WOMAN'S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3134, 12 July 1917, Page 3

WOMAN'S WORLD

(Continued from page 2.)

VIOLET DAY

PRELIMINAKY ARRANGEMENTS. A meeting of the General Committee in connection with Violet Day (for the Red Cross) was held in the Gymnasium of the Soldiers' Club in Sydney Street yesterday afternoon. There was a good attendance of members, and in the unavoidable absence of the Mayoress (Mrs. J. ■P. Luke). Mrs. A. E. Pearce presided. : In outlining what had been done sines the last general committee meeting Mrs. Pearce said, that the executive had arranged that there should be fourteen stalls, of which one would be for eggs. To each stall would be attached twelve girls, who would sell the flowers a.-'d assist in other ways, and the stalls (which in reality would be hand-cvis) would be decorated by those responsible for: each one. Special arrangements would be made by means of which there would be no danger of overlapping into tho "sphere of influence" occupied by any other stall, certain boundaries being' marked out. Mr. Harcourt had very kindly given the use of one of his rooms as a.; depot, and here the' committee would meet on Thursday to receive the flowers, make them,up and decorate the carts and motor-cars. Some returned soldiers would be asked to wheel them to their special location on the Friday.' -It was proposed to send a decorated motor-car or lorry, if it could be obtained, to Newtown. Motor-cars would be needed to keep each stall supplied with flowers during the day, one car being able to keep three stalls supplwd. They ahead? had three promised, but three more were needed. In addition to the flowers, Mrs: Pearce suggested that all sorts of novelties be' sold, such .as badges, tiny pblliwogs. ribbon, fruit, fancy boxes, etc. Arrangements in connection with, the actual rork of getting the flowers ready by the com--

mittee were outlined, and Mrs. Pearco thought that Mrs. Stewart should be in charge, of 'Jie depot, and the arrangements for the supply of flowers to the stalls when wanted.

Mrs. Firth (secretary) gave a comprehensive review of all that she and Mrs. Myers (assistant secretary) had done in the meantime. Letters bad been written to various patriotic associations in Wellington and tutside, as well as to the i Mayoresses of.several towns asking their co-operation. The help of the schools had also been sought, either in the matter of the childing sending flowers, giving a penny each, or an egg for the egg stall, and the Women's National Reserve had been asked if'they would institute a house-to-house canvass for flowers from the suburbs. They had yet to receive assurance from the authorities that they could erect stalls and sell flowers, but there was !.no difficulty anticipated in regard to these matters. Subject to the permission of the police, Maori entertainments would be given in the Square. Miss M. Cooper | had offered to provide 500 violet buttonholes (and more if she could), to be sold at not less than sixpence. The Commercial Travellers were likely to assist— Mrs. Firth had yet to hear'from' them - and assistance had been promised from Almiokan, Eastbourne, and Ohakunefwith r.ative shrubs for sale from the hitter place, if wished for). Mrs. Elder, if Waikanne, had been arranging for a '"<)une of Maoris togive noi dances under ilie direction of Mrs. T.'Parata and Mrs. Davis, subject to one or two matters of arrangement. The Maoris would also sell various native novelties.

Mrs. Firth announced the locations of the stalls, which nr-> as follow:—Government Building. Spinsters' Club; Alee'" Corner, Sirs. W. Kezmedv: luifcnldie and Stains, Miss Cooner and Miss Moss; Post Oifip", Mrs. A. K Pearce; Winder's Corner. Mrs. .T. P. Luke (Mayoress); Kolburn Kiosk, Mrs. Yon TTaast;'the«-nßrvcs the Maori troupe; Newtown, Women's National Reserve (subject to their consent) :' Kelburn Avenue. Mrs. W. Nathan and Mrs. Purdv: Bank of New Zealand Corner. Mrs. Gibbons: Bonlcott Street, Catholic Knitting Gnild; Conrtenay .riaee, St. John Ambulance Nursing I)i'. vision (Mrs. Corrigan); corner Willis and

Manners Streets (egg stall), Mrs. Phillips Turner. It was also suggested that tho Women's National Reserve canvass tlie Petouc Woollen and Freezing Works and the suburbs.