WOMEN'S WORLD

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 176, 25 June 1935, Page 11

WOMEN'S WORLD

Mr and Mrs J. Thurston, of Colyton, are at present on holiday. at Taihape. The many friends of Mrs'S. Abrahams, senr., will regreat to learn that she is seriously ill in a private hospital; Mr and Mrs W. B. Croad, of Manga whata, and their second daughter, Sheila, have left on a visit to Napier.. Mrs W. Booth, of Otaki, who has been visiting Tier daughter, Mrs W. H. Little, Matakana, North Auckland,- has returned home. Mrs J. Shortall, “West End,” Colyton, has been spending a few days in AV ellirigton with her daughter, Miss Margaret Shortall, who is a student at Victoria University College. Mrs J. Twhigg, of Wellington, recently arrived in tlie Old Country with her- two children, and is staying with her parents, Mr and Mrs J. Roberts, at Selkirk, Scotland. Dr. Twhigg, w r ho was formerly a house surgeon at the Palmerston North HosEital, - is to do post-graduate work in ondon and Edinburgh. The wedding was celebrated recently at Lilydale (Victoria) of Miss Nellie Mitchell, niece of the late Dame Nellie Melba, to Mr John Macplierson-Smith, of Lilydale, younger son of Mr and Mrs MacpKerson-Smith. The Queen has given a cup, saucer, and plate of china to every child patient in Queen Mary’s Hospital, for the East End, London, to commemorate the Silver Jubilee. Interesting visitors who arrived in Sydney recently were Mrs E. C. Carter, who accompanied her husband,. the Secretary-General of the Institute of Pacific Relations, and Mis 6 Kate Mitchell and Miss Fair-fax-Cholmeley, who are other members of the party. Mrs E. C. Carter is paying her first visit to Australia. Her home is in New York, but since her husband’s appointment two years ago as secretary-general of the institute (which has its headquarters in Honolulu), she has been travelling most of the time, visiting countries bordering the Pacific. She has paid several viists to Europe, and has been four times around the world.

At a conference of rural organisations throughout the world held in London on May 9 Miss Amy Kane, of Wellington, representing the Women’s Institute movement in New Zealand, said that it was growing rapidly and had already about 40,000 members. New Zealand members took a great interest, she said, in art and craft work, and were becoming extraordinarily, drama-minded. In scattered country districts where the women had few opportunities of meeting, its work had effected a great change. They now attended the monthly meeting of their institute, which often had to serve a district extending to many miles. Institutes, had also been formed for Maori women, and though these had at first being directed by a mission sister or a district nurse, the Maori women were beginning to take an active part in it, ./ . , ' J< "ENGAGEMENT. ■ ; TAPLIN—NEEDHAM. • Tlje ' engagement is announced of Dorothy May, second daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Needham, Palmerston North, to Samuel William Robert, only son of Mr and Mrs William Ivells Taplin, of Johnsonville, Wellington. PAtMERSTON NORTH LADIES’ ; ■ GOLF CLUB. The competition matches set down for the Palmerston North Ladies’ Golf Club to-day have been postponed till Thursday (weather permitting.) t-v, : ■ ' LIFE ON NAURU. A WOMAN’S IMPRESSIONS. Traffic problems on the island of Nauru, that tiny, spot in, mid-Pacific, twelve miles in cireumference, lend spice to the life of that far-off community, according to Miss Camilla Wedgwood, the newly-appointed principal of the Women’s College within the Sydney University, who, as the speaker at a luncheon arranged by the National Council of Women, at Sydney, gave interesting details of life on the island, where she spent several months last year, engagecl in anthropological work. With, only ten miles of roadway on the island and no less than 50 cars, not to mention several motor cycles and push bicycles, on the average oi one to every three persons, a drive is invariably fraught with adventure if not distinct danger. Added to the usual dangers of high speed and bad roads, is the cheery native habit oi riding en famille, as many as five members of one family being accommodated on one bicycle. Miss Wedgwood is of the opinion, having seen them flying over bad bumps without a single casualty, that the Nauruans axe the finest cyclists in the world. Indeed, unless the road is thoroughly bad, they don’t appear to enjoy the ride. Miss Wedgwood traced the early history of the island and said that under the joint administration of Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand, the process of civilising the natives had been rapid. Nearly _ all the islanders wore European clothing, the population had now been Christianised for a couple of genera•tions, so that the old superstitions and religions were now merely legendary. Health conditions had improved enormously, and it was- a tribute to the administration that the small but efficient Government hospital was visited voluntarily by the natives. Epidemics had been practically eliminated.

