WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 70, 17 December 1918, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

(By ?.MoaEn.)

Kindergarten Association. A meeting of the members of the Kindergarten Association was held in tho school in Taraaaki Street on Monday afternoon. -Mrs. Gill, president, was in tho chair. Tho object of the'meeting was to ratify a motion already carried by tho council to raise a first mortgage of.JilTiiO 0:1 the property recently acquired, in order to pay the previous owner. The motion was proposed by Mrs. Dixon, seconded by Mrs. Ilenry Smith, and carried. The whole of the liability incurred will have to be met by the association, as the Education Department declined to give any assistance, except under, conditions which the association could not accept. The work of the kindergarten is both domestic and national, and ns such should appeal not only to educationists but also to all those men and women who have now for over four strenuous years (lone such splendid patriotic work. These little pupils of the kindergarten are some of our future citizens and at no period of their lives are they so susceptible to impressions ns during those'early years. How important it is then that tho first community discipline to which they are subject should be of that ideal nature that calls out a man's -willing licst. Women Gunners. The capture of a German machine-gun at a heavy loss, "only to find it operated by two women about 23 years old," is described bv Sergeant Hugh L. Irvine, now in France, in a, letter to his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. George Irvine, ot Verona, New Jersey. Sergeant Irvine added that the Americans often captured 15-year-old boys fighting in the German tanks, but this was the first time, they had encountered women. . ( Heroic Girl Workers. All explosion occurred recently af Birkenhead . while a number of men were engaged in repairing an oil steamer in the docks (states the "Daily Nows"). Two men were killed and a third died from his injuries in llie course of the (lay. A number of others who were hurt were removed to hospital, three'of them in a critical condition. A large part of the deck and tho bridge was blown away. The side of the ship was also blown out. It is believed that the explosion occurred in a bunker, and was set up by coal gas. Girl munition workers employed near showed admirable courage, and took the first steps to deal with the disaster. They maintained a calm demeanour, immediately setting to work with a hose to play 011 the dailies, and also rendering lirst aid to the injured men. Mr. anil Mrs. K. W. Atkinson, of Wellington, aiul their son are visiting Timaru. Mr, and Mrs. W- S. Bruce, of Wellington, are in Dunedin, en route for tho Southern. Lakes. Air. Bruce was.through ffio epidemic in Trenthnm Camp,, and thiilks:VeTyiilghly'i)f the' way the medical stuff worked 'under very great difficulties. A silver wedding announced, of New Zealand interest, has recently appeared at Home. On September 2G, 1893, at tho Chapel Royal Hampton, . Court Palace, by the Eev. .1. P. Fosler, Vicar of Poult on. assisted by Ihe Bev. R, A. Hamilton. Vicar of Oranborne, and the Rev. A.-G. Ingram, Chaplain in Ordinary to the Queen, Captain Hugh Edward Grimes, formorly South Lancashire Begiment, to ileleu Louis, only child of My. Robert Itussell, Quarrlhorpe, Binst.'ad, ]..\V„ and formerly of Wangni Moana, Wairarapa, New Zealand. Miss Audrey Kettle,_ who has been a. student at the Dunedin School of Message for some time, left there on Monday, and intends proceeding to England , lo'continue her massage course at SI. Thomas's) Hospital, London. ' Miss I> Mills', who has been on a short visit to New Plymouth, has .returned to Wellington. Mr. W. Dowhio Stewart, M.P. for Dunedin West, is at present the guest of his sister, Mrs. Arraitage. of Tcnuika. Mrs. Matthews, of New Plymouth, who has been visiting Wellington, has returned to the north. ■Miss Helen Gard'ner. of Dunedin, and her mother will spend their Christmas in Wellington. "I have long believed that there can ho 110 rigM education without music. Our education has not been as full and well rounded as it might have been, because wo have neglected to some ex-tent-this finer, type of training"—this is the opinion of tho Hon. .T, D. Maclean, Minister of Education, British Columbia. "Next to reading, writing, and arithmetic, I place music as the most: practical and essential of all Ihings. In the home, around' the fireside, in the church, in the Sunday schools we all. turn lo music! As lo the future of music in the schools, one must admit that here is tho kev lo a true and better appreciation of the art 011 Hie part of the rising generation. OUr public schools must get more-consideration in tho matter of musical education, as it is only through this.medium that we shall bo able to unite in interesting the mnss.es in this great subject of music in tho schools and musk? in the onminunitv. Realising the powerful influence wliich music is exercising in the lives of our soldiers and among those who have been stricken with affliction in'this terrible struggle for the freedom of the world, one does not hesitate to commend the cause, of music to those who have not vet lnada its acquaintance. What the people need to-day is more music." During the influenza epidemic in Auckland' Mrs. Baume. Miss Melville. Miss Little, Miss Braidwood, and Miss Penwick did magnificent work in connection witli the Women's National lieserva, Mrs. Baume being the acting-president. Miss "Riley, nrincinnl of the Kindergarten Association's Schools, took cliargo of the creche for children at Kclbnrn for a week. All the kindergartens hava been assisting there. Mrs. Keh"py and her family have gone to Cliri.stchurch for a few weeks. Mrs. Davies' (wife of Captain Alex. Davies), who has been dangerously ill with pneumonia for three-weeks, is now recovering, but it will be some time before siio is about again. Mi«s Doris Kirkev is giving a handkerchief tea on Saturday next, in honmu of Miss Lorna do Latour, who is shortly to be married. i Miss M'Ginnity, of Nelson, who has been visiting Miss Leatham in New I'lymouth, passed through Wellington yesterday on her return home.

