SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2509, 9 July 1915, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

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Wedding in St. Joseph's Churoh. A quiet wedding took place on Tuesday morning at St. Joseph's Church, when iVliss Olive 10stc 11 c AloySj eldest daughter of Captain , and Mrs. A. Slater Moys, was married to' Mr. George E. Millar, • eldest son • of the ■ late Robert Millar, of Jeyporc, India, and Mrs.. .Millar, of Wellington. Only relatives Were present at the ceremony, after which Mr. and Mrs.- Millar left for the north, where the honeymoon' is being spent-. Presenting, the Badges. ' . ' A ceremony which is becoming quite familiar took place in tLi Parliamentary Library yesterday morning, when the New Zealand, badges were presented to tiso'.-nurses': who are leaving with the, Hospital Ship.on Saturday. There was quite a largo 'gathering of onlookers, as Jii addition to Mrs. Massey, who pinned the badges upon the nurses, assisted by Lady Bell, there were p v csont several of the Ministers <f the Crown, Mrs. James Alien, Mrs. Herdman, Mrs. IJoniare, Miss Massey, the. Mayoress (Mrs. •Luke;, several of the members of both Houses of the Legislature and their wives, and Miss liicknalL ' •: Her Excellency tho Countess of Liverpool was unable to be present. It was an ing ceremony, and in liis Speech the Minister of JJefence (the Hon. James Allen) did not lightly pass over the difficulties and trials that our nurses in •their 'care for tho. solwers would have! to face. Eacli niirse before/leaving the library was* presented with a .box of chocolate;: from the Countess of Liver? pool and her committee. -: Gifts for the Sick Soldiers. Help of any kind will be very'acceptable tor the soldiers who are ill in the various hospitals in 'Wellington. Gifts of fish ;'are. particularly-.welcome as tlie ladies in cliEjrgo of this branch of the work of the Military Hospital Guild are trying to provide tlie invalids with fish twice'a week. Soup, oranges and lemons aro also much appreciated, while for those who"find it more convenient to assist iii other directions, a contribution of one-shilling a,week will go towards providing extras, such, for instance, Vs eau ,de Cologne for bathing foreheads, etc. _ Eggs are also valuable gifts, but as.city people find it rather difficult to obtain large' supplies of these, such a contribution from those who live in the country would'be of great- assistance, as custard is one. of tlie'staple articles of food for maiiy of the sick soldiers. All contributions should be sent to Mrs. A. Pearce or Mrs. M. Myers, The Depot, opposite tlie Town Hall, in Mercer Street. A visitor from Auckland who was recently interested in tlie work that these ladies aro, doing for the' invalids told them that his son. who is in one of the hospitals, declared that lie had never had so good .a.time in his life, as while there. Such a statement.was reassuring.'/ .. .. " V Contributions should be sent to tho Town Hall as early in tho morning as ■possible.' Himua-Hukanui Red Cross Teas. Wednesday seems a favourite day for Red Cross \teas, and the large number of ladies6who 'braved ' the-'weather to attend one given by Mrs._S. Hobbs, of Hamua, spent a. most enjoyable-after-noon. A bowl of beautiful wattle decorated the tea table, and was much admired. - A competition,, which required a' great deal of thoight, was won by Mrs. Annand. Miss Foss sang a new patriotic song, - which" was greatly appreciated. Mrs. A. V. TJdy, of Hukanui, will he the hostess next neek'. A " Letter—and a Complaint... . "Surprised"' writes: —"Tho ignorance of some people is appalling. Coming home in the car this evening. I heard a lady telling a friend that'she had just come into town .with some balaclavas which she had made' whilst attending to herAsick husband. It afterwards came' out that the husband'had measles.- Is it ..any. wonder that the poor troopers are catching the complaint*every day?" Literature for the Soldiers' . Room. I Miss Rothenberg is to be in charge of the literature department in. connection with the Soldiers! Room in Sydney Street, and contribution's of reading, matter for the soldiers will bo. gladly welcomed. . In' sending magazines or periodicals, those of recent date are,'of course;' greatly preferred. . Contributions should be/addiessed to _Miss' Rothenberg, care. Y.M.C.A., Willis Street. As the club is to be opened on Friday, July 16, their early advent is asked for on the part ; of those intending to assist in this partictilar way. •

