SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 60, 4 December 1926, Page 19

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mrs, Bernard Wood has gone to Christchurch.

Mr. and Mrs. Thurman, of Wellington, are visiting Auckland.

Miss Lucy Ford, Timaru, is a visitor to Wellington

Mr. A. McLennan has been appointed manager of the Bank of New Zealand ijj Dunedin, and Mrs McLennan and her daughters will go south probably about Christmas time. A very large number of friends will miss them, ana many good wishes will go with them to their southern home

Archdeacon and Mrs. Johnson, of Wellington, are the guests of Sir Heaton and Lady Rhodes at Otahuna, Canterbury.

Miss Margaret Hunter, Christchurch, is visiting Mrs. W. Cable, Levy Street.

Miss Vera Reader, who has been so successful in research work in England, is at present on a visit to her parents in Masterton. She is returning to complete a course at Oxford University next month.

The death occurred recently in Wanganui of Mrs. J. Hawken, mother of the Hon. O. J. Hawken, Minister of Agriculture. A daughter of the late Mr. William Bayly, of Taranaki, she was born in Devonshire, England, in 1810, and came to New Zealand with her parents when only a year old. She was married in 1861, and resided with her husband at Kakaramea till about twenty-five years ago, when she returned to New Plymouth, shortly afterwards goind to live at Wanganui. Mrs. Hawken, whose husband died some years ago, leaves a family of three sons and six daughters, these being the Hon O. J. Hawken, Mr. Cecil Hawken (Hawera), Mr William Hawken (Stratford), and Mrs. P. Coverdale, Mrs. F. W. Wake, Mrs. Wilkin (Auckland), Mrs. Gilbert Pearce, Mrs. France, and Miss Hawken (Auckland).

Everyone loves an original present. The very newest thing in Christmas novelties are showing at Miss Samson’s (Customhouse Quay), smart posies in feather flowers, enamelled metal flowers, gay plumaged birds to put on hat or coat. Decorative art mirrors in different sizes are in lovely artistic colourings. The same style of thing is used for the sweet boxes and park rest. Amusing match-holders and cigar-cut-ters for the mere male are in bright Coloured bird or animal designs suitable for a smoke-room. Some original bridge scorers are in washable ivorv with a moveable figure to mark the calls. Boxes and hand-mirrors covered in tissue are also very desirable gifts —Advt.

flavin? introduced the Eugene process to Wellington, we have had the longest experience in permanent waving. Whv not have the most skilled artists, at a cost that is no more than elsewhere? Sides, 215.; half-head. 63s ; full head. 105 s Agents Elizabeth Arden’s toilet preparations Stamford and Co , Ltd , 68 Willis Street. ’Phone 44L..745.—Advt. Fruit Salad, the daintiest of all confections—a Pascall production of distinction.—Advt.

Red Cross Peacetime Division. The monthly meeting oi the Peacetime uivisiou oi tne New Zealand urancn ol tne Keu cross was lielu yesterday alteinoon- Mr. vliapmau was m me cilair, ana oilieis present were Airs. Kemp, Dr. Beaumont, Airs. S. Myers, iurs. G. u mmt.ii, Mrs. Clara anu Mi. Crailoway (secretary). Alter discussion regaruitij; the merits ol ballons, ou lions oi ua o s lot the next street day it was necideu to have little Hags it was reported tnat on Noveniuer la a successiul picnic had been held at Day s Bay loi the blind, of whom 32 had attended. Also that as the result ot a concert given at Ngaio the sum ol £l7 Ids. l Jd had been added to the society's funds. Mrs. Ketnp reported that the Lpper Hutt circle had conducted a sale of work in aid oi the Jubilee Institute for the Blind, and had made £lB Us. 6d by the effort. Lady Luke wrote to say that she would donate a trophy for competition among the members of the junior division of the Red Cross, the form of the trophy to be decided later. Sister Lewis read her report tor the month, which stated that all classes for 1926 had closed except a junior first aid at Kilbirnie State School, a junior first aid at Lower Hutt Sacred Heart College, a junior first aid for boy scouts at Ishanaallah, and a senior home nursing class at Khandallah, all of which had been late in starting and would therefore carry on and be examined some time early next year. The other examinations were over and in this connection she wished to thank those who had willingly and cheerfully given a great deal of time; they were, Dr. T. McGibbin, Director of Public Health; Dr. J. HBeaumont, of Willis Street; Dr. F. W Kemp, Upper Hutt; Dr. McDonald, Willis Street; Dr. Murdo McKenzie Mcßae, of Hataitai; Matron Mcßae of the Red Cross Home; Sister Lea of the Public Health Department; Sister Crispin, Matron at Brvant, May and Bell Company; Mrs. A Gibbs, Mrs. A. Hamilton, Mrs. J. Gordon Smith and Sister Dew, of the Red Cross Home The Hon. Dr. Collins has donated a cup for competition between senior teams from all over the Dominion, but so far it has not been possible to completely organise for this, so this year it was competed for by five local teams on Thursday evening, when Matron Mcßae and Sister Crispin were the judges. The majority of the teams had six members, including the captain. The judges’ opinion was that the work done was excellent, the points being very close. The winning team was captained by Miss Sheehy (a noted Red Cross worker), the other members being Misses Avery, Ware, Pownall, Bender and Mrs. Whiteman and it scored 93J points out of a possible hundred Miss Lissington’s report stated that new circles had been formed at the Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt, and at Archerfield College, Dunedin ; that the December issue of the journal was in the press, and that of the November issue, a total of 3000 copies, had been sent to schools, embracing all schools in the Auckland and Wellington districts, as well as to usual subscribers. Some of the circles had handed in the sum of £7 to be expended for the benefit of different families in poor circumstances, and they had all worked to provide Christmas cheer The chairman stated that the fund for the blind showed £67 10s. lOd., and it was resolved to spend £l5,

