NOTES FOR WOMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10669, 16 August 1920, Page 9

NOTES FOR WOMEN

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Mr and Mrs T. S. Weston have returned to "Wellington after a visit to Japan. Miss Coombc, cf Chris tchurch, who has bom on a visit to Honolulu, returns 6outii by the ferry steamer tonight. Another of Miss Borlase's enjoyable assembly dances was hold in the Goring street Hall on Saturday night. No doubt the weather kept some away, but the dancing enthusiasts care nothing for rain, and ail had a thoroughly good time. Supper, served daintily at small table?, added to the pleasure of the. evening. ' The committee consists of Hisses Price,.D. CoulJ, Earle, Hawkins, E. Matthews, Head, Staples, E. Smith, A. Stott. and Ritchie. Messrs S. B. Davys, P. Murdoch, ,H. 80ut,.-and E. Reeves. Mr and Mrs A. E. Arnold, of Masterton, are on a visit to the South Island. The Misses Russell, of Hawke's Bay, are visiting Christckurcb. for tke race week festivities. The Christchurch Hunt Club held a ball last week as one of the festivities of race week. It was largely attended and most successful. Mrs G. Millan hae return to New Plymouth after a holiday in Wellington. Mrs Baker, of this city, is visiting Tarannki. Miss; Elodie Marmont has returned to Wellington after a holiday in New Plymouth. Mrs J. Templer, of Vancouver, who is visiting New Zealand,' is spending her holidays inquiring into teaching methods in New Zealand. She has been to Otago and Wellington, and from Christchurch she will go to Auckland, and will meet educationists there before leaVftig for Canada, in about a week. A wedding was'' solemnised at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Cashel street, Christchurch, on Wednesday, the contracting parties being Lieutenant John Thomas Clearwater, M.M.. >on ot Mr R. Clearwater, of Mataura, Southland, and Miss I. E. McFadden, elder daughter of Mr Thomas Mcindden, ot South New Brighton. The Rev. D. D. Rodger officiated. A pretty wedding took place at the Presbyteriam Church, Normandy, recently, when Miss Eva Edwards, only daughter of Mr James Edwards, of Normanby, and formerly of Kapuni. was married to Mr Eric Allen, eldest son of Mr Allen, of New Plymouth. The bride was given awa v bv her uucle, Mr G. Styles, of New Plymouth, and was attended by Misses A. "Styles (cousin) and G. Summers. Tho bridegroom was supported by Mr R. Gilbert, of New Plymouth. Mr W. T. Murray officiated, the service being fully choral, Mrs Murray presiding at the organ. After the ceremony the guests to the number 01 about 50 were entertained at the Islington Tea Rooms, Hawera,-tke- .\touaL.-toasts being honoured. . . -—■»-. Sir Robert and Lady Stout have received a. cable from their daughter, Mrs Holmden, dated from Basra, stating that ehe and her little son were leaving there for India, "-all well."- Mrs Holmden hasbeen living for the past few months at Bagdad., where her- husband has been stationed. The engagement; is announced of Miss ,-iCPatsyfc -Smith,;;- youngest daughter of Mrs X. Smith and late Mr Llewellyn Smith, toT3r Oswald EarpTkomas, of New York, "U.S.A. WOMEN'S "NATIONAL COUNCIL. Tho following-letter has been sent to the' Prime" Minister bv tke Wellington branch of the Women's National Council. Letters dealing with the same subject have been addressed to members of the Cabinet:—r- -.-, ::>- ' _ „ The Right .Hon. . W.." P. Massey, PC, Prime Minister; Wellington.- bir— The members of the Women's National Council (Wellington branch) wish to spare you a deputation because we are told these are becoming very numerous and monotonous. We have therefore decided to approach you by .letter about a very important matter—tho appointment, of suitable women to all public boards, commissions aiid official positions (e.g., officers in Magistrate's Courts) where matters affecting. tho- welfare ot women and children come-under review. Tho Board- Of Trade.- the Anti-Pro-fiteering Tribunals, the Education Department, and the Magistrates Courts ire some of these, and this council is of opinion that women are badly needed in all these places. ■ ■ In England there is hardly a Commission or board appointed to derfl wjth any social and domestic question. Again, you yourself, sir, were once reported as saying that the high cost of living hits women hard. Relying on these sentiments and on the zenerous way iu which you championed the Woman a Parliamentary Rights Extension Bill, we feci sure that you will see your way to appoint women as soon as possible, to the above-mentioned positions, and that in the future women represontatnes wall never ba forgotten in such places. We have the honour to be," sir, your obedient servants (Sgd.) N. E. Coad, president; Anna P. Stout, Clara Chapmail, vicepresidents; R. Magill, hon.secretary. N.B.—Since sending this letter out we have learnt .through the Press ) that a " woman supervisor of girls' education has been appointed, but whether th« is a high- administrative or merely subordinate office, we are unable to say.N.B.C. - ■ .

