WOMEN’S WORLD.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 284, 1 November 1926, Page 11

WOMEN’S WORLD.

The death has occurred at Greytown of Miss Mary Ann Berry at .the age o(. £6. Deceased was born in Taunton, Somersetshire, and came to New Zealand forty years ago.

BUSINESS GIRLS’ CLUB. Miss E. .Burrell presided over the fortnightly meeting of the Palmerston North Business Girls’ Lunch Club yesterday. . Visitors welcomed were Mesdames W. J. Day and Englefield, of Palmerston North.- Miss It. Bennett was elected a member. Thq speaker for the' day was Mr J. A. Nash, M.P., who gave an interesting address on '‘Parliament.” New Zealand owed a debt to the Bri-, tish Parliament, which was the Mother of Parliaments, said the speaker, who then proceeded to doal i with the .New Zealand Governments.' The first Prime Minister, said Mr Nash,) was the late Mr TI. Sewell, but in those days the life of a Government was not long—indeed, from 1856 to 1865 there were no less than eight Governments in power. Up to the time the lato Mr Seddon assumed office in 1893, 37 different Governments had been, formed. The late Messrs. Seddon and -Massey, however, enjoyed long terms, each remaining in office for nearly 13 years. In explaining the rules of the House Mr Nash stated that when the House was sitting the Speaker was in charge, and his rulings in all matters Were final. Members were not allowed many liberties—on the contrary, they were confined strictly to. the rules of the House, and only the person named by the Speaker was allowed to address the Assembly. _“I am afraid, that it will be difficult for women when they are elected to Parliament, because it is difficult to stop them when they want to speak,” humorously remarked Mr Nash, who said he felt sure .that in time women would be elected to Parliament. “The customs of Parliament are in some ways peculiar,” continued the speaker. ‘‘For instance, we can sit in our seats with our hats on, but cannot wear them while walking about the chamber. Again, after the division bell has rung and the doors are locked, a member wishing to ask a question is not allowed to stand up,; and further is not allowed., to ask’ the question unless his head is covered.”. Mr Nash then detailed the amount of work entailed while at Parliament, and explained that the cost of Parliament was estimated at £1 per minute, so that every member who spoke for his permitted time, an hour, cost the country £6O. rt Mr- Nash concluded his address by giving some instances of members using mixed metaphors, and unconsciously upsetting the dignity of the House. On behalf of the club Miss Burrell cordially thanked the speaker for his very interesting address. Following is the future syllabus: November 12, Mr Rugby Pratt; November 26, Mr M. H. Oram; December 10, Mr W. A. Waters; December 17, club discussions; February 4, Mrs Pacey ; February 18, Mr B. J. Jacobs; March 5, Mr C. T. Salmon; March 18, Mr H. L. Young; March 25, club anniversary.

CROQUET. BENNETT BUTTONS MATCH. A match for the Bennett buttons, controlled by the Manawatu Croquet Association, was played at Manakau on Thursday, a home team comprising Mesdames Baxter and Evans defeating Shannon (Mesdames Aim and Mason) the challengers, by 26 to 23. In the early part of the game the green was very heavy, but as the weather conditions became more favourable the green was faster. It was a wellfought game- and lasted three and ahalf hours. After the match Mrs

Ferguson, secretary of the Manawatu Croquet Association, presented ’ the buttons to the victors. The next .challengers are Mesdames Kirk and Hall, of Levin, who are to play at Manakau within this week. - V.

SOCIAL FUNCTIONS. The combined West End Hockey and Football Clubs held their annual euchre and dance bn Friday evening in the school quadrangle. There was an exceptionally large attendance, and the function was one of the best of its kind to date. Mr L. Purton was M.C., the music being supplied by• a professional orchestra. The euchre prizes were won by Mrs McGilvray and. Mr Fenton, x ) There was an excellent attendance at the regular weekly It.S.A. dance held in the Soldiers’ Club on Saturday evening. Several novelties, including a balloon -fight together with cigarette bombs, provided enjoyment, and an exhibition by several members of the Ferris Jazz Band was much appreciated. A professional • orchestra supplied the music, extras being' contributed by patrons. Mr P. Lynam was M.C. The wind-up euchre and’ dance for the season 1 conducted under the auspices of the Hokowhitu School social committee was held bn Friday in the schoolroom, there being a large attendance. Mr T. Bradley supplied the music for the dance and extras were contributed by Miss Sylvester and Mr Knowles. The euchre prizes won during the evening and the points prize for the season were presented to the following: Ladies, Mrs Paddy (halfdozen stainless" cutlery), Mrs C. Lane (bag of coal), Mrs Petersen (points prize) ; men, Mr E. Jones (701 b sugar), Mr Sylvester (bag of coal). Mr Johnston (points prize). 1 A waltzing competition was won by Mr and Mrs Harvey and the lucky spot by Miss Petersen and Mr Madgewick. Mr Lane acted as M.C. On Saturday evening in the Oddfellows’'Hall, the Social Club , held another of its popular euchre tourneys when there were ,' 164 players present. At the conclusion of two and a-half! hours’ interesting play the 'following Were declared the prize winners Ladies: Mrs Spencer (pair Of double white blankets), Mrs A. Jones (701 b. bag of sugar), Mrs Gold (251 b. bag of flour); men, Mr Smith (pair of double white blankets), Mr Kennedy of coal), Mr Peterson (bag of coal). - The highest score re-‘ gistered was 18J out of a total of 24 games played. During the evening the chairman of the committee announced that the final night for the points prize would be.' December Ist and that December 4th would be the final night for this season, when the points prizes would be awarded; also, that the gold wristlet watch would still be awarded to any player winning all games but three at any function until the close of the-season. Should the watch not be won in this manner it would- be -presented' to the player who scored the highest number of points.on any,night.between November 3rd and .December 4th, both dates inclusive. This was received, by those present- -with loud applause. It was also announced that,- for pejct Wednesday evening, '.'.two* extra prizes Qlton of coal and 701 b. bag of sugar) had been donated. Ttye x>artaki;m of a tasty supper and the presentation of the prizes concluded a very Mpltasarit' evening. . . ;

