WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2776, 20 May 1916, Page 10

WOMAN'S WORLD.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

HATTERS OF INTEREST FROM VAB AND NEAB,

(By Imogen.)

No Time for Pleasure. Mrs. Walter Hill, at Thursday's meeting of the Bed Cross Guild at St. Albans, Cliristchurch, made, the following pertinent remarks:—"Many ladies will noc help —they have to go visiting, or they have to go to pleasures. Is this -a time to go visiting or to go out for pleasure? Our boys do not get recreation. They have Hot gone out to play. They are fighting and risking their lives for you and me, not our comfortable beds and meals and luxuries and pleasures, and can we — each one of us—not contrive to give a ■comfort out of our' many comforts each week. .1 know you present have been Working—l am not talking to you, but to those who do not come and who do not work. Oh, do try to get some to help you. There is money lying idle in tile bank and our boys wanting what it can get for them. Oh, use it up, buy material and go and bring ill a lriend— two friends—three friends, to work it up. It is wanted so urgently, and I fear il will be wanted more and more, and yet more." Make—get them 'to make— something overv week, and it will be all used. Our boys are doing so much for us, they are. fighting for every woman here to save us from the Huns. Can you not —will you not—do a little for them?" Not Celestial. When at the opening of tho new wing of Jit. Magdala the other day I picked up the Monthly Belletin of their Order, which contains most interesting news of the Order- of St. Joseph from its 300 odd homes in the world (states a writer in a southern exchange). In this great war the nuns of this Order have played their part, walked in the retreats, saved children, rescued women, and here they tell, for purely "domestic" circulation, so to speak—for the magazine is simply for convent use—tlieir thrilling experiences.. One item interesting to New Zealand was from the Malta Home, and incidentally tells of the conversion to Christianity of three of • the Maori soldiers who disembarked at Malta. These three, whom the good sisters describe as "formerly pagans, whose ancestors belonged to the worst of cannibal triUs," expressed their strong desire for Catholicism. The baptism was an interesting one, the three men, accompanied by a Maori officer and twenty soldiers, also Catholics, went into the chapel. They were given the baptismal names of Joseph, Paul, and CVlestine, the last in honour of tho Mother Provincial. At first, howover, this man refused to take it, saying that "it ill became a Maori sol,'dier, who had in him nothing celestial." Remembering the cannibalism, the ;.ristccratic ladies of Jta.Ua expected to see savages, and .'locked to the ceremony of the reception of these three. The Sister wiiting of it, says they were much pleased at our New Zealand brothers' civilised ' ways and mode.st demeanour. One of the -Maoris, the-one who took the name of Joseph, fell shortly after, fighting gallantly, at Ansae. , Unlimited Boiling Water. . ' The collection of labour-saving devices which has been on show privately for seme days past in the old Fruit Mart, in Victoria Street, is now. open to tha public from ten to twelve noon and two to. half-past four daily. . Anyone requiring, quantities of boiling water or low-pressure steam for any purpose whatever in private house, hotel, factory, or institution, will be well repaid by a visit to the interesting demonstration under the iiuspices of Messrs. E. W. Mills and Co., Ltd., given by the' inventor of the Challenge Steam Boiler and Water' Heater. For Mo. 2 Stationary Hospital. Ever since tho No.. 2 New Zealand Stationary Hospital left Inst year for the front, the ladies responsible for tho maintenance of snpplic-s have been working to keep up a regular "system'' 1 of replenishment.- In order to give the. public some idea of the work tlwt'it being done in this direction, it was recently decided by the Supplies Committee to institute a show liny once a month, and the first exhibition of the kind was- held on Wednesday in Auckland,_when all the goods that will go forward in the next consignment 'were displayed in the committee's room in Brunswick Building.

