SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 757, 4 March 1910, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

The.Wire and.the Wavo. Wellington people hove been, giving various little entertainments during the past .week to the'officers', of the coble .ship Patrol, .which put in here for cool last week, and lenves again to-day. Their engagements have included a'tennis parly on' Wednesday afternoon, a bridge party the same night, and a dance at Kelbiirne last evening;' - while' on 'Saturday 'the officers •of the' ship .gave' a" dance on board, and'a'tea this week. . ilost important to the people.of these islands', are the men.'who preserve our communication with- the outside world;' by keeping the cable, in repair, and most interesting is it to sec over their ship, its'apparatus 'for ' repairs. The i r °iu i ts and. the . officers occupy themselves pleasMp Av 'fishing, but such!. fishing as isaat Walton never imagined, for ■ their book.is nearly,as big as an anchor, and their prey-.is .a'slender black line lying somewhere'-out of sight, beneath-' the waters of the Pacific, and the Pacific " cg JP.ls a.tne'pjace for.sport of this S ,i -?°} e repairing is most important, the hunt, for a broken or injured strand must-be-intensely exciting, but when one remembers'that the hook may'have on,i occasion •to drop three miles for • its prev onq understands that these fishermen mast require a patience as' unfathomable as-the ocean' itself. •

WX.T.U. . The' monthly meeting of the Women's uvristian -Temperance .Union' .was held on;..Thursday;. afternoon. ..There was a large attendance, and Mrs.- Wright, doles'1"5;,10 the convention, read her report. As it.was,the twenty-fifth annual contention, between 60 and 70 delegates were present from all. parts ■of the. Dominion, ttus attendance-showing a '.great growth both. in.interest and numbers since the commencement of the work in New Zealand. 25, years ago. Mrs. Wright was accorded, a .very-warm vote of thanks "for ; fi T l I ?,^ restln S report.. It-', was resolved that .the members of the union do their best. ; fo-have elected-on the schoolcommiltees those who'will favour the Nelson system, of. Bible-reading iri schools. Several, ladies consented to be nominated.- In .connection, with the CD. Acts the union strongly protested.against'theproposal recently made to bring the Actsinto in '■ the Dominion', 'on the grounds-(a) that it is an infringement'of civic-rights; (b) (hat'it'causes an ; incrense m-immorality.by professing to make'vice safe,'7(c) that.the Acts were' given a thorough, trial in IS garrison towns in England from 1569 to 1883, and that'the' medical resuls- were - acknowledged ■■ by the authorities to be utterly insignificant, and-.no- responsible- person in ' England proposes-to re-enact these laws. '■'. I

The Health of* Women and Children. . The Society'for.the Health of- Women and Children confirmed its conference •yesterday,'says a Press Association message, when the ; 'following- resolutions were passed.:—(l). That something practical in the direction '..of:; more general' extension of.the benefits, of-systematic, care of infants inaugurated by .-the 'society be'.at: tempted,- by,- offering, to help and co- , operate with the, general hospital authori-ties-in regard, to the'-,case' of babies-in-side" and:'outside such institution; (2)' that tlic'-Goveriinieiit'should be approached.- with, a - view -to • rendering' illegal the sale..of v patent,foods,sold as-;'baby's'- foods which, have.hot the; percentage' df'-. sugarfat and proteid (or' flesh-forming material) marked. on ■ the, outside;'. (3) that 'thoso persons-: who. -are' . responsible 'for the placing • arid." upbringing- of the children boarded out by .the State,'..bo interested, as much as. -isvpossible in. the ■ methods advocated.by,this society; • and that, per-■• sons, hating 'the -care .'of'.boarded T 'out infants and young/children in-.their-.homes'," be 1 instructed .-as to' the' :'p'rop'er "feeding of ; the-same.: A letter-was received from Mrs' Blair.: (president .: ; of.-:ine -Y.W.'C.A.),asking the_ co-operation, of. the, society with a -.view, to- bringing -into force the recent. Act;of. Parliament, whereby women may 'be'elected-on'cnaritable*aid'and school .boards.'' The conference 'declared themselves, as-being- quite, in sympathy with the.suggestion.■' ' ■•'.■•'':*

