SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1975, 4 February 1914, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Appointments at Girls' College. Miss Kathleen Howetsou, who lias been appointed a member of the teaching stall' of the Wellington Girls' College, obtained her M.A. degree, with honours in Latin and German. She had" full charge of a school at Ngatimoto, and was lor a time flu t!i« staff of Nelson Girls' .College. ' Miss Winifred Cathie also joins the staff this term. Sho was a former dns of the college, and gained a Senior National Scholarship in 11)08, and Senior University Scholarship in Ifl'U. She, gained her M.A. degree with 'first-class honours in botany, and has since been studying science at Victoria- College, whore' she was awarded a Science Research Scholarship. Miss Gladys Caiiicroiij M.Sc, has been appointed senior science mistress at the Girls'. College. She gained her degree with first-class honours in zoology, and had previously gained a Junior and Senior' University Scholarship. Jliss Cameron has also taken a full courso for tho degree of Domestic Science. Sho was formerly on "tho staff of. tho Gore. High School, and afterwards was senior science niistrcss'at' the Methodist Ladies' CollegOj Melbourne.

Nightingale Memorial. A beautiful memorial to "Florence Nightingale has been unveiled in Florence, the city of her birth. The memorial,'which is in the Ohufch.of Santa Croce, the Westminster Abbey of Italy, is tho work of tho English sculptor, !'. W. Sargant, and it takes the farm of a symbolical figure of watchfulness, holding aloft a lamp. An inscription in Italian is underneath, which,,translated, reads: "Florence Nightingale, Heroine of the Crimea, the 'Lady of the Lamp,' as the soldiers called her whom she tended in hospital in the night watches with wondrous, anxious care, and thenceforward by the force of her example was the moving soul of that voluntary work of international piety known as the Red Cross. This tribute of veneration and respect is raised to hor memory ii.i Florence, whcro i she was borii, and whose name she bore." ■ Mrs. George Hume (Lower Valley, Featherston), and Mrs. W. Hume are visiting Wellington, Mrs. Bothamloy (DuiKsdiu), who is at present staying with her daughter, Mrs* English, in Hamilton, leaves m\ a visit to England shortly. , , Mrs. J. D. Cameron and Miss Cameron arrived in Wellington yesterday from Masterton, Mr. J. M'Lennan {Masterton), Miss M'Lennan and Miss Grate Gordon intend leaving in April on a visit'to England. '_ Miss Sylvia Wilson is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Wills, Raiigwra, Mr., and Mrs, E. Allan (Nelsoh) are visiting Wellington. Mr., and Mrs. Fenwick ' (Wairarapa) arc visiting Wellington, and are staying at the new* Occidental Hotel. Mr, and Mrs. Laird, who have been spending some tihic in Mawta's Bay, arc returning to their home in South America by tho.ijetonm. : Miss Nora. Nivcn will accompany tliem. Mrs. D. Caselberg (Mas'torton)' is spending a few days in Wellington before leaving for Sumner. Miss Rothonherg -returned--'to' Wellington on Saturday from her' visit to Christehurch and Akaroh. Miss Amy Sutton, of Wellington, wh<> lias been spending 'soise time in.Australia, leaves-shortly with her aunt, Mrs. George, for England. Viscount and Viscountess Kclhurn, with tlieir children, the Hon. David Boyle and the Hon. Grizel Boyle, are expected to arrive in Wellington today by the Manuka from Sydney. Miss Elsie Paten, L.AJL, has been appointed as an assistant njusie teacher at the Wangamii Girls' College. Last year her sister, Miss Mary Paten, L.A.8., was appointed to a similar position in the same college. Bo'th received their musical education at St. ■ Dominie's Convent School, and did well at the Dunedin l Competitions. Professor Ilewitson early in the week ,I'eceived cabled advice that Dr. Bowie, the hero of the recent fearful eruption on the Island of. Atiibrym, accompanied by Mi's. Bowie, were 'to reach Duiiediis by the Ulimarori, from Melbourne, on Tuesday, states the "Otago Daily Times." ; Dr. Bowie is coin-hip; over here to recruit his health after, the trying experiences he. has goiw ;through, and will require complete rest .from all active work. Nurse Wright, of Pa'lmerston North, who was' with Dr. and Mrs. Bowie at the time of the eruption, is at present staying with relatives in Sydney.-,

Mr., Mrs., and Miss Scnndrett, iii. anticipation of their departure from Europe by tile steamer Otway en December -19, writes, a London corresuond.<nit, entertained at Demeter House, Bloomsbury (London), a considerable gathering of former residents, of South" land at afternoon tea. Amongst those present were: Dr. G. Fragfratt, Mr. \V. Y. H. Hall, Mr. ami Mrs. .Tames Campbell, Mrs. John E/lmontl, Mrs.' W. Daley (widow of the' constructor ©f the Invercarpill municipal gasworks), Miss Daly, and others. Mr, aiid Mrs. Sea.iidrett and Miss Scaisdrett li.itn . been spending a week or two at Bournemouth, one of tiro pleasant winter sea-, side resorts of the South of England. They are now in London, bidding goodbye, to tho many friends whom they bavo made during their stay in Britain.

Mrs. Thomson (widow of a former Archbishop of York), has just passed away, after a short illness, writes a London correspondent. She -was the Brand-daughter of James Skene, an intimate friend of Sir Walter Scott, and as JCoe Skene she was very well'known in Oxford in "the fifties." Sinec tho death of her husband, Mrs .Thomson had a suite of rooms at Hampton Court Palace. One of her, nine children—of whom soven are living—is Mr. Basil Thomson, who is well known in Xe.w Zealand, and another was Mrs. Studholme.

Tho Eev. Sister Mary Vianney, sister of Miss C. M. Godsolt, of the nccountant's branch, Oenefal Post Office., diction Sunday at the Convent of tho Sisters of the Mission, Nelson. The -deceased lady, who was only in her twentyseventh year, taught niiisie at tiro convent, and her pupils were very successful at the last examinations eaiiducted by the Trinity Colk-ge and Royal. Academy of Music. Sister Vianney was forced to take to her bed the day of the examinations, over three months ago, and gradually sunk, despite cverv care. The interment took place at Nelson yesterday afternoon.

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New Zealanders Abroad. Many Australian and Ne,w Xvaland visitors have chosen in place of a "real English Christinas," one of the other kinds approved in'tho Northern- Hemisphere, and have gono to Switaerlnnd, Egypt, or tho .llivcija (writes n. London correspondent on December 23). Scores of Australians are already at' St. Mc ritz, Ac]olbuctcMi,< qi- some -other of the favourite winter sports 'grounds, and they usually 'distinguish, themselves in the activities going on' there, although they come from a country which affords but limited opportunity for practice at simting, tobogganing, or ski-tug. Among the New .Kcalaudcrs spending tat of the white?, in Switzerland' are: Mr. -Myers, M.P., Mrs. Myers, and■ family, Mr. Geoffrey, a! Norton, and Mr. and Mrs, W. Levin and family. Many intending visitors tQ 'Switzerland ate to be seen practising up their skating at Prince's before going, and on Saturdays and Sundays the ice and the tea tables are always crowded.