FOR WOMEN.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17664, 17 December 1917, Page 3

FOR WOMEN.

NEWS AND NOTES. There was a largo audience at Saturday .night's performance of "Look "Who's Here." The Countess of Liverpool, attended by Captain Gavin Hamilton and Mr Heathcoto Helmore, A.D.C., and accompanied by Professor and Mrs Blunt and Miss Ella Helmore, were prosent. <

Mrs C. E. Thomas (Timaru) is on a visit to Christchurch. Mr and Mrs E. E. Ayrton have returned from Sumner and are staying at Warner's. •"••'."

Mrs Thurman is on a visit to Christchurch, and is staying at the United Service.

Mr and Mrs W. Moody have returned from Akaroa and left for'their home in Tiniaru on Saturday' morning.

Mrs Wigley and family leavo : for their new home in the Bay of Islands on ri Wednesday next. ~...' " ; -<-•'• Miss Daphne M'lntyre '(*New ißrighton) willleave Christchurch shortly for Yokohama, Japan.

Mrs Knowles- (the Vicarage.,' Amberlev) and Miss Dorothy Knowles have left on a visit to Wellington and l Napier. The Lady Liverpool Depot will close on December 22 and reopen on February 1.

When people are buying their own Christmas presents Mrs Holland hopes they will remember the soldiers, and send hand-knitted socks to the. depot, as they are specially needed. On Saturday afternoon a successful sale of work was held in Mrs J. L. Scarvell's garden, Winchester Street, St Albans, in aid of comforts for wtfanded soldiers. There • were a fancy stall, produce stall, sweet stall, bran tub and afternoon', tea. Most of the things were made by children, who aro to be congratulated on the effort, £2* being realised. -*

Miss E. (Beth)-Wilson, the youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs T. Wilson, of Hill's Road, Marshland, celebrated her " coming of age " : ' on Wednesday evening. A large, number of relatives and friends were present as the guests of Mrs J. Southon, her sister, and a happy gathering spent several hours in music, story and song, interspersed with games. Mrs Macdouald will have a stall in the Square, near the tramway shelter, for the sale of lavender, in aid of the Lady Liverpool Fund, all day next Wednesday- Mrs Macdonald would be grateful for bunches of lavender and sachets to sell. "Sweet Lavender" has a delightful old-world sound, reminiscent of the days of still-rooms and of hand-made house linen. An enj.oyablo timo was spent at a dance hold in the Sumner Town Hall as a farewell to Sub-iiieutonant D. M. Laurensoh. Amongst thoso present were Mr and Mrs L. W. Harley, the Misses M'DowoH, Jamieson, Oargill, Mrs G. March, Mrs Harris, Miss Seiby, the Misses Walking,. Bnllen, E. Leithead, M. Wain and G. Shand. Music was provided by Mrs J. Shandj Miss Selby, Watkins and M'Dowell. A very dainty supper was served in the Cadeua Tea Rooms.

The many friends of Matron Cameron will bo glad to know that her health i 3 so much improved that she is able to return to Australia on 1? a visit to her relatives. It will be romembered that Miss Cameron, late matron of St Helens Hospital, left early in 1915 in charge of a body of nurses for Egypt. She saw some months' service at a military hospital there and was then appointed matron in charge of the nurses on board the troopship Marquette, on their way to establish a hospital. Miss Cameron was one- .of the rescued from the illfated snip, and after some months in the Tout <ie Koubeh Hospital, in Alex•incr'n, returned to New Zealand, and has been an inmate of Nurse Beck's Private Hospital. The nurses trained by her and others united and gave her a beautiful marguerite cable brace•let, as a token of their affection and esteem. The presentation was mado by Nurse. Ho.od, of Rawhiti. .The matron of St Helens (Miss "' Newman) and Sister Hanna were also present. Miss Cameron was much pleased and gratified by the kindly remembrance of her friends, and all who aro. privileged to know her wish that her health may be completely restored ere long. Miss Cameron has been honoured by King George, and has received the Royal Red Cross in recognition of her services. Rot-proof Mosquito. Net, .72 inches wide, in green only, Is 9d yard; dso White Mosquito Nets, 72 and 108 inches wide, 3s 3d and 3s' lid yard—at Ballautyne's. X