WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2722, 17 March 1916, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

WOMEN ENGINEERS

MATTERS OF INTEREST PROM /AS AND NEAR.

(By Imogen.)

Leather Waistcoats Arrive, The hon, srcretary of the Mayoress's Counless of Liverpool Fund Committee lias received tho following letter from Colonel Esson. Commandant, Headquarters, N.JC.E.1 1 ., Cairo, acknowledging the receipt of leather waistcoats and Christmas gifts sent away about the middle of October for the troops. These liad safely .arrived. Tho waistcoats had been put into store, not being re(juiz'ed at the time of writing. Tlie Christmas gifts were delivered -wherever possible, and much appreciation was expressed.

In addition to acknowledging tho waistcoats and gifts sent 011 October 14, Colonel Esson writes, acknowledging the receipt of a package of waistcoats sent about December 4. ■

From Major Jordan, 0.C., troops on Troopship No. 4ii, was received a letter of acknowledgment. and thanks for tlio receipt of ono box of cake, sundry .games, and books, a gramaphonn and 50 double-records, for the uso of the troops under his command. Health of Women and Children. fe Tlio twenty-first meeting of, the Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children (Hutt and Petone branch) was held in tho Mayor's room, Hutt, on Tuesday, March 14. Eleven members were present, and Mrs. Kirk presided. The nurse reported that visits were paid to the rooms by 69 ndults, with 67 babies; 95 homes were visited, and 82 cases were nnder supervision. Six new cases and six mothers wero instructed jn the making of baby food. Tho Hutt baby at Karitane was doing wntj. During Nurse Baker's illness, Nurse Signall, of Karitane, cartied on. tho work efficiently for three V'eeks. She reported much sickness among babies. The annual meeting was fixed for April 11 in tlie Mayor's room, Petone. It was dccided to hold a jumble sale for the benefit of the society on Friday, April 14. Further particulars will advertised. Wellington South Nursing Division. A fortnightly meeting of the Wellington South Nursing Division was held 011 Tuesday evening, there being a good attendance of members. Mr. C. Martin, who has kindly undertaken to teach signalling, was present, and about 30 received tlieir first lesson. At 8.15 Dr. Line gave a most interesting lecture on "False Beliefs and Trifles in Life." Ho dwelt on such things as dust and flies and the dangers from tho same; also tho rise of "dummies"' and the exclusion of sunlight from tho homes. At the close of the lecture the doctor kindly answered several questions, after which he was accorded a hearty vote of thanks.'

An interesting collection of baskets, fans, mats, etc., tho work of the natives of Niuc, is to be seen at the Town Hall, and may be purchased for the benefit of the Countess of Liverpool Parcel Fund. These were presented to Mrs. Cornwall, tho wife of tho Commissioner of Nine, wlion she was leaving for New Zealand a little while ago, and who promised to dispose of them for the benefit of any of the war funds which she came into touch with. As the new scheme for sending monthly parcels to the men at the front had just been started,, Mrs, Cornwall handed the collection over !to Mrs. Luke to be sold in aid of this particular iund, and in this way tho work of the island women will go towards providing their own soliders with' gifts and ' comforts, which will bo undoubtedly greatly appreciated by them.

Women's National Resorve. A largely-attended meeting oF the | Hataitai and North Kijbiniie Branch of the Womeii's National Reserve was he!<J on Tuesday afternoon at tlie residence of tlio president (Mts. C. H. Seville), to meet Mrs.-Porter, hon. organising secretary of tli6 Wellington District. Mrs. Seville gave an instructive address on the progress of tho work throughout New Zealand. After an interval, during -which afternoon tea was served, sub-committees woro formed to undertake various classes of work felt to 1 c necessary. In addition it was decided, in response to the suggestion lately made by tlio Mayoress (Sirs. Luke), to arrange a Red Cross tea under the auspices of this branch, to bo hold us early as possible in April. A letter from Captain Donald Simson, entitled "Returned Soldiers' Problems," _ was read. The meeting, after some discussion, passed a resolution, to be forwarded to Captain Simson, offering to ncsist in any way he considered suitable, in providing refreshments for the Returned Soldiers' Club.'

Amongst the passengers from Sydney by the Manuka were Mr. and Mrs. T. J. F. Chapman and Miss Chapman. They intend to visit various parts of tho Dominion, and then proceed to Rio de Janeiro nnd_ Paris. Chapman has earned distinction lately in Australasia as an artist.

