WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2957, 21 December 1916, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

MATTERS OP INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR,

(Bx Imogen.)

SOCIAL ANB PERSONAL

Gifts to Naval Men. Mrs. Hadfieid (of Paraparauimi) has just received the'''i'ollowiiig letter from Captain Hall Thompson, of H.M.S. Philomel. He says:—"l havo expended the money forwarded on snorts and Tests, which mado'a very seasonable and accoptablo gift for all the ship's company. I contracted to have theni made in Karachi, and after providing two of each sort of garment lor everyone there was about £18 left over. J. then took, the opinion of the-sailors as to what should be done with tho remainder; and" they decided that tho • money should be spent on extra pairs >of shorts, so practically every man got five garments. In addition to tho value to the men I was able to got all of them a uniform pattern, which looks much smarter than tho various odds and ends with which they used to provide themselves: Also of course tho value of the gift is' doubled and more by the feeling it gives that we are not in spite of having been moro or less in exile in the uttermost parts of tho earth for so long. Tho idea of tho gift and the way of sending it could not have been improved upon, because'if the clothes had been sent, wo certainly should not have received thorn for months and months." Captain' Hall Thompson, in conclusion, wishes to thank most sincerely all those - who assisted in the work, particularly , tho committee and stall-holders and the i soldiers, and all those who so kindly 1 assisted the committee, " Soldiers' Room Hostesses. ~ Sunday,.Mrs. M'Coll,; Monday, Mrs. ' Van S.taveren; Tuesday, Mrs ; D. Stew- :; art; Wednesday, Johnsonville Ladies' Patriotic. Guild; Thursday, Laches of ' St. Mark's Church';■ Friday, Mrs. A. do Brandon; Saturday, Ladies of the Hutt. . Patriotic Cake Room. The committee of tho Patriotic Cake ] Room acknowledge with thanks gifts , of 1 home-made caKcs, sweets, subscriptions, etc., from the following donors: —Mesdames Badbam, Smitton, Firth, < M'Hae, Somuierville, Palmer, Fiudlay, i Mrs. W. Booth (Carterton), W. F. . Ward, Hurst, Tennant, anonymous, R. A. Holmes, G. Fulton, Millward, L. Taylor, R.- Wilson, A. Williams, F. H. i Johnson, Jacobs, Isaacs, Misses Rose, ( Wheeler (2;, M'Chire, Cameron, Von < Dadelszen, Kirkcaldic, .M'Menamcn, 1 M'Kellar, Didsbury, Sidoy, West, 1\ 1 Ward, Richardson, Nation, Jacobsen, i Mack, Turner, Wright, Mr. Fifth. i , Tho whole of ih'e proceeds now taken 'j at the Patriotic Cake Room will be i handed over to the "Wellington Red ] Cross Shop, which money is ■ to be ; sent to England for the benefit of our < New Zealand soldiers. The room will' . be open as usual every Friday, closing < at 4 p.m. . ! , ■ •'. ' I (

Wellington Red Gross Shop. Ou Tuesday, with 'Mrs. Cornish and Mrs. fuller- ill- charge,' the Wellington lied Cross Shop did good business. As usual, the flowers wore beautiful, and sold well. This stall,- which is under Miss Cooper and Miss Moss, will have a full supply of. flowers next Friday, when it is expected that the leadiug hotels and clubs will extend their sympathy, and buy' their' Christmas decorations from the shop. Mrs. Willis and the Wadestown National Reserve ladies will stock the shop on Friday, and they will have Christmas provisions of all | kinds—cakes, puddings, 'mince-meats'; jams,' chutney, eggs, butter, vegetables, and every other produce. Red Cross-workers and friends, find all who sympathise with this/eager desire to bring comfort- to our sick and wounded soldiers are asked, to come and buy. . .After Friday, December 22, the shop will bo closed till January 5 (Friday), .when another big effort may be looked forward too. The Kapiti district, consisting of Waikanae, Paraparaunui, and Paekakariki, will give their help, and stock tho shop. The lion, secretary (Mrs. J. P. Firth) will bo out of town for a few weeks, and Mrs. Luke has kindly offered to give all information during her absence. For the present the shop will be open only.on Tuesdays and Fridays, not on other days, as advertised. Mr. and Mrs. Firth leave to-day <for Te Arofei, for a few weeks' holiday.' Mr. and Mrs. Crawford, of Sumner, are staying at. the Empire Hotel. Miss Webster, of Heretaunga, lias gone to' Canterbury to spend the'holidays with her sister, Mrs. Chaffey. By advertisement appearing in another column, it is announced that the first day erf tho Women's National Reserve, at the new Red Cross shop, above A.B.C. Garage, Lambton Quay, is arranged for Friday, December 22, when the Wadestown branch will be in charge, and a variety of goods will be' for_ sale. Mrs. Willis and the ladies assisting her are_ providing also a' largo quantity of Christmas dainties. It is hoped that all members of the Reserve will come and buy and so help to make their first day a great success. Mrs. H. Hall, who has been on a short visit to Wnnganni to see her boy, who had broken bis arm in a jumping contest at the • Hurworth : c is returning to Wellington. ; Mr. and Mrs. Simmonds, of V.'aipukurau, have taken a house at Lyall Bay for the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. G. Tripe are going to Paekakariki for the holidays. Mrs.. Firth,, lion, treasurer of the. New Zealand branch of the British Red Cross Society, acknowledges the following:—Mrs. Moorhouse, £1; Mrs. L. Blumlell, £1; Ohariu (Uielvrc party, £3 ss. Cd.Mr. and Mrs. .T.-Tripo, £5 os.; Mrs. Hoare,. £1 fis.; Miss Coates, 10s.; Pukeron Red Cross, £1 19 s . 7d.; Mrs. Holder, 55.; Mis. Litchfield. 10s.; Mrs. Henry. £3 125.; Miss Blyth. 2s. 6d.; pupils Manirnmohoe School. 10s.

