WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 137, 6 December 1918, Page 9

WOMEN IN PRINT.

Miss Stott. matron of Wellington Hospital, who is now convalescent after an attack of influenza, lias gone to the Macarthy Home to recuperate.

The wedding took place at St. Peter's Church, Wellington, on 4th December, the Rev. Mr. Watson officiating, of Mr. Leonard A. P. Braund, of Wellington (late of Auckland), and Miss Elizabeth Ann Kent, of Wellington. The bride was given away by Mr. Sandsnm, field secretary of the V.M.C.A., Wellington, and was attended by Miss Perry, and the best man was Mr. W. Common. A reception was held at Godbef's, when several V.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. representatives were present. The bride's mother is Mrs. S. E. Kent, assistantmatron of the Soldiers' Hostel, Boulcottstroet, while the bridegroom is the son of Mr. A. Braund, the well-known representative footballer; while in camp he was closely associated with V.M.C.A. affairs, and was popular in musical circles. Previous to his marriage, Mr. Braund received a handsome cheque from the firm of J. J. Curtis and Co-, Ltd., in the Customs department of which he is employed. Mr. Barraud made the presentation.

Mrs. E. J. de Simas (Silva) died yesterday at Lower Huti, at the age of 85. She was a very old resident of the district, where she lived since her arrival in 'Wellington by the ship Duke of Roxburgh in 1840. She leaves three sons and three daughters.

At a recent meeting of the Auckland City Council .it was decided to appoint a woman sanitary inspector, to be under the control of the chief sanitary inspector, on a probation of six months, the appointment then to be made permanent if successful. An appointee was apparently selected, but it was decided that the position be advertised, and the applicants sifted to three, to appear before the council.

Miss Belle Luke, daughter of the Mayor and Mayoress, who has been matron of the Sydney-street Emergency Hospital since ibs inception, leaves for 'a trip to England by the Remuera next ■week. Nurse Luke was given a hearty send-off by the patients in the hospital expressive of the regard in which she was held. Nurso Massey succeeds Nurse Luke at the institution.

Mrs. Rolleston, of Lowry Bay, and her' son will be passengers by the Eemuera for England.

Mrs. Luke would be glad if all people having sewing for children would return the finished garments as' early as possible—by the end of this week if convenient.

A storm in a teacup has been raised in New York (writes Miss Zara Douglas, a. Sydney singer who visited America in 1915, to her friends) by one of the local papers advising young Frenchwomen to marry ■ members of the American forces in France. Letters for or against the suggestion have flooded the Press. The old maids wished to start a league for the protection of American sweethearts. The vory thought of the wonderful chances in the American matrimonial market for French girls has touched the latter, who believe that every soldier who leaves an American port will fly at once into the arms of a French admirer. One spinster, who evidently thought she had lost her last chance, wanted the President to pass a regulation forbidding soldiers to marry-

Lady Jekyll, president of the St. John Ambulance Warehouse has written to the Committee of Red Cross workers at the Star Boating Club premises acknowledging the receipt of 26 cases of goods, which were evidently most acceptable, Lady Jekyll says : "We are delighted with the things you Have been good enough to contribute. The dres-sing-gowns, pillow cases, pyjamas, vests, towels, etc., are all admirable, and the woollies are extremely nice and moot useful, especially as the cold weather is coming on and we are daily asked for these in increasing quantities. I hope you will tell all your people how much their generous and persevering help is appreciated and needed here. For the first time we are beginning to feel hopeful that the end of the/war is not .too far distant, but in the meantime the claims upon us come pouring in, and were it not for the generous support of our friends overseas, and perhaps more especially in New Zealand, we should indeed be in want. A second letter contains thanks for 14 more cases—the last number being 836—showing what a great work has peen accomplished, as the cases are of a large size ajid each contained goods worth a considerable sum of money.

Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Parsons,' and the Misses Parsons, who have been visiting New Zealand, are leaving Tor England by the Remuera next week.

The marriage of Sapper Charles E. Hamilton, N.Z. Reserve Signal Company, fifth son of the late Mr. W. Hamilton and Mrs. Hamilton, of Wellington, New Zealand, and Miss Rosa. R. Bryant, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Bryant, of Allen's-road, Stevenage, took place in September at St. Nicholas's Parish Church, when ihe Rev. C. B. Goodwin officiated. . The bride wore a costume of green whipcord and a fawn velour hat and carried a charming bouquet of pink roses and white heather. The best man was Sapper Roy Hustorc, also a' member oE the New Zealand I'orcea. Among the presents given to Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton were those from New Zealand officers in the town, and from the.staff of the International Stores, where the bride had been formerly engaged in business.

The Tarankai branch of the Women Teachers' Association is protesting against the action of the. Taranaki Education Board in recommending increases in the salaries of male teachers, claiming that the results of the teaching by the lady teachers were quite equal to those obtained by male teachers. The board has decided to receive and acknowledge the communication;

Warm appreciation of the great work of Nurse Maude and her band of helpers during the epidemic was expressed at tWs week's meeting by the chairmen and deputy-chairmen of the Chri«tchurch Block Committees, and it was decided to recommend the City Council to make her a grant of £600 per annum to enable tier to employ the services of four more nurses so that the sfek ahd-needy of the city caw lie effectively attended to.