WOMAN’S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 219, 10 June 1921, Page 2

WOMAN’S WORLD.

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEAR.

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL In the course of hie annual review of the work of St. Petor’a Mission, Ganon I‘ielden lay lor says: “AVc must j,ro vide the girls with a club-room of their own. . , . We want to open, a shop so that wo can teach boys to repair their own boots. We only want the funds. • . . We want to open. No. 170 Taranaki Street as a hostel for boys earning small pay, preferably widows’ sons, but must wait until we clear off the debt of d>l2oo on the house.”

A quarterly meeting of the Navy League will be held on Tuesday next in the Town Hall, at 8 p.m. Th© entertainment will consist of music, supper, and dancing, and will be presided over by Mr. J. P. Firth, president of the Navy League. Last year the hall was all too small (for the numbers <whe attended, and therefore Navy League members and their friends are advised to obtain tickets as soon as iwssible by writing to Box 972, or by calling at the Navy League office, Vickeris House, Woodward Street. Tickets may also be obtained at the door on Tuesday night. The New Zealand Yacht Squadron gave an “at home" in Auckland last evening, at which Their Excellencies the Governor-General and Viscountess JeHicoe were guests of honour.

An old lady, whose years numbered 104, Mrs. Ferris, of Dunedin, died on Monday last, at the residence of her daugh-

The following additional clause to th© mcat-carryiug I'cgelations which havje been recently gazetted will interest many of the women, who have been urging more careful and cleanly delivery of food of all kinds. The clause, reads thus: “No person shall send or deliver for carriage by any means whatever foi sale any dressed carcass or portion of the dressed carcass, of ' any sheep, cattle, or swine, or the carcass of any other animal, from which the natural covering has been removed, unless every part of that carcass ie enclosed in a clean receptacle or cover, so as to be maintained in a wholesome and clean condition.”

'The matron of the W.N.R. Residential Nursery acknowledges with thanks gifts from the following:—Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs. David Anderson, Karori Branch of W.N.R., Mrs. Townsend, Mrs. Prime, Mrs. Taylor, Seatoun Branch of W.N.R., Mrs. Johnstone, Mrs. Purcell, Two-Garment Society, Mrs. Findlay, Mrs. Jennings, Mrs. Bloomfield, Mrs. Shirtcliffe, Lady Luke, Miss Sheppard, Wadestown Branch- W.N.R.. Sirs. Corliss, Karori Road Branch W.N.R., Khandallah Branch W.N.R.

A largely attended gathering was held in the Mauriceville Hall this week to welcome Mr. ami Mrs. lan Cameron, and to present them with a copper fray from the members of the Football Club. A similar presentation was made to Mr. and Mrs. Eric Mortenson, who yere also recently married. Mr. Cameron was also presented, from Masterton friends, with a silver bread-board, Mr. George M'Kay making the latter presentation, and Mr. Jennings the former. Several members of the WairarapaCaledonian Society were among those present. Dancing concluded a pleasant gathering.

Mrs. Will Lawson is spending some weeks in Christchurch.

Miss Dolly Lynch. (Palmerston Norf hi left for England by the lonic, where 4he intends furthering her art studies. For the past twelve months Miss Lynch has been attending ihe art schools in Wellington and Auckland. She expects to be away for three years, and will commence her studies at Chelsea.

Miss Grace Atowbray has left the service of the Military Alassage Department, Brandon Street, and. is joining her sisters at Waikanae.

The Post and Telegraph staffs’ annual ball has been arranged for next month. The committee responsible for the arrangements comprises Mrs. Van iSlyke, Msses Archer. Cassin, Fraser, Holmes, Langton, Pirio, Tucker, Williams, Messrs. Andrew, Catley, Coghlnn, Do Castro, Duff. Dunbar, Hoffeins, Melrose (bon. secretary), Moore, Mulvey, O’Sullivan, Stark, Thomson, Troy, White, and Woods.

The engagement is a.nnounced of Air. Vivian Hargreaves, of the Wither Settlement, Blenheim, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Hargreaves, of Rcmuera, Auckland, to Aliss M. Beore, younger daughter of the late Mr. G. A. Beere and Airs. Beere, of Gisborue.

Air. and Airs. Edward Gough (Christchurch) passed through Wellington this week on their way to Auckland to connect with the Niagara for America. Air. Gough intends to spend some time there to acquire further engineering experience.

Given a fine afternoon, there should be many visitors from the city to tho gift tea at the Anglican Boys’ Home at Lower Hutt to-morrow. Visitors will bo enabled to see the new home, which was formerly a private residence, and has had au administrative block added, consisting of large duiing-room, kitchen, etc. Almost immediately tenders will be called for the erection of the dormitories for sixty boys, the cost of which will I>o. largely met by the funds raised by the ladies’ effort in' October last.

At Dunedin on Saturday evening Miss Carrie Sheehan, a well-known pianiste, was married to Mr. Joseph Culling, of Hillgrove, North Otego. Air. Culling was a member of the First Contingent of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles in South Africa in 1599, and is now farming at Hillgrove.

