WOMEN'S WORLD

Waikato Times, Volume 88, Issue 13667, 22 December 1917, Page 6

WOMEN'S WORLD

»v» Mr and Mrs Wyndham Hopkins left this week for a motor tour of the North Island. * * * • • Mrs Niccol (Manunui) is the guest of her mother, Mrs P- E. Stevens. « • • • • Mrs Geo, Cork and family have left for Wellington. * * » -J* • Mrs A. Furze and her daughters have left for a holiday at Kawau. * » * » « Miss 'Enid Heywood, of Hamilton, left last night on a trip to Mount Cook. Miss Barnard (Auckland), who has been paying a round of visits in the Waikato. has returned home. » • « ■ • Mrs C. B. Smith has gone with her children for a long holiday in Wellington. «' * • • • Mr Westoby, accompanied by Mrs Westoby, will leave shortly for a month's holiday. t * • • • Mr and Mrs J. A. Young and Mr and Mrs A. H. Hyde left to-day on a motor trip of the two islands. They expect to be away about a month. Other Hamilton residents holidaymaking at that popular island include Mr and Mrs H. J. Greenslade, Mr and Mrs R. L. Greenslade, and Mr and Mrs S. J. Bennett. • The many friends of the Rev. A. H. Colville will regret to learn that he is suffering from rheumatism. He is at present in Rotorua, taking a course of the baths, which it is hoped will completely restore him to health again. HAMILTON GIRLS' SCHOOL. ANNUAL PRIZE-GIVING. i The annual prize-giving of the Hamilton Girls' School took place in the school grounds, "Sonning," on Tuesday. The day was a beautiful one, and the numerous gathering presented a gay scene on the lawns. Miss Turner's orchestra dispensed sweet music from the verandah of the central building. Mrs the head mistress, received her guests in a black crepe de chine, white ninon vest, and black hat with large flat, pale-coloured flowers. Among the guests were Mesdames Cowie, Insoll, Clayton-Greene, Gillies, Storey, Heywood, Northcroft, Jolly, Whittaker* Harris, Fairburn 3 Tompkins, Barnet, Rutherford, Sergei, Hall, J. M. Hall, Moorhouse, English, Wilson, Graham, Rawson, Chitty, Buckeridge, Reeves, Valder jun., Bremner, McKinnon, Vautier, McWilliam, Hunter, Hume, House, Clark, Barugh, Lovell, Shaw, Bullock, Stace, Yule, Daniell, Cork, Coventry, Williams, Melville Bell. Varnev, Rogers sen., Towsey, Armstrong, McNicol, Misses Insoll, Tompkins, Hunter, Varney, Coventry, White (2), Whitton, Heywood, Williams, McNicholl. Prior to the prize-giving, Archdeacon Cowie introduced Mr Lusk, who leaves for the front shortly in charge of the 39th Reinforcements. Mr Lusk was master at Christ's College, Canterbury, and then at Rugby for two years. He gave an interesting address, the substance of which was the noble school of Rugby, and the influence such great schools hdve had upon the morale of the British nation. In conclusion, Mr Lusk appealed to the girls to lw true to that maxim which will win the war —namely, "To. play the game" under all conditions and at all costs. Prizes and certificates were then presented as follow; Elocution (given by Miss Lovel, elocution mistress). —Senior, Dorothea Vautier; intermediate, Norris Reeves; junior, Beryl Higgott. A prefect's badge was presented to Dnlcie Barnet, and then the following names, of girls who have made full attendance throughout the year were read:—Betty Jolly, Hell Yule, Dorothea Vautier. Divinity prizes for 1916 were (special prizes presented by the vicar):—Senior, Mollie Valder; intermediate, Marjorie Drummond; junior, Yvonne Bryant. Divinity Certificates for 1917.—Senior, Marjorie Drummond; intermediate, Florence Hall and Jovce Rutherford; junior, Alberta Boneham, Dulcie Watson. Preparatory Room CertificatesWriting: Miriam Richards, Mary Gillies, Joan Northcroft, Doris Parrish. General improvement: Edna House, Margaret Twining, Koa Tompkins, Norma Sanford. General good work: Connie Vautier, Petal McWilliam, Isa-

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Bel McKinnon, Margaret Mears, Mavis Jones, Noeline Pleasants. Nature study: Phyllis Bullock. Knitting: Lilian Valder, Aileen Cresswell. Drill: Nceline Pleasants, Margaret Mears. Geography and grammar (Forms I. B and I. A) : Cecille Chitty and Margaret Clayton-Greene. Certificates for Forms I. A and 11. Writing: MarjorLe Going, Mavis Buckeridge. Arithmetic: Aileen Cresswell, Beryl Higgott. English: Margaret Clayton-Greene. Beryl Higgott. Drawing: Aileen Cresswell, Beryl Higgott. Sewing (Form JI.): Beryl Higgott. Certificates for Form lll.—Drawing: Norah Valder. General improvement: Irene Yule. Homework: Norah Valder. Arithmetic: Doris Clark. Form IV.—Drawing Yvonne Bryant, Isabel Reece. Homework: Yvonne Bryant. Essay: Joyce Rutherford. History and geography: Yvonne Bryant. English: Christina Priestley. Music: Yvonne Bryant. Drill: Helen Moorhouse.

