WOMAN’S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 92, 12 January 1921, Page 2

WOMAN’S WORLD

I SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Miss Marie Tempest, who, with her company, is now playing in Christchurch, will ho the guest of honour at an “at home’’ given on Friday by„Sir Joseph and Lady Kinsey at their residence at Sumner. Mr. find Miss Skerrett have retur&ni from <i visit to Taupo and Napier. The engagement is announced of Mr. A. C. Turnbull, secretary to the Public Service Commissioner, and Miss G. Moncrieff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Moncrieff, of Salamanca Road. The commanding officer and the matron of the Military Hospital, Trentham, acknowledge with thanks the following:— Red Cross Society, smokes, fruit, flowers, daily .and weekly papers 1 Y.M.C.A., motion pictures every evening for stall and patients; Salvation Army, fruit, sweets; daily drives in Red Cross car, Salvation Anuv; flowers, Mrs. Searle, Mrs. Roy, Mrs/Ward; canary’ for Red Cross Club, a friend. Lady Denniston, after paying a round of visits in the North Island, has returned to Christchurch. Mr. and Mrs. C. Rhodes and the Misses Rhodes (Auckland) passed through Wellington early this week on their way to the South Island. Dr. and Mrs. Usher (of Auckland) are also visiting the south Miss June Clifford has returned tc Christchurch from Auckland and Wellington. The Rev. J. H. Sykes and Mrs. Sykes, of Kilbirnie, have left on a three weeks visit to Levin. During their absence the Rev. F. E. Henry and Mrs. Henry will occupy the vicarage at Kilbirnie. Her Excellency Viscountess Jellicoe has accepted the position of patron of the Girl Peace Scout organisation, and uas expressed her intention of taking an ac tive part in the movement. The Rev. Hobday and Mrs. Hobday are visitors to Auckland, and are staying at Takapuna. Sister G E. Kummer (Masterton) left on Monday for Dunedin to undertake a course ■of training in the Kantane Homo. Alisa D. Diamond (Christchurch) ia a guest of Mrs. George Hume, Featheiston. A visitor to Palmerston North at the present time is Mademoiselle C. Tsheremissinoff, who is the guest of Mrs. A A. Martin. Mademoiselle Tsheremrssinoff has travelled extensively in her own country—Russia—and in China and Japan, and during the time she has been in New Zealand she has contrived, to see a considerable amount of it. Like many of her countrywomen she is a good linguist and speaks in five languages. Miss Norton, secretary of the Barnardo Homes. London, is sailing for. New Zealand in the' s.s. Ormonde. Miss Norton visited the Dominion in 1914-17 in connection with her work. Miss Maida Hooker, of Hawera, is leaving for England early in February to further her musical studies at the Royal Academy. Miss Grace Hunton, formerly drill mistress at the Girls’ Grammar School (Auckland), returned by the Makura last week. Miss Hutton has been studying physical education at the University of California, and in receiving her diploma scored seven firsts, three seconds, and two thirds in the twelve subjects she sat for. Mr. H. Gifford Moore and Mrs. Moore have returned to Palmerston North from a visit to California. Sister Dora Mactier, of the Auckland Hospital, and late of the Auckland Girls’ Grammar School, has successfully passed her massage examination in London. She is still working at the Children’s Hospital in Ormonde Street. ' An old identity of South Wairarapa, and for the last twenty years of Wellington, in the person of Airs.. Mary Ellen Wakelin, relict of the late Mr. Tom Wakelin, 8.A., of Greytown rwrth, died on Monday at the age of 77, at her residence, 68 Hawker Street, Wellington. Mrs. Wakelin was the eldest of the fam, ily of the late -Mr. Josiah Tocker, of Featherston. There were seven children of t'hd marriage, two of whom, Stanley and Leopold, predeceased her. The burial will take place at Greytown this afternoon. | A comprehensive programme has been arranged for the ladies visiting Wellington in connection with the bowling tournament. The arrangements so far made are as follow:—This afternoon, visit to ■Wellington Zoo; Thursday, tour in observation tramcar; Thursday evening, theatre party; Friday afternoon, visit to Botanical Gardens, 'with afternoon tea ait the Kelburn Kiosk; Saturday evening, King’s Theatre; Tuesday afternoon, afternoon tea at Wellington Bowling Club; Wednesday afternoon, tea at the resdeuce of the Mayoress (Mrs. Luke). Commenting upon the conditions at Antwerp last August, to a representative of an Auckland exchange, Miss Bleibtrey stated that they had to swim in an old moat, which was very cold. In fact, the water was so cold that at one time the American water polo players were overcome, and had to be pulled out. Despite these difficulties, the performance put up by the American swimmers was highly satisfactory, gaining first, second, and third places 'in all the events, and alsomost of the fourth places. Of the American team 10 girls went over, and six of these were swimmers. Miss Bleibtrey considered Miss Violet Walrond, the NewZealand representative, one of the finest swimmers. Her crawl stroke was perfect, and in two or three years’ time, with practice and added strength, she would show to the best advantage. Miss Durack. the Australian swimmer, said Miss Bleibtrey, gained 1 nyist of hot speed from her power. Of the other swnnnieis who took part in the Olympiad, Miss Bleibtrey was very much impressed with the plain high diving of the English women. The engagement is announced of Earl De La Warr and Miss Helena Diana Leigh, onlv surviving daughter of Mrs. Reginald ilalsey and the late Captain Gerard Leigh. Lord De La Marr• » U be a verv youthful bridegroom, tot he does not come of age until June 20 next vear before which tune tlie marriage will have taken place. He is ing and clever, and the only son of Muriel Countess De Lag M arr and the late Earl whom he. succeeded m d when onlv 15. The next year he left Eton, where he edited the schoo the “Eton Review,” and, ' n J. Koval Navy, served as an able seaman in a mine-sweeper. He is a gran s f that famous old yachting peer the first Ear] Brassev, of Sunbeam fame. He Ims I wo sisters, Lady Idina Gordon and Lady A vice Menzies, and he wore his seamans on hel . marriage to Major Stowart Men zies. Lady Holford’s son. at St. Martins in-the-Fields.