SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2857, 23 August 1916, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Old Age Pensioner's "Bit." In connection with the War Loan remarks made by the Mayor of Christchurch in Cathedral Square on Saturday night, Hip Worship related to a "News" representative on Monday a shining example of patriotism that might well he emulated. One member of the audience was so impressed with what ho had heard that he callcd on the Mayor. He stated that he had exceeded the allotted space of a man's life, and ho considered that the matter was of such urgent importance that he could not take the risk of waiting till the Monday morning, for dpath might, intervene in' the meantime. He had retired from active toil twelve months before, and both he and his wife were old age pensioners. But ho had saved I £3 to provide for.what the Mayor considered was an absolute necessity. He, however, was keen to do his bit for the Empire, and so had decided to do without what he had saved the money for, and invest ;his small fortune in the War Loan. He was a few shillings short of tho amount required to secure four so ho borrowed tho few remaining shillings and asked the Mayor to hold tho scrip as. security until ho had saved tho extra money. "I think,'.' commented His Worship, "that this is one of tho finest examples of patriotism shown by a man for tho Empire, and is an example I can confidently recommend to the public generally." The Care' of Children. During the course of a lecture given by Dr. Elizabeth MacDouald in Auckland, .under the auspices of the Workers' -Educational Institute, the speaker l touched on many points of importance to mothers, with regard. to the care of children (states tho "Herald"). Incorrect breathing Was often the cause of catarrh and adenoids, but a- still more prolific cause of colds, rheumatism, and other maladies was insufficient warm clothing. Warmth was as necessary as food to healthy growth in children and adults alike, and many cases of preventable illness in both children and adults rose from the fact that tlioy wore insufficiently clothed. Doing without proper clothing and exposing themselves to the severity of winter weather might be called by somo a "hardening" proccss, but in the speaker's opinion it was more n survival of- tlio fittest. 'Parents would do well to remember that children were much more susceptible to cold and sudden chill than adults. "It is nothing short of cruelty to let children go out in winter time dressed as many of them are," declared the speaker. Dr. Mac Donald specially emphasised the necessity for supplying school children with proper footwear for winter weather. "I went through one of the city schools, the other day,-" she said, "and examined the footwear of six of the girls. It was a clear, bright day, following one of heavy rain, yet only ono of tho girls was wearing boots that were not either quite wet or through not having been properly dried from the day before." Matters such as these were of tho greatest importance to mothers, for upon their ran) depended tho foundation of the child's health. Mr. and Mrs. Beswick (Christclmrch) are visiting Napier. Miss S. Wcstonra, who has been visiting Mrs. Bidwill (Featherston), has returned to Christchurph. Nurse Lucas, of Wellington, who lcft v for Europe about fifteen months a<jo, returned on Monday via Australia. Soon after her arrival in England Nurse Lucas left for France, where she was on the staff of a military hospital, and on returning to London sho did similar work for somo time. The death took place in Auckland on Friday at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Ci. Tugby, of Mrs. J. E. Worker, who came to New Zealand witli her husband, the Rev. William Worker, in the ship Gertrude, which arrived at Auckland in 1863. For somo time after their arrival Mrs! Worker and lioi' husband were engaged as settlers in the Kaipara district, but Mr. Worker subsequently accepted a position in tho Methodist ministry. Since the death of her husband, 16 years ago, Mrs. Worker has been living with her daughter, Yet another settler passed away in Auckland recently in the person of Mrs. Fanny Power, at the residenco of her daughter, Mrs. R. Curtis, Auckland. The late Mrs. Power, with hor husband, arrived in Auckland in 1864, where tlioy accepted a position upon Sir George Grey's estate at Kawau. During tho gold rush they left for the ' Thames, but afterwards returned to Auckland, where Mr. Power died in 1890. Yesterdav morning the Mayoress (Mrs. J. P. Luke), and a, party of workers from the Town 'Hall, with friends, went out. to Ngahaurauga, to the Wellington Meat Company's Works to commence operations for the Christmas plum puddings that are to be sent to tlie men. at the front. Good progress was made with the preparations, the most tedious part, being, perhaps, getting the fruit ready, of which tho quantities arc>vory large. Mrs. R. M. .Topes, Mrs. E. P. Joyce, and Miss K. Robb, of Gisborne, are visiting Wellington, and are staying at the New Occidental Hotel.

