PERSONAL NOTES FROM HOME.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 16043, 27 October 1917, Page 2

PERSONAL NOTES FROM HOME.

i (TBOH OT7B OWN CORRESPONDENT.) LONDON, September 4. Dr. Alice Moreland (Christchurch) has been in charge of a Red Cross hospital in North Wales for some months, and now she is resident medical officer for a branch of the New Hospital for Women, in Euston road. She expects to remain in England for some months longer. Mrs Henning, wife of Sergeant W. Henning (Auckland), is in charge of the lady drivers afc Hornchurch Camp, where Miss Johnston (Hawke's Bay) and Miss P. Anderson (Christchurch) are working with her. Mrs Henning completed a year's nursing in Egypt before joining tho New Zealand motor transport. Her eldest brother, Lieutenant Randolph Coates, died of wounds in France in Juno last. Miss Hayhurst has taken up duty with the Women's Reserve Ambulance, Green Cross Society, Bournemouth She has been doing farm work in Bucks for some considerable time. Her eldest brother is in Palestine with the New Zealand Mounted Rifles, and her youngest brother is in the Rifle Brigade. Miss Ina Bosworth (Auckland) has lately returned from a month's tour in France with the Lena Ashwell Concert Party, of which she is a violinist. In this brief interval between 70 and 80 concerts were given, and on most occasions New Zealanders were prominent in the audience. On one occasion a very cosmopolitan attendance included British, Russian, French, Belgian, Egyptian, Chinese, and Portuguese. The Femins Quartet is very popular with men in France, and is booked again for another concert tour in January. Sister Isla Stewart, N.Z.A.N.S. (Masterton), has been appointed to the nursing staff at the Walton Hospital, after a year in France. She was at the New Zealand Stationary Hospital, Hazebruck, when the Germans turned their guns on the town. Before taking up duty at the No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital, Miss Stewart 6pent a short furlough at Killarney. For tho week ended September 4th the callers at the High Commissioner's office in London included: Mrs Thomas Harrison (Christchurch), Mr T. T. Harrison (Christchurch), Mrs R. D. Thomas (Christchurch), Captain Leslie O'Callaghan, Ist Canterbury Battalion (Timaru), 2nd-Lieutenant L. H. Denniston, R.B. (Dunedin), SubLieutenant R. S. Williams, R.N.R. (Christchurch), Miss J. L. Campbell, N.Z.A.N.S. (Dunedin) (transferred from the N.Z. Stationary Hospital, France, to Codford), Major H. D. Matson (late of Christchurch), Dr. Alico Moreland (Christchurch). Corporal A. T. Donnelly (Christchurch), Lieutenant H. H. Hanna, Ist Canterbury Regiment (Christchurch).

WEDDINGS AND ENGAGEMENTS

The engagement is announced of Mr Noel Ross, only son of Mr Malcolm Ross, official correspondent with the N.Z. Expeditionary Forces, and Eileen, eldest daughter of the late Mr A. C. Buchanan, of Sydney.

At All Souls', Langham Place, London, on August 23rd, Leigh Norman Younghusband, Captain R.F.A., was married to Adeline Mary, younger daughter of Paulin Cotton-Cooke, of Buenos Aires. Captain Younghusband is the second and only surviving son of the late Mr John Younghusband, of Napier, and of Mrs E. M. Younghusband, of Sydney. An old boy of Wanganui, Captain Younghusband was at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and got a commission in the R.F.A. at the beginning of 1915. In_ May of this year he was mentioned in a despatch from Sir Douglas Haig.

September 13th is the date which has been arranged for the marriage of Mr Arthur Hirst, Lieutenant R.N.R., son of the late Mr James Hirst, of Midhirst, Taranaki, and Ada Temple, daughter of the late Mr James Norman Layton, of Nottingham Place, London, and sister of Commander Layton, R.N.R., yacht Shemara, to which Mr Hirst is attached.

Lieutenant F. L. G. Jaunay, R.N.R., of Sydney (formerly of the N.Z.R.8.), is engaged to Miss L. 7 Tilyard, N.Z.A.N S., who is on the nursing staff at Brockenhurst Hospital. Miss Tilyard belongs to Wellington.

At St. Mark's Church, Little Common, on August 25th, Leslie Beauchamp Maunsell, M.C., Machine-gun Corps, was married to Catherine Jane Martyn-Johns (Katie), second daughter of the late Mr Thomas MartynJohns, of Trevella, Crantock, Cornwall, and Mrs Martyn-Jolins, of Fairholme, Little Common, Bexhill. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. C. B. Martyn-Johns, brother of the bride, assisted by the Rev. M. B. Stuart-Fox, rector. The wedding was a very quiet one, only relatives being present. Lieutenant Maunsell has sufficiently recovered from his severe wounds to undertake light military duty and lie is at the Grantham Camp. In all likelihood he will be passed fit for active service in tho course of a couplo of months.

