WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 120, 14 February 1920, Page 4

WOMAN'S WORLD.

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Tho encasement is announced in nn exchnnße of Air. B. P. Perry,• only son of Mr. and/Jlw. J. P. Perry, of Sulphur AVelh. Miisterton, to Sites Cecily, Hamilton Gobde, daußhrerof Mr. 'and' Sirs: W. Hamilton Goodb, of 13 Ashburn' Place, '■London, S.AW

A auiet weeding' was celebrated at the Cathedral. Nelsoii, recently between Miss Dorothy' Grimmett, 'youngest daughter of Mr ..TohiV Grimmett, of Nelson, and Mr. Howard' Ellis, 1 youngest son- of Mr. Robert Ellis, of Koliatu.-. The ceremony was 'nerfprmed by the Key. Dean AVeeks; The bride. wlib was given away by'her father, ■wore a dress of cream charmeuse eritin, with sleeycs and paniers of georgette embroidered ..with', silk'and pearls.; She also wore an'embroidered-veil and orange blossoms, and carried a shower bouquet of white dahlias, pale pink roses, and maidenhair fern. . Miss Dorothy Taylor, of Richmond, was bridesmaid','and wore a frock of Wedgewood blue mery silk, relieyed'witlv'shell pink chiffon;'-a blnck picture "hat trimmed.- with i.palo pink rises; Mr; Richard-- Grimmett, youngest brother of the bride,- was best-man. The bridegroom'' served close on four years with the New- Zealand Expeditionary Forces during the war.

■The resignations of Misses Doris Flux Valerea Cowen, and Cecilia Foley, from tho hospital staff were'acoepted-with reuret at the Hospital Board s meeting at l'almerston on Thursday. Sister Trask also wrote, resigning.fromthe staff. It was decided to'ask her if she' would consider taking six months' leave'of absence instead of resigning. Complimentary reference to the'sister's-work was made by several members.

A training school-for Y;W.C.AI secre-taries-and leaders-is being held at present. in Wellington, under.the leadership of Miss .Teau Stevenson, National Industrial Secretary- for Australasia. Lectures on club technique-anil principles of leadership have 1 ' been delivered.

A physical culture class is being form-ed-at the Y-.W.C.A., to meet on Monday, nights at Fowlds' Buildings, Herbert Street. Enrolments will be received at the y.W.C.A: office, 5 Boulcott Street.

Mr. (ind Mrs. M. P. Cameron and family, after residence for over 20 years at Kliaiulnllah, - have- sold out and returned to town, having, purchased'a l-esidcnco in Allice Avenue.

The wedding was celebrated on-Febru-ary i, at St.' Peter's Church, Palmerston North, bv the Dev. L. H; Fenn, of Mr. E W. H. Leech, of Napier, to Miss GlridvS Geraldine "Eetter, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Ketter, Palmerston North,--late of-Levin. - The brides-maids-were' Miss Leec|r and Miss Ngaia Bryant,- -niece' of-the- bi-ide. Tho .wedding breakfast was held at the residence of 'the bride's parents. The wedding oako -was the gift of the bride's brother, idr. D. 11. Jietter, Levin,'

A cablegram from Paris annonnres the death of Mdlle. Gaby.''Deslys, following a severe operation.

Mrs: H. E. Reynolds, Dahnevirke, who has ; been sptmding a few weeks with friends in Wellington, will return • north to-day: •

Miss E. Meredith, Masterton, is visiting Wellington.

Miss-Fitzgerald-is-on' a-visit to friends in' Masterton.

The'engagement 'is announced of Miss 'firacc Kirkcaldie. younpest daughter of .Mr. iiml Mrs. John Kirkcaldie. Thompson Street, to Major A. B. Rose, son of, the late Mr. Henry Rose and Mrs; Rose; 'of London.

