WOMAN'S WORLD
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Mrs. Alex. Wilson, Otaki, is in town to farewell her sister (Mrs. Saxou Foster), who is leaving by the Tofua for Rarotonga.
Mrs. H. JCirkcaldio has returned from a visit to Australia.
H is announced that a marriage will shortly take place between Robert Irving, son of Richard Irving, of Brownhill, Aibury, Canterbury, and .Marv Jacinthu. eldest daughter of Sir George Meyrick, Bart., states the writer of the Anglo-Mew Zealand notes in the "British-Australas-ian.".
Mrs. Hughes, wife of Mr. AV. Hughes, recently manager of the Bank of Australasia in Levin, and formerly of I'almcrstoii, died in Temuka on Monday.
Mrs. G. 11. Perry (Masterton) is visiting Wellington, also Mrs. H. B. Dyer.
Mrs. Gilmer (Upper Willis Street) will leave to-day for n visit, to Sydney.
There is in the possession of Mrs. A. E. Booth, Middle Hun (Carterton), a very interesting "war relic" in the shape of a perky little Australian terrier. This bright-eyed woolly-hero went away with one of the Australian regiments as its mascot, and saw" the lighting through from start to finish. He was in tho firing line with the men, and while there was struck in the hind leg with a pieco of flying shrapnel. His wounds were carefully attended to, and to-day he is as well as ever, with the exception that ho occasionally rests a hind leg and skips along on three. On the return of tho "Aussics" tbe mascot was presented to Mrs. Mover, of Wellington, who lias now gone to "the Tongan Islands. She found that she would be. allowed to take the dog there, but not bring- it back with her. She therefore asked Mrs. Booth to take charge of the dog until her return, Mid ho is now at tho run having Inc time™ his life. 1
MAORI MISSION WORK
PRESBYTERIAN MISSIONARY CONFERENCE.
The annual conference of the Presbyterian Women's Missionary Union opened in St. John's Schoolroom yesterday morning. Mrs. 'Envin (Cliristcliurcli) presided, and there were present)'delemites from Auckland. Christchurch; \\ 111fcato. Taranaki, Wairarapa, Wanganui. Hawko's Bay,-Wellington, WcsUnnd, Ashburton, Tiiuuru, Dunedin, Cluthn, Southland. Miss Henderson (Clinstchnrch), secretary for illic uniion, was also presont. 'J'ho president (lira. Envin) welcomed delegates, and congratulated them upon the fifteenth annual report of their work, which had been printed and circulated. There lwd been an extension of the work, which was very satisfactory, and each member had to remember that it was o.Y individual effort only that the work could progress. Notices of motion i\gia brought (forward and correspondence "in'the afternoon a missionary meeting was held, with Mrs. Envin again presiding, a<; which addresses were given upon Maori missions, the speakers being, Muse Doull. Sister Ktlitli and' Sister Annie Greetings were first ot all receded now Mrs. Hollings (Baptist \Vo"'ou s ary Union), Mrs. I'enfold (Methodist, \Z Women's Missionary tmon), M.rs. Pearson (Y.W.C.A.), Mrs. Glover (on behalf of-Mrs. Commissioner Hoddei, baivatiou Army). , . Nurse Doull, the first' speaker, empiiasisctl the urgent need of-a hospital at Nuliaka. By March, it was honet ItlrnJ one would bo 111 existence, but unfo - Innately owing to the cost of maiUi.us and building the one planned had had to lie reduced, leaving it to consist ot one small ward and-a. verandah. \\h.t would happen in the case of mfcctioi s diseases or of maternity cases she d-d no* know. The' two bedrooms which had been cut out were really mo.it necessary. The hospital was- ,«tunnted'-"to £2'200. At the present time the nnssionary house was taxed to the «tmos. Two tcnt,s were occupied by the mission workers, and a third was used as n «isnensarv. At Christmas timn illicv would be still more crowded-when the students arrived buck for the holidays, and .1 casual visitor would then see beds extending through the garden to the iranil gate -'With wet weather it was not difficult to imagine what the would he like.. They also had. to find room' in the mission house foi P" In every way their work was greatly hampered for want of room. _ A anra of XICOO was still to be raised for buildin,* the hospital, bun apart from that money would be needed for the j„g. • In addition to appealing foi financial assistance for this work she 0 d anneal for the home missions fund., Tliev Wero living from hand-to-mouth, nnd yet tliere wistalk 0 veh-ench.ng in Siis direction. YSasit right. clifi kiK-«* were not 111 sympathy with Maori missions,, but would assist lv the foreign work. It .seemett tn lipr that charity should begin fiist n all a iiome, and that support oilmM bp given to the work in our own Sv thTso greatly, needed^ fSI"Ik w for. }Un. «;>d nf l '"thcii' S^unioi?' gave l pW* I™™ there would be an income-, that would verv considerably help their work. If fW onlv had the funds so much could lie done,' and members should lay 1 t to Vnrt to liberally support the M-ou M'Vioti work of their Church. S'sler Edith was. the next speaker nnd she also related several f fo "" iHustraVing the responsiveness of tho Maori neoplc to the teaching that, was 'gws2gfa's added to their difficulties, and it. h ft d told unoii some of their workers, paiSlariv Sistev Alexander, w-ho never of ft || V lime spared hersen. RUter Annie, who had been stationed nt'-Rnatahuim for *ome vrars. deser'l ed the place as it had been when she.fii-t went there, and as it was now. 1 hen it had been necloetod 111 tvevv vav : only a *w of- the Maori men, w'hoAve t out shearinT. knew anv Ln„ii a. •while none of the women spoke it. and rf lw, there no cdncatio al facilities: for the children. At tho nresent timo there was a school w fwo rooms and a wlioolhonso UI V three rooms, and fto'■ flovwnincnt vajd the salaries of the .teachers. Tliero was also a hospital 111 view. .. Suiter Annie spoke of the distance which 1 110 mission stalions were from each other or from, i<o. ! «ts «f communicat'on. A. mail- reached them once a fortmpht. She. fin. --tre«e<l Hie sreat need- for extending tlie mission work amongst tlifl Mnors. and anv talk or thought of retvenebment in t'-i" direct-on would, sho ennc-dered. be altogether wrong. Alrciulv a marvellous change had been brought about among the peoole. and loval t'lioiigh thev were til their old customs thev were now appreciably d% nartinsr from them 111 wars that made for thnir hotiermont. had nl<o boon to Mannimpnhaln. awl 11iero a<rt\m whs a great field for work The Maona had' been left alone too lousr. Drink and gambling had been introduced among them, but the better tiling" of had been w thheld hua 1.--1 spoken of this', end had said that while these evils had been i-trodiieed •>-' long the Maoris by the Euronoans they iiad witheld from them Christian 'v alid education. A hearty vote of llmnks was pa«ed to the speakers. The conference will continue this morning. nnd in the afternoon the annual meeting will be held.
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