WOMEN IN PRINT.

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 36, 11 August 1923, Page 15

WOMEN IN PRINT.

A night wedding was celebrated at the residence of the parents of the bride, Onepu road, Lyall Bay, when Miss Zita Bertille Ross, only daughter of Captain J. H. Boss, V.D., and Mrs. Boss, was married to Mr. Edward Louis Pocock eldest son of the late Mr. Edward Pocock, Hawkes Bay, and Mrs. W Pocock Napier. The Rev. Father Connolly, officiated. .The drawing-room had been decorated by friends of the bride, and was transformed into a bower of roses, with trellis of greenery and shaded lights, and spring flowers. The brido wore a graceful gown of soft white satin, with overdress of ivory Venetian silk net, with very long silver and pearl ornaments, and sprays of orange blossom. The veil was worn with a pearl bandeau caught at each side with long pearl and silver tassels and sprays of orange blossom. She carried a sneaf of arum lilies, t*e gift of a school friend. The bridesmaid was Miss Molly Peterson, who was in a frock of apricot satin made in early Victorian Btyle, a chou of ehadedl ribbon streamers falling from one hip, caught up with forget-me-nots and goH flowers. The bodice was trimmed with lace nearly 200 years old. She wore an apricot veil with forget-me-nots and small gold flowers. Mr. Claude Osgood was best man. After the ceremony the wedding break-, fast was served in the dining-room, which had been transformed with unusual decorations and looked like an African pagoda with shaded lights, etc. The bride cut the cake with the presentation sword given to the bridegroom by the citizens of Hawkes Bay on his departure in charge of that section for the South African War. -The bride and bridegroom left by motor, the bride wearing a mole velour costume, braided with chenille, large fur collar, and turquoise blue and silver vest and hat. Amongst the guests were:—Mrs. Pocock, mother of the bridegroom, who came from Napier for the occasion, and Mrs. Bissett, of Pahiatua, sister of the bridegroom; also Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Paterson, Miss Joyce Paterson, Mr. and Mrs. W. Newton, Mr. Mrs., and Misg Ruth Williams, Tavistock road, Mr. and Mrs. T. Brown, Mrs. and Miss • Williams, Kelburn, Mr. and Mrs. Tonks, Mr. and 'Mrs. Austin, Messrs. Osgood, Conni'nghame, Nancarrow, Adams, and Roberts.

Mrs. Sprott presided at the meeting of the Society for the Protection of Women and Children, when a number of cases were presented by the secretary for consideration, with reports on other cases which were settled or under investigation. Subscriptions were acknowledged with thanks from Mr E. W. Gibbs,' Mr. A. H. Miles, Mrs. R. Hannah, and Mr. Jack, 10s each; Mr. Barraud and Mrs. McKerrow, 5s each; Miss Barraud and R. Parker, 2s 6d each.

Lady Chapman has left, with Sir Frederick Chapman, for New Plymouth.

Mrs. 0. K. . Wilson, Waikato, is visiting Wellintgon at present.

Mr. and Mrs. Stronach Paterson, who have been in the South, have returned to Wellington. . .

Mr. and Mrs. Page-Howard, of Wellington, have left to take up their residence in Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Brodie, of Wellington, are among the visitors to Christchurch.

Miss Agnes Duncan has left for Christchurch, and will be the guest of Mrs. J. Cracroft Wilson during the race week.

The-.ladies' singles-and doubles pingpong championshms were contested last evening at the i.M.C.A., the attendance exceeding all expectations. ,The evening was a great success, and the games were all keenly contested. The singles were won by Mrs. Croxton, who defeated Mrs. Brown in the final. The doubles were won by Mrs. Croxton and Miss Clyde. During the evening combined doubles were also played. These were won by Miss Williams and Mr. Mulhane. . The finals of the men's doubles and singlos championships were unavoidably postponed, and will be concluded next week.

The engagement is announced of.Miss Kitty Doughty, daughter of Mr. and Mt ß . W. B. Doughty, late of Karaka Bay, now of "Inverleith," Oriental parade, Wellington, to Mr. Sydney Bowland Hornabrook, Wellington.

