THE SOCIAL ROUND.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 533, 25 October 1915, Page 4

THE SOCIAL ROUND.

j&Er and Mrs J. Blalte (Christc'hurch) have gone to Auckland. Mr and Mrs. E. Neill, Auckland,; went on to the south this morning, after a few days in Ohristchurch. Mr and Mrs E. L. Armstrong (Wellington) are staying at the Clarendon. Mrs Read Bloomfield (Gisborne) came down from the north by yesterday's boat, and goes on to Port /Chalmers today to meet the Tofua. Mrs Hanan accompanied her husband, the Hon. J. A. Hanan, to Christcliurch .yesterday. ; The garden fete at "Chatmoss," 441 .Madras Street, which was opened on Satxfrday. afternoon, will 'be continued this afternoon, re-opening at 2.30 p.m. Lady Norali Noel, whose marriage to Captain Robert Bentinck took , place in Loudon recently (just a week after the . .announcement of their engagement), is well' remembered in /New Zealand, where she toured with the Manchester .. Choir. She -is the daughter of Lord /•Gainsborough. The Noels are descended , from.an old Eoman Catholic family who . - . founded an Augustinian priory in the reign/of Henry H. Mr and Mrs Elkington, of the Wai--rarapa, are staying in /Wellington at ■ present, and will leave shortly for England, where Mr Elkington intends of- , fering- his 1 services to the Royal Flying Corps. Mrs Elkington wiff be far better remembered as Miss Ella Young, "'who acted so charmingly with the Graham Moffat Company in Christchurch last year. She also toured Eng- • .-land playing the. same role with similar 'success to that achieved in Australia. • Mr and Mrs Beetham and Miss Wardell, who have been staying at Pahau left for their home, Brance- ,< J. peth, Mastertori,' -on Saturday night. Mr and Mrs Bethell,' who came in to Httijwn to see them off, motored back to -Pahau Pastures yesterday. ? '> ' Mrs Duncan Macfarlane returned.lo I Lfndon to-day,.after spending the week-1 t " . ei.d in town, Mr and Mrs T. ,C. Bobinsonj Spots-1 * w>od,. are coming into town with Mr ' ai,d MrsA. W. Rutherford to-day. Mrs E. Taylor (Wellington) came dewn from the north yesterday, and is gcing south to-day to meet her son, who isamongst the wounded soldiers returnV ing by the Tofua. v "An "at home" was given by Mrs Seay at the Aldington School on Sat- , urday afternoon for the purpose of rais- ' ' ing fundsufor an "honours board" for ' the old boys of the school now fighting ' in the war. The room was tastefully i "decorated with, palms, greenery, and large bowls of flowers. A number of • ladies and gentlemen contributed musical items, which were much appreciated by the large number present. During / the afternoon a dainty afternoon tea '-■ was served. About £ls was donated by •the guests. f .The Visiting Nurses' Association in > "Victoria has - organised a scheme of / voluntary service among trained nurses In the hospitals there given; over to . the returned wounded soldiers. Before a meeting was arranged to organise a corps, some of the . curses . called out by the Defence authorities. Several of them are doing relief duty at the base hospital,- where the - . stress of work demands extra help, i'; "These ,nuraes are sent to surgical wards , r j»dnly #i s 6 there is no risk of their carry!f' - ting' infection of. any kind to other 'a- '-'patients. ' Among the nurses who have ' responded/to the scheme are hursts who ,-"\act as doctors 1 attendants, and those -who are attached to private hospitals and other institutions. Some of those ■wjho have come forward to help are nurses who have married and given up " "their profession.