NOTES FOR WOMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10718, 12 October 1920, Page 9

NOTES FOR WOMEN

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. The annual meeting of the Society for the Protection of Women and Children i-will take place on October 1-lth at 8 p.m - in No. 1, committee room, Town Hall. Her Excellency Lady Jollicoe will preside. Her Excellency has consented to be patron of the society. Miss Estello Beere returned at the week-end from Dunedin, where she has been judging the dancing events in the competitions. The secretary of the Wellington I R.S.A. has received a letter from Captain Bladin, of the Solvation Army, expressing thanks for the interest taken by the association in the recent Tres Bon" Fair at the Town Hall. The R.S.A. provided a stall, which was in charge of Mrs Craig and the association secretary (Mr R. J. P. Aldrich). The R.S.A. wishes to thank all those who so kindly provided goods for the stocking of its stall. Mrs M. B. Tait has returned home to Teatherston, aft»r having been or. a visit to Wellington to attend the final concerts in connection with tho competitions. MOTHERS' HELP SOCIETY. —4 s MEETING OF COMMITTEE. A meeting of tho committee of tho Mothers' Help Division, W.N.R., was held in the Rest Room, Courtenay place, vesterday afternoon. Mrs J. Darling presided, and there were present—Mesdames Bayfield, Bethune, Coleric ge, Dymock, Hosking, Logan, Shancl. Pockley, and Ahearn (hon. secretary). Apologies were received from Mosdames Porter, H. Hall and Smyth. The committer expressed grat>tude to those kind friends who had subicribod to the funds for the motheis' help; they would be able to carry on tilt over the end of the year. Many messages of appreciation had been received, not only from those- helped, but from sympathisers in the work. .Regret was expressed at the resignation of the first helper epgagert, owing to. ill-health. ■ Word had been received from the Con-troller-General that the society's papers were in order and the Government subsidy of would be paid. A reply was received from the Macarthy Trust Saying that the society's request for a grant would be considered later. The matron of the'Rest Room reported a very busy month. A large number of mothers had visited the rooms for the first time and left their babies, and nwthers with sick childrou or relatives in hospital had found it moht useful to U>\ve chil<V-en to be cared for while they visited these. During last month 62 children h«d ha«r> Wt at. tho rest room. PLUNKET MEETING. HEALTH OF. WOMEN AND CHILDREN, The monthly meeting of the Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children was held in the society's rooms on Thursday, October 7th.' There were present Mesdamea MasSey (.in the chair), Richardson, Cook, Leckie, Anderson, W. Luke. W. Nathan, Chapman, McVicar, J. Tripe. Hosking, Gibbs. Misses Barnett and Kirkcaldie. Apologies were received- from Lady Stout, Mefdamep Fans, Parr. Coates, Bethuno, Tyler-Brown, Hareourt, Pan, sonby, and 8urd...... ...... Owing to her approaching departure from Wellington Lady Findlay resigned her position on tho committee. Her resignation was received with regTet. Minutes were read and confirmed. Accounts , passed for payment and correspondence dealt with. . The nurses' report was satisfactory in spite of the prevalence of measles, mumps, and whooping cough. The attendance at the rooms had been good, 475 visits had been paid by the nurses, and 822 visits by mothers to the rooms. The next monthly .meeting was postponed owing to the street collection having been arranged for November sth. Stalls -were allotted and arrangements discussed as to the collection. The following subscriptions o.nd dona. tions -were gratefully acknowledged : Proceeds of dance given bv Messrs Kirkcaldie and Stains staff, £25; proceeds of entertainment given by the Gaieties do Luxe. .£2O; Mrs D. Riddiford, .£2O; sals of handbag presented by Mrs Eichelbaum. £l2 ■ sale of wrapper by Mrs XV. F. Ward. £2 ss; lira S. G. Nathan. <E3 3s; Mesdames A. E. Tolhurst, D. Milligan, £Z 2s each; .Miss G. Nathan, Mesdames Tripp, Tifagey... and Clark, £1 Is pach; Mesdames Austin Elder, T. White, h. Blundeill, and A. Gray. .£1 each; Mesdames Standish, Stewart, Amos, and Miss Kirkcaldie, 10a each; Mesdames Digges-Smith. Mulholland, Coast, Adams, Knight, Bncholz, W. A. Roid. Moore, and Fulton, 5s each; Mrs Mouot, Bs. PRISONERS' WELFARE. MEETING OF WELLINGTON GROUP. - A meeting of the Women Prisoners' Welfare Group was held yesterday afternoon, Mrs J. Henderson presiding. Miss England reported that Mr Holdsworth, who was visiting England, had gent a circular issued bv the Commission of Inquiry into the prison system in England. A ■ lengthy report was to be published. It was resolved to ask the High Commissioner's office to send a copy of the report to the society. Mrs Yates reported that a lantern Jecture had bten given at the women's prison last.month. If it was possible to secure slides similar entertainments could, be given at intervals. Mrs Henderson spoke of the arrangements for the official visitors to the prison when it was removed to Point Halswell, also of the difficulties the women warders would have of getting into, town. It was suggested that accumulated l£ave, a few days every month, should be given instead of the weekly leave as it would be impossible for women, to drive round the Point Halswell road at night time. i Miss .England read a circular asking the society to send representatives- to the meeting convened to raise funds for the starving children of Europe. She and Mrs Henderson -were appointed delegates to attend the meeting. Other members were invited to attend also. A letter was received from Lady Stout enclosing a report of tha Prison Board. Mrs Henderson reported that the groups pamphlet had been sent to all members of Parliament.

