SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 595, 25 August 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

tJu 10 sof Engagements <>nd WeddlnEs.Wnen reports if weddings untl announcements of engagements are sent to "Dominica" for publication, the name and address of tin Bender should be enclosed, not for publication, bur as an evidence of good faith. Olhorwise the announcements cannot bo uublishcd.l

St. John Ambulance Nurses' Bazaar. Between thirty and forty ladies were present at the meeting held yesterday atternoon in the committee room of the Town Hall to discuss arrangements for the bazaar to be held at the beginning of- November in aid of the funds of the St. John Ambulance Nursing kjiikrfor the sick poor. That is not quite all the name'of the bazaar. Given at full length, it would run into two or -three lines, and one forsees that, before long, it will-have to be abbreviated popularly into the District Nurses' Bazaar,, and that tho public will have to keep before its mental eyes a picture of the activities of those nurses as they go about from house to bouse or receive outpatients at their home, as one will have to retain a-clear idea of the needs of the poor, and their, appreciation of what the guild is' ableto do for them. . ;,

Mrs. Rhodes was voted to the chaiir, and brjfflfly explaiued that sinco the unemployed difficulty had developed the district, nurses were more than ever, needed, while the funds had very rapidly' decreased. : The St. John Ambulance Nursing Guild had, by aid of hard work, much begging, three bazaars, and three,legacies, accumulated a sum of money which had been invested in safe securities,but the interest oh which was insufficient to pay the two nurses, the office : rent, and tho -, cost ;of ' necessities and emergency comforts - which the nurses were constantly called upon to provide. ,Ungreat struggle were. at. once, mado to increase the guild's capital by not less than ,£2OOO it would be necessary to draw on its accumulations to pay its way, and, if : that continued, the work of the district nurses would- soon -be ended. - If the £2000 were raised, it would he possible to hand over to/tho- city of Wellington an endowment with which to secure permanently the services.of two trained nurses to devote their whole time to "nursing tho poor'in their own homes,.-and also to- provide an office for them. ■'~-•■

Mrs. A. R. Atkinson moved a'resolution .which was carried unanimously, 'expressing the i conviction 'of the .meeting , that such an endowment fund was imperatively needed. Speaking to the' resolution, she.'saidl-that the St. John Guild had.begun far ;back in 1023 for the care of the sick pilgrims who made their way.to the Holy Land... It,had, through the ages, been associated, with many a tale of chivalry, heroism, and romance, and it. was splendid to think that, the .work of caring for the needy sick was being'-car-ried on to-day. She told something of what she, personally . knew of the work of the district nurses, and their value to the community. The guild was not anxious to receive .bequeste from the- wealthy, residents of Wellington- it hoped the wealthy residents would live and give, but,' at the same time, Requests wore very-welcome, and she mentioned with gratitude the names 6f;vtnree— Mrs. Macmenamin, Mr. Izard,, and Mr. W '.fc. R* Brown—from each of whom the guild had received legacies. . ~ ' . •■■ Mrs. Rhodes was elected president" of the Bazaar /Committee, Mrs. Moorhouse . vice: president, with Mrs. Firth. and Miss E' Nathan secretary, and . assistant secretary. J?° cu I tlvo Committee is :to consist of Mrs. ; Rhodes, Mrs.' Moorhouse, the secreJtaries,. and . MT...;Cronibie. • .; •■'Several names were added .to the list of stall-holders, already published. It was agreed that Jhe^talJ ;: hp.lder.s,,andI.their1.their assistants should wear .nurses r . though this wus optional, . ,-, . . 'Ah' Afternoon ■Tea. V ' ," "Mrs. R. W. Holmes gave a'very pleasant little tea at- Kirkcaldie and -.Stains-s.•,■• tea-' rooms Monday, in honour of two ladies who are at present'visiting. Wellington, Mrs. Douglas, .from Dnnedin, and Mrs. Webb, from, Levin.. Among those- .j>resont were' Mrs, Dean, Mrs\'Russell, Mrs: M'Tavish, the. Misses Halse, Mrs. Christie, land the Misses Doughty. . Speed. ■■■■■' ,■'■.' _A party of motorists—Mrs. Martin Kepnedy, Miss Kennedy, ■' and ' Miss Fitz-' gerakl—left Wellington at 8 o'clock. yester-, day morning,- and arrived in Palnierston four hours later',' after ■ a'' most delightful drive,..'-.. v;-"' : .'-- ' i PrcMntatlon. At the Palmerston High School on Monday the girl students made a presentation to ■Miss..Mills, oho of the teachers. Miss Mills, as. secretary of the High School Girls' Sports Club, has made special efforts to promote the pastimes of her pupils, and the .girls took tho occasion of' the-end of the. sccoiid term to mark their appreciation by prosen'tiiig her with- a beautiful pair of silver vases', : and a photo-framo. Miss Louie .Chapman made.the presentation. . •■ ' -

■Mrs. Douglas,.of Duncdin, is the guest of fie Misses Halse.. ;' , , '.' Miss Lloyd '. Hassell leaves • to-day. for '. a three weeks' visit to Rotorua. : ; '. ■ Mrs. Neill, 'who has been staying at the Windsor Hotel, has gone to Colyton. : I Mrs. Beedie, and Mr. and Mrs. Mlßeth, from Kimbolton, axe staying at the Windsor.' Mr. and Mrs. de Costa, who are now living in 'Duhedih, are-leaving shortly for a visit to England. .....,'... , Miss S.M'Gregor, who has been visiting her sister,' Mrs. Cox, at Maiton, .has returned to Wellington. .■Mr., and Mrs. Walter Reid, from Wadestown, have taken the house on Wellington Terrace that' belonged to the late Mrs. Symons. . Miss. Richmond, , from - Nelson, and : her niece, Miss'SF. Richmond, are visiting Wellington for a few -days, and are' staying at" the Royal Oak. . ■•' ■ . .Mr. and Mrs/ Eastlakc, the English artists now visiting New Zealand, have issued invitations for a private view of their pictures on Saturday afternoon. ■-.''The Hastings girls'" hockey team, under Misses Hodgson and Turnbull, play.a return match with Gisborne, and leave here on Friday, September. 3. .: The visiting hockey girls at Hastings were entertained on Monday night at a dance by the Kia Ora Hockey Club, about seventy couples being present. .. . " v - . I -. . The Hon..' Dr. Collins, with: his wife and daughter,' are returning tO" New Zealand by the Ruapohu, which is duo here, about, Sepr tember 21.' Mrs. Collins haS been for nearly two years in England, where her daughter has been at school. . The representatives of ~' the Wellington wholesale and retail drapery trade are giving a ball to-night in tho Town Hall. This is their, first annual ball, and oxtensivo preparations havo been made for what is expected to be a most successful function.