WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 100, 24 October 1925, Page 14

WOMEN IN PRINT.

Miss Duplmo Alihursit, of Sydney, 13 thu guest uf Mrs. Meadows, Lower ilutt.

Mrs. Muncrief, Nelson Girl Guido Commissioner, is visiting Auckland in connection with the movement.

Mrs. and Miss Mongomerie, of Wangunui, who were in town to bo present at the wedding of Major and Mrs. Haviland, have returned to Wanganui. Mr. and Mrs. A. Roberts are leaving JJ-ngliind shortly on their return to New Zealand.

Jhf Hou. Mr. Boyd (Fijian Commissioner) and Mrs. Boyd'and their suite arc in Dunudin to take up residence in the North-K-ist Valley for six months during the Exhibition period (.says || v? Buncdiii ".Star"). ' Mrs. Claude Sawlell has returned to Wellington ..fto,.. ;l v i K it to Auckland, i""' will bo at the. Hotel Cecil for a few tliiys bctiire rctiirtiin-j to Christchurch.

Airs. Melvill is lo.a,ving Wellington for ••'• vml to England early next year. Mr. irfid l\r_rs. A. AVheatley have returned to Wellington after a trip to ii-ngJand and Canada.

The members of the Mothers' Club of the Taranaki Street Free. Kindergarten arc liolding a. fair at 196, Tarannk'i street, on Saturday, 31st October. The members of the club have been enthusiastically working f or the success of this event for months past, and there is every promise that their efforts will be well repaid. Stalls of various kinds are being organised, amongst others, sweets and cakes, plain and fancy sewing, knitting, books, bran-tubs, fisli-pohds. etc. The help which such efforts have been to tho. Kindergarten, cause in past years lias been most coiisidcrable, and it is hoped that the public will heartily support this effort of 1925. In tho evoiiing a concert has been arranged at 196, Taranaki street, to which adults will bo admitted at ii small charge and children lor half-price. An interesting programme lia.s ber-ti arranged, and (he concert promises to bo a happy termination to tho Mothers' Club fair."

The engagement is announced of Amy, \olmger daughter \of Mr. and Mrs. S. Muter, of Lower Hutt, to Lleorge, elder son or Mr. and Mrs. G. 11. Hunt, also of Lower Ilutt.

The St. Augustine's Croquet Club, Petunc. was opened for the season by -Mrs. 1!. (J. Kirk. A large number of guests were pres«3t, and Mrs. Kirk spoke interestingly- oE the earlier days of croquet when the game was much co&ier than it is to-day. Mrs. Kamsou icciJivcd tho'-\isitors and apologised for the Rev, If. H. Tlamson (president) and Mrs., Harding (patroness), who were unablo to be present. Ifesdames Kirk and Hnmsoii were the recipients of ■lovely bouquets carried out in the club's colours. A delicious afternoon tc*i was served, and music was supplied by the Boy Scouts, and songs were given by .Mrs. Clifford. Owing to the wet state of tho lawns competitions were hold in Uio young men's room and were much enjoyed. The winners were : Table ,ci-o-. quet, Mrs. I'ratloy; candle lighting, Mrs. Wilson (Ngaroma) ; b'igfitello, Mrs. i-Miiilh; quoits, Mrs. • Bennett (Nscaroina); " tyno, Mrs. lihodes-Williama (Kelburn). Prizes were donated by tho following :—.Rev. V. S. Ramson, 'jlos<liiuies Tt.vdei'j Johnston, Mareden, and OilbanUs."

The usual meeting of the committee of the Society for the ! Protection of Women and Children was hold on Friday. Lady Stout ■presided. Ten fresh cases were dealt with and a number of old ones received further attention. Arrangements for tho aiinua) meeting to be held on Tuesday were completed. Tho following subscriptions were acknowledged with thanks :—Lady Stout, £1 ; Air. M'Jwven, Mrs. Harding, 10s each; Cloiidcm Jjios.j Mesdaines Mirams, F. B. Bolt, Speedy, Wilson, Clarke, and Messrs. Barrett, Shearer, Lulesquet, i.'incllay, and D. Bedingfield, 5s each; Mesdames Campbell, Douglas, and Mr. Tamblyn, 2s 6d each-; Mr. Toomath, 2s; and Friend, Is. ■

