SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2641, 11 December 1915, Page 10

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Military Hospital Guild Soldiers' Comforts Depot. Contributions to the above fund have been received by the secretary from tlie following Miss Zaidie Nathan, £1; Miss Adams, 2s. Gd.; Mrs. M'Master, 10s.; Miss Coatcs. £1; Mrs. Jolui Hutcheson, £2; Miss Norton, 55.; Miss E. Morton, 55.; Miss A. Morton, 25.; Mrs. J. E. Fulton, 2s. 6d.; Mrs. Gear, 10s.; Miss Gear, 10s.; C.L.R., 10s.; Mrs. G. £1; Mrs. Alex. Mackenzie, 10s.; Union Jack, £2; Miss Patterson, soup; Mies Straclian, soup; Mrs. Pollen eggs; Miss Wheeler, jelly; from Pahißt.ua, 4 crates eggs; Mrs. Plimmer, eggs; Mrs. Joseph, jelly; Mrs. W. G. Reid, eggs; Mrs. Wilson, eggs; Mrs. A. M. Myers, jelly'; Miss Owen, eggs; Mrs. .Walter Nathan, jelly. St. John Ambulance Brigade and Red Cross. Tlie St. John Ambulance Brigado and Red Cross Society, Nathan's Buildings, wish to acknowledge the following gifts: —Mrs. Isaacs, 24 feeders, 6 suits of pyjamas ; Mr. and Miss Rowloy, £2 25.; Miss Macandrew, from- sale of flowers, £4 25.; collection at Feaiherston Camp by little Miss Robinson (per Lieutenant Morton), £15 65.; Miss Cooper and Miss Moss, proceeds of flower sales, per D. G. A. Cooper, Esq., £86: Mrs. Collett, 6 bedjackets; Mrs. Sales,' 4 adjustable arm slings/; E. H. Belmont (Mangawoka), 1 balaclava; Anon, old linen; Mrs. Francis, 1 cap; Palmerston North Nursing Division (to be forwarded to St. John Ambulance-Brigade Hospital), 12 shirts, 14 suits,of pyjamas. 11 fracture jackets, 24 many-tailed Bandages, .192 T bandages, 192 sponges, .264 roller, bandages, 48 handkerchiefs, 132 treasure bags, 82 swabs, 271 tampons, 11 balaclavas, 1 scarf, 9 pairs sockg, 18 towels, 6 pillow slips, 2hot-water bags; Mangaweka Red Cross Society, old linen, 12 face towels, 84 roller bandages, eye bandages, swabs, 8 triangular bandages, 11 pairs bed socks, 1 packet .of boric lint, 3 scarves, 1 pair socks, 2 body bolts, 6 balaclavas, 3 pairs slippers, 9 face cloths, 3 pairs mittens, 4 fracture jackets, 6 head bandages, 17 suits of pyjamas, 3 nightshirts, 3 face cloths, 6 handkerchiefs, 6 pillowslips, 4 sheets, 2 hot-water bag covers, 2 bedjackets, 10 pairs underpants, 7 undershirts; Mrs. Southee (Tokomaru), 1 pair socks; Mrs. M. Wallace, £1, Relying on the Women. In spito of the drain of able-bodied men, that may be estimated at nearly a quarter of a million, the expert opinion is that there will be litle trouble in getting the harvest in. "We are having a bet on the Australian and New Zealand women," said one, who is financially interested! to no small extent, "and the girls out there are not going to let us down." I was further informed that the composite arrangement for freight would entail a flat rate for all Australian ports (states a London correspondent). • Miss M. E. Heath, of Wellington, has been appointed second lady assistant in the Thames High School. Mr. H. V. Ramsay, seoond assistant at tho same school, has been appointed an officer of the 14th Reinforcements, . Mrs. Alfred Nathan and her daughter, Mrs. Desmond Kettle (Auckland), aro visiting Christchurch.

Entertaining Soldiers' children. Tlie C.D.G., in conjunction witli the Women's National Reserve, are making plans to entertain all the soldiers' children in Christchurch at Christmas (states tho Climtchurch "Sun"). The small people are going to be chaperoned to a picture sliow first, and afterwards token round to the C.D.C. Rooms. At the latter place there will be a monster Christmas tree, and every child will receive a gift therefrom. The ladies and gontlemeu concerned in tho arrangements, have taken up the idea with enthusiasm, and by all accounts tho bairns of the men who have gone to battle will have a fine time on the 23rd —that is the date fixed for this eventful happening. . . Tho organisations concerned are to be heartily commended for their, happy thought. Tlie Christmas season means so much, to children—it is essentially their festival. The impulse is to make Christmas, happy for every ohild, but if there is one who has a greater claim to. consideration than any other'at this time, it is the soldior's child. Tlie soldier's child, although all unwittingly, has made the greatest sacrifice, therefore his or her happiness should bo considered above all others. Mrs. and Miss Hawson, who have been .visiting Mrs. Pickett, PaTmerston North, returned to Wellington, last Thursday. Tho Sisters of Compassion are most gTateful to Mrs. Sullivan and the ladies who assisted her with the sale of work held at her residence, Roxburgh Street, last week, in aid of their homos. The sale', which was a pronounced success, realised tho very satisfactory sum of, over £70. Parliament House, Sydney, was invaded by over 100 members of tho ''Women's National Movement' for the 6 o'clock closing of hotels," to hear the discussion of the Liquor Bill. They began to assemble over an hour and a half before the doors opened, and remained laiitting till they were informed that tho Bill would not be submitted till 4.30 the following day/' They then withdrew, but with a strong determination to be present on that occasion. Contributions to the Hower stall in Ivouth's Buildings, in aid of tihe 'Wounded Soldiers' Fund, are acknowledged by Miss Cooper and Miss Moss from: Mrs, Gooder, Mrs. Cook, Mr. Marsden, Mrs. Rolleston, Mrs. Shine, Mrs. H. Dryden, Mrs. Kitchen, Mrs. Seed, Mrs. Gorringe, Mrs. Simcox, Mrs.' Arnold, Mrs. J. Barker, Mrs. Asplet. Mrs. Ewen, Mrs. Beauchamp, Mr. A. Roberts, Mr. Chapman,' Miss Davies,. Miss Ohatfield; Miss Hutchen, Miss Humfrey, Miss Skerrett, Miss Ina Nairn. A. meeting of the Society for thei Protection of Women and Children was'' held ypsterday, Mrs. A. R. Atkinson presiding. There were present: Mesdames Ponsonby, Ward, Hoby, Griffiths, J. Kirkcaldie, and M'Laren. A number of cases, that had been investigated ' were reported upon. Several were satisfactorily settled, and others are to be further dealt with. Accounts passed for payment amounted to' £4 12s. 3d. The engagement is announced of Captain Magrath, R.F.A., only son of Lieu-tenant-Colonel and" Mrs. Magrath, of Dorking House, Cosham, Hauts (England), to Miss Rose Austen Hives, only daughter of the late Mr. and. Mrs.-' Hives, of Ryefield, Masterton (N.Z.). (Continued on next page.J