which would enable a Christmas present to be given to each. It was announced that all arrangements had been made for the distribution of awards, and that Miss McCubbin had agreed to be the Red Cross Queen in the Grand Naval and Military Tattoo Various matters were discussed in relation to the queen contest and a future meeting arranged for.

Sir Alex and Lady Roberts are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Winston Barron, Hastings.

The Plunket Society’s Christmas Party. This afternoon the much-looked-tor-ward-to party organised by the committee of the Wellington Plunket Society will take place in the town Hall. This is now an annual event, ana is looked forward to eagerly by the many thousands who have had such happy times for the last two years. The committee again appeal to everyone who has been helped by the L’liillket nurses to attend and show tlieir appreciation of the society’s wonderful work in the community _ 'I Ins is the one opportunity given in the year to parents to publicly acknowledge their indebtedness to this worldwide mpvement inaugurated by Sir I ruby King. To enable the committee to upkeep a staff of Plunket nurses who can visit all Wellington and its suburbs, it is necessary to raise £'2ooo a year over the Government grant. The ladies of the committee cheerfully face this responsibility, knowing they have only to ask all those parents who have been helped, and they will respond, and this afternoon they are being given the opportunity. Hie chief feature of the afternoon will be children’s community singing, held for the first time in Wellington. Messrs. Albert Russell and Will, J. Mason will be in charge of this, and they ask the children to come and sing “Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush, "Little 80-Peep,” “Rock-a-bye Baby, "Three Blind Slice,” "Boys and Girls,” etc. The programme also includes Hiss Helen Gard’ner’s fantastic interpretation of the old nursery rhyme, "Oranges and Lemons,” and the dancing in costume by the clever little pupils of Miss Kathleen O’Brien. Other attractions are Father Christmas and his tree. This has been the work of Mrs. Clayton and Misses Clayton and Chapman and others. I he tree is laden with a variety of toys reasonablv priced from 3d. upwards The children’s friend, the Plunket Stork, will this year carry dozens of Plunket babies, under Nurse Mitchell s care. Close at hand will be a fairyland of dolls, dressed by the clever fingers and in charge of Mesdames G Nathan, Miller (2), Symons, Hyams, and Mclntyre and others. These include French novelty dolls liand-paint-ed by Mrs E. R. Robson. The boys toys, which have been specially imported from England, include many novelties, and will be in charge of Mrs G. Johnson. Also attached to this stall will be fifty dolls’ beds, beautifully made and equipped by Messrs. Parton and Mrs. Johnson. The cake and flower stall will be in charge of Mesdames Joseph, Richardson, McKibbin, Elliott and Miss Barnett. This stall will have a great number of Christmas cakes, as well as every other kind of delicious home-made cake. The Christmas gift stall, for adults, is in charge of MesdameE C. G. F. Morice, J. B. Mac Ewan, and W. E. Herbert. The children’s clothes stall, in charge of Lady Hosking, Mesdames Wilkie, Clabburn, Alpers, MacGoun and others, is filled with beautiful hand-made children’s clothes, frocks, cretonne coats and bonnets, beach coats, hand-made children’s towels, etc. The afternoon tea, which is always a feature of this party, is under the management of Airs. W. A. Parton. The doors will be managed by Mr. Parton, and the floor arrangements by Air. G. Silver. Air. Hilson will be at the piano for the com-