The Alien Problem. ; A correspondent writing from Eng-» " land to tho '"Sydney Morning Herald says:—l think there is no one to be moro pitied at present than the Eng* • lishwoman married to a German or.au Austrian. -Under the present laws, • when a woman marries she takes her husband's v nationality, and there ara. many Englishwomen in England to-day who come under the heading of "alien enemies," iUid have to suffer all the consequent inconveniences. I met one thg other day. She" had been living in Ger< many for some years, but when the wai . broke out she happened to.be in Eng-< ; land with.her children on a visit to hei! relations. With all her feelings and loyalty absolutely British, she decided to stay on here, though her home husband'were in Germany. Sho had td register herself as an "alien enemy".sho is not .allowed to go but of a fivemilo radius ; she has to report to tha policeregularly, and cannot go .-' ouii' without her registration'card. She "can- v not have money from Germany without ' ■" taking an oath that it is for her personal •use, or the use of her children, and then she is only allowed to have a very spiall- .- sum. She is a wealthy'woman in hefl owiisright, but cannot touch her money,. and is quite dependent on her English / relations. And bitterest of : all ; is thei'. fact that next door to her lives tlie wife ■ of an Englishman, a Prussian, whosa relations are fighting in the Gorman army, and yet who is absolutely unfetn • , teral,- and allowed to como and'go as! she-likes, with'all tlio freedom of thei average Briton. It is certainly ah anomalous position, . and it is no wonder that Australian and New Zealand women made 'an 1 "-effort' some years ago to alter the law-which •: robs a woman of her nationality wheit she marries. As this Englishwoman- in! question says, "Nothing alters your; nationality. If you are born British, you aro British to the end." She also , added—and here was her tragedy—'"l have loved Germany and some Germans in the past, but nothing can ever Tje tha • same again after this; nothing." Feilding Notes. The Red Cross tea held on Saturday afternoon in aid of" tho Patriotic Fund ' was most successful.- Among those pre* •• sent were: Mesdames Walker, Barton* Fitzgerald, Murphy, Innes-Jones, Rem* . ington-Jones, Hoult, Blaxall, Horrocks, . Atkinson, Roberts, Fry, Hitchings,: ■ Haggitt, Gorton, Willis, Fitzherberijj • Binns, and many others.; Mrs. Binns has returned from Christ* '' church. Mrs. and Miss Le'thbridge havo gond to Wangajiui. _ .V .'Mrs. Miles is staying in.Wangairriv''. ' Mrs. Haggitt has returned from Wei* lington. 1 . .. Mrs. Smith (Canterbury), who bas been staying with Mrs! Wheeler, has re, turned to. her home., . - , ;-Mrs. Guthrie, gone to Wellington! to live during the session'. Mrs. Millar and Miss Millar have rw turned from .Trentham. .-, * - , Mi's. (Dr.) Guthrie and Miss Guthrie}, havo returned south. Mrs. Ward (Wellington) is the guestl of Mrs. Fitzgerald. ■ ■ The cafe chantant which is to be held . in the , Drill Hall in aid of the wounded ' soldiers 'opens oil Thursday, when all v- - kinds of attractions are to be found..' :■ . Nurse Decima Horton is staying at! .''' the , Hotel. Cecil till .she'. leayes-with!-,; 7 , tho Hospital Ship. The marriage of Mr. John Turnbull,- ' second son of Jlr. and Mrs. A. H. Turn* bull, Fondalton; Christchurch, to Miss Vera Holme-Biss, second" daughter of Mrs. Holme-Biss; Opawa, and the lata' : • Mr. Holme-Biss, took place very at St. Mary's, Merivale, oh Monday. ' moriiing; only relatives being present, Mr. J. Turnbull leaves for the front) with the' next Reinforcements. A meeting of the.Convalescent Homei . Committeo was held at Miss Coates's oit Wednesday. There nvere present: Mes- v dames Moorhouse (in the chair), A* '_ ■Pearce, and Watkins, Miss Coates, Miss' Harcourt (treasurer); and: Miss Nathan (secretary); The matron reported 14 patients admitted and 15 discharged , . during the month. • . . (Continued on next page.) , ' npHE "IDEAL" HOME . SCHOOL Oil, 1 . DRESSCUTTING,' .. - 7 AdelpH Chambers,. 102 Willis. Street. ' The "IDEAL HOME" Chart is the most perfect aiid simplest yet introduced. , Learnt in a few lessons; free demonstra- . tions. Lessons , given in practical Dress- ' , making and all classes of Fancy Work. - . Orders taken, for Costumes, Evening - Dresses, eto.' Call for particulars. Tele* ■ phone 16. .

