WOMAN’S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 266, 4 August 1921, Page 2

WOMAN’S WORLD.

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR.

(By

Imogen.)

SOCIAL ANDPRSONAL Mrs. David Caselberg (Masterton) is tho guest of Mrs. Keesing, Hill Street. A sale of work organised to benefit the funds of tho Methodist Women's Missionary Auxiliary was opened in Wesley Hall, Taranaki Street, yesterday afternoon by the Mayoress, Mrs. R. A. Wright. A brief address was given by tho Rev. H. E. Bellhouse (chairman) upon the work in the home and foreign mission after a brief prayer by the Rev. E. Drake had been offered up. The president of the auxiliary, Mrs. Johnson-Wright, also made a short speech dealing with what they hoped to accomplish during the year-. In declaring the sale open, Mrs. R. A. Wright wished them all success in their effort. Both she and Mrs. Johnson-Wright were presented with bouquets. A brief programme of entertainment was given, Mrs. Blair reciting, Miss Dora Helyer playing a pianoforte solo, and Mrs. Gandell singing. Votes of thanks were passed to the Mayoress and to all who were in any way helping. The stalls, which were named after the different days in the week, were in charge of tho following circuits:—Monday, the Johnsonville circuit; Tuesday, Central Kilbirnie Mission, Wednesday, Thorndon circuit; Thursday, Taranaki Street circuit; Friday, Wellington South; Saturday, Petone and Hutt. The officers of the auxiliary are tho president, Mrs. Johnson-Wright; treasurer, Mrs. E. Kellow; secretaries, Mrs. J. F. Bill and Mrs. C. F. Smith. In the evening nn entertainment, "The World Around the Cross," was given.

The Synod in Zurich, Switzerland, lately decided by a large majority to allow unmarried women not under 30 to be candidates for holy orders. Women theological candidates have already applied for admission to tho ministry. The Government of Zurich Canton are now opposing the Synod’s decision on the ground that the Church is a State Church and that the eligibility of women for holy orders roust be decided by tho Government.

Tho Parliamentary Labour Party of New South Wales has appro-ed a draft Bill providing endowment for motherhood. Parents in receipt of an income under Jl9O will receive an endowment of 6s. for each child under 14, after tho first two, who are provided for in the basic wage. The endowment is payable to mothers. This Bill is the first of its kind in the history of the world.

The staff of Messrs. Sargood, Son, and Ewen, Ltd., Wellington, will hold the annual "dance this season at the New Century Hall. Kent Terrace, later in the present month. Cards will be arranged for the pleasure of non-dancers, and all the prospects are for a very pleasant occasion. The chaperones will be Mesdaines C. G. Wilson, H. Upham, J. T. Robinson, and H. Wright. Miss J. Newenham is the lion, secretary of tho da neo.

The German Home Minister has declared that it is contrary to the national Constitution of Germany for any State to make special restrictions on the employment of married women as teachers. Every State will now be obliged to repeal legislation which compelled tho retirement of women teachers on marriage, etc.

A well-known Ixindon photographer has recently stated that photography is not a lean's job. Women, ho says, carry out all the various processes and operations much betterthan men. This isattributed partly to tho fact that women, being more sympathetic, put sitters much more at their ease. But in developing .and printing, -also, women are said to far surpass men.

A hearty welcome was extended to the visiting Canadian teachers who arrived iu Auckland by the Niagara from Canada to take up pqsitions under the New Zealand Government in exchange for Canadian positions which are being filled by New Zealanders. The visitors were met by the Auckland Women Teachers’ Executive, who engaged cars and look the visitors for a drive round tho Domain, Ellerslie racecourse, and through to Howick, and returned to the Auckland W omen’s Club, whore they were met by Mrs. Parkes, on behalf of tho club, and. entertained to afternoon tea. The visitors are from Winnipeg, and are Misses Lucas, Tracy, and M’Queen. Miss Trady left for Wellington, Mies Lucas for Nelson, -and Miss M'Queen for Hamilton.

