FOR WOUNDED SOLDIERS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2523, 31 July 1915, Page 11

FOR WOUNDED SOLDIERS

GIRLS' pOLJ/EGE ENTERTAIN- ■ MENT. The entertainment which was given in ■ the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall last evening by the pupils of tho Wellington Girls' College, under the direc- . tioii of Miss Constanco Smith, .for tho benefit of the Wounded | Soldiers' Fund, was ono of themost interesting and successful of their several efforts for the same cause. It is very .rarely indeed that such an admirable demonstration of Swedish'gymnastics by girls has been given in- Wellington, the precision and sureness of_ their movements, in - some extremely difficult exercises being most marked. :• Probably only those who have undergone a similar course of training could appreciate 'how really difficult .'some, of them were to perform.: For i the juniors there wero games'and junior drill, and it was rather curious to see how so many of tho old games that were played in childish days are now placed on a different footing, and played with a definite purpose, so that .movements are introduced which lead up to exercises of drill. Such was -the case with , "The Fox and the Hen," "Cobbler, Cobbler, Mend my Shoe," and others. These were'followed by singing games— the "Merry-go.. Round" and "Fair Rosie," the latter being tho . Swedish version of the. ' "Sleeping ' Beauty." Swedish gymnastics by older pupils followed, their movements being a pleasure to watch, and theso again were followed hy indoor games—Arch Ball and 1 a ••Number Game, in'-which the;:greatest Vloxterity and nimbleuess wero called into action. Singijig games .(practically action-songs) were the next performance, and another exhibition of Swedish gymnastics(free-standing movements), Class' A, which included• a wide variety of exercises of a more advanced character; concluded the first part of the-pro-gramme. During the interval the

College Orchestra (under tho direction of 'Miss Medley), which had opened the 'programme with a minuet and trio, plaved the overture to the "Bohemian Girl" (Balfe). ;/ Quito a feature of :the entertainment' were the Goblin Dances with which the second half of the programme opened. !A. Goblin solo was danced by Miss Valmai Gore, ; and a quartet by Misses Valmai Goro, Jessie Grant, lola Stoolsbridge, and : Eileen Peaie. ; These dances, which .were: originated. by Miss ! Constance ~ Smith • \ from'. Christina , j Rosetti's, Goblin poem,' were .danced', to j "Peer'Gynt" music,; and ; were. very j quaint and. full of movement, as might ' be.expected from the name, :,The;cos- • tnines worn carried out the goblin character, and' the coloured lights' : which : were thrown upon the' dancers produced some very pretty effects. Particularly charming, however, were the Old English country ' dances, "Hampstead .Heath," in which the "men" wore "smocks," with pink ribbons tying their 1 stockings,; and straw hat with pink ribbons, and tho girls long higli-waisted i muslin' frocks with pretty blue or pink , sunbonnets.. The dance was something like Sir' Roger de Coverly, and following at was Stanes Morris Dance (very • 'much like a gavotte), to; which words v j were sung, and one or two others.' Miss •Barbara Marchbanks danced a Hornpipe, and the singing of the' National Anthems of . the Allie.s and of "Hearts of. Oak" concluded'a very enjoyable and interest-' ing entertainment. ; 1 Her Excellency the 1 Countess of Liver.ipool, was ; present, .arid was received by 7'Miss M'Lcan and the Hon. J. G. W. jlAiiken. Also among the audience were the Mayor and Mayoress, Mr. George ' Hogben, and Dr! Ajiderspn (Director of '/Education), and Mrs. Anderson. . The jsale'of home-made sweets added, -to the I proceeds of the entertainment. Miss : lEdmondson played the accompaniments.

' .Miss Kiddie, matron of the Oriental 'Bay Hospital, wishes to acknowledge the-following gifts Excellencies the and Lady Liverpool,-eggs ) ;and flowers; Miss Owen, eggs; Mrs. Christie, books; Mrs. Drummond, iflowersMrs. Stephens, magazines; Miss Rothenberg, cushions, books, and stationery; Mrs. M'Lean, soup, jelly, and apples'; .'Master Riddell, magazines; • Nellie Cooper, magazines; Mrs. Alcorn, turkey; Mrs. Lee, cakes; Miss Reywood, .books; Mrs. Ingram, scones and cakes;; .Mrs. J. Duth'ie, soup and scones; Miss ..Caplin-and Miss '.Peterson; books and flcfwers; Mrs. Blundell, fruit; Mrs. Taylor, magazines; Mrs. Van Borssum, soup; Mrs. Frost, flowers Mrs. F; 'M'Lean, soup; Military Hospital Guild, fish, soup, and jelly; Mrs. Smith, eggs ana books;. Mrs. Faulkner, scones; 1 Miss Donald, cushion; Mrs. F. M. B. Fisher, bed socks; Fourth Standard boys from. ■Mfc.' Cook School, eggs and fruit ; Miss M. O'Halloran, biscuits; Miss J: Clark, deck chairs; Mrs. (Dr.) Pomare, tobacco and cigarettes; . Mrs. : Ensor,.magazines; Miss Meadows, books and ; Miss M'Gregor, cigarettes. ■ Messrs. J. H. Bethune and Co: announce Id our advertising columns' thatthe'owner' of .a'corner section in Aitlcon ' Street,Thorndori, is prepared to erect'.'- a fire;proof building, with aU modern .improvements to, suit tenants. : Long -leases can be' arranged. . . ■ , ,

made a granfof £120,000 "for corn seed for the district; but in addition to tins the society' has decided to distribute seeds for 1 the garden, to that the villagers' may not be'deprived of this ad-' dition to their supply of, food. When the prospect is that many fields will be left uncultivated and traffic be liable to interruption, throughout the- summer, no. source of supply can afford' to be neglected. This relief work, like all of its kind, is "a matter that requires tactful investigation..; The disasters of war do not necessarily alter old, tendencies of human nature. Some people naturally enough i will take all they can get; others have: a proud independence that [ urges them .to refuse even- that >vhich they ought to have; but the present is a j time when each should have that which he needs, and neither more nor less. In any case - all of them 'welcome the English'visitor, and nearly all, if they can, insist on his taking a petite goutte to drink,to friendship and a happier future. Perhaps the most, striking part of the medical-work of the society is the Maternity Hospital at Chalons. The Prefect of the Department lent a wing to the. Asile.des Vieillards,,the workhouse, for the.purpose. . There is..a creche on the ground' floor for the' older children, and upstairs aire the large [bright wards that the nurses, hav.e fashioned: for the mothers.' While' over ;the way, in that . part of the building still used as awork-