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- w-- NEWS AND VIEWS FOR WOMEN a "> Sa Hannington, Capt. and Mrs, Bur- neey, Mr. and Mrs. Halloway Wad- ; .. dell, Prof. and Mrs. W. R. P. Bri New Year's Eve is siways obaserv-| ger, Mr. and Mrs. W. Harty, 3 right royally st the Tete de Pont Arthur Macnee, Mr. T. J. Rigney, oks, and the of 1925 | Miss Alison Macdonell, Miss Gwen- marked by festivities at the of | dolyn and Miss Doris Folger, Miss apd Sergeants mess. The of-| Katie and Miss Nora Bermingham, | "Soers of the R.C.H.A. gave a supper | Miss Aline Rutherford, Miss Doris ia dapee for thelr friends, Col. and | McKay, Miss Edith Oarruthers, TOMORROW'S MENU. melied and one teaspoon of vanilla. Beat till it is solid enough to spread, Take care this frosting does not get too hard before spreading, yet it must bé hard enough so as not to be liquid. Here is a good fruit cake (it too large, cut recipe in half): Breakfast Grapefruit Scrambled Eggs Coffee Cereal Toast . O. F. Constantine receiving the | Major Heron, Lieuts. Panet and or wearing a heudsome gown of | Macdonald, Messrs. Malcolmson and oceded satin. Supper wasiD, McKeon, Halifax. m where the * = plate| On New Year's Eve the private balloons etc. | dining room of the Belmont wes in went on te the music of gala arrey for the delightful birth- band of the RCH.A. At mid-| day dinner party given - to about e party joined the sergeants | twenty-five of her friends by Miss their friends, and together they | Bisie Lawless, Portsmouth. Miss the old year out and the new | Lawless was assisted in receiving the in. Among the guests of _the| guests by Mrs. A, C. Givens and were: Major-General and|when everyone hed arrived the seat- J. H. Elmsley, Col. and Mre. ling problem was solved by dainty Leslie, Col. and Mrs. Reg- | and amusing place cards. A splen- Brooks, Col. snd Mrs. Beverly | didly served mein was further en- Col. and Mrs, R. O. Alex- | panced by a huge birthday cake with Luncheon Vegetable Soup Peanut Butter Sandwiches Cocoa Apple Sauce "i white br Fruit Cake: Cream together one 1 pound of buttér and three cups of brown sugar. Add 12 eggs, one of strawberry jam, three pounds currants» also mixed with a little flour, one pound of mixed peel sliced very thin, one-fourth pound of blanched almonds, one and one-half pounds' of flour (six cups) one tea- spoon of soda dissolved In onme- fourth cup of hot water, two tea- spoons each of ground cloves and cinnamon and ope teaspoon of ground nutmeg. Mix well and bake Dinner Celery Cream of Cabbage Soup Escalloped Oysters Baked Potatoes Spinach Squash Pie Coffee it § aie Contributed Cake Recipes. i Mrs. M.: "Soft Gingerbread: Mrs. B. J. C. Schmid- . Sheffield Bacon, Heber Labberty, , H, T. Cock, Major Major m-- penple now nd _en- Rresorip Tabe cing and 'controlling fat. tells that she re- and easily by using this the famous Marmola Pre- taking ia several times welght just right. a box or Cha aa a a LL a dS ai Killop (Regina), Harry the names of Miss Lawless and Miss Marie Macdonald, a guest of honor, whose birthdays both fall on New Year's, inscribed on the top. Giant crackers contained pretty favors and when the fun and toasts at the table . | were completed the hall was cleared .| tor dancing. Among those present were: Mrs, A, C. Givens and Misses Marfe McDonald, Carmel O'Reilly, Isobe! Webster, Bessie Kane, Marion Sullivan, Christina Kehoe, Gertrude Lawless, Marguerite Kennedy and Evelyn MoCartney and Messrs. W. Coyle, Bert. Barry, R. J. Lacey, Dr. Leopard Blakey (Chicago), Gregory MecGuiness, B. Beaupre, D. B. Me- Branigan, Dr. V. A. Martin, Lorne McDonnell (New York), Chir Devlin and A.C Givens. * > On New Year's Eve the Junior Woman's Institute and Junior Farm- er's Association of Frontenac gave a merry party in the Kingston Dairy School at which the guests were re- ceived by Mrs. J. Wilmot and Mrs. S. COrosstield. Decorations of and red and green d green shaded lights and balloons, red for the ola year and silver and gold for the new, made the pretty hall prettier than ever and as the hour of midnight was struck the 1924 balloons van- ished to be replaced py those of 1925. Supper was served most daintily, and dencing went on again to the music of an excellent orchestra: Mr. present Pixley, Robert Wiltsie, William Pat- '| erson and G. S. Sibbit. - » ® The home of Mr. J. Floremite, 48 Spruce Hill Road, Toronto, wae the scene of & plessant gathering on Tuesday evening, when the members Year was heralded in with much hil- arity. Dainty refreshments were ser- ved at the midnight hour and danc- ing resumed for a short time long- er. . - - One of the jolliest of parties was the "Christmas Tree" of the To- ronto Woman's Press Club, held in the gaily decorated club rooms, 113 Yonge street. A gift for each mem- ber was found on the tree, and care- fully distributed by Santa after ite accompanying rhyme had been read aloud. The first tea to be held by the club in the new year will be held on January 7th, » » LJ Principal R. Bruce Taylor, Queen's Universitys---Xingston, Ont, an- nounces the engagement of his sec- ond .daughter, Margaret Rachel, to Alexander Gordon Anderson, Monts real, only son of Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Anderson, Buckingham, P.Q.; the marriage to take place at the end of January. : . . » Prof. Callander, Queen's Univer- sity, Kingston, is a guest for a few days with Brig.