NOTES FOR WOMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 12016, 19 December 1924, Page 9

NOTES FOR WOMEN

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mrs J. B.'- Findlay, <D.B.E., t was accorded a very hearty welcome at. the; ;; executive meeting of the Women’siNa-: j- tional* Beserve' Residential Nursery,: .. held reoently, she havings only . arrived - from.-England a few days previously. There- was a full attendance of mom-' bers, and -various matterswere'idisi cussed with regard to . Christmas' ar-i i rangements. Miss TPaite’s tas seSretary was received with regret, j - and a hearty vote of thanks; was; passed, I' thanking her for services rendered'>forj

i the past two yews,, and best, wishes ex-j [: pressed for a. happy "trip toTErfeland.! . Hiss Isabel Sheppard f was .elected eecre-. . tary. The treasurer " (Mrs Norris)’; re-i 'ported the following amounts-received:' | —Wadestown* branch £B, Anonymous ’. £l,' Miss Pattrick 10s, Kelbnrn-Karori I road, .and ‘-Northland branch £8 ’ iSs.s ’ The management committee’ also -met,' and there was a good attendance, ancf much enthusiasm was displayed - at - the development of the work,, - The president thanked the members for them regular attendance at.-all meetings-'- during the ■year. .This -meant much" to c all, as every branch was thus kept in’ close touch' with the work;-and made-familiar with the progress. Some* excellent plans were proposed for next year. Miss MajrorieL O’Shea, who is in Napier at- present, intends to-; visit .Rotorua and Auckland before returning, to Wellington. • - • ’ ' s* - ■ Mra Finlay,. Day’s Bay, who has been visiting iikuoklahd,- has' left for •Hamilton;- where'she’will join Mr Finlay. Misses Mould/Sheridan, and McLeod have tendered >their‘ resignations to the Hospital' Board, and these were yester-

’ flay accepted with regret. -The-marriage arranged between Mr : Ralpl Lnwrie, of Hastings, New ‘Zea- ' land, and Katharine, daughter of Mr i and Mrs Richard Green, late of-Lich-field, now of Stanhope-Garens, London, S.W. 7, will take-place shortly in‘Hew , Zealand (says a London correspondent). Mies Green was to sail for Hew Zealand r on Noyember 15th. -.A pretty wedding look place,, in All, / Saints Chruch .on Monday, December, l Bfhi when -Agnes Blain (Nessie), fourth ' daughter of the t late<: Mr John.-Bhillip ;; and Mrs- Bhillip; of vMid-OalderJ .'Scot-', land. was -married to fourth, son of the ilate Mi 1 "'Windsqr Soper 'and Mrs Soper,“of Blenhe'lin. 0 Rev.' Vf. Fancourt was the offiqiatirig I clergyman. -. • • '- >■ ■ < * On November. Bth, at the; LiM.S.i Church, Apia (Samoa)- the marriage/ f took place of Miss Marian McNico], second daughter.of the - late Mreand Mrs MoNicok of the to Mr Harvey ; Ireson Jones, anex-resideht of 'Wanga-. [ nui, and e6n of Mr-Fied. Ireson Jones/ ‘ of Wanganuii- Th.essbride.i-S'aS sf member; of thenureing staff 'off the GovernmentHospital at Apia, for neariytoree years, and during - the last .two . she - occupied' 1 the .position 'of matron.,: -His Excellency: the. Administrator gave the bride.away,. : and.there prerotpreaent at the ceremony! - enlarge -number. of-the.Samcan .mjreing staff and cadets, whorat..the>conclusions lof . the, servioe,. framed an. arrih-with. -palm Jegves/attoAgate through'which I the bride,- and I their way to the car. A reception Was- ,< held by the nursing sisters at the -home, ,i about 70 { gMts-bertgrprej3ent.- The ma-' .j tron, Mis?' Bennett; "arid Dr* Hunt re-. , eeived.- ■ " ' . . . 1

