WOMAN’S WORLD

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 292, 12 December 1940, Page 8

WOMAN’S WORLD

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Mrs. D. D. Holder, Ohingaiti, has 'been visiting Wanganui. I Mrs. H. M. Hayman, I-lawera, visited Wanganui yesterday. I Mrs. D. Spencer is a Christchurch [visitor to Wanganui. i Mrs. R. Lloyd and Miss Mary Lloyd, [of Auckland, were visitors to Wanganui yesterday. I Mrs. E. M. Cranstone and Miss Joan i Cranstone, Fordell, visited Palmers[ton North on Tuesday to attend the iCentenial presentation of "The Messiah.” Mrs. V. W. Fullerton-Smith, Marton, is paying a brief visit to WangaInui and is staying with her parents, ;Mr. and Mrs. P. Graham, St. Hill Street. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Rice have returned to Wanganui from a few days spent in Wellington as guests at the Empire Hotel. PLUNKET SOCIETY IN! WANGANUI WORK FOR THE MONTH At lhe monthly meeting of the Plunket Society, held on Tuesday last, the president, Mrs. T. Hine, presided over the following members: Mesdames Cole. Davies, Deacon, Jenkins, Keesing. McLean, Nelson, Nixon, Ryan, Taiboys, Wilberfoss and Williams. Apologies tor absence were received from Mesdames Adams. Currie, Graham, McGregor, McPhail, Millward, G. H. Robertson. Ross, Wickham and Miss Baker. The minutes of the previous monthly meeting having been circulated to members, were taken as read and confirmed. The Plunket nurses in their monthly report stated that 830 old cases and 90 new cases had been dealt with. Visitors to the offices totalled 1659. including 778 adults, 701 babies, 146 children and 34 others. Visits paid to homes numbered 255. In the pre-natal section there were six new cases, 47 return visits, and 29 old cases still on the books. The Stewart Karitane Hospital report stated that 25 babies and 10 mothers had been admitted and 28 babies and nine mothers discharged. Cases had been received from Wanganui. Kai Iwi, Kaitoke, Fordell, I Feilding. Rapanui, New Plymouth, i Palmerston North, Tolago Bay, Hal- ! combe, Waitotara, Dannevirke, Napier ! and Kimbolton. A gift of vegetables i was acknowledged from Mrs. Wallis, ; and baby clothes from Miss Annett. The society acknowledged with thanks an anonymous donation of 12 2s towards the hospital building fund. Mrs. Hine gave an interesting resume of the meeting of the Dominion Council she had attended in Wellington in November. A letter and questionnaire received from the Women’s War Service [ Auxiliary was discussed and answers prepared to the various questions. RED CROSS ACTIVITIES WANGAEHU MEETINGS RESUME IN FEBRUARY ' The Wangaehu Suo-Centie of the [ Red Cross Society held its last meeting for the year in the hail recently, [ Mis. Liggins presiding over a fair attendance of members. December and January being busy months on the [ farm it was decided not to meet again until the first Thursday in February. [ Members, however, took home knit- ! ting and sewing to do in the interval. The sum of £2 10s was donated to the Wanganui Centre, toward the run- ' ning expenses of the centre. [ Members are asked to keep in mind ! the “Paddy’s Market’’ it is proposed 1 holding towards the end of February. The president announced that the home nursing class would resume when the sub-centre met early in the i new year, Mrs. Cracroft kindly un- ' dert.aking the training of students. ’ DURIE HILL SUB-CENTRE REPORT OF ACTIVITIES i Members of the Durie Hill Sub--1 Centre of the Red Cross Society paid ! visits to the sick soldiers in hospital, i Each soldier was given cigarettes. J matches, fruit and home-made bis-. , cuits. Games were also given. During the month a demonstration of bandaging was given by Mesdames Garden and Hughes, and was much ' appreciated by members. One afternoon was given by members to making fancy sweet baskets in preparation for the Red Cross sweet stall. . which was held in Dominion Motors building on November 23. On December 4 the members held I their last meeting of the year. Miss M. Hamilton (convener), in a neat little speech, thanked the secretary (Mrs. G. Edwards) and all the members for their co-operation and the wonderful work achieved during the year. Mrs. Bourgeois suitably replied and presented Miss M. Hamilton and Mrs. Edwards with bouquets. The work will be resumed on February 7, 1941.

