WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 104, 3 May 1926, Page 13

WOMEN IN PRINT.

Miss Constance Morice, Golder's Hill, has returned from a visit to the West Coast and Christchuroh. Miss Willis, "Wadestown, has left for a visit to Sydney.' Mrs. Oriana Wilson, who is spending some time in Now Zealand, came up from Ghristclmreh and attended the dinner given by the Women War Workers' Association on Saturday evening. Mrs. Brycc, Mar ton, is visiting Wellington. . . Miss Thurston, E.E.C., Waipukurau, was one of the guests at the Women War Workers' Association dinner on Saturday evening. Mrs. 3?. M'Parland is returning to 'Wellington after.a visit to Auckland. Mrs. D. Thomson, Wellington, has returned from Auckland." Cabled advice has just been received from London advising that the name of Lilian May Mitchell had been inadvertently omitted from tho list of students of Vietbria University College who have completed the final section of the 8.A.. degree. Mrs. Claude Sawtell (Christchurch) has arrived in Wellington for a visit. Mrs. and Miss Lorna Martin have returned tc Christehurch. The latter has been doing good work in Australia as organising secretary to the .Quee" land Country Women's Association. Mrs. Royle and Miss Clay arc returning to Wellington after a visit to the Exhibition. Hostesses for the Community Club for the week will be: —This evening, Wellington South Nursing Division; Tuesday,, Mrs. Lyon; Wednesday, Wellington Suburban Nursing Division; Thursday, Mrs. Murphy, M.8.E.; Friday, Mrs. Butler; Saturday, ; Monday, Mrs. W. D. Robinsoji. The many friends of Miss Laura Bunting, who has been for some years lady-editor of the "Dominion," will be interested to hoar that she intends to leave New Zealand shortly, and take up her residence in Sydney. Miss Bunting, who has a bright and charming personality, will be much missed by a large, circle of friends and readers, but all will join in wishing her the best of good fortune, and much success and happiness in finding wider opportunities in a larger sphere. A correspondent asks for a good recipe for preserving tomatoes, whole, not pulped. The French Club members enjoyed a thoroughly successful evening's entertainment arranged by Madame Decha-net-Macintosh at the last meeting, which was held at the Pioneer Clubrooms. The large audience listened with much; appreciation to a reading of Moliere's play, "Le Malade Imaginaire.'" The characters were taken by Professor Boyd-Wilson (Le Malade Imaginaire), Madame Dechanet-Mac-intoslr (Toinette), Madame Bendall, Misses Hind and Line, Dr. A. DillonCarbery, Eev. J. A. Mackenzie, and Messrs. Palmer, Zohrab, Fraser Mackenzie, Parker, Lochore, and Greenish taking the other parts. Mrs. C. H. Seville gave a synopsis of the play in English, and Madame Thelma Pauli gave a suitable piano item. Miss Coralie Smythson recited '"Plainto de la Bereire," following by a gavotte (Lulli), the connection between the "Plainte," the dance, and "Le Malade" being explained by Miss Smythson. Before the entertainment, Madame Bendall held her conversation .class, and next timo sho_ancl,Madame Macintosh will change roles, the former, arranging the evening's entertainment. Miss M. P. Young received the guests. i At the last meeting of the Women's Study Circle, held in the Trades Hall, Mr. Webb gave an addres on "Some Thoughts on New Thought Psychology." He was followed with keen interest, and much discussion took place at the end of his address. Hearty thanks were given to Mr. Webl> for his address. The weather behaved very badly on Saturday so far as the Gi,rl Guides were concerned, 'for/there was mo. sign of the clearing up which followed later in the day in time for the girls t6 arrange their bazaar at Mrs. T. C. A. Hislop's garden. The Dominion Farmers' Institute Hall had been promised if the weather was unfavourable, and it was thought-advisable to hold the sale within doors. However, wonders were ac; eoinplished, and a most attractive setting of stalls, etc., was carried out n record time, showing . some of the good