Lady as Leader of Recruiting Campaign. Miss B. M'Donaldj secretary to the. 'ladies' Art Association of Ballarat,'who is also prominently associated, with the Red Cross movement which has locally ;';■- raised £600 in donations,, has been ap- , pointed leader of a recruiting campaign in the Ballarat. district (states the -Argus"). The Baby Queen Coronation. , .So successful was tho last presentation of ' the Baby Queen Coronation that it is being repeated to-morrow (Satur- : aftcjiiopn in the Town. Hall. It . .. is' a pastoral of real beauty, and tlio : . little court- jester/adds a touch of mirth- , fulness; . By command the following artists ■ will appear:—Misses . Janio Petrie. Eunice Wyatt, ,-Irene Marsh, -Rita M'Gee, and Masters Claude Tucker, Rodney . Pankhurst, 'and Winston . M'Carthy, the court jester. Her Excellency Lady Liverpool, who was pre- [ sent on the first .occasion, will, again attend. A company of lads from H;M.S. 'Amokura will take part, as a compliment to the Babv Queen's father, who is in the Royal Navy. ■■■The 42nd Company of the Senior Cadets will give the Royal: Salute, and a company. of the Boy Scouts will furnish a special guard of honour. , :The ; Queens who itook part in the big coronation ceremony will graoe the occasion with, their presence, and all will pay homage to Her Majesty the Baby. Tlio prices of admission are 2s. and Is., and tickets may bo had at the door. The 2s. tickets are also procurable from the Bristol Piano Company and from 0/ Begg and Co., .■■ Ltd.- ■ < 1 Miss ■ Dora, F.-' White is the. second •woman to win . the Pereira. 'Medal, the . hlue ribbon of pharmacy (states an English newspaper). Miss G. Holland Wrenwon it in 1908 and made a precedent. The first woman to apply to the Pharmaceutical' Society: for permission to be examined was M;s. Isabella Clark Keer (as'she now: is). She was refused at . first, hut later tlio yielded, and at tho beginning of IS?.) sho passed the "Minor" and in the following Dci cember the "Major" examination. An- '' other-candidate for tho 1 Pereira Medal ■'■■ was Miss Buchanan; who is now Lec'turor on Pharmacy at the London School of Medicine for Women; she "naTrowly ■j missed it," and won the next honours -' .-■ in theisilver medal. ; Although,-nptimany. 'women have''Chemists'; shops, many are 'employed as dispensers in hospitals and public institutions. . ; . ' ■■-.•■ oLt Masterton correspondent writes : that a quiet wedding was celebrated at : Lansdowne on Wednesday, when Mr. v Colin M'Kenzie, of Alfredton, eldest son of Mr: R. M'Kenzie. of, VGlenmorrin," Kopuaranga-,. was rnarr.ed to Miss ■ Kathleen Caverhill, oldest■•: daughter of Mr. 0. R. Caverhill, of Waverley. The Rev. T. Halliday .was the' 1 officiating .■■■ clergyman. : - Mrs. A. L.'Wilson is visiting son in Auckland. .; : } Two 1 bundles of fiction have been re- ■ beived'at' this' office for the Trentham. • ' Camp Library.; ;One bundle is from Mrs. Chandler, Kelbiirn, and: one .from, an .anonymous donor. ■V Mr. and ■ Miss Hewitt ; (Palmerston ; jNcrtb) ■ are• staying at tjie Empiro Hotel.