NOTES FOR WOMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10282, 17 May 1919, Page 4

NOTES FOR WOMEN

WOMEN’S NATIONAL RESERVE. The annual meeting of the Women’s National Reserve Rifle Club was held on Thursday evening. Mrs Porter presided, and tendered her resignation as president of the club. Tbo following were elected officers of the club:—Mrs O’Sullivan, president; Mrs Porter, vice-president; secretary, Mrs Sommcrviiie; treasurer. Miss Millington; Captain, Miss Jenkins; committee. Misses Anderson, Harrington, Coningham, Zohrab, and Frieker. Tbo secretary reported;—Tim year IUIH be-n-an for the Women’s National Reserve Rifle dub by their affiliation with the Welling ton Miniature Rifle Association, which consists of about ten clubs (men’s), and it is intended for mutual aid and co-operation in the practice of rifle shooting. During the year there were inter-club matches, in whicli tbo Women's .National Reserve .teams competed in the B grade ou equal footing with the men. In the final result of the B grade matches, the two teams of the Women’s National Reserve No. 1 and No. 2 tied foi fourth place, having shot in nine matches and won six. This year the club hopes to be ablo to put an A team in tho field.

The report and balance-sheet wore adopted. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to Air Robieson for his unfailing kindness and help in superintending the shooting. He is also donating a trophy for tho best lady shot this year. The members are all most enthusiastic, and expect very good results this year. The club is indebted, to the Y.M.C.A. for tho use of the range. A RED DROSS ~GLTJB.

The Red Cross room at Trentham is now . nearing completion, and will bo ready for :.the official opening next 'Wednesday.' The. ceremony will be performed by the. Governor-General. Already the billiard table is in place, .and is being much used by the patients. The table'has come from the hospital, recently vacated, at Lowry Bay, and the Red Cross workers have brought also furniture, curtains, and upholstering,-most’. ■ of; which had been gifts from the' Red Cross from 1 time to ' time. ' * AV ! present; - this furniture makes • a heterogeneous collection in the ■ centre of the hall, but it indicates that when arranged the rooms will be bright' and comfortable. Three fireplaces (large, open, briok-lined) have been put in. The largest room, where stands the billiard table, is to have ping-pong tables, and the centre platform will ho "available for. concerts. ‘The reading-room ..has', a grefc and bright ' rpselpattemea furniture, and on the walls are many bookshelves, already fairly well, filled, but ready for as many more volumes ns kind friends care to* send, The.,small centre roo l ll has been lined with, shelves and forms, ■ and It will he kept well stocked with j supplies. The' workers, who will bo I under ■ Miss Monckton, have had ar-j rangedoft , jthem two bed- j room*-..-off. ,„i|ie„-vi:fttnnda ...hall, a j large lutohon-dinihgroom, ■ and -a j little office off It. These rooms aro ; cosily fitted up-with hangings of prot-tlly-patterned cretonne. The kitchen has thro© stoves, on© for coal and two kerosene. These are required, be- : cause, although no • refreshments are served at the club, the workers make cakes twice a week for the men in the hospital, and aa there are now close on' :200, ; menj ;t)iis-J.s; Po light task. The | cakes, too, are much appreciated, and ! a welcome change from the usual bread and butter - at afternoon tea. The necessary carpentering, lining the build- ' ing, and putting in the fireplaces, has been done by outside labour, hub a ; great deal of the work has been car- | ried out by the girls themselves, even to making a coaf-box and sliding door into -the kitchen. All the sewing-for the .furnishings the workers have done themselves,' two machines being now available. The work of scrubbing the floor after the alterations, now completed, waa in itself a huge task. Tho ladies have not contented themselves with providing a olubroom for the men. They are going to provide amusement, too. A cinematograph will bo one of the features, this hawing been originally provided for the Maheno, but-has now been transferred to Trentham. Croquet and tennis sets have been brought from Lowry Bay, and the men are already playing croquet on the Racing Club’s grounds. When the weather Becomes too damp for croquet, tennis can be played, as the Racing Club has given permission to use the concrete in front of tho totalisatpr building, where a good tennis court can be made, nets being available, Altogether, the men at Trentham are heingwell cored for by the Red Cross in Wellington, and they are looking forward with the keenest anticipation to the club, which will he a delightful change in the winter-time from the wards.

W-O.T.H, The monthly, mooting of ■Mho Wellington Central branch ,of the ■W.O.T.U. was held In fcno Y.M.O.A, Booms you* terday, Mrs A. B. Atkinson wise In the clmk'. Many delegates from the Napier convention Tver e prescnrt, Ineluding Mrs Don (Dominion ■president), Lee Oowlo, and Mrs Henderson. Mrs Lip pet, delegate to the Oanrenticril, gave a most interesting report, for ■which she was -warmly thanked, The members of the unhm number 7000. Throe thousand subscribers wore listed for tho wldto ribbon, 833 new members being gained Inst year, Mrs Kyueton Paries spoke of the League of Nations* Society In' England, explaining something of Its aims, and advocating liho (orinotitra of a branch in Now Zealand. Mrs Napier, Y -organiser, gave her report of the year's work. Suo spoke of the earnestness and enthusiasm' of the girls and her own happy relations with them.' The Invercargill Y’s have a duh room in the couti-o of tho town, and a ’ girls’ hostel is' to be opened shortly in Wellington. The report of the Y.M.C.A. hutmont fund stated that £.172 14a Sd was paid over to tho association to devote to Y.M.C.A. work In the New Zealand convalescent camps. Tlie report of , the Minesweepers’ Fund was read, and also a letter from tire High Commissioner expressing the deepest gratitude and appreciation of tho recipients for the help. Tho sum amounted to £1074 9s. Two hundred pounds had also been collected hy the young people’ of New Zealand and cabled to Sir Thomas Mackenzie. Specially good work has also been done by tho Timaru Union in providing a rost-room ; for sailors, giving social evenings with rofershmonta ancT entertainments whenever a Homo boat has come In, besides mootings on Sunday evenings.