THE HONOURS LIST

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 152, 16 March 1918, Page 5

THE HONOURS LIST

AWARDS TO WELLINGTON WAR WORKERS. Of much interest to readers will be the announcement that Her Excellency' 1 the Countess ol Liverpool hus been made "Dame Grand Cross" of the Order of the British Empire, by His Majesty the King. As soon as the announcement of Hie outbreak of war reached Now Zealand, Her. Excellency took steps, to form an organisation of women to work for the comfort and well-being of our troops. This organisation is now known throughout the length and breadth of Now Zealand as the Countess of Liverpool Fund, and nearly every country town and district having its own branch of the organisation, Of sustained interest in. the organisation there has been ample evidence, and in all matters that have made for the further well-being of the troops Her Excellency has taken aii activo part, whether it has hee:i in connection with her own organisation, the Countess of Liverpool Fund, or in connection with the activities of the Red Cross, in which she has been almost equally interested. Among other awards in the list which is published ii] another column are those of Mrs. W. F. Massey, Lady Ward, and Mr-?, J. P. Luke (the Mayoress) who have been made. "Commanders" of the Order (Third Class). Of Mrs. Luke's services in connection with war work, there is very little need to snenk, as' it is so well known. In every way Mrs. Luke lins worked for the benefit of our soldiers, whether they are in camp, at home here, on active service abroad, or are sick and wounded in the hospitals, and it would be difficult to over-estimate the value of her services.

That Mrs. Massey lias shared in the honours will be a cause of congratulation to her many friends. Her interest in patriotic work has been sustained,, and in one particular branch of her energies—that of the Soldiers' Club in Sydney Street, in which she has taken a very lively and special interest, and of which she is pieaident — Iter efforts have beon very widely appreciated, as thousands of soldiers who have' passed through tiic camps and have been frequenters of Hie club have testified.

In most of the various forms of war work Lady Ward has also taken part, and the honour conferred upon her will ho a source ot pleasure to her fellowworkers and friends.

In the fourth class of the Order are, among others, i\lrs. Pomare and Miss Coates. Mrs. Pomaro's work for the Maori soldiers' well-being is well known and the .soldiers have owed much to her activities,' while Miss .Coates, through the Victoria League, lias done mud) to keep the troops on board the transports supplied with medical comforts, in addition to her other activities.

Another Wellington lady upon whom a distinction has heen conferred, that of the fifth class of the Order, is Mrs. A, Crawford, lion, secretary of the Countess of Liverpool Fund Committee. Mrs. Crawford's sustained and very arduous labours cannot be overestimated. Ever sine.! the outbreak of war, from the moment of the inception of the Countess of Liverpool Fund. Mrs. Crawford has been secietary of the Well'npcton branch, and as the work of organisation has grown in extent nnd importance w> has her work grown accordingly. To be secretary of an organisation, and especially such a one as this, is to be burdened with many cares, worries, mid responsibilities,' and these Mrs. Crawford has borne with unfailing courage, and has unceasingly given her best to a cause that has made many demands upon her energies.