WOMAN'S WORLD.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2527, 30 July 1915, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD.

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL A Masferton Wedding. The wedding took place in Knox Church-, Masterton, yesterday afternoon of Miss Edith May Devenport, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. &. H. i)evenport, of tipper Plain, to Mr. Harry Strang Mason, of Gladstone. .The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a gown of satin charmeusc, with a veil and orange blossoms, and earned a shower bouquet of white camellias. and ireesias. Miss Mabel Devcnport, Miss Ethel R-SSnsays (niece of the bride), .and Misses Olive Ramsay and May Truscott (also nieces) attended as bridesmaids. llio two elder bridesmaids woro white crepe do chine,_ and black and white hats, trimmed with violet flowers, while their bouquets were also of white and violet flowers. The little girls were in wliite Persian muslin frocks, with mob caps, and they ,carried crooks. Mr.' Eric Wilton was best man, and Mr. Charlie Devejiport groomsman. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Thomas Halliday. A reception was afterwards held in th© Arcadia Tea Rooms, and later the bride and bridegroom _ left for tile north, the former travelling in a dark military costume with a black and white hat. ' •> A Golden Wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Muir, of Mangere, celebrated, their golden wedding on Wednesday,, states the "Herald." They were married oil July 28, 1865, by the late Rev. John Mackay, at the residence of the bridegroom's Woodside, near Papatoetoe. Mr. Muir' was farming for several years at Papatoetoe and in the Waikato, and then removed to Waipipi, whero he leased a farm of 3700 acres. Mr. Muir owns other large estates in the Waikato and Papatoetoe. He is well known as a judge of cattle and horses, and has acted as judge at the agricultural and pastoral shows at Auckland, Waikato, and Pukekohe for many years. He married Miss" Blunt, of Ilfracombe, Devonshire, England. They, have 11 children. " •'

Bazaar at Lower Hutt. A. bazaar organised by Miss Ivy Skinner, of Lower Hutt, in aid of the Wounded Soldiers' Fund, was opened last evening at the Hutt Lyceum, and was well patronised. A parade by the Gear Company's "kazoo" band, assisted to draw the crowds. The stall-holders were as follow:—Sweet stall, Misses Skinner, Foothead, Cross, and Upton: baby stiill, Mesdames Packwood ana Cross; fruit stall, Messrs. G. Skinner and Pickering; fancy-goods, Mesdames' Morris and Foothead; tea-rooms, Mesdames G. and A. Skinner; bran-tub, Miss Packwood. , Tho bazaar will be continued'this evening, and will conclude with a dance. Mrs. Gibbs was the winner of tlie art needlework' tablecloth inado b.v Nurse Siv.'uison and disposed of per art union, 'i'he drawing took place in tho Minor's room yesterday afternoon. Miss' Eva; M'Ecnzie (Feilding) 'is visiting Wellington. Dr. and Mrs. Putnam (Palmerston North) are visiting Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. Holland (Christchuroh) are staying at the Windsor Hotel. :Mri Brooke's/ •' of.'the r ßrisfel : Piano Company; has most kindly given, the use of a piano to the Soldiers' Room, in Sydney Street, for as long as the room' is needed. Needless'to say, such a" loan will be greatly appreciated by all concerned. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Beetham (Masterton) are staying at the Hotel Cecil. Miss Davis (Pahiatua) is staying at the Windsor Hotel. Mrs. D. :E. Cardale, wife of Captain Cardale, is now in Featherston, being one of tho volunteer helpers at the Tauherinikau Camp Hospital. Miss Rout, organising secretary of the Volunteer Nursing Sisterhood, left for Auckland on Wednesday. Mrs. C. W. Chatfield, who underwent an operation for appendicitis at the Davis'Street Hospital on' Saturday, is making oxcellent progress. Mr. and Mrs. Lysnar (Gisborne) arei staying at the Empire Hotel. Mrs. W. F. Massey wishes to acknowledge the sum of 6s. from Miss Barnett for tho Amusement Fund for Soldiers. Mrs. Devine has returned to Wellington. from a visit to Auckland.

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The Soldiers' Friend. By the untimely death of Mrs. Cass the soldier and the sailor (particularly the soldier of. what is generally known, as L'ord Kitchener's new army) lost a friend who came to their aid at a critical. time, when men were ,answering their country's call in unprecedented numbers, and when the machinery for caring for their dependents, designed for ordinary times, had broken down through sheer overloading (states the "Queen"). • She devised a system- of postcards, by means of which the men's dependents were put in communication .with the Soldiers' and Sailors' Families Association. She found that, though the Soldiers' and Sailors' . Families Association had rison to the occasion, and were Teady and willing to tide over the men's families until such time as the official machinery had got into working order again, there was no means by which these families could ascertain that tho association was there to do this for them, cr the address of its branch in their district. Nor had tho dependent as. a rule any proof that she was eligible for assistance.

