SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 72, 18 December 1919, Page 6

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Old girls of tho Napier Girls' High School will iino much to interest them in tho annual issue of the school magazine, a copy of uhich has been received at this office. In addition to tho usual features it contains a series of sprightlywritten articles, and is attractively illustrated. "Some impressions of the United States of America" and "Extracts from a Letter Written in tho Scottish Highlands" are also eet out. Summed up, tho magazine is a very creditable production. Tho engagement is announced of Miss Myrtle-Luxton, daughter of Mrs. E. Linton, of South Makara, to Mr. John 11. Ford, of Wellington. Ladv Gibbes leaves- at the eno: of the week on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Thompson, at Ma-ngutainoka. About one hundred children attending . tho Clifton Terrace Kindergarten and Preparatory School were entertained by tho Miss Francis, on Tuesday night* Tho school was founded by a sister of Miss ■Francis many years ago, and tho present principal has occupied that Dosltion until now she ha.-; decided to retire into privato life. It is worthy of nolo that tho school has to its credit a Now Zealand Rhodes scholar, Mr. Ziman, who was a pupil there at a very eat-lv iiste. All ex-pupils of tho school will wish Misa Francis very many years of eniovment of the rest sho has so" well earned. At, tlip gatlierin;; Miss Francis was nresented with a handsomo silver tea set as a mark of esteem, and many nleasant things were said about hor capacity as a toacher and the kindly relations which have existed between her and those placed in her charge. Acknowledgment has just come to hand from Lady Drury and Sir Thomas Mackenzie for the last clothing forwarded by the Navals' Dependants' Relief Sub-Com-mittee of the Wellington Branch of tho Navy League. Sir Thomas Mackenzie warmly expressed his personal thanks to the members of this committee for their "magnificent efforts which have greatly helped the sufferers in tho great war.'' Lady Drury also wrote of the splendid help tho 91 cases have been, and sent her heartfelt thanks to the committee "for the great and practical help" received. Mrs. A. H. Wateis was the hon. organiser and secretary for this vcork. Miss Sarlori, of the leaching stair of the Tlawera Main School, is leaving for Australia to study further methods of teaching. k

T.tet week four sisters of Hie Order of St. Anne arrived at Wellington by tlio Moana from America. They were met by tho Rev. Canon • Mutter, diocesan missioner, ami escorted by him to Christchurch, where they are staying wO.th the sisters of the Community of tlio Sacred Name. They havo gone to Canterbury to start rescue work on behalf of the Anglican Church.

T.ioiiteim'il Kenneth Milner Harris. Sull'ollc Regiment, iiilaehed U.A.F., was married in Stnnlegrorc Clinrch on September 2(1, to Jliss Alys Hepburn Hums, elder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. IS. IT., Hums, of Christchurch, ~Scv; Zealand. The Rev. V. C. Harris, M.A., LL.D., of Stnnlesrove Rectory, Taunton, Somerset, father of the bridegroom, officiated. Tlio bride, attended by Miss Joyce Han' ; K, was given awnv by Captain P. G. K. Harris, M.C., lato Ist Somerset T,.L She wore a frock of mole-coloured silk stockiiigetfe trimmed with mole fur, and a mole fur wrap, with a hat to match with rose-coloured wlioa(-envs and streamers. Slip curried n bunch of ros"-eolourc<l carnations tied with rose ribbons. Lieutenant M'Dnwcll, Duke of 'Wellington's Regiment, acted as liest man. Immediately after (lie cepmony Lieutenant and Mrs. Milncr 'Harris left for Newquay, Cornwall.

Sister Blanche Marion Iluddleslnn, TJ.R.C. Now Zealand Army Nursing Service, has been awarded bv the King of the Belgians flic Medaille <lc la Heine Elizabeth.

AI; St. .Tolin the Baptist Church, Leicester, Erie Strawson Sf.ubbo, JM.D.. seconil son of the Kov. Frederick Stubbs. of Xcw Zealand, was married (') Kathleen, eldest, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.llub::rl: Pr.oloy, of Leicester. The ceremony look place on Ololier 24, and was performed by the Nov. J. K. .laqucs.

Wedding in the Terrace Congregational . Church.

