SOCIAL & PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2457, 10 May 1915, Page 2

SOCIAL & PERSONAL.

Wedding at Hastings. At the Boman Catholic Church at Hastings on Wednesday, Mr. Thomas Kennedy, of "Ardmore," Waimarnmn, was married to Miss Bessie Goodc, youngost daughter of Mr T. H. Goode, of Napier, but lately chief mechanical engineer. to the Mount Lyell (Tasmania) Railway Company. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Father M'Donald. A choral accompaniment was provided by a large choir of children under the direction of tho nuns. After the ceremony : the guests were entertained at the residence of tho bride's parents, River Bend, Napier. Base Depot Established in Egypt. Lady Helen Ferguson has just received an interesting letter from Dr. J. W. Barrett, dated from Palace Hotel, Heliopolis, in which he states that provision is now being made for 1140 beds in his hospital (states xhe Melbourne "Argus").. "But, in addition, in the basement of the building,'- he says, "General Williams is establishing a base depot, that is, a depot of medical stores, drugs, surgical instruments, and Red Cross goods, from which other medical units and hospital ships may be supplied. We are packing the cases one above the other in rows, then taking out a small. portion of one side, and we can then take out tho goods as they are required, tho boxes really becoming shelving. The Red Cross store will be under the control of an officer, two nurses, a clerk and an orderly, and already 800 cases are being put into place. The particular interest of the matter lay in the fact that General' Ford, of D.M.S. Egypt, visited the hospital, and went into this store, and expressed admiration and amazement at the excellence of .the work. He tested us repeatedly by asking what was in the case, and we showed him that we always knew first by the clear labelling and secondly by our own documents, but that even if all documents were lost no mistake could be made about the case. He was "ery complimentary to the Australian Bed Cross branch, and particularly impressed with the fact that these Red Cross goods were to be used for Imperial purposes, and that the conception of earmarking them for our own particular use hud not been entertained for a moment. The Red Cross money has been invaluable, the ambulances also invaluable, and General Williams has had photographs taken of everything, and is, I beliovc, forwarding the set to you." Wellington Coif Club. The monthly L.G.U. competition (bogey) of tho Wellington (Ladies') Golf. Club will be played at Heretaunga on Wednesday morning. A handsome prize has been donated by the captain of the club, Mr. Triggs, for the best aggregate of two scores during May in the senior division. Already keen competition is shown in this contest. Sister Brandon, N of Wellington, and Sister M'Nie, of Christchnirch, who have been at the military hospital in Samoa since the beginning of the war, are returning ,to New Zealand by the uext trip to the Atua. The engagement is announced of Miss Eleanor Smith, only daughter of Mrs. Henry Smith,- Chilton House, Wellington, to Mr. H. Langdon, eldest Eon of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Langdon, "Waiiti,"' Masterton. Mr. Langdon is at present serving with tho Expeditionary Forco. Mrs. Dillon (Blenheim) is visiting Wellington. Mr. T. H. Lowry (Hawke's Bay) and Mrs. Lowry leave by tho Niagara on the 18th on a visit to America. The Begonia Social Club held its first danco of the season on Friday night in tho Now Century Hall. The decorations were of red, .white, and blue, tho club colours, both for the room in which dancing took place, and also in the supper room. The committee responsible for the arrangements consisted of Misses E. Noyer, A. Lyons, B. M'Naughton, and H. M'Donnoll, and Messrs. Boustrode, A. Mills, T. G. Wilkes, and L. Williams (secretary). The club intends devoting the proceeds of tho next dance to one of the various war fluids. Mrs. Neil M'Lean (Levy Street) has returned from a five weeks' visit to Auckland, Rotorua, Te Aroha, and Thames district. Mrs. Victor 'Casey and Miss Casey, of Grey Lynn, Auckland, are visitors to Wellington. Mrs. Suisted, secretary of the Wnngamii Women's Reform League, returns to to-day. Miss Russell, of the Zenana, Bible and Medical Mission (Bombay), left for Christchurch on Friday. Miss Sutherland-Smith _ (Ne)son) is visiting Wellington, and is 'staying at the.- Hotel Cecil. Parcels of clothing for the British and Belgian Relief Fund have been received by Mrs. Bolleston ,and Miss Bell, at- 47 Molesworth Street, from tho following Mrs. W. Allan, Mrs. W. Allan, Mrs. S. Welch, "E.K.," Mrs. F. H. Powles. E. M. Litchfield, "Anonymous," 2 parcels. A case containing over 400 garments was sent to the High Commissioner last week for distribution. Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Wrijrht left Na- ■ pier on Saturday for Auckland, where they will take up their future residence. The jumble pale which was organised by members of' the Young Women's Christian Association for the benefit of .the Y.M.C.A. camp at Trentham and for tho Bolgian Fund was successful in realising the sum of £30. A great many articles were handed in for sale, so many that it is intended to continue the proceedings on Wednesday next. Contributions of articles of clothing, etc., for this purpose will be gladly 1 welcomed. Assisting with the sale on Saturday were Mesdames Pearson. Whyte, Hislop, Gell, Bennie, Benton, Cummings, and Miss Hopkiik. Several girl members of the association wero also holping.