results of the training Which" is part of the life of the Girl Guide. There were a number of .well•provided stalls, sweets, /produce, cakes, flowers, and a novelty In the form of the."white elephant" stall, which proved one of the successes. The bazaar was opened by Mrs. Arthur Duncan, president of the Provincial Council, who was met by a guard of hbnour composed of Brownies and received by the divisional commissioner (Mrs. Herbert Kirkcaldie) and the-district commissioner (Mrs. Fry). A Brownie presented her with a charming bouquet. In charge of the stalls were the following:—Produce, Mrs. Hugging and Miss Sealey; books and magazines, Miss Harper; afternoon tea, Mrs. 'P.. C. <A. Hislop and Mrs. Lance Moore; bran tub,' Miss Walker; sweets, Mrs. Tennant and Miss Toulson; cakes, Miss Bell; work stall, Miss Fathers and Miss. Remington; white elephants, Mrs. H. Kirkcaldio and Mrs. Corliss; toys, Mrs..Eowbottom; eskimo pie, Mrs. Middleton.. Representatives of each company of Guides helped at the different stalls. A.'couplo of country dances were given during tho afternoon, one by Guides and the other a sword danco by a company of Rangers, who had been trained by Mrs.' Haviland. The dances were much enjoyed by the onlookerß. About £50 was the result of the afternoon's effort. Invitations are issued for the University Capping Ball, which will be held at the Town Hall. This ball is one which has been a "fixture^' for a good many years now, and tho students have plenty of experience in the past to enable them to make their ball a very complete success. Late cars have been arranged for the convenience of guests who live in tho suburbs, and all other.inducements, such as good music, floor, and supper will be added to the attractions. The death occurred of Mrs. Elizabeth Kcay-Brown at her residence, "Nikau," Moxham avenue,' Kilbirnie, on Saturday, after a very brief illness. The late Mrs. Kcay-Brown arrived in New Zealand with her first husband, the late Mr. William Bennett, by the Star of India, in 1874. She took a very keen interest in political affairs years ago, and was an active figure in tho campaign in favour of women' 3 suffrage, which resulted in the Act which gave women the franchise. For her services she was elected life vice-presi-dent of the Women's Social and Political League. The deceased was also prominently connected with tho old United Methodist Free Church, which stood upon the site of His Majesty's Theatre, in Courtenay place, for many years, and later was elected first liio vice-president of tho New Contury Spiritualists' Church. Mrs. Kcay-Brown is survived by two sons—Mr. A. E. Bennett, of the local tramways department, and Mr. H. D. Bennett, of the Justice Department staff in Dunedin. Her only daughter is Mrs. F. W. Vosscller, of Wellington. The funeral will take place to-morrow afternoon,

A. feature of the function which took place on Saturday evening at the Chequers, being the annual dinner of the New Zealand Women's Overseas War Workers' Association, was the number of medals worn by those present. A great deal has been said about the lack of public ■ appreciation of women's work, and Justly, but that there has beenvsome was well illustrated by the number of; decorations and ribbons' worn. Among these were the C.8.E., M.8.E., Royal Red Cross, Florence Nightingale Medal, Oak Leaf (mention in dispatches),1 Serbian Order of St. Sava, the Serbian Red Gross, the A.B.R.C., the. Medaille de Reconnaissance (Belgian Order), the V.A.D. Medallion, the N.Z» War Contingent Association Medal, and the Russell Square N.Z.S.C.'