WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2875, 13 September 1916, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Red Cross Work. Miss Sybil Nathan, lion, secretary of the Women's Bed Cross Committee, acknowledges gifts received at the depot (Mercer Street), during • the past week torn tho followingMakara School children,. Miss Stephenson, Mrs. Francis, Mrs. Caldwell, Anon., Kaponga Red Cross, 1 case; Hastings, 1 caso; Sanson Red Cross, 2 cases; Carnarvon Red Cross, 1 case; Ladies' Guild, Ohakuno Junction, Carnarvon Red Cross (further supplios), Mrs. W. H. ICebhell and ladies of Masterton, Mr. Cassidy, large case and bundle of walking sticks; Mrs. R. Sanderson, Havelock North, Wavcrley Women's Patriotic League, Wellington Nursing Division and St. John Ambulance ■ Brigade Overseas, per Mrs. W. 11. S. Moorhouse, Wairarapa Branch of British Red Cross, New Plymouth' Branch of British Red Cross, Miss Mary Elder, A'rloy,' Miss Atack, Mrs. tiunie, Karori South, Wellington Knitting Guild, Gisborno. - Women's Patriotic Committee, Marton Red Cross Workers.

The monthly, meeting of the Women's Red Cross Committee takes place at the Depot, Mercor Street, to-morrow morning at 11 o'clock. * 1

The lion, secretary of the Women' iled Cross Committee bege to acknow ledge a chequo for £20 from the ICelburn Ladies' Patriotic Guild, one halt of which is for the material fund and the other half for comforts.

Three little girls, ■ Ada and Rosie Oliver and Florrie Wright have handed in to the Red Cross (Mercer Street) the sum of £2, the results of a bazaar ■which they organised and held at '2 Owen Street.

Countess of Liverpool Fund. Gifts to the Mayoress's Countess of Liverpool Fund have Leon received at the Town Hall from the following during tho past week: —Mrs. C. H. Mirams, Anon, Porirua School, Woodville, No Name, G.F.S. Lodge, Miss Park", T. and T., Miss Boocock, Miss Levy, Olyde Quay School, Miss Chalmers, Miss Whiting, Mrs. ■Rountrec,-Normal High. School, A Friend,- A. H. Evans; Manakau,' Mrs. H. C. Wilkinson, .Takapau, Ohau Branch Red Cross, Miss Steele, Kaiwarra Sohool, Mrs. C. R. Smith, Mrs. H. C. Dryden, Wellington Girls' College, Mrs. C.'H. Mirams, Anon, Mrs. E. S. l)ick, Mrs. Reich, A. Maidment, Mrs. ■ Cloniiell, Mrs. Kilfoy, Mrs. Barnard 1 , Mrs. Tinuoy, Mrs. Barltrop, Mrs. A. D. Hazelwood, per Her Excellency tho Countess of Liverpool, 39 pairs socks, 81 bala-

ctavas, 19 scarves, 58 pairs mittens, n under-flannels, 11 body belts; Patriotic Society, Feilding, per Mrs._ InnesJonos, 56 pairs h.k. socks, 8 pairs mittens, 38 scarves, 13 balaclavas; Alice Duff, Mrs. P. B. Duff, Mrs. Rcith and friends, No. Name, A Friend, Mrs. Dixon, Karori Women's National Reserve, Wadostown Women's National Reserve, Mrs. W. Clark, Mrs. Tully, Raetihi Guild, Mrs. Bannister, Ekotahtina, Mrs. A. Holder, Ladies' Guild, Michael's, Kelbiirn (parcel of comforts, notebooks,, mittens, handkorjliiefs, balaclavas), Ladies' Guild, Ohakuno, and E.W.

Miss Sybil Nathan, lion.- secretary" of tho' Women's British Red Cross Committee. (Wellington branch), acknowledges a contribution of . £1 brought in by Betty and Brim liyams, tho savings from their nioney-box.

