THE SOCIAL WORLD

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1415, 7 June 1917, Page 28

THE SOCIAL WORLD

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Announcements of engagements and contributions of interest relating to weddings and social gatherings should be sent to Lady Editor, “Sporting and Dramatic Beview” Office, Auckland. In all cases the writer’s signature and address must be attached (not for publication). Photographs of wedding groups will be reproduced by arrangement. Professor Worley, of the Auckland University, has been on a visit to his parents in Nelson. Mrs. Lloyd, of Auckland, is on a visit to Hastings. Miss McDonald, principal of St. Cuthbert’s College, Auckland, has been spending a holiday at Wanganui, where she was the guest of the Rev. and Mrs. McKenzie. ?: * * * Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Holmes, of Auckland, and their daughters, who arrived in England by the Rotorua, expect to return to New Zealand in October. Captain E. Dupont Aubin, New Zealand Medical Corps, after being on sick leave in London, has returned to France as surgical spec.alist to the New Zealand Stationary Hospital. * ♦ ♦ ♦ Featherston camp should look picturesque this spring. Thousands of bulbs have been presented by Messrs. Cooper, Limited, of Wellington, and planted in prepared ground around the camp. * ♦ * * At St. John’s Cathedral, Napier, Miss Dorothy Isobel Ward was married to Lieutenant Lionel Mac Lean. The ceremony was performed by Archdeacon Mayne assisted by Canon Mayne and the Rev. K. Mac Lean, of Rotorua. * * ♦ * The marriage took place on Monday, May 28, in St. Thomas’ Church, Newtown, Wellington, of Nurse Gertrude Taylor, of the Wellington Hospital staff, to Sapper John S. Melville, the ceremony be.ng performed by the Rev. Mr. Fancourt. Owing to the illness of the bride’s father, she was given away by Miss Stott, matron of the hospital, who afterwards entertained the bridal party at afternoon tea. Mr. H. S. Fitzherbert, of Palmerston North, is spending the winter months in Auckland. Sir Joseph Ward was a guest at the special dinner given by Lord Farquhar, Lord Steward of the Royal Household, prior to the opening of the Imperial War Conference, and at the luncheon given by King George at Buckingham Palace to oversea delegates.

The engagement is announced of Miss Alison Barnett, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Maughan Barnett, of Auckland (formerly of Wellington) to Mr. H. Horrocks, a well-known young Auckland solicitor and returned soldier. * * * * Miss Mowbray, of Auckland, is the guest of Mrs. Neville, at Karaka Bay, Wellington. Miss Doris Hermann, of Auckland, is on a visit to Wellington. » * * * The engagement is announced of Corporal Corrie-Whyte, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Whyte, Timaru, to Miss Vera A. Joll, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Joll, of New Plymouth. * * * * Miss Price, of Rochester, America, who spent some time in Napier and with Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Lowry, at Okawa, has arrived safely at Rochester, and taken up her work with the Drs. Mayo again. Jjc sf * ♦ Walking-sticks are much needed for convalescent soldiers at Rotorua. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Doughty, of Wellington, are at present making a lengthy vis’t to Auckland. * * * * “Swishy” is said to be the latest British slang word in trench lore. It means Al, tip-top, the very best, ultra smart, everything in fact in the superlative.

The engagement is announced in Christchurch papers of Miss Belle Samson, Hazelbrook, St. Clair, Dunedin, to Mr. M. S. Brown, partner in the well-known legal firm of Messrs. Wynn-Williams, Brown and Gresson, Christchurch. « * • • At the opening of the two new wards, presented by the Wellington Racing Club, at the Trentham Hospital, while the guests were being entertained to tea at the medical quarters, Colonel Andrews presented the Mayoress (Mrs. J. P. Luke) with a handsome s Iver tea caddy from the med.cal staff and nurses, as a mark of their appreciation of her work and many kindnesses to the staff. Mrs. Luke expressed much appreciation for the gift. * ♦ » • Miss Imlay, a well-known Wanganui resident, passed away recently. She was the eldest daughter of the late Mr. Peter Imlay, of Wanganui, and was widely known for her kindness and generosity. The deceased lady leaves two sisters, Mrs. Abbot, now in France, and Mrs. Saunders, of “Mount Desert.” * * * * Dr. Florence Keller, of Auckland, who has been pursuing post-graduate studies in surgery at Chicago, is now at the hosp tai of the Mayo Brothers, at Rochester. She is expected to return to Auckland in September.