EASTBOURNE ENTERTAINMENT. ST. ALBANY GIRLS' CLUB. An entertainment was given by members of the St. Alban's Girls' Club on Saturday evening last for the Lower Hutt Anglican Boy's Home. The Eastb6urne Hall was crowded to its doors when the curtain rose to disclose "The Dream of a Japanese Child." The caste of characters included: "Oyukisan," (Mistress of the Dolls), Miss Phyllis Avery; "Jack" (an English Sailor Doll), Miss Doris Wise; "Krishnu" ( Bronze Idol), Miss Eileen Wise; "Toffee" (a Swell Doll). Miss Isobel Chittey; "Hits" (a Dancing Doll), Miss Thelma Pilcher; "Ylang Ylang" (a Singing Doll), Miss Norma Cook; "Katsura and "Okuma" (Waiting Maids), Misses Dora Neilsen and Gladys Russell; "Cherry Blossom" and "Chfystanthemum" (Singing Dolls), Misses Marjory Bla'ke and Emily Foreman; "Toe Toe" (a Dancing Doll), Miss "Peggv" Boss; "She She" (a Baby Doll), Miss MolLv Young. Those particularly responsible for last Saturday's production had no opportunity for stage rehearsals, the. local school buildings alono being open to them, but the success attending the charming representation of the Japanese dream-play was signalled by the continuous applause which greeted each and every performer throughout the piece. The costumes were both original and quaintly typical of the East, and the curtain fell all too soon for the audience. At the conclusion of the plav the Vicar of St. Albans (the Rev. Oswald Stent, M.A.), thanked Mrs Clunies-Ross, the promoter of the play, and the performers generally for the excellence of their performance, and likewise thanked those city folk who had so generously come to the aid of the Anglican Boy's Home at Lower Hutt recently by contributing so largely to its much-needed funds. .. The floor was then cleared for dancing, early supper being provided. Dance music was again chiefly supplied by Miss Nixon, and several who contributed extra. Mr H. Wright again proving a most efficient M.C. CO-OPERATIVE TRADING. AN INTERESTING SUBJECT. Under the auspices of the Wellington branch of the Women's National .Council a meeting was held last night, when tho subject of co-operative trading was discussed. Miss Coad presided, and introduced Mr Tidman, who gave an address on the subject. He explained that the industrial co-operative movement was already initiated in New Zealand. It bad begun in Wellington by a small band of railway servants, and he hoped to see a mighty wave of enthusiasm for the movement. The time had come when in the interests of the community some change in the economic system was an imperative necessity. ; ilt wasytiamjiiliev-speaker thought, thatsp'e6plo , bad habit of running to* the Government for everything they wanted. When it came to a matter of securing economic reform thev must help themselves, and cooperation could secure that reform without injustice, to an.r section of the community. Tho chief cause of the industrial unrest was the shameless gambling in the vital necessities of life, which made a few men rich and impoverished the nation. Speakinsr of the adulteration of food. etc. Mr Tidman said the movement would tend to provide pure food for the worker '%ho"• y would*riol waHr to prepare adulterations for his own consumption. It aimed alternately at having its own dairy farms and factories, ships, mines, and sheep farms, while as the employees were ali interested in the movement and had a large voice in its control, it made for industrial content. Mr Tidman hoped that New Zealand people would eive the movement the support it deserved. Several questions were a»ked, and much interest displayed, and at the conclusion the following resolution was "That this moeting is-of opinion that the industrial ~ "co-operation movement, under eflieient management and capable and disinterested direction, deserves strong support from all sections of the community/' WEDDING AT OTAKI. , There was a large gathering of relatives and "friends at All Saints' church ! on Wednesday afternoon to witness the. marriage of Mr Pat Ferguson, second 6on j of Mr Archie Ferguson, of Wellington, late of Otaki, ,to' Mies -; Myrtle'.. 'Doris'.] i Swensson,'. 1 -daughter~T>f MCre'.C". "Swens-;1 [ son, of Kirk, street, Otaki.* -The young couple, who are well and favourably known, were united in the holy bonds of matrimony by the Rev. G. F. Petrie, M.A., while Mr Adolph. Swensson, brother of tho bride, gave her . away. The latter was attired in a becoming dress of cream gabardine, and a hat of white crepe cte chino. She carried a lovely bouquet of freezias, roses, and maidenhair fern, from whioh hung "white I streamers. Miss Dorothy Lloyd, of Woodville, was bridesmaid, being dressed I in heliotrope with a/black lace hat,-and I carried a ■ choice bouquet of heliotrope I sweet peas, freezias, and maidenhair fern, with pink streamers. There were three little flower girls—Misses Ngaire Inglis, Joan Swensson, and Thora Swensson, all nieces of the bride. They were dressed in white velvet dresses and pretty hats, and carried baskets of anemones. Mr Victor Bright carried out the duties of best man. The bridegroom's present to his bride was a valuable pendant set with diamonds, . while the bridesmaid and flower girls each received gold brooches. The bride's gift to the bridegroom was a set of military hair brushes. The young couple were the recipients of many useful and valu- ' able presents, including a splendid Maori mat, the gift of Mrs Heni te Red and Mr Wari Rei, while telegrams and other congratulatory messages were received from various quarters. After the oeremony at the church a reception was held at the residence of the bride's mother, where a large marquee had been erected for the purpose. The healths of the bride and bridegroom and the bridesmaids were enthusiastically ' drunk, while another important was that of the bride's and bridegroom's parents. After full justice had been done to the good things provided the remainder of the afternoon, and evening was spent in song and story, and a very pleasant time resulted. Among those present were several fellow-bandsmen, of the bridegroom, who availed themselves of the opportunity to wish Mr and Mra Ferguson long life and prosperity. The honeymoon will bo spent in the thermal regions, the happy couple leaving for the north by motor. The bride's travelling dress was a navy blue costume, with champagne-coloured trimmings, and hat to match.