WOMAN'S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 49, 22 November 1920, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD

SOCIAL AND r PERGONAL Dean and Mrs. Fitchett (Duiicdiii) are on their way buck to New Zealand from bngluiid. Mr. and Mrs. Rathbone (Waipawa) nro arriving early this week on a visit to Mrs. Arthur Warburton, Kclburn. An enjoyable dance was held on Satur> day evening in the Church Hall, Lyatt Bay. The chaperons were Mcsilamcs Evans and Sutton, and the committee tho Misses Barrett, EvansvHollmgs, and '■"Wright. The proceeds will bo handed to Canon Taylor for the Boys' ObrisU mas Fund. ■ The/engagement is announced of Miss Eva Margaret Hargraves, lato V.A.D., Narrow Neck Hospital, eldest daughter of Captain and Mrs. Western Hargraves, Moiling, to Mr/ Leslio Bennett, eldest eon of tho lato Mr.. Alfred E. Bennett and Mrs. Dennett, Roy Street, Wellington. • t I The engagement is announced of Miss Eileen Wilton, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Wilton, Victoria Avenue, Rcmuer*, Auckland, to Mr. W. S. Kent, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. 13. Kent, Lower Syinonds Street, Auckland. ~ Mrs. Sheila Cormack, who has been visiting Carterton, left on Saturday to stav with her sister, Mrs. J. L. Blun-. deli, at Waipawa. Mrs. J F. Heckler and Miss Heckler, Masterton, are visiting Christchurch. ' Miss N. M'Ardle. of Auckland, has been appointed to the position of matron of the Cook Hospital, Gisl»rne. .Miss M'Ardle is a recent arrival from England. In view of the large number of New Zealand nurses who are in : the 6 \ T.M.N.S., writes a London, correspondent, the new rates of pay just, an- • nounced for that RMvico will lie of very deep interest The pay for all grades except the principal matron has now been rearranged,- and ranges from £M for staff nurses tot JH'O pw' annum U,t matron*. '. Miss Em.lv Davics. LI,D the founder of Girton College.. Citnl.ri.ge, lias celebrated her ninetieth birthday. Most important advances 111 secondary education for girls, and in h.cihei• educat on for women, were primarily . due to 1i r efforts. She was a pioneer in the.movement for women's suffrage, the fal.t; prtitim, for which she and Mrs. Garretx Anderson presented to John Stuart Mill fifty-four years ago. ■ A meeting of representative women graduates .and inKlerurndusitcj was held at the Auckland University last week for the. purpose of forming n_ branch of the National Federation of University. Women. The f ? lowing oft/■w were eleeM r-Pwudwr, Mif*Vt. Picke.n, M.A: (New Zealand) :•-secretary and.treasurer, Mrs. B. T. TU. («vdnev\: committee. Miss C. I>. 11l M, MA. (New Calami). Dr. Hilda Nor hcroft B.A. (Edinburgh), Miss 0. C. blrtjidge, B.A. (London)^ The garden'party at Scots College on. Saturday afternoon was greatly marrtfl bv the rain, which decended in -tro- ! uentl showers. In spite of it however, many visitors, including delegate.* to to Presbyterian General Assembly and tlia l'rcsbyteriau Women's Missionary Union Conference, which is sitting at present in Wellington, attended, ana were keenly interested in tho annual sports ot the "lege which were held at tho same time.. Mr. Ultley, principal ot tho cot. lege, and Mrs. Ultfcy, welcomedl thu visitors. Afternoon tea was served in lo dining-room, the members of lh» teactog staff and the boys wading on their guests. - • Tho marriage took place last week at ■si- urnrv's Church, Mcrivale, Chust> cburch of M&. Marion Wood, only dtuK er of Mr. and Mrs. Walcot Wood, tt g Mbans to Mr.. Geoffrey IkmilUm. fourth son of Canon <|"d M £; land was best ma"1 Attne Wellington Girls' College, annual . once and for .«» . w i, ic h aim remarkably good.

PRESBYTERIANJONFERENCE WOMEN'S MISSIONARY .UNION. The' Vresbyterian Women* ■Missionary Union Conduce was continued on toXSd^rnNonSo^mftue Sh»^GiV,M^ . of wS lowed' satisfactory prog*ss jS.i during the yea. An a,Wre.s - S Socictv, in- the course ot which 1 o ?tatl Wtho. society was r«pMs.M. for the circulation to-duy ofl^™"V ( turas in 52S languages, and 3000 cop c» ot. he Scriptures were produced oioij «orkng dav Ho considered it the greatest SteTOtional.organisation in vie *oild. making for spiritual, unity andvthe V»liitii kof the human race. It was »cckg to present in all languages the greatest bool that was known, and one .that had laid the foundation ot oui own I teritnre Every s x weeks or so Mi. Tnompson. told h\s hearers tl.odem.mt camo for the publishing of the AWe in a new language, and this "rculu.ion of tho Gaspelniessaijcs was compa «..l. to a great army of silent m^Jf 1 ",! A vote of thanks was accorded l e sneaker at the close of his address. Hie SVs sitting of the was brought to a .close, with the f°f'"-"IS hv Mrs Envhi (president) .ot a niooei banch union meeting, which provided both instruction nml_cn_tertamiueut.