WOMAN'S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2627, 24 November 1915, Page 3

WOMAN'S WORLD

(Continued from Pago 2.) J M.L.C.C, Patriotic Cake Room. Tho committee of tho Patriotic Cako Room desire to acknowledge with thanks gifts of home-made calces, subscriptions, etc., from tho following:— Mesdames Firth, Badham, Perkins, Markman, Clabburn, Henry. Findlay, Betliune, A. W. Young, L. Taylor, Liugard, Earner, Palmer, J. Williams, Richardson, F. P. Wilson, W. J. Brown, Askew, Hurst, K. Kirkealdio, Finch, H. Crawford, Holmes, W. Gavin, R. Wilson, Mirams, Dr. M'Cahon, Mesdamos Colin, W. F. Ward, Guy, Fulton, Misses Wheeler (2), Saunders, M'Menamen, Henry, Kcmbor, Wright, Kirkcaldio, Chalmers, N. Drummond, Webb, Gear, Beauchamp, O'Connor, Von Dadelszen, Cameron, Massey, Kernot, Cooper, Gambrill, Brice, Q. Johnston, Cook, M'Gowan, Sidey, Barron, Chapman, Morris, 31'Kellar, Gavin, Spraggon Eileen Myers, Turner. Jacobsen, M. Slarcliant, Marks, Hall (2), Maudsley, Richardson, Messrs. Burnett, Firth, Sutton. Tlio room will again be open on Friday and Saturday, and Mrs. Firth will bo very glad to receive contributions of home-made cakos, butter, eggs, or any other kinds of produce, such as homemade jams, marmalade, lemon honey, pickles, sauce, chutncy, etc. The proceeds of the sales go to the Fund for AVounded Soldiers. Otano and Napier Contributions. Mrs. Moorhouse acknowledges the following contributions from tho ladies of Otano and Napier for the uso of sick and wounded soldiers in tho hospital in Egypt:—From Miss King (Napier), 35 under-vosts, 2-1 shirts, 10 nightingales, 34 day shirts, 11 hospital capes, 2 uudor-pants, o cliolera belts, 5 pillowcases, 10 body bandages, 15 pairs pyjamas, 2 pairs knee caps. To _ tho monthly parcel from Otane the following have contributed: —Mrs. Small, ]. pair blankets, 4 drawshcets, 12 pillow-cases, and 1, quilt; Patriotic' Society (proceeds of Mesdames Barrie, Cleary, and M'Conochie's donations to tho fair), "1 pair blankets, 3 suits, pyjamas, 3 dozen handkerchiefs, 1 hot water bag; Mrs. James Lod, half-dozen handkerchiefs and 1 pair hand-knitted socks; Miss M. Lod, 1 pair hand-laiit-ted sonks; Mr. Anderson, 1 pair handknitted socks; Miss Howard, 2 balaclavas, 3 pairs socks; Mrs. Blackmail 1 pair sheets; Mrs. M'Rae, 1 feather pillow ; Miss Paterson, half-dozeu handkerchiefs; Miss Helen Knight, 1 pair socks and 1 pair, mittens; Mrs. Soley, 2 under flannels; Miss Soloy, 1 balaclava, 1 pair hand-knitted socks, 1 pair mittens; Mr. Mundell, half-dozen handkerchiefs; Mrs. Mowse, half-dozen handkerchiefs, 1 pair socks; Miss Mundoll, 2 pais socks; Mrs. Lory, 1 pair towels; Mrs. Barrie, 1 pair drawshcets; Mrs. Bert Powell, 2 singlets, 3 pairs drawers: Mrs. J. C. Taylor, 2 pairs hand-knitted socks; Mrs. Pay, 2 balaclavas; Mrs. G. Clark, 3 balaclavas. In a small parcel were 1 pair hand-knitted 6ocks from Mrs. Alex Watts; Mrs. Cambridge, 2 pairs socks, 4 cakes toilet soap; Mrs. Hioks,' 1 pair hand-knitted socks.

Tho Otane ladies have also sent to Mrs. Moorhouse parcels containing chocolatcs, cigarettes, pipes, toilet soap, trench powder, etc., for the soldiers in hospital. The contributors aro as follow: —Miss Howard, Miss Soley, Mts. Soley, Mrs. James Collins, Mrs. Angus Campbell, Mrs. Withcrow, Miss M. Howard, Miss M. Witherow, Mr. and Miss Mundell, Mrs. Barrie, Mrs, Stedman, Miss Mavis Cambridge, Mrs. Alf Knight, Miss Paterson, Mr. Langridge, Mrs. J. Lod, and Miss Lod, Miss Small, Mr. and Mrs. T. Anderson, Misses Campbell, Mrs Ingleton, Mr. A. Ingleton, Miss Helen Knight, Mrs. Davidson, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Bert I'owoll, Mrs. Alex Watts, Mr. James Watts, Mrs. D. Dunn, Mrs. Hall, Mrs. A. Munro, Master Alex Monro, Mrs. Pollard, - Misses Pollard, Miss Fletcher, Misses F. and J. Cleary and Master Wilbert Cleary, Mrs. Blackmail, Miss Langridge, Mr. H. Cliristensen, Mrs. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Lory, Misses Hicks, Mrs. G. Nillson, Mrs. James Clark, Mr. Malenoir, Misses S. and A. Watts, Mrs. Phillips, Mrs. Fletcher, Master Eddie Watts, Mrs. J. J. Stevens, Miss Brown, Mr. G. H. Gason, Mr. Lay, New Chum, Mr. James, Mr. R-araage, Mr. C. Sininionds.

