SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 311, 20 September 1918, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Wellington Red cross Executive,

A meeting or' the Wellington executive of the New Zenland 'branch-of tlie British Bed Cross was held on Wednesday. There wcro present: Mr. T. Young (chairman), Mesdames Moorehouse, Pearce, Wilford, Nathan, Firth, Earl, Messrs. Holmes, Miuit, Hamilton, Bush, Hockworth, Carr, Shirtclift'e, and the lion, secretary. Apologies, were received from Mrs. Luke, Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Blundell, and Messrs. Tripp, Nathan, and Wright. The stalftinent of accounts presented by Mr. Wright showed a balance in hand of £19,895 16s. lid. The sum of £860, Wellington's share of the amount required 4"or tho orthopaedic work at Rotorua, was voted as' per Colonel Moorhouse's letter of tho 11th. Tho sum of £ilO, Wellington's share of the amount required in connection with orthopaedic work at Hatuma (£7oo)— Wnngnnui £200, Christchurch £3tfs— was voted as per Colonel Moorhousos lette- of September 16. A letter from Colonel Mcorhouse, dated September. IG, was read, covering a cablegram from Colonel' Rhodes, asking approval of tlie proposal to oxpend money (for a Best Home for New Zealand officers m the South of France—estimated eost six months being £3000, which could probably he financed out of the money already sent. Tho expenditure was agreed to subject to the approval of-the Defence authorities. . . \ A letter was received from _ Mrs. Myers, the society's hospital visitor. as'kin<' for a grant of £200 in connection with this fund (Soldiers' Comforts Fund). ' 'It was resolved to accede'to this request. _ ■ ' A letter was received from Colouel Sleeman with regard to the proposed publication of a, hook relative to big gamp slating in India'. It was resolved that Colonel Sleemau be thanked for hie kind offer, and that the committee regretted that it was nilable to accept any financial responsibility in connection with publications. At the request of Miss Cooper it was decided to increase the donation' to the Taumarii Hospital to £30 per month.

The chairman having reported the decision come' to by tne committee of the "Wanganui sub-centre with Mrs. Clifford Moore's committee (St. John Ambulance), which had been approved by tho emergency committee, it was resolved that the arrangement bo confirmed and acted upon. Tho resolution of the joint meeting of. the two committees, held nt Wanganui on August 31, was as follows: That the committee (Central) be asked to recognise both committees—as at present operating in Wanganui-as sub-centres —until the end of the present financial year of tho centre; then a public , meeting of tho Red Cross workers and subscribers of Wnnguimi to be hold to elect one committee, to represent tho whole subcontre of Wanganui—both committees to agree to loyally abide by this> resolution. ' .-■.-■

A letter was received from the British Red Cross Society at Alexandria acknowledging the '.receipt O'f goods which hnd been forwarded.

A letter, was also recoired from the officer commanding the ba6c in Egypt through Colonel Moorhousc, sugKOsting that nil goods for Now Zealanders in Egypt should be addressed to him, as they reached the men more expedil- - It was resolved to follow this course •in-future. ■

•A.-letter was received from the superintendent of the Red Crx>ss depot at Bombay, acknowledging receipt .of goods sent' to him.

A letter w»Si received from Sir Jnmcs Allen, to v the effect, that Rod Gross goods for hospitals could not he sent by hospibnl ships,' and .that all accumulated goods had now been sent away. Particulars of the expenditure for May, amounting to £3771, were received from the London secretary aud from Colonel Moorhouse. A copy of Captain Richards's report, dated June 17, upon the treatment of limbless inon iu England, was received and read. St. Mary of the Angels' Bazaar. The success which has attended the preliminary efforts of tho committee hi charge of St. Mary of the Angels' rebuilding bazaar, which opens on Monday' night next at the Town Hall, augurs wall for tho success of the function. It will be remembered ihat some few months ago a calamity befell the Catholic population of Wellington in the destruction by fire of the old church iu Boulcott Street. The present bazaar has for its object the erection of a church .in place of the one destroyed. Her Excellency the Countess of Liverpool has consented to open the bazaar. Bright programmes have been arranged for each evening in which tho best .available talent will appear. No pa-iris have been spared by the ladies connected with tho various stalls, and the public is assured by the committee that all tastes havo been catered for iu the articles put forward for raffling. The bazaar is referred to in our advertising columns. / . ,' , , ;,. The engagement 'is announced of Miss Maisie. BarrieJ of Waipukurau, *o Lieutenant A. E. Chrisp, of Gisborne. Lieutenant Chrisp is at present in New Zcaaud on furlough. /Mrs. Baird (Masterton) is visiting ■Wellington, and is staying with -Mra. Stuart, Hill Street. Mrs: Mackay, who has been on a visit to Mi's. Roger Kingdon, Soatoun, has returned to Feilding. Miss Vallance (Masterton) is visiting Miss Chalmers, the Terrace. The Misses Baird (Masterton) are the guests of Miss Drummond, Kilbirnie. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bush, who have been living in Nelson during tho winter, have returned to their l.omo on Wellington Terrace. ■ Mr. and Mrs. Crofton Umbers, lato of Dunedin, havo come to live in Wellington'. Mrs.'Umbers is talented in the domain of amateur theatrics. Contributions of flowers for the flower stall at the Italian market in tho Town Hall to-day. will be very gladly welcomed by Mrs. Cox, who is in charge'of that stall. Perusing paragraphs of printing will not make your hair grow. Anyone—child, mother, or grandmother—can grow hair. Nothing grows .as quickly in the world as hair under healtliy conditions, and nothing like it responds 'o mild and gentle treatment. Miss Milsom has studied hair and its peculiarities for 17 years awl can therefore advise patients by'diagnosis the correal treatment and preparations (o use. Miss Milsom, SI Willis Street. 'Phone oM.-4dvt

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