At St. Mary's Church, Purton, Wilts, Lieut. &. T. Holland was married to Merio'l Margaret Goodwin, eldest daughter of the late Mr J-.®- Goodwin, and of Mrs Goodwin, Fairlie, New Zealand. Tho bridegroom is the younger son of the late Mr C- M. Holland, of Bryn-y-Grog, Wrexham. The ceremony was performed by the Kqv. R. B. Harrison, vicar of the parish.

At All Saints' Church, Ealing, on August 22nd, Ilobort Hugh i'cake, Lieut. R.F.C., was married to ltuth England, youngest daugnter of Mr and Mrs A. V" England, of Ealing. Tho bridegroom is tne second son of Colonel Peake and the late Mrs Peako, of Lampton Hall, Ealing. Tho ceremony was performed by tiic Rev. O. 13. Rogers, V r icar of Whitton.

September 7. At tjje Servite Chui-ch, jyulnam, on August 14th, the marriage took place of Lieut. Thomas Edmund Duffy, Lancashire Fusiliers and It.F.C., to Edith Florence Dufaur. The bridegroom is the second son of the late Mr Denis Duffy, of Wellington, the bride, tho youngest daughter of the late Mr E. T. ihifaur, barrister, Auckland.

A very quiet military wedding of special 2s ew Zealand interest took placo yesterday afternoon, at Walton-on-Thames. The bridegroom was Lieut. Ralph Fitzßoger B. Beetham, N.J&.M.R., eldest son of Mr Hugh B. Boetham and Mrs Beetham, of Branccpeth, Wairarapa. The bride was Sirs Mabel _ Carrington Hutchison, oldest daughter of tho late Mr William Booth, pf Carterton. Tho church was prettily decorated with pink and croam roses and palms, and tho congregation consisted chiefly of New Zealand nurses from the hospital at Walton, as well as many of the patients—officers and mon. For nearly a year past the bride hns been on the nureing staff of a New Zealand hospital here. Liout.-Colonel T. Mill, N.Z.M.C. (Geraldine), in charge of the No. 2 N.Z. General Hospital, gave away the bride, whose dress was or delicate grey crepe de chine, -worn with a hat of similar shade, trimmed with pale grey ospreys and lined -with shell pink; she carricd a loose bouquet of pint carnations. Chaplain-Major Luxford, C.M.G., performed the ceremony, assisted by the Rev. J. T. Price. The groomsmen were Lieut. E. W. Nairn, ' Grenadier Guards (Hawke's Bay), and Captain Martin B. Tweod, N.Z.M.C. Before the ceremony and after it, the organist played numerous selections, and the hymn, '"'O Perfect Love," was sunpr. Those present included the bride's son and daughter Master Bob Hutchison and Miss Violet Hutchison, tho latter wearing a pretty |

frock of green ninon and a black lace hat —Mm Luxford, Mrs T. Mill, Mrs Hayter, Mrs Allen, Miss Wilson (matron at Mount; Felix), and Lieut. Speight. Lieut. Beetham was wounded while actiing as A.D.C. to Major-General Sir_A. H. Russell, and ho is returning to Now Zealand at an early date with other members of the Main Body. Mrs Beetham will romqin hero and resume her hospital duties.

A large number of- friends were present at the Victoria \\ esleyan Chuich, Clifton, Bristol. on occasion of a wedding of interest to .New Zealaiuicrs. The bridegroom was Lieut. Claude Harrison. -M.C.. N.Z.E., youngest son of tho late Mr Valentino Harrison and i Mrs Harrison, Hawera. He has eoan service in Egypt? taking part in the attacks against the Bedouins and Turks, and m France, and he was awarded tho M.C. for gallant conduct, at the battle of Messines, where be was gassed, but succeeded in leading his men to their objective, and in keeping communication open for 48 hours until ho was relieved. He is still l " u »<r r treatment at Brockenhurst. The bride was Miss Hoso Elizabeth Price, third daughter of the late Rev. W. 11. Price and Mrs Price, of Clifton, and niece ot Sir Wm. McMillan, K.C.M.G. (Sydney), and of Mr Charles McMillan (Auckland). The service was choral, tho choir being assisted by Miss Evelyn Gerrish. a well-known local singer. The organist nlavod tho Grand Chorus from "Salomo'' when tho bride entered the church, end "Land of Hope and Glory at .the conclusion of tho service. The bride was j-;iven away by her cousin, Mr J. H. S. McArthur, of Cambridge. Her dress of poarl satin was embroidered with pearls, and it had a ■ court train of old family Limerick lace, tho veil being of Honiton, arranged in the form of a fern leaf, and fastened with a rose —representing New Zealand and England. Miss Norah O. Stuart Price •(sister of tho bride), was the bridesmaid, wearing rose pink crcDo de chine, and a hat of black lace trimmed with roses, her present from tho bridegroom being a New Zealand opal pendant and chain. Second Lieutenant G. J. Booklass, Auckland, was best man. He, too. was wounded at Messines, and if? a patient at Brockcnhnrst. to which hospital a largo portion of tho weddingcake was sent. Tho bride went away in a costume of blue and brown shot charmeuse satin, with ninon blouse and toque to correspond.