A charity dance is to be held in St. Peter's Hall, Ghuznee street, on Thursday next, the proceeds of which are to be devoted to St. Joseph's branch of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. The services of Mr. E. Taylor's jazz orchestra have been secured, and it is hoped that a large number will assist the committee by their presence at the dance. An energetic committee, consisting of Misses TJ. Bezar, M. Carter, L. Conaghan, N. Davies, M. Kelly, P. Nash, Messrs. J Cahill, V. Daniel, W. B. Gamble, C. Hartnett, C. Mallia; J. T. O'Sullivan, J. Troy, with Mr. B. Dwyer as hon. secretary, has been formed.

The dance arranged for Monday evening in the Academy of Fine Arts has been postponed until a later date.

The many friends of Mrs. Charlag Godber will regret to hear of her death, which took place yesterday. The deceased lady arrived in Wellington from Melbourne some fifty-two years ago. She was prominently associated with the Methodist Church in Manners street (since burnt down) for many years, and when the "Vivian street Baptist Church was formed she took a very active part in the work of that church, being, in fact; ona of the foundation member* She leaves a husband and three sons (Messrs. C. S. Godber, A. P. Godber and H. L. Godber) to mourn their los»

The engagement is announced of Miss Eileen Banrett, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Barnett, late ol Wanganui, to Mr. W. R. McCulloch, eldest son of Mr. W. A. McCulloch and the late Mrs. McCulloch, of Dunedin(.

Great appreciation was expressed at the meeting of the committee of the Society for the Protection of Women and Children at the generous gift of £150 from the Macarthy Trust, which will be of great service in the work carried out by the society.

The following resolution was passed by the Society for the Protection of Women and Children yesterday afternoon, and is to be forwarded to the Government :—"That this society regrets that the Bill which would have made provision for the appointment of women as justices of the peace and as jurors should have again Tbeen thrown out by the Legislative Council and wishes to express deep appreciation of those gentlemen who spoke and voted for the measure.

The death is announced of Mrs. Emma Thompson, a resident of Wellington who arrived from the Old Country thirty three years ago, j who passed away at, the residence of her daughter, Mrs E Legge, at 12 Bidwell street. Mrs. Thompson was bom m Manchester, and was predeceased by her husband thivteeJ\ralVgo.U SH, leaves two sons and three daughters^-Mr. Harry Thompson, of Wellington; Mr. Charles Thompson, of Pukekohe Mrs. E Leeee of Wemngton; Mr ß . A Bray, of f gaio Mrs. M. Canning, of Wr'cargill; and Mrs. Lewis, of! Manchester.

Of interest to many people was the street day appeal by the Forestry League yesterday to raise funds for propaganda work throughout New Zealand. The effort was very successful, and about £100 was collected. The various stalls were well supplied with seeds and shrubs, and nearly everything was sold. In the afternoon somo seeds arrived from Napier, and they were eagerly bought. There were seven stalls, as follow (with names of stall-holders in parentheses) :—Courtenay place (Mesdanies M'Vicar and W. Luke) ; Cuba street, near Bank of New.Zealand (Misses Cummings and Williams and Mrs., Wilson) j General" Post Office (Mesdames Phillips Turner, Malfroy, Edmonds, Misses Malfroy and.Morpeth); Boulcott street (Mesdames R. Hayes and Lowe, and ,Miss N. Cox); Quinton's Corner (Miss Pace and Mrs. Middleton); Kelburn avenue (Misses Cable and Edwin and Mrs. Bayfeild); Kirkcaldie and Stains (Misses Seaton, Malcolmson, and Kane, and Mesdames Hare, Stone, and Wilkie). Mrs. Phillips Turner organised the stalls, and there was also an enthusiastic band of men helpers.

It was a pity that the accommodation at the Girls' College is so limited that quite a large number of those who wished to attend the entertainment last night in the College Hall should not have been able to obtain admittance. A good programme was submitted, and much enjoyed. The French plays arranged by Mile. Tcheremissinoff were well performed; items by the Glee Club, by pupils of Miss Martin, and graceful drill and exercises for which the pupils of Mrs. Taylor were responsible, were greatly enjoyed. There were two selections from plays which aTe always enjoyed by young people, "Snow-white" and the first act from the "Blue Bird," in both of which the parts were well filled. The costuming was well carried out, and the plays showed care and talent. Scenes from the "Merchant of Venice" were good items, and the recitations in French were a credit to both teacher and pupils. The entertainment was in aid of the Parents' Association- funds.

