WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 25, 30 January 1924, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

Mrs. Bendall. Tinakori road, has returned from a visit to Hawkes Bay. Mrs. Falck, wife of the ait critic, has arrived from Dunedin to join her husband, Captain Shirley Falck, and later they intend to visit Auckland. Miss A. C. Morrison, principal of tho Auckland Girls' High School, is spending part of the holidays in Christchurch. Mr. and Mrs. E. Wray, of Palmerston North, formerly of Wellington, are staying at the Hotel Windsor, prior to leaving for an extended visit to Australia and England. ■ Miss Phyllis Bates has left for a visit to Napier. Mrs. Walker, who is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Henry Smith, Tho Terrace, is returning to Gisborne to-iribrrow. Mr. and Mrs. ,F. D. Luckie, of Hastings, are among.those leaving for England at- an early date. Mr. and Mrs. Pockley and family returned yesterday by the* Maunganui "from an extended overseas tour. Mrs. and Miss Darling, of Wellington, have left for a visit to Auckland, Airs. Darling being one of the delegates to the Navy League Conference. Mrs. L. S. Fanning, Wellington, is visiting friends in Christchurch. __Miss Shona Rhodes and Miss Audrey Cracroit Wilson are appearing in the "Wedding Scene" at the Theatre Royal m Christchurch, with Miss Gertrude Elliott. _ One of the ladies present at the meeting held in the Council Chamber last night is much impressed with "the fine choice of the Returned Soldiers' Association in taking Nurse Cavell as %ir queen. The martyred nurse was one of the linest figures of the many in the late war, and her sacrifice has' always appealed -to the soldiers who were 'on active service at the time as the most wonderful and beautiful thing, for, when she was doing her work of mercy, she knew that she held her life in her hands. I'herefore, in reminding the younger forces and people generally of tin's splendid woman, the R.S.A. will have a great sympathy and anpport. The lady who was so impressed states her opinion that the group arranged for the candidate representing the heroic nurse can be ono of special beauty, symbolical of all that is fine, pure, and uplifting in life. Her plan, if it materialises, will be one of the best in the pageant. A dance arranged by tho Artillery andEngineevs' companies in aid of the candidature of,their pageant queen, Mis. A. C. Ashford, will take place in the Navals' Hall, to-morrow night at 8 o'clock. The attractions include!the best of floors and music, g o od supper aiTaugcmenta, and the presence cf the prospective queen and some maids of honour. Details are advertised in this issue. ' v A London church is about to receive lan addition to the small group of women I pastors. Miss M. G. Collins, for many ( years on the staff of the "British Weekly," has studied for the ministry at New College, and has now received an invitation to become pastor of the North Bow Congregational Church. It is an East End church with 350 sittings and active Sunday schools. Lately, too, Miss Dorothy Wilson has become an minister at a Congregational church. Miss Maude Rcyd'en's success has, helped to pave the way for women preachers. In tho United States there are hundreds of woman pastors. \' ' A graceful act was performed by Their Excellencies Lord and Lady Jellicoe on Thursday, evening,, when, at the performance of •''Tutankhamen" at His Majesty's Theatre, they went behind the scenes at tho intermission to congratulate the . principals and members of the chorus on the success they had achieved, says the "New Zealand Herald-" On arrival at the theatre Their. Excellencies were presented with papyrus scrolls mounted on Egyptian silk, bearing the names of the principal characters in the play. The scrolls were adorned with Egyptian iigures, and blue wax seals were appended as emblem, signifying the sun god Ra and the tower of Luxor. The members of the Vice-Regal party werfe presented with souvenir programmes containing portraits of tho principal performers. The engagement is announced of Miss Jean Alexander, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Alexander, Wellington, to Mr. Gordon Gillespie, third son of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Gillespie, Dannevirke, ' . s The death occurred on Sunday, at her residence,- Queen's avenue, Fendalton, of Mrs. Mary Dampier-Crossley,, widow of the late Crflslegh Dampier-Crossley, says the "Lyft'eltoh Times." The late