News has been received by cable of the marriage at Colombo, on May 19, of Miss Ruth Poynder, of Wellington, to Mr. Maurice Phillips, of Seramban, Federated Malay States, second son of Mr. S. Phillips, of Sydney, New South Wales. M * * * Dr. W. J. Barclay, superintendent of the Wellington Hosp tai, was married recently to Miss Violet Peterson, New Plymouth. The bride wore a navy blue costume, with a large blue and white checked collar, and a violet velvet hat. Her bouquet was of violets. Miss Mabelle Taylor, who acted as bridesmaid, wore a cream costume, and black velvet hat. Mr. Oscar Peterson was the best man. * * * ♦ “There is a question among the women of New Zealand,” said Chap-lain-Captain Burgin, who has recently returned from the front, “whether the goods or the money to purchase them should be sent. I say without hesitation, send the goods every time. I do not mean that money is not needed; that can be sent under

a different scheme, as s done now. The point is that the New Zealand manufactured goods, which are sent under the Dominion Gift scheme (Lady Liverpool Funds, etc.) are a relish and comfort to the men in the trenches, and the tit-bits and the change of food are greatly appreciated.” * * * * A matinee musicale held at Mrs. Arthur Myers’ residence in Wellington realised £3O, which is to be devoted to Red Cross purposes. Amongst those present was Her Excellency the Countess of Liverpool. Delightful musical items were given by Mrs. Myers, Madame Lestrup, Mrs. Nathan, Miss Esther Fisher and Mr. Harold Harcourt. The function was arranged by Mrs. Myers and Mrs. Philip Nathan. - • * • Miss Ella Morpeth, youngest daughter of Mrs. T. S. Morpeth, of Ponsonby, Auckland, was married at the Epiphany Church on May 23 to the Rev. U. Hughes, son of Mr. James Hughes South Wales, England. The ceremony was performed by Bishop Averill. Miss T. Morpeth and Miss J. Marriner were bridesmaids, and the Rev. Mr. Bedford was best man. Chaplain - Captain Burgin, in the. course of a lecture in Auckland, del vered the following message from General Richardson: “Te ll the peo-

pie of the Dominion to send us as much of the provisions of New Zealand as they can, because the food shortage in Great Britain will be very serious later on.” Sister Dalrymple, who was for some time on the Napier Hosp.tai staff, and who has been in England for the past two years engaged in nursing in the military hospitals, has been awarded the Royal Red Cross of the second class. * d; * ♦ At St. Paul’s Pro-Cathedral, Wellington, on May 21, Miss Lena Loubere, eldest daughter of Mrs. Loubere, Reefton, was married to Corporal C. A. Jeffrey, of Wellington. * * * * Miss Evelyn Scotney, who is to tour the Dominion towards the latter part of the winter, was a student at the Melbourne Conservatorium a few years ago, and such was the promise she gave, not only in voice but in intellectuality, that she decided to go in seriously for a musical career. She was a hard worker —a rare yet neces-

sary quality when seeking a vocal career —and bringing the weight of her intelligence to bear on her studies, she made such progress that Melba advised her to finish under Blanche Marchesi. That training added polish and artistic refinement to an otherwise valuable equipment, and the result has been that Miss Scotney has probably reached a higher rung in the profession than any Australian singer for ten years past. On her tour of New Zealand she will be associated w’th that admirable English baritone, Mr. Howard White. Dr. Hjelmar von Danneville, medical officer of the Lahmann Health Home, Miramar, has been interned at Somes Island. Dr. Danneville, who is understood to have claimed to be of Danish birth, has been in Wellington for some years. She wears her hair short and is in the habit of wearing hat, coat, vest, collar, and boots of masculine pattern, wth a woman’s skirt, her eccentricities in dress making her a well-known figure in the southern city. *** . « Speaking at a meeting of the Friendly Union of Soldiers’ Wives in Melbourne, Major-General J. G. Degge urged relatives not to give up hope for at least three months aboutj soldiers reported “missing.” He said that, when the Australians were ordered to charge, they went at it with all their m.ght, and some incautious spirits got ahead of the.r comrades. Should one be wounded on “No Man’s Land,”or near the enemy trenches, his comrades would never desert him, and frequently the loyalty of an unwounded soldier would mean his capture by the enemy, as well as that of his fallen mate. It would therefore be necessary to post both men as massing, because their fate was uncertain until definite news came through from one or the other. After his speech General Legge was surrounded by anxious women who wished to know all they could be told of their menfolk, many of whom had been posted missing s nee the battle of Pozieres. * * * * At the Children’s Welfare Conference in Sydney, resolutions were adopted in favour of establishing day nurseries in populous suburbs. The Superintendent of the State Children Department, dealing with illegitimacy said that if many bab es were to survive the critical stages of infancy, they must be well paid for by the State, the payment to begin at a defined time before birth.

The following story is told about the Prince of Wales when he was on leave m London in January. He was walking with a brother officer when he found the feminine driver of an official car in dire difficulty owing to a breakdown. The two young fellows came forward to help her, and the Prince of Wales spent nearly 20 minutes in energetic efforts, which, happily, ended n the engine again running smoothly. As she was thanking her unknown assistants the Prince looked at his wristlet watch and ejaculated, “Lord! I shall be late.” So the lady said, “Jump in and I’ll take you anywhere you like. It’s the least I can do after what trouble you’ve pulled me out of. Where do you want to go?” “Thanks awfully,” was the reply. “Home, please.” “Where’s home?” she inquired, smiling at the way he had naively imagined his address would be known. And only when the reply was “Buck ngham Palace” did she realise that her principal mechanician had been the Heir Apparent.

Letters have been received in Wellington from Madam Boeufve and Miss Beatrice Day, speaking of their work in Paris. Madam Boeufve, who is hon. president of the Anti-German League, urges the members to hold together and keep working. She is convinced by her work in Paris that the work of the league is much needed, and is doing good. She hopes to see all the members on her return to New Zealand.