SOCIAL AND PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 194, 13 May 1922, Page 10

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL ITEMS

MATTERS of. interest from far and near

(By

Imogen.)

While she was in Florence with her husband, Princess Mary had a new experience, that of being serenaded with guitars and mandolins by a band of young men of Fiesole, where she is ■taying at the Villa Medici. They wound up a tuneful programme by playing ,God Save the King.”

Our Greytown correspondent reports the death of Dent, wife of the .Rev. G. W. Dent, vicar of, Greytown. ,Mrs. Dent underwent nif serious operation on Thursday evening, but unfortunately succumbed at 9 a.m. yesterday. Mrs. Dent took an active'part in the church service last Sunday.- She leaves a family" of four.

The marriage is announced of Mar-' lorie, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. )ldershaw, Norsewood, to Mr. J. Dunn,, of Waipawa, H.B.

At yesterday’s annual meeting of the W.N.R. Residential Nursery Society, letters of appreciation of the vfork of the nursery were read from Dr. 'Bowerbank, Dr. Line, >Dr. Agnes Bennett, and Dr. Platts-MilJs. all of whom stressed the value to the community at large of the institution.. A warm tribute to the work of Mrs. F. Porter, Dominion organiser for the | W.N.R., and'founder of the Residential Nursery was paid bv some of the •peakers at/yesterday’s meeting.

A successful social gathering in connection with Roseneath Presbyterian Church was.held in the church on Wednesday evening. The Rev. A. Bruce Todd, minister.of the congregation, presided, and extended a welcome to all present. He mentioned that the meeting was in celebration of the first anniversary of the separation of Rosencath from Kilbirnie, and their establishment as a congregation by themselves. Appropriate speeches were given by the Revs. D. J'. Shaw and Dr. Gibb. ‘An ...excellent musical programme had been prenared by Miss Low. the organist. Solos were sung.bv Mrs. Nelson and Misses Gamble. Perrv, New-man-Smith, and Low : recitations werp, giveti by Misses Smith and' Mitchell;. and a violin solo by Mr. Briginshaw. all the items being much appreciated. At the close refreshments were handed round, and an opportunitv given for social intercourse. Mr. J. Smith, a former member of the Church,.proposed * heart}’ vote of thanks to . all who had contributed to the evening’s entertainment. and paid/ a well-deserved tribute to the organist. Miss Low, to whose quiet, steady servic" for a. great manv years the congregation owed so Pinch. An a nolo" v was received for fho absence of the Rev. Stowell, the moderator of the charge, owing to i’lne=s Anniversary services were conducted last Sunday bv Mr. E. J. D. Hercus and the Rev. W. Day.

Miss Winifred Coull is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. '.Coull, Dunedin.

Miss Ernestine Hadfield is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Wood, of Napier, before leaving -.for a visit to Australia.

Mrs. Cyril Campbell (Christchurch), accompanied by her. little daughter Joan, passed through ' Wellington on Wednesday on' hor'return from a three months’ visit to Mr. and Mrs. Norman Emms, Takaka (Nelson). Mrs. Campbell was much benefited in health by the change. ’

Mrs. Hosking, president of the Wellington Blanket Society, expressed the opinion that her organisation and the W.N.R. Residential Nursery Society had much in common, and she considered that the Residential Nursery was ono of the me st valuable institutions that any city could possess. Its work of caring for young children, of taking them in while tho mother was away ill, was most helpful, in that it guaranteed peace of mind to tho patient. Its practical demonstrations of how to feed young children were also of the greatest value and were doing much to tench mothers how to feed their children. U

. • r The inaugural meeting of the Lower Hutt branch of the Phinket Society, which was held on Monday, was well attended. In the past the work has been carried on by Hutt and Petone combined, but recently it was decided to separate, and in future each branch will be responsible for its own district. Officers elected were:—President, Mrs. McCaw'; vice-presidents, Mrs. Ewen and Mrs. Hoggard; treasurer, Mrs. Handsford Johnston; secretary, Mrs. G. Hoggard; committee. Mesdames Knight, Hall, Bennett, Jervis, Hunt, Huthnance, Meadows, Chapman, Adante, J. Cameron; associate committee,. Mesdames Buck. Jarman, Clendon, Gordon, Gibson, Higgie, T. Cameron, Olphert, von Zeidlitz, Harman, Pomare, Leigh Hunt, Wyette, Olsen, and Miss Williams. It was decided that the committee, should meet on the first Tuesday of every month. Subscriptions received totalled £4 10s.