HITHER AND THITHER Parcels for Wanganui Airmen. The women’s committee of the Wanganui Aero Club met on Tuesday night in the home of Mrs. A. Tasker, Dublin Street, when 50 parcels were made up for members of the club serving overseas and in New Zealand. Letters of appreciation received from recipients of parcels were read by Mesdames T. Brydane, Stowers, Misses S. Gilbert and H. Norfolk. Supper was served by the hostess. Parents’ Holiday Responsibility. Advice to parents on the care and treatment of their children during the school holidays was given by Dr. Hubert Smith, medical officer of health, at a meeting of the Women’s Food Value League in Auckland. Dr. Smith said much extra responsibility developed on the parents during the holiday season and it behoved them to see that meal times were regular, that the school ration of milk was given the children at home, that they had a sufficient amount of sleep, and that they received ample fresh air, sunshine and exercise. “Our present educational system is still far too interested in turning out large numbers of children who are moderately well fitted for a successful career and not educationally fitted to be successful men and women,” said Dr. Smith. “Our, object should surely be to make them good men rather than good business men. I feel our children should be taught more about life, health, hygiene and citizenship than they are at present and the holidays give the parents this opportunity.” The speaker concluded his address by giving hints on how to deal with various ailments of children and explained the symptoms of food poisoning and its subsequent treatment. NEW POST OFFICE OPENED AFTERNOON TEA FOR GUESTS Wanganui had a beautiful day yesterday for the official opening of the new post office, which took place in the afternoon in the presence of a large gathering of people. There was just enough breeze to temper the heat of the sn and to keep the many flags decorating the building fluttering gaily. A dais had been erected and cosy chairs arranged for the official party, and chairs were placed for the invited guests, numbering over 200. In tne official party were the Post-master-General (Hon. P. C. Webb), i the Mayor and Mayoress (the Hon. W. I J. Rogers, M.L.C., and Mrs. Rogers), Mr. J. B. Cotterill, member for Wan- I ganui, and Mrs. Cotterill; Mr. E. B. Gordon, member for Rangitikei, and Mrs. Gordon; Mr. W. M. Angus (contractor for the building), and Mrs. Angus; Mr. R. G. Taiboys (architect) and Mrs. Taiboys, Mr. and Mrs. D. G. O'Toole (president of the Wanganui Chamber of Commerce), Mr. W. Morrison, Maxwell (chairman of the Waitotara County Council), and Mrs. Morrison, Mr. A. H. Collins and his daughter, Mrs. J. Polson, Mr. Hope Gibbons, Miss Gibbons, Mr. W. Veitch (Wellington), Mr. J. G. Young. Following the opening ceremony, the invited guests were entertained at afternoon tea in the lounge at Foster’s Hotel. On the table for the official party were bowls of Iceland poppies in several shades of gold and pink. On other tables were vases of pink and blue cornflowers, and placed in the lounge were bowls of Christmas lilies and pastel shaded lupins. FIRST AID FOR CLOTHES BUDGETS This year ten women out of ten have got a new dress problem. We've all got to dress on a docked budget. Because we’ve all got to save. Now there are two opposite ways of saving money on your clothes. There’s the dreary way, whereby you spend less and dress worse. And there’s the cheery way whereby you spend less and look every bit as attractive as ever you looked in your lite. Good dressing has nothing to do with income. It's a question of nokwledge. If your figure is firm, poised, controlled, you can wear a little, inexpensive frock with distinction. If your figure is literally all over the place, you cannot hope to look smart in a Schiaparelli model. The first thing co do before choosing a new outfit is make sure your foundation is right. If your corset is past its prime, be firm about discarding it, and being fitted with a new one. It’s a little trick of the well-dressed, wellgroomed woman and It pays handsome dividends in chic, comfort and good hard cash. Most important of all, a good foundation takes some of the strain out of modern life

Toys For The Children Buy the girl a doll’s pram and the boy a good strong wooden engine or lorry. This is one of the suggestions of B. S. Kench’s Pram House, 235 Avenue, who has a really unique collection of toys for the young folks — toys that will stand hard wear. Included in the collection of wooden toys are rocking horses from 10s, engines from 2s 9d to 13s 6d, wheelbarrows from 4s 6d to 12s 6d, lorries from 8s 3d to 19s 6d, and for the tinies —a horse and trolley at 3s 6d. There are dolls’ prams that would delight any girl. They are in various 'styles and priced from 6s 6d to 62s I Gd. Toddlers’ chairs are from 255, and high chair for baby from 355, ail i painted in attractive colours. There are all kinds of shopping baskets, lined worked baskets (from 12s 6d) and trays. And, of course, a pram for baby. LADY GALWAY GUILD FINAL MEETING FOR THE YEAR FLANS MADE FOR ANOTHER PATRIOTIC EFFORT The last meeting for lhe year of the Lady Galway Guild Committee was nelu yesterday, Mrs. J. J. Scott presiding. The meeting opened with the Lord’s Prayer and a prayer for peace. Mrs. Scott and Mrs. C. R. White (secretary) were presented with sprays by Mrs. Trickett and with bouquets of sweet peas by Mrs. Soundy, The minutes of the previous meeting were read and passed. A letter of appreciation and thanks to the guild for the effort held on November 23 was received from rhe Patriotic Committee. A letter and questionnaire was also received from the Women's War Service Auxiliary. After considerable discussion re the i further effort to be made for the patriotic funds, it was decided that the children’s fancy dress parade (postponed from November 23 on account of the unfavourable weather), be held on Thursday evening, February 20, in Cook's Gardens, when a suitable programme of novelty events be arranged, also several stalls, including three ice cream and soft drink ! stalls. Arrangements were left in the I hands ot Mrs. J. J. Scott and Mrs. C. IR. White. ■ The secretary presented the balancej sheet of the Army, Navy and Air • Force Fair, which showed that after I expenses were paid, the sum realised i for patriotic purposes was £3Bl 18s 9d. | The supervisor and secretary were | complimented on their work for the fair and several members paid a ! tribute to Mrs. Scott and Mrs. White. The latter spoke of the excellent backing they had had from the organisations. Mrs. Scott said she was very proud of what the organisations had done and expressed her thanks to all and mentioned the wonderful balancesheet, which, she said, was a credit to all. Members considered it a marvellous effort considering the wet day. It I was decided that the balance-sheet be .published in the Press. It was stated [that the prizes donated for the fancy costumes have been put in safe keep- ' ing awaiting the function in Febru- [ ary. Mrs. Scott wished all a Merry I Christmas and expressed the hope 'that the conflict would soon be over. ■lt was announced that the doll competition had brought in the sum of £ll 14s 3d. Six people had the correct name of the doll, which was Rachel, and on being drawn for Miss Marjory Taylor was the winner. The rug competition was won by W. Durie and the camera competition hy S. Hughes, ot Maxwell. A vote of thanks to the chair brought the meeting to a close.

