described many phases of life in India, and the beautiful lantern slides which were shown added. still greater interest to her remarks. Some years ago the definite task was allotted Australasia by the j mission of-maintaining one of the 25 cen- j tres of the mission—that of Sholapur. in the Bombay Presidency. New Zealand, | as pai't of Australasia, contributed to the ! cost of the centre, but not liberally. The ■ susgestion was offered that if New Zea- j land were to take over a centre and j carry it on the idea of having a definite j responsibility would make a more telling appeal. " Tho Australian States were willing to support the Sholapur centre, and tho New Zealand Executive sent Miss Lilly (who had spent some years in j India as a missionary) to investigate the possibilities in this direction. On her re- , port, presented to a conference held in ( Christchurch recently, the executive of the auxiliary decided to take over audl develop an existing establishment at j Jampur, a town of 25,000 inhabitants, near Benares. There is at this centre an industrial home, and a short distance; away Zenana work and a school are car- ■, ried on. It is proposed to.purchase a! section of land adjoining the industrial home at, Jampur, on which to erect an hygienic home for babies, for which they hope to secure the services of a Karitane nurse to train Indian women in the care of infants. Of course, 'money is ; needed, and workers. j ■ The engagement is announced of Lorna (Poppy) only daughter of Mrs. an 3 tTip late Mr. J. 'Meachen. of Wellington, to; Devise, third son of Mr. and Mrs. Cor-, kery, of Hastings, j An afternoon party was given by the Women's National Reserve at the Concert Chamber yesterday afternoon to enable tho relatives of Wellington soldiers to meet Miss Lily Butler, who was the ' originator and organiser of the wellknown -club, "The Corner of Blighty." ' during the war. Mrs. Florence Porter. presided in'the- absence of Mrs. Tvipp, president, and welcomed Miss Butler in ' the name of all pi'csent. Later, Miss Butler spoke on the" war experiences, ' and-of the club, which was so much ay-, prcciated by the soldiers. Afterwards the' guest of honour had an opportunity of speaking individually to a number of those present, finding relatives of some of the/ men whom she had known during the strenuous days in Paris while the war was going oil. The singing of the j National Anthem concluded the party.