WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 41, 17 August 1923, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

A particularly interesting lecture concerning the lives of the zenajia women and children of India was given at the Pioneer Club last evening, when a ] ar g e number of members and friends assembled on the invitation of the president, Miss Amy Kane, and Mrs. Preston. The lecturer was Miss Elsie Liley, organiser for the Geneva Bible and Medical Mission in India, and she illustrated her interesting talk with, some fine lantern slides. Pictures were shown of a' number of children in the schools conducted by the mission, who had been picked up after being abandoned; one was found under the seat of a railway train, another in the_ mud of the Ganges, and so on. Miss Liley described the hard life of the child widows in India, and said the missions took these little girls, educated ' them, and tried to give them a brighter life. I n their own homes they were treated almost as pariahs, because their husbands had died, and in many cases they had been married as babies. Some interesting slides were shown, views of Benares, with its narrow streets, and of the different mission .-tat-ions, the schools, and the hospitals, etc. The mission has many colleges, schools, hospitals, and homes, there being twenty-five different stations in India, and an. effort is being made to establish a babies' home by New Zealand, to which they hope to send a Karitane nurse, to _ teach the mothers there. The mission is seventy years old, havintj been founded by Lady Kinnaird in 1852. and has many distinguished men and women on its London council. An interesting statement made by Miss Liley "made her hearers realise the vast population of India. The census, she said, required a million men to collect, while the returns consumed 300 tons of paper. At the conclusion of the lecture supper was served. Miss Lily appealed for financial- help in carrying on the work of helping these women and children, who were feliow-aubjects of the Empire.

A wedding of New Zealand interest took place the day before yesterday at t-he ChurcJi of Our Lady of Victories, when Mr. A. R. Atkinson (Wellington) was married to Miss Maud Banfield, of Castle Morton, n«ar Malvem, says "The Post's" London correspondent, writing on 22nd. June. For fifteen years the bride was superintendent of the Polyclinic Hospital, Philadelphia, and for nine years she combined with this position that of honorary lecturer on hospital administration in the Teachers' College at Columbia University. She had returned to England prior to the war, and from she served in France as a member of a British Red Cross unit, assisting the French army. From September, 1915, to March, 1918, Mjts. Atkinson was matron of the Lord Derby War Hospital at Warrington, and for the final phase of the war she went to the front, serving as matron of the ord Stationary Hospital, 8.E.F., France. For her work in this capacity she was mentioned in Lord Haig's dispatch of March, 1919, for "gallant and distinguished conduct in the field." After their wedding Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson left for France and Italy, where several weeks are to be spent, and in August they will leave for New Zealand.

Her Excellency Viscountess. Jellicoe and the Hon. Lucy Jellicoe leave for Japan and China on 14th September. They^ ■ will be accompanied by Mr. E. Burrows, cousin of the Governor-Gen-eral.

Sir Jamea Coates and-his sieter, Miss Coates, M.8.E., who have been resident in Wellington for many years, have taken up their residence at St. Stephen's avenue, in Auckland.

Miss Harcourt, Miss D. Wilson, and Miss P. Galvin, Wellington, and Mesdanies Sim and Melville, of Palmerston North, have left for Christchurch for Race Week. ■

Miss Chudley has returned from a visit to Hawkes Bay.

Miss Ernestine Hadfield has left for a visit to Hawkes Bay.

Lady Luke will draw the Welcome Week Art Union at the grand art union ball in the Town Hall to-morrow night, at 10 o'clock. As the prizes are attractive, great interest is being taken in the drawing.

In' connection with the lectures which are Using given fortnightly under the auspices of the New Zealand branch of the British Red Cross Society at the Red Cross Chambers. 63, Dixon street, by the British Medical Association, one of a particularly interesting nature . will be dealt with on Tuesday, 21st instant, at •i p.m., by Dr. T. Gray, Superintendent, Mental Hospital, Nelson, on "Mental Hospitals Ancient and Modern." The lecturer will illustrate his remarks with a fine selection of lantern slides and wooden models. The Hon. W. H. Triggs will preside. AH interested are cordially invited. Admission is free.

