SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2246, 4 September 1914, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Recognition of Cood Work. A meeting of tile Mayoress's local committee for tho Countess of Liverpool's Expeditionary Force Fund was held' yesterday, and various business matters were dealt with. A vote of thanks was passed to Mitss Coatea, president of .the Victoria League, for the eases of medical comforts and filled panniers which were forwarded by the league for the Expeditionary Force. A vote of thanks was also passed to Mrs. Moorhonse, president of the Central Nursing Division of St. John Ambulance Association, and ber committee for equipping; tho ambulance panniers for tho Dunedin section of tho Force at the request and tlio expense of the Dunedin Ambulance Association. Mrs. Preston, president of the Wellington South Nursing Division of St. ; John Ambulance Association, Mrs. Barltrop, and Mrs. Redmond were accorded a hearty vote of thanks for their work in-packing the whole of the_ field ambulance and field_ cavalry equipment for Auckland, Ohristchurch (which was duplicated), Dunedin, and Wellington, and which in all amounted to twelve cases and twenty-four panniers. A vote of thanks was also passed to Mrs. H. J. Underbill for the donation of £50 for tho equipment of ambulance panniers on behalf of the Wellington South Nursing' Division of St. John Ambulance Association. Maori Women In War. The Maori ladies of the East Coast of tho Worth Island who express a desire to fight alongside their men in tho held, should Native volunteers bo required for activo .service, are not joking, as some pMple might imagm& (states a writer in a 'Christohurch exchange). Tho wahine of the north' is. by heredity almost as much of a lighter as her men folk, and there are many instances.of women taking equal share with the warriors in the toils and dangers of campaigning, and resisting the foe to the death, not only in ancient times, but in the Hauhau wars. On two occasions in the last rebellion on the East Coast women and old men held forts against the Hauhaus, and it was often chieftainesses who spurred the brown soldiers on to heroic efforts against almost overwhelming numbers. Ahumai, the heroine of Orakau, in 1864, used her double-barrelled gun as well as any man, and suffered wounds with the men, and there were many like her, whose speeches or whose memories animate the people to-day.

_ The annual' ladies' evening in connection with the Wellington Bowling Club is to be held at the club's pavilion on Wednesday next, September 9. Mrs. Bluiidell is visiting her son in Carterton. , The wedding took place in St. Patrick's Church, Napier, on Wednesday, of Miss Eileen Roche, oldest daughter of Mr. Michael Roche, Napier, to Mr. A. O.' Scott, .youngest son of Mr. J. .S. Scott, of: Nelson. .The. Revi .Father O'Connor performed the ceremony.. . ■ On- Tuesday, evening members of the Wellington Senior; Nursing .Division,.of St.'John Ambulance Association met; in St., 'John's' Schoolroom ' .''fo^,. •• praetical TVprk. Mi's. ■:I\lpoi:fiosSe. presided.:;. Duringl: the:■ ovening\',sevei'al. wore ■ proposed mid enrolled;' ' DK' Tolhurst has kindly consented to .-liold,the • aniiual .• re-exaniuiafcio.il. on; Tuesday, evening, next, and all ■ members are urged to attend,- otherwise, they will hot be'markod.'efficient', or thoir' year's. work counted for their sei'i-ice badge. • Miss. Mabel Macandrew left for Dunedin last evening, where she will be the guest of Mrs. W. Reynolds for- some days. Mrs. Bernard Page, wife of the City' Organist, underwent a successful operation in a private, hospital yesterday morning. The Wellington South Nursing Division niet on Tuesday evening at tho Newtown Lecture Hall for their fortnightly practice. ■ The . time.-wa.s spent by tho various sguads in dressing and binding up imaginary battlefield n'ounds. A well-attended meeting of- tlie Patriotic Ball Committee was hold on Wednesday at five o'clock, Councillor L. M'Kenzie presiding. The tickets wcro put in circulation and should meet with a ready demand. Donations towards tho supper are being made, and tho secretary acknowledged the following Hill Bros, (grocers), 1 ham; Staples and Co., alo; Phoenix Aerated Water Co., 20.dozen cordials, to be supplemented if required; Windsor Manufacturing Co., all the coffee needed; Messrs. Middows Bros.,' Wellington, agents for L. T. Pivor, perfume manufacturers, of Paris, have donated most novel scented French programmes as well as the printing. The ball is to be held in the Town Hall on.Friday, September 25. Mr. Harold E. S. Browning, one of Dunedin's vocalists, was married last week to , Miss Dora Carr, L.R.A.M., A.R.C.M. (of London), daughter of tho late Mr. John Bowntree Carr, well" known in banking circles in Bendigo. .The wedding was a quiet ceremony in First Church, the Rev. James Chisholm officiating. . Ladies' holding one or more certificates of the St. John or St. Andrew's Ambulance Association, or of tho British Red Cross Society, who are willing to servo in the National Reserve and who wish to be enrolled in the Wellington Senior Nursing Division aro asked to communicate at once with Miss M:ick, 21 Austin Street. Lieutenant Eric Westniacott, who is reported to havo' been killed in the naval engagement off Heligoland, was a young _ Englishman, and had friends in this district, states tho Timaru "Hera'd." His sister is staying at present with Mrs. J. Maling, in Timaru, and Mr. Herbert Westniacott, of Timaru, formerly of Glenavy, is a cousin. Lieutenant Westmacott was only twentyfour years-of age, and, had made -rapid progress in his profession. He was a son of Mr. Edgeliill Westmacott, of London, and grandson of the late Sir Richard Westmacott, tho eminent sculptor. Lieutenant Westmacott was mar- . ried and lias left a widow and an infant child. For Face Massage, Shampooing, ■ all Hair Traatments, and Electrolysis, Mrs., Rolleston'6 is recommended. Spacious Private Rooms,. Qualified Assistants, and Personal Attention. Switches and Transformations of every shade a speciality. Hair guaranteed to keep its colour. 250 Lam...bton Quay.* SUPERFLUOUS HAIR, If you are troubled with the disfigurement of superfluous hairs, this announcement will prove « guide to completo immunity and greater beauty. Doubtless you havo tried many of the worthless depilatories put beforo the public—tried them and found them wanting. "Hiisma," however, is the GUARANTEED Destroyer of superfluous hailI—used1 —used according to directions it simply cannot fail, and, I have hundreds of testimonials from grateful ladies who havo boncfited by the "Rusma" treatment either under my personal care or in the privaoy of their own homes. Ton should certainly write for the details of "Husma"—l'll also M>nd particulars of "Rusmarine"—the scientific nxygeniscd skin food. Write now. Mrs. Uullnu; Specialist. BonleoU Strsst, Weiltttgtafo JW«