Women Folk

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12761, 3 October 1919, Page 9

Women Folk

- ■—— D By a "STELLA"

Mr and Mrs C. J. Kerr (Dunedin! are staying at "Warner’s. Miss Peggy Norton is spending a holiday in South Canterbury. Miss M. Barclay (W aim ate) is the guest of Mr and Mrs Norton-Francis. Mr and Mrs R. K. Cameron arrived in Christchurch to-day from the Nort.n Island. Mr and All 3 W. Taine (Dunedin) motored south to-day after a stay in Christchurch. Mrs Bain, Merivale, has returned to Christchurch after a visit to Mrs Hailey, Waimate.

Mrs E. F. Nicholl (Ashburton) went back to her homo to-day after a short stay in Christchurch.

Tile Misses M’Arthur (Lumsden) arrived in Christchurch yesterday, s»ud are laying with Mrs M’Dougall, Mansfield Avenue.

Mr and Mrs D. Tennent, Mrs P. Tennent (Wellington), who have been touring the West Coast, came into town yesterday, and are staying at Ihe Clarendon.

Airs Hastie, who has been, identified with local war work and the entertaining of soldiers and sailors, is about to take up her residence at Sumner for a twelvemonth. The engagement is announced of Miss Winifred Welsh, youngest daughter of Mrs C. H. Jnbb, Papanui, to Sergeant Donald Smith, son of Mrs V. Smith, North Sydney, _ N.S.W. Sergeant D. Smith left New Zealand with the Twelfth Reinforcements and returned last, week by the Tainui.

To-morrow evening, in the Cho<ral Hall, Miss Elsie Lilly, secretary to the Zenana Bible and Medical Mission, will give a lecture. During the evening a number of children will take part in a. Cantata entitled, “ Indian Sisters,’’ and -Miss Lilly will also he assisted by Miss Bruin and the Rev J, Paterson. In Cathedral '.square to-day a well arranged sale of produce, cakes, sweets, flowers and needlework was held in aid of Dr Barnardo’a Home, those in charge being the Misses Joyce, who were assisted by Mrs A . Morten, Mrs Aschman, Miss Ritchie and several others. The tables were well stocked with an excellent assortment of goods, which sold readily at reasonable prices. /Hie Papanui branch of the Mothers’ Union met on Wednesday, when there was a large attendance. The usual sale of work was held, and Miss Walker, of Cashmere Hills, delivered an interesting address on the Peaie thanksgiving movement, and referred to the opportunities of the Mothers’ Union in the world-wide reconstruction that is now beginning. At the conclusion of the meeting Miss Walker was accorded a very hearty vote of thanks-

The engagement is announced of Private J. A. Blyth, third son of Mr D Blyth, "Wilson’s Road, to Miss May Brody-Breeze, eldest daughter of Mr G. Brody-Breeze, a prominent Glasgow business man, and an ex-councillor of tile Glasgow Municipality. Private Blyth served with the N”Z.E.F. for three years, and Miss Brody-Breeze took a prominent part in war work at Home, holding an official position under the Government.. Mr Brody-Breeze accompanied, by his daughter, intend! visiting “New Zealand next year.

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Major and Mrs Hay ter are among the guests at Warner’s.

it i, n honour of Miss Othlie Bean, a Cup and Saucer 1 * party was given yesterday afternoon by Mrs Keith Garrick. Tlie tea took' place at Broadway's, and was served at small tables each prettily arranged with yellow tulips- Great fun was caused dnnng the afternoon by a “ confession book,” m which each guest, was asked to write Ims was given to Miss Bean. Those present were, besides the hostess and the guest of honour, Mrs W. S. Bean, Mrs Leicester Matson, Miss Rita. Matson, Mrs William -Matson, Mrs J. Guthrie, Mrs W. Watson, Mrs W. Goss, Mrs Ward, Mrs M. Brown, Mrs E. Webb, Mrs A. Nioholls, Jliss Edna Henderson, Miss Noel Fisher, Miss Bulee Bean, Miss M. M’Dougall and Miss Lorn a Bean.

A Royal engagement was fulfilled when Queen Mary visited the Babies of the Bin pi re Training Centre, Earls’ Court (says an English correspondent), rp ? ls _ A l6 . institution of which Dr ~ 7 A 1?" 15 the superintendent, and wmch us intended to be the model for similar establishments in all parts of Great Britain. _ When Dr Truby King and Miss Pattnck, the matron, return to New Zealand the Earls’ Court centre will be earned on by St Thomas’s Hospital. Queen Mary discussed manv problems of infant welfare with Dr A>ng, especially that of infant feeding. The centre insists upon the importance of natural feeding, hut Queen Mary asked for particulars of the feeding when this was impossible. Dr Kino replied that he had evolved a mixture wbieh reduced ordinary milk or condensed milk to th*» nearest possible approach to natural food. The substitute food includes milk, glucose, dextrin, butter, snet-fat, cod liver oil, peanut oil, and water, with additions of bicarbonate of soda, and essential oil of almonds. Foster mothers are also resorted to, and the Queen was introduced to a wonderful fostermother who had given health and strength to no fewer than five babies. Dr King’s visit to England has been an inspiration to many infant welfare workers, and his methods are being generally adopted in up-to-date nursing homes and welfare centres. .