NOTES FOR WOMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume XLI, Issue 9245, 12 January 1916, Page 9

NOTES FOR WOMEN

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. The engagement is announced of Winifred, second daughter of Mr and Mrs John Lonsdale, of Maarama crescent, Wellington, to Mr Ernest E. Luks, of Remuera, Auckland. The engagement is announced of Miss Gladys Duncan, youngest daughter of Mr James Duncan, of 5, Brougham drive, Wellington, to Corporal Pat Burgess, of the 11th Reinforcements. Professor and Mrs J, Salmond returned yesterday from a holiday visit to Rotorua and Auckland. Mrs William Eady, of Auckland, .who came over to England to see her son, Lieutenant Kenneth Eady, of the Royal Field Artillery, before ho goes to the front, is at present sight-seeing in London with her friend, Miss Jean Wilson, of Wellington. Later on she intends visiting friends in: the north, whom she has not seen for thirty-one years, says the London correspondent of the Auckland “Star.” A wedding of interest to New Zealanders took place on: November 21st at St. Vladimir’s Cathedral, Petrograd, when Miss Mary Elizabeth Sibbald, second daughter of Mr and Mrs William Sibbald, formerly of Auckland and Dunedin, was married to Mr George Ilias Belftzky, eldest son of Mr and Mrs Belitzky, of Petrograd. The ceremony took place in the private chapel of the Cathedral, and amongst the guests were the Grand Duke Constantin, cousin of the Czar, and also General Alabyscheff. The bridegroom has been serving in the Russian Imperial Guard, but has been invalided home from the front. Among the guests staying at the New Commercial Hotel are:— Misses Ayres,- and Young (Christchurch), Mr Robinson (Blenheim), Messrs Hutton and Antman (Dunedin), Mr Birkley (Melbourne), Mrs and, Miss Bradley and Mr and Mrs Darlow (Christchurch), Mrs and Miss Hanlon and Miss Cass (Napier), and Miss Bedford,. ■ Miss Nesta Wylie, of this city, is on a visit to Napier. The Von.'* Archdeacon, and IVTisa Fancourt are visiting Mrs H. A. Nevins, at “Annedale,” Tenui. Mrs Wesley Turlon is visiting Wellington, and is at present the guest of Mrs Chapman, on Wellington terrace. A quiet wedding was celebrated at the residence of the bride’s parents last week, when Miss Eufydice V. Washington, only daughter of Mr and Mrs John Washington, Temuka, was married to Mr A. Stanley Herbert, third. son of Mr and Mrs H. Herbert, Christchurch, Mr Justice and Mrs Harvey, and Mr Neville Dangar, of Sydney, are visiting New Zealand. The “British Australasian” makes the following announcement: "On November 21st, at St. Michael’s, Sydenham, Captain Robert Logan, of the Wellington Mounted Rifles, eldest son of Colonel Logan, Administrator of Samoa, was married - to Miss Hilda Rogers Hawkridgo, of Sydenham.” Amongst visitors to Christchurch is Mrs Watt, wife of Mr Watt, surveyor, now surveying land for soldiers in Central Otago. Mr and Mrs Watt (nee Miss Hilda McCullough, of Wellington) were married on Boxing Day at Palmerston North, whore Miss McCullough’s people reside, says a Christchurch exchange. Nurse Barclay, who for the last ton years has been district nurse under the 'Dunedin Centre of the St. John Ambulance Association, has been , accepted for active service. During lier absence her place will be taken hy Nurse Torrance, a daughter of the late Mr J. A. Torrance. -

