WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 7, 9 January 1925, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

Mr. and Mrs. F. Dyer and Miss Dyer, of Park street, with Miss Lulu Bean, are motoring to Auckland via Napier, and intend to epend some' time at Taupo. Sir George and Lady Fenwick spent a day in Wellington on their way South, and left by the ferry steamer last evening. Sir Francis and Lady Boys, who have been visiting in the North Island, have returned to the South. ! Mrs. W. E, Atkinson (Mahina Bay), who returned to New Zealand recently, is the guest of Mrs. Brewster, New ! Plymouth, at present, and intends to return to England at an. early date. Mm; Marshall, Hastings, is visiting Wellington. Mrs. Knox Gilmer and her daughters ! are visiting Auckland and IJotorua during the holidays. Miss Bradley, Seakmn, is visiting Auckland and Eotorua. Miss li. Taplin, who has been visiting friend* in Wellington, has returned to Christchurch. ' ', Miss M.. Willis and Miss Cundy, of Wellington, are visilang Lake Taupo and Rotorua. Miss V. Eoss has returned to Wellington from Auckland. '■'-.( Dr. Ada Paterspn returned to Wellington from the South Island this morning. _ Among the Wellington visitors to Christclmrch ay« Mrs. T. E. CreaaweU. Misses Sanders, and Mrs. E. Lane. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Laurence, iol Aurora terrace, accompanied by their Bon and daughter, have returned from a visit to England. The wedding was solemnised recently at the Cuba Street Methodist Church at Palmerston North of Maria Grace, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W H Gimblett, of Manganhata, to . Albert John, eldest son of Mrs. and the late Mr. John Hawke, of Camelford, Cornwall, England. The Bey. H. f Peat performed, the ceremony, after which a reception was held, which was attended by a Jarge number of guests, A "Gazette" notice announces that maintenance orders made by Court* in New Zealand are enforceable in Ceylon. Apropos of the recent honour conferred on Sir Truby King, another evidence of the widespread fame of his effort* for the preservation of child life is conveyed «. a letter received this week; from Mrs. D. N, MacDiarmid who^u on the Bta ff of the Sudan™: •d-Munoa at Heiban, in th. Nuba Mountain provmce, 10 degrees north of the Equator: It is the custom in many African triben, when a mother dies shortly after the birth of her chUd •♦w^ *he jlvillS <*ild in the grave with the dead-mother. Several children^ have been rescued recently by thg New Zealand .repre E entativ s of this mission from this dreadful fate, and Mrs. Maofav^' T>," tlng °f th 6 kte3t SiM saved in_th.s way sayß , " E i em is ■ a fine healthy boy of six months 1,00k g- UP -y Truby Kin«s haD* i 7*ll eng^ement is announced of VioR& '■? °^7 y d£ u«hter °f Mr., and Mrs. Roberts 67,. Cambridge terrace, Weihngton, to Mr. W. Easton, of Auckland. "anf r T;^.intrin^, am wites to "T'me and Tide" as follows:—"No one has been more closely associated with the hrst woman member oL Parliament than myself, and no one' knows better what effect,, direct and indirect, she has had already on the social condition of this country. It is because.of this that' I wish to support, every sentiment expressed in favour of her receiving every possible place of honour. Not only, as your correspondent says, has Lady Astor shown unfailing courage in the. cause of right, but her real concern and desire to further legislation in vital issues, such as •• juvenile employment, continuation schools, child assault, temperance, should make any Government proud to be associated with euch ideals. These are questions which will have to be faced by any and every Government in' the future, and approached from , a human as well as from a political point of view. Lady Astor's knowledge of the above problems and their attendant evils, with her keenness for a clean milk supply and other branches of. infant welfare work, all make her. a valuable asset for a post under the Ministry of Health; and the Government, for its own advantage, would have been welladvised to ask her to take a share of the work of this Department. The women of England of all parties look to her to continue to. champion their cause in the House of Commons, and had Mr. Baldwin persuaded her to accept office it,would have been regarded by many "of.us as some recognition of the selfless service she has already given us."' Yet another writer says: "A House containing a Lady Astor bound by Government ties is unthinkable. Each party fortunately contains some rare souls whose first j duty.it is to remain free." ■ .! "Very interesting mention is made in "Time and Tide" of the opinions of English women concerning the choice of the Duchess of Athpll in the bestowal of Ministerial rank instead of the lady who has "borne the burden and heat of the day" politically, having been the cole woman member for one Parliament, with an immense' clientele—practically that of the women of the United JCingdbni, coming to her for a multitude of good reasons, and none being "sent away empty." A colossal task, and fulfilled with a cheerfulness and. courage which commanded a world-wide admiration , from women. Some women have written \to the paper expressing their pleasure Hhat Lady Astor, with her courage and clear-sightedness, should remain a "freelance," for they regard her as far more powerful outside any Government situation. "Her. function," writes one woman, "is not to become an Under-Secre-tary; it is, as she has said herself, 'to ginger up Governments.' As a matter of fact it is extremely unlikely that for some years yet any 'woman's woman' will be appointed to Ministerial rank. Official posts will be reserved for 'men's women' for the first few years. The value of having such posts held by women at | all cannot be over-estimated, because the precedent is essential. It is most desirable, however, that minor posts should be held by woman likely to be of great use to the women's movement as private members." The death took place at Levin on Wednesday of Mrs. Hannah jane Davies, widow of the late Mr. John Davies, Born in Wellington in 1849, the deceased lady went to the Horowhenua district 56 years ago, and was married when 21 years of age, living with her husband first- in the Wirokino and later at Koputaroa, then known as Kereru. She took her full share of the toil and hardships inseparable from the life of the pioneers, but through it all preserved her kindliness of heart and earned the respect and goodwill of a very wide circle of friends. Later Mrs. Davies went to live at Levin, where for the past few months she had been ailing One son, Mr. Fred Davies, of: Heatherlea, is left to mourn her passing. There ia also onu aumving brother, Mr I George Uuwe, of WeJLUagtou,

