NOTES FOR WOMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11249, 29 June 1922, Page 2

NOTES FOR WOMEN

N.Z. NATIVES’ ASSOCIATION FIRST ANNUAL BALL Tlie Town Hall was gaily decorated with flags last night, when the New Zealand Natives’ Association held their first annual ball, which was attended l>y a large number of citizens of Wellington, also Their Excellencies the Gover-nor-General and Viscountess Jcllicoc, attended by Captain Mundy. They were met by the committee, with the Mayor and Mrs Pow. The stage was embowered for the use of the orchestra (Mrs McLaugjilun’s), and the space under the galieiy screened off for supper, which was in charge of Mfs Oscar Johnston. The ball was a fancy dress, and poster one, and there were many original and quaint designs in these worn by the guests, Mrs James Hannah, who did the judging, having a hard task to decide the best. The 'prize-winners were : Balloon waltz, Miss Shaw end Mr Pitman; fancy di’ess, "Boy Blue/’ ladies, ’‘Booster/* gentlemen (Mr Platt); first poster (lady) Colleen Soap, Miss Flanagan, gentleman, ‘‘Na Coupon, no Milk/* (Mr Klimiberg). Her Excellency presented the prizes, all of which were greenfitone trophies She wore a. gown of sapphire velvet draped and trained. Among those present were : Lady Luke, Sir John Luke, Mrs end Miss Soddon, Mrs Morice, Mrs C. Brown, Commander and Mrs Siddalls, Captain and Mrs Hamilton, Captain and Mrs Yeo, Colonel and Mrs Gardiner, Mrs Pow, the Mayor (Mr li. A. Wright), Captain Holtham and others. The natives committee tra* assisted by members of the Early Sellers* committee in the arrangements. The ladies for the first were Mts Smyth, Mesdames H. Gill, W. B. Wills, Collyer, Goldsmith, and Mueller; the gentlemen Mr London (president of Wellington), Messrs J. Willis, Toomath (secretary), Bock, Collyer, H. Cook, Goldsmith, P. Jones, and J. H. Jones. For the Early Settlers Mr and Mrs Edwards, Mrs Sam Brown, Mr Hunt, and Jarmer Daysh, of the Wairarapa. Mr Gold-smith and Mrs Bock were M.C/a. The committee wish to thank Their Excellencies for the loan of pot plants from Government House, Public Works Department, James Smith for decorating, D.I.C. frr decorations, Mr Lloyd for trophy, especially the Early Settlers and Returned Soldiers* Associations. Among the dresses and poster's were a Salome (all silver beads), Zebra stove polish, Turnbull and Jones, electric lights, Veitch* and. Allan, Johnny Walker, Mobile Oils, Pack of Cards, Night, several Pierrots, and Harem Ladies, a Chariie ,Chaplin, and a Klu Klux Klan, and many others.

WOMEN TEACHERS

MEETING OF ASSOCIATION. A meeting of the Women Teachers’ Association (Wellington branch) was held last night in the Pioneer Clnb rooms. Miss Hetherington presided, and in opening the meeting thanked the members for having elected her to that position. Reports of the delegates to the recent annual conference were received, and a discussion took place on the best means of inaugurating a membership campaign. There are many women teachers in V\ ellington who are not members of the association, and it was thought an effort should be made to draw them into it and so make the society more effective. An. address was given on 'Some Notable Women of To-day,” and brief personal sketches were included of Lady Astor, Lady Khondda, Mrs Wintringham, the old suffrage leaders, Mrs Henry Fawcett, Mrs De6paTd, and others, besides younger women who are entering the political' arena. The young women who are coming to the fore in England to-day were commented on. They are quite remarkable in their mentality, aiid have accomplished much at the age, their mothers began thinking it time to begin work in the social or political fields.

SAILORS' FRIEND SOCIETY.

The men of . the sea found warmth, welcome and talent at Miss V. Mueller's popular concert at the Sailors' Friend Society on Tuesday, despite the keen southerly. The performers were Mrs S. Hill, Misses Kitty Murie, M. Troon, A. Smith, H. Perry, M. Smith, and V. Mueller, and Messrs Dafidson, Crump, F. Green, and V. S, James. Mrs S. Hill was at the piano. "The Wrong Glass" was the subject taken by Mr Moore, missioner, for his temperance chat. The prizes came from the hostess for the competition, and went to the men in port, j

The Mayoress, Mrs E. A. Wright, teares by the Main Trunk express to-day for Auckland, where she will he the guest of her daughter, Mrs Knowle Colee. Mrs Giesen lias returned to Wellington after a visit to Auckland and Napier.

At last night's meeting of the Victoria Howling Club, the president (Councillor C. J. B. Norwood) asked that the sympathy of the members be extended to a fel-low-member, Mr Donald McLeod, in the loss just sustained by that gentleman in his mother's death. It was unanimously decided to send a letter 'convoying the club’s condolence and sympathy.

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