Mrs A. Wylio and Miss Wylie are spending a holiday in Rotorua. A Wairarapa paper announces the engagement of Miss Glemmy Wilton, fourth daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Wilton, of Rangitumau, tciCaptain A. F. J. Cornish, late Chief Officer of the N.Z., Government steamer Hinemoa, and eldest son •of Mr J. R. Cornish, A.M.P. Society, Wellington. N.Z. NATIVE ASSOCIATION LADIES’ GUILD. The first weekly meeting in the New Year was held at the rooms yesterday, Mrs McVicar being in the chair. Reports of the work done during the holidays were very' satisfactory. It was arranged that a social in aid of the funds and the entertaining of the soldiers be held at the hall on Wednesday, the 26th Inst. Committees were set up to arrange affairs. It was unanimously decided that a levy of 6d per week per member be asked to provide extra comforts for the sick and wounded. It is requested that all members of the guild send their contributions regularly, so that the supply can be kept up. Members are requested to att'end the meeting convened by Mrs Meldrum at the Y.M.C.A. rooms on Wednesday, at 3 p.m.

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VICTORIA LEAGUE EFFORT. Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the council and members of the Victoria League was held in the Y.M.C.A. to consider the question of responding to the letter recently received from Miss i'aroot asking for help for Russian prisoners. Miss Coates (president) was in the chair, and stated that the committee had deemed it necessary that some notice should be taken of the appeal, as contained in Miss Talbot’s letter from London, which was recently published. As the matter had been broached from headquarters, the league felt it incumbent upon members to take the initiative in the matter, and she hoped they would be able to do something, if only a very little, in response to the appeal Mr C. R. Smith spoke, and made a stirring appeal on behalf of the unfortunate Russians. He said he felt sure that . unless there was immediate necessity and also a surety of money or goods reaching these men that the Victoria League in London would not have sent out the appeal. It behoved us in New Zealand to do what we could, and even if only AIOO or so could be raised to send it away as soon as possible, as the need was immediate: it was now that the cold weather was most intense in Germany, and. the money sent from here should be cabled before the end of the present month. He proposed that copies of Miss Talbot's letter be printed,' with a covering letter from the league, inviting subscriptions, and sent to as many people in Wellington as possible. Mr Atkins also spoke, seconding Mr Smith’s proposal, and urging the necessity for making a speedy effort on behalf of ouir unfortunate Allies. Ho suggested that a shilling subscription fund be started.

'Mrs J. P. Luke proposed that the shilling subscription cards be obtained. They could, be got, ready marked for about 40s each, and sent to members, all cards to be sent out) at once, and to be returned on a certain date whether filled in or not. This proposal met with the hearty approval of ail present, and it was decided to carry it out at once, to supplement the scheme proposed by Mr Smith. The leagues in other centres are to be notified what steps are being taken in Wellington, so that they can cooperate if they desire, or make’similar efforts on thein owq behalf. A subcommittee consisting of : the president (Miss Coates), secretary (Mrs Ohatfield), and treasurer (Mrs J. P. Luke), was appointed to make the required arrangements and Mr Smith and Mr Atkins promised assistance in any way desired. HELPING SOLDIERS IN ENGLAND. A society doing very fine work among the New Zealand wounded in England is the New Zealand War Contingent Association, with Lord at the head. Mrs J. B. Mac Ewan, who has just returned from a visit to London, says that the work the association is doing is perfectly wonderful, and is not really futiy known and appreciated in New Zealand. All the New Zealanders and ex-iVew Zealanders in England are working on this association, Mrs Empson, Mrs Riddiford, Miss Williams,-the Misses Russell, Wood, Ainger, and many others, and Lady Islington is doing much work for the association. Hatred's supplied a. room for sewing, and here all the equipment for "the Mount Felix Hospital for New Zealanders was made. Mrs Jack Bose, of Wellington, has been one of the hardest workers, and was in charge of the cutting department. She, with many other ladies, began work at 10 o’clock every morning, and worked all day. This went on for weeks; a thousand sheets, for instance, had to be cut, hemmed, and marked, and this was only one item. Mrs MacEwan worked among the other New Zealanders. and incidentally she covered most of the screens which were supplied to the hospital. A notable feature' of the work, she considers, has been the amount of time and steady work, put in by so many quite young girls. They would come to the room several . days a week quite regularly, and work hard without cessation. But a much more important work than this even has been the .visiting of the hospitals. New Zealanders are scattered among all the military hospitals in London, and the War Contingent' Association has organised a scheme for keeping in touch with them all. Official visitors are appointed to each hospital. These ladies visit tho hospitals, find Out if any New Zealand men are there, and, if so, see them, and ascertain their names, numbers! etc., and report to the association, which keeps a. record of all the men in London. If the men need anything it is at once supplied, such as tobacco, books or papers, writing material: brushes, or shaving tackle, etc. Nothing in .reason is refused by the, committee, and if any man is very ill and in need of extra comforts, such as fruit, jolly, cream, etc., the hospital visitor can at once supply it through the association. Mrs Mac Ewan and Miss Ainger were tho visitors for Mount Vernon Hospital at Hampstead, and Master lan Mac Ewan assisted in the storeroom of