The wedding was celebrated at St. Matthew’s Church Alasterton, on Wednesday, by the Rev. J. Walker, M.A., of Miss Elizabeth Sarah Clifford, eldest daughter of Air. and Airs. G. Clifford, of Matahiwi, to Mr. Rupert Alfred Larsen, eldest son of Mr. and Airs. J. P. Larsen, of Glen Oroua, Palmerston North. The bride, who was given, away by her father, were a pretty dress of white crepe de chine, with overdress of geoi’gette trimmed with lace and pearls, and wore a veil and orange blossoms. She carried a bouquet of white flowers. She was attended by two bridesmaids—Miss Helen Clifford" (sister), who wore a vicux rose cropo Jo chino dress and black hat, and Miss Annie Larsen, sister of the bridegroom, who was in blue eolienne, with a black hat. The bridegroom was attended by his brother, Air. Edward Larsen, and Mr. George Clifford, brother of the bride, was groomsman. A reception was afterwards held at tho "Kia Ora” tearooms. where the wedding breakfast was served. Later in the day Mr. and Mrs. Larsen left for Christchurch, the bride’s travelling costume being navy blue serge with a black beavor hat.

Air. and Mrs. J. O. Duff, of Petone, who are leaving shortly to reside at Upper Hutt, were tho guests of honour at a farewell social at St. David's Church, Petone, on Wedensday evening. In presenting Mr. Duff with a sot of looks, handfipmoly bound, the curate (the Rev. J. A. Al'Kenzie) made eulogis-

tic reference to Mr. Duff's long association. with every depurtnvant ,of church work, he having been superintendent of the Sunday School for a long period. Mrs. Duff was the recipient of a salad bowl and service. A musical programme was submitted, and the gathering concluded with the singing of “Auld Lang Syne.”

Victoria College Evening. Another stags in the development of the Victoria University College waa marked on Tuesday evening by the opening of the new women's common room in the wing now in the course of erection. The members of the College Colin, cil, the Professors and their wives, and the other guests were received and welcomed by the members of the. Women’al Club Committee. Elocutionary and musi. cal items were given during the evening, by Miss Pigou, Miss Wilson, Miss Davey, Miss Parkinson, Miss Baillie, Mr. Evans and Mr. Kirk. The present students were very glad, to find themselves re-, membered by past students so kindly, aa was shown by the gift to the common room of a beautiful picture frorq, Miss B. R. Davies. Mrs. Rankine also has earned, the gratitude of the students for the splendid way in. which' she helped them to plan the decorations of their room, which are beautifully car tied out in blue and gold, and also fop the picture she presented. The evening closed with the singing of tho college song, final ei'iorus, and tho National Anthem. The guests of the evening included Mr. Levi, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Morton, of the College Council, Professor and Mrs. Hunter, Professor aryi Mrs. Rankine Brown, Professor and Mrs. Robertson, Professor and Mrs. T. P. Wilson, Professor and Mrs. Tennanf, Professor Somerville, Professor Boyd ‘Wilson, Mrs. Adamson, Mr. Caughley, Director Education, and Mrs. Caughley, Mr. and Mrs. Robieson, Miss England, Miss Maitland, Miss and Mrs. Turner, Miss Wood. Among the prominent post students present were Miss- MacCartney, Miss Blacker, Miss Clachan, Miss North. Miss Richmond, Mrs. Stainton, Mr. and Mrs. Eichebaum. The members of the “Women’s Club Committee present v-ere Miss Airini Pope, Miss Lei Sewell, Miss Marjorie Myers, Miss Freda Parkinson, and Miss Jean Forsyth.

Wedding at Newtown. A night wedding of interest was celebrated at St. Anne’s Church, Wellington South, on Wednesday evening, when j>iis4 Queenie MTnerney (well known in musical circles), younger daughter of Mr. and. Mrs. T. J. MTnerney, was married *o Captain Leslie Potter, N.Z.S.C., third son of Air. and Airs. John Potter, of “Bayslands,” Northcote, Auckland. The Rev. Dean APKenna officiated. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a gown of shell pink taffetas, with, drawings of georgette and Limerick lace, and her tulle veil was fastened with a coronet of orange blossoms. She carried a bouquet of pink carnations, narcissi, and maidenhair fern, fastened Iwith bows of tulle. She was attended by her sister, Miss Vera MTnerney, who wore a frock of lemon taffetas, trimmed -with blond lace; and by Miss Ruby Israel, whose panniered frock was of hydrangea blue taffetas, with silver laoe. Both, bridesmaids wore Gainsborough hats of black fluted tulle, with streams of lemon and blue, and touches of gold, and they carried shower bouquets of hothouse flowers, with tulle bows. The bridegroom was attended by Captain AVilliams, D. 5.0,. N.Z.S.C., and Mr. John Herbert Turner, of AVellington. After tho ceremony the parents of the bride held a reception at St. Peter’s Schoolroom, at which dancing took place, and supper was served. Tho mother of the bride wore black satin charmeuse, with corsage of silver tissue, and black picture hat, finished with an osprey. The mother of the bridegroom wore a soft frock of black and gold tissue, over black silk, and her hat was of black tulle, with coloured posies. The bridegroom’s present to the brde was a coney seal coat, trimmed with skunk fur. nnd to the bridesmaids he gave a pearl ring and a string of Tecla pearls. Captain, and Aire. Potter left for a four-weeks’ tour of the North Island, the bride wearing a tailored costume of fawn tricolene, with a hat to match. «