THE SOCIAL ROUND

Southland Times, Issue 20831, 20 July 1929, Page 20

THE SOCIAL ROUND

IN TOWN AND COUNTRY (By “Drindella.”) Mrs F. Webb was a visitor to Dunedin last week-end. Mrs C. C. Munnings, with her small son, left for Oamaru on Thursday morning. Mr and Mrs D. Cuthbertson, with their daughter Babette, spent last week-end at “The Rocks.”

Mrs R. S. Mclnness left this morning for Dunedin with the Southland representative Basketball team.

The engagement is announced of Miss Sunday Sutton, of Oamaru, to Mr. George E. Sumpter, of Oamaru. Mr and Mrs F. C. Rowley are spending a holiday at Dargaville, and are the guests of Mrs Rowley’s sister, Mrs McMillan. Mrs J. R. Webb of Cromwell, who has been the guest of Mrs E. B. Pilcher, Spey street, left this morning on her return home.

Mrs J. Blue, Earnslaw Street, was hostess at a delightful evening on Thursday in honour of Mrs W. J. Robertson, of Palmerston North.

. Miss Nancy Bond of Dunrobin Station, who has been staying with Mrs R. L. Orbell, Park Lane, Timaru, is now the guest of Mrs A. S. Elwdrthy, Holme Station. A remarkable feat was performed by Mrs Bruce in Paris when she drove a car singlehanded for 24 hours continuously. She covered 2200 miles, averaging a speed of 90 miles an hour. This is an unprecedented feat for a woman and breaks two other records created by men.

Australia has gained a good sportswoman in Mrs Evans, wife of Rear-Admiral Evans, Commander of the Royal Australian Navy, says an Australian paper. A Norwegian by birth, she is said to be an expert swimmer, yachtswoman, and tennis player, while as a ski-er she ranked high among the women devotees of that sport in Norway. The following girls left by the express this morning for Dunedin to represent Southland in the annual basketball match with Otago: Misses Marion Royds (captain), Dorothy Dennis, Phyllis Calder, Mollie. Wright, Alice Roberts, Esme Shepherd, Mabel Wright, Nellie Beer, Annie McGavock, Marjorie Shand, Ella McCurdy, Chrissie Wiig. Miss E. B. Pay accompanied the team as manageress. Members of the Cabaret Circle of the Southland Women’s Club held an open evening in the club rooms last Friday, when those present were:—Misses Thelma MacEwan, Nancy Strettell, Kitty Wilson, Linda McCurdy Ivy and Cherry Lindsay, Nessie Nisbet, Thelma Wesney, Muriel Collins, Audrey Abbey-Jones, Wynne Giller, Nan Oughton, Molly Meredith and Marjorie Ott. Messrs Cassels, O’Dowda, Reed, Dunlop, Lindsay, Dundas, McCurdy, Kingsland, McCaughan, Watson, Macdonald, Smith and Dawe.

Recent guests at the White Star Hotel, Queenstown, included: —Mr H. F. Koeing, Mrs W. H. Koeing (United States of America) ; Mr and Mrs Stuttard, Mr H. Agar (London); Mr Dam (Melbourne); Mr P. S. Hill, Mr Bannington (Christchurch); Miss Stewart, Mr S. A. Sheen, Mr T. R. Cometti, Mr G. H. Chittock, Mr Smith (Dunedin); Mr E. E. Booth (Oamaru); Mr W. Woodward (Invercargill); Mr and Mrs Harcourt (West Coast); Mr Harlow (Clyde); Mr H. Jones (Miller’s Flat); Mr and Mrs Schteb, Miss Barry (Cromwell).

