WOMEN’S WORLD.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 8, 7 December 1926, Page 11

WOMEN’S WORLD.

Miss D. D. Hope and Misi J. Ottawa}’, L.A.8., both of Wanganui Girls’ College, have accepted positions in Queensland, the former as a science mistress at Rockhampton Grammar School, and the latter as senior music assistant at St. Anne’s College, Townsvdle. Both will leave for Australia late in December, and will commence their duties early in the New Year.

The death is reported from Invercargill of Mrs Elizabeth Baird, at the age of 83 years The deceased lady was born in Glasgow, and in 1870 married the Rev. James Bair.d, coming later to New Zealand in. the ship Robert Henderson. The late Mrs Baird took a leading part in temperance, church and social work in Southland and during her life she- held many executive positions on bodies of this nature. She leaves three sons and three daughters, Dr. .William Baird (Wanganui),' Dr. Henderson Baird (Wyndham), Dr. John Baird (Hokitika), Dr... Helen Baird .(Masterton), Mrs Blyth (Winton), and Mrs Gilmour (Roxburgh). A fourth' daughter, Dr. Agnes Baird, died six years ago. CROQUET. The Levin holders of the Bennett Buttons, Mesdames Kirk (4) and Hall (7), retained the trophies after a match with two challengers from the Northern Club, Mesdames Gambrill (3) and Garner (7), at Levin yesterday. After a very interesting game the visitors wore beaten by 26 to 16. Mesdames McGill (5) and Palmer (7) will endeavour to secure the buttons for Northern Club on Monday next. SOCIAL FUNCTIONS. On Saturday evening the Oddfellows’ Hall was taxed to its utmost capacity, the occasion being the Social Chib’s final euchre tournament for this season. The large number of J 528 persons who sat down at the card tables is surely a record for the district. At the same time many others failed to gain admission. Play commenced at 8.15 p.m. and was continued until 10.45 p.m., when a tasty supper was dispensed by an . energetic ladies’ committee who deserve great praise for the manner in which they catered for so large a crowd. The prizewinners were as follow: —Ladies: Mrs | Peach (pair of double blankets), Mrs j Riley (pair of single blankets), Mrs i Butler (pair of double sheets), Miss j Olsen (Christmas ham, donated), Miss Wright (701 b. bag of sugar), Mrs Nel;on (linen damask tablecloth, donated), Mrs Pettersen (251 b. bag of flour), Mrs Larsen (bread knife), Miss Franklin (cabbage, consolation prize); men, Mr ,T. Cook (pair of double blankets), Mr Norris (pair of single blankets), Mr E. Franklin (pair of double sheets), Mr Day (Christmas ham, donated), Mr Savage (701 b. bag of sugar), Mr Cate (e.p.n.s. cream jug, donated by Mr

W. Smith), Mr .Tones (251 b. bag of flour), ! Mr Smith (50 cigarettes, donated), Mr F. Clark (cabbage, con--1 solation prize). The gold wristlet watch, valued at £7 15s and guaranteed for three years, was won by Mr J. Cook with the good score of 21 out of a total of 24 games played. The | winner was accorded prolonged ap- I plau.se. The aggregate points prizes ' for the season were won in the ladies’ [ section by Mrs Zimmerman (open order for £5), Mrs R. Jones (.complimentary ticket for five nights for next season’s functions) being runner-up, and in the men’s section by Mr E. Jones (open order for £5), Mr P. Cowlishaw (complimentary ticket for five nights for next season’s functions) being placed second. On presenting the prizes to the various winners Mr W. Bromley, on behalf of the committee,

thanked those present for their support during the past few months and stressed the fact that functions such as these did a vast amount of good socially and otherwise in the community. It was the intention of the committee to start next season’s functions early in the New Year. All the prize-winners on receiving their tro-

phies were accorded hearty applause. The appreciation of those responsible for the conduct of these functions by those present was shown by the prolonged applause at the conclusion of the proceedings.

NURSING GUILD

MONTHLY MEETING

Mr J. A. Nash, M.P., presided at the regular monthly meeting of the District Nursing Guild yesterday afternoon. There were also present Mesdames Colos, Morgan, Trask, Hewitt, Gill, Aitchison (secretary) and Misses Cunninghame and Nairn.

NURSE’S REPORT. The district nurse (Miss E. Alexander) reported having made 300 visits to 33 patients . during the month. Fourteen new patients had been admitted to her care and 17 were discharged, One was sent to hospital, two had died, and 13. still remained on the books. Clothing was received from Mesdames Northy, -Stewart, Goldingham, ,R. Abraham, Weston, Williamson and Spooner; anonymous friends and the Williard Home Committee. A bed and bedding was given by Mrs Wilkcnson. The sum of 15s was collected from- the weighing machine and a donation of £1 Is was received from Mrs Dansby and £1 from Mr Stout. Twelve families had been supplied with clothing during the month. The report was adopted. It was resolved to write to the trustees of the McCarthy Estate, making the usual application for a grant.

BIG FAMILIES

COALFIELDS COMPETITION.

LONDON, Nov. 24. A unique dispute has shaken the South Yorkshire coalfields where mining villages are arguing which is able to show the largest family. It began when a miner’s wife residing at Denaby bore her nineteenth child,. but Blackerhill possesses neighbours who are both fathers of twentytwo.

Another resident, with seventeen, offered to field a football team to play any other eleven brothers, but Mrs Austen, residing at Platts Common, put everyone else in the shade with her 24, besides four adopted children. One son weighs 16£ stone, and'a daughter 13 stone.

Mrs Austen says, “My children arA out to • beat my record. One of my daughters already has twelve children, and two others eleven each,’’

Nevertheless, the .Austens are anxiously watching a neighbouring family which has had twins: and triplets within thirteen months.