SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Wedding at Norsowood. The wedding was celebrated in tho Presbyterian Church, at Norsowood, on Wednesday last, ot Miss Aunio Lund, second daughter of Mr. li. M. Liind, Norsewood, and Sergeant Herbert Bellamy, D.C.M., third son of Mr.' Thomas Bellamy, Auckland. Mr. Frank Fulton-Woods and Private Harry Bellamy, both returned soldiers, acted as best man and groomsman respectively, while Misses luga Ifuiid aild Beatrice Hansen, sistor and niece of the bride, attended as bridesmaids. Jliss Jean Bellamy, niece of the bridegroom, was flower girl. Tho bride wore a- navy costume with hat to match, and carried a lovely bouquet of pale pink cyclamen and maidenhair fern, tied with l pale pink ribbon. The bridesmaids wore drosses ot ehampagno crepe do ohine, with hats to match, and carried bouqilets of pale pink and whito flowers and maidenhair fern. Miss Jean Bellamy was ill white silk, with big bow of blue ribbon in ] her hair, and carried a basket of lovely palo pink and white flowers and maidenhair fern, A reception was held in tho Town Hall. Tlio churdi aild hall woro prettily decorated with spring flowers. Womon Police. In the course of conversation with Mrs. Kineton Parkes, a distinguished English writer, who is at'present stuying in Auckland, a representative of the Auckland "Star" states that when questioned on the subject of women politie, Mrs. Parkes said that although thoy are employed as yet' in small numbers in England, it is impossible to over-rate tho excellence of tho work that is boil's done. Mayors of cities and public bodies are testifying throughout the length and breadth of the the efficiency of these womon. iho great idea iii their dealing with, crimo is to prevent coiivi6tio)is, and especially amongst first offenders, and in this they bavo been very successful. Mrs. Parkes expressed tho opinion that as far'as she had had the chance to study tho question in Now Zealand, it would® seem to be advisable to accept the women patrols under the Minister of Health until Parliament sits aga-'ii, when tho strongest ifforts should ho made immediately for the appointment of. womeii police throughput tho Dominion. Girl Gardsners, Tho first) Frenoli land army women started work this week, states the "Daily News" of July 5. A number of them are undergoing a short course of training as. gardeners in the neighbourhood ot London. Apparently thero it a good opening for them in intensive culture, and already some have starter work in the gardens belonging tc "Highfield," tho home of recovery foi shell shock cases at Golders Green Major Campbell Frusor, who has ohargc of tho work, said ho believed there win room in England'for the successful do velopnient of intensive culture on line: similar to thoso adopted in France ant Belgium. The authorities were cOnsid ei'iiag the question of starting a nuirt fcer of similar markets for the intcn sive culture of vegetables. ,Thoy wouh be attached to convalescent hospital for shell shock easOß, so that the niei could bo trained ill work that wouli offer theiri a good livelihood.

To Save the Nation. General Sir William Robertson, at the Caxton Hall, Loudon, discussed the increase of social evils., and said the necessity of promoting the moral and physical fitness of tho inauhood and womanhood of the nation was obvious. Whatever the result of tho war every man and woman in the country would for many years to come bo called upon to work for the Empire, which had almost been wrecked through the war. That effort' could not be made if the health of their men and women was undermined. He did not think that tho evils wore more in evidenco in the Army than in any other section of the community. ; -The' remedy lies, he.said, very much in the direction of better boirip discipline, better education, and tho provision of better means of recre--1 ation for young people.

Mrs. Macfarlalie, of North Canterbury, and her daughter, who have been away from New Zealand for the past iivo'ycars, returned recently. Arrangements havo been made by tho Women's Branch of the Ecd Cross in Christchurch to provide refreshments lit tlic railway station to returned soldiers w'jio aro bound for stations south of Christchurch. Hitherto there has been no organised effort in this respect. Now the railway authorities have placed at tho disposal of the ladies of the lied Cross a room in tho station buildings where they will bo able to dispense refreshments to Otago and other southern returned' soldiers. The licensee ftf tho Terminus Hotel has undertaken tf» supply hot water wherewith to make tea. Mrs. Hiloy and Mrs. Duthie are at present staying at "Cai'Ken," Auckland.

