SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 1, 26 September 1918, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Red Cross Flag Drive. A very small number of citizens responded to the invitation of the Mayoress to meet in. the Mayor's room to make tho necessary arrangements for the Flag Drive. A few members from tho Red Croßs, St. John Arabulanco (Wellington) iNursing Division, arid tho Citizens' Service League were present, and a good deal of business .was rapidly transacted'.., Mr. M. Carr and Mrs. Bush, of the Central Committee, were also present, and Mr. Carr explained that the object of the drive was to persuade every Wellington citizen to buy a .Red Cross flag and hang it from his window. Directly a few .flags..were hung from prominent windows, the scheme '■ would advertise itself,' and a healthy spirit of competition would ho engendered till every window .was decorated with the international emblem. Every flag, would mean ss. 6d. for the Bed Cross. Heads of institutions-and firms only would be asked for subscriptions, as all thoir employees would have bought thoir own flags. Flags would bo sold on the instalment plan ■to thoso who were not able to pay tho entire ss. 6d. at'once: they iviil'be given a nag for 25., ana after signing a liorm pay tho balance later on at. the Central Depot. Canvassers will, of courso, only use these forms for deferred payment on special occasions. In order to avoid confusion and overlapping the city had been divided into blocks, with a canvasser appointed for each, so no one will be able to say |they had' promised to buy a flag from someone else; Mrs. Moorhoiiso hau received on behalf of •the Wellington Nursing Division flags and permits to canvass Willis Street and the surrounding districts. Mrs. Massey said that Tinakori Road and environs would be canvassed by the committee of the Thorndon Red Cross. Other Red Cross Shop committees have undertaken their own districts. Mrs. Bowntree, of the Miramar Red Crose Sewing Guild, promised to lay the matter of a- canvass of Miramar before her guild] ' Cuba Street, as. far as Courtenay Place, has been undertaken by the Citizens' Service League. Mrs. Luke announced that a start would be made at once, and that circulars would be sent to. members allotting streets to be : cauva6sed. Mrs:. Luko said that she was-sorry, that the attendance at the- meeting was 60 small, but. , she knew that everyone would do their best, and that a start bad already beon mado at the Town Hall. She'confi.dently expected that soon every win-dow-would be decorated with..a. Red Cross' flag. _ A' start is being mado shortly to induce the owner of every motor-car to have affixed to tho wind-screen the Red Cross flap, and it is anticipated that-'thero. will be a ready response to tho idea. . ■

Tea for Soldiers' Mottiers, ■ v Tho . monthly tea given by the Women , u National Reserve for the mothers \of our fighting men, at tho Concert .Chnmber yesterday afternoon, was n groat success, a large number of mothers being present. Mrs, 6. \V. Russell received the guests, and tea ivas dispensed by the ladies of the committee, Mosdanics Daldio, Marris, Alorrah, .and Hetliune, .and a number of; helpers. During tho afternoon 'Misses' Hazel Fuller and Sullivan sang several songs, and lator on Colonel ihighos had a pleasant little talk with tho niothors. Ho dwelt chiefly on various incidents, gravo and gay, in connection with tlie (Jallipoli campaign/ lie emphasised tho point that wHorever the New. Zealand soldiers had visited .they'had .left a good name behind them. At Albany, Colombo, and other pnrts of call everyone had something nice to Ray of our boys;. Colonel Hughes also assured .tho anxious ones, that most of the parcel!) dispatched from iioro arrived safely at their desthiiv "iion. Even if one particular soldier did not get one, some • other fellow would be bound to do so, and, so nothing really was wasted. Colonel Hughes .concluded his very interesting address by saying how proud lie always .felt that he. had boen lucky enough to command a- New Zealand regiment. Mj-k. Bbtbiuie, of . Jiohnsouvillo, hnd thoughtfully ' provided a number of dainty little posies of. her own growing and gathoring, and these were die tributed amongst tho guests. Mrs. Corliss, the lion', secretary of tho Jleserve, thanked Colonel Hughes for his interesting address, iind- she also pointed out that Colonel Hughes had not only distinguished himself during the present war, but that lie was also a South African, veteran. ■

West Coast Copper Trail,' mo yuten uariuvui in coiincotion Willi tnu (iruyinoutn-noliitika oujtptT Trail c'anipaiuu rcaulmi in i;3buu uiv uig raised, says a l J rcsi) iUiHiuiation lA'iograiu. Tiio BCliool caucliduie, wish Ituosell, wlio obtained iliSu, was sueceastul. Tnere were live candidates, 'ino trail is now witnui uino mat's of twKitika.

