NOTES FOR WOMEN

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12282, 30 October 1925, Page 5

NOTES FOR WOMEN

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Mrs G. H. Dixon left by the Tahiti yesterday for Sydney, en route for a visit to India. Sir John and Lady Hoskins are visiting Dunedin. Mrs Wright, of Auckland, is visiting her sister, Mrs Anderson, ( Shannon 6treet. Miss Phyllis Sugrue, Temuka, is on a visit of a few days in Wellington. Mrs Russell King (Timaru), has come to Wellington to meet, Dr. and Mrs Little, on their return from England. s Mrs J. C. Templar, Wellington, is staying with her mother, Mrs A, Wriglit, in Timaru. Mrs G. Barltrop, of Wellington, who is visiting Timaru for the St. John Ambulance Brigade competitions, is the guest of Mrs F. Lewis, Evans street. A very pretty wedding was solemnised at Chalmers Church, Timaru, when Mary Glovina (May), third daughter of Mr and Mrs John Kelman, “Kelvin, Grove,” was married to Alister, youngest son of Mr and Mrs D. Ross, Higlifield, Timaru. The Rev. P. Gladstone Hughes officiated. The Presbyterian Church, Temuka, was the scene of a pretty wedding on Wednesday, when Amelia Margaret, only daughter of Mr and Mrs J. A. McCallum. was married to James Adam, youngest son of Mrs M. Mallett, both of Temuka. The Rev. H. R. Fell performed the ceremony and Mr C. Naylor presided at the organ. Miss Agnes Scully, Wellington, spent the week-end at Temuka : with Mrs Andrew Guild, and is now in Timarn. Mr and Mis Roger Gould (The Hermitage, Rotherham), who have been for . a trip to England, are returning to New Zealand by the Rotorua. j Captain and Mrs Redmond Neill (Barossa), Canterbury, who have been for a trip to England, are returning to New Zealand iu the Itotorux. du« la Wellington at the end of this week. Mrs T. C. Savage, Miss Savage arid Miss Gorrie, of Auckland, have left London for Singapore, where Miss Savage is to be married and where she will remain. Mrs Savage and Miss Gorrie will then come on to Auckland. Parents and friends of the Wellington Girls’ College are reminded ot the annual gymnastic «display which is to be held at the Opera House on Saturday, October 31st, at .12.30 and S plm. This is the event of the year as far as the athletic side of the college work is concerned, and it shows clearly the. beneficial results of physical training for girls when undertaken systematically and under expert direction.

The anhual gift tea at the Home of Compassion, Island Bay, takes place on Saturday afternoon' next from 2.30 ! to 5 p.m. All friends and sympathisers are invited by Mother Aubert and the Sisters to attend and assist thereby in the work of the House, which is humanitarian in every way. The Sisters of Compassion care for the very young and the' very old,, and for those helpless ones who are not wanted anywhere, and to do their work of kindliness takes a great deal of money. It is hoped therefore that the Wellington citizens will show their appreciation of this fine work by attending the tea and by helping with their contributions towards keeping the house going during the coming year.

The marriage was solemnised at St. Columbia’s Church, Knightsbridge, London, S.W., on' August 21st, of Frances Helen, only daughter of Dr. and Mrs F. Hendry Rae, Loraine Place, London, and William! Somerville, second son of the late Mr J. E. Vernon, M.A., B-Sc., of Palmerston North, and Mrs Vernon, of .Mount Eden, Auckland-

Miss Mary Graham, founder of the Fisher Girls’ Mission, recently took to Balmoral Castle, at the Queen’s request, specimens of the knitted work executed by girls at various . fishing centres. The Queen expressed keen interest in the work of the mission, and bought some of the goods displayed. The marriage took place at St. Giles’s Church, Camberwell, England, on September 15th, of Mr John Douglas Richardson, of the New Zealand Government Survey Department in Samoa, and Miss Muriel Gladys Masterman, third daughter of Mr E. G. W. Masterman, F.R.0.5., medical superintendent of St. Giles’s Hospital. The Right Rev. the Bishop of Plymouth, uncle of the bride, officiated,, assisted by the Ven. Archdeacon; C. M. Barham, uncle of the bridegroom, and the Rev. H. P. Lindsay., vicar of the parish. On the afternoon when Sir Edward and Lady Grigg were' to'have left-for Kenya Colony their eighteen-months-old ton suddenly became ill. The party were all ready to start for the station when the baby was seized with convulsions. Departure was until the following day, but the baby son, who was on a fair way to recovery before his parents left on the following day, has been sent into the country for a while. The Dowager Countess of Minto, who is going out to Kenya shortly, has undertaken to take the baby out. The wedding took place an. October 22nd, at St. John’s Church, Feilding, of Mies Maithal Sugden, youngest daughter of the" late Mr A. 8. Sugden and Mrs Sugden, “The Cottage,” Grey street, to Harold, youngest son of Mr and Mrs John Leminon, of St Albans, Christchurch. The Rev. Canon F. H. Petrie, M.A., officiated, and Mr Golding, A.T.C.L., presided at the organ. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Lieutenant 8. C. V. Sugden, N.Z.S.C., wore a pale grey marocain coat and skirt, with hat to match, and was attended by her sister,, Miss A. N. Sugden. Lieutenant A. H. L. Sugden, N. carried out the duties of best man.