Education of native children was compulsory up to the age of sixteen, the hoys graduating at thirteen to an elementary kind of technical j school, where building, boat-build-ing. gardening, and such pursuits ikely to be of use to them in adult lire were taught. The girls graduated to a domestic arts course, which included the teaching of such crafts Is? fT 11 ?’ mat -making, and cookery, ■khuch topics as the relative virtues of H* origan beans and cow peas were of ■} a 7 importance in the' culinary outBHiVi the young ladies of Nauru. Bf\ , 1 10 , tra gic thing about Nauru,” lidded Miss Wedgwood, “is that while fl, lhla nd IS famous for its fertilisers, F the land ig most infertile.” Prior to he civihsmg of the country, the s' i ple 'ood had been cocoaputs, pan- | d.anns, fn„t, and fish , but the > “ lies Provided many other commodi-

i LEMONS AS HOUSEHOLD AIDS. H Lemon juice is excellent for eleanEH?,. a . ~min,um' Co Pl ,el 't and brass. &-Mixing and chopping boards can be Jpiept white iiy rubbing with a cut. ftlenion. |! *'.To remove rust, ink, or fruit stains, SSjjub the spot with lemon juice, cover .'ijwith salt, and leave in the sun. jp Rubbed on the hands after houseKwork, lemon juice cleans and soothes.

FLYING_TOUR. WOMEN PILOTS’ SUCCESS. Landing promptly at Mascot one day last week. Miss Nancy Bird and her co-pilot, Miss Peggy McKillop, completed an 11 weeks’ tour of the country districts of New South Wales in Miss Bird’s ’plane, “Vincere.” Miss Bird, with Miss McKillop, set out from Mascot with a schedule planned for a three weeks’ tour, but so successful was she in visiting country towns during times of country race meetings and shows doing taxi flights that she extended the tour. Her intention in undertaking the trip was to establish among people of the country districts a greater confidence in aviation, and to gain experience for herself in commercial flying and solo flying, which might stand her in' good stead for an oversea flight which she is contemplating as a possibility at the moment. Although the “Vincere” experienced many headwinds, and had to make its way through a severe headwind from Newcastle, the fliers had to contend with only one wet day throughout the trip. The machine flew every day but two of the 11 weeks’ tour, and in all flew approximately 7000 miles. No engine trouble or mishaps of any kind were experienced. The record number of taxi flights taken in one day was 29. The country was excellent for flying, Miss Bird said, and every place they landed provided an excellent landing ground. The tour was a great success socially as well as financially, and the two young pilots were received warmly in all centres. Men showed more enthusiasm in the venture than women, and young boys eager for knowledge of aircraft and flying pestered them with many questions. Thoir passengers included men, women, and children, and even an Alsatian dog, whose master gave him the joy-ride for winning a prize in the Barraba show. DOCTOR AND WIFE. MORMON CHURCH MISSION. An arrangement which would sound strange to the majority of Australians is being entered into by Dr. Thomas D. Rees, who has been called by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to preside over the Australian Mission (savs the Sydney Morning Herald). Dr. llees is accompanied by his wife and his daughter, Miss Marguerite Rees. A medical practitioner of Salt Lake City, United States, Dr. Rees has closed his office, and with only overhead and travelling expenses paid by the Latter Day Saints Church, of which the members are more commonly known as Mormons, will live here without payment for his term oi office. He intends to return home by way of India to study eye surgery, and to Vienna for a post-gradu-ate course. . Mrs Rees is just as much interested in her husband’s church work as he is himself, and was president of the relief society at Salt Lake City organised by Mormon women, which * takes care of the poor and sick. -.“We do not object to the title of Mormons,” said Mrs Rees, “because w-e are best known bv that name.” Salt Lake City was originally, founded by Mormons, Mrs Rees explained. It is divided up into wards of 1000 to *I7OO- -people, and a bishop presides over, these ; he attends-to funerals, meetings, and calls upon some person to deliver a religious address every Sunday afternoon. Frequently these speakers are noted travellers, ; who would relate experiences before, giving a religious address. Sunday school is held in the mornings. The Church was supported by a collection of 10 per cent, of each family’s income over and above overhead expenses. From these funds, church schools, seminaries, high schools, and universities had been founded.