.1 The .hnnfcal meeting oftoelsland Bay t branch of the British and- 'Foreign | Bible Society was neld"-dph Tuesday i: afternoon” at the resid§nct£mMrß Vjckhry. Mrs Florence Porter 'Spoke Upon the work of . the scisiety, apd mentioned that a lady- supporter? -who was "deeply i interested in the , religious-life- .of -the young people of Hew Zealand had deg hated - some hundreds - Of ; Testaments, 3er own district. hfiH. first- been -supied, and then the work/,had. been- extended to othey distrioiari-fthe lady - . hoping that others may be encouraged . ■ to Kelp in the same waymfihtil every I child-in the Dominion rfaj?: -its ' - own -- Testament.’ All “ /interested ■ and - enthusiastic, with xoggm "to the . • .work next year. Various’plana were 1 dis- ‘ ■cussed for .the working erf the branch, ; . and it-was decided? to'have' a gathering i ! early in the year preparatory . to . the ! annual effort, so as to he- able, to,stark j fully equipped on - May Ist. Tbei seore- , ; tary reported that the result of -this ...year’s' work would -'he 'almost double ; , that of last year, - which wae really: a -poor.return„for,so large a district. A vote,.of thanks was .passed to - the retiring secretary! Mre'<Butteta.-'VMrs vickejy was? elected: president; Mfs Smithejs secretary, ■ and Mrs . Keejie vice-presi-dent- Mrs Vickery .entertained all*, at : afternoon . tea, , and was , accorded, a hearty vote of thanks. '. - ■ The wedding of Mias Muriel Gorton,' elder daughter of Mr and 1 Mrs Nor than H. Gorton, of Mount St. .John'avenue, Epsom, to.Mr Hunker Hdrrisoh, eldest' son of Mr and. Mrs S. H. Harrison,, of Wapiti avenue, Epsom, took pine©. on Thursday ' evening at- 9t. Aidan’s , Church, Auckland!. -The vicar/' the-Rev? 1 John Wilkinson pfSciaited. Thb' church had been prettily decorated with pale-' Shaded hydrangea. The bride, njho.waa ■ given-, away by,' her ? fatodr./'wore'' a < charming frock; of,, ivory georgette .over ’ ivory satin, ganged .at .the-, sides and ; finished with pearl embroidery and siN • vef lace. The square- train-'of itsory 'satin and .silver tissue- was errtbroider- . ed with a-true • lover’s' knot of pOarfs, , and the. veil was of silk ; net, caught at the sides, with sprays of orange .bJoeßom 4 , and silver . tissue. Her (bouquet was a’showier'of white 'rosebuds, and-maidenhair fern. Tbe bridesmaids. Miss Madeline - Gorton, , sister of the bride, and Miss Mabel Nicbolls, wore pale pink georgette . frocks with mihuve frills .trimmed with -■ posies of pink and and georgette , and''silver apd ,tulle , veils-with v mauve flowers apd.silver tissue,in ithein r hair. The bouquets were of,pink,rose-. : buds and sv*riqfc peas... Mi, -Stuart Harrison was .best man, andMr Max ,Grierson groomsman. A reception'took place ; aftetiwaidb at the-teWhie ,of th® bride, f where Mra fjforton ajeceivfed her guests ,- wearing cinnamon ' acoardion-plested ■ georgette over Fremch' lace, and a black , Eat with paradise .plume! Uer bouo.net was of.gladioli in autumn,tints."Mrs ' .mother' of the brrideigroqin, v Wore bmihroidered mauve crepe 'do chene and Wack hat. ■ ‘ .. . - . ,

Mrs daman >n. Lower Hutt,. is,visiting Rotorua. ' Wellington visitors to .Rotorua include Mr Justice Reed and Mra Reed, Mrs F. Pearce, and- Mrs Chartres, of Lower Hutt. » Dr and Mirs Heslop, of WelMngton, are visiting Ohristchurch. Mr and Mrs J. Tripe, of Wellington, who hove been making a short stay- in dhriptohurch,- have, returned home. “ The engagement is announced - .and the marriage will shortly;'taketolaoe .between Colonel'the Hon. G; ol Bmith,M.L.0., and Constance Margaret,; widow of the late Arthur ' A. Martin,M.D'.- F.R.C.S:®: '- ’ ’• , . General and Mrs Miss who have .recently; arxived’ irom' England,'. afe the guests of Sir Heaton and Lady. Rhodes ,i.n : Christchurch. - ■ Mr, and- Mira J., McGregor, ofi Avonside," who returned- to New Zea-I lfiid by ,tbe RUahine :oft«rtouring,iin, Erglanii, Scotland l , ,andl on the. " Gon-, > tanent ( -‘were-among--the passengers; fioih Wellington to Cbnstohurch ■pur'ing the, week. - Mrs Field Porter,-, of. Thursday • lalcnd, is vasating her sister, Mrs Andrew >Bevens, Wellington. -, : - Mir 0.- E. Statham, Speaker of. the House- of. Representatives, 'accompanied: by. Mra,,Statham and Miss Statham,! Is visitirfg RlotOrua,-' and ' is a gueht at Wlaiwera-House. ‘ • '* ! The marriage ■ took > place on Ootoberf 18th. at St. Mary T -Abbott’s,. Kensing-I ton, of .Mr Guy Burnett eldest, surviving son of Mr and Mrs G. H. Marshall., at! Mayland, Sutton, and Miss Mary Alioe) flBuly) Kenit-Johnston, only, child Of, Major A. G. Kent-Jrrfmston, of Auckland. - - . ,