DANCE AND EUCHRE

AOTEA DISTRICT MAORI WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION The Parewanui members had their first dance and euchre in the Town Hall, Bulls, on the 3rd inst., under the direct control of Mrs. Pirihira Rogers and Mrs. T. King: as hon. secretary. It was acclaimed by the large number present a highly successful function. Much of the success was due to the splendid music provided by Mr. N M. Larkin’s Orchestra, the whole-hearted manner in which Mrs. Pirihira Rogers and her many willing helpers entered into the work of preparing for the function- and, last, but, most important, Lie general public’s spontaneous -md generous support, the whole resulting in lhe sum of £3O net being forwarded to the executive of the association The "bring-and-buy” stall proved most popular and the several competitions were well oatronised. The thanks of the members were ably expressed by Mrs. Pirihira Rogers and H. Marumaru. to those present in the hall and they desired to especially thank their Parewanui and Bulls pakeha for their support and co-operation and to thank all those who donated money and materials and who assisted in the work. The winners of the euchre and several competitions were as follows: Euchre: Ladies. Mrs. D. Te Huna 1. Mrs. M. Anderson 2; gents, Mr. H. Bowen 1, Mr. D. Bromley 2. Competitions: Dinner, Mr. C. Young (Parewanui); “piu-piu,” Mr. C. Bracewell (Santoft); basket and hat. Mrs. H. Harvey (Bulls); lucky hat, ladies Miss M. Bromley (Bulls), gents Mr. B. Iwikau (Halcombe); Monte Carlos, Mr. R. Teki and Miss E. Teki (Turakina), Miss A. Thomas and partner (Bulls). Extras were played by Mr. Tommy Rogers, jun. (Parewanui), and Mr. Piki Marumaru (Wangaehu). A song by Miss Prior, of Marton, was encored. Dancing was continued until an early morning hour, when a very pleasant gathering was brought to a close by the playing of the National Anthem.

MOSSTON WOMEN’S INSTITUTE Mrs. Cameron presided over a large attendance of members and visitors at the December meeting of the Mosston W.I. The meeting opened with the singing of the “Ode to Friendship” and “There'll Always Be An England,” followed by the aspirations. After the correspondence had been dealt with there was a roll call of Maori jokes, which caused great amusement. It was decided to hold a picnic in place of the January meeting. Two euchre tournaments have been held recently, the proceeds of these to be given as a donation to federation funds. Mrs. Sears read the motto for the month. A short entertainment was given by members’ children. Items were: Highland fling, Noelwyn Cann, pianoforte solo, Nola Denman; duet, Rita and Ron Tipper; song and dance, Helen Cameron; sketch, lan Cann and Roy Brook; and a duet, Monica and Avenal Brook. A very special afternoon tea was served by the hostesses, Mesdames Rule, Mclntyre, and Miss Cameron. At the end of November members of the Singing and Drama Circles, paid a week-end visit to the Upper Waitotara W.I. and gave items at a patriotic dance. Twenty-five pair

mittens and 10 balaclavas have been r knitted during the month. Competi- I tions, judged by Mrs. Shaw, resulted: Nut and date loaf, Mrs. Stilborn 1, I Mrs. Mclntyre 2, Vrs. Cryseli 3. Raw I vegetable salad: Mrs. Bell 1, Mrs. Atkinson 2, Mrs. Crysell 3