The death occurred at her residence at Foxton of Mrs M. Griffin. The de ceased lady, who was barn in Masterton, was the second daughter of Mr and Mrs H. J. O’Leary, of that town, and, until a few years ago, took a keen interest in sport, particularly hockey and swimming. Some two vears ago the late Mrs Griffin took up her residence ,in Faxton, where she entered into business with her sister. In addition to a four-year-old son, there are &ve sisters and four brothers to mourn their loss. The sisters are Mesdames E. W. Peters (Masterton), P. J. Barry (Marton), A. E. Arscott (Wanganui), Misses N, O’Leary (Foxton), and E. O’Leary (Palmerston North), and the brothers Messrs J. P. O’Leary (Timaru), J. O’Leary (Masterton), H. F. O’Leary (Wellington), and Father Mark O’Leary (Sydne-). DEATH OF_A PIONEER Mrs Lavinia Mary Clare, whose death at the age of 82 occurred on Monday morning at the residence of her daughter, Mrs Goldsmith, Devon street East, Now Plymouth, was a very highly esteemed resident of long standing in Taranaki, and witnessed many stirring scenes during tlie course of the Maori Wars. Mrs Clare was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Sampson, and was born at Te Henui on September 17th, 1843. Her parents came out to New Plymouth on the Timundra. arriving there on February 24th, 1842. Her husband, Mr Thomas Clare, Who survives her, is also a native of New Plymouth, having been born on August 16th, 1843, on the spot wliero the Terminus Hotel now stands, about two months after his parents’ arrival from England. When the Bell Block was purchased and opened up for settlement by the Provincial Government, both the Sampson and. Clare families took up land in the block, acquiring adjoining sections, the former in 1854 and the latter in the following year. Both the deceased and her future liusbanc' attended the Bell Block School, and they were married at Beil Block an October 6th, 1864. When his father died Mr Clare took over the farm and there they resided until 1891, when they went to AVaihi, remaining there until a few years ago when they went to live in New Plymouth.

Mr and Mrs Clare have had a family of five daughters and seven sons, all of ivljom, with the exception of one son, survive the deceased. The daughters are Mrs Aroa (Onehunga), Mrs Pepperell (Fitzroy), Mrs I. Area (New Plymouth), Mrs J. Symes (AVaikato), and Mrs O. Goldsmith (New Plymouth), and the sons are Messrs Harry, Frank,, Lewis, and Percy (’all of Waitara), Fred (New Plymouth), and Will (Ngatea, Hauraki Plains). 1 GIRL GUIDE NEWS

Early in the month an impressive enrolment ceremony was -held in St. Hilda’s Hall, Island Bay, ‘when seventeen girls belonging to St. Hilda’s (llthf Wellington) Company were enrolled as guides and six small maidens as brownies. The enrolment ceremony was held by Mrs M. Holland, District Commissioner for Wellington, with Mrs Blathwayt, Miss Anyon, and Miss Atkinson (guiders). A church parade of the Berhampore guides was held at the Newtown Congregational Church .at the invitation of the .Rev. De Lisle, when a special parade was also held for the purpose of enrolling several new guides into this company, which is progressing fast. This company is, however, still open to receive new recruits, who will be welcomed any Monday night by the officers in the Berhampore Infant School.

■.Lady Marjorie Dalrympje has been a source of great inspiration, and the Weekly officers’ classes have greatly benefited by her helD and knowledge during the month- Mrs W. R. Wilson, Dominion Commissioner, also paid the training class a surprise visit last week, and, after an hour’s business discussion, gave a delightful account of some of the wonderful places she had lately visited in California. Mrs Wilson is greatly pleased at the progress made by the officers’ training class, under Miss Stewart, hut would like to see still more girls coming forward as future officers. Plans are well ahead for the officers’ training camp, which commences on November 6th. The site chosen is one between Porirua and Titahi Bay, facing north, and is ideal purpose. Caihp sites must comply with a long list of requirements to meet with guide demands, and no guides can go into camp until the site has been inspected and passed by an expert camper, and until their officers have passed their camping test. Every contingency of camp life is prepared for—the water has been analysed by the Government Analyst, and arrangements perfected" that should result in a model camp. It is possible that guiders from Napier will also join up.