WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 174, 12 April 1918, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR

(By Imqgijn.).

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Wedding at St. Mark's,

A pretty military wedding took place at St. Mark's Church last Saturday afternoon, the Rev. C. Askow officiating, when Stuff Sergeant George Grant, N.Z.M.C., of Napier, was married to Norali, second daughter of the late Ml'. Antuii.Nannestad and Mrs. Nannoßtad, of Wellington: • The ;bride, who was given away by Lieutenant Petersen, R.N.Z.A., wore a dress of white ottolnan silk, with a veil and orange blossom, and carried a shower bouquet. She was attended by her two eistei's as bridesmaids. The bridegroom was a member of the Main Body, but is now homo on furlough, and was" supported by Lieutenant. Curtis, N.Z.A.S.C, and Lieutenant Richards, N.Z.E., also of the Main Body. The bride combs of an old Norwegian ifiilitnry fnmilj'j being a grand-daughter of tho late Lieutenuiit-Coloriel Nanncstad, of Trondhjem, and a niece o£ General Sejbrstetl, oi Christiama. Mtet iVie> cewavKnvy a. Tcceptiovi waj kald .at tfe residence of the bride's and the bride find bridegroom left later by motor, amidst a shower of good wishes. Navy League Ladies' Auxiliary. At tl\& raoivthly ■'meetius of. the Ladies' Auxiliary branch of the Navy League, held on Tuesday, Miss LauveUsim reported the folding consignments of garments had been ,sent. Home on behalf of the Wellington Ladies' Auxiliary and tho branch auxiliaries of Masterton, Marten, Carterton. Vioton, and WnngaAvni:—ln August, 1917, for the minesweepers, 2 cases, one containing 7!) articles of clothing, and the other 219; for tho. Atlantic Patrol, same date., one case was sent containing 92 articles; for Captain Armstrong, N.Z. Motor Patrol niehj same date, one case, containing 98 garments; for the Ladies' Emergency Committee, same dato, 4 small cases containing 129 garments. In September 54 articles were sent to men of the N.L. serving in tho Motor Patrol. Sent b,y Mrs. Gibbons, on behalf of the auxiliary:—ln October, 3 cases for'minesweepers were dispatched ,by Miss Laurenson, containing 207 garments, Samp date, olio cane for Naval prisoners of war, 120 articles of clothing. Samp, dfttd for Plymouth Hospital, one case, containing 21 garments. In November, ono cafie was sent for minesweepers, containing 140 garments. Sahio date for Naval prisoners of war. ono ease, containing 17G garments. Same date, for tho men of tho Doris, 13 pairs of socks and 18 scarves. In February, oue case of Hi.ikiren'.S clothing Went to Lady Drury. (for the Friendly . TJnion of Sailors' Wives, containing 62 garments; and a second cafe, • containing 26 garments for women and children. Same date, ■two-coses for the. Atlantic Patrol, care Navy League offices, one containing 130 garments and the othor 80 garments. Same date two cases for Captain ArniHtroitg for tho Motor Patrol, one containing 92 garments and tho second 73.

" Tho conimittce of tile Patriotic Cako Rodirt thank tho fallowing donors of cukes, subscriptious, etc.: —Mesdnmes Smitton, Isaacs, Holmes, , Gavin, "Aiionymous," and the- Misses \iheeh ■'or,', Hall".(13), .■.ltioliaVdspn, 1 Chalmers, M'Kellar, Haiinah, Macintosh.

Mi'ss'J. FJardy'Oyadestown) lias returned from a visit to her sister, Mrs. Warren, Hastings.