A very pleasant afternoon tea t was given yesterday by Mrs. Vickerman, of Kelburn, when a number of the friends of Mrs. Evan Parry were invited to meet her and bid her farewell before her departure from New Zealand. Mr. and Mrs. Parry are leaving for Australia today, and alter a few weeks in Melbourne will go to Ceylon for awhile before returning to England. ■

In these days of knitted garments many people have spare skeins, or parts of skeins, of -vyool for which there is little use. Those who have such oddments can find a good use for them if they care to send them along to Room 9, Bank of New South Wales, Lambton quay, where some ladies are knitting for an orphanage; and would make good use of all that is sent to them, and would be glad of the help towards the institution.

One of the most:successful departmental dances held this year was that of the Department of Internal Affairs, held in the St. Francis's Hall.last evening. The overhead decorations consisted of coloured streamers and balloons. Between the platforms in the hall easy chairs, settees, and cushions were provided. The furniture of the lounge was added to, and here ferns and greenery were used to give the room a conservatory atmosphere. There were well over 200 guests present. : The following carried out the duties of chaporons:—Mesdames Hislop (emerald green), Newton (black charmeuse), and ArdeE (green georgette). Among those present were Mrs.Andersen (black georgette) and Mr. Andersen (librarian, Turnbull Library), Misses Eileen O'Brien (pale pink satin), C. Longhurst (blue charmeuse), Emerson shot taffeta), B. Barry (mauve satin), Grover, M'Kewoen, Griffin, E. O'Brien, Douglas, Bell, Edwards, Mr. Malcolm Fraser (Government Statistician) and Mrs. Fraser, Mr. Newton (Assistant Secretary, Internal Affairs), Mr. Flanagan (Valuer-General) and Mrs. Flanagan, Misses Moon, Shaw Phyllis Bates, Connop, H. Evans, Thompson, Lee, Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. Rose, Messrs. R. Kirk, S. Caif, A. Costello, B. O'Brien, and J. M'Kewoen. The committee consisted of Misses Barry (lemon satin), Connell (black and gold), Guthrie (red taffetas), Hill (flame marocain), M'lnerney (green taffeta), O'Connell (black velvet), Trott (rose satin), Messrs. Barnicoat, Besley, Bowker, Fenton, Harper, R. Jenkins, with E. A. Selmah and H. J. A. Berthold as joint hon. secretaries. .....,-

A very pleasanfafternoon was given recently at the residence of Mrs. H. W. Kersley, Western Hutt. The object of the gathering was to discuss ways and means of assisting again this year the work of the Wellington Young Men's Christian Association. Over fifty ladies were present, and the Mayoress (Mrs. Strand) presided. A • short programme was given, ■, after which tea was served. Mrs. Strand then introduced the speakers—Mr. Varney, representing the national work, and Mi 1. Edmonds the local association. Miss Frazer and Miss Murch, the" respective matrons of the Wellington association and Donbank Hostel, also spoke. All the speakers made special reference to the valuable work being done for the boys and young men. It was then decided that the Hutt ladies' effort would take the form of coEecting 'gifts during the next fortnight, cards to be distributed each representing 20s. This suggestion was enthusiastically taken up.' All ladies in the Hutt desirous of helping this effort may send gifts to Mrs. Kersley, Western Hutt. Mrs. Strand requests that all ladies should meet again at the Borough Council Chambers, in order to hand in their cards and collection. A hearty vote of thanks was proposed to Mrs. Strand for presiding, and also to Mrs. Kersley for her kind hospitality.

The monthly "at home" in connection with the South Kilbirnie-Lyall Bay branch of the Women's National Reserve will be held in the Methodist Hall, Cockburn street, Kilbirnie, on Thursday afternoon next, at 2.30, when a musical and elocutionary programme will be given by the members. Some excellent local talent should be forthcoming. The usual afternoon tea will be provided, and competitions held. Proceeds will be devoted to the Residential Nursery.

The Rev. T. Feilden Taylor will be the speaker -at the Y.W.C.A. service tomorrow afternoon. All girls are specially invited to attend this service. . The new departure of the Y.W.C.A. in holding an after-church community hymn "sing" for boys and girls met with the success it deserves. Last Sunday night the lounge at Boulcbtt street was full of youths and girls, who enjoyed singing favourite old hymns. All boys and girls are invited to join in this after-church "sing."