WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 175, 13 April 1918, Page 4

WOMAN'S WORLD.

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR

(By Imogen.)

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Eastbourne Notos. On Thursday afternoon at the Council Chambors, Eastbourne, a ''knickknack" tea was given for the Rev. J. W. Robinson, vicar of Raetihi, and Mrs. Robinson by the parishioners of St. Alban's Church and their friends. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson lost all they possessed, including a valuable library, in the recent disastrous bush fire in the AVaimarino district, and havo to raako a fresh start in refurnishing. The Ladies' Guild undertook the arrangements, and several handsomo aiid useful gifts were handed in, those of tlio guild being a tea service, teaspoons, and cut-glass salt and pepper castors. The Rev. 0. M. Stent, vicar of Eastbourne, presided, and musical items were provided bv Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Kennedy, Mrs. Probert, Miss Vickors, and Mr. H. Probert. Afternoon tea was provided by the ladies, and tlio largo number present had a very pleasant afternoon. Mr. Robinson gave a short but full account of the fire, detailing the hardships that had overtaken most of the sfettle'rs, heartily thanked all present for their generous donations towards refurnishing their home. Y.W.C.A. Notes, The "All-round Club" is a progressive dun 'for the girls' department of the Y.W.C.A., promoted oy the national board of the Young Women's Christian Association. Its purpose is to band together small groups of girls for the development of character and efficiency, by means of co-operative activities making for health, for helpfulness in the home, and for good citizenship. In explaining the "All Round Club" to a group of girls at tlio t.W.O.A. last night Miss Geddes demonstrated how the girl in her teens is given abundant opportunity for help-. ,f,ulness to individuals and to the community. Tho woman of to-morrow who shall have participated in tlio suggested form of organisation cannot fail to have broader sympathies and a wider outlook upon life. Girls find their goqd times in doing things, that are different, interesting, and lively. The promoters of the All-round Club realiso that each of tho younger girls ■ is busy learning to bo a person. They will enjoy best the things that will make to that ond.

Miss Geddes, girls' department secretary of the National Young "Women's Christian Association, will leave Wellington 'this morning for Auckland. BKe will stay at Palmerston North for a few fours to visit the new hostel and to meet Somo of the Y.W.C.A. committee there. Miss Houghton, hostel sec-i refary of the Y.W.C.A., returned from her holiday to New Plymouth this week.

Miss Florence Birch will give an address at tho Y.W.C.A. inspirational mooting to-morrow. The speakers for tho past month nave' been tho R«v. Mr. Sliirer, Rev. Mr. Reader, Staff-Captain Burton, Miss Boniwell,_ Mr. Hercus, Nurse Chappel, Miss Birch, and Miss Griffin.

jfiss Robiesoti was welcomed this weoK as honorary seoretary of tho Wellington Y.AV.C.A. Hostel Committoo. The new term for tho millinery class will begin at the Y.W.C.A. on Wednesday evening next. 1 Hostesses at the Soldiers'' Club for the coming week are as follow:—Sunday, Mrs'..W.'Nathan: Monday, lloubo Committee; Tuesday, Busy Bees; Wednesday, Hutt Ladies' Patriotic Guild; Thursday, Mesdames Fordham and Brico; Friday, House Committoo: SatSt. John's Church Women's Association. The Hon. R. S. D. and Mrs. Raukino, of Fiji, are visiting New Zealand, and at present are staying in Auckland. Their Excellencies the Governor-Gen-eral and the Countess of Liverpool will be present at the Anzac gathering, to he held in the Grand- Opera House on Wednesday, April 24. The engagement is announoed of Dr. Elizabeth Macdonald, Medical Inspector of Schools, Auckland, to Dr. Robert Bryson, of Levin. Colonel and Mrs. Porter are spending a few days in Auckland. Mrs. Porter will attend the annual meeting of the Auckland branch of the W.N.R. Mrs. W. F. Massey has received £1 from an anonymous donor for tho R-ae-tihi fire sufferers' fund. The tea and luncheon room in connection with Paddy's Market at the Town Hall next week will be in charge of Mrs. Tripp and Mrs. J. R. Gibbons, representing the Women's National Reservo. In addition to morning and afternoon tea and lunch there will be a six o'clobk tea, at which there will bo cold meats, etc. Contributions of enkes, scones, sandwiches, and anything in the way of cold meats, such as tongues, hams, otc., from members of tho Women's National Reserve and their friends will be veiy gladly received, and may be left at the Town Hall, addressed either to Mrs. Tripp or Mrs. Gibbons.

