WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2475, 31 May 1915, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

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For the Hospital Ship. Roseneath School has quite a Tecord of uatriotic work established by now, and on Saturday yet another effort was made, when a sale of work, organised for tho beneiifc of the Hospital Ship, was opened by tho Mayoress, Mrs. J. P. Luke. Mrs. Low, the convener of the sale, received Mrs. Luke, and in a Bpecch which emphasised tho patriotic spirit which children were showing in these days of strife, Mrs. Luke performed her share of the ceremony. Littlo Miss Brew presented tho Mayoress with a bouquet of violets and freosins. The room in which the sale was held was gay with drapings of flags, and the stalls mado a good display of useful and attractive articles. They were in chargo of the following: —Produce Mrs. Smith, Janey Post, and Maggie Smith; flowers, Mrs. Stenhouse. Ameld Jleadows; sweets, Sirs. Spears, Noreon Spears, and Fay Jelly; fancy, Mrs. Richardson, Mrs. Brinsden, Olive Rule, Ola Richardson, and Marjory Richardson; bran tub, Kathleen Bird; tea-room, Mrs. Low, Sirs. Bird, Mrs. Rule, Mrs. Post, and Mrs. Morrison. A programme of music and recitations had been arranged, and contributing to it were: Mr. Hamilton Hodges, Miss Rising, Miss 0. Richardson. Mrs. White, and Sirs. Fogarty. British and Belgian Fund. Mrs. Rolleston and Miss Bell, 47 Moles worth Street, have received parcels for tho fund from the following:—Miss Ward, Miss Price, Mrs. Bell, Mrs. F. Holmes, Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Catterall, Mrs. Warwick, Mrs. Richardson, Mr. Ccoper, Mrs. Johnston, Mrs. A. Urquhart, Mrs. Digby West, Mrs. Hawkins, Mrs. Barker, Mrs. M'lntyre, Mrs. C. Smith. Per Mrs. Moorhouse, parcels have been received from Mrs. S. Harcourt, Nurse Macaiidrew, Sirs. Horace Reid, Mrs. Keene, and Mrs. Baker. Two cases containing G4l garments have been packed and forwarded to the High Commissioner in London.

Mrs. Richardson (Christchurch) and Mrs. Pinwell were passengers by the Turakina for England. , Mrs. Algar Williams has returned from a visit to Rotorua. Mrs. Boyle, who accompanied her, loft for Christchurch last week. Mrs. Roy Harding (Feilding) leaves by the Niagara, from Auckland, for Vancouver. / The H. G. Roslier, Sirs. Roslier, and family left Palmerston North on Saturday for Wellington, en route for England. They leave by the lluapohu. A small boy in Palmerston North has been doing his best for the patriotic funds b.y collecting bottles and reselling them at a profit of Is. 6d., which ho forwarded to the Hospital Ship Fund. A very successful jumble sale was held in the V,'.C.T.Li, rooms in Cohsiabio reefc on Saturday afternoon by the girls of the Public Service for the benefit of the Queen . Carnival Fund. The idea had first originated in tho Treasury Department just a few days previous to Saturday, and had been taken -ip with keenness by the other departments. As a result the room in Constable Street was flooded with garments, hats, and all kinds of oddments. Mr. Keeling conducted the sale, and Mrs. J. Hislop assisted ill supervising generally. An innovation was made in Christchurch on Thursday when the Mayor and Mrs. Holland gave an "at home" to receive gifts and comforts for the soldiers. During the afternoon over 675 pairß of socks were received, also scarves, mittens, bed-socks, Balaclavas, etc. and £13 2s. in money. Mrs. Oscar Monrad (Palmerston North) has offered to provide accommo- . dation for two convalescent soldiers on their return to New Zealand. A very successful ettclirc party and : dance was given on Friday evening in St. Thomas's Hall, Newtown, by the ; Wellington South Ladies' Committee of ■ the Tramway Union for their Carnival ; Queen candidate, Dr. Platts-Mills (No. 10). Euchre took place until 10 o'clock, after which a light supper was served 1 in the hall. Musical and elocutionary ■ items, and dancing filled in the time ; until the early hours of the morning. ■ Songs were given by Mrs. Dunn and • Mr. Foote, and recitations by Mrs. : Castles. Miss James, and Miss Chapman. The ladies' euchre trophy was ! won by Mrs. James, and the men's by ' Mr. Hedges. Altogether, a very enjoyable evening was spent. Mr. Timtnins supplied the music.

Miss Callander was a passenger by the Turakina, which left Wellington for Loudon on Saturday.

Mrs. Knox Gilmer is at present somewhat seriously ill at Rotorua. Sir. Gilmer left 011 Friday evening . for the health resort, and will return tomorrow.

Miss Marion Monteith, of Reefton, is at present staying at the Royal Oak Hotel.

The matron of the Hospital desires to acknowledge the following:—BooksMrs. F. Hill (Mein Street), Mrs. M'Donald (Lower Hutt). Flowers: Her Excellency Lady Liverpool, Mrs. Hills (Daniel Street), Mrs. D. A. Gwen (Lower Hutt). Old Linen—Mrs. J. E. Sutherland (Pipit?a Street).