Certificates for Form V.—Sewing: Helen Cowie. Drawing: Juliet Moorhouse. Drill: Juliet Moorhouse. Shorthand: Mildred Lawson. Music: Florence Buckeridge. Order prize: Irene Penwarden., Theory, typewriting and house prize: Dulce Barnett. Diligence ana progress: Violet Jolly. Science, homework and drill: Dell Yule. French and algebra: Dorothea Vautier. Mathematics, bookkeeping and homework: Ruth Harris. English, Latin, French, physiology and history: Mollie Valder (proxime accessit to dux). Form Prizes.—Form I. B: Nance Harris. Form I. A: Olive Robertson. Form II.: Margaret Cowie. Form III.: Florence Hall. Form IV.: Helen Hey. wood. Dux of the school: Melba Whittaker. The archdeacon crowned the dux with a chaplet of leaves, and then presented her with a special prize, a handsome silver vajse, given by Mr Towsey. In conclusion, the archdeacon, in a little speech, presented Miss Lovel, who is severing her connection with the school, with a set of George Eliot's works, as a token of esteem and gratitude from the girls. Miss Lovel gracefully replied. The archdeacon then presented Mrs Whitehorn with an ebony brush, a Christmas gift from the girls. After Mrs Whitehorn had replied, cheers were called for her and Miss Lovel. Two small scenes from "The Mill on the Floss" and "Great Expectations" were pleasingly performed by some of Miss Lovel's pupils. The last item of the programme excited much interest. Miss Jeffreys, drill instructress, led a large squad through Swedish drill, and her credit, judging by the applause the girls did The playing of "God Save the King" by Miss Turner concluded a very pleasant afternoon. Cambridge war work. ladies' hospital and war fund gommittf::. annual meeting. Tlie annual meeting of the Cambridge Women's General Hospital and War Fund Committee was held on Tuesday. Mrs R. Reynolds presided. The annual report was read and adopted. It showed, despite heavy calls, a better financial position at date than at any time since the appointment of the committee. The amount handled was over £2OOO, £BOO of which had been expended on soL=diers' comforts (£BS 16s of which was for Sanatorium purposes), Belgian bread fund £SOO, Red Cross fund £413, and Auckland Patriotic League £136. Owing to the Te Waikato Sanatorium having been converted into a military hospital and a resident Y.M.C.A. field secretary appointed, the sanatorium work will be put on a new footing to save overlapping both in funds and personal effort, and a suggestion was made that a general Sanatorium Committee be set up with a separate fund to have control over all Sanatorium work. Several suggestions have been made with a view to altering the gift parcel scheme, but the committee was convinced that the present policy is the best, and has decided to continue sending parcels direct to individual men.. The committee purchased the wool required for the coming winter work direct from the mills, making a saving of £SO. The report concluded with an acknowledgment of the courteous and generous treatment extended to members in their arduous work. The statement of accounts showed the receipts for the year to have been £3829 19s 9d, the year closing with a balance hi hand of £1823 lis lOd.

The following officers were elected: Hon. president, the Mayoress (Mrs E. J. Wilkinson]; president, Mrs R. Reynolds (re-elected); vice-president, Mrs Jas. Hally (re-elected) ; hon. secretary, Miss L. E. Veale (re-elected); assistant secretary, Mrs A. W. Gane; reporter Miss Gwynneth (re-elected) ; treasurer, Mr E. Veale; auditor, Mr A. H.'Nicoll SUB-COMMITTEES. Tea committee: Mesdames Cox, Hally and Mackereth. School committee: Misses Wells and Fisher, Mesdames Buckland and Lundon. Sewing committee: Mesdames White, W. Thompson, Arnold, Palmer, Reynolds and Broad. Belgian: Mesdames Todd, Hopkirk, J. W. Fisher and Miss Fisher. Red Cross: Mesdames Murray, Hopkirk, Cox, Mackereth, Lundon, Gane and Todd. Literature: Mesdames Andrews and W. Thompson. Hussifs: Mesdames Gane, Arnold and White and Willis. Wool: Mesdames Richardson and Huddleston and Misses Gwynneth and Veale. Shirts: Mesdames Palmer, Richardson and Souter, Misses Wells and Gwynneth. Parcels: Mesdames Souter, Vosper Hally and J. W. Fisher. . Visiting: Miss Wells and Mrs Huddleston. Receiving Sanatorium patients: Mesdames McCullagh, Hally Richsfclson, Murray, Broad and Miss Veale. Gift Scheme: Miss Willis.