the association on two or three days a week. Here the. goods asked for are made up into parcels, and each lady receives those for her particular hospital. The( work is very systematic and is being vastly appreciated by the men who are the recipients of kindness from these lady visitors. On one occasion Mrs Mac Ewan found a New Zealand man who was very ill indeed. When he was able to be seen for just a moment she spoke to him, telling him she was a New Zealander also. . Some weeks afterwards when the man hod recovered sufficiently to leave the hospital, ho expressed his gratitude for the few. words of cheer from a fellow countrywoman when he was apparently dying. He declared it was that that hod made h*i:m get better. There are hundreds of such oases, where men _ are encouraged to fight against death by a friendly word of cheer. . Another man, apparently dying, had a fanev for possessing his own brushes, razor,, etc. Although told that he would probably never use them, the _war contingent committee forwarded him everything he asked for, and it is good to learn that he..did recover after all. Tho New Zealand Hospital at Walton, says Mrs Mcßwan, is quite a palace. Lady Islington took a great interest in it. and superintended the furnishing, so that the wards are most artistic. Although the rooms are severely simple, the furnishings' harmonise, and aro prettily carried out. One ward has pretty flowered ere tone counterpanes in a design of roses, the screens aro covered with the same pattern, and the vases and flowers therein harmonise. Another ward will have blub for its chief colour, and so on. And the men who are invalids there are treated royally; they get everything they can possibly want. Among the many interesting things seen by Mrs MoEwon was the institute for blinded soldiers, which she visited with her brother, Mr F. M, B. Fisher. Hr Pearson is at the head of this establishment. He is himself blind, yet so wonderfully has he combated his trouble that no one could possibly guess the truth on seeing him in his office. Mr Pearson explained his methods to the visitors. Relatives, he said, on coming with a blinded soldier, will lead him carefully and place him in a chair. A blind man. said Mr Pearson, must be taught like a child; he must learn to take care of himself by experience, and must be left to fall even, until he understands how to walk safely. The process seems to answer, for all tho men seen there walked with their heads up. There was no fumbling or jjhuflllng, and all seemed in good spirits, although there is a period of acute depression before they can take heart to try and begin life afresh.

The visitors were shown the men learning all kinds of things. A blind girl was teaching one young officer to write on the Braille typewriter, others were teaching men to read in Braille. One burly Australian was being _ taught to make mats, and his instructor, himself blind: could tell him at once’ when he made a mistake. The house was very warm and on the visitors remarking on this it was explained that the blind man has to depend on his sense of touch, and if the finger tips got cold they lose their sensitiveness. One little item was interesting. A narrow strip of carpet runs down tho long hall. The men walk with one foot on tne carpet and one foot on the boards on the right or left hand, according to the direction in which they are going. Nobody looking at them could feel too depressed, for they were all so cheerful. Even blindness has its compensations, and one man explained that reading in bed was much pleasanter in the dark, for you could take the book under the bedclothes and read the Braille without getting cold, as the person who has to use his eyes is apt to do.