-Gen. W. B. King and 'Mrs. Shuttleworth King at Woolse- ley Barracks, London, Ont, en route to Toronto from Ann Arbor. . - - Miss Carmel O'Reilly, Earl street, entertained at mah jongg this week, when the prize was won by Miss Anna Hanlon. 3 . . * . Mr. H. Leonard, evangelist and soloist with Rey. Dr. Crossley, re- turning from & three months" chm paign-in New Branswick and Nova Scotia, was among the Christmas guests of his cousins, Mr. and Mrs, A. D. Leonard, Yarker. Mr. and Mrs. H. V, Clarke have gone to Belleville after spending the 'holidays with Mr. and Mrs. M. B, Bliictt, Division street, * * . Miss Betty Fair, Willlam street jefe for Oswego this week. Miss Anna Mitchell, Johnson street, loft on Wednesday for Alex- andria, Que., to spend New Year's. She will return to Kingston on Miss Marion Rankin, who was with Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Rankin, Oal. and Mrs. Victor Andetson and their family who spent the holidays in Ottawa with Col. and Mrs. W. P. Anderson, will return to town (Continued on Page 14), i Cream together one-half cup of sugar and one-half cup of butter; add one cup of molasses, two tea- spoons of soda dissolved in one cup of 'boiling water, one teaspoon each of ground cinnamon, cloves and ginger, and two and one-half cups of flour. Last stir in two well-beaten eggs. This makes a thin batter but do not add more flour. Bake for about 20 minutes in a rather quick oven in a buttered pen, Here is an- other good recipe: Chocolate Loaf Cake: Cream to- gether one-half scant cup of butter and two cups of brown sugar. Add one cup of sour milk in which one teaspoon of soda has been dissolved and stir in two cups of:bread flour. Last, add one-half cup of boiling water in which you have dissolved one square of unsweetened :choco- late. Flavor with one teaspoon of vanilla and bake in greased pans for 30 minutes in a hot oven. Put to- gether with: My Chocolate Frosting: Boil to- gether for six minutes one cup of white sugar mixed with one-half cup of sweet milk and a pinch of cream of tartar. Remove from fire and add two dessert spoons = of butter, one square of unsweetened chocolate in greased pans for three hours (or longer) in a very slqw oven." Sour Milk Cake: (Mrs. F. G.) Cream a piece of butter size of an egg and work into it ome cup of granulated sugar; add one egg yolk beaten, one teaspoon of ground cin- namon, a pinch of salt; and one-half teaspoon each of ground cloves and putmeg. Beat well. Now dissolve one teaspoon of soda in one cup of gour milk and add this alternately with two and one-half cups of flour. Fold in the stiffly beaten egg white and bake in a buttered loaf take pan for about 40 minutes in a medium oven." Tomorrow--A Pretty Knitted Scarf. All 1nquiries aaarsessed to Miss Kirkman in cafe of the "Hificient Housekeeping" department will be answered in these columns in thair turn. 'This requires considerable time, however, owing to the great stmber received. So if a personal o» gulcker reply is desired, a stamp. #G and self-addressed envelopa must be enclosed with the question. Be sure to uss YOUR full name, street aumber, and the names of your eity snd etate. ~The Bdito:. 1 he Editor Hears That. a flock of cedar wax wings, the pretty bird with crested heads shoulders, arrived on Christmas Day to spend the holiday season in Kmg- ston gure of a welcome and a good dinner. They found both in a. gar- den on Albert street, where some apples had remain. d on an-old apple tree. They are still here and have been joined by a smaller bird, pos- sibly a grosbeck, who has a yellow preast and seems to enjoy life in spite of the cold. This particular garden. being picked clean, these hardy birds are leaving for pastures new. a That this is the day dad receives the bill for 'His Christmas gift. That during the world war 250,- 000 women were in the military ser- vice with the British army, while more than 90,000 women served with the United States army over- seas, --- y That a reader wants to know if it is correct for a married woman to sign a letter "Mrs, John Smith." No it is entirely wrong. No matter what and Miss Jenmie Shaw, Kingston, grendaunts of the groom, were among the guests, { ' A drastic clearance of odd, in- complete and broken'lines of fine ANY SHOE, SLIPPER, TRUNK OR TRAVELLING BAG, HOSIERY, AND SPATS, SALES FOR CASH ONLY. LOCKETT'S For Saturday Women's Sample Vests All pure wool and silk, no sleeves, short sleeves and long ! ? ar Ad iyieft hon. ald starting to-morrow. Rows of tailored pearl buttons are frequently employed on the skirt and sleeves of sport frocks, (ETT a8 | GROCERY fine ¢ : lity at about 1-3 off [él Heavy Cotton, fleeced lined and all wool, in Black, White, Grey and colors from 75¢c. up WOOL BLANKETS « Best Canadian and Scotch makes, all pure wool, in Grey, Tan, Red and White, at very special prices. W. N.Linton & Co. "Phone 191. ~ The Waldron Store C--