SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1824, 9 August 1913, Page 10

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

W.C.T.U. Meeting. The monthly meeting of the Wellington District W.C.T.U. was held in tie Constable Street Booms on Thursday last, Mrs. Boxall presiding. The .Superintendent of Sabbath Observance reported having received a. grant for literature, to be distributed. 'I'll© sum of x XI was donated to Miss Newcomb, secretary of the Women's Suffrage Union, British Dominion Overseas. Letters of condolenc® wero directed to bo sent to tho families of two members who had pased away during the last month. Two new members wero initiated. St. John Ambulance Notes. •' The fortnigltly meeting of the Wellington South Nursing Division of St. John was held on Tuesday evening at St. James's Schoolroom. On tho invitation of the Lady Superintendent, members of tho city and Wellington South Homo Nursing olasscs also attended and the first part of the evening was spent in roller bandage practice. Later, Dr. l'latts-MiJls gavo a talk upon Temperatures, Pulsation, Fevers, etc.

Protection of Women, A meeting of the Society for tho Protection of Women, and Children was held on Friday afternoon, Mr. W. A. Evans occupying the chair. Those present weroi MosUaiues J. Kirkcaldie, W. JF. Ward, D. M'Laren, A. Hoby, Glover, Miss Denton, Miss Stewart, and Miss Parlanc. Tho report stated that a number of cases hod been investigated. following subscriptions wero acknowledged i—Mrs. J. P. Luke, XI Is.; Mrs. M. A.'Williams, 10s.; Mrs. H. Leckie, 55.; Sirs. J. Brown, 55.; Mrs. D. M'Laren, 55.; Mrs. Glover, 55.; Mrs. D. Anderson, 55.; Mrs. Palliser, 55.; Mrs. Grady, 55.; Mrs. 11. Blundell, 55.; Mrs. Gibb, ss,

Y.W.C.A. Notes. v Lady Gibson CaTmiehael writes from India to say that 'she hopes that tho people in New Zealand will givo Mrs. Gladding a warm rcoeption.- Mrs. .Gladding is a representative of tho Worlds Y.W.C.A., who is .taking a world tour with her husband;" Slip iB spending a veok in oach jof' optics of Australasia ,]ectupng.*upon Uid - Aasocftitions in. other lands with lime-light views, and is expected to arrive in New Zealand late in this month or in' September. Amongst the speakers at the religious meetings of tho Young Women's Christian Association during tho past month have been Mrs. Richardson, from British East Africa; Mr. W. B. Sloan, of London, representing tho China Inland Mission; the Rev. Dr. Hughes, from America, besides members,of the secretarial staff of tho Y.W.C.A. Tlio ground covered by tlis religious work department has included organised effort in tho directions of Foreign Missionary, Evangelistic, Prayer, Bible, ond' Total Abstmenco enterprises.

Mrs. and Miss Cutten, of Dunedin, wlo have been staying at tho. Royal Oak for eomo days, left last evening foT Duivcdiii. They were accompanied by Miss Henry.

The engagement is announced of Miss Moss, daughter of Mr. a,nd Mrs. H. Moss, of K-arori, to Mr. J. G. W. Brodie, son of Mr. James Brodie, of Blackheath, London.

Mrs. Botliamley, who lias been spendin? some days with relatives and friends in Wellington, left for Dunedin on Thursday night.

News has been reoeived of tho death nt Sydney of Mrs. Bachelor, wife of Dr. 1?. C. Bachelor, of Dunedin. It is only a time since they left 011 a holiday trip to' Australia.

Our Otaki correspondent states that Mr. A. M. Munro, of tho legal firm of Jlr. 11. B. Williams, was married to Mrs. Hughes, of Tasmania, at Wellington last week.

Mr. and Mrs. H. A. W. M'Kenzio havo received the following letter from tho secretary of the Taita School Commit* te e ._"jly committee wish to tender you their sincere appreciation of your splendid effort, namely, tho recent concert and dance fjiven on boludf of our school funds. We have decided to give two special pifizos annually, to be called the M Iveii~ zie prizes."

Mr. and Mrs. Rose, of Blenheim, are on n visit ' to Wellington, and have made the Windsor Hotel their headquarters.

Mr C. Ashcr and Miss Aslier, of Inverca'rgill, arrived at Wellington yesterday, and have taken rooms at tho ltoyal Oak Hotel.

Mrs and tho Misses M'Lawrenco, and Miss Strang, o£ have been staying at the Empiro Hotel, returned hoiiie yesterday.

This is tho time of tho year that seems to be chosen for holding the bazaars and fairs. At present, various ladios are busy linking final arrangements for tho Mercantile and Marine Fair, to bo hold in tho Missions to Seamen Institute, 1 from September 3 to 6.

Ladies troubled with' simerfluous hair ore advised to read Mrs. Rolleston s advertisement on the subject."