The - ]ate> ■! 're-? si donee in Palmerston North - orf Mon- . day last, of Mrs Mary Emehne Suhth, aged 89. The deceased: was born at.pieton, and came to Ne<w Zealand with, her husband, the late 1 Major' Smith, in the early forties, her, hus- 4 hand being in eearrice with thb regular forces in' the Maori War. The ’Auckland ’ and , Tamptoki v . {fetf-jotis Were rpade th«r homes '’qn difeifent obeksionfl, and at ./the teuvnihotion. of horirilities;sl\&}or I Smiifh;'to9(k ! ''' , up aj.shedp' rdn.-in ;,mie Whjrafapa. Ho,; oOntindea 1 an ,Aotiye>'inf9niefc ip/miajtfieire 'inffltary,? l being offioeu/iru. chargd' of the raraipa Defence 'Forces a.' nmhla)ro¥ vears. ',/, , f%re 1 ,are' left: to' rhonrh 1 thejr loss sonaj, Messrs, j Srhiith, /if Brood - street. . and Hjrojd, Smpth, of!,lJisnaiUia, , Two predeceased has. , Miss , E., Melville,.. Auckland, ■ ing.'to leaving -Eiigljaiidi'.onr November and drsSvell&igrdo ’Neffr . Zealand vip. Bimgopcffe.’. ~ Luring i.the - pre-elqction ■ period. ehe-’-wak. t form speaker, Mihaw of liady Astor. (Plymouth), • Oolbnel; Troyte (Tivertonj. Major Harvey ‘ (Totnea) and, Mir '‘Williams (Torquay)—l all these candidates, hy: ithe-way;*• beinfe: returned'-to Westminfftor.-. Mies . Melville confined' her remarks '.to- matters, hfi Xisiperial < interest, and dverywherev.She' haa a most interested aiuqiiencer .uTbe. centfes .-at which she -spake .w«re-..ar-, .the'Beadquart«re nfi.the^n-, servaitive organiaation'in -Lonldcii. ,Aw a Sbiixtent'-of eblfUcal apd ,social conditions, -Miss Jteflville I founde? .-great';,deal. to interest”Hef.'’ * ” ’> ' '

A study .of the Amrdldte'Hwortien was delineated iby Miss Nellie' 'SdaniahV 1 . who has just, returned to -Palmerston. North after, . three ,yeare of \ travel'' through J&Bjerica land, England, ,to a reportor. They? are singularly active, she Stated, and appdair to? have a strong sense" of civic;-, pojitioal- and- social' duty.. There wsis' avderided! tendenoy; l however,:-to drift ’from .toe home, 'and spend a’lht of time at' Cluibqfsßid out-<#' woman -would rather'.tilfe '’S ; feueet , 'to dine ;at her oluih than take' hcsr ihbme. The community interest was strong, and l the women's- organisations werf federated' and l ',.took .up different lines, of work, - • in- - the way of; assisting v the. poor and 'making 'towards the . .ideal town;- i “Theresas- - just; the: little fear.> however,”-'Misst Qoanlan continued, the home is going to. Suffer by ‘this drift to out door life; /many, things :which m-ifebt centre in the" homes, centre in\-(he t^uibs—-both amogg. the ,wo- ; men -and. meny-apid .tibiu' hfts/T oieated ; % eligikt.di’v'Aiiaeqoa un.the Views;djf husband and,wife. But whether' th?s .drift will.-work out.for.•hHelbebteris.en.t. !of .-the comujiauiby or'not/1 dan'at the !moment only hazard-a gues?. 'ln ‘!E3*g:land, the. women,ore .entirely, different, and, spend the greater pant of . their •time ait home?” ':

