WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 10, 12 January 1929, Page 13

WOMEN IN PRINT.

Mrs. L. A. Line, "Wellington, will leave on Monday-for a visit to Timaru. Miss Gwen ■ Kenrick, Wellington, is visiting Auckland. ■■ Miss V. Jolly, Wellington, is spending' the holidays at Thames. Mrs. EL Buckleton and her daughter, who .'■ have' been staying with Mrs. Walker at Kiwitahi, are now the guests of Mrs. W. Hume, Hamilton. . ' Miss H. C. Chambers and. Miss Z. ■ Monk are Wellington visitors to Christchurch. .;. ...... . ■.":. : Mr. and-Mrs. C. W. Salmon left today for a L brief visit to the Hot Lakes district. --■•■ -->>■■• ■ '. Mrs.: Rhodes Williams, Wellington, is visiting Palmerston North. . Miss Gwen ■ Norton-Taylor, Seatouu Heights,, is the-'guest of Mrs. A. E. Pacey, Hawera. . •,..■. -. Mrs. Lawrence Watkins, Wellington, is a visitor to New-Plymouth. ""' Mr. aiid Mrs. Gilmour, Wellington; were among. the: passengers by the Uliniaroa,;en iroute-for .England. : : ,; ': Mrs.-H;J.. Raphael and Miss Thelrna ■Raphaell (Christehurch) are the guests ,of Mr. ,aud Mrs. D.-Bauehop, Easdale street; Wellington.-, .-:..-■ '.- ■ ' - Misses M, Wilson and D. Ramsay; Wellington, are the guests of Mr. Stuart Ramsay, Ohingaiti. - ■•"■.■ ■ . Mrs. Guy Munro . and Mrs. W. Nich-olson-and family'have returned to Wellington, after a.tour of the North Island. Mrs. A. Anderson,, who has been the guest ; of-Mrs.'. C.B. Reeve . at . the "Vineries, "Paraparaumu, has returned^ to'her home at Lower Hutt.. : Mr's.'J. J.Knight, of Aoxautere, Palmerston' North,' and her sister,' Mrs. Madalane Graham, of Santa Rosa, California, who have been staying in Wei-; lington,' have' returned to Palmerston North.' .-■...,- i

Miss' Lilian Harper, Chriatchurch, is the guest of Mrs. Keith Thow/Kelburn. Sir John and Lady Eindlay leave Christchurch this evening on their, return to Wellington after a visit to Mi. 'Cook and Christchurch, , A Golden Wedding. Mr., and Mrs. Frederick Hen Wood, of. Te Eapa, have just recently celebrated their golden wedding. ' Mr. Henwood, vrho is, 7i years of age, came to the Waikato about 25 years ago (says the; "New 'Zealand Herald")-. Mrs. Hen-! wood was formerly Miss Caroline.Lester, Both Mr. and Mrs. Henwood have lived in various parts of Manawatu, Taranaki, and the Bay: of Plenty. They have seven, children and 30 grandchildren.;.' .}..: ■;.:;*.•:■:■ ■„';■.'■:,;:- ?:::;■;\ '■ ■'■:■■'■ : Obituary. :'.■". .'. > '."'•...■,' '.''*:':.'■'..■ '■ An old resident of iWellington.passed' away oii Thursday—-Mrs. M. J. Mdffatt,' widow of the late-Mr. W. G. MofEatt. The late Mrs. Moffatt was! one of the' early residents: of ' AVadestown, and: worked hard in pushing forward tho in-' terests of .that suburb; " She was one of .those who were instruniental iii getting,' the first- schooi 'established t"here';'.attl.«vi time there were not; enough children'ofschool age, and some of her younger ones were sent to make up the required number.- Later she served on the local School Committee. Mrs. Moffat made several visits to the United States to .visit.r.relatives,.; .and> on. one of,..theiie visits iiost -her husband,':»who died; in Brooklyn,/New".York.; .'.The/late: Mrs. Moffatt ; had,.:a fa'niiiy; of eight cinHiren, of whom only two survive her, Mr. E. Moffatt, of Wellington, and Mr. T. S. Moffatt, of Seattle, U.S.A., who served throughout the. war with .the Canadian j forces. , ! . . ■■'■'■ ••