The staff of Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., held their tenth annual dance in the Friendly Societies’ Hall, Toy street, on Friday evening. Excellent music was supplied for the dancers by the Savoy Orchestra. Those present were:—Dr. and Mrs B. Wilson, Mr and Mrs John Macdonald, Mr and Mrs F. Wilson, Mr and Mrs R. S. Mclnnes, Mr and Mrs J. McDonald, Mr and Mrs Harris, Mr and Mrs I'ougere, Mr and Mrs J. C. McKenzie, Mr and Mrs Paterson, Mr and Mrs Wallis, Mr and Mrs G. Clelland, Mr and Mrs D. Irving (Otautau), Misses V. Roscow, L. Edwards, E Bain, J. Mitchell, R. Blssett, A. Raines, A. Chapman, M. Mitchell, E. Mehaffey, P. McPherson, I. McDonald, G. Falconer, I. Cook, H. Hamilton, R. Roscow, M. Keppel, Gill, J. Edwards, D. Gutzewitz, Messrs C. Johnston, A. Falconer, L. Brash, J. M. 'Wilson. R. J. McDonald K. Cox, J. Wilson, G. Kean, E. Hawke, C. Bailey, A. Bissett, T James, J. Fraser, N. Eastlake, J. M. Brash, R. Baird, T. Donaldson, W. Hawke, M. Cournane, R. Wilson, F. Wylie, W. Strang, C. Mackintosh, T. Giller, H. Sutton.

The marriage of Colonel Lindberg, the Atlantic flyer, and Miss Ann Morrow, at the home of the bride’s parents at Englewood, New Jersey, was a triumph of secrecy, says a New York correspondent. Since his great flight Lindberg has been the most popular young man in America. The news that he was to be married led to the most elaborate arrangements being made by the Press and photographic and film concerns. For months reporters had camped on his trail, and for weeks had laid siege to the Morrow’s country home at Englewood. In anticipation of a surprise wedding—even an aerial honeymoon had been discussed as probable—one American newspaper had leased an aeroplane of great speed, and kept it ready to take the air day or night. To the chagrin of the newspaper watchers, encamped a few miles away, it appears that the wedding was held secretly in the drawing room of the Morrow home. The Rev. Dr. Williams Adams Brown, a Presbyterian minister, and a great personal friend of the family, officiated. Only 20 persons were present. To quote Dr. Brown, it was “just a simple, lovely, natural little service. Half an hour after the ceremony, Colonel and Mrs Lindberg left the Morrow home in the colonel’s car, with the bridegroom at the wheel. They eluded the cordon of reporters and photographers, and disappeared. The general belief is that, after driving for a few miles, they entered an aeroplane which took them to Glen Cove, Long Island, where arrangements had been made for their reception on board Mr J. P. Morgan’s yacht Corsair.

There was an especially large attendance of members at the monthly meeting of the League of Mothers held in the Girl Guide Association Rooms on Thursday afternoon. In the absence of the president, Mrs Chewings, Mrs J. Thomson presided. An, interesting and instructive address on . “The Child's Heart” was given by Dr. A. T. McCaw, who, in his opening remarks, stressed the importance of teaching children to hold their bodies correctly. A strong back and open chest supported the heart in the best position and allowed it to function properly. The doctor then described the circulation and the structure of, the heart and explained that in the very young child the heart was comparatively much larger than in the grown-up person. It worked more easily and much more rapidly, had tremendous reserve power and could stand strain and shock better than the adult heart. The normal child should begin life with a sound heart and care should be taken to prevent its being weakened after illness. Infectious diseases mainly affected the heart, but rheumatism in children was by far the commonest cause of injury. Rheumatism might be extremely mild and in many cases was commonly called growing pains. Growing pains, the speaker said, did not exist, and care should be taken from the moment the child complained. During infectious diseases the heart should be carefully watched so that steps could be taken at once to check any damage to the vital organ. At the conclusion of the address Mrs A. M. Macdonald moved a vote of thanks to Dr. McCaw for his instructive lecture which had been of great benefit to the members.

’ Miss Kitty Wilson is visiting Dunedin for the Capping Carnival. Mr and Mrs R. B. Tennent, of Wellington, are guests at the Grand Hotel. Mrs W. J. Robertson of Palmerston North, and formerly of Invercargill, is the guest of Mrs T. Meredith,' Kelvin Avenue. Miss Doris Fleming, of Christchurch, and formerly of Invercargill, with Miss Isabel Bates, of Christchurch, is leaving by the Tahiti for 'Tahiti.

Mr aild Mrs W. S. Todd, Miss Marjorie Todd and Mr Geoff. Todd who have been visiting relatives in Western Australia, left on Tuesday for Singapore. International questions nowadays engage the attention of Dame Edith Lyttelton, the British substitute delegate to the League of Nations Assembly. She is one of the best-known women in England, having been for many years in the forefront of women’s affairs there. Her interests are wide and varied, as she Is both an author and a playwright, among her works being a book dealing with the subject of psychical research.

