WOMAN'S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2648, 20 December 1915, Page 3

WOMAN'S WORLD

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In Honour of Soldiers' and Sailors' Wivas.

In order to show their appreciation of the self-sacrifice shown by the wives of Reservists, of sailors 011 board our warships, and of soldiers in consenting to their husbands offering their lives for their country, a number of Wellington women, at the suggestion of Mrs. Chatfield, organised a Christmas entertainment, at which they were the special guests of honour, and which was Wfi in the Concert Chamber of tlio Town Hall-on Saturday afternoon. Tho committee, which had worked enthusiastically to make the occasion a thoroughly successful and enjoyable one, had a' very large number of guests to ontert'ain, among them being numbers of children, some of them very tiny ones indeed. For them a Christmas tree had been prepared, and needless to say was. a source of huge ,delight and admiration to the little ones, not one of whom left- the hall without preto Which they clung with much affection. To enter even the corridors of the huge building was to hear from afar a babel of whistles,, horns, squeakers, and all sorts of musical and unmusical instruments, to which had to be added the exclamations of greatly excitod children of all ages; and, indeed, so many mothers and children were 1 present that it was quite a difficult matter to move among them. Afternoon tea had been arranged on long tables running down each side of the room, and these had been decorated with red, blue, and white flowers. An entertainment programme ■ of songs, danccs, and recitations, organised by Jlrs. M'Gee, had been arranged, but owing to the time which was occupied with tho distribution of gift's to the children from the Christmas tree and by Father Christmas (a beautiful vision of scarlet and white), and also by afternoon'tea, it had to be abandoned, likewise a Punch and Judy show. Among those ■ who were present were Her Excellency the Countess of Liverpool. who was accompanied by Lady Walker, the Countess of Glasgow, tho Mayoress, Mrs. Luke, and Miss Coates, president of the Victoria League. Mrs, W. L<\ Massey was not able to attend the party, but Miss Massey was assisting in entertaining the guests. Before tho afternoon ended, tho Mayoress proposed a hearty vote of thanks to Her Excellency for showing her _ sympathy with the wives of' our soldiers and sailors by her presence?* there that afternoon. Mrs. Cnatfield, on behalf of the committee,. also made a brief speech, and said how anxious they had all been to express in some way or another their sympathy with the wives of the men who were fighting and . enduring so much for the sake of their country, and for those they had left behind. Everywhere the committee had. met with the, greatest encouragement and sympathy, and peoplo had been most, anxious to show their appreciation and-gratitude to the relatives the men had left behind. ' Mr. Evans,'of the Hutt, who has a son serving on board the Pyramus, ipoke in return, and in expressing the thanks of the guests of the. occasion, said tliat tho greatest pleasure of all would be that which would be felt by tihe men at the front when they read in their 'etters of the honour that had been paid to those they had left behind t'hem. ..'.'■ Before leaving, the hall, every adult guest_was presented with a box of handkerchiefs, as a little Christmas gift from those who had assisted with tho organising of the entertainment. That the' cause Had been a popular one was shown by, the large number of gifts which ha<i been received in toys, money, contributions of cake, scones, sandwiches, and offers of assistance in any form, whatever. The committeo wished to express its gratitude to everyone who helped both on the occasion of the party and at other times and in other ways.

