SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 679, 2 December 1909, Page 4

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

, f r' Wedding - J * , l At Wesley Church, Taranaki Street, yester- J 1, day atternoon, Jessie fauns, daughter of j, \ iMW 'Inoa Suns, of Shannon Street, Has mar V tried to Mr William Earmorj, the Rev fa J a '• Serpell officiating The bndo wis attemkd tl ' bV two bridesmaids. Kiss Winifred Sims, and 0 llisS 5 Williams, and Mr Bert Sims was best a • man > Alter tho ceremony a number of frienda d L nero'entertained at. the home of. the brides f, ; f parents m Shannon Streqt. t - \ b t' ' o J A Mothers' it It' Was quite an uncommon little picnic that a ; was held at Newtown Park yesterday, whon t< ■ * between fifty and oixly of tho mothers con t nected with tho lory Street Mission took their \ ■j" gunnal outing', under tho i charge of Sister y Isabel Tho day was so warm and brilliant g that tho park seemed almost desirablq placo t 1 to camp in, and most of the- timo J wiis spent C I by the mothers sitting intider"the trees', talking n together, and watching tho> mild exertions of n ' 'tlio crowd of babies and little ichildrcn who C 7 accompanied them Tho smallest mfarts slept r well, and the other tiny children amused them- <\ , B«tvß3 rolling about tho grass or sliding down a ■"* tho hajdksi" Games were played, and the t animals Zoo wore visited Lunch and *"- jltern«wnJitca l 'wero supplied by tho mission, and s ' i ?>yerT- pleasant day v*s •'brought to m close n m between four, and fivo. o'clock : s ' lt f v* 1 J I T ;i, The - n 1 (Speaking at the'annjal mcoffng of thO; ; UTothers' Union on Tuesday (wrjtes our Christ r Bbiirch co-respondent), the Eev J Mackenao R jmphasifced tho influenco for good that could bo j, ii ixerased m tho homo t on \ho boys but he j 'added that tho fathers seemed to tako it for ' .granted.that tho wholo side Uf the religious .» 1 Mo iri the homo to lie mother ( I , > knock at a door froquontly, \\aid Mr Mac -"> keaae, "andHho "husbind coml« to tho door, r , ..and assures mo that tho vnfoMSjnot in, and i jseems torrogard that as a reasorifwhy 1 should " . not'eomo m and sricak to him llhero seems to • r v bo a tendency on tho part of this wives to ac ? '- cept that responsibility, or at jieast not to i bring np their husbands in thfc way thoy <■ * t t jj , ( : An.Afiornoon TeaT * // "* ' ' , ' i Jones, a, 1 lady torn AV/erlco. who ar- \ rired in* Zealand by the- Wmo, and who is 1 •\ leaving jby tho'sam<) boat on//tlio return ,\oy '•- ase, wad the guest of Mrb'-Theo Cooper at a | - vliy'rjilfeasaiit little tea, }<#rday atternoon 1 .During 'the afternoon iliss/Cooper sang, and, < ; recif-afldns wero rsen bwJUss Elh l/ooper, / , and Mrs. other guests, wore Mrs ialmorid, Miss Prouse, Mrs '< 2D|,vl2s:'Alis3 Maclean,iMts D Eober,tson ijlas 1 QuioS, jMfis and Mrs Malcolm Eoss ( ) »*rb9.t«iiir>» h 'if i zv ln< !' Concert at Porirua t •"On luesday evening.l Mrs; the offioial, ' ► vraiter, took a concert party out to tho Mental HospitaUat»Ponnia, where they gave an en * tertainmont that was much enjoyed by tho m-i matefj,, faongsjwero gwon»by Miss G ]M Pees < and Mn J, Carrj whistling solos ivere given| iby Mr G-u;diner, and Mr Pierard played the ' fln.te Miss Martin was tho accompanist, i V ' 'i <■ > v t '>■ : < A ,Lifetime j in business ''. Mrs AJ. White, of Chnstchurch, who died ' suddenly 4 on luesday f evening, was one of the ''oltJcHt business > women m the colonyo 3ho put ito- Now Zonalnd* in m^rncd an,cU helpei hor hnaband to establish in a l BtqalU way ivnat is now the largo and welt i known furniture business of A, v J Whit", Ltd ■ ' Mrs White took an active part in hei hus : band s business affairs from tne beginning, and \ smre his death, fonrteen years ago, she has , given tho business personal supervision, attend ,' ing almost daily at tho omco, and looking '• mte many, detail' of the transactions About eighteen months ago tho hrm becamo a private 1 company, but Mrs White still rotamed her interest in it, and continued to supervise' (if ' * fairs In spite of her ago she showed great activity. 'During tho winter months her health snttered, but not very seriously She was pre I 6ont at the \wareliouse abont an hour on the J diy she died When she returned home, how ' ever,jbho became very ill, and sho passed awaj £ suddf nly L boioro seven oplock / (1 t , Hor Superiorly I During hiß on the work of women £ in the bphere oi business, the Ecv J Mac I Kenzic/bpeakingi at the meeting of tho j Mothers' Union at Chnstchurch, said that a > Dunedin merchant had ossaied him that cm B ployers; were deliberately substituting lady icleri3 for men, as thoy uid not wabto 60 mucD raluablo timo talking about football and horso racing, * Masterton Notes ft , MTb iCamerou.i of v Vfernsido," ghvo a delightp ful 'At Homo on TucslUy last, which flail {, attonued byi-a vn'y laige numbei ol relalnca It >nd menus Ten vas served in the dining [ toom, iWhero there was a piofusion of lovely I jlowcrs, as, in fact, there wab in all tho rooms, i swtet peas predominating A progiammo ot ''' lay and very pretty mukic, rcnuerod by mnsi £ cians stationea in a corner ot the verandah, I thoionghWs enjoyed by those guests ivho i siunteied ronnd the ga\aen, or sat on tho E Diltbny and verandah Others, again, wero I nmnaed by Limerick and sketching couipeti f «ons, tho prizes being won by (1) Mrs Lewis, {2) Miss It Cameron, and Miss V Caselbcij, | Mrs Cameron woro a black dress, with black i tnd silvet seqam bonnet, and white ostrich r iesther< boa, Aliss Cameron, a delicate shell 1 [ link crone do chino, witli tudced not yoke and F lice, and black straw hat lined with pmk, and r tnmjnCd With roses, Miss 11 Cameron, white ' lawn and lace j frock, large hat trimmed with i i pink daisies, and blaok velvet ribbon, Mis? I st Mauds Cameron, white embroidered frock, with BJiart siher trimmed hat inth quill Amongst tho guests were Mrs labnteau, Mrs Lowes, Mrs and Misses Gawith, Mrs 1 M Meredith, Mrs Evans,,Miss Macaia, Mrs -Runny, Mrs - Wardell, Mrs D Donild, Mrs "Monro, Mrs Eamsden t Mrs Sheath, iMrs * Hahe Mrs Caselberg, Mrs Lewis Mrs Gledstone, Mrs and \lj4i Sellar, Mrs fl' i, V 9? d, ~ D J nri6n Cowle M " W Cameron, l' lifn G n W l a , r ' M^'S' d Miss 6 Jl Donald, Mis V Donald, Airs Harrison, l Airs and Missed IfTCcnne, Mrs Lamb, Mrs f lf Mrs Mrs O Smith, Mrs I bt-,Oiofte, Mrs ond Mm Jickson, Mr* N 1 Jamei!, Mrs'and "Miss Bnntinfr, Mrs D J [ Cameron, Airs IV ißeethwn, Mrs D Logan, Y Mrs and Ali?<i Pnvten Miss A Mis f goddinrton, Mrs A, Cftselbcrg, Mrs S Noble r Campbell, Misses K and P Cameron, Mrs H I Tt vßoddmgton, Mrs Walter Cameron, Mrs i Jiunmor, and Mrs E Pay ton, Misses Oraj [2Y, Marryatt, Grant, Moore, St George f Moodio Bennett, *Castfberg, J M'Gregor | l'jrkenng, Wolff, Bell, AlTachlnn, Gower, ant f Thompson , Messrs Beetham Knmmer, Monro I fiev. A T Thompson, Dr Cowie, and others