Miss Clairnore Stinnes, daughter of the late Mr Hugo Stinnes, German industrialist, has returned home after a motor tour of the world, occupying a period of two years. A small girl, weighing under eight stone, she drove practically the whole distance in a big sedan. Mr C. A. Soderstrom, a Swedish motion picture photographer, followed with a motor truck, carrying camping equipment. Miss Stinnes’ car was the first to cross the Andes from Buenos Aires to Santiago. The hardships she suffered on the 12,000 miles covered where there were no roads, were too much for two pairs of mechanics. The first pair left when they had to dynamite rock and overcome other hazards in the’Ural Mountains; the second pair quitted the tour when in Peru, thirty days were spent traversing 125 miles where there was no semblance of a road. In Peru the party were given a military escort. In Siberia and Central Asia they encountered many hostile receptions. Among the world’s most interesting high schools for girls are the Haifa, outside Jerusalem, and the Uganda School for the daughters of chiefs. Miss H. A. Gardener is the English headmistress of the former. At the latter school there is a special curriculum, examinations and certificates are being evolved to enable the girls to devote four hours a day to the growing and cooking of food —consisting chiefly of fortyseven different varieties of banana! This school was started at the express wish of the chiefs, who read the best. English literature —with a special bias towards Dickens —and want their sisters and wives to share their intellectual pleasures with them. It will .give the King of Nganda real pleasure to learn that the school has been affiliated to the Headmistresses’ Association of England. He will learn the news from Miss Kith Wordsworth, the school's famous headmistress, and a member of the poet’s family. Miss Jessie B. Wilson (principal of Waitaki Girls’ High School, Oamaru) attended from April 5 to 15 the fourth Triennial Conference organized by the Canadian National Council of Education. At this conference overseas delegates attended from Great Britain, India-, Australia, New Zealand, France, Italy, Czecho-Slovakia, Germany and Japan. At the conclusion of the conference and until the end of May Miss Wilson was in the United States visiting post-primary schools. She also was able to fit in some delightful and interesting sightseeing on'the Pacific coast as far south as San Diego, and she saw the Yosemite Valley, the Grand Canyon, Colorado Springs, and Niagara. Miss Wilson, who reached London a week ago (says a London correspondent, writing on June 14), will remain here until the end of July, when she will go to Geneva for the conference of the World Federation of Education Associations. After that she will attend at Elsinore the International Conference of the New’ Education Fellowship. Wherever she is, Miss Wilson hopes to see something of the secondary schools, and in due course she will go to Scotland. The main purpose of her tour is to study education developments in Great Britain. This week she is attending at Leeds the annual conference of the Headmistresses’ Association of Great Britain.

There was a good attendance of members of the Southland Women’s Club at a special evening on Tuesday arranged by the Play Reading Circle in aid of the earthquake fund. The play “Marigold” was read providing much enjoyment. The following If the cast: “Beenie”—Mrs F. O. Mac Gibbon; “Mrs Pringle”—Mrs A. A. Stewart; “Miss Valencia Dunlop”—Mrs Ritchie Crawford; “Miss Sarita Dunlop”—Mrs W. N. Johnston ; “Marigold”-—Mrs S. Brown; “Peter Gloag”—Miss Crofts; “Madame Marly”— Mrs F. Corkill; “Janies Payton”—Mrs A M. Macdonald; “Archie Forsyth”—Mrs J. G. Macdonald; “Major Andrew Sellar” —Mrs R. S. Mclnnes; “Mordan”—Miss E. B. Pay; “Bobbie Townsend”—Mrs John Macdonald; "Nigel Lumsden”—Miss Bailey; Chorus— Mrs T. S. Tomlinson. Some of those present were: —Mesdames D. McFarlane, T. D Pearce, T. M. Macdonald, W. Macalister, E W. Howorth, G. I. Moffett, F. C. Beere, W. Handyside, H. O. Stuckey, N. J. Armour. C. C. Jennings, Callender, J. D. Mitchell, C. F. A. Jones, T. F. Macdonald, P. H. Vickery, T. F. Gilklson, W. M. L. Sutherland, F. J Robinson, McHugh, J. Collie, C. E. Watts, L. B. Rowe, Hackworth, L. B. Hutton, A. G. Butchers, E. E. Coghlan, A. T. McCaw. H. R. Gibson, L. W. Spencer, C. Campbell, W. G. Clark, J. Robertson, C. E. Just, Nairn, J. Cutt, W. A. Hinchey, C. S. Longuet, H. G. Brass. W. G. Tait, C. C. Munnings, A. Derbie, C. Paslev, W-. Randle, D. D. Steadman, J. Johnston, L. C. Smith, A. Wilson; Misses Perrin, Young, Carswell, Watts, Featherstone, P. Pilcher. M. Clark, L. Edwards, V. Roscow, D. Washer, E. Moffett, M. Raines (Timaru).