St, Anne's, Northland. Ail interesting gathering was held in tho new school room on Saturday night, when the ladies of St. Church Ciuild entertained to supper the men of the parish who have been responsible for the building of tho schoolroom. The Vicar, tho Rov. Cyril liarvey, presided , over twonty-five guests; A good supper had been provided by the ladies, and the men thoroughly appreciated the cpld J chickens and salad, the lamb and mint f sauce, the ham, the tongue, and the r sausage rolls, the Fruit salads, the jel- - lies, tho and other dainties, r After supper .the King's health was f proposed from the chair, and "God 1 Save the King" was loyally sung by • all. Tho next toast was entrusted to '< Mr. Rutter, who proposed "The Lai dies' Guild." This was accorded musif cal honours, the vicar replying on be- • half of the ladies. Tho only other - toast was that of "Tho Builders," pro--1 posed from the chair. The men unanii mously decided to return tho compli- ' ment, and invite the ladies of tho parish > to a social evening in February. Games ' and music were then tho order of the s evening,' and a most successful gather- > ing was brought to a closo about 11.30 ' p.m. • St. James's Private School, Adelaide i Road. ' The children of St. James's Private 1 School gavo an interesting little, entertainment at their annual breaking-up and prize-giving on Thursday evening, | the Rev. W. Shirer presiding. There was a large gathering of parents and friends, who warmly applauded the different items, a little play entitled "The Queen of Hearts" being- especially recalled. The prize list is as follows:— ! Special prizes: Full attendance, lan" Ramsay and Myrtle Choke (equal) j good conduct, Vera Osborn; marks and neatness, Harold Osborn; composition, Effie Camoron; sewing, Doris Hallam. Standard lll—Attendance, Clara Heath. 1 Standard ll—Drawing, Muriel Staples; spelling, Mauyra Cawley. Lower Ist— Arithmetic, Dora Ramsay; reading, < Harold Fownes; progress, Phyllis M'Millan. Part ll—Reading, Frank Nicol; tables, Alan Ramsay; writing, Freda Ballinger; number work, Marjorie Ballinger; recitation,-Ford Rowe. Part I—Reading, Eileen Poole and Madeline Cockayne (equal) .; good'work, Emily Richards; progress, Fay Wills; drawing, Muriel Chote. . Miss Mowbray, tlieir teacher, was the.recipient of a handsome present from her pupils. Feilding Notes. Mrs. Roberts is staying in Christchurch. . Mrs. D. H. Guthrie has returned to Feilding. Mrs. C. Levin is at present in Palmerston. Miss Fitzherbert has returned from Palmerston. ' Miss Millar is on a holiday at Wellington. Miss Kirton has returned from Auckland. 1 Mrs. Luxmore is staying with Mrs. Banks. _ . .Mrs. E. Short is staying in Auckland. Mrs. T. Fitzgerald has gone to Wellington. Mrs. Sugden (Cluistchurch), who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. L. Dormer, has returned to her liome. • Mrs. Hocking has gone - 'to the seaside. Mrs. Perkins (Wellington) is stayinc with Mrs. Hitchings. . On Thursday the Feilding Amateurs played "Facing the Music"' in aid of tho Wounded Soldiers' Fund. It was a great success, and a large audience attended.. Among t'hoso present were Mesdames Willis Walker, Gorton, Woollems, Stewart, Millar, Barton, 'Eraser, Meyrick, Fry, Shannon, Wheeler, Wilson, Bell, Perry, Blaxall, Kirton, Richmond, Cavanagh, "and many others. The Mayoress (Mrs. Luke) has received advice that' the Women'.s Patriotic. League of Auckland' .is - sending 15001b. weight of Christmas pudding to our, soldiers at Gallipoli. .( The matron of the' Hospital acknowledges .tho following gifts Sweets and ncrap . book, Mrs. Myers and children; flowers, Mesdames W. Brown and Rathbono (Lower Hutt), AV. Barton (Featli--erston); dolls, etc., Petone District High School. For Clifton Terrace Hospital: Old linen and face cloths. Terrace School; books, magazines, and flowers, Miss Francis's School; flowers, Mrs. Taylor and Miss Francis's School. Mrs. J. Nivon and Miss N. Niven, of Napier, arrived back from England by the Corinthic yeterday. Miss Butler, head mistress of the Auckland Girls' Grammar School, is leaving on a twelve months' visit to England shortly. Mrs. and Miss Fanvcl, of 15 Thompson Street, have handed in, to the Mayor the sum of £10, the proceeds of the home bazaar held on November 27. This is given as a Christmas present to our sick and wounded soldiers. Can I he taught to look after my own hair? Yes. Consult Mis 9 Milsom. She will advise you. All hairwork the very finest quality and weaving. Made daily, the latest transformations, toupees, wigs, switches, plaits, pads (natural hair), and curls, i Those distant please post pattern of hair and describe requirements. Reply and- quotation immediately sent and advice as to'what to wear. Miss Milsom can-make -any woman look smart for the new season's millinery—whether the hair bo abundant or scarce. All complexion and skin requisites stocked.' Miss Milsom,' Burnett's Buildings. 94 Willis Street (4 doors past "Evening Post"). Tel. 814.— Advt. . — '

British and Allies' Relief Fund. n Mrs. Robertson and Miss Litchficld j, have received, parcels of clothing for the li British and Allies Relief from:—Mrs. u L. Blundell, Mrs. Kinvig, son. (aged 0 82), Miss Kinvicc, Mrs. H. J. Knowles, e Mrs. Janiscli, Mrs. J. M'Mahon. "The :1 1 ortage," I'icton, Miss Margaret Gleer son, Ormondville Ladies' Patriotic Come mittee, Wellington Central Women's 1 Christian Temperanco Union (per A. t Helyer), five anonymous parcels, resie dents of Ballance, Pahiatua • (per Mrs. - Hine Thompson), 1 case from Taihape . (per Mayoress), the children of the Secs oiul Standard. Taihape School Matron i Patriotic Workers. )• '