SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1599, 16 November 1912, Page 10

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

.Death of Mrs. Redwood, ■ The many relatives, and a large section of the New Zealand community, will Te» gret to hear of the death ijf Mrs. Charles lied wood, which occurred on November' 7 at Todwopinba, Queensliind. In. letters ■received giving particulars of lier death, which was tabled last week, her last ill- ~ ness was a. short one, and to those' in New Zealand .who had not heard that she was. ill, tho news came, as aft unusually hear) shock.. ' - Mrs. Redwood's .pareiits were amongst'the first settlers in New Zealand, nad sho was bom in 1843 at the Bay of Islands.';liat'er,.orii,the family resided in Wellingtoiii:.;, 'Mrs. Kejlwood's oariy married life was spent in Blenheim ("Kiverlahds"), where she wais an ideal hostess, and one who, by her retiring and cheerful influence, made guests and .thoso by whom She was surrounded welcome the privilege of her society. In many phases of life her Unselfishness and usefulness will be missed, but in nojio more than in connection -with her association with tho Catholic Church. The cause will miss her, and the poor in her have lost • a kind and charitable friend. Mrs. Redwood had fifteen children, twelve of whom survive her, and thirty grdntlchildr'e'n.. She was sister-in-law to 'Archbishop Redwood, and aster to Mrs. Thomas Redwood,' of • Blenheim, Mrs. Waddy, also of Blenheim,'and Mj. Leonard Grim'stone, manager of the Kew Zealand Bank in Waitara, Girl Peace Scouts. 'This morning, in connection with the New Zealand. Competitions, the Girl Peace Swiuts begin their performances at 10.30 with physical drill ; first aid and signalling, 11.30 a.ni. The winning teams will perform again in the evening. Any girls ivishing to' join tho Girl Peace S.co.ufei' ■ organisation can do six by giving. their names to Miss Reynolds, Who will be in charge of the'scout competitors at the Town Hall to-day, '' The New Plymouth' Council has arranged to send a patrol of girls to take part in the competition. They arrived in town yesterday, and were met by the ' Wellington. Girl., ScpUts:;W. tho station, in full unifarni.": "Br. I'lat'ts-Mills will act as president during Mrs. Roydi Garlick's absence iii Sydney, Scrap-books for tho Children's Hospital; '.A corresfKmdehfc,writes asking ifiany readers. of TiiE Do'iiiNioN, who have the t SEW"o time, Would;be willinsf to make scrap-.: '.'foolcs for the Of the Child'-'' "Vim's Hospital. J.f 'There' aie, she would be very glad to senilto them cards and scraps to help, in iiliinj 'tlieni in,_ as children find a Wonderful amount of pleasure lit. these things, By leaving* tlieir nances at 'The Do.mihiojt office, she would send .■-in tho cards and scraps. . Flov;ers From the Wild. . In Sydney a little while ago an event in which a tremendous amount of inter■est was taken was the wild flower show, at which n very large number of varieties of most beautiful flowers were shown. The show is' an annual affair, and is always most successful in creating much tnthusinsm. One cannot- help wondering if such ah extension of our own, summer show might not be possible, as it comes at a time when the bush flowers are in bloom. Till such a" thing is done, city people can. 'have very little idea of tho .Varieties that New!-Zealand includes in her flora, nor of;their beauty, ,1-n Gis. borne the idea . has been carried out and at their last show there were fully a hundred distinct species shown, if not moffc. The bush orchids were quite a feature in themselves. It Would be an interesting experiment and might afford many revelations to city folk, W.C.T.U. On Wednesday afternoon, Mrs, Bnrd, of Cuba Street, l'etone., .gate an ''at home" ,to the members and friends of tho local W.C.T.U. Some of the members of the .qit.y - uniphs Were present, and a -most enjoyable afternoon was fpent. Tea was served in tho dining-room, which ivas i>ay with summer flowers, -and Mrs. Bnrd, rfith willing helpers, was most untiring in hor efforts'. to entertain her guests. :Jtiss Macsw4« aiid Sir. .Burd gave musical items, and a wee boy .delighted his hearers, .with a recitation entitled oign I.aiids." .Mrs. Rowse, president..of tho Petona Union, .was present, and pre- ) sided over..the gathering. Mrs; Houlder and the Rev, Mr. Cottom gave short ad(ireiscs dealing with' tho work of the W.C.T.U., Owing to the rain, tho visitors wcro not able to see the garden nor tho incubators, which were to bo a special ■ feature of :the, afternoon, but -glimps'&s Vfroih tsho windows and verandah were '.seen of .tho" roses and other flowers, looking' beautiful eveii in the rajii. Votes of tli'ankr tb "Mr, ''and- Mrs. Burd, the . performers," and -visitors,- brought to a closo a very happy gathering.