A record day was put up at tho Women's National Reserve Shop, in Napior, on Saturday last, when a total of £74 was taken. Tho sum of £25 included in this amount resulted from tho sale of flowers alone. The money is to be devoted to tho special purpose of procuring blanket coats for, tho men when boing taken from hospital to the transports.

[ "It is not' possiblo to give growing girls too much activity, too much sleep, '> nor too much open air," said Dr. Elizabeth M'Donald, M.A., in tho fifth lecture she had delivered before tho Workers' Educational Institute, in Auckland, on Saturday evening. It is only there that mothers can lay tho foundation of' a sound physical system and' good future health.' If a girl or boy wlio'is growing rapidly becomes less keen or slack-in studies tho teacher and parent ought to know that it is a condition of growth, and tho children should bo spared, instead of lieiog forced to use up their reserve force of 'physical energy, planting the seeds .of future sickness. Tho child would ir ;.ko up for this braiii rest by Wyoming very much quicker afterwards.

Miss Lorimer returned to Nelson on Monday from a visit to the North Island. Miss Lorimer was ono of a party that did a considerable amountof ski-ing on Mount Ruapehu. Ski-ing is practised in New Zealand by a club of mountaineers whose membership' is. well spreau'over tho Dominion. At the present time ten members of tho club are staying at tho Wailnpunu Hut, Mount lluape.ni, and intend spending three weeks m Alpine exercises: A few days 'ago n Miction of tho' party, mad'c an ascent to the. summit of Ruapeliu—the hrst winter ascent, it is. believed, that has been made bv ladies.

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Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson returned to Wanganui on Monday from a visit to Wellington.

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR. (By Imogen.)

The Work of Dr. Mary Blair. An interesting letter has been received by it Christchurch resident relative to the work done by Dr. Mary Blair (a Now Zealander), who was in the Serbian retreat, and her staff jn Corsica. Sir Edward Boyle, who is tho British Consular' Agent in Corsica, expressed to tho writer of the letter his wonder at. Dr. Blair "carrying on the whole work of the hospital outside and insido and managing the staff so calmly and perfectly and doing it' so well.

"She catne to Corsica with hundreds of refugees on Christmas Day, 191 G. Tliey wero ail destitute, and no provision bad been made : for housing them, for though the French' had invited them to Corsica, tho Corsicans themselves took no trouble to receive or 'welcorno the poor homeless refugees. Dr. Mary Blair had to organise everything to win over tho Corsicans and got them to help. She planned homes, hospitals, and all, necessaries and attended to all their many wants. But sho has done it all, and is .now the most honoured] person here. ' She is saluted by everyone, and n'o end of gratitude is lavished on her and Dr. Blair's mother, who is with her, has her hand ltissed many times a day in token of respect for 'Mademoiselle votro fille.' What she has done is the talk of tho place. Her staff, though older, look up to her andl obey unhesitatingly, recognising her power of organisation. Outside and inside sho directs and plans. Housos, tents, and shelters for the convalescents, the latter made from cases in which supplies have come, are put up at her will. The Serb boyß work so woll' for 'her. Stores of all kinds aro placed in order and marked! on shelves so as to be got at easily." ■ ■ ■■

St. Mary's Homes. The monthly meeting of St. Mary's •Homes' Committee was held in the Diocesan rooms yesterday. ; Mivss Coates presided. There was a good attendance of members, and a hearty welcome was extended to Mrs. J.; Duncan on her return from li'er trip to America. Much pleasure was also. expressed at the fact that Miss Parlane was sufficiently recovered from her accident to. attend the meeting. , It was reported that the health of the children at the homes was good. Subscriptions towards the £100, which is tho interest that the . committee has to ' pay each 'year for the next five years in connection with the new property, are coming to "hand in a satisfactory manner. It was'pointed out at the meeting, howevor,. that owing to the increased cost of living, expenses at the homes have very largely increased, even though the greatest care is exercised in the management,' and it is hoped that Church people will realise the fact and subscribe accordingly. Gratitude to Miss Baber and the pupils of Fitzherbert Terrace School for the sum of £70, which was handed over to the committee as a result of a sale of work was expressed, and a vote ,of thanks tiassed : ' '

Tho following members rf :.ho Allan ffilkic Shakospearo Company 'sre staying at the Albert Hotel: —Miss Frcdiswyde Hunter-Watts, Mr. Allan Wilkie, Mr. -Henri Doree, and Mr. F. W. Russell, also" Mr. 3. M. liamsoii (Auckland), Mr. R. H. Fraser (Cliristchurch). Mr. S. W. Lavecn (Sydney), Mr. IL Wakomann (Auckland), and Mr.' , V, Cox (Blenheim).