Mrs. B. TCecsing'i is visiting.Mnsterton,

Mrs. and the Misses Iveesing, Wanganui, Mrs. R. Ziman, Aucklnnil, anil Mrs. P. .Nathan were amongst visitors to Masterton for Miss Cnselberg's wedding.

Mr. Buekleton, Bank of New Zealand, and Mrs. Buc.kleton and family.'.tro staying for tlie present at : the Hotel Cecil.

Mr. arid Mrs. Goodman,. Wanganui, are visiting 'Wellington.

The wedding was celebrated at the Church of . Christ, Eintoul Street, on Wednefdnjr, of Mr. ,Tames Daves and Miss Mabel Ofsoski. Mr. ]•'. J. Marshall officiated. Miss H. Ashley l played the orgnn. The bride, dressed in white crepe do chene, with .veil, and carrying a white bouquet, v.-as attended by Miss Blanche Walters, dressed in white silk, and carrying ,1 pink bouquet. Two'little flower g'rls, also dressed in white silk, carried pink ilower baskets. Mr. William Ofsoski was best man. The wedding breakfast took place in a marquee.on the lawn «t the home of tlio bridegroom's parents. A social is to 1)0' held at the Y.W.C.A. to-niuht. A bright, attractive programme of rhythmic games- has- been arranged by the students' of the Y.W.C.A. Training School, headed by their leader, Miss Jean Stevenson. Miss A T eilson's club will be in charge .if the preparation for supper. A hearty invitation i.s extended to all the Y.W.C.A. members-to come along and bring their men friends Mrs. Albert Ivaye, president (f the New Zealand Field' Committee, will be the speaker at the service to-morrow at tiie Y.W.C.A,, Fowlds' Buildings. A tea and social hour will follow the service. Wcddina-at Masterton, A verv pretty wedding took place in Masterton on Thursday, when Miss Vera Caselb'oi'ff. fourli daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. Caselberg, was married to Mr. •Tack .Mendelssohn, eldest son of the late Mr. and Mi's. E. Mendelssohn, of London. The liev. H. Van Staveren, of Wellington. officiated at the ceremony. The brido. Ivho was given away by her father, was Eowned in white taffeta and silk tulle, with- touches of palest pink and silver. She wore a soft tulle veil, with a, coronet of orango blossoms, and carried a Ixmciuet of roses and orchids, wearimr a diamond pendant and diamond bracelet, the gifts of the bridegroom. Tlio bridesmaid, Miss Sybil Caselberg, was dressed in white georgette, with touches of pale bine, and wore ; a tiny filet of forget-me-nots, carrying a bouquet of pale'pink-and blue (lowers. Mr. A. L. Caselberg, D.C.M., cousin of the bride..' was best man. The ceremony took place at the residence of the bride's parents, where Mr. and Mrs. Caselberg. piibseauentlv entertained a large number of euests at breakfast, when the usual toast list was honoured. Mrs. Caselberg, mother of the bride, wore a gown of dark blue net, with a toque of panne velvet, and feathers in tho same shade, and carried a beautiful bouquet of mauve rloxiuias' and maidenhair fern, the gift of the bridegroom'. Jfr. and Mrs. Mendelssohn left later in the day by motor-car for Wansanui. the bride wearing a smart costume of sand-colatired tricotinne, with a. laree hat of niggor. brown panno velvet and wings.' The'young couple sliortlv intend'leaving'on an extensive world's tour. • Protection of Women and Children.

