WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 81, 3 October 1923, Page 7

WOMEN IN PRINT.

All accounts of weddings :or other functions intended for this column must beilegibly written .in ink. Marriages, and engagements must be. certified by the people concerned or by responsible relatives.

Matters of special interest to women in connection with Health Week, which are arranged for to-morrow ,will be another demonstration by .the Plunket nurses, which will take place at 3 o'clock at the Town Hall. Later there- will be a nursing demonstration by members of the Red Oross. Both the opportunities should be taken advantage of, and wives and mothers will find thaf? they can gain a great deal of knowledge in matters of eiieryday occurrence which cause trouble, and which can b<» easily remedied or avoided. It would be a good thing if people who are at, all uncertain, or puz?led by any such matters, would go along to either demonstration and ask a few questions. Those in-authority will gladly help wherever possible. An observant person, whose work takes her in many directions in the city, has. remarked on the large, number of closed, windows which may be noticed at all times in the day. Presumably there are a good many people still who. do not like fresh air, or who do not realise its health-giving properties. Or, maybe, there are extremely carefuj housekeepers, who think to keep out dust. and. preservetheiv drapei-iee. and carpets by shutting out light* and air. But it is'a. terrible mistako to. sacrifice health, to drapery. A modern couple in furnishing and ' arranging their new ahode had white papers everywhere, with pretty narrow boi'dei-ings, so that there could be no fading. Their floors were polished, wit,h rugs that could be pushed out of the sunlight, and the dainty curtains were of white, or fadeless materials. They wished to have the house so that the fresh air and. sunshine could come in, and welcome at all times. Those who cannot have such arrangements might at least conic as near to tliis ideal as possible. . . ■ . '

Writing on 23rd August, "The Post's" London correspondent says :—Mr: H G Miller, the New Zealand Rhodes Scholar^ and Mrs. Miller are' in Edinburgh, The latter (nee Miss Edith R. Davies third daughter of. the late Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Davies, of Karon) arrived in Eng^ land recently to be married to Mr. Miller and the wedding took place at Camborne Parish Church, Cornwall. The Rev G Hooper, who performed the ceremohv is a relative of the bride, who was »iven away by her uncle, Mr-. W. R, Godfrey of Wairima Elcetahuna. Miss Dorothy Williams, of Te Auta, Hawkes Bay was bridesmaid. The wedding was a very quiet one, only relatives, of both families being present. Later those present were entertained at luncheon by Mr. and >f • S^P 61"- From Cornwall Mr. and Mrs Mrtler went to the English Lakes, and from Edinburgh they will go next to the Continent. They expect to return to iSew Zealand about January. r,viA E t Atkin«°n (Wangamii) ar}l FnM' 1 vißit t0 Natives in Jiiigland H.er headquai-ters will be in London wUi-her cqusin, Mr. Frank I^ cksee R.A. she will go to stay with Mr and: Mrs. Walter Empson, and

■■ At Wellington Girls' College on Friday and Saturday evening an ori<4al s I?™TS& ?s its J ti«e the sch°ol »£tX nriS en\ A? CIPs ct v Imperti," ; g t b « , ??- 1S P lay.-Witten:last year W one of : the t g,rls, Janet Moncrieff, leads the, spectators through the realms of Olympus to a tropical island, to the trirls CoUege, and ends with a representation of the Ice Age, Through these regions wander tnch weD-knowS people as the pupils of V. special, the college caretaker, members of the staff the lady principal, and the Governor of the Dominion Interesting songs and dances render still more lively this very amusin^ play, which is produced under the direction of Miss Hind. The proceeds are to be devoted to prizes given by the Rangiriri Club for original poems, plays, and speeches. '

. Miss Sievwright, Wellington, is visit. in X Auckland, and is the guest of Mrs Herman, at Parnell.

Mrs. and MissLitchfield have left for a visit to the South.

Miss Margaret Collins, Wellington, is staying- with Mr. and Mrs. R. Collins at Wanganui.

r,^i! SS Ei ai!l e } Vest is -a»« g««*:<a Mm. txranam Robertson, Napier! • A well-provided sale of work was opened by Lady Luke at the Congregational Schoolroom, Bowan street this Ifternoon, and this will.be open Team tins even ng, when there wiU b e some good music, as well as other attractions to hv" aI stal\ha^been well catered foi, by a number of energetic ladies .&.?£?*■•"*■** k*«£: A correspondent writes as follows:— ," Dd ?y night 1* paper I was shocked to read of another sad case of scaldine by falling ,nto a bath of hot water le suiting in the death of a little girl of BeVßn> ,ML-° Wn litle Sid is J«rt that age, and this has touched me deeply My mother ■was once called into a neighbour s when a similar accident occurred and afterwards always taught us to put cold water into the bath first tVn adding the hot. Could you, through your columns, draw the attention of mothers rWM ' £ 33k the'" t0 teach their children the same"" 1

fl . am, 3 r rl ot "ewß. dat<^ 23rd August, from 'The Post's" London corresponden., are as; follow :-While Sir James Allen wa S travelling on the Continent, Lady Allen and Miss Rona Allen went to stay w,th Miss Allen, who has a school at Harrington, near .Cambridge. Miss Jamen Mander (Auckland) is leaving for Pans to spend a month with friends. The following resolution was passed at a meeting of the Mothers' Help Division (W.N.R.): "That the committee wishes to place on record its appreciation of Mrs. Kenny's faithful services" A letter is to be written to Mrs. Kenny conveying the resolution. The new secretary, Miss Sutton, was present and was cordially welcomed. It was agreed that the sum of £35 11s 6d, expended on free help, be writen off. Durinff the past winter the domestic workers em?w J£ oft. the JlotWs> HeIP Division (\\ M.R.) have had a strenuous time, and their efforts have been much appreciated by tired mothers. Appeals for help must be made to Miss Sutton.