The members of the Bridge Circle o£ the Southland Women’s Club held an open evening in the Club Rooms on Monday in aid of the Earthquake Fund. There were thirty-four tables, those present being:— Dr. and Mrs J. G. Macdonald, Dr. and Mrs B. Wilson, Major and Mrs McHugh, Mr and Mrs R. N. Todd, Mr and Mrs L. B. Rowe, Mr and Mrs F. J. Robinson, Mr and Mrs J. Robertson, Mr and Mrs A. E. W. McDonald, Mr and Mrs H. Drees, Mr and Mrs E. E. Coghlan, Mr and Mrs L. Pattison, Mr and Mrs G. McDonald, Mr and Mrs R. Creeser, Mr and Mrs W. G. Tait, Mr and Mrs C. B. Tapley,’ Mr and Mrs F. C. Beere, Mesdames H. O. Stuckey, T. F. Macdonald, W. Handyside, T. M. Macdonald, W. Macalister, J. T. Carswell, H. Macalister, A. B. Moffett, T. G. Boyd, F. O. Mac Gibbon, R. S. Mclnnes, W. D. Palmer, J. Cutt, W. A. Hinchey, W. Alexander, Hackworth, Callender, Jennings (Christchurch), C. C. Jennings, C. F. A. Jones, A. H. Mackrell, M. Mitchel, W. Ewart, R. J. Gilmour, D. Cuthbertson, J. D. Mitchell, R. Stout, J. T. Prain, A. S. Gilkison, Ritchie Crawford, B. W. Hewat,. S. Ritchie, H. Brass, Hannah, J. McCrostie, Warnekie, S. M. Macalister, Ross Burt, N. C. Kensington, W. A. Oliver, G. I. Moffett, L. Webb, F. A. D. Barclay, L. W. Spencer P. H. Vickery, G. Cooper, Purvis, Watson, Waddell, J. Hamilton, R. J. Hamilton (Bluff), D. Cochrane, J. Cameron, Mabson, W. G. Clark, C. Pasley, J. Thomson, .J. Waymouth. Misses Perrin, F. Brown, J. Carswell, P. Pilcher, L. Henderson, M. Ott, V. Burt, M. Collins, O. Holloway, Hughes, E. Robertson, L.. Thomson, M. Thomson, S. Waymouth, Swale (Limehills), Burt (Dunedin), Metzger, Lindsay (2) (Bluff), J. Thomson, McLeod, Mclntyre, Paterson, A. Corbett, Campbell, Rein, McQueen, Muir, Rowley," Fynes-Clinton, Batchelor, M. Crawford, M. Miller. Messrs Kennedy, Grant (Otautau), I. Jack, B. O’Dowda, Powell, C. McCaughan, E. LindB ay, J. Hamilton (Bluff), Meek, McGrath, Bray, K. Cox, T. Tapley.