DISABLED SOLDIERS WAR RELIEF FUNDS PERMANENTLY DISABLED-MEN AND FINANCE. In connection with pfrmanontly disabled soldiers and patriotic moneys tho following interesting- return was read bv the chairman (Mr L. O. ,H. Tnipp) at the meeting of the Advisory Board. It gives (1) the percentage in respect to total number to disabled men, and (2) the percentage of financial resources ■of the tour districts:— ' WELLINGTON. Dominion total, .£1,076,56"; Wellington militarv district, 1069—32;76 per cent. Wellington province, 1069; Wellington War Relief Association, 324-30 per cent. Dominion total, ifi1.076,567; Wellington military district. .£538,485—50.022 per cant. Wellington district, .£538,483; Wellington War Relief Association, .£65,976 12.25 per cent. AUCKLAND.. Dominion total, .3263; Auckland and branches. SSS—'X per cent. Dominion total, J 21,076,567; Auckland and branches J 8360,128—24.16 per cent. CANTERBURY. Dominion total, 3263; Canterbury district, 693—21.24. per cent. Canterbury district, 693; Canterbury patriotic fund, 307—44 per cent. Dominion total, -E1;076,567; Canterbury district, £185;28l—17.11 per cent. Canterbury district, .£185,281; Canterbury patriotic -fund, X 56,009—30.23 ; per cent. !V ' '" : " .' ' '*' ' ' "•' : OTAGO. : • Dominion total, 3263; Otago district, 614—18.75 per cent. - • „ Otago district, 614; Otago.P. and G.W. Association. 359—58 per cent. Dominion total, .£1,076,567; Otago .district, .£137,670—12.78 per cent. Otago district, .£137,670; Otago P. and G.W. Association,' .£82,156—45.15 per cent. , The chairman stated that the total funds held by '"Patriotic:, and War- Jlelief Societies an March "31st last were 076,567, and the total number of men who had over 20 per cent, disability (tho particulars of whioh the societies have details to date) 3263, but, as pointed out bv the ohanrman, this number will.be increased very much when full particulars are obtained from the Pensions Department, and in addition there will bo a large number of men who will break" down as'the result of war service; but .taking the figures, at 3263, the chairman had the return worked out to see what .percentage of these, men are residing ia- the -different military, districts. , . «. , . ._t The return also showed what percentage of war Telief and patriotic moneys are held by the di«erent distracts. Taicine the Wellington military district, the return shows that the percentage pi men suffering over 20 per cent disability in that district amounts to 32.-6 per cent. At the same time the, societies in tho Wellington military district hold 50 per cent, of tho ifunds. .. .. The Wellington- - War "■' Relief - Associa--tion has to deal with 30 per cent of the. Sled men in the Wellington military district, but has 12L25 per cent, the funds held by the different societies in th One d of't.he objects of the return was to show that ot a later date the.richer societies should help the poorer.