These contributions of hospital equipment and comforts are to be sent with thoso of the Wellington Nursing Division of St. John Ambulance Association to Dr. Agnes Bennett, who is working in tho Infectious Diseases Hospital in Cairo.

An old resident of Masterton, in the porson of Mrs. Helen Jackson, died suddenly on Monday night. She was visiting the house of a friend, when she complained of feeling ill, and, falling from her chair, she expired at once. The deceased lady, who was a widow, was fifty-eight years _of age. She leaves a grown-up family. One of her sons is at present in training for the front at the Tauherenikau Camp.

The Strenuous Life! A correspondent who describes herself ns a strong youug woniail of f'Wenty-three years of ago, earning her livelihood at domestic service, and who answered an advertisement that appeared in The Dominion, forwards the following letter in reply, enumerating tho duties that would be required of her: —"Your duties hero, besides milkfng night and morning, say, three cows, more or less, would be cleaning separator. scrubbing the dairy, butter-mak-ing, washing and ironing, scrubbing verandahs, window cleaning, and dishwashing, and attending to the plain cooking and preparing the vegetables, and if necessary help with the polishing. There are no children, five grown-ups in tho dining-room and two men in tho kitchen. Wages, as stated, 155."

The Girls' Concert Party of the Victoria League visited May Morn Camp on Monday evening and gave an entertainment, assisted by Mrs. B. Wilson as soloist. The concert was given out' of doors, a stage having been erected for the performeis. Fortunately the weather was fine, and about 800 officers and men wore present. Motors were supplied by the Y.M.C.A. and Mr. Shirtcliffe.

A branch of the. Girl Peace Scouts is being formed in Carterton. Mrs. Birss, who was associated with the work in Wanganui, has received a commission from tho Chief Scout as District Organiser of the Oir] Peace Scouts, and Mrs. D. G. Johnston has been commissioned as president of tho Scouts Council.

The silk flag presented hy the Carterton) "Rose of Joy" Girls to the Patriotic Committee is to be sold by auction oil the second night cf the Allies' Fair, to bo held next month.

It is interesting to discover that the Endell Street Hospital is one of the many splendid off-shoots of the Feminist movement, which tlije war has brought about (states a London correspondent). Manned entirely by women, as the Irishman eaid, it came into being through tho great success of a sffflilar institution in Franco. The head of the hospital is Dr. Garrett Anderson, the famous surgeon, whose mother was tho pioneer woman doctor of England, and whose father was at one time managing director of the Orient Company. Dr. Garrett Anderson is, as it were, related to the Orient Company, her brother being a partner, and various cousins in tho firm in Australia.

Sister Isdell, formerly on the staff of the Masterton Hospital, whose sister was among the missing froir. the transport Marquette, has been accepted for service abroad.

Tho members of the Mothers' Union Red Cross League in Waipukurau, who have been doing a large amount of sowing for various purposes in connection with the war, have undertaken the making up of 350 sandbags to bs sent away before Christmas. Enough money has been collected to purchase the Accessary material.

On September 20, at St. Andrew's, Plymouth, England, Lieut. William Malcolm Stewart, Devon Regiment, only son of Dr. and Mrs. 11. W. Stewart, of Adelaide, was married ,to Miss Kathleen Mary Dicker, only daughter of Airs. Alan Dicker, Duuedin (New Zealand).

Dressmakers in Napier are having an exceptionally busy time at present, and some of them are refusing to take work till aftor Christmass.

Miss, Estello Beere is giving a dance recital in the Grand Opera House on Monday, December 6. The proceeds are to go to No. 2 New Zealand Stationary Hospital, and to Lady Godloy's Convalescent Home for Soldiers, His Excellent the Earl of Liverpool cabling the amount to reach the hospitals iif'time, for Christmas. The recital will present some entirely newfeatures, and on this occasion Miss Beero has made a specialty of ballets in preference to solo dancing. Her Exoellency the Countess of Liverpool, the Prime Minister, and Sirs. Massey, Viscountess Kelburn, and the Mayor and Mayoress have announced their intention of being present that evening.

Madame Celia (Miss Livingstone) arrives from Christchurch this morning. Madame Celia has been living for the past eight years in London and Paris, and is spending a short time in New Zealand before returning to the Continent.

The task the members of the league have set themselves is a very heavy one and more helpers are required m order to get the work done up to time, but there is no doubt that this will he forthcoming.