I The marriage took place in the Congregational Church yesterday afternoon iif .Miss Florence Louiso Meadnwovoft, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Mcadoweroff, of Mount Street, Wellington, to Captain Phillip Blnxlaud Benliam. M.C., of Dunedin, son of Professor Benhain. The. ceremony was iioii'pvmcd ■ In- the Ecv. Heed Glasson. r l lio bride, ! who was given away by her father, v.oro ' a gown of pale pink chiffon lalYulas, : with transparent sleeves, and skirl; made' ■ witlh side panniers and finished with ■ touches of silver tissue. Her veil of-Brus- : sels net was fastened with orange blo-:-j poms, and she carried a shower bouquet lof ' pink roses and carnations. The i bridesmaids were Miss Benhain and Miss I Mavis Mcadowcroft, who both wore I frocks of pink georgette embroidered with Dink and blue heads, and finished ! with dee]) waislbclls of saxe blue. Their • Leghorn hats were trimmed with pink, blue and hclioliropo velvet flowers, and tho imder-brims were lined with saxo blue ercpe do chine. - Both carried bouquets of pirk carnations and maidenhair fern. The best man was LieutenantColonel .Torv, P. 5.0., and the groomsman, Major Itohloff, M.C. Mrs. Meadnweroft wore a black and white checked costume and wide black hut, witlh crown fringed with upstanding ospreys. She carried a bouquet of crimson roses. Mrs. Cameron Owen (Auckland), sister of the bride, wore it frock of navy blue cliarmeuse with touches of jade green and navy bine hat. She, 100, carried a charming bouquet. After the ceremony a reception was held by Mr. and Mrs. Mcadowcroft. at their home in Mount Street. Tho bride travelled in n nigger brown silk stockingette costume, a In-own hat to match, and ait ermine stele. Dance at Trentham. As a very pleasant finale to the course of instruction at the General Headquarters School at Trentham Camp a <iance was held in the officers' mess on Tuesday night, an 1 was sreiiily enjoyed by those attending it • The- lloor was in. excellent order, and most inspiriting music was played for the dancing. Among those who wc-ro present were Mrs. Banchop, who was wearing blue crone de chine: Miss M'Lcan (matron of the Trentham Rosr.ilal), in uniform; Mrs. llate•oii. a black tail'etaa frock made in Victor in fashion; Miss Le Lievro. tangerine crcne do chine;, Miss Lewis, black iiinon with very- pretty scarf; Miss D'Emden. in black! Miss Krwin, cream crepo do chine: Mi-s Young, black georgette with touches of sold: abo Colonel ana Mrs. l'owlrs. Maior Blair. D.5.0.. Ihe Misses Moncklon. Slolt M.o'3, Beckett, and inanv more. . Several of the soldiers from the hospital were also present in uniform. Women Leaders. The many wise, unselfish, and energetic women who have combined in a great enterprise to make life nmro merry and useful in British villages have, just severed their connection with tho Board of Agriculture, savs an English writer. Tho women's institutes, which sprang up everywhere during the war, are henceforth, to stand on a pence fooling, lint will for some years receive :•. Treasury grant. This is to grow "small by rdeirrecs and beautifully less." Bui the movement is rn grow bigger and beautifully more. The idea camo from Canada! a fertile home of ideas, and is already international.

A sure and pliatnnl sper-ific fw removing Worms is WADE'S WOftil FIGS. Prico Is, O'd.-Advt.