Miss Sylvia Hogg returned during the week from a holiday visit to Fiji. Mr and Mrs J. 11. Johnson, Thomson Street, Northend, left this week on a motor tour to Nelson. Miss Dorothy Napier, who has been visiting Miss Kitty Hazlett at Burwood Station, left on Friday on her return to Waimate. Mr and Mrs W. N. Bond of Dunrobin Station, who have been the guests of their ' Excellencies, Sir Charles and Lady Fergusson at Government House, are at present the guests of Mrs Elworthy, Timaru. | Mrs W. Scott was hostess at an enjoyable ! children’s party at her residence, 55 Jenkin street, South Invercargill, on Saturday, July 1.3, in honour of the tenth birthday of her daughter, Mary. The guests present were Sadie and Iris Clode, Molly Harvey, Girlie Lynch, Norma Harvey, Betty and Jean Fraser, Nessie Scott, Florence and Esme Orr, Marie, Joy and Dawn Elliotte, Kathleen Leete, Valerie Thornhill, Ivy Hinkley, Lorna Harvey and Walter Scott. WEDDINGS HOLLAND-BOURKE. A quiet wedding was solemnized at St. Thomas’s Church, Winton, on Wednesday, 'July 10, when Irene, only daughter of Mr. and the late Mrs W. J. Bourke, and Harold, ' second son of Mr and Mrs M. Holland, Winton, were united in the bonds of holy 'matrimony by the Rev. Father Martin. I The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr. G. Bourke, was very daintily attired in a frock of mole velvet and buttercup georgette and hat, shoes and stockings ito tone. She carried an ivory bound prayer book with buttercup streamers. Miss Huia Horner, who attended ■ as bridesmaid, wore a pretty , powder blue charmelaine frock and carried a posy of freesias. Mr. T. Daly carried out the duties of best man. After the ceremony the bridal party were entertained by Mr and Mrs M. Holland and later in the day left for the north on their wedding tour. WEBB—MARSHALL. A very pretty wedding of considerable interest was solemnized in St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, Dee street, on Wednesday, July 3, when Edith Annie, third daughter of Mr and Mrs J. Marshall, Esk street, was married to George Gordon, youngest son of Mr and Mrs W. Webb, Bowmont street, the Rev. Tanner officiating. The bride, who entered the church with her father, wore a sleeveless frock of ivory French crepe-de-chene with an overskirt of ivory silk tulle, drooping at both sides almost to the ankles. Her veil, kindly lent by a cousin in Wellington, was beautifully embroidered in silver and was arranged with a dainty wreath of orange blossom. She carried a silk and tulle muff, covered with tiny flowers of white and silver, and finished with white streamers. Silver shoes and stockings completed her toilette. The bride was attended by her two sisters, Margaret and Linda, who wore sleeveless frocks of salmon and heliotrope crepe-de-chene with silk tulle overskirts drooping at the sides to the ankle. They wore posies of tiny flowers on their heads’ and carried tulle floral muffs to match their frocks. They wore black satin court shoes and stockings to tone. The duties of best man were carried out by Mr D. Tait, of Gore, while Mr H. Wilkes, Waikiwi, acted as groomsman. Mrs A. E. H. Bath presided at the organ. After the ceremony about sixty guests adjourned to the Federal Tea Rooms, where they were receivetl by Mrs Marshall, mother of the bride, and Mrs Webb, mother ot the bridegroom. The bride’s mother wore a navy blue, crepe-de-chene frock and black corded silk coat with navy blue silk hat. She carried a bouquet of amber coloured chrysanthemums.

The bridegroom’s mother was attired in a wine silk repp frock and black fur coat. She wore a black silk model hat and also carried a bouquet of amber coloured chrysanthemums.

