WOMEN'S COLUMN

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 1038, 10 June 1924, Page 6

WOMEN'S COLUMN

An old resident of-Auckland, Mrs Annie "Mills, died-, recently, aged' 77 years. Her husband, who was the first Mayor of To Aroha, predeceased her some years ago.

The death took place on Aprd 22 of Charlotte, widow of tne late Mr Hugh Vallance, of Strathavon. Mrs Vallanco was 92 years of age, and had connections in New Zealand, states a London correspondent.

At tho Red Cross Conference in Auckland on Thursday, an outline of her work since last July in the Taranaki district was given by Sister E. R. Webster, the holder of the first Red Cross nursing scholarship. She said that there was need for more district nurses. The chairman remarked that the results of the system had fully justified the expense.

The following letter, with its enclosure, was received by Mrs Caselberg (Masterton) from Mrs J. F. Maunsell, of the same town, with reference to the Plunket work in Palestine and in Masterton:— "Being deeply interested in anything connected with the welfare of little children, I am giving £SO for the Plunket Society, half of which is to help and half for the Jewish Plunket Plunket Fund, being £25 for each. For many years past, I have read and heard of'all the changes for the better that are taking place in Jerusalem, and now that the precious little lives are to benefit, and even already by such a society as the Welfare Work, I feel more than pleased to give some small assistance, showing my sympathy in what is being done, by so many noble men and women, for this cause in Palestine."

A quiet wedding took place in St; Paul's pro-Cathedral at Wellington on Wednesday, when Miss Maude Elizabeth Lane Robieson, eldest daughter of Mr J. Robieson, of Masterton, was married to Mr Albert Stace, of Wellington, formerly in the Civil Service. The Ven. Archdeacon Johnson officiated. The wedding was of particular interest to St. John Ambulance circles, as Miss Robieson was lady superintendent of tho Wellington, Nursing Division of St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas, and has been connected with the work for many years. A memorial tablet to the late Miss E. Hattaway, matron of the Nurse Cavell Memorial Hospital, Paparoa, North Auckland, was unveiled this week. The tablet, whiqh bears a fitting inscription, is placed with an enlarged photograph of Miss Hattaway in the public entrance of the hospital. SOCIAL FUNCTIONS. The rain had no apparent effect on the attendance at the Railway dance last night when over 50 couples spent an enjoyable evening. "Excuse me" dances were a feature of the evening's entertainment. Extras were contributed by Mrs Wisch»owski. Mr W. Hoffman was M.C. WIDOWS' PENSIONS. If there was anything that the English women reformers hoped for when the British Labour party came into power it was the establishment of widows' penisons, but this hope seems likely to be frustrated. The petition of the women is answered as such appeals are usually replied to, soft words and attempts to appeal to what is supposed to be'' some ruling passion in women, or some weakness (states an exchange). Thus a Labour member stated that he believed the tax on tea and sugar would be reduced, and the entertainment tax abolished, the means limit under the old age pension removed, but that widows' pensions could not be given on this occasion. Says a feminine critic: "Wo would like to suggest to Mr Warne that this view of a 'Woman's Budget,' with its implication that women care only for tax reductions is an insult to the feminine citizens of this countrv We wonder whether there is one woman who would not rather see widovys pensions established than the entertainment tax abolished. We would suggest to the Chancellor of the Exchequer that he should once again consider very seriously in the'interests not only of the widows themselves/l>ut also of the honour of the Labour party,, whether this most pressing of reforms should not be provided for in the coming Budget." SUZANNE A SHADOW. LAID LOW BY ILLNESS. LONDON, May 25. • Mile. Lenglen, who is staying at Nice, is slowly recovering from her attack of jaundice. She has lost weight alarmingly, and is so thin that her friends hardly recognise her. ,' Her arms are bony, and almost tne tKickness of a tennis racquet, but the worst is past now. She is wheeled in a chair and requires complete rest after the strenuous Riviera tennis tournament She deeply regrets that it is highly improbable that she will be fit to play at Wimbledon. STILL IN POOR HEALTH. LONDON, June 8. Mile. Lenglen's entry for the singles and ladies' doubles has been received at Wimbledon, but it is understood that she is still in poor health and will give the Olympic games preference if it W neces«ary to choose.-A. and N.Z. cable. BRITISH RED CROSS. NEW ZEALAND BRANCH. AUCKLAND, June 5. The annual conference of the New Zea. land branch of the British Red Cross and Order of St. John was held to-day, the Hon. Dr. Collins presiding. The balance-sheet showed a bank balance of £963, as against £1358 last year. The conference decided that the bequest of Mrs Alice Maud Smith amounting to over £2OOO be allocated equally bo tween the four centres for peacetime ' The next annual meeting was fixed for Dunedin on November, 1925. Officers elected were:—Patrons, Lord and Lady Jellicoe; president, Sir Heaton Rhodes; vice-presidents, Sir James turnfon (Auckland), Mr L. O. H. Trrpp (Weilington), Mr J. A. Ficsher (Canterbury , and the Rev. V. G. Bryant King (Otagoj; Dominion Council, "Mrs A. M. Ferguson, Miss T. E. Murray, the Hon. Oeorgo Fowlds and Messrs H. D. Robertson and G. H. Fleming (Auckland), Lady Luke, Mesdames W. Nathan, H. R. Clarke. E. A, Birdling and Mr J. Purnett (Welling, ton), Mesdames H. F. Wigram, H. H. Smith, C. J. Treleaven, Miss G. K. Guthrie and Mr H. L. Bowker (Canterbury), Mesdames E. P. Lee, J. A. Hanan, Messrs E. A. Rosevear, C. P. Smith A. F. Roberts (Otago); executive, president, vice-presidents, Dr. | Collins (chairman), Lady Luke, Mrs Wigram, Messrs Burnett, Roberts, Robertson and R. F. Wright; secretarv, Mr M. S. Galloway. The report stated that ex-service pa- / tients were healed at various Red Cross homos as follow:—Auckland 21, Wellington 24, Christchurch 24, Dunedin 28, total 97. In addition 401 were inmates of civil hospitals and sanatoria. "In view of the unsettled state of things, the possibility of hostilities, and Britain being drawn in, I do not think the war organisations, for that is practically''what we are working under, should be disturbed," was the significant remark by tile Hon Dr Collins when discussing a proposal to centralise at headquarters, Wellington, the district liquid funds which amount to £103,331 made up as follow:—Wellington £17,675, Auckland £38,298, Christchurch £lB 879, Dunedin £14,526. Invereargill £7843 Timaru £3046, Ashburton £IOOO, Nelson £3OOO. ' The idea was that of districts work on an imprest based on the number of patients and last year's expenditure, which would give Auckland £3317, Wellington <"2377 Christchurch .£4313, and Dunedin £2047* The general trend of the discussion was against centralisation, and it was ■ decided "to indefinitely defer the question of centralisation, and to set up a commitinterview the War Funds Council, nnd make a strong endeavour to get it to releasTthe funds intended for Red Cross peace work.