WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume XCVII, Issue 130, 4 June 1919, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

A meeting of the Wellington Free Kindergarten Council was held this week, when Mrs. Gill was in the chair. Officers for the year were elected as follow : —President, Mrs. Gill; vice-presi-dents, Mrs. H. Smith and Miss England ; secretary, Mrs. S Eichelßaum. The sum made by the entertainment organised by Mrs. Hannah and Miss Campbell and the street sate together will be between £500 and £600. A statement will be published when all expenses are paid. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to the following for their assistance:—Mrs. Hannah and Miss Campbell for the entertainment; Mrs, Adams for organising street sale; Mr Andrews for^his generous gift of photographs; Mr*' Chapman for making and giving many properties for the entertainment; Mr. J. M. Clark for his services ,in reciting and training performers for the entertainment; Mesdames Arndt and Reid for the sum of £51,' the result of sale of sweets at entertainment; Messrs. Hardwick and Dixon for their help in management and advertising; Sir Edward Gibbes, Mr. Burdekin, and Mr Porter for collecting and banking money. Grateful thanks are also due to the stallholders and their helpers, Mr. David Nathan for a generous gift of butter, and contributors of money, and to the many donors of flowers, cakes, etc., and to all who assisted in the entertainment.

Mrs. Moorliouse presided over a wellattended meeting of the Wellington Nursing Division, St. John Ambulance Brigade, which was held in Sfc John's Schoolroom, Willis-street. Sister Macandrew gave an interesting and instructive lecture on the treatment of burns and wounds. Speaking of burns, attention was drawn to the fact that the danger lies more in the extent rather than the depth of the injury Wounds caused by anything which has been near garden manure, or vegetable decomposition, should at once be attended to by a doctor, however small it may be, otherwise tetanus may result. A 'hearty vote of thanks was given Sister Macandrew at the close,of her address.

.Airs. George, of Kelburn, has gone to Auckland to be present, at the marriage' of her son Lieutenant Douglas George,

Mrs. and Miss Ma-cDonald have accompanied tho Hon. W. D" S. Ma-Don-ald to Christchurch and Dunedin.

. One -of the many plans made for the prospective big dances which are arranged for the near future, is that of "Debutantes Lancers," when the sets will, as far as possible, be made yip of girls who have been debarred from the usual pleasant ''coming out" gaieties by war conditions These girls will have for partners the "younger set" of men, who likewise have not made a formal appearance in the dancing world. These sets will be regarded with much interest by older folk, and should have a very charming effect of youth and gaiety which now may have its way.

Auckland is making a movement with regard to dispensing with the' services of temporary girl clerks employed during tho war, in order to re-instate men who ha ye returned and are anxious to take up their former duties. The Post Office has dispensed with seven girls already, and_ of the seventeen who remain, it is anticipated that they will bo replaced before the end of September.

An interesting account is. given in Kai Tiaki (the N.Z. Nurses' journal).of the nursing caravan which traverses the Bay of Islands district. Nurse Ferguson obtained the caravan from the Bay of Islands Hospital, where it was intended for use as an ambulance, but for which, there was extremely little call. Sho adapted _it to her work, with a couple of folding stretchers for the nurse and assistants, and arrangements for all medicines and nursing requisites. They travel from one Maori settlement to another, working as they go, and staying as long as is necessary to cope with any bad cases. Nurse Ferguson meets with unbounded kindness as she travels around her'district. They are always made welcome to camp wherever tliey find it convenient, and ' the farmers, school teachers, and residents generally are always glad to see and help them if necessary.

It appears (according to the Gentlewoman) that Queen Mary is setting heface against the Jazz style «>f- dancing and music. Her influence is naturally very considerable in London, and her wish that the graceful waltz, -viih the beautiful, swinging, tuneful music, should form the principal items in idance programmes instead of the American adaptation of the 'drunken nifger" movements, is likely to make a, considerable difference. There i. also an organised movement against the night clubs —the mushroom (or perhaps toadstool) growth of which was-duo to war conditions, and they are likely to be patronised only by certain classes of people.

The report of the nurses given at the committee meeting of the District Nursing Guild of St.- John, showed that three patients were registered during the month, five were discharged, 20 remain on the regi-ter, 294 visits were paid. Gifts of clothing, linen, an air cushion, soup, barley water, milk puddings, and eggs were gratefully received from the following: Mesdames Moorhouse, Studholme, Corrigan, Thompson, Myers, O'Connor, and Denniston, Misses Robieson, Macandrew, and Wilson,-Two-Garment Society, Red Cross Society, and two anonymous donors. Donations for purchasing coal for the .sick were acknowledged with thanks from Captain Ewing £5 and Mrs. W. Nathan £3.

An enjoyable musical evening and daiico was given at "Waterieigh," tho home of the Misses Houlihan, Broughamavenue, last night, to welcome home their cousin, Lieutenant Norman Jones, who recently returned from the front. Musical items were given by Misses M. Mueller, Morris, Tregonning, N. Peirard, Roberts, and Cole, and Messrs Jones, Fogarty, M'Kellai', and James. Others present included Mesdames Peirard, Oxspring, Laycock, and Russell. Misses M'Kay, Jones, Turnbull, Currie, Messrs. Chilcott, Walt-am, Glasspole, Houston, Asby, Petre, Dick, R. Brown, and M'K.nzie.

A progressive euchre party, organised by Mr. P J. Hackett, will bo hold at tho Marble Bar, Willis-street, to-mbrrow evening, at 8 o'clock. Six prizes are to be awarded.

The Women's Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Reconstruction has some bright ideas, despite its name, and one is that peoplb who do domestic work should be trained for it (says a London writer). The training is to be given at junior technical school's, and to extend over two-years, beginning at the age of fourteen. During the second year some of the work, it- is suggested, shotdd be done in a house connected with the school. This plan abounds with possibilities, provided girls can be found who are intelligent enough to realise that domestic work is an interesting occupation requiring brain as well as brawn. But the question is, will the-, domestic a-rraaugement- of our houses have been improved by tho time these highlytrajned workers are ready.

A.Reuter message from London states that in the House of Lords tire Justices of the Teace Qualification of Women Bill was read a second time with the assent of .the Government. It makes women .eligible to sit as Magistrates.