NOTES FOR WOMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10294, 31 May 1919, Page 4

NOTES FOR WOMEN

A STREET SALE. Yesterday tho Free Kindergartens of Wellington made an appeal to the public by means of astreeosalo. In spite of tho bad weather, tho ladies who were in charge of the stalls were at their posts early, and worked busily all day, losing no chance of selling their goods. Of these they had a good quantity, some good home-made cakes, jams, and pickles, vegetables, and other produce. A lamb formed the prize of a guessing competition at on© stall, aud there were several other good competition prizes, mostly at the stall held by the Women’s National Reserve, under Mrs Gibbous, at Kirkoaldio and Stains’. This stall had a good stock of articles and did excellent business. There wore several stalls at Kelburn avenue. Lady Gibbes and Mrs J. D. Gray were in charge of a flower stall and had some beautiful wares, which realised about £2O. Flowers had been sent from all parts of the country. They also had some very pretty .baskets, of which many had been ordered beforehand. -Her© also the Kelburn ladies had a stall under Miss Greenwood, selling all kinds of goods, and a bookstall under Mrs W. D. Stewart did a good trade. Wellington South and Berhampore kindergartens hold a stall opposite tho Post Office, where Mrs J. C. Andersen assisted. Mrs Corrigan and Mrs Webb were in charge at the Bank of New Zealand corner, where there was another bookstall presided over by Miss Adams. At Boulcott street tho Brooklyn and Taranaki street kindergarten committees had a produce stall, where Mrs Gill, the council’s president, was selling wares. The ladies of tho Congregational Church assisted with a fine stall at Courtenay place. At Gt. John’s schoolroom the boot sale organised by Miss Turton had more wares than could he disposed of, and tho goods left over will bo sold later.. in Taranaki street. A largo number of collectors were stationed about the town in charge of Miss Helyer and Miss Hall, and they were very successful, one box alone containing £7 when opened. Mrs (Dr.) Adams was convener for the street sale, and her efforts were most successful. Sir Edward ’ Gibbes and Mr Burdekin assisted by taking charge of the money, and had quite a busy time during the afternoon. Messrs Harcourt and Co. kindly placed thoir rooms at the disposal of the sellers, the disposal of the sellers. Tho total proceeds are not yet complete, but the amount taken will he somewhat over £2OO.

Special mention was made in the annual report of the St. John Ambulance Division in Palmerston North of tin?, record of Misses Doris Crahb and Tnplin Allman, who engaged in war work of various kinds in England during the war. Miss Crabb saw service in hospitals on the land, in cantefens, with the Women’s Legion as a ch|uf-

four, and afterwards with Queen Mary’s W.A.A.C., with which she is still connected. Miss Allman acted as convoy clerk in an enteric camp, and in a prisoner of war hospital, and was then sent to Franco to act in the same capacity in the Le Treport Hospital there. Latest news tells of her transfer to Ronon, instead of receiving her discharge, as she expected. “Truly a' record to ho proud of,” concludes the report. “And we shall always he proud of our two members wljo have so faithfully lived up to our motto, ‘Pro utilitate hominum.’ ”

Next Friday, commencing at 3 p.m., a “utility” stall will be held at the Y.W.C.A., Fowlds’s Buildings, Herbert street. This stall will contain, as its name implies, all sorts of useful things, such as cakes, sweets, needlework, etc. This is a good opportunity of getting these home-made articles and of helping the Y.W.C.A. building fund, towards which the proceeds will go.

Death' has removed another old identity in the person of Mrs Catherine Lough, who. died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs W. Campbell, To Rehunga. Deceased was born in County Armagh, Ireland, and came to New Zealand in 1867. She subsequently resided in Wanganui for a number of years, also at Palmerston North, and her declining years were spent in Dannevirke. Mrs Lough is survived by one son and two daughters.