WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 99, 23 October 1924, Page 13

WOMEN IN PRINT.

The interest in the All-Nations' Ball at the Town Hall on Monday is spreading rapidly, and anticipations are ior a delightful evening's amusement -with so many attractions promised. The dancers will have everything of the best provided_ for them, while those in the gallery will have a feast of spectacular beauty ia the form of dresses, scenery, decorations, and fancy dancing. The arrangements, under Miss Freeman and Mrs. Robert Johnston, are in excellent hands, and a really well-organised and enjoyable function is sure to result. The promoters of the Residential Nursery are encouraged by the prospect of a substantial sum to assist in the coming year's expenses. Mrs. Arnaud MacKellar has returned to Christchurch, after a visit to Wellington. Captain and Mrs. Q. Webb are visiting friends in Duriedin. Miss Grant, Matahiwi, is visiting .Wellington. Miss Florence Birch, who has been organising the building campaign of the Y.W.C.A., is at present in Napier, and will leave on her return journey to Australia next week. . F. C. Lewis and Miss .Willis, of Masterton, are the guests of Mrs. Whyte, Willis street. Miss Kathleen Owen, of Wellington, is the guest of Mrs. Stewart, Masterton, , Mies Helen Orbell, of Tima-ru, is on a visit to Wellington, and is the guest of Mrs. A. E. Allison, Watt street, Highland. Park. It is stated quite seriously in an exchange, that an "anti-etocking screen/ has been placed in the Law Courts of Los Angeles. Judge Summerfield, of the Superior Court, came to the conclusion, after observation, that the sil--ken hosiery of fair witnesses played such havoc with the judgment of the jurymen in that city, that it was necessary to have some sort of screen to prevent the attention of the jurors being taken off the evidence in the cases by the display of limbs and stockings. "The Judge raised a hand," said an observer, "and the usher placed a low movable screen about the witness stand. He was enforcing the new edict of the* Court that , there should be no display ,of hosiery from that stand." The screen is described as a three-foot high barrier of - solid oak. The writer concludes thus: "Clearly, this is an argument in favour of the establishment of women jurors." | _, A correspondent is thanked for sending in two good recipes for Chili beer. This correspondent is anxious to have s, ■ recipe for sweet onion pickle, the onions used alone without the admixture of other vegetables. \ ■, It is stated that a specially good assortment of articles will be offered at the jumble sale, to be held to-morrow at St. Peter's Schoolroom, beginning at half past two.* The proceeds will be in aid of the vicarage fund, St. Michael and ' All Angels' Church. Mrs. Bowron, of Christchurch, presided at the meeting of the Dominion Coznmittee of the Y.W.C.A. held recently, in the absence of Lady Luke. Favourable reports were received from all over New Zealand, the work among the adolescent girls, in the Girl Citizen branch"; showing very fine results. Matters in connection with the conference of Girl Citaens, to be held at Solway College, Masterton, at Christmas time were discussed, Miss Leila Tsridgeman being the leader appointed for the conference. It was hoped that representatives from all- associations/would be. present. It was- found that all branches were doing their beat in kindness and friendship with the, arriving overseas girls, with . endeavours tc ka^ in touch with them afterwards. Arrangements for staff were' made for next year, and plans discussed for the part the association could take in looking after the interests of women at the Grand International Exhibition, to bo held-at Dunedin next year. It was decided that the annual meeting of the New Zealand . associations \be held next February. The Training School for secretaries, to be held in Sydney next year, was discussed with the increased programme made necessary by the increased volume of work. Appreciation of the work of Miss Bridgeman, National Girls' work secretary, was expressed. The following representatives were present at the meeting:—Mis. G. H. Wilson, Miss Jean Stevenson (Auckland), Mrs. G. Bowron, Mrs.' Newell (Christchurch), Miss Rouchton (New-Ply-mouth), Mrs. Hanan (Invercargill), Miss Magee (Palmorston North), Mrs. D 0 M'Clay, Mrs. C. D. Morpeth, Mis. T, E. Corkill, Miss Dunlop (Wellington), Misß Downie Stewart, Mrs. Clarke, Mrs. Bennott, Miss Archibald, Miss Jean Begg I (executive), Miss Florence Birch (national board), and Miss Ella Fair (secretary). Varied expert opinions as to the "keeping" qualities of honey were given recently aa follow : —"l've kept two pots of honey for 30 "years, and it hasn't deteriorated in appearance or taste," declared Mr. A. Ireland at a beekeepers' meeting at Christchurch, "and I've read of a pot of good honey, 2000 years old, being dug up from the ruina of Pompeii.," Mr. J. Rentoul, the lecturer, seemed to be rather sceptical about such keeping qualities, saying he found by experience that honeybegan to.fail in quality and appearance after two years. A total of 7372 club women, of whom 2407 were delegates and 4965 visiting clubwomen, wore registered at the Los Angeles biennial of the General Federation oE Women's Clubs in America, according to the final report of the creduutial committee. Thevp are so many club women in Wellington' nowadays that! 0 the following account o£ tho progress of the Otago Women's Club will interest many :—Tho annual meeting of the Otago Women's Club will mark the completion of tho tenth year of tho club's existence. The membership in September, 1923, was 652. The resignations during 1923 wore 26; member- , ships lapsed, 18; transferred to affiliated clubs, one; elections during the year, 179; transferred from affiliated clube, five—bringing the total membership in September, 1924, to 791. lii February of this year the committee decided to take over the room which had previously been leased to a tenant. This is now used as a lunch room, and enables the old lunch room to be used as a card •room, and leaves a sitting .room entirely for the use of members. Alterations were made to the entrance hall, and proved a great success. Altogether, the additional room has added ■greatly to the comfort of members. The tea room has proved to be a successful venture, and very much appreciated. The club's- finance is now expressed in imposing figures. The receipts for the year totalled £2467 (inclusive of n balance of £39 from the preceding year). Members' subscriptions contributed £1072 to this total, entrauco fees amounted to £188, and the receipts from the tea room were £922. The principal items of expenditure were £930 on account of tho tea room, £266 for salaviqa and attondance, £365 for, rent, and £190 on furniture. The balance-sheet shows that the club- pos4M«u t<? tin* g*i£ui «i $&&,.