The Key. Mr. Forrest-Sale, who is the senior Anglican missionary in Fiji, stated in Auckland that there had been great progress in the work of the missions on iiji,, largely owing to the energy and enthusiasm of the recently? appointed Bishop of Polynesia, Dr. Kempthorne, who is a New Zealander by birth, and a son of Archdeacon K.empthorne, of Nelson. " Still greater progress will undoubtedly ensue if New Zealand will back up the Anglican Missions in Polynesia," remarked Mr. For-rest-Sale. "Men and means are the chief requirements. Great things are hoped for how that the diocese of Polynesia is to be associated intergrally with the Anglican province of New Zealand. This association will be technically consummated at the coming sitting of the General Synod in Dunedin in February." Mission work among the Indians, Solomon Islanders, and other Polynesians has now been much extended, "'and residence among any of these peoples to-day is as^safe as is life in Auckland." Mr. Forrest-Sale has been asked by the Bishop of Polynesia to attend the General Synod and he hopes to be able, to do so. \ » /Twelve athletic fields are now available for 75,000 schoolgirls of New York City who participate in some form of athletics., As many as 1500 girls a week report for athletic instruction, whereas a, few years ago only, a few could be rallied for the work. Mrs. Lee Cowie, who left last February to attend the World's Conference of the W.C.T.U. in America, and the World'i Sunday Schools' Conference in Scotland, is returning to Auckland on Tuesday by the Maheno. Mrs. Cowie held a lecturing tour in Wales and different parts of England. Mrs. Cowie has also been in India and Ceylon, and worked amongst the Eamabai Mission at Mukti.

There will be very widespread regret at the death of Mrs. Fanny Elizabeth Gibbs, wife of Mr. E. W. Gibbs, which occurred, at her residence, Karori, yesterday morning. The late Mrs. Gibbs who was a Miss Bainey, of Nelson, was connected for-/a long time with the Plunket Society in both Dunedin and Wellington, as well as being a leading spirit in initiating and getting into being Queen Margaret Hostel, and this fine brick building will remain as a lasting monument to the work of Mrs. Gibbs and her co-workers at that time. On her return to Wellington, in spite of a busy life and indifferent health, Mrs. Gibbs resumed her old work on the hostel council, and to the end she was a most valued and practical member of the council, advocating strongly the extension of the work to meet the demands of the many students who still have to be refused accommodation. Many mothers and their student daughters are deeply indebted to Mrs, Gibbs, though some, perhaps, hardly know her name. Into her work no thought of personal recognition entered. The Students' Hostel Council know, however, there is now a gap in their ranks that will be. very hard to fill. To members she has left an honoured memory that will act as a stimulus to further endeavour for many years to come. She will ,be greatly missed by a large circle of friends and relatives. Besides her husband she is survived by three daughters, Mrs. David Smith, of Wellington, and Mrs. Skinner and Mrs. Bathom/ of Dunedin. «