NURSERY'-CHRISTMAS PARTY

; The eommfrttee of ?the c Cftiaens] Day; , Nursery gate the- /annual Christinas ‘party* for the r-1 day afternoon, when in spite of the wet weather quite forty children were present, some who no longer oome to tbe nnrsery as well as the' little ones who still are brought daily. 'Several of the mothers 'of the Children were present,'.too. some with quite small' babies. and*‘all had a thoroughly-happy time. Unfortunately the-children had to play indoors all thb but the girowp-pps played, tob, -and "saw that all took'partAfter games, Father; Christmas-enter-ed and invited everyone tq come to tea. This -was set in the dining-room and was; of course, the feature of the after-' .noon, ~ there being etrawberrios. apd cream, cake of all kinds, including, a. lovely Christmas calje, pink drinks;-and bonbons. Then everyone ; again-:.'rwent into the playroom, and Father Chrißbmas opened; his bate and distributed .toys to all the children, there'being ships, spades and buckets,*’dolls, and other / delightful things. More games .followed until , the. children 'were, oalledfor, ’and 1 went home --tired but very; kappy.,- . A delightful? Christmas present was' a baby gramophone? and -a' number jof reoordb of? nursery rhyifies;’eto-.'-which Were much enjoyed, and willv be' a' great source -of Relighlrno-dliubf'for the little ones on \yet days, 'Th,e. rooms wore decorated ’with . paper, streamers and rambler roses,, and j. holiday.'-air pervaded the ".house, Mrs Alec, Gray, the-, acting-president, :,was .: in; . charge, Miss Margery. - Gray" acted- - Father Christmas,-- and: among those present .-or,, visiting were Lady‘Bell;’*(whosA'i | l flrst' virit?it 'was 1 tn the nufseiy); dSJrA J/ P. ; Firth. Mrs, R. Kennedy;. Mrs :Cl'ai;k. Mrs Murphy. Mrs Leicester, , Jfc's J.. Myers. Mrs. TV. Gl, Magnha. Mrs Frazer/ Miss Moss, Mrs Adamson,- ' ' ~ / *'•••