A meeting- of- tlio IWicf Committee of the Society for the Protection of Women ami Children was held on Thursday, Mrs. A. 1!. Atkinson,', vice-president, was in l the chnir, jml thero wore also present: Mcsdamcs G'.'" l'onj-onby, Chupunin, Glover, and 11. KirkcaUlie. A number of cases were -reported for investigation, including alleged_cruelty, eases requiring-as-iistanee, uiHlivsiiiible home?, ami cases 61' maintenance required. Tii- following subscriptions were acknowledged willi y,v.b;-|' Meitii nvcn-f:-. ,£| Is.: ]j, W. Mills and Co., .CI Is.; Wellington Woollen Company, .£l' is.; N.Z. Cnn-olida'.cd Denial Co., ,i!l Is.; lion. W. F. Jfaasey, iCI Is.; The Aro House, 10s. (id.; Sharland and Co., 10s. fkl.; Chapman, Sker-i-ctt. Blair, and Tripp, 10s. Gd.; Mrs. V. E-iddiford, JXI 25.; Mrs.-A. Anderson, 10.5.; J. Smith and Son, Mr*. Maudsloy, Slorer and Meek, Dev. Dr. fil-liolt, .1. JL It. Jack, Aliss Merchant. Jliss A. Greenwood, and lira. K'chnrdsoh, ss. each; Sir Francis Hell, £i 25.; If. Downie, 2s. Gd.; Mr. Downey, 25.. 6d.; Briscoe and Co., .SI Is.; Roberts, N.Z., Ltd., J6X" Is.; "Adaptability," 17s. Od.j Mrs. E. W. F. AJjtflfWL.-.

A School Garden Army. During tho war schoolgirls and schoolboys all over the world gavo up a great deal of their time to doing patriotic work. Various organisations were formed, and schools generally came under one or other of these (says the "Australasian"). Tho girls were able •to knit socks or scarves, or mako skirts for the men, while the boys who were handy with tools made crutches and chairs for disabled soldiers. 'All sorts of fetes and gymkhanas were organised, and theso and the system of voluntary giving realised hundreds of pounds for tho war funds. All this was very fine, but perhaps the greatest - patriotic yfork v.-as that done by American school children. These wcro tho bovs and girls who united to form tho U.S.S.G.A.-tho United Slates School Garden Army. It was early -in 1918 that tho call for recruits for this army was sent wit. Tho call came from the Bureau of Education, which said that tho Government wanted "tho children in cities, towns and industrial villages" to join an army which was being mobilised to dig and' plant vacant lots,- to fight wormsand vegetnblo pests,- and thus produce food for a hungry world. The president heartily approved of the plan, and determined that money should be provided from his national security and defenco appropriation. He granted' the arinv 50,000 dollars, and saw that proper organisation was commenced. Ho f.lso wrote a letter expressing his faith in tiie teachers and children, knowing that they would see their obligation to-Eu-rop'e!s starving millions, and respond in a patriotic way. Both tho tcacherß and tho children responded wonderfully, and tho ranks of the army began to swell surprisingly. One million five hundred'thousand children were at work tho first season, and the army viry shortly increased to two millions. Die children had to be taught a great deal, and to do this the teachers had to. learn much first. Fifty thousand men and women were instructed in teaching gardening, because the art of producing food is just coming to be rocosnised as <i science. To help the teachers and the children in their work tho Bureau of Education distributed to "tho children of the army over, a million and a half pamphlets, containing the best possible instructions for making a garden. The. army ha<l its, first faint beginnings in the home and school, garden work whicli the Education Bureau already had un-' der way. iTho children hnd had, therefore, some early instriiptio;i gardening, sb the enormous task they r.ow had in harid was made easier bccause of this. The various boards which had supported tho homo and school garden work, became doubly interested in the new enterprise, and gave great financial support to provide funds for-the services of tho supervisors and for petty expenses When tho TJ.S.S.G.A. was first organised it had ono great patriotic motivate produce food. The strong, desire to help liad been manifest in tho children, and they recognised their opportunity in their army, and took it. Besides the idea of "being patriotic," the idea of the army being run on military lines appealed to the school children. Companies were organised, containing ten to a hundred and fifty children. Each company had a captain and a first.and second 'lieutenant. Insignia consisting of a bronzo bar with rank distinctions were supplied by tho-Bureau of Education.' All the arrangements being complete, tho army of one million five hundred thousand Iwys and girls were ready to eommenco ono of tho greatest branches of war work.