Mrs. and Miss Wylio are visiting Christchurch.

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 292, 29 August 1918, Page 2

Mrs. and Miss Wylio are visiting Christchurch.

The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Navy Le.igne thank the. following ladies for gifts of shirts, socks, mittens, etc.:—. ''Keep-ojii League" (Napier), Marton Ladies' Auxiliary, AVallncevillc.' Patriotic Guild, Mrs. Honnyne. Mrs. HallTliompso.i and her,committee would he very grateful for gilts of llannel for shirts. The English winter is approaching. and cases of warm clothing will be dispatched shortly to our sailonnen. Gifts of wool would also be appreciated, as articles are made up.at the Technical School by the committee under Miss Laureiison's supervision. \ At the Wellington National Reserve Girls' Club in the Esperanto tlall on Monday evening Mrs. Corliss spoke of some of the lessons taught by the war. After touching on the effect it must have on the world, Mrs. Corliss dealt with.the wonderful way in which women have coi/ie to the fore and kepi things going, so releasing men for active service. Especially is this true in England, where, so miiny branches of work were now open to woiuon. Early in the war otl.Olil) women marched to the house of the IVimeMinister and demanded to be allowed to do their part. Consequently a,,number of them were tested in a munition fsctory, and in the face of incredible hardship and opposition they won, so paving the way for the millions of women engaged in war work in England to-day. Mrs. Corliss also spoke of the great extravagance' shown by some women in dress, and pohifeed out how really criminal this was at tho present time when money was so needed for the men at tins front and for those who will return crippled and require help.

Women's National Rcsorvo Reunion, Yesterday afternoon the Honorary Division of the W.N.R. hold one of ilieir popular monthly reunions lor tho mothers of our lighting moil. The gathering was held in tho big chamber of the Town Hall. Mrs. G. W. Russell welcomed tho guests, among whom was Iler KNcelleney tho of Liverpool. Tho following musio.it programme by .Mrs. Minims's concert imrty gave much pleasure;-— Chorus, "Au lievoir"; song, Mrs. Finch; song, "An Old-fashioned lionnet," Miss Ward; duct, "The Rosary," Sirs. Cooper and Miss Cruickshanks; songs, "Annie Laurie" and "Gin a Hotly," Mrs. Brown; song, "Rackety-Coo," Mrs. Cooper; song, "My Ships," Miss Cruickshanks; duet, ■"A* May Morning," Mrs. Cooper and Mrs. Finch; chorus, "A Sunshine Girl." Dining tho afternoon tho Eov. Mr. Orr gave a very comforting address to the mothers. Sometimes, bo thought, many of them worried themselves unnecessarily about their sons at tho front. It was not always raining there and thoy were not always in tho firing-line. Much was dono to alleviate their hardships, and after all thoro was still much to bo dono in Hiauv ways on this sido of tho world. In regard to another matter about, which many mothers worried, that of the temptations to evil living that assailed their hoys, lie was of tho opinion that many of those men who gavo way to evil living while fighting for tho world's freedom ivore men who were only continuing their wrongdoing and not beginning it. Mothers had to remember, too, that their boys We toot the only straight-living hoys at tho front; their boys, carrying the remembrance of their mothers and their homes in their'hearts, could not go astray. The applause which greeted Mr. Orr evidenced tho fact that he hod uot closely info touch with the mothers present. Afternoon tea was handed around by tho Tea Committee and their helpers, and n hearty voto of thanks to Mr. Oit and tho singing of the National Anthem concluded the afternoon. 'Mrs. Hall-Thompson. Mrs. Pnrt-nr, Mrs. Corliss, Mrs. Hone-Lewis, mid Mrs. Hanan were among those who wero present. - v

Tho committeo of tho Patriotic Cake Eoom thanks tlio following donors of cakes, subscriptions, etc.-Mesdaines Smitton, Isaacs, Campbell, Holmes, Meek, Hurst,-. Gavin, "Anonymous," and the Misses Wheeler, Didsbury, M'Kellar, Richardson, Kirkcaldio, von Dadelszen, Hall (2), Macintosh, and Brien. Last evening a euchre party, organised by Mrs. M'Manawny, was hckHor the benefit'of her day at the Wellington Red Cross Shop.' Tho function was thoroughly successful, and a very pleasant evening was enjoyed by those pleseilt. Yesterday afternoon Miss Hohnes, president of tho Women's Anti-Ger-man League, w'as "at home" to members at her hotise, Hawltcstolio Street Spring flowers—daffodils and violetsdecorated the rooms, and with conversation atul afternoon tea a pleasant and Interesting hoiir or two were passed by those present. >