Mrs. lliulsou, Motuekn, is in toffn for tho session, and is staying at Miss Martin's, BuriicU Avehuot

Jliss M'Adam (a writer whoso jiseudonym, "Goimtanoo Clyde," was so well known to reatlors of the "Weekly Press" and other-papers), has accepted a teaching ap|iointliie"ilt' iu tho Special Grirls' School for Dofeotivo Children at Kichmoiid, iVelson, fttwl will bo leaving AVcllington ■ aliortlv to commenno her new duties. Although Misg M'Adam bad yiVon up her position in connection with, tho Ghristchnrcii "Weekly Press" sutno time ago, ehe continued to write, niitl lias had artitilos published iii various, papel's. Tho training of the. l'eoblc-mindod is a subject in which Miss M'Adam hnn always boon greatly interested, and her new appointment, should offer her scope in which to employ the results of her observations and studies ill that directiom

A very acceptable addition to the funds of tho St. John Ambulance and lied Cross workers at the Star Boating Club has been made by the Tramway Entertainers, who havo forwarded the sum of £'J 13s. od., the reimlt of an entertainment given recently at St. Thomas's Hall. This donation is made' iii aid of tho Seatoun ladies' day at the Woodward Street Red Cross Shop. M. Litvinoff, tho Bolshevik Ambassador in London, has close family connections in England. In 1916 he married. Miss Ivy Low, a niece of Sir Sidney Low, the well-known author and journalist, wiloso name figured in the Now Year honours lint. Madame _itvilioff is a daughter ctf, the late Mr. Walter Low, a well-known Fleet Street publicist of the '90'b.. She is tho author of -Uvt>. uorels, "Growing Pains" and "The Questing Beast," both bf which.attracted attention at the time of publication. M. and Madame LitViiioff. lirtvo resided at'Hampstead since thoir marriage, and they have one son. •M. Litviiuiff has not been officially recognised. A letter of thanks and appreciation has been sent by Captain Hall-ThomjH son to the lion, secretary of tho Navy Loaguo Auxiliary for tho comforts which had been supplied the minesweepers by tho society. Mrs. C'olenian...(Napier) _ and Mrs. Herbert Coleman are visiting Wellington, and "are..", staying at the Midland Hotel.-

Mrs. A. Hosking returns to Mas-t-erton to-day irota a visit to Plimmerton.

! Women's Red Cross Committee. A. meeting of tiie Wellington Wo-, men's lied Cross .Committee whs held at the Red Cross 1 Depot in Mercer Street.yesterday morning. The.Mayoress (Mrs. J.' l>. Luke) presided, and there' were present Mesdailies W. F,'Massey, Vγ.- Nathan, Bllindell, Firth, S. Kirker, Myers,' Barlti'op, ! Mobrhouse, iWnsend, Lady Ward, and Miss Davidson. Mrs. Massoy, Lady Ward, Mrs. Lulte,' and Miss" Caatcs were .'congratulated .upon the honour; whlcli they had had. conferred upon ■ them recently by His Majesty the. King;;and all suitably'replied. Representatives, for the general executive were elected, the fallowing being chosen: Mrs. Moorholise, Mrs: W. Nathan, and.Mrs. I/."Blundell. BusitißSE for -tho ; forthcoming general meeting \ras discussed,' ' and Mrs. Luke -was' ejected president of the AYomon's Red Cross' Committee for the coming year. A letter was read frOni Colonel Moorhouse, in which ho stated that His Exrelloncj': the Goferilor-Goiiera] had Bfohed that socks,- hbticlherchieh, white DDtton shirts, anfl , liioe c)oi)w t'bro iicfedod ior a hospital ship iifcxt month. The committee made arrangements to meet this need. A letter was received from Mr. Gerald Tolhuist, officer in charge o5 the Government -Limb/ Fnc-' toty, m~ which' ho tharfeeo. the committee for the stump socks whioh they had made and iforwarded te him, nnrl suggested that thosb socks if made ior wear below the knee should be made twentjriive inches-ill length, and those for wear over the knee from eighteen to twenty inches in length. This the cominittos agreed-to-do. ■ - ■ Plunhet Society and Oare of Child Life. Speaking at last night's meeting, of the Royal New: Zealand Society lor the Health of Women and Children, Dr. Elliott said that tho , medical profession had very much for tho society "and its aims:. They Were, however, busy men, and were not able to attend tho meeting as they woujd haveliked to have- done. Their aims, however, were the same, that of. introducing a virile "raco'into such a country as this,- which should be pre-eminent in its endowment of mental and physical Vigour. ■ In. London and Wales the birth-fate recorded • an ' average bf 800,000 births for each year, and of these 100,000. died a year after birth--6r within the year., -What , aggravated this position , of affairs was that.of these 20,000 cli.ee! within a week and 30,000 within, 'a month of birth. ' The conditions - in the World to-day, made the work of this society nidre impprtftut than ever. Had the .voluntary system of enlistment been allowed, to continue wo , would havb had a state of affairs by mean's of which the fit would have been eliminated, but conscription had saved us from that. . Many causes militated against the vigour of the race, alcoholism) yioe, and- "love.-- of ease among them, .'.iut. it was likely that the wfcr would eliminate the last to a great degree, for soule time to. come. -While the well-being , of infants■■• ttas- most necessary, the health of women, whioh ■this society also studied, was very necessary, ns the former greatly depended upon tho latter. There was too often it'great loss of infant life before the child was born, and in America this side, of tho matter ivaa -specially dealt.-with, a gvoa.t deal pf nity work being done. ■