Wellinuton South Nursing Division. | The annua) meeting of Hie Wellington South isursiug Division iiiul St. John AniDul'iinco Bngado Overseas was helu this week, n good attendance of members | Ijeiiig weseiit. 'Hio .report of the year's work (tho seventh) was us follows:"The divisional practice.* have teen i.iHv well atteided, and a number of members have done socially good work demonstrating «t ' iiist , »>'!' and home nursina classes. Uoocl work has also k-cii done on 'street' days, kiicJi as the E-eturneu Soldiers' Day, Kindergarten Dav. the V.W.C.A Appeal, aud St. John l)av when the divisional stall headed tho'list with .£BS Vis. 7d. Members have teen called {or public duty on two occasions, and the annual corps church uarado was held at St. Paul's Church oil Tune °'> 'I' lic officers of tho division attPiwuilho nurses' war memorial service at St Peter's Church at the invitation of the Trained Nurses' Association, on the anniversary of the Marquette disaster Two social functions, a euchre party nrnmgea to gain money lor 'lirst aid' enuimnc-nt, and the reception to Colonel Barclay combined with, a social m honour of Mr. Seed's marriage, were oil attended and enjojed. lour nuiv Ltors qualified, for tho medallion throu"h the year, lour qualified foi •sbiis* three und one officer for fivecertificates, and Mrs. l'naoT lady superintendent, was present with her twelve-year aii.loina. vclv competition for Che &««**s> Cm, was won by Miss 11. 'ossotte, Jl* U ' Morrison. Miss Gilchrist, and Mr,. Oslwrn Thirty-four occurrences have Hr^ca^. ft At&^S in June, the orkks still beim? carried on by memta, tne division, a.storeroom hav.n ß eon s curod by tho courtesy ot tin lla - mr Board. Tho committee wish to &Dr Agnes Bennett for con aiding H, P annual examination; Dr. « toi delivering a lecture on "Infectious Duemuu, n Cook . p,V T)r Mason. 'Tuberculosis; M.i=. counts of the division ATM. Kamsav and M>» , Mtt3 \\ „ Fleeted to represent the members on the committee, and a squad was form d to eon ote a:: Maslsrton on Sew lcars n™ for the "Willow Bank Cup," now m fh" Sssessior of the Wellington South Nursing Division. Life in London. ■ Writing to a Wellington friend, an Enelish sirl comments upon the condition of affaire which existed at Home at tho timo of writing, October Ho have boon linving liigli tunes here, she writes: "the 'flu has started all over England again; every|Tiing is going up in nrice. and most things are rationed for the winter. Coal is very-difficult to get, so, in consequence, gas and electricity are up in price, and wo are, it is said. In bo allowed' to use but a small amount. Mrs. Annie Tlesant has been lccturinir here at' The Queen's IT all, and evorv time tho place is crowded, and nianv ueoolo have to be turned away. "London is getting dull-looking, for noarlv all the colonial uniforms have vanished from the Strand. In tact, thev say that tho last lot of Anslralians was shipped some days ago. Wo slum miss seeing them all; but T am very dad tho war is over. The celebrations fell vcrv flat here. IVople have all ln«t too maiiv dear ones and cmiured too great hardships to make big demons rations of iov. Some, of course did, but crew and bright flags don't harmonise do thev. and although there were big | c°,wV thev were very quiet; The lung and Oue'-Mi worked hard, showing .hemselves everywhere. The \ iciory procession was i' only thing worth ;mniitinning and ' "''e wore many jcaloiisie-, about vivr • people who were 101 l on. of it. wh" lauld' have been )n it. and others Dill tl:st who ought to have been last, and ;u on. All the same > was a fine sight. One very loolish thing was done, though. Instead of running esirn trains bu=". etc., on i.-.c gica. da>s, he took first half of them of and (hen nearly all off. so that people cither unable to get lo town n cl»o - stranded. The parks were o ,mp-,.,-s. and then it rained! But, ainwav, iho war is over. . ■!.«■..„n "The housing question is very ~ 1 r .1 inst now. Why it should be so I cannot umlersl.nd. It is not 0,,y... » •Imi. but all over hnglaml. li"in" in 010. train raiviage:-, bat Inn., ,','bns anything with a roof to .1 , n , old Y.M.C.A. huts are in groat demand. New jerry-bmit hnurfs am 1 co-ta-os are springing up all oyer the land and ll.. ; .els of awful old shanties ma. one sit up with a great shock. 1 don t know where all the extra from. London has never been so lull, and vet nearly all the colonials and HelItarc left, and one lur.'dlv oyer mpr ti an American .soldier now. Ahother (hiiitf is that one call never g I into a theatre without booking a » in adviinc-.-. Kincinas are always li.il. So. rone »...,t **. ™j mcndouslv. 1 1.ai.l K- <«l f "'-•'" „,,,,,,. „ 1e 1..).i Irsl ffuek. anil luius ha o l,ap„ Is. fid. dud Is. ?:!. a I''. l-'"», i lh, country where 1 went the other ,l' v the fruit was all roiling on he .round, and other fnnl-iwsM. »Pl»'". ot,.~Mt waiting on the station li.it;..ins r,adv to be sent lo own, but never gelling Ihoro. The waste in. Ih,» is awfuj, and every thing ,= *o scarce, or at least hard to get..

Women and Profiteers. The d«cision of Bermondsey Profiteeri„« Committee to amioint a woniau inspector at xi a week will, it is esjec., be followed by other couinmtee,, .J thus open » »cw M £or v °T n s ' ' state "Daily Mail." The woman ■ nsncctor will make Tr.iircl.nsws '""will •ieil to bringing prosecutions. She will net in the *uno manner as an inspector under tlio Food and llvhrb Act.