SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2482, 8 June 1915, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

« For the Hospital Ship. | .-{J 10 acting-secretary of the Citizens' f Military Hospital Guild acknowledges tlie lollowing contributions to the llos- ? t v Ship: —Kilbirnie i'resbyterian •j „ !' Ie ? Guild, 19 surgical stockings, 1.0 Halaclavas, 11 face-cloths, 5 pairs slipIs pars, 1 suit pyjamas: no name, 4 facet cloths; ill's, il. C. Cook, 6 pillowslips, g o towels; Misses Kennedy, 1 doz. pair a tu r' Kennedy, 1 doz. pairs j felt slippers; Miss Agnes Kennedy, 1 ; doz. pairs felt slippers; Mrs. Kennedy, ?• pa \ rs i stockings; Mrs. Brnco ChrisSi 1 doz pillowslips; Mrs. H. Crawa ford and Miss Duncan, 15 bedjackets: j Miss Stuart-Forbes, 1 feather pillow; j s 1 pair socks, 4 Balaclavas: E Cross (s.s. Pateena), 1 doz. tow- : c Vr 8- ""you, 1 pair blankets, 1 r quilt; Mrs. A. Egerton Kidner, G pillowslips; fcastbourne Ladies' Committee, 4i pairs socks; J. C., 6 towels, 1 muffI ler 1 pair socks; girls and boys of | Matarawa.School, doz. handkerchiefs; I mi i i ra ?V ® pillowslips and pieces j ? f r . bla " ke ! >: Mrs. Ernest Hadfield and | Miss A. Ruth Brook, 1 pair surgical 1 PM s °cks, 2 Balaclavas; M.F., 3 cush--1 10ns: Women of Wadestown, 17 dozen | a » cl fo « r Pillowslips; A.M., 12 pillow--3 slips; Mrs. Gilmer, 2 sheets, 2 towels, i 6 pillowslips; Mrs. Fox (Te Horo), 7 | wwels, 2 nightingales, 2S pillow cases, | handkorchiefs, 8 gace-nloths, and one a compressed bandage; Mr. and Mrs. P. I Webb, 12 towels, 3 quilts, 12 pillow- | slips; H.F., 6 pillowcases; Mrs. Lord, | 1 quilt, parcel of old linen. j A West Coast Sooial. A West Coast social was held m the Town Mall last evening to further the candidature of Miss Torcsa M'Enroe for J Carnival Queen. Dancing ami musical J items provided an enjoyable programme, | and the excellent arrangements were J ill the hands of a committee comprising; »lrs. Talbot, Messrs. M'Gratli, Galli- | clian, Vinson, Uailley, Griffen, Ryan 3 (secretary). Miss M'Enroe was present 3 and played accompaniments for the | smgoiM Supper Was in tho hands of a Mrs. Oscar Johnston, and her capable | West Co-ast assistants, and excellent S music was provided bv King's Orclies--3 tra. | Equipment of Hospital Ship. | Offers of help for the Hospital Ship J have been received from Mrs. Nanstcad, | who has placed a room at the disposal 8 of workers for the Hospital Ship, | Catliee and Sons, who have | offered to niako dressing-gowns and sheets for the Hospital Ship, also from „ Mrs. Haines, who has promised to make 3 anything needed at her rooms, 7 H Adelplii Chambers, if material is pro- |, vidod. Mr. Fear, of Willis Street, has 3 donated a valuable sowing machine to | be raffled for the' benefit of the funds. I The equipment of the hundred beds in 8 the Hospital Ship, which has been un--3 dertaken bv the Citizens' Military Hos--3 pital Guild from the Wellington Slili- | tary Area is now complete. This equip. 3 nient included pyjamas, bed socks, bed- | jackets, sheets (waterproof and •otlier- ! wise), and pillowslips. What are want- | ed now to supplement these things are dressing-gowns, socks, towels, and slip- | ners, and the Guild would be very glad 1 to receive contributions of these.

A Red Cross matinee tea, at which Her Excellency the Countess of Liverpool has stated her intention of being present, is to be held in the Town Hall on Thursday afternoon, June 10. It has been arranged by the St. John Ambulance and Eed Cross combined committee, and among the attractions which will be provided will be the dancing of some of Miss Beere's pupils, while Turner's string orchestra will supply the music. For those who are anxious to peer into the future there will be at least, four fortune-tellers stationed in the hall.

Miss Joseph, who makes the most delightful sweets, is having a stall at the Carnival bazaar which is to be held in the Town Hall next week. She will be assisted by Airs. Joseph and Sfiss Rose, and only home-made sweets, their own product, will be sold.

The engagement is announced of Sfiss Gladys Llewellyn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Llewellyn, of Auciclnnd, to Air. J. Dobb. eldest son of Mr. and Sirs. G. Dobb, of Adelaide, late of San Francisco. California.

Tlie members of the Public Service are arranging for a plain and fancy dress ball which is to bo held in the Town Hall on Friday, June 11. As guests are invited to wear masks till midnight, there will be a considerable amount of mystification caused to many of those present.

A tango tea, arranged by the Tramway Committee in the interests of their candidate. Dr. Platts-Mills, is to be held in the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall this afternoon. It is under the patronage of Her Excellency the Countess of Liverpool, who intends to be present, the Premier and Mrs. Massey, and Viscountess Kolburn.

Miss G. M. Campbell is arranging for an entertainment to be given in the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall on Thursday afternoon, to advance the candidature of -Dr. Platts-Mills. She will be assisted by Mrs. P. Nathan, Miss Doris Dall, Miss Esther Fisher, and Mr._ H. Ellwood, and some of her pupils will perform several dances.

A wedding of considerable interest took place in St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Napier, on Saturday, when Mr. Charles Vigor Brown, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Vigor Brown, was married to Miss Mary Watt, daughter of the late Mr. Geo. Wntt, of Forfarshire, Scotland. Miss Margaret Laing -was bridesmaid.

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"Why, Jack, what's this you're brought me? 1 asked you to buy me a jar of Wilton's Sydul, and this is pot it." "Oli I asked for 'SYDAL,' but they gave me this instead." "Never mind, dear, w« can give it to the Belgians, and you' can go to another shop to-morrow."—Advt.

Fragrant Violets. - Large supplies arriving daily. Rend your friends an Artistic Posio of Violets or one of our popular Violet Boxes, packed and posted, Is., to any part of the Dominion, jfjss Alurray, Vice-Regal Floriste, .10 Willis St. —Advt.