Everything that could oonduco or add to tho comfort of the sick and wounded found its place somewhere in the piles of goods arranged on 'tho long-tables; all tho articles were thorpnghly well made, and neatly laundered and folded ready lor packing. Besides bed-linen and the usual hospital accessories of bandages, dressings, swabs, there were comfortable garments of all kinds for the men, all of ' the best quality material and handmade—shirts, dressing-jackets, pyjamas, and slippers, tho latter a triumph of ingenuity, for they wero made by hand out of such things as old felt hats, odd pieces of warm , carpet with knitted tops, and other soft materials. All the goods were arranged and neatly labelled, and durijig the evening were , packed in several large crates by professional packers, from one of the city ware- . houses., Altogether, tho consignment will consist of 'about 100 sheets and pillowslips, 100 pair of socks, 50 pair of pyjamas, and a similar quantity of other clothing, also 350 tea-towols, and a large quantity of articles such as handkerchiefs, face-cloths, .mittens, dusters. A quantity of dried 'lavender is also being sent, to he burnt in the enteric wards .'to swet'teu and clear the atmosphere. ' The goods will be sent to Wellington, and will be dispatched to their destination on the next troopship leaving 'the Dominion. . Br. Alice Moreland (Christclnirch) is leaving "lor England next month. Miss TC. Merton accompanies her. Word has been received ill Dunedin of the deatli of Mrs. Samuel Jackson, widow of tho late Mr. Samuel Jackson,'who was well known as the "father of tho Bar" in Auckland. Tim late Jlrs. Jackson was the (laughter of the late Rev. .Tames Vrancis Mamleno, of Auckland. Mr. H. H Jackson, chief mechanical engineer of the New Zealand Railways, is one of the family. Hostesses at the Soldiers' Room in Sydney Street during the coming week are as follow: —'Sunday, Mrs. Joseph Joseph; i"Monday, Airs. ('!. Richardson, Mrs. Hayman; Tuesday, Mrs. ]). Stewart; Wednesday, Jehnson'ville Ladies' Xalionnl Reserve; Thursday, Mrs. C. Johnson, -Mrs. Davies; Friday," Mrs.' M. Kennedy; Saturday, Mrs. C. Karle. The monthly, meetinsr of the W.C.T.TJ. was held in the Church of Christ. Sydney Street. Mrs, Rowse (president) presided.; The .aflernoon'was made tlie'oceasion for wishing , farewell and Godspeed; to Miss Peach, an ardent worker, who was leaving for the south. Appreciation was expressed of her work to which she replied. .

St. John Ambulanco Erigado and Rod Cross Society. I The St. John Ambulance Brigade and Red Cro-s Society, Nathan's Buildings, wishes to acknowledge the following gift-;-. T6 jMnrnii School, per Miss Bunks, ill; Petone Red Cross Shop, per Miss Yoim?, | 0G4.135. Kid.; E.A.M., 1 muffler; Mrs. J. W. Wallace, i pairs socks, 1 'pair bed eoclcs; Miss Young, 1 pair knitied slipper tops; Tc Aro School, per Miss Brmlit, 21 pillow-slips, 10 balaclavas, 1 pair mittens; Mrs. Lckfonl, Blenheim. 2 tins cf honey, 1 pot of jelly; Mrs. A. L. 1 pair slippers;, W.C.T.U., per Mrs. JTelyer, i pairs slippers, I fomentation packs; JolinBonville National Reserve, per Mrs. Bothune, !) hath towels, 5 face towels, G bala-clava-s. 12 pillow-slips. 2 head bondages. 6 pairs bed socks, .1 pairs socks, 1 muffler, t facecloth, 1 undershirt, 1 pair pyjamas, 17 roller bnndases. 1 packet nlworbent cotton wool; Mrs. Tiller, 1 pair slippers; Borhampore School. 21 fnce-r.lnths, 2-i eye, bandages; 1 pair slippers. 2 balaclavas. 25 handkerchiefs; St. John Ambulance and Red Cross Society. Unworn. 30 shirts. 4 dressing? crowns, 13 pairs socks. 1 pair mittens, old linen, it undershirts, 3 balaclavas, 3 Mi'rs bed socks, 1 muffler; fe Aro School,' 12 pilloivslips, 2 treasure bags, old linen. Conccrt at Victoria Hospital. On Thursday night .the New Zealand Natives Association Ladies' Guild entertained the side and wounded soldiers at the Victoria Hospital through the kindly agencies of a concort party organised by Mr. and Mrs. Culford Bell. The musical and vocal items were considerably above the average and the much appreciated artists were Misses Pauline Brown, Acnes Regrief, Tfosie Sepricf. and Gow, "and Messrs. Green and Meates. Miss Belworthy rendered extremely good service as aocompnnist. At the' conclusion of the concert the party was entertained at supper by Hiss Payne, matron of the Hospital. The monthly meeting of tho Wellington Central W.C.T.U. was held in tho Alliance Booms yesterday, Mrs. A. R. Atkinson presiding. Ladies ,in charge of the petition to l>e presented to Parliament for closing hotels at 6 o'clock for the period of the war and for six months after the war, reported that the petition lias been numerously signed. In order to giVe a further opportunity for 6igning the petition, it was decided to have platforms where signatures could be taken at prominent positions in tho streets on Wednesday next. It was further resolved that the meetings of this branch should in future be hold in tho Y.M.C.A. Buildin*. Wo give .£1(1 guarantee with every Is. package, ''No-Rublim; ■ Laundry Help/' that it will wash all clothes perfectly clean, without rubbing or injury. War- . dell Bros, and Co.—Advt. •