ROYAL WEDDING,

BELGIAN-SWEDISH ALLIANCE. ' "' ‘ ' BRUSSELS, Oct. 30. The King, the Queen, Princo Charles, and Princess Marie Jose' have departed for Sweden- to attend the wedding of Prince Leopold of Belgium and Princess Astrid of Sweden.—A. and N.Z. cable.

ROUMANIAN QUEEN. BIRTHDAY "CELEBRATED,

’ , >- : OTTAWA, Oct. 30. Queen Marie spent her fifty-fifst birthday on Friday quietly, in the company of Princess Ileana and Prince Nicholas, at Capreol.* Greetings were received from King 'Ferdinand. —A. and N.Z. cable.

COWLEY DIVORCE SUIT.

JUDGMENT AGAINST EARL.

THEATRE SCENE DESCRIBED

LONDON, Oct. 29. Earl Cowley’s suit for divorce from his wife on the grounds of misconduct with Humphrey Kent was dismissed. An abrupt ending of the case came when the jury intervened and informed the Judge that they had come to the conclusion, that Lady Cowley and Kent were not guilty. Judgment was thereupon entered in their favour, with costs.

A description was given' of a scene in a London theatre, where Lord Cowley was acting. The management was informed of a rumour that Lord-Cow-ley would be fired oh as he came on the stage. Lady Cowley described the incident: “Mrs Collier went to the theatre and told them that I was going to shoot the Earl on the stage. The management became alarmed and instructed one of the employees to find me. The man saw someone he thought wag me and dragged her from the theatre. The whole thing was a fabrication.” /

The Countess frequently ■ broke down duringher cross-examination. She admitted that she still-loved Cowley. Kent in evidence said that he once kissed the Countess because Mr 3 Collier said: “You can’t leave the flat till you have kissed her.” He. liked her very much.—A. and N.Z. cable.

! In opening Lady Cowley’s case last ' week, Sir Ellis Hume-Williams pointed out that Lady Cowley’s trustees allowed the Earl - £SOO per month, of which his wife got £3OO If the verdict was against the Countess her allowance would stop. The truth was that the Earl was tired of his wife and wanted to save £3600 annually. Counsel said that there was nothing more in tlie case than the fact that the Countess staged at Mrs Collier’s flat, which was a Bohemian place where people. 1 called each • other by their Christian names, wore- pyjamas and ran in and out of each other’s rooms. Lady Cowley detailed instances Of her husband’s alleged love affairs. He once confessed that he had been unfaithful for' a year.

WILLARD CHILDREN’S HOME. The Board of Management of Wil-; lard home acknowledges with thanks' the following gifts for the month of October; —Mrs Gilland (Newbury) ■ cakes ;• Gospel. Hall Sewing Guild,' cakes; Methodist Missionary Auxiliary,! cake and sandwiches; Y.M.C.A. ladies’ ; auxiliary, cakes; Messrs Boniface Bros,; buns and scones; Mr J. Ellis, buns and; cakes; Mr Owtram, apples; Mrs Bur-ges,-fruit and vegetables; “A Friend,”] lollies; Mrs (Dr) Hooper, clothing; Mrs J. B. Ferguson, jam; Mrs Wood-; ley, jam and vegetables; Foxton Tennis; Club, cakes and whitebait; Foxton! W.C.T.U., vegetables, potatoes, jam,; eggs and clothing; Miss Speedy, bag of I oatmeal; “A Friend,” Christmas tree; and tea party.; Orient Lodge, Hallowj e’en Entertainment; - Manawatu Meat! Co., meat ancb-sausages;/ Messrs- G., H. Bennett and'Co., books; Mrs Boni-I face, rhubarb ; -Mrs Gibb-Brown, cloth-, ing; Mrs Stringer, : clothing; Mrs C. Whitehead, clothing; Mrs W. Cook,; Mrs Hopcroft (Aokautero), “A; Friend,” Mrs Bycroft, Mrs Handley, “A Friend,” “Inasmuch,” gifts of eggs Mrs Crosse, quarterly subscription, £l.