Tho friends of Mr. J. W. Collins, secretary of the Board of Trade, will regrot, to learn that his wife is seriously ill in a private hospital in Christchurch.

Miss Chaytor (Blenheim) and Miss Hursthouso returned to Wellington yesterday from Auckland, where they had gono to meet Miss Hursthou'sc's sister, who was returning to New Zealand by tho R-imutaka from England.

, Mr. and Mrs. Solvryn Kempthorno arrived in Wellington on Monday from Singapore, via Sydnoy. They intend spending some time with Mr. Kouiptliorne, Brightwater, Nelson, and aio on seven months' furlough.

For tho Sailors' Dependants' and Allies' Fund "have been received gifts from the following Mrs. H. C. Wilkinson (Featherston), 1 sack; Lady Liverpool Committee (Carterton) and anonymous, 1 sack. For Portsmouth parcels (sailors' dependants), Mrs. J., Foote, Mrs. H. V. Hammond, Mrs. W. H. Wallace, Mrs. F. C. Favill, Mrs. J. Foster, Ladies' Patriotic Guild, Mrs. Dixon, Mrs. A. Holder (Hawko's Bay), Mrs. F. Kenway, G.F.S., Mrs. Barltrop, Mrs. Merrell (Newtown), and NoName.

Word lias readied Masterton of tbo death at Harrowgate, England, of Mrs. Bartlq, mother of Mrs. James Archer, of Masterton.: Tho deceased lady, who |was 82 years of age, had two sons, one. son-in-law, .and two-grandsons on activo service, and lived to sec ono of the latter dccorated with the D.S.M.

Women's National Reserve. St. John's Sohoolroom was orowdcd last evening with an earnest and attentive gathering of women anil girls, who wero present at a meeting called by the executive of the Women's National tteserve to hear the results of the recent examination conducted by Miss, Phoebe Myers, i11.A., in connection with that organisation. Mrs. Rosking presided, and was Supported by members of the Registration Committee—Mendames aSlmond (hon. secretary), Gill, Anderson, Boden, and Porter, also Miss Phoebe Myers. The results were read by Mrs. Hosking, and each candidate who sat for . these tests in general clerical work was enabled to learn of her success or otherwise. All were instructed 'to- continue to attend their classes, and others who intended to beaome students woro advised to give in their name's with the-classes they wished to join. ' Misß Myers gavo a most interesting ftntl. useful address. She emphasised the. necessity of a 1 sound, education before adopting shorthand and typing as a profession. No work was beneath the doing of any man or .woman, and the nation would realise this still moro in the days that were coming. No one knew at first how many women were wanted for clerical work, and it would be wise for everyone who has had to help their country in her time of need to take whatover offered, provided they had trained. - Mrs. Salmond, the next speaker, reminded her audience that they might now consider 'themselves on active service. A now epoch was opening for woijion, and tliey would have'to look forward to the repairing of the ravages caused by this terrible war. She stressed the necessity for discipline, and of being prepared to begin work from the lowest rung of the ladder. To discipline themselves and to be their own judges would, be ;to form a bond between themselves and the gallant soldiers who were at the battle front. Tho great need for efficiency was also stressed. To talk of "equal pay for equal work" meant that efficiency must be the foundation upon which they must build. .At the conclusion of the speeches a number of tho women present handed in their names for the different classes of work, and no less than five expressed themselves as being desirous of taking up agricultural work or work in connection' with gardening. Mrs. .Tames Doyle, who took the names, had a busy time in' consequence. <