T.W.C.A. The' Chinese Consul, Mr. Hwang, is giving a:lecture.in'St. John's.Schoolroom on Tuesday on' Social Jyife in China. The ..lecture, wnich should be exceedingly interesting, is in aid. of : the general.funds oi- the' Young Women's Christian Association. '. On March 19 a. gift tea is'to be given at tho Y.W.C.A., rooms in aid of the bazaar for the, hostel fund, which is to be held, in April. ,-,,■••'.•.'. N.Z. Political Reform League (Women's Branch). ,7', ~ ■ ' ■A meeting of the women's branch of the N.Z: Political Reform League was: held m the league's rooms -in Bbulcott Chambers last night, when the president was in the chair. A large number- of members attended, and the debate on the statement that it was ■" desirable' that' women, should sit in Parliament was continued in'an interesting-manner.'A vote'' was taken, and the motion ■'•'.negatived.. The following resolution -was ' carried:"That this league-wishes -to place': on record its hearty appreciation of. the good' work -.done by Dr, and. Mrs.-Newman I in. their,.positions'as Mayor arid Mayoress of Wellington for the past twelve months, and ;to congratulate the Mayor 1 'and his colleagues on • the council having carried into operation so-many important municipal undertakings for-'the benefit of the : citizens as a whole. The league fully realises that the city is ' about to lose one'of, its most enthusiastic public men, aud.'while ieeling that no "other course is. open to his Worship;the Mayor, it is the unauimous wish: ot, the members of -the league.that the:trip will.benefit-Dr..New-man in. health, and that he will, return" .from- tlio'.Mijtherland feeling much' better, for 'his;journey, and...that he will again. see ; his .way clear to offer .himself ns a. candidate lor public, life, when "he may' be sure':of , the; hearty support of the' league."..

A Students' Evening. On Wednesday. Mrs. Eichelbanm entertained, a. large number .of students, and graduate? of: Victoria' College at a most enjoyable evening.' There .was some' de.lightful music during the evening, 'songs being sung by Miss May- Newman, Miss '.Daisy.lsaacs, and Mr. Prousa,' while Miss Webster gave a pianoforte solo.' Mr. do la Mare-and Mr. Hogben recited, and there . were some very amusing, competitions. . . ' Levin Y.M.C.A. Banquet. The following ladies- presided-. at ■ the f.nnua.l fruit banquet of, the Levin Y.M.C.A.:—Mesdamcs .!.'.. Prouse, T.-J.. Jones, B. R. : Gardener (Mayoress), Denton, Pink, Reading, Tsal, C...C. Nation, \V. M. Clark,, Parsons, P. L. Arous. J. W. Gibson, Whitaker,'Ransom, and. Miss Devonshire. These are to be congratulated oh the. great success of the gathering. Tea at Kelburne,. . An enjoyable tea -was given yesterday I afternoon' by Mrs..'Ho.lmden.at Kelburne, for. her nieeo from Auckland,, who is at present visiting her.. 'An amusing competition'which interested'the guests duTiug i the afternoon-was., won ;'by Miss Doris Tcwsley. Among other .guests present were the. Misses MlCellar, D'Oyley, Macgrecor, Gray, Turner, Dean, Tolhurst, and Wilson. (2). . : '.•.■•'•'■■■ ' ■ Mr. arid Mrs.:M; E. Tnrrell nave gone out to Island :Bay, where they have taken a house. - Mr. and Mrs. of Ashburtoni who returned on Wednesday from their. English trip, are staying" with Mrs. Brandon. : : ■ ' ' ''•'.'"• Mrs.. Mathieson, from. Tauranga, is the guest of Mrs MacEwan. Mrs. W. Drewitt, who has been ill for some time was taken seriously ill last week, and was removed, to Nurse Lucas's private hospital in' Tipper Willis Street. Dr. and' Mrs. Longstaff . have been spending a i'ew.days at Lnnstlowiie! The tUstinguislicd visitors, who nre' touring

the Dominion, left by the express train for. Wellington, .en route for the South Inland,, where ■ they intend spending; a few weeks. They, will afterwards roturn to the capital, from whence t.hcv travel, via Australia, back to England. I)r. , Longstaff was favourably impressed w£li the roads in the Alnstcrfon district. Mr. and Mrs. W.' H. Beetham, nf Mastorton, left on Monday to spend a short holiday in the Hawke's Bay district. Mrs. Barr, wife of. the Mayor of Eastbourne,, who has been on.'a visit to her daughter,-Mrs. W: W. Robert, at Wha/taranga, has just, returned to Wellington.