SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12458, 28 May 1926, Page 5

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Wellington Hospital Board lias received tho resignations of Sister L. M. Martin, Miss E. Pratt, masseuse, and Nurses E. Marryatt and K. M. Sceats. The appointment of Miss H. Grierson as temporary masseuse at £250 per annum non-resident, was confirmed. Miss Hales, late of Chilton House, Wellington, is at a large Girls’ School at Harrogate, England, at present. Mrs George Slinnd, of Oamaru, is spending a short holiday in Wellington. She returns by to-niglit’s ferry boat. Sirs Shaud has had a most enjoyable visit to various portions of the North Island, Auckland, the Waikato district, Hotorua, and tho King Country. Mrs S. T. Paviour-Smith, of Highland Park, is visiting Dannevirke, to assist the sale of work in aid of the new Presbyterian Church there. Mrs Desborough and Miss Bessie Desborongli, Wellington, are the guests of Mrs J. Sommers, Lichfield street, Christchurch. Mrs Fred Watson lias returned from Wellington to Timaru. Miss D. .Bulkley, Wellington, who was the guest of Dr. and Mrs Manning, in Christchurch, has returned to the north. Mrs E. D. Jordan, of Wellington, is at present on a visit to Napier. Lady Beauchamp and Mrs Edwards, who have been staying in Auckland, have returned to Wellington. Mrs J. R. Fairlie, of Wellington, is at present visiting Napier. Miss Dorothy Penliugt'on (Fendalton), Christchurch, will leave the Dominion for Canada by the Aorangi, sailing from Aucklaud on June BtU. Mrs Les Bryant, who has been on a visit with Mr and Mrs G. W. Chadwick, at Hastings, left on Wednesday on her return to Wellington. The marriage of Mr Harry Tripe to Mrs Brent, both of Rotorua, took place recently, and Mr and Mrs Tripe left by the Remuera for a trip to Europe. Mrs Sherwood, who recently left Australia for Italy, was staying at Capri when the last mail left, where she is painting. Miss May Kane, of Wellington, is staying with her at present. At latest advices Mrs Carrualt-Jones | (Dunedin) was in a nursing home in London. She hoped to be well enough to attend the conference of the International Women’s Suffrage Alliance, which opens in Paris on May 31st, and is leaving on her return to New Zealand by the Arawa. The fortnightly meeting of the Wellington South Nursing Division of St. John was held recently. After various business liad been disposed of the evening was spent practising bedmaking, changing sheets, etc., under direction of the lady superintendent The Robieson trophy won in the 1925 district competitions was presented by Dr Lino to Mrs Miller, who had tied with Miss Anderson for first place. It was decided to hold a jumble sale shortly in aid of the forthcoming bazaar for the building fund which is to be held in August. A substantial sum was handed in by Mrs Miller, the result of a social evening held at Brooklyn during the month, towards the divisional stall at the bazaar. Members were reminded of the church parade to he held at St. Peter’s on Sunday morning, June 20tli. A home nursing class "will shortly he started in connection with the division. There was an interested gathering of womenfolk at the meeting called by the women’s section of the Industrial Association in Christchurch, when the addresses of the various speakers revealed the power which lies in tho bauds of such an organisation of women to assist tho industries of New Zealand by patronising, as far as possible, goods manufactured in the Dominion. During the past fortnight, says a London paper of April loth, Miss Cicely Roscoe has been holding an exhibition of water-colours of New Zealand at the Three Shields Gallery. Miss Roscoe has recently returned from a visit to a brother who lias lived in New Zealand for 30 years. Iho exhibition includes many pleasing sketches of New Zealand bush and sea scenes, xirincipally i n the North Island. The death occurred on Tuesday at the residence of her son-in-law, Mr John Smith, of Wliareora, of Mis James Main, senior, aged 87 years, one of the earliest settlers in what is now the Whangarei Borough. She was the widow of the late Mr James Main, who owned a block of laud between Kamo Road and Mansfield Terrace. and the mother of Messrs James, William and Alfred Main, all prominent local residents. The engagement is announced in an exchange of Miss Catherine Walker, an ex-Woodford House pupil, only daughter of Dr. and Mrs E. A. Walker, of New Plymouth, to Lieut.-Colonel G. C. Griffiths, C.M.G., of Kenya, South Africa, son of the late Mrs C. T. W. Griffiths, of Blenheim. The engagement is to be a short one, as Miss Walker is to be married in three weeks’ time, and will then leave for South Africa. During the of the International Women’s Suffrage Alliance in Paris at the end of this month it is hoped to arrange a Suffrage demonstration by means of a tour of Paris in motor-cars displaying flags of all countries represented. A very pretty wedding of much interest was recently solemnised in the Tinwald Presbyterian Church, when Janet Campbell, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Jas. Lowery, “Greenlea,” Tinwald, was married to Arthur George, elder son of Mrs C. Judson. Rangiora, and the late John Stewart, Kaituna. The Rev. W. Marshall wn? the officiating minister, and Miss F Hogg presided at tho organ.