Y.W.C.A. Notes. ' ; There was a meeting to. welcome new members into 'the Young 'ft'omen's Christian Association last night; It-is interesting : to note the various needs that have called-.the new iriemibers into the association during this ' month. Some girls joined .because they xijeri lonely in the city, and: wanted, '.to. .find . .frionds.; Some having cbijie 'down. fwn tho.coun-, try, found the homes they '.needed in the' Y.W.C.A. hostels; . Some fixim the outer suburbs found: rest • and refreshment . ill the club 'rooms' in off-duty hours, wliile they waited for train.?. . Same. business girls used the luncheon .room, at midday} some had joined" the "'special classes; for physical development;: .and ,eome had joined the Speed'.;. Cljubi : I to_ make. themselves more .efficient, in .'their shorthand; and there -were others who joined ,for motives of self-development in! clubs.' Some of the members of tho Kent Ter-' race Bible Class,' led by . Miss Mackay, will take the. service at . tho CT.C.A. tomorrow afternoon at 4:15 p.m. ' Miss Helen F. .Barnes, nafc'lonal secretary of the Y.W.C.A.-, for Australasia, re-

turns to Sydney from Auckland early; tj#ji soonth. A aiew session of tho Training School for secrotarie?. and social wofikera opened last we<& at the Y.W.C.A. iiaJ tional headquarters. I'our students from! New Zealand aro taking the course of lec-i.tj tures which inpiude. Bible study amiliy, apologetics association history, and istration, and principles of sociology, ■ in- '[ eluding aspects of community life iand f religious movements. J News comes from. Auckland that the { architect "of the new building of the || Young Women's Christian Association is busily engaged with the plans. It will bo "remembered that some, of the- citizens of Auckland provided the Y.W.C.A. with .•£15,000 for', this purpose Bomo time ago. : vf

MissV Cooper i.and-'Miss Moss acknowledge contributions for their flower stall in Routh's Buildings from Mrs. Palmer, Mrs.' Glero, Mrs. -Huglies, Miss Hutchens, Mrs. V. E. Hitchings, Miss Marchant, Miss Slcerrott, Mrs. Rolleston, Mrs. Gooder, Mrs. H. S. Hadfield,. Miss Medley, Mr. M. Chapman, Miss Dasent. Mrs. W. Usher, Miss Ellen Williams, Mrs. Walter 'Richmond.. Mrs. 'Hassell, Mrs. Ewon, and Dr.-Adams. '

' Those new Silk Bag Mounts in dainty silver "designs are only to lie had at Rowland's, . the jeweller in Manners Street. Small balls 7s. 6d., large 12s. 6d., ;post free. These bags pre all the rage in Melbourne and Sydney, and are so easily 'crocheted.—Advt.