Women Folk.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12568, 4 March 1919, Page 7

Women Folk.

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| ( Mrs Sholto Douglas (Kaiwara)f.; is in Ijown. ! Mrs AlacLachlan (Wellington) tils in {town. I Mrs M. Bethell lias been infctown on la brief visit. I Mr and Ml's 0. O. T. Ruißierford tame jn from Tho Peaks, to-da;;. ( Air and ■ Mrs I. AV. Maokik* (WaiIpukurau) arc visiting Christchurch. ) Mr and Mrs Alolineaux (AAVilington) (arrived in Christchurch this niotning on |a visit. ; | Mrs T.. Kingston (Wellingtcar)- is in (town. j_ Mr and Mrs Arnold Bloxhaifi arrived piy Christchurch from the Norjth Island jfl'iid aro staying at Brighton. ■: | Airs G. JV Collins (I’atoa)i arrived jfroin the north this morning,, and is (staying at the Clarendon. I Mr and Mrs AY. Maurice- Simpson ('(Dunedin) are staying at tlje Olaren*don. Miss Elsie Norton, of the . 'Auckland Herald” literary staff, i'i) visiting Miss Mona Mackay, ChrisLslrurch. Mrs Pinckney and the Misses Pinckney, " Glenaray,” AVaikaia, -are spendling a holiday in town. ■ • I Mrs G. L. Rutherford naturned to (Christchurch.'this morning; from the jSsorth Island. I. Lady Stout left on Saturday evening for AVellihgton, after ja long stay an Christchurch. 7 Mrs and tho Misses Margin (Martinibordugh) arrived from th e north this morning, and are staying at AVarner’s. Mrs J. M. Gorton and Miss Gorton arrived from Wellington 'this morning, «ud are staying at AVarner’s. , Mrs A. St'Leger, Miss StLeger and Miss Welch (AVellington). arrived from (the north this _ morning, .’articl are staying pt-the ■'United Servici;.. • Mr and Mrs J. P. Lijtke, Mr and jMrs Sidey, and Mr- and ;Jlrs Hudson, members of Parliament a>nd their wives, ‘-left to-day bn a tour of idle AVest Coast. I Mrs G;- AV. Russell and Miss MildredRussell (Ayoriside)' arrived from AA relyliugton this morning, arid expect to .be hero for several weeks, i The'following delegates are coming jto Christchurch for the Y.AV.C.A. conTerence of board memloers and'secretaries, which opens to-morrow:—From |‘AV ellington; Mi,is Birch; (general secretary), Mrs Pearson and Miss. Lawson. (■From Auckland ; Mrs .Todd Smith, Mrs 'Stewart, Mrs AVhitney.i Mrs -Smeoton, (and Miss Carruthers. : Dunedin:,Miss [Andrews (general ‘ secretary) and Miss jfUosovearc. Invercav<pJir Miss AVildiams (general secretary), and Miss vJamieson. ■ ; A number of girl sUidents of-Canter-( hury College gave a. most, enjoyable, social evening - last evening in the women's common rooin*. in honour of 'Miss Snelson, national'secretary for the /Y.AV.C.A., who is visibing; Christchurch /in connection with thie Y.AV.C.A. conIference. The hall was decorated with red and white roses. After games and 'musical items, Miss Snelson gave an inj tensely interesting /address on the (emancipation of wonr>n during the war, jand. their, work in tfie future.' She ~also gave an account of women's war j work in England, aj-gl paid a high tri- { bate to the English jgirls. In her talk 1 (Miss Snelson asked that graduates should think of Y-W.G.A. secretaryships as a vocation, saying what : could be accomplished. by educated ’Women. Miss J. Coleridge Farr was lone of the visitors. Alias Flora MurJ ray, Miss Alison Burns, Miss Irene 'Milnea and Miss Beatrice Smith were responsible for thp supper arrange- ' inents, which were excellent. ‘ t KBB hIWHa— BBUMBWWBi

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Mrs J. P. Luke, 0.8. E., Mayoress of Wellington,, who came to Christchurch for the Rod Cross Conference held last month, has during her visit to the South Island made it her special duty to study the work dono for returned soldiers, especially the orthopaedic department of the various hospitals. Mrs Luke was very much impressed with the work done at the Christchurch Hospital with basket-making, leather work, eorpentering, etc., and in’a talk jvit.h a representative of this paper said that Wellington is to follow onr example and build an orthopaedic ward on exactly the saino lines. While in Dunedin Mrs Luke visited the new hospital there, which is conducted by the Red Cross Society, with a matron and voluntary help. In. Timaru Mrs Luke also visited 1 the soldiers’ hospital, which, she said, is ideally situated. Mrs Luke is a member of the Dominion Rod Cross Executive, and an ardent worker in Wellington. Before leaving for Wellington Mrs Luke will visit the West Coast.