After the customary toasts had been honoured a number of congratulatory telegrams from all parts of New Zealand were read. The young couple left by car for the north. For travelling the bride wore a smart nigger brown velour coat with brown fur collar and cuffs, brown and floral crepe-de-chene frock and small felt hat with shoes and stockings to tone. Mr and Mrs Webb received many useful and handsome presents including several cheques. Their future home will be in Pomona Road, Georgetown. HORNE—DUNLOP. (From Our Correspondent.) The wedding took place in the Seaward Downs Memorial Church last Wednesday ot Sarah M. (Cissie) Dunlop, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Dunlop, “Dundale,” Seaward Downs, and James T. D. (Douglas) Horne, son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Horne, “Cloverdowns,” Morton Mains. The ceremony, which was partly choral, was performed by the Rev. R. D. McEwan while Mrs Charles Morton presided at the organ. The hymn “How Welcome was the Call,” was sung while the bride entered the church with her father. Miss M. Jopp sang a solo after the ceremony. The church was beautifully decorated with greenery and flowers and with a floral arch and bell. The bride wore a frock of ivory double georgette with panel of lace, long sleeves and even hemline. Her veil was arranged in a coronet with orange blossom and pearls. She wore silver shoes and carried a bouquet of white chrysanthemums, maidenhair fern and narcissi. The bridesmaid, Miss Mary E. Dunlop, wore a frock of coral pink fachonne georgette with closely fitting sleeveless bodice and full skirt with scalloped hemline. She wore a black velour hat with a dagger of crystal, black satin shoes and pink stockings, and carried a bouquet of bronze chrysanthemums and pink winter roses. . Mr lan W. 'Horne was best man. Sixty guests were entertained at the wedding breakfast in Mr Dunlop’s spacious barn, which' was decorated for the occasion. The following toasts were honoured. The Rev. R. D. McEwan proposed the loyal toast and afterwards the toast of “The Bride and Bridegroom,” responded to by the bridegroom who also proposed the toast of “The Bridesmaid,” Mr lan Horne replying. The toast of “The Bride’s Parents” was proposed by Mr J. A. Baldey, of Gore, Mr John Dunlop replying. Mr Alfred Sheat, Windsor, proposed the toast of “The Bridegroom’s Parents,” to which Mr Alfred Horne responded. “The Bride’s Grandparents," (Mr and Mrs Robert Wilson of Seaward Downs) was proposed by Mr James Dunlop, Mr Wil son replying. “Absent Friends” was proposed by the Rev. R. C. McEwan and responded to by Mr John Dunlop. Mr Adam Dunlop proposed the toast of “The Chairman.” In the evening, about 300 guests were entertained by Mr and Mrs Dunlop in the Seaward Downs Public Hall. Dancing and games provided entertainment and songs were sung during the evening by Miss M. Jopp, Miss M. E. Dunlop and Mr A. Jones, Mataura. The bridegroom’s present to the bride was a leather handbag and to the bridesmaid a string of pearls. The bride’s present to the bridegroom was a travelling rug and to the best man a leather bag. When the young couple left on their honeymoon, the bride travelled in a model frock of cinnamon brown with a coat of the same shade, with stone marten fur collar and cuffs. A brown hat and shoes and stockings to match were also worn. Mr and Mrs Horne's future home will be at Mataura.

PLUNKET SOCIETY MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Plunket Society was held in the society’s rooms, Esk street, on Wednesday morning. Mrs T. D. Pearce, in the chair, presided over the following members:—Mesdames R. Crawford, C. C. Campbell, J. Robertson, R. J. Gilmour, W. A. Hammond, C. C. Jennings, J. D. Mitchell, J. T. Thomson, Callender, R. M. Strang, W. Carswell, Parkin and W. G. Tait. Apologies for absence were received from Mesdames H. W. Royds, A. F. Hawke, A. E. Bath, A. Derbie, C. S. Longuet. The president explained that a letter had been received from Lumsden reporting the progress made in the formation of a branch there. A meeting had been held and had been well attended by Lumsden women. A committee with Mrs Crosbie as president had been elected to canvass Lumsden. Invercargill delegates were invited to attend the next meeting on Wednesday, July 31. It was decided that Mrs Pearce and three

other members should visit Lumsden on that date.

The president reported that the alterations to the laundry and sun-porch at Karitane-Hunt Hospital had been satisfactorily completed.

A letter was received from the Invercargill Savings Bank reporting that the Gov-enor-General had approved of the endowment of £650 for the benefit of the branch at InVercargill and sub-branches provided that the money were used for the purchase of land, or erection of buildings, or for such purposes of the institution as the Governor-General might approve.

A letter was received from the committee of the Women’s Rest Room, granting permission to the Phinket Nurse to visit the Women’s Rest Room for two hours once a week for six months.

The question of advertising the nurse’s attendance at the Rest Room every Friday afternoon was discussed, and it was decided that the matter should be left in the hands of the executive. Mrs R. J. Gilmour expresed her willingness to convey the scales from the Waikiwi Plunket Room for the use of the nurse at the Rest Room on certain Friday afternoons.

A further donation of £5 from the sale of coat-hangers was received from Mrs F. Hall. The secretary reported that a letter of thanks had been sent to Mrs Hall.

The following were the visiting committees appointed for the month:—KaritaneHunt Hospital—Mesdames R. M. Strang and C. C. Jennings; Waikiwi —Mesdames Parkin and W. G. Tait; Anderson Home — Mesdames Ritchie Crawford and R. J. Gilmour; South Invercargill—Mesdames J. Thomson and C. Campbell. Nurses’ Reports.

