SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 518, 27 May 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

fvpazaar;at Newtown;'-/ .-'•;■■' VWorship the .Mayor (Dr. Newman), ''; accompanied/by. Mrs.- Newman,, opened an ■extenßive-'bazaar, ; pr6mo'ted- by the. teachers ' and scholars of .the 'Newtown District High " School. School Hall, in 7 Riddiford Street,' was transformed for theoc- , .ca'sion into, a series of fairy J bowers. /During : the afternoongood business' was done, and in '/■;' the evening.'the large ■ hall was taxed 'to its •;; utmost 'capacity,: when the children presented a number of-.'.items;", which .'were enthusiastic- - ally; received, the:little ones 'reflecting great' i , credit^uporitheir several teachers, who_ must--7 have' taken- considerable trouble, to' train the. -scholars' for their-parts...- '. "' .'.:'''„ , The i followingisa'.list of the various '.stall-; ' holders:—Plain- work' stall: Mesdames Wallis, Martin, Montgomery,, and; Miss M'Kcnzie. .-- Fancy : work stall: Mesdames:- : Rockstraw,. ;Brnnton;!M'Donald, and Miss. Ryder. Doll '•-stall': Mesdames Alex."Watson and Farquhar. : ;'-Fl6wer:-:;Misses-Hayes, :Hind, : .-and :Barra-- '■;■:■ plough. Mesdames. Bailie and Dud:7soh,( and .Master Davies..: Sweets:,/ Misses' Delaney. and' Free- ; Paper flowers:,- : Misses ■-. Finlayson, J i Bull, 'and Rose..- Refreshments: .: Mrs. - Watson.-;'. Fairy, well:; Miss' Dot Harri- :, son. "There'is- also ;an art gallery and a for- . 'tuWtoller. -. The': Maypole children 'were .-;'artisticallyTdres'sed,-'and. had-been carefully, ■trained by ;Miss" Harrison.: .'The'whole of the 7teaching staff have had a busy time,-and special ;."mention.should be-made of the headmaster'. ■■:. (Mr; Parkinson) '■> and :the' ohainrian of .'the :-.' committee-'.XMr'.-'J;-.Martin), upon: whom ,'the bulk"bf/the/final"arrangements devolved;.-.'-lit 7 additions to-the;'Maypole;darico : several, chil/dren did fin Irishi jig> a /sailor's hornpipe,a ': Scotch':reel,':and : , the''.Misses.-Montgomery ..."• danced -the/'Jlristf -Washerwoman's Dance" in ■ quaintly/pretty '..fashion; ; ', ■'- -!, ■-' 77 ■■'••■ ■'//; The;, bazaarwill be open', both; this, afternoon '-and evening, :and. ; arrangements are; .being ' made'to. repeat '-the''musical■ items on Satur--/day. evening '.in'order to' afford an oppprtun:.:ity- for 'those,..who : jwere unable to:gain ad-. " mission .last'.'evening:'to hear; the ..'children. The proceeds;are;for-the benefit" of the gen- . era! fund of "the'school. '-.; ~ V./ :;;:.:,

