WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2408, 13 March 1915, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Reoeptlon for Miss Barnes. Yesterday afternoon the Board of Directors of the Young Women's Christian Association gave a reception at tho Association room's, in Manners Street, in honour'of Miss Barnes, national secretary of the Association for Australasia. There was a very large attendance of members and friends, and everyone appeared to find i(ie occasion most enjoyable. The room looked charming with it|3 decorations of beautiful Japanese lilies and other flowers, which were present in profusion' on -tables' and stpnds. Daintily served afternoon tea was .handed round, and an undertone of music was supplied by Miss Varnoy, while song§ were sung between intervals by Miss- Brittaiu ?ikl Miss Waterhoitse. The chief topic of conversation and of the speeches was the conference which had just been concluded at Day's Bay, and delegates especially appeared to ho in holiday mood after their strenuous labours of the past few days. Mrs. M'Clay, ex-president, in the absence of Mrs. A. P. .Webster, president, welcomed the guest pf the afternoon, and was followed by Mrs. Kaye, president of the Christchureh branch of the 17.W,C.A.,l 7 .W,C.A., who spoke of some of the things .■tk&t had been discussed in conference. Among others, it had given them a bigger conception of their wprk in the cities and pf their right to ask for greater help in the work of caring for the girk of the nation. '

Miss Barnes made a. very eloquent little speech, beginning by telling' her hearers that this was an age' of specialisation finfl of efficiency, and that efficiency was bejug supplied by their association, • which covered so wide a field of activities. The past year in Australasia had been the best year which they had yet encountered, 'and everywhere the association .-was growing a -greater and greater force. She then went on to describe -sotno of the personalities of the women she bad heard speak at the , World's' Conference held fcfe Stockholm, foremost of. the'pi all having been a Chinese girl, who istood for the enlightenment which was coming to China, in regard to the needs of the age. . The Mayoress (Mrs. J. P. "Luke) followed with a speech of thanks to Miss Barnes, apd of appreciation of her work among them all. ■ Among those whq were present were Mrs. W. F. Massey, Mrs. Coleridge, Miss'Coates, Mrs. P., M. B, Fipher, lifS. Jdursthouse, Iks. .Hoby 'Mrs. Hobday, Mr&. Pearson, Mrs. Campbell, Miss Lawson, Mrs. Kersloy, Mrs.. M'Lean, Mrs. Rennie, Mrs. Fossette, Miss Birch, Miss Rothenbergj Miss Newman,' Miss IJind, Mrs. Low, and Miss Geddjg .(Auckland). ' ■■■ Dance at the Training College. ' The incoming: students of ■ the Teachers' Training College were welcomed at a dance which was given in the College Buildings last evening by the senior students. Oiie of the rooms in the old College Buildings had been decorated with flags and lycopodium, and turned into a ballroom, and suppor was set iu the • adjoining building, the . tables having been arranged •. \vith quantities of flowers and college colours. Songs and- • reoitations, • interspersedwith speeches of weloQwe-from the'president, Mr/ Kirk, and others'occupied the.intervals' between' dances, and at supper ..time several toasts were honoured, and further speeches made.' Miss C! Jamier son _\vas the hostess of fihe evening;.' andassisted the' president Mr.. Kifk in' welcoming the .guests, . Also on the social •committee were Mr. Hostick, vice-presi-dent, Misses Carried, Chapman* Blacker, and Butler, and Mr. Evans, M.C. V -

. Mrs. A, Webster left for Sydney yesterday.

Miss Helen Barnes and; Miss Geddis (Auokland) are staying with Mrs. Camppell.

Dr. W. J. Port'eous, missionary for tke.'New.Zealand .Presbyterian Church. ,in India, wi.th, Mrs. Porteous and .their three children; are .expected to arrive in the. Dominion, very shortly on fuiv lough. , .

Mrs.'L.-.0. :H, Tripp acknowledges the sum of £10 10s. received from- Mrs. Mathew'-'Holmes for the Base Hospital at Trentliani.''. "

Mrs. Claude .Weston is staying at Heretaunga, while her husband is in camp at Trentham. ~ ■

A residential club for Auckland members of tho New Zealand Trained Nurses' Association is to be. erected very shortly at the corner of Mountain Road and Seccombe's Road at Epsom, Auckland. The building is to be purely residential, and will-be two-storied, tho lower story composing a large reception hall, duiing T room, sis bedrooms, telephone-room, matron's rooms,: bathrooms, pantry, etc., and tho .upper, story will consist of 'seventeen bedrooms j pantry, arid bathrooms. There will-be 140 ft. of verandah and balcony' space, and the whole of the interior will be finished in lath' and plaster, and lighted by electricity.

Miss . Lena; Hsiririchs, who 'when a member of the Julius Knight Company, was. stricken. down. with an- acute, attack- of. appendicitis, , and was' operated upon successfully in the Wellington Hospital, left for- Sydney by . the Ulimaroa yesterday, quite restored to norr mal health.'