Mrs. Dampier-Crossley was bornin Auckland on 24th May, 1861, and was the second daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. . Wynne Gray. Thirty-nine years ago she arrived in the South Island, -arid prior to her husband's death she j lived in North Canterbury. She was a woman of a distinct1 and pleasing personality, loyal, generous,, clear-minded, and-marm-hearted,-making many friends, and, retaining them to the end. | Miss Irene Wilson's resignation of Imposition on the staff of the Christchurch Girls' High School as from 31st January, in consequence of her having been | appointed principal of the Queeu Mar-' I garet College, Wellington, was accepted ! with regret by the Board of Governors lof Canterbury College on Monday afternoon, says the "Lyttleton Times.'" Sonic new legislation which has eventuated in ln*an'ce is mentioned in au exchange, as follows:—lntroduced very quietly, and appearing as if its novelty would be covered with ridicule just as daylight saving was originally, the proposal for a family vote has unexpectedly acquired first-class importance in France. The Chamber, by a large majority, decided re'eently that it must be taken into consideration. The essential idea i_ that a household shall have as many votes as the are members of tlie family. Where the children are of age to exercise the vote, they would do so themselves, but in the case of children who were not of age the vote would be exercised on their behalf by the head of tho family. Fathers of families with three or more children number ' only 4,000,000 out of 11,000,000 of decfi . and though they represent the majority o, the nation, they are, for electoral purposes a minority. The project is supported by the Government. ■ Miss E. L. Winterton, who has been made tho first woman associated member of the Institute of Railway Signal Engineers, is a draughtswoman • Employed at the Signal" Department of tho Great Western Railway Company, Reading. She works upon designs fo railway safety appl ances and tignals. I.rained at University Collegb, Reading, Miss Winterton, wh 3 f s ' lw^yfive won tho Owen Ridley pri. a for machine construction in 1920, the Wells prize for science in 1921-22, and has passed examinations in machine eonstruct*on and drawmg, ilfJ , ied , clu-uics. magnetism, general pliv^ics --ml j mathematics, and electricity, Mi* s \V , srunr'h"1; 1 s,ic bvcs "ii« ''->■ »> ; feels, lint she has a natural .-,pti U;c ]e f or .it, 1■ ■• her ■■ pare time she work ilt '", j science problems m tho. umvcrsifv I- , ■ ojT.lor.c-.. In fact, ,t, e ( , lit l, M ,e\„H t! Iguost «y thaw science i s ' 1^ Z& :

In making plans for the forthcoming pageant, which is not far distant now, there is a big work for ladies who are interested in the work at the Community Club, or. in helping the Garrison Fund, which is necessary for the efficiency of tho junior forces, which have been at a great disadvantage for a long period of time. The various queens are entering ' into a strenuous and fatiguing experience, with v: good heart and great kindliness, and therefore it is hoped that people generally will make special efforts to assist any they may be interested in, Or else come forward with help for the commissariat; for the adequate refreshment of such crowds as will probably assemble at the pageant will be a great problem. Relays of assistants and workers will be needed, and it is hoped that the parents and friends of the Cadets and Territorials will be among those ; who will come forward and help. Mr. Shallcrass is tho honorary secretary of the pageant, and information can be obtained from his office m Lambton quay. The engagement is announced of Miss Lilian Beatrice Bowman, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Bowman, Newlands, to Mr. Leonard R. Ward, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Ward, Wakefield road, Johnsonville. The death has just occurred of Mrs. Thomas Thompson, of Orinokte. ■ Nelgop, a sister of Mrs. Whitwell, Austin street, Wellington. Mrs. Thompson was one of those who suffered great lass in the tragedy of the late war. one of her eons being killed and the other badly gassed and wounded. Mr. Thompson was so badly broken and distressed by these sad happenings that he passed -a*.\*ay soon afterwards, and this was followed by another sorrow- in the death of Mrs. Whitwell's s-m, also during the war. Much sympathy will be_ felt by friends of the family with Mrs. Whitwell in having to suffer another bereavement.