FAMILY LIFE HAPPY

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 75, 26 September 1932, Page 11

FAMILY LIFE HAPPY

New Zealand Historical Society 'will be represented and' Profossbr'T. P.Wilson (president) will bo the speaker. The executive committee of • tho. "Victoria League hopes that" all members willkeep the date free, and communicate .with Miss: Amy Kane if they wish to be present. ■ ■ -i ' ■■■"■

l\>r the past two years branches-*o£ the league have contributed material for each number .of the "Monthly Notes," the league paper, and: this arrangement has met with much approval. The Central Executive in London wishes to continue these Contributions,' and Mrs. Pow and Mrs. Tripp, agreed to con-' tribute the material for one number, the one concerning thework of the Wo-1 men's Division of the New Zealand Farmers' Union, and the other regara--1 ing fishing in the Dominion. Former contributors were Mr. and the late Mrs.' Phillips-Turner, Miss N. E. Coad, M.A., and Mr. Johannes Andersen. . '■■'■

Hospital visiting is a fine branch" of the work dove by the members of the Wellington branch, and the next visitors appointed are, Mesdaines Tripp, Mackenzie," Warburton, ' and- Corrigan. The sum of £2 has been voted for the knitted jackets for the children, to be given at Christmas time. .

Among the letters: received at the recent meeting of the branch .was one form the head office at iondon;" This asked the league, to co-operate wiih the Seafarers' Educational Service,' London,, which places libraries; on 'bodr'd ships for the use of cadets and apprentices, making it possible for cabin boys and others'-to study-while; on board and become proficient in useful hobbies'and in other ways. It was decided to forward the request to' tho 'Navy League, to prevent overlapping, and to 'offer to co-operate if necessary. ~: ' V Letters of thanks were received for hospitality-given to exchange teachers and others. Mrs. W. .G.~ Eeid presided at the> meeting in the absence of Ladyßuckleton. ' !".'-. ."■' ■'

."There tised to bo a tirciudic^ \ , the t"'° clauses which.had been against having anything'of the kind a.cleted by the House ;of : Kepresentahere," says Mr. J. E. Clarke ex-chair Uyes ' and saia that the matter:wairto man- of the Parish Council' "Bnf brought aga,ia before'the'House, as young people of to-day must have a mi WaS vital to th^ health of the nation, cinema. Those who were once n'r<*' y wished to have the two clauses judiced realise that, for its-own sakp Tei^stated, and they.were going to send Pinner must conform to modem wavy a man who mew the subject thor"So at last the'council is to consider to support, the Government. If the question of, sites Pinner is re- was not eno^Sh, they were going solved to sacrifice .a fraenierit of its tohold meetings ia every district, and dignity,tosa;tisfy;its'yb^ng;Mfe: anfrth brmg the matter fu,lly ;before the remove the stigma of itt-'servanfUs- women of New ZiCaXand.;, Mrs.^afekhdiries.". -■•■"• ■ . '-', ' -"/*:■* son expressed regret that the purity of the pioneer: stock had--.be.en.allowed to deteriorate, and reiterated that it was their intention to: go oa with the Mental Dofectives Bill. ; • ■ \ Tie;Jffome Worker/V ■ : ,■■ ' In discussing a remit at a meeting of the . Bush Nurse and Housekeeper Auxiliary that the salaries, of . housekeopprs bo re'ducccl ffotn 25s to los a week, the Dominion presrdp'ntj/Mrs. C. C. Jackson, said she questioned whether any efficient woman would be ready to go into a household with anything from eight to 12 children.and with all the work, to do common to a home in the country, at los a week (states the "New' Zealand Herald")- Apart from that .aspect, however,- the women^s division was -working to Taise 'the status,of the domestic worker and it they brought the wages down, that certainly .was not going. %o help matters. The whole country was suffering from tho attitudo that'had been held in so many quarters that housework was an -inferior work, whereas , there was no work that was so important to a country's -welfare. . Many young people to-day despised housework and how were they to get them to take a practical interest in it unless it were made worth while? she askod.: "We want; to get an extension of the University Home Science Department into the country, into our organisation; and so Taise the status' of the home worker." The remit was not endorsed by the meeting. 7 ' ■", : Victoria Hospital Concert.1 A highly appreciated concert was given recently at-the Victoria Hospital by Mrs. Ethel Hardie and a clever body of entertainers. * The programme consisted of an, overture, songs, dances, violin solos, monologues, a Maori haka, a ta,p dance, a double son^ and dance, comics, and other good items.. Mrs. Hardie played the accompaniments, and also gave some excellent songs and musical monologues. Some' of the younger members were specially applauded, Master Leslie Hardie and little jSTellie Campbell being most popularwith their songs and dances. Other artists greatly appreciated were Mr. Wilkinson (song), Miss Z. Hardie (song ana dance), Mr. T. Ward (monologub), Stephens' Sisters (song and dance), Mr. V. Wilkie (song), Mr. Turner (song), Mr. Kruger (eccentric dance), Master D. Stephens (monologue), Cliff Myers. and Bob Hardie (Maori haka). Mr. Victor Wilkie was stage manager. Hearty thanks.were given by the head