. Medal. iThese-'all made a very pleasant and gratifying showing; and formed at once an introduction and a bond of union to' those who had not met before, or who ha* not seen each other since the war. "Why, I saw'you lastin London;" or if might bo in France, or Egypt,'or'in Serbia-^there were greetings all. round, and,a more pleasant and successful.party could hardly be imagined.., Occupying seats of honour beside Miss M'Lean; (who was wearing the Florence Nightingale Medal, the only one in New Zealand, and the R.R.C.), ; were Miss Bicknell, R.R.C., Director of. the N.Z. Nursing Division arid Matro.n-in-Chief of the N.Z.A.N.S.; Miss Thurston, C.8.E., R.R.C., president of the .Christchurch Association of Overseas Women War Workers, and. late principal matron of the N.Z.E.F; Dr. Agnes Bennett, British and Serbian Orders;. Mrs. Oriana : Wilson, New. Zealand War Contingent Association; and Mrs. Dick, Auckland Association. Among, the apologies received were those from Miss Willis (vice-president) and: Miss Pengelly, together with a number from members in far-away districts. In front of Miss M'Lean was a. beautiful "-ptbsent&tip'n basket of roses | and maidenhair fern, also'a bouquet of chrysanthemums, and the other tables were charmingly arranged with chrysanthemums and foliage. About sixty guests were present, and an excellont dinner was served. The toast of '' The King" was proposed by Miss li' Lean. In a brief speech she welcomed all present, specially those who had come from a distance, showing loyalty to the association and anxiety to meet old comrades and friends again. Such a gathering as the present ona, the fifth of the kind to be held, spoke well for the strength and permanency of the associations that had been formed during the years of waiv, It seemed to her that ■ those associations had taken deeper root as the .years: went by, instead o£ tending to disappear.. Miss M'Lean also spoke of their association, which had been formed at the last annual dinner, and she hoped that all present would make a point of joining it. In proposing the toast of "Absent Friends," Miss L; Brandon, A.R.R.C., vice-pres^lcnt of tho association, said that the blune spirit that laughed and joked when most they wanted to cry, still held good amongst thoir comrades,, and was spending itself in trying to briiig happiness and comfort into tho world. To their absent friends they sent warm thoughts of friendship and remombrancc. The toast was warmly received. Miss Thurston, R.R.G.; in. replying to Miss M'Lean's special welcome to those who had come from.distant parts of New Zealand, expressed the- warmest appreciation. She had seen that evening faces she had not soon since the .years of service abroad. The hardships' they had faced together overseas were forgotten in the. pleasure of such. meetings, and she .hoped that as time; went on they would become dearer and-more appreciated. Special reference was made,by Miss Thurston to the presence of Mrs. Wilson, who had done so much in connection with the War Contingent Association. The final toast of the evening, "The New Zealand Women War Workers' Association," proposed by Miss M'Lean, was honoured with enthusiasm. At the close of the dinner the gathering adjourned to the tearoom, where a competition* and general conversation filled in the remainder of the evening. The winners of the competition were Miss Brandon 1 and Miss Gilnier 2. A message by wireless from the New Zealand Red Cross forwarded by the secretary, Mr. Galloway, wishing the association a thoroughly happy and successful reunion, was received and appreciated. Among-those who- were present, in addition -to those already mentioned, were Mrs. and Miss Burnett, Dr. West, Mrs.. Corkill, Mrs. Erie Corkill, Mrs. M' Kibbon, Mrs., D- Stout, Misses Nicolson, Gilnier, Gould, M'Nab, Lea, Whitehorn, James, .Fanning, Mrs. TytheBrown, . Miss: Sniaill, Mrs. Bryce (Marton), 'Misses . Sugden, Flower (Marton), Vida M'Lean, M'Rae, Thompson, Sutton, M. M' - Nab, M'lntosh, Mrs. Herbert (Eketahuna), Mrs. Sadd, Mrs. Myers, Misses Cook (Palmcrston North), Davies (Palmerston' North)^ Chalmers (Feilding), V. Barker,' Doris Bovent, Wise, Webster ' (New Plymouth), Speedy, Mrs. Bowerbank, Mrs. Corliss, Mrs. Basil Webster; Mi-s. Derrick Kemp, Miss Sylvia Wilson, Mrs. Lloyd, and Mrs. Findlay. ■Mrs". H. T.; Marshall (Karori) .and Mrs. Mac Hugh, as joint secretaries, were to be ' congratulated on leaving nothing undone that could add to tho evening's success. There is little doubt that, with' such a warm

