WOMAN’S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 122, 16 February 1921, Page 4

WOMAN’S WORLD

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Miss Enid Bell, who lias been holiday making at Mount Cook, has returned.

Mrs. R. J. Seddon is visiting Canon and Mrs. Bean at St. Mary's Vicarage, Addington.

Mr. and Mrs. Alex Newton and Miss Newton aro visiting Christchurch.

Ths satisfactory sum of JJI2 7s. 6d. was handed to the Free Kindergarten Council as a result of the guessing competition and sale of flowers held in the Pioneer Club last Friday.

Mr. and Mrs. William Ferguson are on a short visit to Christchurch.

Miss J. R. Gilmer is visiting Christchurch.

The monthly meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Wellington Boys”lnstitute and S. A. Rhodes Home for Boys was held on Monday afternoon. There were presents Mrs. Hislop (presidenit), in the chair, Mesdames Moorhouse (lion, president), Troup, Moore, Bell, Watkins, Cotton, Wilson, M'Kerro.v, Meier, Campbell. M'Gowan, and Parton (lion, secretary), and Misses M’Lcod and Gilchrist. The ’visiting Committee’s report was most satisfactory, and the following were appointed the Visiting Committee tor the ensuing month, viz., Mesdames M’Kerivw, Bell, and Watkins. The president reported thalt St. Andrew’s Brightlights Entertainers will give an entertainment in aid of the funds of the Ladies’ Auxiliary on Friday evening next. It was rc-’olved to sell sweets at Hie concert, and any donations of sweets by sympathisers would be gratefully appreciated.

Mr and Mrs. R. F. Goulter and family of “Timaru,” Marlborough, returned from a world tour per the Aloeraki yesterday.

The Red Cross Society has decided to sell all the surplus goods out of the hospital ships. These goods comprise sheets, pillow cases, towels, blankets, quilts, dressing-gowns and flannel goods. Most! of them have been used, but are thoroughly clean and in good condition. The sale will be at the Town Hall on Thursday afternoon.

Lady Stout will arrive in Wellington to-day and will leave for England by the Athenic next month.

Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Webb who have been spending some time at M allaceville, have returned to Kelburn.

The engagement is announced of Miss Kathleen Cresswell, second daughter of Mr. and Airs. E. T. Cresswell, Waiwera,” Nelson, and Air. I. N. third son of Mr. and Airs. G. F. Dodds, Nelson.

Aliss Archibald presided at the monthly committee meeting of the Levin Alemorial Home, held at the o “®> Berhampore. The matron reported the children were all well. During, the month they had had several picnics, a motor one arranged by Air. Frajik Holdsworth and Airs. West was greatly enjoyed by the children. As there were four vacancies in the home four new children had been admitted this nW™l- - from the following were gratefully acknowledged: Mrs. Alacleay, Audrey, Harper, and Joan Atoms, Wellington Federal Club, Airs. Whyte, and St. Thomas’s Church.

The wedding took place recently in the Baptist Church, Vivian Street, of Aliss Doris Russell, elder daughter ot Air. and Airs. George Russell, A.urora Terrace, and Mr. Louis Porter, also of Wellington. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a dress ot embroidered net over duchess satin, bead trimmings, and a veil of Limeric' lace fastened with a wreath of orangs blossoms. The bridesmaids were Miss Ruby Porter, Aliss Eilee “ and Aliss Marjorie Russell. The best man was Mr. AV. Porter, and the groomsman Mr. E. Bonthron. After the ceremony a reception, was held a the residence of the bride s Parents. Later Mi-, and Mrs. Porter left by motor, the bride itavelling in a costume of French gray clotn and saxe blue chenille hat.

Miss Alavis Connop, of Wellington, who ‘has been for the last three mouths in Sydney and Brisbane studying fancy dancing under Aliss Alinnie Hooper, has returned to Wellington. During her stay in Australia Miss Connop made a successful public appearance at. the Haymarket Theatre, Sydney, partnering Air. Bindroldt in an exhibition ot jazzing, etc. Women and Public Life. Tn spite of the fact that women in New Zealand have had the franchise longer than women elsewhere, it is also a tacthat in most other countries women havetaken a more active part in public affairs than they have here—perhaps ae a result of the ease which is the result of acquiring something without much labour—as New Zealand women ac 9'>l red the franchise. There is, one would think ample scope for the woman s point ot view being brought to the assistance Of man in relation to- everything affecting the well-being of the community, tor after all women form a not inconsiderable part of ilt. It is rather curious, come to think of it, how many persons there are who think it perfectly right that women should collect, control, and disburse huge sums of money for the public good, and who will yet affirm that women en Woo have no heads for finance. Now, it would toalp seem that the women who accomplished such wonderful work during the war, during the never-to-be-forgotten horrois of the epidemic; the women who accomplished and brought ’o a fine state of efficiency the Free Kindergartens ot this citv, the women who “run ’ the I lunK work (always admitting Dr. Truby King’s inspiration), the women responsible for the Convalescent Home, for the Residential Nursery, for the resit room for mothers, for the visiting domes ic hiplpfYTs, for th© district nursing* d St. Mary’s Home, Alexandra Home various orphanages, and other educational and philanthropic undertakings, too many to record' ait the present time it would seem that these women and their kind could be of groat assistance to-the able men already employed in civic housekeeping, or to the presumab y more able men who may succeed them. CROQUET CONCLUSION OF THE TOURNEY. The deciding of two finals yesterday brought te a conclusion the tourney of the Wellington Croquet Association, which was commenced at Petone on -January 29. In the "first life” of the open event, Airs. O’Donnell defeated Mrs. Tregear by 25 to 14. and Airs-. Tregear secured the verdict Airs. Ja.rvice in the “second life” by six pointe—26—2o. The play-off between Mrs. O’Donnell and Airs. Tregear resulted in the former emerging the victor. the score being 2G—2l. Airs. O Donnell therefore annexes Airs. R. W. AT'Villy’s trophy, while Aire. Tregear takes the association’s gold button.

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