THE SOCIAL WORLD

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1314, 1 July 1915, Page 30

THE SOCIAL WORLD

Miss Ellen Melville, whose portrait appears on this page, is a well-known Auckland solicitor, who enjoys the distinction of being the only woman City Councillor in New Zealand. Miss Melville is holding office for the second term, having secured 7043 votes at the recent election, and coming second on the list. She is a member of several important committees on the Auckland City Council, her utterances always being to the point. She was last year elected representative at the Municipal Conference in Wellington. As president of the Auckland Civic League, Miss Melville has brought her ability to good effect, and she has been responsible for several big improvements in matters pertaining to the welfare of women.

Miss Amy Moss, of Auckland, re turned to New Zealand last week after a visit to Great Britain.

The Hon. R. Heaton Rhodes re ceived a cable from his sister, Mrs. Hunter-Blair, urgently requesting that old linen should be sent to England at once for the hospitals.

The marriage was solemnised recently at St. Albans Church, Perth, Western Australia, of Miss Ivy M. Croll, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Gordon Croll, Wellington, New Zealand, and Mr. A. W. B. Gleadell, of the Lands Title Office, Perth, eldest son of the late M.". A. W. Gleadell, Richmond, and Mrs. Gleadell, Vincent Street, Perth.

Mrs. G'. G. Stead was hostess at the sixth of Mrs. Gower Burns’s Red Cross teas, Christchurch. The party was held at Strowan, and a very large of guests attended. The function will result in a handsome addition to the fund.

Included in bequests made by the late Mr. John Sidey, of Dunedin, are one of £lO,OOO to the Otago University, for general purposes, and one of £16,000 to the Otago Hospital and Charitable Aid Board for the benefit of the Dunedin Hospital.

Dr. Agnes Bennett, who recently left Wellington in order to serve in connection with the war, is stationed at a hospital for the wounded at Cairo.

Mrs. W. F. Massey, wife of the Prime Minister, gave a “Red Cross’’ tea at her residence, “Ariki Toa,” Wellington, the other day. The proceeds of the tea, each guest bringing a small donation, were given to the fund for medical comforts supplied to each reinforcements by the Victoria League, of which Mrs. Massey is a vice-president.

The marriage of Mr. Cyril Blundell, third son of the late Mr. Henry Blundell and Mrs. Blundell, of Wellington, to Jean, youngest daughter of Mr. William Joseph Rees, of Auckland, was recently celebrated in St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Sydney. Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Blundell have taken up their residence in Tasmania.

According to an Otago paper, a sporting offer of a bag of potatoes by Mr. James Hoggen, of North Taieri, for the Wounded Soldiers’ Fund, on condition that Miss Williamson, of the same district, went to the field and picked the potatoes, has resulted in the Taieri Patriotic Committee’s fund benefiting to the extent of £5 11s. This was the amount of the sale and resale of the bag on Miss Williamson’s behalf at auction.

The Wairarapa has residents as generous as they are wealthy. At a patriotic boxing carnival in Masterton last week the sum of £21,574 was subscribed for a patriotic flag, presented by Mr. A. P. Whatman towards the Wounded Soldiers’ Fund. The bids included 3000gns. by Mr. A. P. Whatman, *£looo each by Mr. Guy Williams, Mrs. Peter McLaren, and the Wellington Farmers’ Meat Company. There were numerous bids of £5OO. A sum of about £40,000 has been subscribed in the Wairarapa during the past week for the Wounded Soldiers’ Fund, and a canvass is being vigorously prosecuted.

Mr. C. J. Parr, M.P., Auckland, and Mrs. Parr went down to Wellington last week.

The marriage took place quietly at St. George’s Church, Thames, on June 16, of Miss M. J. Whitton, formerly on the nursing staff of the local hospital, to Mr. C. Tomlinson, electrical engineer. The Rev. Dr. O’Callaghan officiated.

A new idea was originated in Hastings the other day by Mrs. J. Wright, who gave a “stationery” afternoon for the purpose of providing writing mater al for the men at the front. As a result, 61 pads and 80 packets of envelopes were contributed.

Miss Beatrice Day, the well-known actress, who recently completed a tour with the Plimmer-Hall Company, is spending a holiday in Wellington.

The engagement has been announced in Southern papers of Miss Dora L : nd say, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay, of Greymouth, to Mr. Eric Moss, second son of Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Moss, of Greymouth.

