SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Baby Coronation. Her Excellency the Countess of Liverpool was again present at the Baby Coronation ceremony held in tie Town Hall on Saturday afternoon. During the performance she was presented with, a very handsome bouquet by the -Court Jester, Winston Macarthy, and later Her Excellency advanced upon the stage, made obeisance to the Baby Queen, and presented her with a doll, in which the baby took an intelligent interest at once. This graceful act was most vigorously applaiuded. Lady Liverpool was accompanied by Miss Coates. Mrs. J. P. Luke was also present, and all three knitted assiduously throughout the ceremony. Her Excellency, was given a guard of .honour by a. squad of cadets under Lieutenant Nimmo. The performers at the ceremony were Misses Rita M'Gec, Zita Chapman, Eunice Wyatt, Evelyn and Irene Marsh, and Janie Petrie, Winston Macarthy and Rodney Pankhurst. The boys from the Amokura also took part in the ceremony, forming a bodyguard at the back of the stage for the tiny "Queen," and upon, one of their number were conferred knightly honours, as upon Lieutenant Hill, or the Senior Cadets, and Scoutmaster Godfrey, who was in. charge of tho Boy. Scouts. The Soldiers' Room. Although the camp at Trentham has been dispersed to four quarters of the North Island the Soldiers Rcom Scheme which was meeting with'. such : signal success in Wellington is by no means abandoned, but will be held in abeyance for a few days till it is knownw*hat success is likely, to meet -the new efforts on the part of its promoters which the abandonment of Trentham camp called into being. Most generous offers had been'-received, and although in the altered circumstances it may not be possible to make use of some of theni, the fact remains that the necessity for making such a provision for the soldiers appears to be well' recognised. The honorary treasurer, Mrs. Henry. •Hall, acknowledges the following contributions to date for the movement:— Mr. J. P. Firth, £10 10s.; Mrs. Coull, £10; Mrs. J. P. Firth, £5; Mrs. W. Young, £2 25.; Mrs. T.-W. .Young, £1; Miss Duncan, £1; Mrs. James Allen, 10s.; Anonymous, ss. The following monthly subscriptions liavo been received Lady Ward, £1; Lady Stout, £1; Mrs. A. Crawford, ■ £1; Miss Coates, £1; Mrs. C. Earle, £1; Mrs. 11. Hall, £1; Mrs. G. Hunter, £1; Mrs. Sydney Kirkcaldie, £1; Mrs. W. S. Moorhouse, £1; Mr. W. S. Moor-, houso, £1; Mrs. Newman, £1; Mrs. Peat, £1; Mrs. Shirtcliffe, £1; Mrs. Stott, £1; Mrs. A. Elder, 10s.; Mrs. Griffiths, 10s.; Mrs. Herdman, 10s.; Mrs. Mac Gibbon, 10s.; Miss Newman, [ 10s.; Lady Gibbes, 55.; Mts. Corrigan,' 55.; Miss Eagle, 55.; Mrs. Greenwood, 55.; Mrs. Ernest Had-, field, 55,; Mrs. Houste'n, ss.;.Miss R. Jenkins, 55.; Mrs. C. Jones,' 55.; Mrs. Rigg, 55.; Mrs. C. B. Russell, 55.; Mrs. F. Samuel, 55.; Miss Speed, 55.; Mrs. Vickorman, 55.; Mrs. \Vilmot, 55.; Mrs. Falclmyn, 55,; Mrs. S. H. B. Wilson, 45.; Mrs. 'Atkinson, 2s, 6d.; Miss Booth, 2s. 6d.;'Mrs. J. Burnett, 2s. 6d.j Mrs. S. 6d. ; Mrs. Forsyth, 2s. 6d.; Mrs.-.Knowles, 2s. 6d.; Mrs. Rose, 2s.- 6d.; Mrs. E. Salmond, 2s. 6d.; Miss Stocker, 2s. 6d.; Mts. R. J. Thompson, 2s. 6d.; Miss Ward. 2s. 6d.;. Miss Young, 2s. 6d. _ Tjio. sum of £18 4s. 6d. las been promised in tions and monthly subscriptions," and these will be acknowledged from time to time as received. In addition to the subscribers who have promised personal service, the committee have the names of somo ,40 ladies wlio are also willing to give personal help and assistance with refreshments and entertainments. Mrs. Herbert Kirkcaldie and a committee of Khandallah ladies will , iindertake one evening a week, and other groups of ladies will take' evenings, ; either weekly or monthly. Miss . Hardinge Maltby will promote an entertainment in aid of the movement. •
Miss Graeo Palotta, according to recent news, lias returned to Australia after a' six months'' tour in India, whore she was playing in comedy sketches with Mr. Edward Noble. On her arrival in the Commonwealth .Mr. George Willoughby offered; her an engagement as leading lady in his farcical comedy company at the Little Theatre in Sydney, hut Miss Palotta declined, stating that she had decided to retire temporarily from the stage.