A pleasant evening, taking the form of a social and dance, was spent recently at St. Matthew's Hall, Brooklyn, when Iho staff of Hanna and King, and a large number of friends took the opportunity to farewell two of their colleagues, Mr. G. N. Adams, who hag taken up another position, and Mr. L. G. Wells, who is leaving shortly for Melbourne! Mr; W. Conroy was an efficient M.C., .~nd music was supplied by Misses C.' Humphry and A. Rubenstein. Vocal items were rendered by ZNHss M. Lewiss, and the guests were much entertained 'by a topical song (embracing all members of the staff) which was composed and sung by Mr. M. Kina. Mr. 1 King also spoks very feelingly oi the subject of the departure of two of his fellow-workers. The supper, a- very successful part of the function, was in the capable huuda of Mrs. "W, Lewims.

. The Arts and. Crafts Club of the Eed Cross has arranged a stand at the Town Hall which is well worth a visit. On this are charming and simple garments lor children and dolls, which are calculated to give some good idea to those who ..have, to make such garments, lliere are novelties in leather * and other work to be seen as well, but the great value is in the plain work display. ■I here is some good work shown by the senior and junior pupils of the Red p .I s- le NuVsinS Classes, and some or this, notably in knitting and crochet, is admirably done.- The women's committee of the Red Cross is showing a number of home-made gifts for thos! in hospitals, which will surely be received With great satisfaction. the pupils of Wellington College (girls) are also to the fore with good work, and plans are made for a. sale for the benefit of sick children. The whole thing is a fine outcome of Health Week

_A Victoria League ball was held in Wanganui recently, an d was - a great success The decorations were ofgbr?lhant yellow flowers, and greenery, with olht elnl °f hlEll bamb°°- Visitor!' from ?h P L P,r S Cr e .utO the ba"> with the local.people, the attendance was ex-

• Mr. F. Meadowcroft will open the Jtabfc Halt Con Stable street, to-morrow afternoon in nival, which will be continued until Friday.evening. There will b e a display of beautiful garments and fancy goods The sales at the usual stalls of produce, soap, flowers, sweets, books, and toys! with side shows and refreshments, should augment the votes of the different queen candidates A good, programme of concert items has been arranged for Thursday by Ju-s. Myers's party, and for Friday by the Mascot Club. v Dr. H. Hardwick Smith .(Wellington) has returned to Langley Mill, Notts., alter having spent some time in the london hospitals inquiring into the latest methods in .surgery, writes the London correspondent of "The Post." He was also specially interested in the treatment of diabetes, by insulin, and he hopes to obtain some of this serum, but up to the present he has not been successful because it had all been taken By the hospitals. Dr. and Mrs. Hardwick Smith nave booked their return passages to New Zealand via Suez, for the beginning of November.

It was stated at a meeting of the members of the Auckland (Women's) Lyceum Club that the membership was 585, and. it .was hoped to raise it to 700. Mrs. Parkes spoke of the power which a body of women could be in a city, and impressed, upon the. members that there was another side of life apart from the social. It was decided to endeavour to have more women speakers at the monthly luncheon meetincs. A welfare circle had been started with 42 members to assist any cause for the benefit of women and children. It was mentioned that the gardening and art and cvaft circles had had a particularly successful season. '* .

Mrs. Darling presided at the monthly meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Navy League.. There was a good attendance of members of committee. A report of the works committee was given by Mrs. Harding. , Very, good work had been done, and more garments had been made this year. The work was nearly all done by league members, with the exception of ■ good help from the Y.W.C.A. y ery good work had been done by the school children, who had made up material provided by the league. The goods have all been sent to England by the Corinthic. A very hearty-vote of thanks was passed to Mrs. Harding for her valuable work as head of the committee. Some discussion took place as to the two dances to be held by the league for the officers and men of the Chatham and Laburnum during their visit in November, and the committee went fully into the arrangements. It was decided to hold the annual meeting of the auxiliary in the -afternoon this year, towards the end of this month.

The committee of the Myers Free Kindergarten in Auckland arranged a particularly picturesque and charming party for children in the form of a nursery rhymes ball, when delightful little groups were arranged from the best-known stories, such as "The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe," "Cinderella," "Peter Pan," and many others. The decorations included ropes of greenery and flowers, clusters of balloons, and banners with nursery rhymes thereon, with many streamers and coloured lights in all directions. A most majestic and huge rooster centred the stage, with a great radiation of streamers of ( brilliant colours. It is stated that the " animal " costumes were capital, and the scene generally was a most charming one. The proceeds of the ball were in aid of the Kindergarten Fund.