The centre table at a meeting of the Auckland Education Board presented an unusually bright appearance, says tho "New Zealand Herald." It was" covered by about 200 invitation cards, attractively decorated in water colours, prepared by students at the Auckland Training College, to be forwarded to orphan children at the Richmond' Road Orphan Homo and the Auckland Public Hospital, inviting them to a Christmas party to be given by the students. The front cover of each card 'was adorned by a beautifully-coloured sketch, and no two of tho designs were alike. Several members of the board spoke appreciatively of the remarkably artistic work, and it was decided, on the motion of Mrs. .N". I£. Fcrner, to send a letter of appreciation to the art master of the Training College.

Some very interesting remarks aro embodied in'a report ■of the doings of the Mm Uil Hospital Department in Auckland. It appears that a tract of ;i.bout 1000 acres of suitable land is to be purchased well out of tho town area for (he new buildings, which will be of the

"villa" typo instead of one large building. In the meantime great improvements have been carried out in the old buildings in the way of added ventilation, and. cream or white paint in the.; wards and corridors instead of the former rather, depressing bluish-green shades. A tribute to the good work of the women nurses is paid, which is very gratifying to their sex,' though at the same lime it is clearly shown that no discredit is attached to the male nursing stall. It has been found that even in difficult and recalcitrant cases, the men ore better under the' charge of tho women nurs-s. Tho now building is to nave accommodation for 150 men in an auxiliary part, and these are to bo entirely under the care of women. Dr. Buchanan, at Hokitika'Mental Hospital, has apparently the san\c experience as Dr. Gray at I'oint Chevalier, for he says in a recent report, "Wo have now 50 male patients under the charge of nurses. Tho results aro most gratifying. . ■ . Tho patients have become better behaved under female influence, and in many cases evinced a willingness to work. ... I do not intend to cast

any aspersions. 'on (he. male staff; the changes arc subtle, and entirely duo to the gentler influence of women."

Dr. Elizabeth Omni, speaking ro ceutly at the Wnngiimii Education Hoard, staled tlial in visiting tlin schools '■n the district she, wns impressed with Hit; general physique of tho children. Slio did not think that iho long holidays duo lo Uio infiHitile paralysis epidemic hud done any harm. Slie liad inquired, from teachers of both (.own and country schools and learned that work -was not behind, which was definite proof (bat 1111> holidays had not been del.i-imenl.nl, while heallh bad improved. Shu would like, in view of her observations, to sec school Imlidu.vs extended to the end. of I'cbniai-y, nf coui'sr under <01 tain iehin'etions, with a provision for Xalure .vl'.klv. j;iini(;«. etc. Her experience >vas thai, during .short holidays bulb children and leadier.s look too ' much out of thcmpnlvc-s and rctiirvied to work fired. The fiicl of chiidren now-nol. he\n™ hehind wilh tbcii- work as a result of the k"ii£ holirliiv iiiid Llirpn^h bcinj kept under !'er:lriiit.iuii .shtj»i-d how beneficial <»aiureed ouLdcar tcslricliuu had been-

A wedding of interest to residents of Lower Ilutt took place on Thursday morning at St. James's Church, when Marjorie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Flux, was married by Archdeacon A. L. Hausell, to Mr. Wilfred Barton Bainey, eldest son of Captain and Mrs. J. B. Rainey, of Lower Hutt. The bride was in a charming costume, the coat being of cinnamon French repp over a frock of multi-coloured silk repp, worn with a small brown and gold hat. She carried beautiful flame-coloured azaleas. Her niece, Mary Mason, was bridesmaid, and her posy of primroses matched her frock of golden brown lnarocain. Mr. IT. 13. Rainey wan best man. Kollowing l.he ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Flux entertained (ho guests at the residence of Mi", iind Mrs. 33. Dawson. ■it TJelinont road, whore the garden and lawns made a charming background in t lie brilliant sunshine. Suiisequenll.v Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Rainey left by car for Taupo.

A London cable message states^hat Miss Jane Baby, of Bath, cousin of Lady Mcthuen and brother of Admiral Raby, who won the first Victoria Cross is celebrating her 106 th birthday. She still reads the Jiewspapers. She-lived in the reigns of sis monarchs.