WOMEN AND THE WAR

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2231, 18 August 1914, Page 2

WOMEN AND THE WAR

COUNTESS OP LIVERJPpOL FUND. This week promises to be another very Miqr one i'or tho women who aro working u B armen^3 i' ol ' the troops, and those who are engaged iu. cutting out have as much on their hands as they can possibly 1 manage. Tho following additional contributions to the fund havo been received--Ladv Liverpool, „E1 (matinee tickets); Mrs. Joseph, matinee tickets, 125.; Mrs. ihorpe, collection card, £3 65.; Mrs.' E. i i { U * : "Anonynitfus," matTiiv tickets, 63.; Miss Ataok, matinee tickets, j>3s Mr. Bartlett, £2 2s. subscription; Patea Hospital, first instalment, .615 Is.; Tawa £iat schoolchildren, 80s.; Lady. Ward tickets for matinee, £11; Miss Medley' sale of songs, 65.; Miss Lachie, Bs.; sundry tickets, 305.; Porirua Hospital patiente, .£73 165.; "Anonymous,' r tickets. Bs.; Mrs. H. W. Preston, £10; collected by Francis Levy and K. Carter (two boys), tost instalment, 80s.; Mrs. F. Kebfcell, i Mr. and Mrs. Sanson, 5 fruinG&9i W. 1. Short, Ltd., ,£5; ladies of Eastbourne, second instalment, «£ls; Mrs »« v ' 03 ' 1»3.-6d.; Messrs. Jackson, £2; Mrs. Mason, .£1; maids of CauHfield House, Os. Gd.j Mia. A. J. Patterson, 2 guineas; F. Levy and B. Carter, second instalment, £1 is. 2d.; Miss G. Bobinson £1 ;i6s., mating tickets; Nurses' Home Wellington Hospital, ,£5; Miss Denton! collected, 10s. ih6 mnJtin.ee held on Saturday for the Patriotic Fund realised on account .£350, and there is yet more to come in for sales o-f tickets. "Anonymons,' ?s. 6d.; matinee tickets, £2 145.,Mrs. H. E. EadclifFe, collection cord 5 guineas. . ' Gifts received at the Town Hall yesterday were os follow :-Mrs, W. Nathan, 2 dozen woollen caps; -Master E. Beeves, U first aid companions and 8 undershirts: Miki Laweon, 6 towels and 6 bags; ladies of Carnarvon, 183 woollen socks; Mrs. A D. Kennedy, 5' nightingale- jackets; Mrs. Garrett, 12 pairs socks; Miss Denton, one pair field glasses, 3 caps, and 34 ban, dages; b.P., 3 pairs mittens and a chest projector;; Mrs. Good«iyl8 "houseTvivos"; Master Tom Howell, 55.; Wellington South {\ursing Division, old linen. Sent away to the Defence stores yesterday were 142 shirts, 216 pairs of socks j to the Mcdical Department were pent 12 flannel singlets, ,8 nightingales, 8 flannel singlets, 24 cholera belts, 34 bandages, 8 scarves,. 2 underpants, 2 singlets, 9 handkerchiefs, 60 towels, 41 caps, and 2 chairs. NEWS AND NOTES. Mis. Luke, Mayoress, requests thait all work that has been given out by the Ladies Committee at the Town Hall be returned there no later than noon on Wednesday. The Mayoress also thanks all tho ladies who 60 kindly volunteered tor work and hare not been supplied with material. The demand has been greater than she was able to supply. She wishes to say that nil the men from the Wellington district will be fully equipped. Mr. Bartlett is prepared to take tho photograph of any member of the Expeditionary Force HTid send one copy' froo ox charge to ■ any given addross. At a meeting of the ladies of Ofcaii, a resolution was passed thanking the Maori Brass Band for playing in aid of tie fund, and realising nearly •: £3, and to the picture proprietors for offers of entertainments. in aid of "the funds. Altogether some .£SO odd has been' collected, and nearly .