What we Have to Provide For. Don't let any Nov Zealaiider run away, with the idea that Austialasian troops have been sent against the Turks because of Turkish inferiority (states a writer in an Auckland exchange). Tho Turk is a great fighter, worthy of the steel of the best troops who ever carried rifles. They have a fighting history behind them of hundreds of years, and they will fight bitterly, bravely, and because they like it. Now that tlie realities are coming home to Now Zealand, do your personal best to arrange now to give justice to New Zealand soldiers when they return. Don't wasto time in sentiment. You can't grow new legs or arms with sentiment, you can't restore shattered constitutions with war-time promises and cheers and tears don't help anybody to earn a living. The New Zealand soldier problem is to be a permanent problem. We shall not be allowed to forget the maimed and the indigent and the sick, and we want to be very definite about it now. A most successful sale of work (opened by Mr. Crump, the Mayor of Onslow) was held at Kaiwarra on Wednesday and Thursday evening, in aid of funds for renovating the Methodist Hall at Kaiwarra. The stallholders were:— Plain stall, Mrs. Wilton and Miss M. Sinclair; fancy, Miss Flora Sinclair and Miss Lucy Wainwright; kitchen, Miss .Ethel Flaws and Miss Dora Clarko ;■ sweets, Mrs. liice and Miss Gudrun Lineberg; ice cream, Mrs. Casey and Miss Casey; tearoom, Mesdames Latimer, Wainwright, Harris, and Miss Bowdjm. Others who specially helped were Mr. Palmer (in arrangement of stalls and rooms), also Messrs. J. Gardner, B. and G. Flaws, P. Amiss, and R. Cameron. There was a. concert programme- each evening, arranged by Miss Sinclair and the Bev. G. S. Cook, which was much enjoyed. Great praise is due to all who .worked so enthusiastically, and who were rewarded by clearing the. sum of £36, which was most encouraging. The marriage of Miss Amy Chainey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Chainey, of Christchurch, took place recently in St. Philip's Church, Sydney, to Dr. W. E. Brunskill, Dublin. Miss Helmore has returned to Christchurch from a visit to Hawke's Bay. Miss Garrard, matron of the Townley Maternity Home, Gisborne, who belongs to Australia, has been accepted by the Commonwealth Government for Bed Cross service at the front. Miss Garrard will leave'Gisborne for Australia next month. For Faco Massage, Shampooing, all Hair Treatments, and Electrolysis, Mrs. Rolleston's is recommended. Spaciops Private Rooms. Qualified Assistants, and Personal Attention. Switches and Transformations of every shade a speciality. Hair guaranteed "to keep its colour. 256 Lnmbton Quay.* Fragrant Violets. — Largo supplies arriving daily. Send your friends an Artistic Posie of Violets or one of our popular Violet Boxes, packed and posted, Is., to any part of the Dominion. Miss Murray, A r ico-Regal Floriste, 30 Willis St. —Advt.