WOMAN'S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 197, 15 May 1919, Page 3

WOMAN'S WORLD

: j (Continued from page 2.) Menace to Children's Health. The school medical authorities draw attention to the irrational manner in which many children aro clothed during tho winter months. The modern fashion of dress gives 6canty protection' to tho lower extremities. Children of the well-to-do may bo seen wearing fur coats and muffs, biit with legs protected only.by thin socks and shoes. Other children aro equally muffled up as to body, but equally chilly as to lower limbs. It is a common thing to find in examining school children eight or even nino layers of garments over the chest, which end in an inadequate frill at the waist. It should be recognised that serious illness is frequently caused by clothing children in this way; coughs and colds, rheumatism, digestive and kidney troubles may be thus begun. Every child to meet with equanimity the vagaries of our climate should have warm knickers reaching to the knew, big woolly stockings, and strong shoes. A child so clothed is hardened much more efficiently to endure stress of weather and change of temperature. • NAVAL DEPENDANTS FUND CLOSING DOWN The work of tho Naval Dependants Fund, one'of the organisations brought into existence by the exigencies of tho war, was brought to an end at a meeting which was held in Navy League rooms yesterday afternoon. Mrs. A. H. Waters (organiser) was in the chair for part of the time, mid, later, Mrs. HallTliompsou, president !of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Navy League, presided. The report of the work of this Naval Dependants Fund, presented by Mrs. Waters, was as follows:—"On August 7, 1918. this work was resumed on the same lines as in the previous year. The Wellington Navals Association again kindly lent their building for sewing and packing, and material was purchased .with contributions received. The Wellington Woollen Company again cut out garments, and so helped considerably. Thirteen cases, containing 1293 garments, valued at ,£293 7s. 10d., have been packed and forwarded to the following destinations :—Six to Ladv Drury, Iron, general secretary B-.N.W.5.W.; two to Hull; one to Ardrossan; two to Portsmouth Maternity Centre; and one to Eossyth. Since this work began, 91 cases, valued at over .£IOOO, have been sent to navni ports. Tho total numbor of articles sent is 7030. Assistance has been received from the Wellington Box Company, Singer Co., It. Martin, Ltd., 10. W. Milis and Co., Bethuno and Co., D.1.C., Kirkcaldie and Stains, Colonial Carrying Company, and Mr. Graham and boys of the Technical School. Cases or crates of clothing have been received from the W.C.T.U. (Napier, three),' Anti-German League, the Okainwn, Women's Patriotic Society, Ladies' Auxiliary, Carterton Branch Navy League. Womon's Sewing Guild, Shannon and Waverley Patriotic Leagues, and parcels fi'oni various private donors. Through Miss Phoebe Myers much help was again received from the State schools'. The following helped:—Brooklyn Normal School, Newtown. Makara, Tinui, Endeavour Inlet, Picton. Shannon, Mount. Bruce, Seddon.t Alfredton. Eketahunn, Kopuaranga, Porinm. Kkandallah, Port Underwood, Wflioharwa, and Eketahuna. The Convent (Island Bay), Miss Baber's, and St. Mark's Schools also gave good help. Over five hundred garments were sewn by the schools. This assistance given by the teachers and schoolgirls has ken the means of lightening the ■ work at tho depots. Tho organiser, Mrs. A. 'H. Water's, has been greatly assisted by the following, who worked at.the. depot or made garmonts at home:—.Mcsdnmes T. A. Urwin, C. Tandy, Jackson, Palmer, \V. Urwin, Burne, T. R. Wallace, and Misses Dupin, Tulloch, Bright, Hall. Sinclair, White, and Sutton. The total receipts were Mb '3s. 8d„ all of which, except a balance of Us. 10Jd., which has .been handed to .the Navy League secrc■tar\\ has been spent on material and requisites in connection with the work. Mrs." Hall-Thompson proposed that a very hearty vote of thanks to the schoolchildren who assisted in this work bo passed. Mrs. Jackson-Palmer seconded the motion, which was carried.-