Miss Warneke, Matron of the KaritaneHunt Hospital, reported that there were two mothers and five babies in the hospital on May 31. Four mothers and ten babies were admitted for treatment during the month, while five mothers and three babies had been discharged. One mother and eleven babies were in the hospital on June 30, while two mothers and eleven babies had been the largest number in, on any one day. One mother and two babies had been admitted from Nightcaps, two mothers and two babies from Drummond, one mother and one baby from Thornbury, two babies from Makarewa, one baby from Gorge Road and two babies from Invercargill. Several members of the nursing staff had been the victims of influenza, but, in nearly all cases,, were improving. Miss J. Boyd, Greenhills, had commenced her training on June 27. There had been 185 visitors during the month. A baby’s singlet had been received from Miss Rodgers and a curb for the fireplace from Mr Critchfield. Nurse Rhind reported that Waikiwi had been visited four times during the month. Forty visits had been paid to homes, while 46 adults, 43 babies and 21 older children had visited the office. There had been two new cases for the month. The general health of the babies had been good. Nurse Maclntyre reported that South Invercargill had been visited four times during the month. Fifty-two adults, 43 babies and eight older children had visited the rooms. There had been three new cases for the month. Several of the babies had had colds, and influenza and colds had been prevalent among the older children. Nurse Wilson reported that Winton had been visited five times during the month. Forty visits had been paid to homes, while 72 adults, 60 babies, and 29 older children had visited the rooms. There were seven new cases for the month. Riverton had been visited four times during the month. Thirty-two visits had been paid to homes, ,while 52 adults, 48 babies and 14 older children had visited the rooms. There were four new cases for the month. Bluff had been visited five times during the month. Forty-four visits had been paid to homes, while 43 adults, 38 babies and five older children had visited the rooms. There were two new cases for the month. Tuatapere had been visited four times during the month. Thirty-six visits had been paid to homes, while 35 adults, 28 babies, and four older children had visited the rooms. There were three new cases for the month. The total number of babies under supervision was 350. The health of the babies had been good.

Nurses - Rhind and Maclntyre reported that the total number of new cases in town and country was 53, 34 being at the centre. Fifty-eight visits had been paid to the homes of new cases, and 356 to the homes of old cases. Three hundred and twentyfive adults, 253 babies' and 57 older children had visited the office. There were 1265 babies and 950 older children under supervision. Fifteen letters and 53 telephone calls for advice had been received.

JENNIE STREET

TO VISIT INVERCARGILL.

AN INTERESTING PERSONALITY.

In connection with the “Spiritual Advance Campaign” organised by the New Zealand Christian Endeavour Union, Miss Jennie Street will visit Invercargill from July 26 to 29.

_ Miss Street comes with excellent credentials, she is honorary field secretary of the Christian Endeavour Union of Great Britain, an authoress, journalist and great traveller, a gifted woman, possessing a charming personality, she has a great reputation as a speaker. She wishes especially to meet all youth workers, Sunday school teachers, officers and senior scholars, Bible class leaders and members and all Christian Endeavourers. During her stay Miss Street will be the guest of Mrs Stanley Brown.

The following is an interesting character sketch by Miss Elsie R. Gray, member of the British G.E. National Executive Council:—“Miss Street is metropolitan by birth, but cosmopolitan by sympathy,” wrote Richard Richard of her. It is true. Denominationally she is a friend, but she “belongs” to all of us who belong to Jesus Christ. The Rev. John Pollock, author of “Our Lives to Christ We Dedicate,” has described her as “belonging to the Church of All Saints.” She has served on Methodist “plans” and -attended “class”; she has spoken from the chancel steps of an Anglican church, and preached with loving impartiality at Church of England missions, and in churches, famous and obscure, belonging to all evangelical denominations. She was told in Scotland that she was the only woman who had prayed and preached at an ordinary diet of public worship in a Presbyterian church. She has preached in St. Enoch’s Presbyterian Church, Belfast, the minister of which is the w'ell-be-loved Rev. John Pollock; in great Methodist missions, in uncounted village churches. But a free Sunday finds her in the quietude of a friends’ meeting, her eloquent tongue ready to speak or to be silent as He who is in the midst may direct. Is not the secret of the power of her message to be found here, in that, abiding in the presence of God, she speaks because she must, because He had given the words: “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty—that is how she belongs to us all.” Her activity is amazing, she does while others are still wondering what to do. I am certain she can do two things at once and do them well. As a preacher she has engagements for most Sundays, often conducting three services. It is reported that she “broke the record” by delivering ten addresses one Sunday—two morning adult schools, five Sunday school addreses, and three full services. She does not believe in being “tied to notes,” though her preparation is most careful and prayerful. But I have known her suddenly change her address and no one could doubt that this was at the direction of the spirit of God, who has used her wonderfully in winning souls for His kingdom. As lecturer for the National Sunday School Union she has often travelled 800 miles a week, keeping up at the same time her journalistic work in railway trains, cars and hotels, sometimes writing far into the night. What stories she can unfold of reports of National C.E. Conventions being written during an all-night journey, handed into the printer in the morning and proofs corrected that same day! Christian Endeavourera know her at her best-

