SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2404, 9 March 1915, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Badges for Nurses." In regard to the badges which it is proposed to provide for the New Zealand nurses leaving for the front, 143 designs 1 have been submitted for judgment. They will be considered by a board consisting of Mr. A. D. Riley, Mrs. J. Hannah, and Mrs. E. M. Kendall, whose report the Minister of Defence (the Hon. J. Allen) is now considering. Countess of Liverpool Fund. Contributions to date received by the Mayoress's Committee at the Town Hall are as follow:—February 23: No name, 2 pairs sox; Chilton House School, books, 3 pairs mitteas, 1 _ scarf, 17 pairs sox. February 26: Miss Aliman, 2 pairs hand-knitted, sox; Miss Simcox, 2 balaclavas; Mrs. Bell (Kelbum), 1 balaclava; Mrs. W. J. Birch, 1 balaclava; "AV.V.," 1 balaolava: Miss Brown, 3 balaclavas; Mrs. Meadowcroft (for the Navy), 1 muffler; Mrs. P. Burgess (Lyall Bay), 501b. flour; R«v. Haughey and Miss Doreen Haughey, 1 cholera belt; Mrs. Allan, parcel for British and Belgian Fund; Mrs. J. Harper, 3 woollen caps; Mrs. Powles (Ohau), 1 pair sox, 2 pairs baby's boots; from Whenuakara (Waverley), 2 balaclavas ; Te Aro School pupils, parcel for British and Belgian Fund; Jim, Jaok, and Kenneth Harrap, 4 pairs sox; Mrs. D. Campbell, 6 balaclavas; Mrs. E. Bunny (Hutt), 4 pairs sox, 3 pairs balaclavas; Miss Keir.l pair hand-knitted sox; Airs. Bevan (Hokitika), proceeds of sale of pen painting, 3 large parcels of sox for Queen Mary's Fund; Mrs. Picott (Karori), 1 parcel papers for Trentham; Mrs. Mabin, 1 parcel books, for Trentham. March l:_ Mrs. A. L. Langdon (Mastorton), 6 pairs sox; Mesdames W. F. Massey, Koch, Grey, Leslie, and "Anonymous," parcel for Belgians, 7 pairs sox, hand-knitted, 1 muffler, 1 cholera belt, 6 balaclavas, and 2 pairs mittens; from Oamaru, 8 pairs men's sox, 3 pairs mittens, 2 mufflers; Miss Montgomery Mooro, 2 pairs sox; Miss Paterson (Patea), 4 balaclavas; from Hawera, 2 cases for British and Belgians ; the School, Hamua, goods for British and Belgian Fund. March 4: Mrs. W. F. Vare (Island Bay), goods for British and Belgian Fund; Mrs. Lacey, books for troops; "A Sympathiser," parcel for British and Belgian Fund; Mrs. Blackburn©' (Bulls), 1 muffler; Mrs. Burling (Hastings), 2 dozen pairs sox; Miss S. Brock, 3 balaclavas; from Kilbirnie, 2 pairs hand-knitted sox; "A Widow's Mite," 6 pairs sox; Mrs. Hugh Akers (Palmorston North),- 5 balaclavas; Miss Phoebe Myers, 2 balaclavas; "A Sympathiser," for Belgian children, 2 pairs sox; from tiie Patea Ladies, per Mrs. Larcombe, Mayoress, 20 pairs sox, 2 mufflers; Mrs. A. Hamilton, Nydia Bay, 2 pairs hand-k'nittod sox; Mrs. Haines (Oamaru), 2 balaclavas, 1 pair mittens; "A.L." (Wanganui), 6 pairs sox; Mrs. Bland (Plimmerton), 2 pairs hand-knitted sox, 1 balaclava; Mrs. Comins (Shannon), 1 balaclava; Miss M'lntosh, o pairs sox; Mrs. D. Mann, 2 pairs sox; Miss Duncan, I balaclava; March 5: "EX.," 1 dozen towels for Base Hospital; "G.M.," 2 balaclavas, 2 pairs sox; from "A Mother," books for Trentham; Miss M. Tweed,,2 pairs handknitted sox; from Whenuakura (Waverley), 1 muffler; D. Sardens (Petone), 2 pairs hand-knitted sox; Mr. Wilson, magazines for troops. Y.W.O.A. Conference. The Y.W.O.A. Conference oontinues its programme of work at Day's Bay. On Saturday morning the time was occupied by mission study, and Bible oirole study followed, with the discussion of certain problems in the religious work department; •>. The religious or Christian motive was pointed out to be the distinctive charaoter-of the association, not the social side or the hostel or evening school sides of it. A paper was read on the "World's Week of Prayer," and the evening public address was given by tho Rev. H. Hunt, who had laboured for fifteen years in 'New Guinea and Samoa upon missions. Sunday was devoted to a short service in the morning, conducted by Miss M'Lean, M.A., and a Vesper service, conducted by. Miss Helen Barnes, leader of the conference. In the evening the conference was conducted by Mr. H. Lang, who gave an address upon the characteristics of Christian leadership.

Mrs. Rutherford and Miss Gretchen Rutherford are visiting Wellington.

. Misa Anderson (Kilbirnie) and Mfss Drummoud are visiting Wairoa.

Mrs. Vavasour arrived in Wellington on Saturday from Marlborough.

Mr. and Mrs. Radcliffe, who have been visiting Samoa, returned to Wellington on Sunday.

Mrs. Seaton left yesterday on a visit to the Wairarapa.

Cabled advice has been received in Wellington of the death at Boston, U.S.A., of Mrs. Warden Clarke, wife of Commander Edgar Warden Clarke, R.N. Mrs. Warden Clarke was on her way to Now Zealand to visit her son, Mr. R. P. Clarke, who has been on the staff of the National Bank in Wellington for some time past.

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