Military Wedding. The wedding of Miss Gill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. G.-. Gill, 1o Lieut! W. Stainton, of the Pioneer Pattalion, took place at St. John's Cliurch yesterday. The bridegroom is here, on duty, and will bo returning to the front in a- couple of months. Tho bride wore a pale cream taffetas, awl a handsome lace veil and orange blossoms, and carried a white bouquet. She also wore a beautiful miniature of tho military cross gained by Lieut. Stainton at Gallipoli. Two bridesmaids were in Kttendancc— her sister, Miss Gill, and the bridegroom's sister. Miss Stainton. After the ceremony.a reception was held at the residence of the bride's parents m 71 Ellice Street, only a few lnt'mate friends being present. A Treat for Soldiers in Hospital. A successful means of brightening an hour or twoifor the soldiers in hospital, was provided by Miss Gladys Campbell and some of her dancing pupils, who paid a visit to the men in the Victoria Ward last evening. The centre of the ward was cleared for dancing, and the dancers, who. wore fancy dross, gave tho men a decided treat; Miss. Frances Muter danced very prettily, and the Misses Nieholls and* Lyon gave the clever little sketch, "The Soup and the Savoury." Tho visitors a)l took presents for tho mon i in bed, each of whom was provided with sweets, cigarettes, and fruit. At the close of the entertainment Miss Campbell and her pupils wero onte.'taihed at supper by the matron. • Miss A. Cameron, of Greytown, who. has been staying in Christchurcli for ■ some months, is now the guest of Mrs. T. Cameron, of Lower Hutt. She returns to Greytown in February, : Miss Fraser leaves for Auckland on ' Friday. . Mr. and Mrs. C. Bennett, vhn have been staying at the kiosk, Lyallßay, returned to Masterton yesterday. Mrs. Bett, of. Palmerston, is arriving at the end of the week, and' will stay.with her mother, Mrs. Gore, in: Aurora Terrace. ■ ■ I The special precautions taken by the committee at the. Christmas party for' 1 children at the Town Hall recently were considered by some people quite .unnecessary, Tho following extract from tho Melbourne "Argus," dealing with a similar gathering, should convince those people .that the action taken by the local committee was wise. "Shortly after 2 o'clock Her Excellently Lady Helen Munro Ferguson arrived. A little later it becamo evident that the number of guests was greatly in excess of that expected. The caterer reported that instead of 500. children, _ 1500 had entered the hall, and tho increase of adults was in proportion. In order to save the situation, 500 additional toys were purchased. However, all attempt' at law and order was frustrated by the clan.oiring children and. their no less excited mothers. Every effort . was made to givo each child a gift, but in the melco it was inevitable that some \ little ones should go without, while others, armed with tho.resoureo which is a recognised Australian characteristic, received far more/than their share. The cause of the chaos, for at times it was nothing else, was that in many cases members had brought not only tßeir..own children, but those of their., neighbours, and the opinion was ex-1 pressed that members' tickets had done ; duty two or three times over. Such a contingency had not been considered, and consequently no provision-had been made for. checking the admissions. In addition to the largo supply of provisions, tho reserve. stock of 451b. of cake, 2.01b. of Swiss roll, and six largo tins _ of''biscuits disappeared as by.' magic. The programme of music and dancing displays had to be abandoned, for it was as much as the committee i could do to meet tho demands '.p fthe occasion." ■ '{