On Wednesday afternoon a kitchen tea was given by Airs. A. J. Koberts, of Talav/era terrace, to Miss Gladys Esson, whose wedding to Dr. Luke takes place shortly. The rooms and tea table were decorated with flowering currant. A two-tier miniature wedding cake made by the hostess excited Teat admiration. The gifts included aluminium ware of all descriptions, electric iron, Pyrex ware; in fact, almost everytiling necessary to equip a well-furnished kitchen. Competitions were won by Mesdames Revilla and Bennett. Amone those present were: Mesdames Talbot (Christchurch), Esson (2), Young, Wilson. Brown, Hutchens, R, Hawke, Wright, Markman, Ra-pley, Burbar, M'Pherson (2), aud Bothamley.

Some will remember the very piteous and gently-worded little appeal made by the Indian women in Fjjj, w ho begged, for good reasons given, that the woman doctor might be retained and that the appointment of Dr. Staley might bo continued. The appeal wa's made to tbo Governor of Fiji, an d re _ fused. Mrs. Wir.tringhuni, M P has interested^ herself, on behalf of tho'poor little petitioners, and asked tho Un-dor-Secrctary of Staio whether he would reconsider his decision regarding tho appointment, but her request was refused "in view of the serious financial position ir I'iji. It looks as though things must be very bad there indeed if the very few hundreds a year, which tho woman medico cost the country cannot be spared to save the lives of such a number of women, who, through religious reasons, are not able to employ a male doctor.

A pleasant social function was held in the Lyall Bay Anglican Church Hall last evening, when a large number of parishioners and friends assembled to bid farewell to the Misses Jenkins, who have been actively engaged in the Sunday school and church work for a considerable time past. Musical and elocutionary hemp and Rames passed the time" pleasantly, and during the evening, the Rev A. T. B. Page made a presentation to the Misses Jemuns of a handsome gold wristlet watch each. He also spoke \ of the good work done.^by the recipients and said that it was with regret that the Sunday school and church were losin"their services. The Rev. Mr. Svkes r£ sponded, aud thanked those present for their kindness". A dainty supper' was served, and the evening concluded with "Auld Lang Syne and the National Anthem.

A -vote of thanks -was passed with much enthusiasm to the Trustees of the Macarthy Estate for the generous gift of £150 for the Residential Nursery by t£«» Management Committee of the W."iN.iv Nursery. Miss Freeman, organiser ot Violet Day, was congratulated on its successful results, which will be announced when all details are complete, and thanks were given to her and to Mrs. Williams (secretary) for special work done during the month. The matron mentioned with appreciation in her report the help given by the South Kil-birnie-Lyall Bay branch in providing a worker for odd jobs. Soap from the Lower Hutt branch, and equipment from Berhampore, and groceries and other goods from Karori road and Northland, were most acceptable, with such a largo family to provide for as there has been at the nursery lately. Thanks wero given to Misses Peach and Bennett and to Mr. Wells for kindly help. Mrs. Porter presided at the meeting of the Manajsnenfc Committee, 'and afterwards at an executive. At the latter the treasurer (Mrs. G. M. Morris), per Mrs. J. Findlay, reported the following donations:—Mr. lafn Duncan, Mrs. FitzGevald, Mrs. W. Young, Miss Duncan, M"d. Moorhouse. Mrs. Ward, Mrs Tripp, Mrs. H. Nathan, Mrs. Eichelbaum, and Mrs. Duthie, £1 Is each; Wadestown branch, £10; Te Kooti and Ke(|)urn Girls' branch, £5 each; Mrs. Gordon Ponsonby, £2; Anonymous, £1; Karori, ss.