BREAK-UP OF MARSDEN BCHOOL . f»;The .first public* function! .performed oy. Lady Alice FEasgusson since bet arnvoi -in. Now . Zealand- waa i.to-dastra-■bute tha priees .at i .Maieden. Anghcan School, for. girls., . She wae welcomed •on."arrival by ai -guard ef honour -oft-the. nbaggeurgiria-who; -all dressed in • whate, liMd -wo route,- curtseying as Her Excellency passed to the platform, She Was -accompanied by. her daughter, jdiss Fergusson, ana” attended by 'Major IHawdand. -> " ’ 1 > Gm'the a country tour-y ‘df the'’Bishop of-Wellington/ We place was' taken by "Mrs Sprott, wbp tphn -the hehdnistreee, Miss. Baber, .met the Voce-Regal party ah tS)e .doqr, together' with the trustees. Mr Tripp,-, in the opening; speech, Vdferfied to Ins enirlien acquaintanoei with; LadyiiAlioe ;fmd,.told >pfi ; ,a Srapthfiil: . adwenture,at - Government. ''Hpuee,. amused .Her Excellently’ immensely and • diverted. the girle ex-i tremely. He Was’fojlowed by -. Mr' Hadfield; alsC in a reman isoent iqpod,. but Mrs ‘ Sprott, next called upon 'to speak, humorously ‘pleaded-.a . had meh’ mory oud did not go into dlfteils. ... • Li her reply Lady Alioe. Eemgusson, spoke?of the’ pleasure it gave her,, to, opma/afid how interested she -was to find, after an absence of 26 yeans, that them; was-; still, a ghfis’, toliool- in Fits-' herbert Terrace, jgltbough she knew on it- as Misa Bwainton’®? 'lp wno one of, the special she remembered.; The many kind references to her father. 'and piothpr had' to jibbed ‘Jjer qeeply. ' Miss Baber's annual ijepprt spoke, or the great progress made.-py the;-school ,and- pf .ihe expectations - she hadk of; next year’s work, when the new eohooli would ha in occupation '.at Karori. - Altekdy at : number of. girls-were at work .hfeprovirfa --the gaaden' and BtouhdUb J , 'aria 1 muon" help/ ’ finanoitd-’ ’and- ’other-; wish; was «xp«slsedyft»m. the.qM,?giris enough, to .soy “no. morel!., often- Too. much, indulgence was bad stem toet<girils;j and- who often.,-came”.-back-,tov■•school: ?iTOm out' after the v round' of? gaity'- m: the-holidays. ~ On-tbc girls she‘urged! rsßpeot and servioe ’aa*bemg two- grieat, things in life., ■ ■ ' : . i r-TEreel tiny children, dressed, in; white with pale blue bouquets to .Her Excehopoy.; /«a-1 Sir. and M’s %roti. •Jbey wa®Mary Farker, Mary Neavej and Batncia. iVright.' / .*’ ■ ; 'The-presentation followed—anv announjneament .from Miss- Baber tlmt an .future prized would bq’abolish* ed- 1 ; created ' rather, i fc? setf»sjCbioit-T*4nd then some Christmas parols' -were- vohy sweetly sung by the’ -girljs; unden: ’ flie direertiriti of -Miru 'Clmtpn-Hunt/ and with toe prologue and a. vote of toonks' 'to Hpr, Exjceli'eiitly, proposed ,by .’My RiMPOrkgr,. ,tfie. wegjy, over. i ■ ■■’ jpter EkpelTently. wore a navy- blue mardpaiflp .tailorinade; .- with a- ~. sable necklet,;' and a- -.dark blue -cloche hat - with* .a ipanacbo' of soft crimson, -pluznage. - ■ Miss -Fergusson, .-pillar ‘ box.- red jumper suit bound --with*'black, ’toe ; white»vest:, slotted ‘ Bor a 'black 'velvet tie,'-her hat wks’ a small block cWche. 1 Mrs ©prott was in blaqk and .whdteeatin: foulard’ ’."With a! /two-- tier skirt ’and a black bat’. -'Miqp. Babet’v' deep ■blue marocain had, mi soar f. of the .pame shade, and, her; blue -hat. was.'massed with, coloured flowers .On-tbe .platform, were tllto'-the teaching. staff of Mersdien School, and .tow Sydney, Btreet -Hall -was’ crowded "with partote, friends, -android rgirls- of ‘the Bchool.-. > 1 ‘

8.P.0.A.

The president, Mr F. Meadowcroft, presided over it good attendance *of members. of the- committee; at ■ the usual fortnightly meeting' which was heir! on-Monday.-last. ’■Mr/F-' W.' Rbwley and Mr ?A. -A; -Gower,, both recontly-elected nicmibeiß-of the dommitfto/ were' corned 'by toe president. The mspecthat he had, investigated! ■ numerous,, cases of .cruelty since the, previous Jneeting, • the majority’ of 'the. coses being! duq more: to ■ unwilful neglect., than, to cruelty., The,.owners ot tliq animals• concerned were reported, to. bays, complied with the-instructions of the inspector, with one exception; and ho/shell® guilty of 1 gross' cruelty, was prosecuted and waa fined br toq tnagistrate. ; ’ • .... . , .'ha judge* Of the ttimuaV’estaiy cofaipotition (Messrs "W. H. . Olson and ’dope) i ttheir jijepajrt; and advised that to© prizes Bad been allotted! as V under—: Secondary Schoolß, Frances. Carterton D-H.S.; Primary schools, E. Ross, Terraco School 1,. E, Nqrri.fi South. JVellincton .School 2, B. Douglas, Brooklyn School 3., ;]SL Greene, ]\ew,town School ! ’gVeringhiauj,, ,Terraco School >, 5, -G. lUhdo, Terrace School ft. ~ r ' /Mr • Ged, Shirtdiff© was; elected. a life'member of th» society. ■ , '/The,; report of the organiser 'shbried. '.that £25 15s -6d hiad been"‘collected 'smtts.-tljie’previous meeting, I’Suitl that sum - included £5 Bs’^from" 1 Mr , G., ffliirteliff®, £l ?le'e«th from'Mrs- Joseph Joeepbj Dr A. Eweu,’ A. de' 8,, Bran , ;don. Colonial Motor Company, Munt i Cottrell and Oompamy, New- -Zealand (Shipping Company, A. Jolly, H. Cook, and. £l. from‘Mrs Stoqle. . ■ ;■?