£3O worth of material given, ihose responsible for securing handsome donations arer Mesdames Byron Brown (secretary), Hopkins, Skennan, Nicolson, Cook, Dann, M'Hardie, Petrie, and Miss li'lakiston., . A'sale of flowers organised by the lad-" res' oomniittee of. the Star Boating, Club,' who have been working with unsparing energy,, for . the .Expeditionary Force, was held on Saturday; Supplying the flowers were Mr. Chns. Hill., llr. Chapman, Mr. Wilkinson. Miss Lockie, Mr. Glen/ Dr. Hassell, Belle Vuo Gordens,,Miss Skor-' rett, Mrs, I. Duncan,. Mrs. A'.j Duincari; Mrs; Briscoe, Mrs. Ifeene, Mrs." Hurrell, Mrs. David Nathan, Lady Godloy,. Mra. C. Smith, Mrs. M. Holmes, Mrs.-Long-inoro, Mrs. Vi. Eiddiford, Miss Cooper and Mr. 1 Poole kindly lent baskets. During the morhinjj d canvas of the .offices was made, and in tie afternoon the Athletio Park and Basin Reserve were visited,. the fwtball enthusiasts not finding it in their hearts to say 'no to suoh appeals. Others were at the patriotic matinee, and in various parts of the- town. Their efforts were greatly assisted by the use. of motor-cars lent by Lady Kelburn, Mr. W; Ferguson,, Mr. Bucholv Mr. 'E. Johnson,-and Mrs. Algar Williams. The result of the day's effort will be that a sum of .abou.t £27 10s. will bo handed over to Lady'.Godloy on p.cwunt of the Wellington branch of Lady Liverpool's Fund. . , Mrs. Phil Nathan, of Wellington, who. is temporarily residing in New Plymouth ' has annouced a'recital of "Enoch-Arden* at the Good Templar Hall on IViday evening nest in aid of tho Patriotic Fond. (By Telosrajh.—Sseolal Correspondent.' ™ . Masterton, August 17, • The whole of the mfantiy in the area extending from Featherston to Waipukurau has been equipped from the Lady Liverpool fund started in this district. The fund has now reached nearly;' Women have been working day and night preparing clothcs and comforts for the routing-enters, ~ .. ( Mr. and Mrs. W. :T. Williams/'of Te Aute, are in visiting their e£u, who: is at Caius College, Cambridge, and are accompanied, by their two daughters, the Misscii 'Dorotny' and Esther . 'Williams. ' They have set out on a motor trip through the South of England, Ireland, and possibly Scotland. They aro booked to s?turn to New Zealand by tho Korea on October ,30. The -engagement is announced of Mr. Arthur,C. Cameron, of Wellington, at present in England, to F.. M. Parrott, of Tai Tapu, Canterbury. - T(ie "British Australasian" states that a marriage has been arranged between Mr. "Charles Sculthorpo Morris • fourth son of the late Captain George B. Morris, H.M.L.L., of Aucklnd, and Frances Mary Alicia, daughter of William F. Burton, of Burton Hall, Cnflow, and GolthoJXincs.), and will take place early in August; also that the marriage, of Mr. Geo'rjro Alfred Cooke, Assistant Paymaster, R.N., of H.M.S. La'tona, younger son of Mr. George Cooke, late of Timarii (N.!s.), to Miss Eileeii Beresfojjl Knowles, youngest daughter of Vice-AdmiTal Sir Charles Knowles, Bart., of .3 Moreton Eoad, Oxford, will take plae« quietly, in August, at Knockaiiiy, .County Limerick. TO THE . OLD AND YOUNG. You can keep your face healthv and free from wrinkles and withered skin foi all time if you will use Miss. Milsorh's "Cultene" Skin Food (Regd.), Bs. jar. Surpasses any cream ever used for the skin. It builds wasted tiss.ues, cleanset the skin, and cures blackheads, reduco; large pores, leaving a fine smooth surface "Cultene" Balm (Kegd.), 3s. Bel., to b« applied during the day, for golf, motor, ing, etc. Prevents sunburn, freckles, and tanning. Keeps the skin cool and fre« from perspiration. Milsom's Face Powder, 2s. 6a. box, which is a skin food in powder form—feeds and nourishes the qkin. Parisian Lip Food, 2s. 6d. jar positively prevents chapped and creawti lips, and gives the natural flesh tint. All other requisites in stock. Write for nriof list, MISS MILSOM, 91 Willis Street (opposite Shortts' Picture Theatre). Telepnone 814.