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From Rarotonga. The Mayoress (Mrs. J. P. Luke) has received the following letter from the secretary ,(Tawa Strickland), of the Rarotonga Women's Wool Fund. Its earnest patriotism speaks for itself: — "I am sending you these few lines to let know that I received t-lie package of wool which you sent down by the S-.M.S. Maitai, for the Rarotonga Women's Wool Fund, to replace what was lost on the Moana before. So now 1 am thanking you very very much for tho trouble you had getting the wool. So now, by tho Moana, I am posting you 9 pairs of socks from the_ wool you sent, that is for Mrs. Tiuirau for her knitting women of Avarua. Mrs. Tinirau gave them out to her women to knit them immediately, a.nd I'm posting them to you. If you findany mistake in those socks kindly forgive them, as you know tlioy are only native women, and they only learned knitting from Mrs. Northcroft and .Miss Northcroft for a couple of months, and then Mrs. Northcroft and Miss Northcroft went back to New Zealand. And so these women are still helping all tlioy can. VS'o are a long way off down horo from you, hut never mind, we are all trying' to help our soldiers who went to the front,. As we stayed behind wo all do our best to help them—women to do knitting socks, mufflers, and body belts, also metin, nnd boys to do the collection of money to put in for tho wounded soldiers. So' that you will see we natives are working down hero all wo can.. I hopo this war will soon bo over and that peace may come again. So thank vou again for sending thewool. Every blessing and prosperity to you all." Clove Waistcoats for Soldiers. A writer in the "British Australasian" of July 13 states that an exhibit at the National Economy Exhibition which raised some questions in the mind of tho observers was the glovc-waist-coat fund," -which has for its main ob-ject-the providing of wind-proof waistcoats and gloves for sailors and soldiers, which are sold to them for from 2s. 6d. to ss. Tliese are made out of' cast-off gloves, discarded furaituro' covers, and also the fur linings, of ladies' worn-out cloaks. Nothing could, exceed the neatness and ingenuity shown in the making of these garments. and the trouble taken by tho ladies who have organised it, and who employ for the sewing _poor women who are not able to go into ordinary factories, desorves to be commended. If this were the best the nation could afford to do for its fighting me n, there would be no need of criticism, but when one remembers how many women one saw last winter with perfectly new fur coats down to tbeir feet, niado on the fullest and most voluminous lines, it seems odd that the men who go into tho trenches, and who face tho rigours of a North Sea winter, to fight for those very women, should' have to depend on clothes made of cast-off gloves and bits of hearthrug, for their protection. If the women exercised a liko mgeuuity in making odds and ends into clothes to provide suitable. leather waistcoats and fur gloves for the men, it would seem to show,a deeper sense of selfrespect and the fitness of things. ' An Australian at Marlborough House. Miss kabel Shiell, a well-known Sydney nurse, who has been nursing at the 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, since sho arrived in London from Australia last year, was received by Queen Alexandra at Marlborough Houso on July 3. Miss Shiell was anxious to keep the medal which she received on joining the Territorial Nursing Association, as a memento, of lier work in England, and although this has never before been permitted, an exception was made in her favour, and she received notification from the War Olßco that- Queen Alexandra would receive her and personally present the medal. Miss Shiell was accompanied to Marlborough House by the Matron-in-Chief (Miss Sydney Brown) from tho War Office, and spent a delightful halfhour with Queen Alexandra, who was so kind and charming that sne felt at ea6e with her at once. The Queen presented the medal and a card with her signature, nnd afterwards sent Miss Shiell a useful fur-lined cape as a memento of her visit. Mrs. Sheixatt, of Gisbornc, has been paying a brief visit- to Wellington. Yesterday she visited the Mayoress (Mrs. J. P. Luke) and her workers, at tho Town Hall, and was greatly interested in what she saw of the work that is done for the soldiers there. / Mrs. Coradine, Mayoress of Masterton, was visiting Wellington yesterday in connection with the arrangements that arc to be made in regard to the Christmas parcels for the meiuat the front-. She returned tb Mastcrton the same clay.