Opening of tho Karori Croquet Club. The Mayor .of karori, Mr. H. U. H. Hum, 6[iva.ed Uio Jua(iic»' Uroquct Uiud at karori I'ark yesverday aiterliouu. Mr. JLiurn congratulated the liKiios oi( the continued success of their omb, and Mrs. Uook, the presiaent, struck tnc ball chrougli the iirst hoop, and the club was them declared to bo opeu. As the lain appcarocl upon the soenc in the role or uuinvitea guest, and showed every symptom of.making a prolonged stay, a progressive cuctire tournament was held, and Mr. i'W. Ujyden was the winner, Afternoon tea was provided by the ladies; of the <slub, and although, the weatliar was re./ponsiblo for the smallness of tiie attendance, there were a good many visitors present from other olubs. The officers of the club for the ensuing year are: Mr. IL G. H. Burn, patron; Airs. Cook, president; and vice-presi-dents, Mesdames Bradiiock and Brown; committee, Mesdames Jarvio, HutchtaglSo and Dryden; t)reasurei<, .Mm Strickland , ; and secretary, Mrs. Casey.

Trench Safer than Cradle, Which would you rather be, a nowborn babe or a soldeir in the trenches? In which condition would, your chances of Jiving a year, be greater? I'liis sounds like a foolish question, says Mr. G. E. Earnshaw in the-"lnfante , Department" (Chicago). One would naturally suppose that a baby, sheltered 'in the homo, and tended constantly by loving hands, would have a,.better chance >of living than a soldeir on aotivp service. And 1 yet the true, llio perils of shot and shell, oi , bayonet thrust, and bursting handgrenades, of disease from exposure or infection—ail. these exact a toll of life considerably less than that- paid by the nurseries.- Out of-every sevon babies born, one dies before it is a year old. One in seven' is more tlwn fourteen in the hundrod. So the soldier, braving disease and death in the camps and on the battlefield, has a seven times better chance of life than the new-born baby. Out of 2,500,000 babies born every year in the United States more than' 350,000 die before they are a year .old. Of tho same number of soldiers, only 50,000 will die'in a yenr as a result of thoir exposure to the risks of war. Terriblo as is the toll of life exacted by war, the losses buffered by our infant population through improper foods and clothing, the ignorance of midwivos, andr-aks!—of mothers also is yej; more terrible. :

A Simple Remedy. \ ■' A correspondent sends the following to a UuiiLHiin contemporary.:— H-u.Hi Lockwood, tJio nine-year-old child, of Thomas Lockwood, compositor ■ m tho '■'Tinios" office,-Now YorK, became violently ill witli diphtheria. She was so \i-eak that it was deemed dangerous to try tracheotomy, o,r cutting open tho windpiper. Dr. Nicholas, of W.ost .Washington, who was attending her, received a copy of the Paris "ll'igaro, ,, which' contained a report- made by Dr. Delthill. Dr; Delthill said that the vapouds of litiuid and" turpentine would dissolve tho. Tibrous exudations which choko up the throat in:croup and diphtherial Ur.Delthill's process was described.- He pours equal parts of turpentine and liquid tar iiito a tin pan or cup, and sets gre to the mixture. A donso.resinous smoke arises, which obscures the nir of the room. Tho patient, 'the doctor, says, immediately seems to experience relief, tho clicking nnd rattle stops, t)io patient falls iiito a slumber, and seems to inhalo tho smoke with pleasure, llie librous niembi'ano soon becomes detached, and the patient ooughs up raicrobicides. These, when caught in a glass, may ho seen to dissolve in the smoke. In 'the course of thrco days afterwards the patient ■entirely recovers. Dr. Nicholas tried this treatment with little Ruth Loclnyood. She was lving gasping for breath when he first visited her. first pouring about two tablespoonfuls of liquid tar on an iron pan, he poured as much turpentino over it, and set fire to it; Hie rich resinous smoke which rose to the ceiling was by no moans unpleasant. It filled tho room, the child's breathing ■. becamenatural, and as.the' smoke grow dense sho fell asleep,