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAB AND NEAR.

Women of France. Renter's correspondent at Taris telegraphs that the German women having asked the National Council __'of Frenchwomen to intercede with the French Governinont to mitigate tho terms of the armistice, the National Council has replied as follows: "No! We shall not intercede with the Government to mitigate the conditions of the armistice. In the conise of these tragic years the German women, certain of victory, remained silent at the crimes of their Government, their Armv, and their Navy. At the Congress of Tlio Hague, to which wo refused to go, the president of the National Council of German women was invited to protest against the violation of Belgium and tho hirucd'oing of the Lusitania. She wrote ill reply: 'We are at one with our Government and our people. The men who took the responsibility for Germany's decisions are as dear to us -is those sheddine their blood for us pn the battlefield.' To our indignant protest against tho deportation of women and young girls there was no echo from the enemy side. Why, therefore, should we intervene today'regarding.conditions which only have as'their object the rendering impossible of any resumption of the war?" Feilding Notes. Feildingas other places, has been visited by the prevailing epidemic, but, fortunately, tho results have not been quite as serious. ' Great praise is due to the voluntary nurses, cooks, the Mayor (Sir. Ongley), and the town clerk, who were untiring in their efforts. Miss Sherwood is still in Palmerston, Miss 'llearn has gone to Wellington. Miss Miller, who returned from Wellington to assi>.t in nui'i'ing, has contracted influenza. Miss Needy has gone to Wanganui. • Mrs. Stoek'well is staying in Auckland. Miss Wyatt (Hamilton) is the guest of Misss O'flallovan. Mrs. In ne.?-Jones lias returned from Ma.sterton. Mr?. Woollams has returned from Plinimorton. .Mrs. Davidson is saying in Wellington. Mrs. Hickman has returned from Wei-' lingtou. Miss .Tanet Morrison, of New Plymouth, is passing .through Wellington on her way to Dunedin. Whilst there she will he the guest of Mrs. J. L. Salmond, of Albert Street. Mr. and Mrs. Gill, of EUice Street, purpose spending a short holiday at Day's Bay. . The engagement, is announced of Miss i Diana Fawceit Pillnns, second daughter of Mr. and Tlrs. Hugh Pi'ilaus, of Palmerston North, to Mr. Edward liloomlicld M'Gill, eldest son of-Mr. and Mrs. James M'Gill, of Palmerston North. The news of the death of Mrs. Al. C. de Haverne will he read with regret by students of Iho Girls' High School, ,as Wellington Girls' College was formerly called. Before 'her manage she was Miss Hamilton, and as principal of the school was loved and esteemed by all who came within tho sphere of. her influence. She died at Narracan, South Australia. A meeting of the committee of the Soldiers' Club will be held in the club room, Sydney Street, on Friday, December 20. All membersi are. asked to make an .effort to attend, as- the meeting is an important one. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Morison and family are leaving for Taupo on Friday next. A Miss Gill, of EUice Street, who was night sister in charge of the Normal Temporary Hospital for some time, is one of tlie four nurses who have gone to Fiji to fight the cpidrmic. This need \v«b so urgent that.Miss Gill had only a ' half-day's notice in which to get readj'. Peeresses in their.own right are not to have votes, although those, who hold tho rank by marriage with peers are to have tho privilege. According ,to the "Illustrated London News" there are twenty-two such peeresses, including Viscountess Rhondda. One is a minor, and none of Ihem may sit in the House of Lords. Lady Ithondda, who has proved her ability to sit 011 boards of business men, is credited with a determination to claim her position in the Upper House. Should she succeed it would bo a precedent, for up to now peeresses could only be represented, by their husbands as proxy if they so desired. : , The Naval Dependants' Relief Sub-com-miltce of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Navy League acknowledges two bales of clothing from tho Carterton , branch, c'aso of clothing from Okaiawa, Taranaki, and 0110 parcel from theVGladstone Se\ving Guild. Owing to the influenza epidemic over live, hundred garments given out to be sewn have not yet come to hand. If any are ready tlie secretary will be glad to receive them at the depot, Jervois Quay, 011 Thursday next, from 2to 4 p.m. Any not finished then will not be called for until March next.

