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Free Lance, Volume XVII, Issue 916, 1 February 1918, Page 14

Not generally known that a daughter of Sousa, the celebrated American bandmaster, is at present a visitor to New Zealand. The lady is Mrs. Hamilton Abert. She is accompanying her husband, who is here on a business trip. They are at present down south. Mrs. Abert was present at the Wellington races at Trentham last week and attracted a good deal of attention by her smart frocking. It is not so many years ago since her father, the "great

marcli king," himself was a visitor to this Dominion. Miss Beatrice Day' (Mrs/ Wall), who was a moving spirit in the local AntiGerman League, is now in Paris, where she has established, with the assistance of generous theatrical artists, a hostel for the convenience of oversea soldiers. The hostel is appropriately called "The Leave Club." Mrs. Wall's son, Robin, is with the Flying Corps in France. * * * xThe reward of valour has been accorded to Mrs. Amy Pomeroy, the plucky wife of the inventor of the Pomeroy bullet, which ended the Zeppelin menace. This was in recognition of her courage in helping her husband day and night with his experiments at the risk of her life, and this although she had four little children with claims upon her. She deserved the V.C., but there is no military decoration for research work, though it may be the means of saving thousands of lives at the Front. However, Mrs. Pomeroy's courageous work has been rewarded by the conferring upon her of the Membership of the Order of the British Empire. * «■ * • * Mr. Alfred Brett (who is farming at Taupiri), youngest son of Mr. Henry Brett (chief proprietor of the "AuckStar") was married on the 16th inst. to Miss Elsie Bailey, third daughter of Mr. Charles Bailey, sen., of Heme Bay, Auckland. The wedding took place at the residence of bride's sister, Mrs. A. D. Sayers, Dominion-road, Auckland. Miss Rita Bailey was the bridesmaid. The bridegroom gave both bride and! bridesmaid a gold wristlet watch each. * # # * Miss Vera Bagnall, third daughter of the late Mr. A. E. Bagnall, was married recently to Mr. Alfred Lawry, of Carlton Gore-road, Auckland. The bride was attended by her twin sister, Miss Freda Bagnall, and Miss Merlyn Lawry (sister of the bridegroom), while Dr. Howard Lawry (brother of the bridegroom) acted as best man. Mr. and Mrs. Lawry have come south on their honeymoon. « © ■» © Mrs. and Miss Corliss returned last week from a holiday trip to Mount Egmont and New Plymouth. They spent a_ fortnight at the Dawson Falls Mountain House and greatly enjoyed their mountain climbing.

"SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE.'? The entire world rings with the praise of the Australian nurse and soldier who have during this terribie war set high and noble examples of patriotism and self-sacrifice. They have rendered deeds that are immortal in the military and nursing annals of our time. Here is a letber from the firing line in France, given from Nurse Francis, V.A.D., who has recently returned, and_ it says a great deal for an Australian medicine which has given such great service in that country' stricken with war. It shows how much Clements Tonic is thought of as a nerve medicine, to be taken such a distance, and to be spoken of so highly. Here is Nurse Francis's letter for everyone to read. Nurse Francis is known as an earnest war worker throughout N.Z., and she writes from her residence, Queen's Drive, Wellington, N.Z., 4/5/17, thus of Clements Tonic :— 'Clements Tonic Limited. "I should like to tell you how pleased I am with your tonic as a nerve restorer. " I have used it with very beneficial results. Several of our nurses in France have also proved its worth. "I can highly recommend it to anyone suffering from bcaia-fao-. " Yours faithfully? " NURSE FRANCIS, V.A.D." This is YOUR medicine if you suffer from bad nerves, want of sleep, poor appetite, or debility, anaemia, brainfag, or nerve break-down. All chemists and stores sell it. Get.it to-dav and get well.