It will be recalled tliat there were many cases of real distress and hardship, allowances in some cases being weeks ovordue, and 110 relief obtainable, for lack of this knowledge. In' London and, Greater London in stances - occurred in which unnecessary and useless -journeys were sometimes taken to the head office, when the local branch in the applicant's district, perhaps only a short walk from her home, was-alono competent .to deal with the case. Mrs. Cass initiated her system early last September. It provided that each' recruit who had anyone on him had given h'irn, as soon as he wag attested, a stamped, printed postcard, and it was carefully explained to him .that he was to complete the card by filling in the name of the regiment (or unit) he had joined, together with his regimental number, and to address it and post it to his home. At the same time his home address was taken down, and a second postcard was next day sent to his home, giving his dependents the .address of the nearest branch of the S. and S.F.A., to which they could go if necessary. This scheme gained' the full approval of the War Office, who accorded permission to certain gentlemen, representing Mrs. Cass to attend at the chief recruiting depots in London and give tho men the cards. This part of the work is necessarily done by men, ladies dealing with the sending of the postcards to tho homes. • The siguature on these, Elizabeth M. Cass, must bo familiar in very many thousands 'of hemes, where it will long be gratefully remembered.by our soldiers' dependents. It has not been considered advisable at any time to discontinue the' work started by Mrs. Cass, much as official arrangements have improved, and it is still in daily operation in London.

Mrs. W. F. Massey wishes to acknowledge with thanks the following' gifts of literature for tho soldiers:— Anonymous, box of magazines at Thorndon Station; magazines and books, T. L. Grainger, Manarahara; parcel for convalescent soldiers, Mrs. D. Macdonald, Miramar; parcels of papers, E. P. Shand, Cuba Street; parcel from Messrs. Gordon and Gotch, for invalid soldiers on the Willoclira, and parcel of literature from Miss J. H. Hopkirk. Mrs. Charles - of ;97 -Rintoul Street, left by the Manuka yesterday, accompanied by her son, Mr. F. J. Coote. of Melbourne, on an extended visit to Australia, .. The engagement is announced of Miss ■ Violet May Wilde, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Wilde, of Carterton, to Mr. Arthur Sutherland, of Mas.' terton. The soldiers' room in the Sydney Street Schoolroom opens this evening. There will be no formal ceremony, and refreshments will be provided by Mrs. K' W. Massey and Mrs. Herdman. Sister Reid, of the Napier Hospital, leaves to-day for Auckland, en route for England, where her marriage is to tako- place. While in Christchureh this week the Australian nurses were entertained at an afternoon tea by Miss Thurston, matron of the ,Christcliurch Hospital, at the Nurses'. Home. Later in the afternoon the nurses visited the Hospital and saw those of tlieiir former patients who were quartered there, aiid who were naturally delighted to see them. Mr. J. Roberts, of Dunedin, qn<s Mrs. Roberts are visiting Napier.

A Lantern Ceritura Upon India. A very interesting lecture, upon ; .lrtdia, illustrated by simply .'magnificent lantern views, was given in the Y.W.C.A. Kflonis, in Herbert Street, last evening by Mr. Denton, for tho benefit of the association's foreign missionary work, i j- has lived for many years in h a s travelled extensively, with the result that he brought India and its marvels very vividly before his audience. The instrument with whioh he took the views was given him by qn Indian Prince, and was said to be one of the finest of its kind obtainable. A lews of Simla, much of the lull country of India, one in particular showing a magnificent forest, Calcutta, Benares (and the Taj Mahal), many of the wonderful touibs that abound in India, some wonderful carving shown in detail, Bombay,' and several other cities were shown.' _Of particular interest wero tho views of tho great. Durbar which- 'was held'when the King visited India, and another one was that of an Indian wedding. Explanations or running com,ments accompanied tho display,,at the end of which a very, hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr. Denton. A letter from Miss Breutnall, who is doing- missionary , work in India, was read, and listened to with much interest, and a collection was taken up in the.interests of tlio work.

Miss Evelyn Mortensen,' second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Mortensen, of Napier South, was married at the Baptist Church on Wednesday, by the Rev. E. Evansi to Mr. "W. H. Parker, eldest son of Mr. J. N. Parker, of New Plymouth. The bride, who was given away by her. father, wore white embroidered voile with pearl s trimmings and Juliet cap, with veil and orange blossoms, and carried a shower bouquet. Miss Sylvia Mortensen, who attended as bridesmaid, wore a white embroidered dress and white satin hat trimmed with pink roses. Mr. A. Williams was best man. Mr. and Mrs. Teschemaker (Marlborough) are visiting Napier for a few days.