. The engagement is'announced of Miss Lucy Standidge, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Standidge, ''Fairfield," Hawke's Bay, to Mr. Somerset Playne, F.R.C.S., of Minchirihampton, Gloucestershire, England. ,

, Miss Barbara Putnam intends forming her classes for plain and l fancy dancing at the end of this month.

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MATTERS OP INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR

Annual Meeting of the Wellington Col' lege Old Girls' Association.

The annual meeting of the Old Girls' Association of the Wellington Girls' College was held in the College last evening ancl was presided over by Miss M'Lean, Principal of the College. The annual report,' which was read by the secretary, Miss Dixon, gave a resume of the various activities which had been carried out in connection with the association, showing that though t!hey had left school tho former students still displayed considerable interest in its welfare.' Included among the enterprises which had been, carried out was a gardon feto for the benefit of the Belgians which had realised the sun; of £14, which was handed over, to the funcj. The committee, acknowledged its debt of gratitude to all who had assisted iji the various ontertainnients' which had taken place. A balance of £11 stood to the credit of tho association. •

Miss Hifld road the report of the Literary Club, whi£lx during the winter had conducted Rebates, lectures, and. readingß from\the-.life' and workß of Charlotte Bronte i'aiid' Elizabeth Barrett Browning. The club expressed its gratitude to Mrs. Riohmond Hursthouse, yho gave a reading upon Ber-. nard Shaiv and Maeterlinck, Dr. Purdy for his lecturi* . upon Elqcution; Mrs. F, W. S. Bronte for her' talk and letters about Charlotte Bronte, and Miss Dora Pope far her. paper upon the life of Mrs. Browning. Tli© club was also very grateful to Miss M'Lean for the use flf her room.for their meetings. "The proposal to turn the club into a Shakespeare Club did . not altogether meflt with approval, the decision being to have Shakespeare evenings frequently instead.

A proposal was also brought forward by Miss Holm that the Honours Board for which Miss Vera'Zahrab and heft self had been joint secretaries in the various enterprises-that had been organised for the purpose of raising funds should be procured: by the incoming committee, as owing to various delays it Ijad not yet been obtained for tlie college. Tho matter was not finally decided at the meeting.

Following the business part of the evening came sonf;s, recitations, and instrumental music contributed by Miss Edmondson, Miss-Wiren, Mjss Smith, and Miss Martin. _ A competition also Rave much entertainment. Supper conbluded the eveninc's proceedings. The newly-formed committee is comprised by' Misses' Betty," Ellison, Pope, Ciialmers, Dixon. Salmon,. .Edmondson, M'Eldowney,- Bull, Martin, Lygus, Wilcox, and Sholton

The engagement' is,, announoed of Miss Liliaunei D'Qyly. daughter of the late Mr. R- E.D'Oylyi Wellington, to Mr. Maundrell Hobbs, of Feilding, son of the Rev. John Hobbs, T< ,

Mrs. Norman (Dunediii) is the guest of Mjs f Hiile-Munro, Hatajtai.

Miss'Campbell, who.has been spending several weeks in Ha-wke's Bay with Mrs. Pharazyji, has returned- to Wellington and commences her ..dancing.olasses the first'week of' April.; . . - ■ .

- A" I '''social' 1 '- will' be- held' at the Ir,W.C.A.l r ,W.C.A. this evening to give all members and friendp an opportunity of meeting Miss Barnes,' National Secretary of Australasia, individually.;

■ to Napier., oh-. Thursday.Sirs'.' .-Retemey.er remain's'for some days in ' Wellington: ■with friends. '

Mrs. Moore, National 'Secretary of the New Zealand Spiritualist Churches, has just received word from the Belgian Relief Committee, Local Government, the Strand, London,' that boxes of clothing liavo been received from New Zealand. The. committee wished to thank Mrs. Jloore for the. generous gifts .which were,"sept, and which have been greatly appreciated. They have boon distributed and. the hearty "thanksof the committee are expressed to all who so kindly and - willingly assistedin the'matter. ! ,

At a meeting of the Sooiety for the l Protection of Women : and Children held on Friday afternoon''Mrs. D/MacLaren' presided. There."were also present: Mesdames J.:' R. Gldssoii, J. KirkcaU die.W. F. Ward, G.' Winder, F. M; B. Fisher, G. Ponsonby, Chatfield, .'and' A. A. Corrigan. A number of cases were reported upon, and others were being attended to. The following subscriptions were acknowledged:—E. W. Mills, £1 Is. ; Mrs. Sprott, £1; Mrs. J; Massey, 10s. j Nelson, Moat and Co., 10s. 6d.; Mrs. H. D. Crawford, 10s.: Dr. Agnes Bennett, Ss.; Mrs. Chatfield, 55.; Mrs. Ponsonby, ss.

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