THE COMMUNAL SCULLERY The communal kitchen is with us, but how about the communal scullery? Wish-ing-up, as every housewife knows, is the ronlly trying part of the business; and, Although we mny save fuel and labour by wholesale cooking, we shall not have solved the domestic problem until washing. up, also, is managed upon a wholesale plan. Of course, wholesale washing up involves the use of crockery in common— and the public kitchen is not, generally, yet at that stage'. But hundreds of caiitcens arc, and perhaps soma of these may bo using some new and reasonable way. l of cleansing. A great many of them, however, and apparently many hospitals, too, are still washing up in the ordinary way, each piece separately, by hand, with -washbowls to be emptied aiul teaelotlis to be washed and dried. Such methods are as the liandbroom to the vncuum-clcaner—quite tolerable for a single pei'son in a tiny dwelling, but intolerably laborious and monotonous for use on a large scale. neither tiie human hand nor any material that i? to be employed q second time is fit lor touching the inside of vessels from wliicii we eat or drink. Whether the ideal'communal scullery anywhere exists I cannot tell, but a little consideration of desiderata makes the planning of it fairly easy. The articles t» be washed should be exposed to a stream of sprayed and boiling water, and should be dried in their places, not by hand or cloth, but by currents. of hot air. Clearly, the crockery must bo ranged on perforated or latticed shelves, and clearly some sort of rail or lattice must protect them from bein<f washed off their shelves by the rush of water. The face of a wall in some little washroom sot apart would be a good situation for such shelves, and the hot wlcr, coming from above through fittings somewhat like those of a shower-bath,' and passing down through successive shelves, would run away through gratings in the (Icor. Five minutes' steady downpour «ould leave every vessel perfectly clean; and perhaps another ten minutes' exposure to hot air would be enough to dry them. A hundred, two hundred, five hundred pieces coulcl be washed as rapidly as twenty. No cloth would be needed, nnd the solo labour required, after the initial selling in place of the various articles, according to their kinds, would be-turning on or off (four times in all) of laps or winches. There would be 110 putting awtvy. Everything would be left, ready for use when wanted. And, since pieces soldom break except when' being handled, breakages as well . as labour would l>e considerably lessened; • Of some such pattern would "be the communal scullery that ought to belong to every canteen, restaurant, hospital, hotel, club, or school throughout Hie civilised world.—Clementina Black, in the "Daily News."