Women the World Over

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 743, 16 August 1929, Page 5

Women the World Over

COLONEL DOROTHY

The girl commander of 300 men, olonel Dorothy G. Stone, command-

ing officer of the University of Kansas Reserve Officers’ Training Corps unit. A BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Mrs. Maria Snow, of Washington, recently passed her eighty-seventh milestone, and she conceived an unusual idea of celebrating her birthday. She invited two old friends, both over 80, to accompany her on an airplane trip, and the three old ladies went aloft, thoroughly delighted with their novel experience. A LARGE FAMILY Miss Breez.ie Bingham, chairman of the United Dairies Welfare and Social Committee, is a prominent figure in English welfare work. She is responsible for the amusement and general happiness of 10,000 people—shop assistants, roundsmen, clerks, and dairymaids. In spite of the size of her family, she contrives to mother them all.

AN HISTORIAN Lady Tyrrell, wife of Sir William Tyrrell, the English Ambassador in France, is at present working on a comprehensive history dating from the earliest times, the first volume of which is now completed. The book takes the reader to the death of Alexander the Great. The members of Tyrrell’s family have long been distinguished as historians and students of foreign politics. IN COUNTRY DISTRICTS The. problem of finding suitable lodgings for young women teachers of remote country schools in New South Wales has been taken in hand by Miss E. Mackintosh, welfare officer of the New South Wales Education Department, who last year found comfortable homes for 134 teachers. Owing to her vigilance, the conditions are much improved, and the girls report that they are all well cared -for in congenial environments. A CAKE-MAKER The most famous cake-maker in the United States is Mme. Blanche, who decorates her confections with designs of extraordinary beauty, her sugar statuary being a joy to the eye. In the past 25 years she has served three Presidents, the Courts of England and Spain, and has carried out orders for the Rockefellers, Vanderbilts, and Morgans. Recently one of her cakes was awarded first prize at a women’s industrial exhibition, being selected from a large number of entries. LEAGUE OF MOTHERS BRANCH MEETINGS HELD An interesting address on child welfare was given by Mrs. N. E. Ferner, at the monthly meeting of the city branch of the League of Mothers, held at the Myers Kindergarten on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. P. A. Lindsay presided. Recitations were given by Mrs. E. Wright and songs by Miss Atkinson. Afternoon tea was later served by Mrs. Lindsay, Mrs. W. M. Passmore, Mrs. C. West, Mrs. T. Purdom, Miss Guerrie, Mrs. Webster, Mrs. Keith Macky and Mrs. F. W. Matthews. The monthly meeting of the Takapuna branch of the League of Mothers was held at the Parish Hall yesterday afternoon. Mrs. J. A. Bartrum presided. Among the visitors were the provincial president and secretary, respectively, Mrs. J. T. F. Mitchell and Miss Arey. Professor Sperrin-Johnson gave an address on “The Study of Adaptation.” Songs were sung by Mrs. Sullivan, and later tea was served by Mrs. J. Wiseman, Mrs. George Winstone and Mrs. Bryce Hart.’ Among the members were:—Mrs. Julius Williamson, Mrs. James Thompson (secretary), Mrs. Reuben Watts, Mrs: Ewing, Mrs. Randall, Mrs. Rollo, Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Francis, Mrs. Collinson, Mrs. Eric Wiseman, Mrs. Redding, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. G. Winstone, Mrs. Tisdall, Mrs. MacMurtrie, Mrs. Lush, Mrs. George Nicks, Mrs. Mason, Mrs. Sullivan, Mrs. West. Mrs. U. Beattie, Mrs. Mcßride, Mrs. Heigh way, Mrs. C. Robinson, Mrs. Webber, Mrs. W. O’Brien, Mrs. Reid, Mrs. Coultliard, Mrs. Foot.