WOMEN’S WORLD.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LI, Issue 69, 20 February 1931, Page 11

WOMEN’S WORLD.

Mrs Bradmore, of Waverley, is visiting Palmerston North. Mrs E. W. Mills, of Ivarori, and Mrs C. Marchbanks, of Napier, are the guests of Mrs W. L. Fitzherbert, Palmerston North. Mrs Kerr, of Hastings, who has been staying with Miss K. Owtram, Iras gone to Wanganui. . Miss F. Pym, secretary to the Y.W.C.A. in New Plymouth, has been visiting Palmerston North. Miss Doris Walker, of Aratika, Colyton, is the guest of Mr and Mrs White, of Feilding, prior to visiting her aunt, Mrs Bremmer, of Waverley. Mr Vincent Ward, M.P., for Invercargill, and Mrs "Ward, who have been on a trip to England, are passengers for New Zealand by the llangitane, which left Southampton on Saturday. Mrs Elsie Morgan was appointed by the Federal Government to represent the domestic consumers on the Sugar Industry Inquiry Committee. She has the distinction of being the first woman appointed to a Commonwealth body to conduct -such an inquiry. Miss J. E. Mcßae,, of the Napier Girls’ High School, who was appointed to fill the position on the staff of the Palmerston North Girls’ High School vacated by Miss A. G. Merton, commenced her duties on February 16. Mrs M. Aitchison, secretary of the Palmerston North branch of the Plunket Society, acknowledges the receipt of £3 from an anonymous donor in Auckland, signed “A Lucky One,” and £2 from the Lyceum Club, Auckland, per Mrs Pacey, both amounts to be used for the purchase of comforts for mothers and babies visiting the Plunket rooms at the Showgrounds. t WEDDING. GAVEY—PARDINGTON. Miss Kathleen Pardington, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs G. Pardington, of Northumberland Avenue, Takapuna, made a dainty bride on Tuesday evening when her marriage was celebrated to Mr James Ernest Gavev, only son of Mrs and the late Mr J. Gavey, of Palmerston North. The service was at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Canon W. Fancourt performing the ceremony. The bride entered the church with her father and wore an ivory georgette gown made on simple lines. The skirt was made in knife pleats and ankle length. A billowy tulle embroidered veil formed the train and was held in place by silver lace cap caught at the back with a spray of orange blossom. She carried a sheaf of white aruratum lilies. Miss L. Pardington and Mrs S. Ringer (matron of followed. Ankle length skirts with frilled hems were allied to tight-fitting bodices, two-flared frills falling from the low waist line and wide satin ribbon bow caught •on one side. Picture huts and Victorian bouquets completed their toilettes. The former was in apple green and the latter wore pastel pink organdie. Little Joan Malcolm was the flower girl and wore a lavender organdie made in similar period fashion and organdie Dutch bonnet. A lemon posy was carried. Mr J. M. Bradley was best man and Mr C. Pardington groomsman. The reception was afterwards held at a cabaret. The bride’s mother wore a navy blue crepe-de-soie, with hat to tone, and lavender bouquet. Mrs J. M. Bradley, sister of the bride, assisted her mother in receiving the guests and wore a royal blue satin beaute with felt hat to match. CROQUET. FIFTH ROUND RESULTS. The following are the results of the fifth round of the inter-club ci'Gquet matches played yesterday: Shannon v. Levin, played on Manawatu green. —Mrs Snelling beat Mrs Pink, 26—21; Mrs Picard beat Mrs Hall 26—21; Mesdames Mason and

Brann lost to Mesdames Nicholson and Dempsey, 15 —26; Mesdames LengWard. and Davis beat Mesdames Walker and tiagrie, 26—19. Points: Shannon 93, Levin 87.

' Terrace End v. Manawatu, at Takaro.—Mrs Scrqggs beat Mrs Spring, 26—9; Mrs Davidson lost to Mrs Benfell, 13—26; Mesdames Litchfield and Torstonson beat Mesdames Oliver and Glendinning, 26—23; Mesdames Anderson and Beattie lost to Mesdames Sinclair and Heine, 19 —21. Points: Terrace End, 84; Manawatu, 79. a

Takaro v. Oroua, at Feilding.—Mrs E. Simpson beat Mrs Turner, 26 —21; Miss' Tennant lost to Mrs Aitken, 15 — 22; Mesdames Ly.all and Anstis lost to Mesdames Turner and Oakley, 8—26; Mrs Simpson and Miss Tennant beat Mesdames' Manning and Bridge, 26 — 16.' Points: Takafo 75, Oroua 85. Northern v. Aslihurst, at Terrace End green.—Mrs Mathewson beat Mrs Fenwick, 26—24; Mrs Holmes beat Mrs Summers, 19—9; Mesdames Eglinton and Cook lost to Mesdames Fenwick and Roach, 12—17; Mesdames Palmer and Killick beat Mesdames Brewer and Bovis, 26—15. Points : Northern 83, Aslihurst 65. i GIRL GUIDES MOVEMENT. LADY BADEN-POWELL’S ACTIVITY AUCKLAND, Fob. 19. Accompanying the Chief Scout to New Zealand is Lady Baden-Powell, Chief Guide', who, during the past twelve years, has controlled the destinies of the wide-flung Girl Guide movement, and to-day watches over the welfare of nearly one million girls in every quarter of the globe. She is one of the busiest women in the world, and shares with her famous husband the hero worship and devotion of thousands of young New Zealanders.Lady Baden-Powell smiled charmingly as she greeted official visitors from shore on the deck of the Rangitata this evening. The passengers on the liner spoke admiringly of her immense enthusiasm and irrepressible energy, referring to her as “the most popular woman on the ship.” In addition to her own duties in connection with the Girl Guide movement, she helped her husband with his work as Chief Scout, yet always had a few moments and a kind word for her fellow-passengers. The Chief Guide in an interview referred enthusiastically to the romantic growth of the Girl Guide movement, which from small beginnings in 1910 had grown into the widest of all organisations for girls, embracing to-day 800,000 young people in nearly every country in the world. “Our membership leaps up by an average of 50,000 every year,” she said. “The movement has been extended recently to Norway, Sweden and Denmark. It has gone to Palestine and we are now very strong in Egypt. In India the movement has taken on wonderfully and we have the highest expectations of the good it will do in that huge country, where women are now waking up from the backward state in which they have lagged so long.” “As an English woman I am naturally most interested in the girls of the oversea Dominions,” added the Chief Guide. “They are doing great work in Canada, and the movement is particularly strong in South Africa. That is very .significant, because we hope that W will exert an influence in. bringing the women of the two races, British and Dutch, closer together. One of the tilings we are most keen about is the healthy development of children. I could say quite a lot about that, but T understand New Zealand is' an exceedingly healthy country and that your children are brought up healthy as a matter of course.”

Lady Baden-Powell said that she was looking forward immensely fo meeting the Guides of New Zealand for the first time, and she also expected to gain much pleasure by renewing the acquaintance of a large number of New Zealand women whom she had met.in England.