A Paris message states that the first marriage under the new law allowing a soldier to marry by proxy while he is still at the front has been solemnised. The bridegroom was M. Lorin, a Paris solicitor.

On June 15th the wedding took place at St. Madt’s Church, Lepperton, of Mr. Harry Wills, the only son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Wills, of Lepperton, to Miss Phoebe Feakins, third daughter of Mr. W. Feakins.

The death occurred at Hororata recently of Mrs. Richards, wife of the late Dr. Henry Richards, in her ninetyfirst 1 . year.

Mr. Edwin T. Norris, at present registrar of Victoria College, Wellington, has been appointed registrar of the New Zealand University. There were forty-three applicants.

Miss Jenny Niccol, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Niccol, of Arney Road, Remuera, Auckland, was married to Mr. Norman Hanna, second son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Hanna, of Whakapirau, Kaipara, at St. Mark’s Church, Remuera, on Thursday, June 17. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. W. Beatty. Mr. Norman Hanna is leaving New Zealand shortly to offer his services to the War Office.

Dr. William Irving, of Christchurch, president of the New Zealand branch of the British Med cal Association, has accepted an appointment in a military hospital in London.

Mrs. John Studholme has returned to Canterbury after a visit to Wellington.

Archbishop Redwood re urned to New Zealand by the Maita' last week after a thirteen months’ trip abroad. He attended the Marist Conference in France, afterwards proceeding to Rome, where he had an audience with the Pope.

A quiet wedding took place l on June 17 at “Dunblane,” Mangateretere, the residence of the bride’s parents, when Miss M. Hislop, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ninian Hislop, was married to Mr. E. B. Waddington, of the Bank of New South Wales, Hastings, and son of Mr. E. A. Wadding'on, of Masterton.

“A woman likes deference —deference of all kinds, except that due to advancing years.”

Dr. J. D. Campbell Duncan, resident medical officer at Hanmer Springs, has been appointed medical officer for the second Maori contingent. Dr. Morland, of Christchurch, will be in charge of the Hanmer Springs Sanatorium.

Miss Kedd'e, matron of the Oamaru Hospital, having been granted leave of absence by the Hospital Trustees, has offered her services for inclusion in the New Zealand Army Nursing Service Corps.

The death occurred at Dunedin on June 19, after a brief illness, of Mr. A. Spence, a well-known New Zealand journalist. As a writer of special articles on all manner of subjects he was considered to have very few equals within the Dominion.

The engagement is announced of Miss Dorothy Will, younger daughter of Colonel Will, V.D, A.D.M.S., of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, and Mrs. Will, late of Melville House, Abbotsford, to Mr. K. L. P. Brookfield, LL.B., of Auckland, says an exchange.

Mrs. Whittier: “What delightful manners your daughter has!” Mrs. Biler (proudly): “Yes. You see she has been away from home so much.” —Smart Set.

Mrs. W. J. Ralph, Princes Street, Auckland, gave a most successful afternoon in aid of the Red Cross Fund. A novel note was struck by holding an auction of a number of dainty and useful goods, Mr. Jones presiding over this part of the gathering and helping to gather in quite a nice little sum. The hostess was assisted in entertaining by her daughters, Mrs. Higgins, Mrs. Gavegan, Mrs. Esmond Napier and Miss Ralph.

Much regret has been expressed in Auckland at the death of Mrs. Purchas, wife of Dr. A. Challinor Purchas, which occurred in Alexandria on June 15. Dr. Purchas is senior medical officer with the Auckland Infantry Battalion with the Main Expeditionary Force. His wife, since her arrival in Egypt, had been co-operatng with other New Zealanders in assisting the authorities in various ways, and contracted typhoid fever. She was accorded a military funeral at Alexandria. Mrs. Purchas was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Morse, of Parnell. She leaves three sons, the eldest being on active service with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. She will be greatly missed in philanthropic and social circles.

As a result of a gold watch timing competition organised in Auckland by Mrs. I. Alexander and Mrs. Eliot Davis a sum of £636 15s. was obtained. Half the money goes to the Victoria League’s Red Cross Fund, and the other half to the Belgian children. The gold wristlet watch was given by Mr. Kohn, and was won by Mr. Cullinane, of Ponsonby, for guessing nearest to the time the watch stopped.