A number of matters of interest were dealt with at a meeting of the W.N.R. Memorial Cemetery Committee, held yesterday afternoon, at which Mrs. Boden presided. It was decided to hold over the appointment of an honorary secretary for the present. Mrs. M'Hugh was appointed as a member of the committee, and welcomed on her first attendance. She stated that she was in hopes that she would be able to get an association of young girls to join the Girls' Club (W.N.R.) efforts m the direction of decorating the SolI diers' Cemetery on Saturdays. Miss J I Black, of the W.N.R.G.C., stated that the work was now left to a very few j members owing to departures, marriages, and other reasons, and more help would be most welcome. Mrs. Boden undertook to approach the W.N.R. Council with.' a view to assistance being given to the Girls' Club in an entertainment which would bring all the young workers together. It was decided that a sum of money 6hould be allocated towards the e3t pense of a. rock-garden at the Soldiers' Memorial Cemetery, Mrs. Chatfield to consult with the newly-appointed caretaker at the cemetery as to what would 7 be permitted and acceptable. Much pleasure was expressed at the return to New Zealand of Mrs. Mathew Holmes, the N first president of the committee, who, it is hoped, will return to the committee as coon as possible. It was stated that a number of Kelburn ladies would be willing to give flowers 'on Saturdays for the decoration of the graves, and Miss Black expressed much pleasure, saying that they were always extremely glad of new contributors. She paid a tribute to the work of the school children, and to a number of teachers who were sympathetic to the work. | Mr. Blanton, an ex-lawyer and district judge, from Texas, has nearly caused a panic on the American marriage market. "It is time," he declared in the American House of Representatives, "to stop holders of foreign titles romping off with American beauties^to dissipate their fortunes." So, in an amendment to the Tax Bill, he proposed a tax levy of 99 per cent, on the dowry in such marriages and an inheritance tax of 75 per cent, of any portion of an estate left to legatees living abroad, thus hitting the American father-in-law of titled noblemen very hard, twice. But after what is described as a "humorous debate," in which it was asserted that Congress could not stop the coureeof true love, the amendment was defeated by 177 votes to 22. A pleasant afternoon was 'spent at the Anglican Boys' Home on Saturday last,'when Seatoun and the Home teams played for the Thorpe Shield. This shield was held last year by Seatoun, and was competed for on the lltb. inst. by the home boys, the result being a draw. The contest last Saturday had the same result. Mrs. M'Sheen, Wellington, presented the shield to the Seatoun team, complimenting both sides on their nianly game. Afternoon tea •as provided in the home dining-room by Mr. Thorpe and the matron. -The Rev. W. H. Walton (Foxton) gave the boys advice on playing the "Game of Life," and Mr. G. A. Salt also spoke of the keen clean way the boys had played. Three cheers were, given by the boys in appreciation of the kindnesses shown by their friends, "Travelling 600 miles to play hockey is astounding to an Englishman,"-.said Dr. J. Warriner to an English newspaper reporter, "and yet," he continued, "I saw this happen o.t Nelson, to which place An Invercargill ladies' team journeyed recontly. In England the girls would hesitate to travel 20 miles on such an errand. The facts of the towns being few and far apart in New Zealand, and the keen competitive spirit shown in sport, probably accounts for the long journey being undertaken." The place of music in the education of children was touched on by Mrs. Weir in her address at the Lyceum Club last evening. Trained to understand the beauty of music, the children would naturally learn to discriminate between true musical sounds and harsh noises, and would in. time realise the harmful effect of raising their voices and shouting in their play, which was disastrous to the cultivation of musical voices. The plight of the girl in the country town waa graphically put by Dr. HarI vey Sutton, in his evidence before the 1 New States Commission in Sydney. "Life to the girl in the country town," said the. doctor, "becomes very irksome. There is too much Mother Grundy in the township; everybody knows everybody ; and the neighbours are watching the girl all the time. Tho only thing the girl can do to escape these irritations is to get out—and the girl promptly gets out to the city, where she can do as she likes. In the rural areas the j conditions are even worse for the young girl. She becomes nothing less than j a drudge in the house. Tho conditions are all unfavourable. The house has a minimum of comfort; no water is laid on in the house; the cooking has to be [done under a galvanised iron roof; she lives in what is only a shed; the sanitary arrangements are often shocking ; and the old man won't spend any money on the house. Woll, she simply gets out. The "Junior Red Cross Journal," in its October issue, makes mention of the fact that the journal and the organisation have hail a good reception from tho teachers in the schools, this being very gratifying and encouraging. The movement is established Hn 53 countries, therefore, the spread of knowledge of lan international character, of decent simple'hygiene, and of the nobility of kindness both to humanity nnd to dumb animals, is being spread 'broadcast The suggestion of good from this magazine, it is hoped, will be just tho' thing to counteract the suggestion, of evil which unfortunately comes from so many sources of entertainment, at present allowed in the world. The new number is specially directed to the thought of making the lives of animals happy and comfortable; the "Horse's Prayer," addressed to his master, is a really touching and beautiful thing, while there is a talk about cats,.and directions how to make a house for birds. Junior and senior news shows progress in a marked degree, and there are many .who will wish the Junior Red Cross the best of good luck, and that the war-honoured symbol may be shown in every school m the land.