Miss Amy Evans and her husband, Mr. Fraser Gauge, had a very enthusiastic reception when they made their first appearance at the Queen’s Hall, after their prolonged tour abroad, states a London correspondent. The musical critio of the “Daily ’ Telegraph" recognises “that the intervening period had added many cubits to the artistic stature of each. For neithei' of these fine singers is of tho typo that is content to rest comfortably on easily-won laurels; with the plaudits of our cousins in the Antipodes ringing in their cars, work is still the daily round. And so it happens that to-day you may search the length and breadth of England and hardly find three other soprano singers with voice and style of the exact calibre of Amy Evans, and certainly at the present moment our country can produce few baritones of the quality of I'raser Gange. ... It is, by the'way, good io know that these two singers have been engaged for the great Dominion Festival, which is to take place in New Zealand next year—a festival in which only British artists will appear. An excellent idea.”

The 170th meeting of the Wellington Free Kindergarten Council was held this week. There was a large attendance of members, and Mrs. Gill presided. The reports from the kindergartens were all satisfactory. Plans for a largo jumble sale were discussed. A vote of sympathy for Mr. A. R. Atkinson was passed, the members all standing, and the following resolution carried: “That a letter be cent to Mr. A. R. Atkinson tendering the sincere sympathy of the council of the Wellington Free Kindergarten Association in his present sorrow. They wish also to place on record their appreciation of the help given by Mrs. Atkinson to the association in the first vears of its existence; they remember gratefully that she actually taught herself for days at a time in order to tide the schools over periods of difficulty, and that she helped actively in the organisation of the work. Though Mrs. Atkinson resigned from fho council some vears ago. her interest in its operations remained keen, and the present members would unite with all her fellow-workers on women’s organisations in this expression of their sense of their great loss and their admiration for services so ably and willingly rendered to all who claimed her assistance.”

An excellent entertainment arranged by Mr. and Airs. IT. Tombs, assisted by the club’s Singing Circle, was held nt the Pioneer Club lust evening. There was a large attendn.ne» of members, and a most pleasant evening was spent.

During the present season of "Chu Chin Chow” at the Grand Opera House two of the members of the organisation have decided that they are all in all to each other, and their marriage 'has been the subject of many felicitations. Those are Miss Norina Carlisle, of the ballot, who figures as one of the gaudily-garbed mannequins in the bazaar scene, and Sir. John Tossilo, the leading violinist in t he. orchestra.