Womon as Farm Workers. Considerably over 50,000 women have registered in tho different villages in the agrieultural districts in coimection with the scheme of village registration ■which is being carried out by the Board of Agriculture and tho Boaard of Trade, says a London paper. The farmers are coming forward in a. much more encouraging way and making use of the register. The figures available do not include the urban registers and are probably an under-estimate even of tho village registers. Any comparison of the numbers registered in different counties would therefore be misleading. Northumberland, for instance, shows excellent figures," but it is parking a Echemo slightly different from that of other counties. Local organisers have .to- contend with many difficulties, women being very often reluctant to allow their names to be. pirt down, fcarißg that the work may -then bo tamnpulsory, and oftn they can only offer part time. As far as possible farmers asking for labour arc supplied locally owing to tho housing difficulty. • Where gangs of ■women aro sent a woman inspector generally soes tho accommodation available. An effort is being made to get the fanners, who will be requiring numbers of women- for fruit-picking.and harvesting, to try to estimate their requirements beforehand,and not ask for workers at a. day's notice, as they are inclined to do. Gangs of fruit-pickers are being organised forlfoliday work already in many of the women's colleges. A cablegram was received, in. Wangahui on Monday from Miss Ade•;\!de Ballantine, tho Wanganni roprest .itative of tho Volunteer Nursing Sisterhood, stating that she was sailing from Alexandria for France. Mrs. ]Y. Crass, formerly of the Arcadia Hotel, in Wellington, died at Jlasterton' a few days ago, after a short illness. Lad.v Sybil Grev, who is with the Anglo-Russian Ambulance, at the Bast- / em front, and who is reported to.have been seriously wounded during • hand prcnade practice, spent some timo in Australia and Now Zealand a few years ago, when she visited these countries with her parents, Earl and Countess Grey. The. exhibit of Miss Winifred James, tho .well-known novelise, at the Economy Exhibition, held in London rc- ' of a bachelor girl's room completely-furnished for £3 10s., was a vprj attractivo feature. Simple and unpretending, as-it necessarily had to be, it afforded an interesting illustration of the difference of taste in bouse furnishing between the average Australian and English woman.

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Women's Social Investigation League. / A meeting of tho Women's Social Investigation League was held .m tho gymnasium of Victoria Collego last evening, Mrs. A. E. Atkinson presiding. Tho business of the meeting was to consider tho constitution which, drawn up by tho committee, was to be presented tot this general meeting of members for their approval. After some discussion upon one or two of its clauses the constitution as a whole was 4 'Z aims of this society are to educate members in social and civic duties, to creato a wider scope of activity for women in public life, and to originate and tako part in such public work ae may bo thought desirable for members. Tho methods by which .they hopo to achieve theso cuds are by means of education, of legislation, and of co-opera-tion. LccturoSj discussion, and social investigation will como tho educative heading, and in regard to legislation all laws that directly or indirectly affcct the interests of women and children will receive specinl attention. Co-operation includes the support of women's organisations and of trades unions with whose aims the league feels itself in sympathy. Further vice-presi-dents were added to tho existing number, making five in all. The league has decided 1 to study various clauses of tho Education Act, as its first expression of activity. "On Active Service." Tho above heading is the name of an interesting war game that has beon compiled by a Christchurch lady, and can now bs purchased at Whitcombo and Tombs. It lias been played a great deal in Christcliurch, and it is said to be a game in which old and young aliko can find mucli that is instructive arid interesting, since it teaches about the great war. Tho more it is played the more it grows upon tho player, and it should be helpful at patriotic afternoons and evenings, as it leads the thoughts of those engaged in it to the purpose for which everyone is working, and gives fresh impetus to their efforts. At tho rovival performance of tho musical comedy, "Sunset Land," which is to take place next, ; Tuesday evening at the Opera House, the Mayoress, Mrs. Luke, has arranged, for some of the wounded soldiers to bo present. Mrs. Fisher and Mrs. Mac. Ewan will preside--'over stalls for tho sale of sweets and (lowers. They will bo pleased to have contributions foi filling the stalls, and such contributions may be sent to the Opera House between eleven and one on the date or the performance. Mrs. J. Jolly, of Normandale, has forwarded to Mr. Bums, headmaster of the Hutt District High School, tho sum of.£7 Bs. 5Jd., tho result of a bazaar held at her house on Saturday, August 12, in aid of tho school box for tho Fallen Soldiers' Childrens' Fund. Tho children who organised and carried out the arrangements were Ellis and Alex. Jolly, Nellie King, Vera Warmington, 'and Bert Lewis. This is only one of the very large number of enterprises that have been organised by children in various schools throughout several districts and towns.

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