The Hon. James Allen, Minister of Defence, has received a telegram from the Keeper of the Privy Purse expressing the regret of their Majesties the King and Queen at the loss the Minister and the Army have sustained by the death of his son,. Lieutenant J. H. Allen, in the service of his conn try. Their Majesties also expressed their true sympathy with Mr. Allen in his sorrow.

A lady worker in one of the British Red Cross detachments in France, writing from Boulogne on Easter Sunday to a friend at headquarters, says: “I went out with the nightshift to get daffodils in the Hardelot Forest. These, with some we bought, we put on the Bri.ish soldiers’ graves in the cemetery here, planting bunches at intervals down the long trenches. There are over 1000 buried here. I think their people would like to think their graves were cared for on Easter Day.”

The King and Queen recently visited a workshop at Fulham, in southwest London, which has been opened for disubled soldiers and sailors as a memorial to Lord Roberts. Their Majest es particularly examined the toymaking, and were deeply attracted by a game representing a battleship in action which exploded when hit. They also commended the sculptors of miniature figures of Royalty.

There are several methods of making Balaclava caps, but the following directions are recommended with satisfactory results: —Two skeins of “special” Roslyn three-ply wool or its equivalent, and a pair of No. 6 or No. 7 needles. Cast on 96 stitches. Knit 22 rows plain garter stitch. Knit 14 rows—two plan, two purl. Cast off 16 stitches each side. Knit 60 rows. Cast off 16 stitches each side. Knit 25 rows, and cast off. Second piece: To stitch round face —Cast on 96. Knit 20 rows —two plain, two purl—and cast off.

When out for a walk with his mother Willie picked up sixpence, but his visions of chocolates and cakes were instantly d spelled, for his mother said, “How lucky, Willie! You will be able to give that to the poor little 1 Belgians.” During the last six months little Willie had made many sacrifices, as he thought, in behalf of the little Belgians. “Mother, don’t you think,” he said after a moment’s hard thinking, “don’t you think those little Belgians will grow up very selfish?” —Woomera in the Australasian.

The two policewomen appointed under the recent legislation in New South Wales for the better protection of women and children are Miss Lilian Armfield, of the nursing staff of the Callan Park Hospital, and Miss Maude Marion Thodes, an inspector under the Infant Relief Department.

A London correspondent writes that the engagement is announced of Lieutenant Wray Palliser, son of Mr. C. Wray Palliser, secretary to the New Zealand Government Office in London, to Miss Iris Bickford, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bickford, of Commonwood, Looe, Cornwall (England). Lieutenant Palliser belongs to the 13th Worcestershires.

Madame Melba’s concert in the Sydney Town Hall in aid of the Polish fund realised £6382, which further carries a Government subsidy. The Union Jack brought in £2OOO. A flashlight photograph of the audience, taken early in the evening, was bought for £lOO by Mr. H. D. Mclntosh, and a photograph of Paderewski by Mr. Neville Mayman for £5O. Messrs. Samuel Hordern, Anthony Hordern, George Earp, and H D. Mclntosh con- I tributed £2OO for the bulldog, and made it a present to Madame Melba.

A praiseworthy idea has been conceived by the Ladies’ Committee of the Auckland Provincial Patriotic League, in connection with the wounded soldiers. A neat card, signed by the Mayoress (Mrs. Gunson), cornered with red, white and blue, has been issued to the nearest relative, with the following cheering message: — “Courage! Brave hearts. The news that the name of your dear one is

on the roll of honour of those wounded in the defence of right and justice causes the hearts of the women of Auckland to beat with yours in pride at the achievement of our noble sons. Be of good cheer and hope for a speedy recovery. We think of you and hope with you for the best of news.” This little act of thoughtfulness and sympathy has met with deep appreciation.

“Lots of artists hate the one-night stands in America,” remarked Miss Ethel Cadman, of the Royal Comic Opera Company, at Her Majesty’s, Melbourne, referring to her experiences in the States. She added: “I loved the hustle and change of scene, and experienced a most enjoyable time, for this sort of thing appeals to me. Our company was like a big picnic party. We went to the Indian Reservations, took a trip across the border into Mexico, among the ‘greasers,’ played in Idaho, sometimes slept over night in the railway carriages for lack of other accommodation, and had many experiences that I hope some day to embody in a book containing an account of my travels.”

“The world may be a stage,” Marguerite Skirvin remarks, “but the Almighty does not furnish prompters for those who miss their cues.”