The result of a queen carnival in contnection with the Newlands and Paparangi roll of honour fund was decided on Saturday evening. A total of 15,944 votes were eold, and Miss Pansy "Wood, the Newlands candidate, was elected queen with 8476 to Miss Jean Hardgraves’s, of Paparangi, 7468. In connection with the concert and fair which was held yesterday afternoon in Wesley Hall in aid of the Methodist women's missionary auxiliary funds, a missionary pageant, entitled "Around the World by the Cross,” was held before a large audience. It represented India, Japan, Greenland, China, Papua, NewZealand Palestine, and London slums. Taking part in the pageant were several Indies and young men, with children from tho various Methodist churches in the city and suburbs. Tho Taranaki Street Sunday School gave excellent service by choruses, and the proceedings were under the direction of the Rev. G. Knowles Smith, Wesley Hall. At their home, Maarama Crescent, there passed aivay on Tuesday evening the wife of Mr. Nicol M'Nicol, for over 35 years stores manager of the Union Company, Wellington. Of a notably sociable and friendly disposition, she was most highly esteemed by a very wide circle of friends; and, connected with the sea as she was during the whole of her married life, it was her pleasure to extend in her hospitable way a warm Scotch welcome to many a lonely utranger from overseas that reminded him of tho homo he had left behind him. Kindness was her habit and an intense love of children was a wellrecognised trait of her character. Although her health had shown signs of iraponding failure tor a considerable time it was only within the last few weeks that she was actually confined to her home. The deep sympathy of their numerous friends will be extended to Mr. M'Nicol in his great loss. Miss Leslie Taverner, of Marton, is the guest of Sir Edward and Lady Chay‘or, 3 Clermont Terrace. ST. MARY’S BAZAAR EXCELLENT PROGRAMME LASTNIGHT. With better weather conditions prevailing, last evening, St. Mary’s Bazaar was very well patronised. To a late hour the main hall presented a lively and picturesque scene. Under a blaze of many-coloured lights, sellers and rafflers plied their trade successfully, and side-show promoters did) excellent business. The dancing display by Miss Kathleen O’Brien’s pupils was greatlyenjoyed. The programme was as follows:—"Exhibition of Exercises," by some of tho pupils; toq danaa, "Humoresque,” by Francis Clisby; "Dutch Dance," by Rene Zander; "Pantomime," by "The Babies" —Jimmie Lockwood, Joyce Silk, Mamie Love, Nathalis Pollock; "Dainty Polka," by Peggie Baker j "Elfin Ballet,” soloist, Gwen Grey; Elves, Marjorie Milne, Adeline Bradley, Hazel Martin, Fanny Jackson, Edna Raven, Violet Fisk, Effie Devlin, Jessie Nicholls; "Sailor’s Hornpipe," by Gladys Smyth; "Policeman’s Dance,” by Dulcie Cole. Braund’s orchestra played the accompaniments, and a number of very tuneful selections. To-morrow night the “Pierrots” will make their second appearance in an entirely new programme. QUEEN CONTEST. Yesterday’s Queen Competition returns place Miss Mary MTvedy first, followed by Miss Cecilia Ellis and Miss Ila Card. The following is ’the position of candidates to date: — Miss Mary M'Evedy, Armagh Stall 3G ’ 0O! ’ Miss Cecilia Ellis, Reims Stall 34,000 Miss Ila Card, Wellington Stall 30,200 Miss Kathleen Crewdson, Westminster Stall 20,000 Miss Molly Rutter, St. Vincent de Paul Stall - W’ soo ATHLETICS FOR GIRLS ADVERSE MEDICAL OPINIONS. Tho London ‘‘Daily Telegraph,” of May 11, states:—ln a Park Crescent, W., flat last night a campaign against the. alleged racial suicide of athletics for girla was inaugurated. A resolution was passed by an audienco of headmistresses of girls' schools and ladies, who have made ■ a study of physical culture, protesting against the present system of physical education for girls as something injurious to future generations, and a small committee was formed to draw up and circulate a manifesto on tho subject. Letters of sympathy with the movement were read fropi Sir James Crich-ton-Browne, the Marchioness Townshend, Sir Philip and Lady Magnus, Mr. and Mrs G K. Chesterton, Miss Lilian Braithwaite, Dr. Arabella Kenealy, and others. , , • ■ „ “Physical exercise and training, nir James Crichton-Browne stated "are as necessary to girls as to boys, but ’these must have regard to physiological and developmental considerations. To ignore sexual differences is to court disaster in the long run." Dr. Arabella Kenealy wrote: Women who develop masculine instead of feminine attributes do this at the cost of the male potential, which, is transferred by the father to the daughter m trust for the male line. Athletic women produce female offispring, mainly, and seldom have sons. When sons are born to them these are apt to be puny and delicate, or generally emasculate or of inferior type. The cultured classes who are mainly afflicted by athletic training are tailing to provide sons of the fine physique and manly talents and initiative which have set our Anglo-Saxon race in the van of evolution." . „ , j Miss Cowdroy, of the Crouch End Girls’ High School, who moved the resolution of protest, said that the girl who had been trained to hockey, cricket and football suffered at childbirth. Sometimes the child suffered, and fometjmes the mother; sometimes one of them died. Doctors had told her that difficult confinements could often be traced to strenuous sports. Eighty per cent of the girls she had known who had been trained to become gymnastic mistresses had been incapacitated for motherhood. A airl had a large store of vital and nervous energy which she could draw upon, if normally developed, -at the great crisis of motherhood. That strength was a deposit account; but if she use ; l 1: as n current account, as a boy could nffin-d. to do her children would pay the bill, bne believed the'Victorian girl wasi a better mother than ths modern athletic girl.