:Y.WiO.A..-Conf-erehce.;; ■■''■■ ... ■•'■ „.-.\ ■ .■■vßvery/aay-brdiigh:t fresh subjects of interest forward! at the Y.W.C.A. Conference at Martbn,. and all those.^present may well be' said.to have received a "liberal education." Wednesday brought' some.interesting visitors,, too, Miss Elizabeth MacDoriald, the.new general secretary,:'!(froni Wellington (lately- from Sydney), arid Miss""Ethel Batt, secretary from Dunedin. The industrial. Questionnaire, drawn up by the" World's Committee, was considered with a view to finding what each local association - could do towards gaining a greater knowledge of the present industrial conditions, not only in,"New Zealand, but in all countries where, the Y.W.C.A. is established. ' "Interest groups" were popular in the afternoon and- eurhythmies were watched in" the gymnasium. At a very cheerful tea hour plans were made for the banquet, which was to close the proceedings, and then discussions were held by senior clubs on their aims and purpose of the year. Swimming sports were held under ideal conditions, and were greatly enjoyed. The results were as follow:— Breast stroke, graceful breast stroke, running dive, life saving, I" 1. Watts; whistling race, E. Crowley; graceful overarm, L. Ware; standing dive, candle race, obstacle, N'..M'Kenzie; bun race, K. M'Kenzie; starter, Miss Crainond; jndges, MissSs.Begg, Beardsley, M'Crea. Mrs. Ernest Dawson, in presenting the Iprizes, complimented : the North Island on winning the, relay, race, On the f ol■lowing day the outstanding events were two addresses delivered by Mr:D. C. Williams, of Massey Agricultural College, Palmerston North. In both addresses his subject matter.was the economic life of the modern world. In the first talk he traced the gradual .evolution from the crude and simple life of primitive man'^thrpugh.its several stages of clan, village, and national economy, till we reach our present'state of world exchange aiid interdependence of nations.' He then outlined the changes which have taken; place in industry in modern times. .He described the simple cottage crafts and; manufactures, and showed the changes that have resulted from steam to power, and the specialisation of-our present ■ factory system. In the second, address Mr. Williams varied his subject .matter, and dwelt on the outstanding economic.problems that',worry us all to-day.' Questions such .as'.tho economic future of the British Empire, the relations of .Western and tropical countries, the importance of the oil fields of the world, the economic problems of China and Japan were '■'. dealt" with. The interdependence of nations was again brought out, from the aspect of low wages in one country affecting the economic conditions of others.. 1 During the evening Br: Elizabeth Brpwnell Ph.D., gave an-interesting talk ■ on the life of the "girls' of" "Central- Europe while Miss A. Monerieff gave a picture, of life in China as seen by her, and Miss M. Cole gave her impression of the recent Pan-Pacific Conference. Vespers conducted by Mrs. Sutherland Eoss ■brought an ■interesting ."evening to a close. " .i. v -

Croqiiet Personals. • :; Mrs.vW. §;■ rAiistin,: president of the: Wellington Croquet .Association, leaves on- Tuesday: for,, the Dominion tournament at. Wariganui.' „ .:. '„ Mrs. .E. Johnson lias been elected vice-president of the Wellington Croquet Association. Mrs. Johnson is one of the foundation members of the association.. . Mr. H. Case, Oxford, England, is visiting friends in Wellington, and has been the guest of Mrs. P. St. J. Keenan on the. croquet lawns at Karori. Mrs. Keonaii has arranged with other clubs for Mr. Oaso to get some play before he leaves for n fishing expedition. Mr. Case is a two bisque player, but the English two is equal to scratch or less in New Zealand.