The Military Hospital Guild Committee suggests that all ladies making: pyjamas for tlie Red Cross should finis! the seams on side of the garment, as this makes them more comfortable to wear.

The friends of Mr. and Mrs. C. Teal, of Carterton, will regret to hear of the death of their infant son ■ Leonard, which occurred on Tuesday afternoon after a short illness.

A meeting of the Victoria League's Executive Committee took place at Miss Coates's residence, Hobeon Street, on AVednesday afternoon, when Miss Coates presided. After the routine work, a great deal of correspondence "was read concerning various branches of the league's work. The secretary presented the annual report, which was passed on the motion of Mrs. J. D. Gray, seconded by Mrs. Rankine Brown. Great regret was expressed at the resignation of Mrs. J. P. Luke from the position of lion, treasurer, and she was asked to reconsider the matter. Mrs. Luke said that she was sorry that she was unable to do so, in view of the increase of all her work since war began. On tho (motion of Miss Coates, seconded by Mrs. Corrigim, Mrs. Rankine Brown was appointed to the position. It was agreed that a council meeting should he called on April 4, and that, if possible, tho annual meeting should be held a week later. ' It was left to the secretary to arrange about a chairman and speakers for this meeting.

W.C.T.U. The W.C.T.U. Convention opened at Wanganui yesterday. A 6ilent vote of sympathy to the mothers who have lost their sons at the war was recorded. A voto of thanks to the Prime Minister and the Defence Minister for , their' assurance that wet canteens would not bo introduced in camps was carried. The convention recognised Mr. Allen's efforts to produce the highest physical and moral efficiency ill the troops. The treasurer reported that there were 3333 fully paid up members, and that the credit balance amounted to £82.

The president gave an address in the afternoon.—Press Association.

.Members of tho guard at Fort Kelburn were given an enjoyable entertainment by the Y.M.C.A. Concert Party undor the leadership of Miss Cad(tick. Items wore given by the Missus Castle, Smith, Kutner, Churchill, and Petrie, and by Mr. Goudie. Gunner Reader, of the N.Z.G.A., also gave 6upl>ort.

Sirs. F. Couper, of Toowoomba, Queensland, who has been spending several months in New Zealand visiting her relatives, left yesterday on her return to Australia.'

Family traditions die hard. Pir Herewaijd Wake, of Courteenhall, Northamptonshire, and also a considerable property owner at Waltham Cross, iiho is succeeded as thirteenth baronet by his eldest son, Major Hereward Wake, of the Rifles, is stated to have been descended 1 "from Hereward Le Wac, son of Leofric. Lord of Bourne," but as a matter of fact there never was a "Hereward the Wake" outside Kingsley's romance, which is fictitious Lincolnshire history. True, the AVakes are undoubtedly a very ancient line, and they r-ay descend from the Barons Wake, whoso heiress conveyed the honour to the Plantagenets (the "Extinct Peerage" notes that from this old baronial family the Wakes,' baronets, claim descent!. The new baronet married in 1912 Miss Benson, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Benson.

FACTORY STAFFED BY FISHER. GIRLS. Women have shown themselves capable of performing iexeellontly some of the most skilled engineering processes (states a writer in the "Daily Mail"). One factory iil Yorkshire .is worked mostly by fisher girls from an Fiast Coast town-badly hit by the war. Those who have seen these women at work, and particularly those who supervise them, speak with enthusiasm 'of tho success of every experiment. They, aro already being used, in numbers' ' that twelve mouths ago would have seemed impossible. There have been notified to the Board of Trnde Statistical Department ]'o fewer than 109,000 cases of'women having replaced men in vari. ous parts of the country, and it is known that this number falls very far short,of the actual total. In a corner of a Lancashire -vorks fourteen automatic machines aro operated by women, with one skilled man in charge. One semi-skilled man meanwhile is ' being .trained for similar work, and in time ho will take over the supervision of the fourteen machines from the skilled man and release him for'another battery of lathes:-'-, ■ ■

In a turbine segment .building fifteen women, with two skilled fitters to supervise, are cutting off blades, boring tho distance picces and blades, building up the turbine sogments, and brazing tho whole work, which before the war was considered to be so highly skilled that a skilled fitter would receive 3s. above his ordinary rate for doing it. There ore' many instances of firms having been able to moderate tlioir demands for skilled mon after having, at the instance of the authorities, experimented in the training of female labour.