SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1174, 8 July 1911, Page 10

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Ladies' Evening at a Club,

Last evening tho -Wellington Commercial Travellers' and Warehousemen's Association broke down the barriers that have hitherto guarded the promises of their club from the invasion of womankind, and, throwing wido open their doors, gave a "ladies' evening." It was quite tho first time in its history that such a thing had been done, and accordingly thero was a very largo attendance of their specially "permitted" visitors, most of whom displayed a considerable amount of interest in their unwonted surroundings. Tho comfortably-appointed interior of tho building presented a very attractive appearance, and; again, woman can but say, as always, "How exceedingly well man attends to his wants"—for it is an accomplishment at which usually ho particularly excels. Card-rooms, tho huge billiard room, enviously regarded by some, of tho guests, the reading and writingroom, and rooms on still another floor, were all thrown open, and the invasion was practically complete. For a timo tho billiard room detained a groat many people, and then tho sounds of inusic from the reading-room near by, turned for the occasion into a concert chamber, lured them thither, to listen to a most cnjoyablo and varied programme. As the visitors arrived at the club they were welcomed in the entrance hall by Mr. H. C. Tewsley, tho president of tho club, and some of tho officers. Later on, when everyone had assembled in tho concert room, Mr. Tewsley, in a very pleasant little speech, remarked upon tho evcntfulness of the occasion in tho history of the club, and.of the pleasure such an innovation gave him. It was only the other day, July i, in, Auckland, that tho Northern Club had thrown open its doors and entertained the ladies in a somewhat similar manner—a very titling day, it had seemed to him, for such an occasion. In the concert that followed items were contributed by Messrs. Hollow, A. C. C. Stevens, Minifie, Osmond; Meyer, Borneo Gardner, Fletcher,■? Girdlcstoue, Grant, Carr, Newton, Searle,. and also.-by M'Laughliu's 'Orchestra. -'tfr^J^-, Supper was served in an upstairs room, numbers of small tables being prettily arranged with white and yellow narcissi, while palms disposed in various corners of. the room, added a graceful effect to it, as, indeed, they did in all tho other rooms and corridors. Mrs. Tewsley, the president's wife, was present, and .was wearing a black satin gown, relieved with white and trimmed with jet. A Lady Superintendent of Hospitals. The newly-appointed lady superintendent of the nursing staff of the Auckland .Hospital, Miss -M. H. Griffiths, of' Dunedin, appears to be admirably qualified by experience to'take up'the position sho has-been -successful m obtaining (says tho .Auckland "Star"). Miss Griffiths . had' two years' fevor training in hospitals in London and Coventry; three years' general training at the Koyal Infirmary, Wigan; was charge nurse at the Hertford' British Hospital, Paris; had -maternity' training at General Lying-in Hospital, London; matron, Kokstadt Hospital, South Africa; nine years' Army Nursing Service; and had charge cf Lower Barjacks (500 bods), Picterroaritzburg, during South African war; also was in charge of tho general hospitals at Blaiidsfontein, Pretoria, and Wvnberg, and, in addition, was sistcr-in-charge of the-hospital ships Mohawk and Dunera. Her certificates cover midwifery and massage. Since 1!)08 Miss Griffiths has conducted the-Duncdm Nurses' Bureau nnd Residential Club, which sho founded. Palmerston Skating Carnival. Our Palmerston correspondent stales:— A fancy-dress skating carnival in uid of the Technical School funds was held in the New Hall at the A. and P. Showgrounds lart evening, when there was a great crowd of skaters, and a big crush of spectators.'The function, which was oi-guuisecl by Mrs. li. M. M'lwiight, was a brilliant success, and tho fund will benefit to a substantial amount.

Mr. ■ Sliiels, manager of tho Bank, of Adelaide, together with Mrs. and Miss Shiels, have been visiting New Zealand, part of the time being spent-in Rotorua. They left by (he boat for Sydney yesterday. . Invitations'have been issued for the Wellington.Racing Club ball, which takes placo in the Town Hall on July 20. Mr., and Mrs. ,T. Mandel left on a visit to Sydney jesterday. iMissN. G. Grnbb, who has been visiting Napier, left for Masterton on Thursday, en-route for Lyttelton. 'Mrs. Gale aud.-Mrs.-Porsons (Kaikoura) left for Blenheim yesterday. Miss Hamilton .(Napier) is a visitor to Mastertbh.'.,'.'". Mr. and Mrs. Cross (Napier) are leaving on a visit to England. Mr. and. Mrs.. Short (Feilding) are in town, - and-arc staving at tho Grand Hotel. Mr.?, and Miss Sinclair (Duuedin) left for Sydney yesterday. Tho Wellington College Old Girls' Association is giving an entertainment in the Central Hall (recently enlarged) of tho Girls' College, Pipitea Street, this evening. An excellent programme Ims been prepared, and during the interval homemade sweets are to bo sold, the money taken by so doing to go towards several useful objects. A social evening takes place at the Pioneer Club (his evening, when ihe little play "The Lunch That Failed" (written bv'Mrs. Corliss) will be repeated, and Miss Hardinge-Maltuy and Miss Kane will perform in "Shattered Nerves." Donations are being contributed for tho tree kindergarten fund. At. the Yarmouth Town Council it was recentlv proposed that the donkeys on the sea-front should not Im> allowed to carry persons weighing more Hum eight stone. Ladies' Costumes during thomonth of Julv, Black or Blue Serges, JM Is.; -Tweeds, in browns, greys, and navy, J3 -17s. Gd. W. S. Bedford, -Ilia Willis Street. Sinking all her'savings in a lottery.,lie-, kct, in the Credit. Fouoier, Minci lioiirncU an Amiens seamstress, was consumed .with anxiety until she heard that sho had won JSlCOO.'wheu she swooned away", "