when she lectures on junior and intermediate work, and the virile condition of these branches of our movement owes much to her practical help, both by word of mouth and through her writings. <( There is always the element of the unexpected” in her. Her audience is always sure of a good time when she presides over a business or committee meeting; it is never a dull, humdrum session, where folk can go comfortably to sleep, but' one in which all must share, and are beguiled into promises and “drawn out” into service in a truly magical way. One longs to be able to imitate her faculty of bringing to notice everyone who has helped in a meeting or conference. It is an endearing gift, and to it is added another equally endearing, that of “thrusting out” young men and women in whom she can see talents to be used in the service of God. She has been a total abstainer all her life, and a temperance advocate from childhood. For a time she edited—and greatly improved—the British “White Ribbon,” and she always wears the white ribbon bow that tells of membership with the N.B.W.T.A.U. She is antagonistic to war, as well as to strong drink, and as a follower of the Prince of Peace, loves the C.E. movement for its international felowship. It is interesting to note that she was at first very hesitant about supporting the C.E. movement, but a practical experience of its workings soon led her to give it whole-hearted devotion. It is impossible to tell what C.E. owes to her tireless zeal and eloquent advocacy.. She has long been a member of the National Council; and has spoken at many great conventions; while her work as national field secretary for Great Britain and Ireland has been of great value. Her splendid record as national president has never been excelled. During the year—and in spite of war conditions—she travelled 17,000 miles and addressed over 500 meetings. She even made 17 beds at a C.E. holiday home while wearing her chain of office—a record no male president has attempted to beat. GIRL GUIDE NOTES (By “Tenderfoot.”) GUIDERS’ CAMP. I wish, one more, to draw the attention of Guiders to the camp to be held at Otatara from August 24 to September. . It is essential that Guiders intending to join the camp should advise Miss Waymonth at once. So far only one Guider has applied. Camp will be held in an empty house so that camp beds will probably be necessary. Three tents have been obtained and instruction in tent pitching, etc., will be given. A camp fee of five shillings will be charged. It is not essential for girls to remain in camp for the full time if it is inconvenient for them. They would find that even two or three days would be of great benefit. The entrance fee will be' the same, but boarding will be adjusted. The main thing to remember at present is to apply at once, stating the number of days you intend to spend in camp. • Dominion Camp. Applications for the Dominion Camp are also required as soon as possible. The camp will now only accommodate 500 instead of 1,000 girls, .Southland’s quota being 34 Guides and 12 Guiders. The earliest applications will therefore be considered. Presentation. On Thursday evening Mrs J. G. Macdonald, who had been specially invited to attend the Guiders’ meeting, was presented with a Union Jack, in appreciation of her great kindness to the Guiders and her untiring work for the Girl Guide movement. Riversdale Notes. A meeting of great interest to the Girl Guides in Riversdale was held on June 24, at the residence of Mrs J. C. McPherson, the local secretary, the occasion being the first anniversary of the forming of the local troop. Those present included members of the committee and about 20 guides, a very creditable number for the size of the district. A happy time was spent in games and musical items. Supper was dispensed in the dining-room, and the birthday cake made by Miss F. McPherson, Guide Lieutenant, was cut by Guide Captain, Miss E. Kelly. Miss Kelly first spoke to the Guides and then lit and extinguished the solitary birthday candle. A generous sample of the cake was then handed round to ‘every one present. The Riversdale Guides are greatly indebted to their hostess, Mrs McPherson, for the kindly and practical interest she has always taken in the Guide movement. Sent in by a Riversdale Committee member.