WOMAN'S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 44, 15 November 1919, Page 5

WOMAN'S WORLD

(Continued from Page 4.) WELLINGTON GIRLS' COLLEGE ANXUAL SPORTS. Tho animal sports of tlio Wellington Girls' College were held at Newtown I'ark yesterday afternoon. The weather was delightful with a eool -wind blowing ■which those taking part in the games could appreciate more than the onlookers, of whom there was a good number. The judges for tho various events were Messrs. L. Walking, Harper, Lascelles, Ellis, and members of the college staff and tho starters were the sports mistresses of the college. The prizes were - presented to the fortunate winners by -Mrs. Ward, the wife of the chairman of the Board of Governors. The prize list is as follows:— 'Senior Championship: JC. Lucas, Hi points, 1; S. Swinburn. 11 points, 2. Junior championship: H. Dewluirst, l)J points, 1; H. East, 5 points, 2. Senior long jump (champ.): K. Lucena, 13ft. 10in., 1; S. Swinburne, 13ft. -• Junior long jump (champ.): G. Hawthorne, 13ft. lin., 1; E. Chambers, 12ft. Gin., 2. Junior high jump (chnmp.): G. Wing, 4ft. 3in., 1; G. Chambers. 4ft. 2Ain., 2. I'nder 11 potato race: jr. IL'Lean, J. Shallcrass, J. Maris, equal. Potato race: V. Doss, 1; J. Devoirs, 2. iiO yards open handicap: S.,Swinburne, 1; E. Adams, 2. Under 12 running: M. Frazer, 1; L. Brady,'2. Obstacle race: V. Ross, 1; 0. Ramsay, 2. Senior hurdles (champ.): S. Swinburne, 1;.. K. Lucena. and L. Adams (equal), 2. '220 yards handicap: D. Johnson, 1; L. f'nuly, 2. Junior hurdles (champ.): H. East, I; G. Wing and A. Lucena (equal),' 2. Senior sack race: A. Beddcll, 1; it. Fabian, 2. Form I race: M. Smithson. 1 ;_.T. Ulide, 2. Senior three-legged race: K. FarquImr and V. Simpson, 1; N. Crflig and S. JtacDougall, L. Gray and 11. Boilings (equal), 2. Junior three-legged race: TI. Tollcy and L. Sutton, 1; K. Wise and R. llav, 2. Senior 100 yards walk (champ.): 11. Miinn, 1; 0. Warring. 2. Throwing cricket \>all (champ-): K. I-u----cena, 1; V. Ross, 2. Thread-the-needlo race: V. Wilson, 1; IT. Dewlrurst, 2. Form Via: IS. Newton. 1:11. Thornsoil, 2. Junior 220 yards (chajnp.): H. Dewluirst, 1; H. East, 2. Pet's races: It. Stringer, 1; R. Haywood, 2. Senior 250 yards (champ.): S. Swinburne, 1; K. Lucena, 2. Under 11 skipping: M. M'Lean, 1; E. Barker and J. Maris (equal), 2. Senior combined: K. Farquhar and V. "Simpson, 1; S. Swinburne and ]). Turner, 2. Under 11 sack race: M. 1; J. Shallcrass, 2. Wheelbarrow race: L. Sutton and It. Tollev, 1; A. Hogg ami U. East, 2. Junior 100 yards (champ.): M. Maclauvin and 11. Dewluirst (equal), 1; 1). Bedkober, 2. Junior sack race: 1). Bedkober, 1;_ 3/. Trengrovo and A. Tait (equal), 2. Under 13 running: M. Frazer, 1; A. Jackson, 2. Senior JO yards (champ.): S. Swinburne, 1.; Iv. Lucena, 2. Junior hopping race: A. Lucena, I; N. Mitchell. 2. Form Ylb: E. Adams, 1; T. Easierfield. 2. Under 11 running: P. Kobieson, 1; M. M'Lean, 2. Senior egg and spoon race: O. Warring, 1: V. Reader. 2. Under nine running: ,T. Maris, 1; N. Smithson, 2. Under 13 combined: 11. Jackson and M. Frazer. 1; A. Beeves and L. .Riddick, 2. Senior hopping race: S. Swinburne, 1: K. Lucena, 2. Drawn, relay race: A. Lucena, H. Jackson, A. Thomas, 1; T„ Trengiove, A. Beddell, and J. ('oniric, 2. Junior combined: H. "Dew-hurst and H. Spiers, 1; 11. East and 11. Bodkober, 2. Egg and spoon race (junior): V. Miller, 1; .1. Reviers, 2. Under It combined: J. Uhde nud V. I'evan, 1; J. Maris and E. Barker, 2. Forms relay race: Form IVe, .1; Form Ille, 2. Officials: Mr. Harper, 1. Visitors under nine- M. Foley, 1; 11. Bevitn, 2. Old Girls' Race: S. Nielson, 1; M. Comvie, 2. / Y.W.C.A. Notes. A combined derolional meeting of the Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. has been firranged to take place in the Y.W.C.A. elubroom. Herbert Street, to-morrow afternoon at 1.15 p.m., in connection with Hie world's, week of prayer, when an address will bo givoii by Mr. Kerens. All young men and young women are cordially invited. A service is to be held next Thursday at the elubroom in Herbert Street, when .Miss Oldfield will bo the speaker. Preccning this there will be a tea at 5.30 and n. vollov ball foulest at (i.3D, to which all nirls i'ju! young \yomen aro invited. Tho board of directors of the Y.W.C.A. met on Thursday. Reports were read from the .hostel, lunch, membership, educational. entertainment,'' and religious work committees, showing the extension of the,work I'urin;: the last, month. The membership of the Wellington Association now r.tands <il. 1214. \ Misses Hurley and Finlay will be the hostesses at the elubroom, Herbert Street, I his evening. An excellent programme of games and music has been ilrranßcd lor the evening, at the ena of which supi;er will be sei'vail bv tho Dreadnought Club. The dates of liio triennial convention •if the Y.W'.C'.A., which is to he' held in Auckland next, week, hnvo been nllered to November 20 to 2Glh, when delegales from the v. hole of Australia and New Zealand will meet and discuss plans for the furtherance' of Y.W.C.A. work in tho best interest of tho girls of today. The following delegates have ex-nres.-eu' their willingness to, represent flic Wellington Associnfion as voting .delegates at the convention: Mrs. ,\lorneth. chairman of the Hostel Committee, Miss Lawson, honorary general secretary. Miss Ella Fair, senior department secretary, M.iss Rimglilon,' hostel secretary. .Miss Ilillier and Miss Morpeth members. They leave by train for Auckland next Wednesday. Are Thev Cranhs? How to secure the representation ol women on the League of Nations was discussed bv women's societies at Caxton Hall. Westminster, states the "Daily Mail." Miss Marv Mai-Arthur moven' that in making- appointments in connection with tho League Governments should consult Iho most, representative bodies of organised women. Liulv Selborne, who alone voted j against this resolution, maintained that I the wholo womanhood of the country should be. consulted, and not only thoso j women connected with organisations. "We aie regarded as cranks, and .1 1 am proim of being a crank myself, but ' I here are all round us the great mass of ' l.ho nation—normal, that is, nut cranks— whose sound-common sense is one of the great pillars of society. It is tho common sense of these women that I want (o get on to any representative body sui'li as ihis might be." ft; was decided to invite women's societies of other countries to co-operate by funning national committees, with a view to setting up- an international commit lee. WOMEN! GUARD YOUR HEALTH. 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