VICTORIA LEAGUE

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 96, 14 July 1927, Page 4

VICTORIA LEAGUE

EVER-READY COMMITTEE The Victoria League Ever-ready Committee held its monthly meeting on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. John Reid presided. There was a large attendance, and arrangements were made to hold a book afternoon on July 18, for the purpose of getting children’s books for the work of the league ' in the backblocks. The secretary announced that the girls’ sub-committee was making arrangements to hold a concert on August 2 in St. Mark’s Hall, Remuera, in aid of equipping a cot in the Auckland Hospital. Members were requested to give assistance in selling tickets for the concert. The Rev. J. Calder read a letter thanking the committee for their acti- i vities in connection with holding a stall I at the Winter Fair, and telling them that their takings amounted to £125 Miss A. Chalmers was appointed assistant secretary in consequence of the growth of the committee and the amount of work to be done. Mrs. Kidd, president of the hospital auxiliary, addressed the meeting, explaining the aims of the auxiliary. Mrs. Maguire also asked members to take an interest in it, as it would undoubtedly prove a great boon to the community. think you'll admit ” and so on, and so on! Baby Worship There is one deep, perilous and almost unavoidable pit of which the young married couple must beware, if they do not wish to prove a bore to their friends. I allude of course to the question of baby-worship! Babies! I feel that here I am treading on thin ice! I suppose that all normal girls are fond of babies in the same way that they appreciate puppies, lambs—anything that is young and attractive. At the same time it is impossible for the average girl to fall into genuine and ecstatic raptures over every gurgling baby, however sweet, that every proud young mother holds up for inspection! The young married woman has only one baby to think of, her own—and it is hard for her to realise how often her unmarried friend has had to stimulate joyous surprise at the sight of a tiny bundle of pink flesh swathed in wool! Quite frankly, maternal feeling is mainly a question of possession. Whereas in the young married woman it is concentrated on her children, in the girl it is diffused over a variety of objects—animals, friends who are ill or unhappy, even young men—if they make themselves agreeable enough —may have their share! To expect the maiden to feel the rapturous interest of the mother in babies is to demand something contrary to the laws of nature. i To dissolve boracic acid quickly, mix i with a little cold water in a tumbler then half-fill with boiling water and stir.