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A Day of Harvest. After seeing Wellington on Saturday o)ie inWit as well como to the conclusion that life can offer few greater surprises than it did 011 that occasion. Had it been Carnival Day in one of Mia Latin countries, the Ught-hoartednm. the abandon, and the prodigality tnat were everywhere to bo scon would Jiofc have been surprising, but Wellington— sober, legarthic, canny Wellington to give itself over so completely to openhandedness and gaiety and masquerading was perfectly amazing. Its way or extracting gaiety out of its is really very philosophic—and very wise. It is diflicult to imagine that the streets havo ever before been so full of life and colour and animation, and all began at quite an early hour in tho morning, the recruits on „thoir way to Trenthani Camp being the first to begin the various processions that appeared from time to time. Of these the most novel and also tho most charming was the procession of hundreds of small school children, the girls dressed as nurses, and the small boys as . wounded soldiers, the latter with their stretcherbearers and bandaged burdens being very realistic looking. The little girls in their tiny nurses' ' uniforms, tilled to overflowing with the importance of having their hair "done up" underneath their caps were delightful looking little souls, and met with many appreciative remarks from the onlookers while at the same time the sight of them also brought more into evidence, the reason of the day's proceedings. In addition to those who were trudging on foot were numbers of others riding on lorries or crammed into motor-cars, while everywhere among the crowds on the side-walks were more children gathering in a harvest with thoir collection boxes.

A procession also started out for tiio Red Cross candidate, but was finally swallowed up in the-crowd. Nevertheless Red Cross workers were everywhere about with baskets of flowers, and tile depot at Nathan's Buildings was a hive of industry, everyone being hard at work making up buttonholes and bunches of (lowers for sale in the streets. _ Miss Cooper made a very generous gift of 10U0 buttonholes, each with a _ tiny bow or red, blue, and whits ribbon. They were sold in no time and another gift came from her of 150 more. After that she made all offer to make the buttonholes if Bowers were- provided for her. One girl who went into the streets with a large supply of most beautiful violets that had arrived from Otaki that morning, sold every bunch that was sent within ten minutes.

The Khaki Girls' Corps, with short khaki or navy skirts, puttees, khaki coats and slouches were most trim and effective looking, and must have done their share in adding to the funds for the day.

Two little girls Phyllis Martin and Florence Earle, dressed as Bed Cross nurses, did excellent work, their receiving boxes, after one journey along the Quay, becoming _ altogether too 'heavy for them. A visit to headquarters showed that the combined efforts of the two little nurses totallod £3 Ts Bd, They were at ■work from about one to four o'clock in the afternoon. Next day they were kept in bed. Balaclavas for the Soldiers. During the past three weeks the local Mayoress's Committee of the Countess of Liverpool Fund has forwarded to the Defence authorities at Trentham 1212 balaclavas for the aien in camp. As they are received at the Town Hall they ore, forwarded to Trentham, and up to the presont time each member of tho Reinforcements has had sent to him by the local committee of the fund a balatflava. Citizens Military Hospital Guild. The aoting-secretary of tho Citizens' Military Hospital Guild acknowledges the following gifts for the hospital ship: Mrs. Blacuey, G pillows; Mrs. Anderson, surgical belt: Mrs. Cook, 3 pairs bed boots; from Girls' Normal Scliool, 37 pillow-slips; Miss G. Hopper (Dannevirke), 1 pair pyjamas arid 1 lied jacket; Mrs. Town send, 12 dozen combs; Mrs. A. C. Mason, 8 pillow-slips and 4 towels; Mrs. Harrison, 6 pillow-slips: Mrs. H. Aitken, 12 pillow-slips; Mrs. Cattanach, 6 pairs towels; Mrs. J. Proctor, 1 quilt, 2 sheets, 1 waterproof 6heet, 2 towels, 2 pillow-slips, 2 blankets; Mrs. W. F. Ward, old linen: Mrs. Atack, old linen; Mrs. London, 2 feather pillows; Mrs. F. Pierard, 1 dozen pillow-slips; Mrs. J. C. Anderson, 1 air-cushion; Maranui- School children, t dozen eye bandages, 3 dozen handkerchiefs, 9 face flannels; Mrs. Hackworth, pairs socks, 2 balaclavas; Miss Alice Robinson, 17 pillow-slips.

Nurso Macandrew, who is resigning shortly from : her "position as senior district nurso of the St. John Nursing Guild, will be leaving for London by the ltemuera in July.

Professor Cardston, Miss M'Lennan, and Mrs. Preston, representing the St. John Ambulance candidate for the Carnival Queen, intend visiting Feilding on Tuesday, where they will explain the working of the Carnival, and what the money is to be used for.

The drawing of the art union for Miss Wheeler's dressed doll takes place in the Town Hall this evening at 6 o'clock.

Nurse Jackson, district nurse for Marton, has resigned her position in order to go to England to place her services at the disposal of the AVar Office.

The response to the appeal of the Ladies' Supply Committee for materials for the hospital ship has, it is stated, been unprecedented in tho history of Auckland. Most of the goods required have been donated two-fold.

Tho death is announced of another old settler of tho AYairarapa, in the person of Mrs. I-lawke, senr., of Greytown. The deceased lady, who was in her 79th year, came to New Zealand in 1840 in the ship Duko of Roxburgh, and settled in the AYairarapa in the year 1856, residing in Gl'eytown till tho time of her death.'

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