For Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12067, 24 July 1917, Page 7

For Women Folk

By "STELLA."

PERSONALIA.

Mrs Selby Palmer and her children M-o staying'-with Mrs Palmer, Woodford.

Mrs Norton-Francis arrived in Christchurch from the north this morning.

Miss Joan Leo has come back from the North Island.

Miss Madge Raine (Timaru). left recently for Australia on a holiday visit.

Miss Loulie Bean is the guest of his Lordship Bishop Sedgwick and Mrs Sedgwick, Bishopscourt, Napier. "** * * *

Mrs G. L. B.utherford. Macdonald Downs, who has been staying with Mrs Duncan Maefadane, Chapter Street, has ret'urned to her home. * *• * * *

Miss Olive Straehey spent the weekend at St Leonards with Mrs Davison.

Mr and Mrs G. T. Little, Hui Hui, are staying at Warner's.

Mrs Frank Mackv. Mrs T. Macky and Mis-; Dorothv Macky (Auckland) are at the Clarendon.

Captain A. B. Monson and Mrs Monson (Westr>ort) are in Christchureh 1 . *-» » # •

Mrs Bristed, Avonside, has returned From a visit to Dunedin.

Mrs Bade- (Oxford'), who has been staying with T)r and Mrs Temple, has returned to her home.

Captain Gavin Bullen Anderson, eldest son of Mr Gilbert. Anderson, and pr.randson of Ml- P. F. Buller* Kaikoura, has been awarded the Military Cross. Captain Anderson was at Cambridge when Avar commenced, and joined the Imperial Armv. He ha", twiro be for? mentioned in dispatches for. marvellous bomb-throwing. He was a. bowler in cricket, and throws his bombs with the left arm. *#*■*»

-Mrs W. J. Taylor and Miss Hookham have returned from Foilding, whoro they have been visiting their sister, Mrs Amesburv.

AT HOME. Mrs S. G. Raymond was hostess yesterday afternoon at a most enjoyable tea given at her home in Heaton Street. Papanui. in honour of Lady "Ward. Amongst those present were Mrs Bernard Wood. Mrs Julius, Miss Blworthy, Mrs J. Williams. Mrs William Wood and Mrs Wilding. # * * * PARCELS FOR THE FRONTA visit to the Lady Liverpool Depot yesterday was an inspiring one, and showed the industrials workers busily engaged in making up the first instalment- of Christmas parcels to be sent fco our men at the front. These parrels are sent from various parts of the Dominion, and are of a uniform pattern. They consist of a pair of socks, a. writing wallet, a pair of boot laces, a tin of tongues, a tin of milk, a tin of cocoa, sweets, tobacco or cigarettes, soup or moat extract, jam, half a pound of chocolate and a handkerchief. Altogether from the Dominion about 20,000 of these parcels are sent. Tho Christmas puddings which are sent to the Canterbury men, woro sampled yesterday and proved to be delicious find quite home-mado in flavour. Ihe tin is made with a patent opener, so that on opening the pudding is not spoiled.

SOLDIERS ENTERTAINED. Th o wounded and sick soldiers in tho Christchurch Hospital spent a gladsome thr.o vesterday afternoon, when several members of the ?antomime Comna.nv visited tho hospital, and gavo rome" bright items to cheer them up. It is remarkable that cno soldier in the ward had beer, entertained on two previous occasions by the same talented company, once in hospital in Sydney and once in hospital :n Melbourne. Mrs George Rhodes and Miss Rhodes gave afternoon tea to the men and to the visitors, after which the matron took tho visitors to view Christchurch from the highest part of the- budding. On tho way up tho lift stopped, and for firo or six minutes they were prisoners. However, the engineer was summoned, and the lift put in order. The programme, was an excellent one, and Included a clever burlesque on an inspection by a Medic;d Board by Mr H. Roxbury. Those taking part in tho programme were Miss T. 13 unless, Miss P. Porter, Miss Guivor, Miss Amy Murphy, Miss C. Cayley, Miss D. Firman and Miss Yates, Messrs Hearne, Roxbury, Stigant and Fullbrook. Mr Whit held was also present. Miss Kathleen Beattie was the pianist for all the items. The. theatrical folk enjoyed themselves as much as their audience enjoyed thenij and said that it *'as their pleasure to do something to arighten the lives of the soldiers. • **■** DR MAUD FERE'S LECTURE. Dr Maud Fere gave the third lecture on "Hygiene *' under the auspices of the Workers' Educational Association on Monday, the subject being "Food." The audience were told that the subject was so large and important that it svould require two lectures. Good health was stated to require both know-

