WOMAN’S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 242, 7 July 1921, Page 2

WOMAN’S WORLD

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Miss E. Arrow, of Pahiatua, is visiting Wellington. Miss A. B. Cooke, accompanied by her sister. Miss G. F. Cooke, of Highland Park, will leave shortly by the Makura to attend the Imperial Conference of Teachers’ Associations at Toronto, and to make a short tour of Canada and the States. A double wedding was celebrated at the residence of the brides’ brother, Mr. J. C. Fisher, in Masterton last week,! when Miss Alary Cullen Fisher, elder daughter of the late Robert Mackenzie Fisher, of Ayr, Scotland, and Mrs. Fisher, was married to Mr. Robert, Holmes, junr., of Timaru, and her sister, | Miss Marion Mackenzie Fisher, was mar- | tied to Mr. Fred Rawstrom, of Nelson, ‘ Lancashire, the Rev. G. T. Brown, of Knox Church, officiating. The brides .were given away by their brother. "I would like to show you what it really costs a girl to live,” said Miss A. Cossey, on behalf of the employees, during the hearing of the dressmakers’ and milliners’ ' dispute in the Arbitration Court in Auckland on Monday. Mist Cossey said the tariff at one hostel for girls in Auckland was 275. 6d. a week for shared, rooms, and 355. for single rooms, exclusive of ironing and washing. At another hostel, which was not eelf-supporting, the charge far shared rooms was 225. 6d. a week, and for single rooms 275. 6d. Many of the union’s members were living away from home, and had to support themselves. In view of the present tariffs at boardinghouses. Miss Cossey said, she thought the increased wages asked for were not too high. Mr. and Mts. William Pitt, of Gitborne, have taken a flat on Wellington Terrace for three weeks. Mrs. Pitt (with Mre. (Dr.) Buck) followed her husband to Egypt in 1915, when the Maori Contingent went forward to join their pakoha brothers. then in training on the desert, and was living at Alexandria when the New Zealand Forces embarked on their now historic expedition to Gallipoli in April of that memorable year. She stayed at Alexandria, whilst the men were on Gallipoli, and has most interesting recollections of the place. Lady Carroll will leave this morning for Napier, en route to Gisborne. Mrs. Knox Gilmer is Buffering from the after-effects of ptomaine poisoning. Joyce Austin, daughter bf Mr. L. D. Austin (musical director of the King’s Theatre) accidentally set herself on fire by some means unknown on Tuesday morning. She was severely burned, end wag removed to the hospital, where sh« is now progressing as satisfactorily, ae ean be expected. Mrs. Alfred Reid, of Maawima Crescent, has returned from a holiday visit to Sydney. , The engagement is announced of Mis® Maisie Gray, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ji D. Gray, of Rona Bay, Wellington),' to Mr. Gordon H. Hadfield, elder eon of the late Mr. Henry Hadfield and Aire. Hadfield, of Lindale, , Paraparaumu. Mrs. John White (Blenheim) has been spending a few days in Wellington, and will leave to-day by the Manuka for a visit to relatives in Sydney. Miss Peggy Ford, who has been studying at the Conservatorium' in Sydney, ie spending, a month in Masterton. The engagement is announced ,°f Mr. Frederick J. Bennett, 8.A., of ‘Enfield Lodge, Christchurch, only son of the late Colonel J. W; Bennett, Plymouth, England, and Mite Margaret S. Davie, youngest' daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Davie, Timaru. A marriage of interest to New Zealanders, and especially to Auckland, took plaoe on June 2, at the historic Church of St. Margaret’s, Westminster (writes a London correspondent). The bridegroom was Mr. Charles F. Foiedick, only son of Mr. William Forsdick, of Auckland, and hie married Alr/J Euid O’Connor, of Ballygunge, St. 'G-eorge’s Hill, Weybridge. Air. Shayle Gardner was best man. Afiaa Lloyd George wag bridesmaid. “We had a very sad case the other day," stated an Auckland social worker to a reporter, during the course of an interview. "in which a mother came and begged for a dinner for her children. They had tasted neither meat nor potatoes for nearly a week, and were begging for something besides bread. We sent hei away rejoicing, with meat and vegetables, and some wood to make a lire to cook a real baked dinner. People in ordinary circumstances cannot understand what a real treat a ‘baked dinner is to scores of children m Auckland. Whenever they do get a little meat it W stewed, so as to make it go farther, and they get very tired of watery stew when it forms the base of the principal meal day after day!" A FIELD FOR ENTERPRISE FISH, FRUIT, AND VEGETABLESTn reply to a letter from Miss Coad (president of the Wellington branch of the Women’# National Council) to the Board of Trade, with regard to the latter body investigating the of * n efficient municipal distribution oi » touil and vegetables for Wollingtor.city the following has been received from the uecretary (Air. J. W. Collins), dated J '“Dear 'Madam,-I am in reowpl of y oll J letter of June 20, asking whether my Department can see its way to « ve6tl^ te the question of efficient dwtribution of fish frmt. nnd vegetables for Wellington city. In reply, lam directed to inform you that CODSld ®^ t attention has been given t" of the handling and cheapening of these foods In regard to municipal control, however, it would appear that polities have no legislative power to ooneern themselves with the distribution and. sale of the commodities you mention,■ with the exception of fish. Section 13 of the Cost of Living Act provides tow the establishment by borough councils of --(a) Milk stations: (b) cool storage facil ti es . (c) bakeries; (d) bnck-maki g works; (c) for “the purchase, and maintenance of .trawlers. for the pur nose of engaging in fishm„ an carrying on of the bu ™ ft °VT er ® in fish " AVith reference to fish, there tore the matter is one for the d—of the Citv Council, but special legislate authority would appear to be X before additional undertaking® ar tarv.”