There was every inducement to attend the dance organised by Miss Borlase, and held in the Goring Street Hall last evening. A fine moonlight night, inspiriting music,, and an excellent floor left little else to be wished for, and the evening was made tho most of by the. large attendance of, dancers. Miss Borlase was assisted bv a committee consisting of Misses D. Coull, T. Matthews, M. Mend, R. Seamon, E. Smith. M. Kennedy, Messrs.Andrews, L. Biss, H. Rout, and E. Stovens.

Dr. Truby King met a number of representatives of women’s work in Wellington on Thursday night at the Y.W.C.A. Social Hall, Herbert Street. The meeting was a preliminary one in preparation for his lecture, which will take place next week, on “Health Standards for Business Women After discussing several suggestions with regard to rousing public interest in the campaign, Dr. King spoke at some length on the necessity for a standard of hbalth for everyone. Ho pointed out that we-had been drifting away from the simple and care-free life which is natural to man, owing to the fact that modern civilisation compel us to adai>t ourselves to un-

natural Conditions. It was quite possible to do this and maintain a normal standard of health; fresh air and exercise' were the two most important factors in attaining this end, and we could so regulate our lives as to ensure having enough of both: only, in order to do. this, we must police ourselves and see that we adhered' to the fewlsimple r.ules of . life that would enable us to be perfectly .fit and healthy. The Publicity Committee is to meet again next Thursday, when Dr. Platts Mills will be present to discuss final plans with tho delegates. Dr. King’s lecture is to bo followed by others with demonstrations.

A “coin afternoon,” organised by the Seatoun branch of the Women’s National Reserve, was held at Mrs. Gardiner’s residence on Thursday, Mrs. Gardiner having lent her house for the occasion. Other branches of the reserve, in addition to the Seatbun branch, were present, and a very pleasant time was spent. Mrs. L. O. H. Tripp (president of the W.N.R.), Mrs. J. C. Andersen, and Mrs. Spear spoke of phases of the work, the last-men-tioned giving details of the forthcoming matinee. The Mayoress, Mrs. R. A. Wright, Miss Freeman (president of the Seatoun branch), and Mrs. Day (hon'. secretary) were among those present. Mrs. Porter was unable to at-

tend. Mrs. Bradin and Miss Fraser sung, a-ud Miss Melva Day recited. A guessing competition was won by Mrs. Bradin. Character reading added much to the entertainment (and tho funds) of the afternoon. * A piece of Princess Mary’s wedding cako (says the “Manawatu Standard”) has been received by Miss F. Hobbs, who is well known in Dannevirke musical circles, and is a daughter of the Rev. J. Hobbs, of St. Peter’s Church, Terraco End, Palmerston North. Tho memento of the Royitl wedding was forwarded to Miss Hobbs, by her brother in England, and was enclosed in a small silver-edged cardboard box.

On Wednesday afternoon next a big matinee in aid of the W.N.R. Residential Nursery is to be held in His Majesty’s Theatre. Messrs. Ben and John Fuller have given the use of their theatre free to the Residential Nursery Committee for the occasion, and arc also lending some of their artists. An excellent and varied programme has been arranged. In addition to Messrs. Fullers’ artists, leading sin.< era from the J. C. Williamson Opera Company/(by permission) will give their services, and the following teachers of dancing will present some of their pupils: Miss fibokc, Miss Ngaire Phipson, Miss Ngaire Dewsbury and Mrs. Menard. ,Miss Helen Gard’-

ner’s elocutionary pupils will also contribute to tho programme, and other performers will be Miss Sinclair Breen, Miss Fay Smythe, Miss Hilly Murphy, and Miss McCartie. At intervals during the programme, Mr_zlerbert Wood, Miss Hilda Chudley, Miss Evelyn Harris, and Mr. Albert Rtissell will le.ad >ne cnii’lren in community singing. The box plait for the matinee is at the Bristol and there will be no tax on this occasion.