A quiet wedding was recently solemnised at St. Peter's Church, Willis street, when Miss Charlotte Tew, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Tew, Wellington, formerly of Birmingham, England, was married to Mr. Alfred Olaf Stevens, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Stevens, Timaru. Owing to the unavoidable absence of her father, the bride was given away by Mr. J. W. Johnson, and wore a dainty frock of ivory satin trimmed with silver lace. Her veil of shell pink tullft was worn,with a pearl bandeau caught at each side with sprays of, orange blossom and she carried a shower bouquet of beautiful white flowers. Miss Dora Tew was bridesmaid, and was in apricot organdi over gatin of the same shade, her hat being of dove grey trimmed with a large bow of apricot and grey silk. She carried a shower bouquet of freesias and maidenhair fern. Miss Joan Johnson, as a little flower girl, was dressed in white silk, trimmed with pale pink roses, and carried a posy with tulle stramers. Mr. C. L'Estrange was best man. After the ceremony a reception was held at Dustin's rooms. The bride and bridegroom left the following day for Auckland, the bride's travelling dress being a nigger brown frock trimmed with beads.

At Riocarton on the big" day of the Grand National Meeting, brilliant spring sunshine favoured the ladies. The toilettes were, according to the Press, particularly smart. The presence of tha Vice-Regal party lent interest to tho meeting. Lady Jellicoe wore a smartlycut costume of violet cloth, a. picture hat of the same .colour massed with ostrich feathers, and a handsome mole fur wrap. Tho Hon. Lncy Jellicoe wore a particularly smart jacket of scarlet cloth, with collar, eufis, and deep hip-band of beaver fur, over a navy'blue doth skirt, and a close-fitting hat of scarlet silk, with a. black ostrich feather pom. Among the Wellington Visitors were Miss Harcourt, in smart black and white toilette, with a wide black velvet hat with a huge black flower in front. Miss Agnes Duncan, chic tobacco brown costume, the jacket close-fitting on the hips, with a high beaver collar, and a small black eire ribbon hat. Miss Constance Morice, navy blue frock, embroidered in scarlet and a navy silk hat with a touch of the brighter colour.

Miss Beatrice Wanger, daughter of an American millionaire, sister of Walter Wanger, film producer, friend of Maud Allan and Isadora Duncan, is in London thinking out plans for a temple of dancing for London's shop girls and typists. A real temple, where dancing will be a semi-religious rite—beautiful, classic, chaste, soulful; the exact antithesis of a club ballroom, and ten times more fascinating. Miss Wanger has had three years' wonderful experience of the joy which a similar temple has brought to the girl workers of New York. "Dancing is a natural instinct with every girl," sheeaid to a "Sunday Chronicle", representative, in unfolding her ideaß. "The tea shop waitress, the draper assistant, the office typist are all susceptible to the loftiest conceptions of poetry in motion. These poor, busy girls have the same right to beauty as those who go to the fine schools, and they are quite as appreciative of it." Her temple if it is realised, will be no marble pillared hall, but a- big- light room with simple curtains and polished floor, on which the girls can sit around her while she talks of the great poets and musicians, and of beauty in work and in art, till the tiredness of- the day drops from them as they rise to dance. Meantime, with Mr: Edward B. Wa-vmah, the veteran pupil of Delsavte, first of the modern dancer psychologists, she is writing a Look

Mr E. C. Cutten, S.M., witts interestingly on citizenship in the last number of the "Young Citizen. Hs shows that while in ;the last hundred years there lu 6 been a, wonderful growth in works of' kindness, such as hospitals, societies for remedial social work, for kindness to animals, and care of the young, yet there has developed a. mad struggle for the possession of material things, and equally mad pursuit of pleasure; also a serious weakenine of th» moral restraints, which appears to threaten . the world with disaster. The war is blamed, but Mr. Cutten considers that while it has been a contributory agent, it has not created the situation. lie considers that for some considerable past education has been unbalanced ; the head is well educated, the heart not At all—not as it should be. After a generation or fwo this lias had a bad eflect on the homes. Mr. Cutten urges a wider and better outlook on the part of tho parents, and a. developing of the educationul system to bring into prominence the fact that to bo a good man or woman—in fact a good citizen—that all the qualities of fineness must be properly encouraged and developed, not merely those for successful money or positionmaking.

Lady Astor, M.P., gave a dinner party recently which was notable for the fact that women representing various aspects of public life were invited, for the first time, to meet H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. Among those whom he greeted were Miss Maude Hoyden, the famous woman preacher, and Miss Caroline Hnslett, the only woman- editor of a technical journal, "The Woman Engineer."