League of Mothers.

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 5, 6 July 1928, Page 13

League of Mothers.

The Wellington Central braucli of the League of Mothers held its usual monthly meeting in the Y.W.C.A. rooms, Boulcott street. Mrs. Strong presided. There Was a very good attendance. Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Crump contributed several items to tho musical part of the programme. Afternoon tea was served. The lady district officer of the St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas, Mrs. Albort Stace, gavo a valuable demonstra* tion on making a.nd applying different poultices and their general uses. She al:=o showed how to bandage, and gavo several other hints worth knowing. Now members were enrolled at tho close of the mooting. Mrs. Picot recently entertained the members of the Khandallah branch of tho, Biblo Society at "Wyndliffe," hor homo at Khandallah. The resignation of the president (Mrs, Crompton-Sniith) was received with regret, and appreciation was oxprosscd of her two years of service. Tho resignation of the secretary, who recently loft for England, was also accepted. Mrs. Florence Porter addressed thoso present upon the aims and objects of tlio society, and thanked the collectors for their fine work for tho past year. Mrs. Picot was elected president, and much pleasure expressed at tho fact that Mrs. Gordon Smith had consented to take over the duties of secretary. The following collectors were appointed:— Mesdames Dale, Bybles, Drake, Hollis, Ffitch, and Tanner. Tho list is not yet complete. Mrs. Picot dispensed tea, which was appreciated. Auckland Lyceum Club. The annual meeting of the Lyceum Olub was held oil Tuesday evening. The year's report- showed steady growth and progress and. an increase of membership. Beports were received from' the various circles, and these, too, disclosed a very satisfactory growth, and maintained interest in their activities. The election of officers resulted in tho return of Mrs. W. H. Parkes as president; Miss Melville, Miss J. E. Murray, Mrs. Buttle, and Mrs. Dickinson, vice-presidents; Mrs. Duncan Clark, Mrs. L. T. Eapson, Mrs. J". H. Crater, Mrs. D. Latimer, Mrs. E. Ashton, members of the committee, with Mrs. Wicksteed added in place of Mrs. W. E. Bush. New Cushions. Some of • the latest cushions are of silk with elaborate embroidery, and are in the form of a section of a circle, states an exchange. Those cushions have a square of embroidery placed in the middle, and thero is a broad pleated border on tho round side. The most important point about cushions appears to be the shape, which can be anything but square. Square cushions are seen, but they are hardly fashionable, the long pillow being much moro modern. Some of those pillow cushions are of plain silk with a broad band of coloured embroidery at one end, or- there may bo two plainer bauds, one at each end, and long tassels. Most of these cushions aro very gay in colour, and they can hardly be too bright or have too much embroidery. They are not always comfortable, but are really intended for decoration rather than use. An Interesting Visitor. "A woman who tramped across Africa," namely, Miss Florence M. Grylls, 0.8. E., is at present touring New Zealand in the interests of tho British Empire Servico Leaguo, of which tho Prince of Wales is tho hoad, says the Auckland "Star." Miss Grylls is a distinguished traveller. She has been round the world threo times, and some of the lesser known parts of tho Empire, such aa Burma, the Malay States, Uganda, Kenya, Bhodesia, Zanzibar, ami Tanganyika aro included in tho long list ot plac.es she has visited. Whilst hero Miss Grylls will give lantern lectures in some of the principal school centres, illustrating her word pictures by a series of lantern slides. Last year this intrepid traveller was the only white person to traverse Africa from north to south by herself, oxeopt for tho few nativo boys engaged as porters and for shooting of game. Whilst she is in Now Zealand Miss Grylls hopes to collect reliable information, on New. Zealand history, industries, and development, which, with other data, sho will use in lectures upon New Zealand on her return to Great Britain. Sho also hopes to gain the interests and help of tho Education Department in her efforts to stimulate in tho minds of young New Zoalanders enthusiasm for the Empire as a whole —the Empire spirit in fact. Besides having tho reputation of being a fluent and oasy speaker, Miss Grylls is a competent journalist. Miss Grylls is a native of Victoria, but sho has lived nearly all her life in Western Australia. While in Englandl sho was appointed by the commissioners of the Empire Exhibition to 'give lectures to the women of England on "The British Empire." Development in Palestine. Thoro was a large attendanco of interested people at tho Auckland Jewish Club when Miss Vora Ziman, who has. just returned from Palcstino gave a bright and descriptive talk about tho development which has taken place iv Palestine since the reeolonisation of the Jews. "I received a wonderful welcomo in Palestine, 1 said Miss Ziman, "probably to a large extent because I came from New Zealand. Now Zealand seems to the people of Palestine an El Dorado." Miss Ziman was most enthusiastic about the country, and gave an interesting description of her tour through it by motorcar. " £>ho' first visited Tel Aviv, a now town which has only beon built since tho war, and which adjoins the old Arabic town of Jaffa. In Tol Aviv much was being done to establish an all-Jewish administration, and Hebrew was being taught in schools. The orangegrowing industry was becoming well established in Palestine. After Tel Aviv, Miss Ziman went on to Sebastir. This - part was low-lying and swampy, and the people had worked very hard to clear up the swamps and establish forests. All cultivation has been along modern lines, with thoroughness, and marvellous things were being done. The Eiver Jordan, said the speaker, was being harnessed, and a model village had been set up for workers. These workers, when the contract was finished, would go on the land,-and thus the unemployment question would be solved. As regards industries, Miss Ziman said they were being established everywhere. At Migdal, bananas wore being grown with success. Tiberias, which possessed, hot springs, was being cstab- , lished as a winter resort. The bar- J bour operations at Haifa were in progress, and a secondary school had been ; established there.; Atleet had a' largo';j salt industry,; the process of evaporation. being used. Atrßeriyamina a large perfume factory had been set up. After a graphic description of Jerusalem and Jericho, Miss Ziman concluded her address. " I am glad New Zealand has seen fit to carry, out work j among the children of Jerusalem," she said, in conclusion. "If Zionism is going to succeed, as I am sure it will, it will be duo to a strong, healthy people." A certificate of the Golden Book was presented to Miss Ziman by Mrs; David Nathan for her services in infant • welfare work in Palestine. The Golden Book, which rests in Jerusalem, contains the names of friends of the Jewish people. Similar * certificates were also received by Mr. Max Bobinson, secretary of the Auckland Zionist Society, and joint secretary of the Goldstein Appeal Fund, and Mr. I. ■Meltzor, secretary of tho Palestine Bestoration Appeal, and joint secretary of tho Goldstein Appeal- Fund.