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ledge and principle to apply it, and this especially applied to food. A proper knowledge of food and dietary was not onlv essential to health, strength and longevity, but ;dso in morals. Bad temper, drunkenness and immorality were often directly attributable to improper feeding. It was necessary to introduce parts of physics, physiology, analytical chemistry and scientific cooking to understand' food and to get a pound in value for a pound spent on food. It was explained how women might add twelve "years or more to their youth and beauty by diet. The difference between digestion and assimiliatiou was explained. The proportion of various foods necessary to health and food composition were dealt with, and how to feed a child under five years of age. Food was divided into two main groups, nitrogenous and nonnitrogenous, and the nitrogenous foods, both animal and vegetable, were named. The proportion of nitrogenous foods required was one-sixth of tho other sort. Tho necessity for this sort of food was explained, and the diseases caused by the excessive use were named. In the half-hour of question and answer following the lecture, it was explained why certain foods were injurious heated, whilst daily indigestion was caused by mixing incompatible foods ns acids and starches. The best times for drinking ;\nd also eating fruit were mentioned. Teeth wil be specially dealt with in the next lecture. RED CROSS NEWS. The following acknowledgment has been received i>y the secretary of the women's section of the Red Cross Society, from bister Dora .Nelson, who was instrumental in getting the first consignment of hospital comforts sent to the sick and wounded in Mesopotamia from iNcw Zealand:—

"'&1, General Hospital, Amara, " -Mesopotamia, April ( J, 1917. "It is with the greatest pleasure that I am writing to let you know that the splendid guts from Christchurch have arrived at last. I cannot possibly explain the cause of the delay, but i can assure you they will be none the less appreciated. The iime juice has just arrived at the right time, as it is now getting wanner every day. I am sorry i am not able to acknowledge the cases separately, as everything arrived the very morning 1 was detailed to go ou duty on a paddle boat, and I only just had time to see it all landed hv the Arabs from a mahallah (boat). I took some snapshots of the unloading, which 1 iiope will be a success. The great pleasure of unpacking I handed over to the matron, who, 1 know, will appreciate it quite as much as I. It will be a groat joy, each time the. boat calls at .•vmara, to be able to get some extras for our patients. We ai\> ot present on the way to Bagdad, having just passed Sheik Saad, which has been such an important place. It is slow travelling up, the river has such a strong current, it takes eigta days from Basra to Bagdad. It will be very interesting from now on, seeing Kufc and all the country where our poor men have had such hard times. We are very keen to seo Bagdad, and hope to get time to go ashore, unless we are turned back quickly with patients, ns wo hear that there has been more fighting higher up the river.

Wo took down about 200 ' Tommies,' twenty officers and fifty wounded 'inrkish The latter seemed quite content, but the three officers wo had struck me as looking; very sad. • " ill you please express to your president and committee my very' sincere thanks on behalf of all those to whom I am able to giv© so much pleasure owinn; to the extreme generosity of the people of Christchureh I take ifc as a great compliment to myself that so many valuable comforts should ho sent througli my requests. "I should have acknowledged the arrival of the comforts by cable, but all private cable communications have been stopned from herb. " 1 hope to send _ the snapshots by next mail.—Again with sincere thanks believe me, etc." *•*»*• MY SONG. My song shall be a joyous one Of birds and brooks and summer air, Of shady noolcs and blossoms fair, Of peeping violets that wear A brightness lent them by the sun. My song shall bo a. simple one Of rustic homes and voice of praise, Of plenty, blessing, frugal ways, Of peace-requiting, well-spont days And rest that comes when toil is done. My song shall bo a thankful one, For whisp'rings by the breezes brought, For teachings with swe«t meaning fraught, For nobler aims and purer thought And hope of heaven when life is done! —Frank B. Thomas. 'FISITF/R'S, FLORIST AND FRUITERER. COLOMBO AND GLOUCESTER STREETS. WREATHS and Bouquets made up and delivered on shortest notice. FRESH CUT FLOWERS DAILY. Nice Selection of Artificial Wreaths at R-easonable Prices. Open Daily from 8.30 a.m. till 10.30 p.m. XD - a w 1Builders and Others—A quantity of Grates, Tiles, Interiors, Dof? Grates, and Chimney Pieces —must be cleared. A. J. Whit-.'., Ltd.