Mrs. M'Dougall (Pirinoa)' and; Miss M'Dougall are visiting Auckland.
St. John Ambulance Association War \ Fund Expenditure. The receipts in, connection with thd yearly balance-slieot of the Wellington . Centre of the St. John Ambulance Association War Fund are as follow:— . Contributions from September, 1914, td, Marclli 31, 1915, £350 Os. Sd. ; from .. April 1. to July B,' £225 Is.; total r&ceipts, £575 Is. 8(1. The expenditure ! totals £474 lis. 7d., leaving a, balance in hand of £100 7s. Id. expenditure items are £100 remitted to St, John's Gate (London) for general pur-' ' poses; for the Trentham Base Hospital, medical outfit and bed equipment, £50; Hospital Ship fundsj per Under-/ Secretary for Internal Affairs, £50; and. for Red Cross purposes generally, remitted per Under-Secretary for Inter* : naL Affairs, £112 165.,_11d. These are ; tlie larger items of expenditure, an- ' other grant of '£50 being made ,to tlhei : " .- High Commissioner (London), at the disposal of the Matron of the Now. Zea- ' i land nurses for the sick New Zealand; soldiers. , . ' A lady, states the secretary (Mr. H. * 8.. Bainbridge), recently wrote asking ' : if it was a fact that 6d. out of every, ' Is. 6d. card was consumed in expenses,; \ ' a question which shows the kind of ru- " mour spread by persons interested in ; ; otlier funds. The actual cost of cards, ; printing, advertising, and posting is £41'; 16s. 10d., which works out at a cost of : 1.35 d., being a little more than, three-half-pence for each eighteen-periny cardv ' ' In future Mr. J. B. Finlay, successor to ,: Mr. Bainbridge as secretory of the Cen- , tre, will take over this fund, originated' ••' and hitherto administered by, Mr. Bainbridge. ■' '■ ' Bundles of books and magazinosifor./. the Trentham Camp Library are ac-* ' knowledged by Mrs. Massey "from the following Mrs. C. H. Stephens, Mr. Knigge (of Marton), and Mrs. W. F.' i Reid (Tho Terrace). Instead of being : : ! sent to the library at the present-time. / j Mm. Massey is sending parcels or books, periodicals, and magazins to the various hospitals in which the invalid soldiers are . quartered, and also to thq ; ■ forts. ' ' •! The uniform worn by the Nursing t Sisters—blue cloak and blue print dress. . —looks serviceable, but the starched white collars and cuffs . may prove .. troublesome later on, states a writer, jn . ' a southern oxchange. Possibly some- ; thing softer will bo substituted..' A! , i specially sensible part of the costume is . the Panama hat, comfortable and easy, to wear. Indoors there will a cap. The outdoor coat, with merely arm-holes for sleeves, is easy, to put on and dustresisting. " On Friday evening Mr. and Sirs. An«" s. derson entertained a number'of friends . at their residence "Glenara," Alfred-ton-Hoad, Eketahuna. The drawing- ' room was prettily decorated with chrysanthemums and winter berries; :: Amongst those present were:' Mesdames Jamieson, Neilseh, Walke; ■ Chadwick, Burt, Simmers, 'Greathead, Hannah, Prendeville. and 'Williams. ; The first part of the evening was devoted to pro-' gressive whist, the winners being Mrs. ' Hannah and Dr. Jamieson. Songs were contributed by Mesdames' Hannah and ;' Jamieson, Miss Anderson, Dr. Jamie-' •; son,' Messrs. Hannah and -Anderson. Mrs. E. J. Burt played the accompaniments". A.'dainty, supper, was' appreci- - ated by all present-. - Mrs. Ely Roe and son accompany Dr. Ely Roe, who is _ leaving'for'England bj; the Remuera this ■week.,,.,:./ . Mr. and Mrs. E. Riddifoid left Wellington on Friday for Auckland, en routa for Honolulu. ; . The second contingent of volunteer ■> nursing sisters arrived in • Wellington *, on Saturday in charge of Nurse Wellßj late of Cashmere Sanatorium. Professor Macmillan Brown and his ~ i daughter left for Sydney last week, > where the latter .will remain while, the , Professor goes abroad. , Mrs. Charles Pratt Baker, who died in England, aged 90 years, taught in the Maori schools, Bay of Islands, in 1 ■ the- early days of New Zealand. When the war broke out her home was burned . by the Maoris, and she fled to Auckland ■ with her ; baby. • Close' upon twenty years ago Mrs. , Bakcfa»returnod . to England." Mrs. James 'Allen left for the South on Friday evening. ' Miss Allen is at present ill Wellington, and is staying j at Miss Malcolm's. . ■ ' i (Continued' on next page.J
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