f i A.grand Japanese fair was opened yesterday I S In the- Parish, Hall, John»nville x in aid of tho i | » TobnwwviJle Mothodist Church, by Mr J p. l Luke, M P Tho fair will bo opened again tov r day and to morrow. V Mr. Walter Nathan and Miss Ethol Nathan t leave on Monday by" the first night express for | a risit to Eotorua. ' Mrs Wise, of Dunedin, is "visiting her l daughter, Johnston, of Goring Street, 1 '. Mrs and Miss I''enwick, from Featfcerston, \ ate in town " "'" " ' ' i x 'Mrs LP t BlUndoll returned? I roifl Sydney [ yesterday, _ '" v , ..' , . V > . _, >, s " M>-5 Buchanan, of Little i Etver, rotarncd S from England by the .AtLemc on. Tuesday. ' '"Among tho pnssongors who arrived, by tho f Athomc on Tuesday was. Miss l>nrrant, an, English artist, who hits lor many years been asso- ! , emtert in her work nth Miss Baldwin ,Warne. | She has como to join Miss Warm hero„ and , wjU visit different pana-of'ths^Doin^aorfcf

A^Nurse'sVProtest;''' ■ ;;.'■/. ; ". ','.■.■'. V ;■.'•' /-/ "One would;'hardly: Have, expected .that so:, soon .after the: affiliation, .of the .different branches of-the Now :Zealand/Trained Nurses' Association it would ;be:'necessary for them to .coinbino in :n .protest/ngaihst a':radical 'ohange in the conditions/under whioh they/work,'/but it is only two:or/three weeks since .that tho .New Zealand Association ,was formed,, just in'timo, to- net jointly in protesting -against the proposed limiting .of their working day of /eight hours.■■•-.'.A Press.'Association ' telegram , .from. Dimodin states that at. n meeting of the ■ Otago branch of, the New Zealand Trained Nurses Association .'a. resolution: was adopted objectiug to'Clauso 125 :of the Hospitals Bill, as not hav'ing'.'beerf'' called?'for* by 'the .nurses,/and- "as boing'-'disasWous"'to■■;.private hospitals,.-', to. patients>':and\te:the 'public-at large, since it must 'hicaif'a''gr'eat r iin<jrease ,-ih hospital charges, .and 'ifi 'the.'tost•'of'l'Jior'sihg''.-'-to .oyo'ry. household where.a';iiurse » required.' 'At a meeting of.the medical 'faculty; yesterday -it was decided ■ to forward 'a 'strong protest against (sundry clauses ofthe.Bill as'it'left tho Lower House:.,' .'. -