A sum of £211, the result of the Hospital Feto.held recently in Auokland in aid of the New Zealand Nurses' Memorial Fund, has been received and transmitted to the- central treasurer of the fund in Dunedin.- . Mrs!- H. Bunny: (Ahianihp) and her daughter, Mrs, J. Tatham (Whareania), aro visiting Wellington. :. Miss Cameron returns to Greytown to-day,, after a visit to Wellington. Jliss Trolove has returned to Blenheim from Wellington, whore she was the guest of Mrs. W. Ward, Talavera Terrace. • Mrs. C. Waddy (Seddon) is visiting Wellington. The following contributions have been received by the St. John Ambulance committee---Potone Hod Cross Shop (including Wellington Woollen Co. £'20 6s. 10(1. and Mrs. Rising, proceeds of children's dance), £33 ]95.; Auroa Ladies Sewing Guild (per Miss Duff), 2 cases'hospithl goods';". Mrs. C. .R. Smith,' donation, £1 Is.; Miss Eggers, donation,; 11s.;, Mangapelil 'He'd Cross. (per ■Mrs.. Ross); -_! 175 , . 9d;.; • Wiillacevillo Red Cross Guild,' donation, £1 10s.; Rongoten. niid District Red Cross Guild, 1 case goods; Bulls Red Gross, 1 caso; ■Hukanui Red Cross Society, , 1 parcel; I'elorus Bridge School, 1 parcel;-Mrs. Forest, old linen; Miss Hustwiok, old linen; Mrs, Holdsworth, 3 pairs socks; Pihaiiia Ladios' Guild, 1 parcel; Maffcawoka Red Cross,-,5,caSD3 : hospital gOotls: Nireaha. Red , Cross,'l' caso hospital goods; Otald Rcd.Ofoss, 2 Cases hospital goods; AwahUrl Bed Cross, .4 cases hospital goods; Miss .Skippon, New Plymouth, donation, 55.-; "A Mother" (per Mrs. Gaby), donation, 2s. (3d.; Petono Red Cross Shop; £54 13h. : Awahuri Red Cross Guild (per Mrs. Johiietone), 100 treasure bags; Mrs.-Hoggai-d, 4 pairs socks; Pahaittamii School; Coliistqn School; Piriuoa , Sclioolj ■ Linkwater School; Redwfck School?'' Marl borough School; ■Tβ Ora 01-A School; Hataitai School; Oliorini Valley School; South Wellington. Sohool;.. Newt-own School: Kaiwarra. Sohool; Otaki Red , .Cross,' 2 cases; Potone Red Gross Shop, £23 25.lid.;- Mrs. Dumbell, 4 .pairs socks; Aiiroii Ladies' Sewing Guild, 2 cases; Halcombe Red Cross: Guild, 1 case; Mrs. M'Cabe, 94 Clyde Quay,. 1 pair socks; Rongomai Red Cross Guild (per Mrs. Mafliesorl),2 case'syOtakDho' Re.d Cl'oss Guild, 2 cases; ' Htikaniii Red Cross Guild (per Miss Tweiityman), 1 parcel; Miss Whitmoro, Pahiatua, proceeds of spinning, £1 155.; Mr. W. R, Bock, engraving, £1 2s.