WOMAN'S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2589, 11 October 1915, Page 3

WOMAN'S WORLD

(Continued from Pago 2.)

Military Hospital Guild, Soldiers' Com' forts Depot.

The following donations were received last week to the .above fund:— , 2.crates of eggs from Pahiatua, per Mrs. P. Thompson,; Mrs.- M'Master, os.j.Miss, iWlieeler,' calves' ' foot jelly; Mrs. A. Williams, 1 songs; Mrs. Plimnier, eggs; Mrs. Hume, Tinakori Road, £1 Is.; ' .Mrs. W. Nathan, jelly; Mrs. A. Myers, jelly ; Miss Strachaii/songs; Miss Pollon, eggs. V ' ■ Health of Women and Children. The monthly meeting-of the Eoyal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children was held on ThursThere were present:' Mrs. Algar Williams (in the chair), Mesdames Massey,. Fitchett; M'Lean, Winder, Ward, Harcourt, Richardson, Ponsonby, Cook, Burd, M'Phers'on, 1 Corrigan, I l '. Leckie, Hosking,; Misses Kirkcaldie, . Barnett, Cable,'and Peach. Apologies were received. from'Mesdames Ewen,' S.' Kirkcaldie, ,W. Luke,-. Anderson,' G. Eeid, M'Vicar, Viscountess Kell-urn, and Jliss* Inglis. Accounts were passed for payment, .and correspondence dealt with.': A;leaflet was read which hpd been sent from England, and which described the inauguration of the National 'Mothercraft Society, !■ its/ o-im' being "to arouse 'public,.opinion: to regard ; training ' in mothercraft : as. a. normal part of wo•.men's .education and- to: promote efficient riiothercraft in tlio* family, and in, the State." . The president of. this society is Lady Plunket, the lion, secretary Miss Winifred Wrench, tho hon. treasurer Miss Ursula Betholl. The nurses reported 1 sntisfaciory ' progress in. their I 'work in. the 'district,- and.. wish to acknowledge bundles of clothes from Mrs. -N". Kirkcaldie and , Mrs. Finob.' Miss - Barnett reported that .'".'sewing meetings" had been lield 011; September 7 and on October 5 .at,--Mrs. 'Hosking's house, and that a largs number of baby garments )iad been made and sent to her by-many ; .workers for , the, society. A case was to be packed and sent 'to :Mrs. Fergusson, at Portsmouth, for the sailors' "wives, . also many, garments had been distributed locally..; Tlie next meet-; ing would be on Tuesday,' November 2,. i'at ,Mre. Hosking's house, SO ■ Hobson Street, beginning,;at 2 A roll of Petone flannel and a piece of 'cashmere had been, contributed! to the Material Fund ;bj- Mrs.- A. Levy. Tlie fol-. lowing subscriptions' to the fund are • acknowledged 4lrs. Alg ir Williams, £1 Is.; Mesdames La Trobe, Winder, F. v.Fiirkert,' each; Mesdames., C. .Richardson,- Hosking, and Miss, Cooper, :10s. each; Mesdames '.Mas'sey, Finch, C-orrigaii, Ponsonby, Misses Barnett and Kirkcaldie ss. each; Mrs..W. Luke,. 3s. Tlie; hoii."" treasurer. '- acknowledges tlie following- subscriptions and donations Dr. Hay andMrs.'Shand; £1 Is. ; each; :Miss 'Peach,. 55... Donations: ■ Mrs.' Finlay, £1 Is.; Mrs; Heat.h, £1 ; .Mrs. Tur-' her, 12s.;;'4losdames 'Riddell a'nd Richardson, 10s. cacli; ::Mrs; Brown, os.; box at rooms, 65.. '.

/; A ; mebting of.^the.trustees of the Con■Valescent Home .was held at Mrs.'.Litch'■"field's, Pipitea 'Street, on- Wednesday.; There wore . present: Mesdames \V. S. Mdorliouse 1 : (in ,'tlie -chair), 0. Watkiris, Litchfield, j.'Joseph, and Miss Harcourt (treasurer); ' 'Gifts were . acknowledged from J. P. Maxwell.

; '.Mrs;'; Alex. Day, who camo. to . Wei-, .lington to see ?•. her,' son before ihe. left .with' the Reinforcements, has returned : to Christchurch.

'. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hume, who havo been-spending a few'days at 'tie Royal ■ Oak, returned to 'Mastofton on 1 Saturday. •' 1 -.v;/"' ';

Mr. and Mrs. Oliver-Bunny (Master>lon)' tare . been 1 : spending'. the' week-end in Wellington. ,' '■ ' -. ;

; Mr. and Mrs'. ; Georg»i Hume (Taonui, Featherston) are staying' at the lloyal Oak. "•

Mrs. Mackersey, (Masterton) lias been spending tho weekend in Wellington.