FOR WOMEN.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17646, 26 November 1917, Page 3

FOR WOMEN.

NEWS AND NOTES. Mrs Colquhoun (Dnnedin) is the guest of Miss Wilson (Cashmere Hills). Mr and Mrs Georgo Gould are staying at Hanmcr. Miss Fenwick (Maraweka) is visiting Mrs Elworthy.

Miss Ella Helmore is staying- with Mrs Millton (South Canterbury). Mrs J. Prouse (Wellington) is visiting tins city. Mrs C. E. Thomas (Timaru) is staying at-the Clarendon.Miss Dora Temple (Masterton) airived from the north on Saturday.

Mrs J. D. Edmonds and Miss D. Koig (Sumner) are spending a few days at Hanraer.

M.r and Mrs H. J. Beswick arrived back in Christehurch on Saturday after a short visit to Wellington.

Miss Bathgate and Miss Northcote are on a visit to Miss Tripp, Oran Gorge. Miss Mildred Brodrick (Wellington), who has been visiting Timaru, left for Wellington on Saturday night.

Mrs W. E. Whitcombe, Murray Place, has returned to her home, after a holiday spent in "Wellington. Dr and Mrs Philip Ross havo arrived from Uganda, Africa, and are stayiug with Mrs Montreal.'Street. Mrs and Miss Meredith-Kaye returned to Christehurch on Saturday, after spending a holiday in the North Island.

Mrs G. E. Burrell and her sister, Mxs J.. C. Little (Timaru), are at present on a visit to Mrs W. H. Hutchihs, Barbadoes Street. . - : l ; r^\- .,. . "f~\ Mr and Mrs S. kfO'Caliaghah,: who have had a house at Sumner.for several weeks, have, with their children, returned to Geraldine.

Mr and Mrs Kenneth Chamberlain and Mrs Herbert (Wellington) arrived in Christehurch on Saturday, and are staying at Warner's. Mrs G. Harrison and Mass Gwendoline Harrison (Dnnedin), who have been staying with Mrs J. Wilson, St Asaph Street, have returned to their home.

The Rev Mr Monaghan and Mrs Monaghan, with their children, are spending a fortnight's holiday in Christehurch, before taking up duty at Pahiatua, and ar 0 the guests of Mrs S. Sims, Bealey Avenue.

Tlie students attending the cooking classes at the Christehurch Training College will tnko charge of the Red Cross Sales Depot on Friday, November 30, and Saturday, December 1. Besides the usual variety of homemade cakes, bread, etc., there will be Christmas puddings, iced and decorated Christmas cakes, also cakes, shortbread and sweets in sealed tins, ready for sending to the front.

For the making of Beautiful Curtains, Cushions and all furnishing purposes, Ballantne's have a specially heavv, superior quality Furnishing Silk, in black, white and all the newest colourings. This silk is 36 inches wide, price Cs 6d yard, at Ballantync's. X WOMEN'S NATIONAL' RESERVE. At a meeting held on Friday, it was decided that the thirty girl attendants at the fruit salad and ice-cream stall at the Rose Fete should wear mauve hats and aprons of novel design, with their white frocks. The members in charge of the stall will be distinguished by a "large mauve rosette. Mrs Laurie and several helpers wall dispense ice-cream to the children from the Japanese pagoda, kindly lent by Mr Luttrell. Mrs Eric'Harper. Mrs H. Wood, Mrs E. Cotterill, Mrs Manning. Miss Way, Mrs Bridge, Mrs MacDougall and many others are assisting, and the city stall

should'be a great success. The honorary secretary, Miss Cooper, would be glad of offers of tinned fr*ait, and the honorary treasurer. Miss Rachel Ross, will acknowledge any subscriptions kindly sent to her.

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

[Fnoii Ovn Correspondent.] LONDON, September 21

Amongst recent changes on hospital staffs are the transfer of Sisters Erayshaw, Miller, M.'itckell and Beatty to the Brockenhurst staff, the- last-men-tioned being from Oatlands. the others from Codford. Sister Lloyd, joined the staff of the Codford Hospital on her arrival from New Zealand. Tlie matrons of Walton and Brockenhurst, Miss F. Wilson and Miss V.--Maclean, have been on leaVe together in Ireland.

The marriage took place on August 4, at Hornchurch Parish Church, when Chaplain-Major Mackenzie-Gibson officiated, of Private F. J. C Smith, fifth son of Mr P. Smith, 17, Warrington Street, St Albans, Christehurch, and Miss Gertrude Jane Biirrell, of 2S. Park Lane, Romford, Essex. Rifleman C. Scott acted as'best man. 'Sister Heatheringten was appointed to the staff of Brockenhurst Hospital. in'the massage section* on her arrival from New Zealand. Tlie marriage took place on September 6, at Walton-on-Thames,'.:by the Rev J. A. Lnxford, CM.fi., C.F., NZ.EF M assisted by the Rev T. J.', Price, 8.A., of Lieutenant Ralph F.. R; Beetliam, N.Z.M.R.y eldest son:of Mr and Mrs Hugh H. BeeihnnV, of Braneepeth, Wairarapa. New Zealand, to Mrs Mabel Carrington Hutcheson. eldest daughter of tlie late William Booth, of Carrington. .Wairarapa. New Zealand, and Mrs Booth,- of MasterMiss Jill Hislop (Dunedin) and Miss L Salmond, daughter of the Splicitor- '■ General for Now .Zealand; who-arrived in Britain at the beginning of the year to help on the land, have, finished a six months' contract at RickmansWorth, Bucks, and after a short; holidav intend to volunteer for V.A-D. work in one of the New Zealand, hospitals- , •.. .' • Miss Catherine Anlsebrook (Auckland), the talented New Zealand contralto, has recently returned to London from a tour in Somerset. D'anng the past few months Miss AnlsebrOok has been singing to soldiers in both hospital and camp, and munition workers all over the country. Next month she intends touring Ireland.