spirit of comradeship and true kindness, that the association will remain a successful one as long as there are members left to meet in such social functions. The committee of the HataitaiWomen's National Reserve spared no pains to make their first dance on Saturday evening the success that it proved. The hall was charmingly decorated and an excellent home-made supper prepared. These, together with a good floor and orchestra, ensured the pleasantest of evenings for the large crowd of dancers that attended, and is a happy augury for the next dance in the near future. A considerable sum was realised towards the Residential Nursery funds, and great credit is due to Mrs. Baldwin, president, and her enthusiastic and capable committee. The New Zealand Association of Dorset Folk held p. social evening at Dustin's Rooms on Saturday last, cards, competition, and dancing being the order of the evening/ A competition arranged-by; Miss Moore, who gave the prizes, was won by Mr. Maidment and i.j-T. Scott. The card winners were Mrs. Scott, Miss Randall, Miss Muriel Maidment, and Mr. Day. Items by Miss Una Scqtt were greatly enjoyed and Miss Chew made an efficient pianist. A dainty supper was served, and the singing of the National Anthem concluded a very pleasant evening. A meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary of'the Wellington Girls' College: Parents' Association was held at the college on Thursday, last, when the following- executive was elected;:—President, Mrs. James Clarke; vice-presidents, Mesdames "&. A. Line, A. Purdie, B. Tait, and F. T. Ferrar; conveners of district representatives: Brooklyn, Mrs. A.P.urdie; Kelburn, Mrs. R. Tait; Karori r Mrs. F. T. Ferrar; Newtown, Mrs. L. A." Line; Island Bay, Mrs. Stanley Chisholm; Hataitai, Mrs. Ardell; Seatoun'and Mirainar, Mrs. Kellow; Ngaio, Mrs. Glasgow; Khandallah, Mrs. A. J. Griffiths; Lower Hutt, Mrs. W. V. Dyer; Petone, Mrs. J. Lewthwaite; Mount Victoria, Mrs. James Clarke; Wellington Central, Mrs. M. Carr; Wellington North, Mrs. R, 3. "Downing; Northland, Mrs. J, Smith, A programme of work for the year was outlined; members being.. very enthusiastic over the proposal to lay down three new tennis courts. A, jumble sale is to be held immediately to be followed by a gift afternoon; and a bazaar in the near future. - There were many expressions of regret at the near retirement of Miss M'Lean, and Mrs. G. L. Stewart, the retiring president, in a few words of appreciation, conveyed to her the gratitude of mothers for the inspiring influence of her high ideals, exemplified in her own character and conduct. The engagement is announced by cable from Now York of Miss Noeline J '.. S. Bruce, M.A., F.R.E.S., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Selwyn Bruce, of Christchurch, to Mr. Allon Peebles, lecturer at Barnard College, Columbia .University, New York. The marriage will take place in. June, statos the Christchurch "Press." Thero was a quietly happy gathering of children at the Pioneer Club on Saturday morning, when "The Story-book Lady" read aloud to the young ones, interesting them all greatly. It is proposed to carry on these readings dur-i-j the winter Saturday mornings, and this will fill in the time for many little ones happily, and be a relief *o a turnber of mothers who find it difficult to make occupation for children in bad weather. "It is hoped that there will be a large attendance of parents and friends at tho Concert Chamber, Town Hall, on* Tuesday, 4th May, when the pupils will present the three-act farce, "Eliza Comes to Stay." The Parents' Association is arranging for the sale of sweets -during the evening. The object of the entertainment is to help provide funds for another, scholarship to enable any pupil ofl merit to remain at the school when without some little assistance she might not be able to do so. There are occasions when such assistance is of boundless service, and Miss M'Lean and the promoters of the entertainment hope that very generous patronage will be given to such a cause. The play will begin at 7.45.