Of Interest to Women

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 180, 1 July 1940, Page 2

Of Interest to Women

WOMEN'S INSTITUTE MATATA BRANCH The monthly meeting of the Matata W.l. was held in the Presbyi terian Hall on Wednesday 26th June at 2 p.m. Mrs H. Withy presided in the absence of Mrs CaverhilU After correspondence was dealt with the roll call "Places of Interest in N.Z.'" brought fprth many different ideas of beauty in New Zealand, which proved very interesting. One new member was enrolled. Competitions resulted as follows: Shortbread: Mrs H. Withy 1. Bowl of Greenery: Mrs Smith 1. Best Apron; Mrs Cummings 1, Mrs H. Withy 2, Mrs Smith 3. Best Flower: Mrs Smith 1, Mrs Schick Mrs Cummings 3. Afternoon tea was served by Miss Burt. MEETING AT OTARA The monthly meeting of the Otara Institute which was held in the Otara Hall, was presided over by [Mrs W. A. Gault. When the Insti-" tute Song had been sung and the Women's Creed recited, the business. Avas attended to, A number of knitted articles were handed in to be sent to the Navy League. The roll call "Uses of brought forward most interesting responses. A talk given by Mrs G. Neilson on "Colours and their effect on Life," was most heartily applauded. The following were the competitions: —Three Leeks: Mrs Jas. Young 1, Mrs Bingham 2. Best Flower: Mrs E. Young. 1, Mrs W. Gault 2. Puff Pastry: Mrs Bingham i., The hostesses for the afternoon were Mesdames E. Young, A. Vanstone and Miss Neilson.. -y\. sales table was held to buy wool for the seamen, HASTY WAR WEDDING CONDEMNED BY BARRISTER) Hasty war marriages were condemned by Mr G. Whiite., a leading Dunedin barrister, addressing the Society for the Protection of Women and Children. At present, he said, many young men were leaving for overseas Avith the military forces. "1 am afraid some of them arcrushing or being rushed into matrimony, which in many cases may prove disastrous in later years.," added. "If a young couple who have been keeping company for a considerable time decide to "marry before the young man leaves New Zealand, there may be some real hope of the union standing the jolt entailed by the husband going overseas, but in cases where couples are marrying hastily simply because of the war it is reasonable to suppose that many of the marriages are likely to prove ill-advised," "THEY ALSO SERVE" BRITISH WOMEN AT HOME "Mr Churchill's million women and many more will be wanted. The First Lord should know. He was at the Ministry of Munitions in the last Avar," says the Economist, "Avhen betAveen one and a half and tAVO million women were added to the roll of employment, main ly on Government Avork, afnd the ratio of female to male labour rose from 30 to 56 per cent. The right course noAv is not to stem recruit-' ing because jobs are lacking, but to multiply jobs. The problem of Ava'r economy is to man and equip the Forces, to raise output for war and export needs to the utmost and to cut doAvn civilian consumption and manufacture accordingly^.The role of women in this process is crucial. It is to release men for fighting and Avar Avork, either by taking up industrial employment for the first time or by moving from the non-essential trades where they predominate into essential occupations. There are nearly six million and a half Avomen in paid employment already, and estimates of the single Avomen, Avidows and wives at present unoccupied, but available

for work in emergency, are as high as four millions, and can certainly be put at nearlyl three millions. Many Avomen are already in csscn-* tial work in textiles, aircraft manufacture and armaments. COOKING RECIPES Honey Nuts. Sift plain flour, 1 teaspoon each bicarbonate of soda and mixcfci spice, a .good pinch salt. Melt 4oz butter/add %lb honey, and warm it a little, add 4oz castor sugar. Add 2oz finely chopped mixed peel and a few caraway seeds to flour mixture, pour in honey mixture witft 1 small, lightly beaten egg. Form into a smooth dough, roll out thiivi ly, cut into shapes, sprinkle \yilt}s castor sugar and bake in a oven for about ten minutes. to stand on tray until cold, then place in an air-tight tin. I Orange and Honey "Scones. Creiij.ii 1 tablespoon butter on margarine with 1 tablespoon honey until quite white, add 1 well beaten egg and the grated rind of 1 orange. Sift 2 cups self-raising flour and teaspoon salt together, and it alternately to, butter mixture with the juice of 1 orange and % cup milk*' Form into a light scone dough, roll" outg ently, cut into rounds, anil bake in a fairly hot oven for about 15 to 20 minutes. Sweet Wholemeal Honey Bread. Sift together 1% cups each whole meal flour and plain white flour, 2 teaspoons of baking powder, % spoon salt. Add % cup brown sugar, V 2 cuj) chopped walnuts, 1 cup chop . ped figs or raisins, and mix well. ' - Beat 1 egg well, add 1 cups milk, Yz cup honey, and 1 tablespoon butter or margarine (melted). Beat well and place in well greased anil floured loaf tins and allow to stand for 20 minutes in a warm place* then bake in a slow oven for I¥i hours.. Remove from tins and brush over with melted butter.