Thorndon Day at Red Gross Shop,

At Thursday's meeting of the Wellington Women's Red Cross (Committee Mrs. Moorhouse was congratulated upon tho honour recently conferred upon lier by His Majesty tho King,

A lettor from Lord Ranfurly caused some amusement when it was road at Wednesday's meeting of tho Red Cross Society in Christchurch. "Wo are having inquiries regarding when we are expecting any more New Zealand hares or rabbits," ran the letter. , "1 hope that someone' is going on with this work in placo of the late Mr. Rutherford. Possibly transport difficulties make their sending impossible, btit they aro very highly appreciated, although not by the New Zealand hospitals, as the Neiv Zealanders, somehow, will not eat them."

Very good results attended the Thorndon day at the Wellington Red Cross Shop yesterday. Mrs. W. P. Massey was the organiser, and she and hor committee had gone to a great deal of trouble to make the day a thorough success. A3 a result of their efforts a sum of over £200 was made. Large supplies of produce of all kinds had been sent in, also cakes, sweets, and very dainty fancy work, while a nut stall, most daintly arranged outside the shop, ond a stall for Cook Island baskets and hats added a touch of novelty and all were' well patronised. Tho meat stall at these days always does good business, and. yesterday it proved no exception to the general rule. 111 charge of the' stalls were the following Produce, Mrs. Shirtoliffe, Mrs. Dyer, Mrs. J. Joseph; fancy work, Sirs. Hall, Miss Kebbell, Mrs. Pavitt, Mrs. Payne, Miss M'Gregor, Miss Hall-Jones; cakes, Miss Fraser, Mrs. J. Tripe', Mrs. Dawson, and Mrs. Penn; sweets, Mrs. Turrell, _ Mrs. Tully, Mrs. Stuart, ancT ' Mrs. C. E. Richardson; nut stall, Mrs. Philips-Turner and Miss Berry; meat stall, Mrs. 0. Earlo; Cook. Island baskets and hats, Miss Massey; raffles, Mrs. E. Gillon: tea-room, Mrs. Barnicoat (in Mrs. Reading, Mrs. Sinclair, Mrs. Gillon, and Mrs. Ward. The flowers were, as usual, in charge of Miss Cooper and Miss Moss, and Mrs. G. W. Russell conducted a raffle of a- big cake. Miss Luke was the fortunate winner of the £12 groceries rafflo. Altogether tho Thorndon day workers had good reason to be satisfied with their day's work. Mrs. C. E. Richardson was the secretary, assisted by Misß Marohant. The drawing of the raffles was dono under the supervision of a constable. A visitor to the shop yesterday was Miss Florence Young, of the Royal Comic Opera, Company at present visiting Wellington. Tho Soldiers' Shop. The Soldiers' Shop, which occupies part of the premises of the Wellington lied Ci'oss Shop 011 the Quay, is doing very well indeed, and brings 111 an average of £35 a month to the invalid soldiers who send their work there to be sold. Such results are extremely gratifying, as it means financial gain to tho soldiers; who each receive the proceeds of tlio sale of their work, and to the Thorndon girls, with whom the idea originated. Somo of the wicket- baskets are enamelled now, with good effect, - and tho raffia ones are particularly pretty in design. A new departure is the making of toy animals in wood, the roosters and black cats being particularly effective. ! The men at Victoria Hospital aro turning out very artistic bead chains, made in- the new style, and tho girls wish it to be known that orders aro taken for these, or for the baskets, or any other wcrk, at the shop. Yesterday there was a particularly good demand for tho soldiers' work, and more, if the girls had it, could be disposed of.

Captain .and Mrs. Hine have returned to Toko.

Tho art union which has been organised in aid of the Hobson Street'day at the "Wellington Bed Cross Shop is creating much interest. Thero are four prizes, any one of which is well worth winning, tlie first being a £10 order upon Mr. Herb. Price, tho second a stocked lady's week-end suit-case (in which is included a most desirable outfit), the third prize a four-guinea hat at'the D.1.C., and the fourth a pair of Kainpoi blankets. Tickots (price one shilling) may be obtained from all tho leading city shops, and by (post (stamped addressed envelope) ' from Mrs. Duthie, 80 Hobson Street. The drawing will take place within a month's time.

A meeting of the Society for the Protection of Women and Children was hold yesterday afternoon, Lady • Stout (president) presiding. There were present Mesdames W. F. Ward, A. Hobv, Harverson, Chapman, Miss Parlane, and Dr. Paterson. A large number of cases which had been investigated were reported upon and help rendered; others were being attended to. The following subscriptions were acknowledged:—Mrs. H. P. Rawson, '£1 Is.; Dr. Hay, 10s. 6d.; Messrs. Ferguson and Osborne, 10s.; Mr. A. Gray, K.C., 55.; Messrs. Meek and Von Haast, 10s.; N.Z. Express Co., os.

In the oourse of his remarks at the annual meeting of the Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children, held on Thursday evening, the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout, K.C.M.G.) was reported to have said that in this country a sum of £9,000,000 was spent during the past year upon alcohol and tobacco. It should have read £5,000,000 instead of £11,000,000.