Mrs. Rollo (New Plymouth), who has 0,01110 to Wellington to soo her son, who is at present in camp, is staying with her father, Mr. Stuart. Lower Iliitt.

Kod Cross friends are reminded of the Country Day at tho AYellinjiton Rod Cross Shop to-day. Tho sale will, comprise good and wholesome produce and will be well worth patronising. Gifts of ijood second-hand boots, especially novels and ehildrenis books, will he gratefully received by tho hun. swrotary of the shop. ' These books aro most profitable and many persons nn Choir wav take advantage of "light raiding for a train journey." Also clwin paper bags and paper will be most acceptable.

Of the ;Cf742 collected in the Mar-' tinlmrough district for the copper trail more than £300 wan sent from Piri--110:1, which is working most energetically. Over £103 ot this was llio result of a dniice. in Mr. AY. Hume's iniolalicd, organised hy Mesdames G. and AV. Hume, which Was such a great siK'.coss that it will probably be followed by another. Piriiioa has alone covered almost a milc ; and a halt' of the trail.

The Serbian "Requiem." The Serbian "Requiem," magnificently rendered at Bow Church, will create an important precedent, states Uio "Daily News." It is the first , case on record that a "Requiem Mass lias been publicly performed with full o/licial sanction in an Anglican church since tho Reformation. Prayer lor the dead is "not illegal," and ' requiems" havo frequently boen celebrated in "advanced" ohurches; but hitherto "sub rosa," and 1 without formal episcopal patronage. American Wounded. Tho American-Red Cross is building nearly ten acres of frame lratniolits. around the Manor House at Sarisbury Court, six miles from Southampton) and tho wholo, when completed, will form the largest American military hospital ill Great Britain, with accommodation for nearly 3000, states tho "Daily Nows." Tho site is a magnificent one, tho estate covering eoino 186 acres, and including woodland, postiiro land, and amplo gardens. There is a frontage of half a mile on Southampton Water, with good fishing and boating. The ten acres of vegetable gardens will bo intensively cultivated to furnish - as large a part as possible of tho hospital's kitchen requirements. ' Tlio contracts signed by tho ltod Cross provide for the opening of tho hospital, with about 40(5 beds available, in six weeks from tho tima the work is started. For tho time being a number of tho hods will lie in tents of the Bossoneau typo, which windows set in tho walls to make them light and'airy. Feilding Notes. Large numbers went from tewn on Saturday to Mr. Short's placo to witness the point-to-point steeplechase. It was a beautiful afternoon, and everything went off well. Mr. and Mrs. Short kindly provided delicious afternoon, tea. Among those present woro Mesdnmes Short, Gorton. AVaymouth, Haggctt, Bedmayho, Btaxn.ll, Fry, M'Kay, Shannon, Young, AVillis, Phillips, Pearson, AVallace, Bead, Misses Shannon. Brown, Atkinson, Young, AVaymouth, Gorton, Burrell, and many others. Mrs. Cavanagh has returned toleild'ing. Mrs. AVrightnon has returned to her homo after spending a short visit at Mrs. Barron's. Miss Mason is the guest ot Mrs. Stewart.

News of the death on Wednesday, in Wellington, 6i Miss Violet Harvey, third daughter of Mr. J. Harvoy, of AVaipukuratt, late stock inspector, wi I W received by her friends with much rrgret. Tho late Miss Harvoy was a sister of Mrs. Davies, of Pongaroa, and Mrs. AT. Thomson, of Levin. The committeo whioh was sot up at the meeting of women representing different women's societies in Wellington to go further into the matter of the -r.ced of hostels for women comprises lliit following:—Mnjor Dohnoy (S.A), Meadnmes Gibbons, Chatfield, Leicester, Porter, Pearson, Miss DowdesWell, p.nd Miss Aitc'heeon. Tho inarch of women continues. The London Hospital now announces _ that in future- positions on its staff will be open to women n-s well as to men.