WOMAN'S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3197, 22 September 1917, Page 5

WOMAN'S WORLD

(Continued from Page 4) Entertainment at Maranui. A very successful entertainment, arranged by Mr. G. A. Kennedy, was given last evening in the.Maranui Church Hall in aid of the Wellington Free Kindergarten Building Fund. The programme was a particularly good one, and the audience which entirely filled the hall, was n'ost appreciative. Tlie opening item was a selection from "Faust" (Gounod), played by Mi6s Kennedy's orchestra, and later on in the evening another'contribution, "March and Gavotte" (Handel), was delightfully played. Mr. W. Thompson sang "Like Stars Above"; Miss Garrett, "Son o' Mine" and later "My Dear ijoui"; Miss Hunter gave a musical monologue, "Littlo Jean"; Miss Grace Kennedy, a violin solo, "Reverie" (Yieuxtemps); Miss Stansell, a song, "When All Was Young"; Miss F. Gov, a character sketch. "Yes, Papa," and Messrs. G. Thompson, W. Scannel, J. Connel, and G. E. Smith, vocal quartets, the first being "Comrades in Arms" and the .second, appropriately enough, being "Spin. Spin," both being very enjoyable items of the programme. The entertainment for the 6econd part of the programme consisted of a comedy in one act, "Between the. Soup and the Savoury," by Gertrude Jennings, the characters being taken as follow:—The Cook (Maria), Miss Marjory the parlourmaid (Ada), Miss Nicholls; the kitchenmaid (Emily), Miss Madge Lyon. From the rast 'it may be seen that the whole performance of the little comedy was an txcellent one and most entertaining. Mrs. S. E. Kennedy played the accompaniments in regard to the musical portion of the programme. , It may not be very generally known that a branch of the Citizens' Service League will make up gift parcels for soldiers to be specially addressed if friends of the men desire it. The required sum of money should be sent to the Mayoress, Mrs. Barltrop, or Miss (jllark, Citizens' Service League, Town Hall, with the full address of the soldier and the donor. The parcel will be packed, addressed, labelled with the donor's name, and posted. The postal receipt will be sent to the donor afterwards. The Manakau Ladies' Committee has sent the Mayoress .£l6 2s. Bd. to bo expended in parcels for men who lmve left that district on active service, with tho names of those who are to receive the gifts. The Auckland "Herald" states that the employment of girls as clerks in the Postal" Department was referred to on Wednesday by the Chief, Postmaster, Mr. J. C. Williamson, who spoke of tho innovation as a great success. Since the beginning of the year about 24 girls have been appointed to positions in the mailroonvin the registered-letter and ltcneyorder branches, and' also at the parcel counter. Both the Department and the public generally, said Mr. Williamson, were entirely satisfied with the work done by the girls, who had proved themselves particularly good at all branches of counter work. The secretary of the Codford Convalescent Camp Fund in Wellington has received the following letter, written, to the ladies of Normanby, Wellington, and New Plymouth by a soldier from No. 11 Camp, New Zealand Command Depot, Codford. He writes:—"On behalf of the men in the New Zealand Isolation Hospital, I must write to thank you all for all yon are doing for us. 6n Friday, . June 22, another entertainment was ; given here, arranged, from Y.M.C.A. No. 11 Camp of this depot. This was ■ one of the many concerts given from time to time, and we are very grateful and wish to place on recoi'd our appreciation to those who make these pleasant times possible. We had a. good concert party of 'Aiisies,' and tho supper, provided this time by the ladies of New Plymouth, and previously by Wellington and also Normanby, from funds received by Miss Murch, was vote d'tophole.' Tho. latter was much appreciated by the cot patients,,who were not forgotten. I must also make mention of the sacred concerts held after the church service, when refreshments were provided by tho ladies." Tho London correspondent of the Christchurch "Press" says a Whit# Paper on a single slip of paper was published containing a supplementary estimate for £') for the office of works, being the amount required "for tho removal of tho grille in tho Ladies' Gal'lery of tho House of Commons." This amount will be moved in the House l».v the First Commissioner of Works (Sir A. Mond), and the fate of the grillo will depend on the vote. (A cablegram published a few weeks ago slated ibat the vote had beeil carried.)