••';;';:Women and Militarism. > >■7;: .wm^■:■ ■■'.■■■■'"' l /-■:.>;,'■/-'ii: The..sub ject.Vat'; present .uppermost in- 'our, /.; •'■•' .-.minds'"(writes ;.a''-::woman4n the/.'.'W^ekly^ ;;;■/,;: Press") ;i3;jdefence;of.i the;. Dominion .in', case .:■;:'...;..; of .a-ioreign-jkvasipn,-the risibility ..of-.which: v a^itating/tho : ;rhinds : of tho; military::au- ':."'■■'.; thorities. ■:; In'-tbis connection,. Mrs. C.' J. ■Cooper, invited;'a .number of her. friends to ..'■• afternoon tea,: /when: the. subject... was-" dis-' •,:cussed,'>; arid,.: Colonel -Cooper gavev a' most : ''. : 'V'./-.:inteiesting-''--.addressVr-It-was''.''sugges^.'-':'tliat'- ';% , ,'wotnenjx.by- their 'influence, .could; do much V;. in-arousin'g;public interest in thq.matter, and :;■:;:;;;: those' present.resolved;to ;do everything 'in :. .-'o;.'theii:-.power to .'further,;.thisiobject. X'Among ';.-■■ those present.were Mrs.'.Denniston,'Mrs. W. ,'/ A. :Day; - Mrs':. W.-. Moore, Mrs.; Blunt,'. Mrs.: ... :.'G;,Westehia,.Mrs; Wardrop, Mrs.;T.,:Cowli- .- shaWjiMrs. Borthwick, Mrs. Stevenson, Mrs.: ~'Symes, and.:Misse's. Westenra, Mertbn, and' -..-Russell.-;; ''.C' ! r{:\'<s'- '■' '•..; ■■-..-■'■'■". .•".' ; -' :■'.'.' -■.:,:,-_ A/New. Zealand.; 1 Women's-National Asso-.:-..-.-.V.oiation is in'.process 'of" formation (says the /; Auckland '/"Star"),.'principally : .to .tconsiderv;,; ■ i >-perpetnal'ways:and means for;the defence of. :;,-■' New /Zealand;': Political, civic,, and social , '.matters'will also, be: considered.;' .:..,' .'^'•;■■ A;Navy ; League/Resoiutlon. ; J ".'"'. -: / '■' As'the outcome: of a'meeting.: of -the v. Women's Section" of: tho Wellington branch. ■:of the Navy.LeaguOi.Mr. C. ,W.;Palrher (hon. "secretary) has written as'follows totlie Prime ,'■•; Minister.'(Sir"Jos'eph /Ward):—'.'Sir,—Oh;-b&'. '.;: - ;half of: the : ,Women's'Section of the Welling- . ton branch of the -Navy--League, I-.beg'tocon- ;':: ': vey ;to yoq the., warmest'congratulations upon ■- .the," offer: recently: made, by tho. ;Dominion to ~;::.: tho.'British Government of a first-class battle-. '.:.:.ship (or';two if necessary). "As patriots,-, wo 'are proud of :tha/statesmanlike" action .taken ;'.:: b.v your Cabinet, at ; such a time' as ,-:;." ;the 'present, 'fraught,: as 1 it:appears- to be;. ■.;'//.i.with:-• dariger, to, our: nation s : naval, ,su-: ;' :: ;premacy.;,,and-,we'fcel'that thbtpromptness. :.: .of the offer has.materially added to its mora!. :;''-.-, effectiveness. througho'ut ; 'the/ world. ',-■'-. Tin:: -doubtedly,;New" Zealand's .offer will, over bo. -,'-.:-. reg'arde<l as an important event in the' Em-: pire's history." ;.'': ' •',"';'■■ Surprise Party. ■■■:■;' '.:, X. : \ Mr: and-Mrs;: : W.;j.. Ferkins,' of -"Made- •■;,.-' ky," Island-Bay, spent . an . unexpectedly ■;.. pleasant: evening last Thursday, when r their i .houso..was.;invaded.by_:a .party of some: 30 .-visitors :from : - town t -all :bent;.-,on. \ enjoying ■'•-.'. themselves. ,A' varied programme "of songs, . -recitations, ;and; games filled in the'time-very: pleasantly, and:;the'gem,-6f the evening was' a "Tin Whistle"; chorus by the self-invited /■guests.". ;; ;;,:;;■./-.;" For Church Extension. '.".'' >'.A The Rev; Mr. Clark, and Miss Clark 'gave ; ,', :/' an,'At Homo'.'totho women of the'Mothodist . • - Church, at'Karori,:yesterday'afternoon, when .-•;■•:, a number : of /guests -. were present. "Songs -.'.'•; .were, given :by .Mrs. Ritchie,.- Mrs. Benhio, ',' j: and : tho Misses Britain and .Clark. Miss Hart gave, a,recitation./'.A very enjoyablb after-'. noon was spent; Various schemes for Church ... extension, were; discussed, and- vigorous efforts -.'■■ arc," to' be nia'de/by .the.'guild,,which is com■'•mencing;operations .at-'one'e. '■'.' Lower Hutt W.C.t;U;/.';;"; : v I-." ' Tho Monthly meetings of .the Lower Hutt Women's Christian' Temperance. Union was attended by..a'fair-humber of members, and ■ -.■ Mrs. Keay, thc.presiclent, who'occupied the chair, read air intcrcstnig paper on the Aus- . trah'an Convention; ;■ Where Molba Starved.

...This is how /'The'Australasian'', dresses up a.littlo"story..told incidentally by Madamo Melba'to an interviewer:—''Molba" is finding out; that, although .-dn '■',- Australian . .sho has much to"learn about Australian ways. Great' singers are 'unable" to' dino before a concert, so tho.y generally take a good deal of interest' in -their supper afterwards. .At a New Zealand hotel Melba'found, however, J that she could not get. any supper. Tho.chef was 1 a member of the CobksSAlnion/ which declines to.: do any cooking;'after.-7. o'clock p.m., even ■ to save a prima donna from starvation. .And Molba, you know, is not tho. kind of soulful artist who lives chiefly upon ambrosia and adulation. Sho ; has-an assistant, however, who is able; to grill a chop to a turn, and, for.tho moment, she is: safe from actual want or .the' saveloy machine■-. In future, when a groat,,singor is. about.to tour New Zealand, wo may:expect Bomo: such.announcement as this: 'Wanted, tenor 'for/New' Zealand tour: Oust know hc».' to mako Irish stew.''":'

The Imprisoned Suffragettes. [ . r.A lady in London, writing by, the last mail to a friend in Wellington, says:—"Wo went to tho dinner to wclcomo twenty-four women released from prison (suffragists). It is disgraceful sending these, women to Holloway and treating them as ordinary prisoners,; whilst men who do cattle-driving in Iroland are treated as political prisoners, and are in luxury in comparison. They we're a fine sot of women, and tho noto struck by them all in speaking was a high one, and made one feel very proud of ono's sex. Thoy are never a bit 'anti-man,' though very much .'anti-Government.' You nover hear one personal complaint. Lady Lytto'n spoke very well, and told how certain privileges were forced on her, as she said. Those who need help get none; those who havo influence are sheltered, Of course they would never have [taken flier- up if .they- .had known.". .

Mrs. J.-Kirkcaldie, of Wellington is oh a holiday visit: to. Napier. , Miss W. Moore has returned from a visit to Mrs: Preshaw, atj Te Wharau, Mrs. Halse, of Greytown, is staying with Mrs. F. White, of Hawke's Bay. .Mrs. Boddington, of "Newcombe," Master,toh,'is visiting Mrs.. West, of Wellington. ■."■'• Mrs, F. M'Govern, of Gisborne, is at present, staying with her people at./"New-, combe." /;■ Miss M. St.'George, of Westport, is the guest of Oliver Smith, of Lansdowne, aftorhaving made a round of visits while in the North Island. Kemp,.of New ' Plymouth, ;i and; her daughter,- .who. have. becir staying . with 'the Rev. Thompson for. some/time' past,:; left for their'.home in the beginning of tho week.-.■ ''. Mr..J.'J. Greaiish,/of.the literary staff : r bf our. evening contemporary,'-was married-to Miss C. Barrow, at St.'. Mary's', Hobart, on May 17. Mr. and Mrs. Grealish return to Wellington.next'week."•'■■•'.." ".-