SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2572, 21 September 1915, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Wedding at Napier. The marriage took place last week in St. Paul's Church, Napier, of Miss Maude Ellen M oodhouse, daughter of Mrs. E. J. Woodhouse, of Napier, to Mr. .'James Collins, oldest son of .Mr. A. V. Collins, of Otanc.. The Rev. Mr. Asher performed the ceremony, and Mr. Roy Spackman played the organ. The bride, who was given awav by licr brother, woro a. gown of ivory 'charmeiise, draped with lace, and " a veil with orange blossoms. Jliss Collins and Miss liibby were bridesmaids, tlio former wearing a gown of apricot cliarmeuse, witli overdress of lace, and a hat to match, and the latter pale pink charmeuse, trimmed with flounces of lace, and hat 911 suite. .Mr. Dennis, of Otanc, was best - man. Mrs. Woodhouse, mother of the br;de, wore 3 gown of black ciiarmeuse, and a black toque with ostrich plumes, and Mrs. Collins, tlio bridegroom's mother, was in black charmeuse, and a black hat trimmed with ostrich feathers.

Orderly's Work in Hospital. Some idea of what an orderly's, duties in hospital consist of may bo gathered from tho following description written from one of tho New Zealand stationary hospitals by one of the orderlies:—"l am on day shift," he writes, "and tho following are my hours and duties:, lliso at 5.30 a.m., wash and shave, and go oil duty at 6; .make beds, wash patients; and wash floors before breakfast; servo breakfast to patients unable to go to tho moss room at 7-; have my own breakfast at 7.30; on. duty again at 8; give medicines, wash up tho breakfast dishes and tidy up generally. By 9 o'clock I must be. ready with instruments sterilised, and all lotions for dressings, etc., for the dressing cases; go round with the doctor (my doctor is Major Wylie) and seo the sick men, make up.their diet charts with him and report anything that happens to .any men in my wards. Tho doctor, then goes round his section of tents, and gets back again about 11 o'clock, and dresses all the wounds. I assist when required, and do nearly all the bandaging afterwards. Havo then to sterilise all the instruments ai'd clean them, also wash tho basins that havo been used, and clean tho room up again: By this time it .is'after 12, so we servo dinner and lwve our own at 12.30. Come on duty again at 1 o'clock, give after-meal medicines.' The" sister goes off till 4.30, during which time wo havo to be about our wards in case the patients want anything. Tea is served ta patients at 5.30, and ours comes on at 6. After giving medicines and washing up, wo gO'Olf duty at 7 p.m., when the night duty moil come on, so you see wo havo a fairly linsy day, and I know I am always ready for bed." • Mr. Fitchett thanks all tho ladies and gentlemen who so kindly subscribed and donated towards flannel, pipes, tobacco, and handkerchiefs ' for the soldiers; also the ladies who helped to make the units. -Fifty parcels, each containing a shirt, khaki handkerchief, tobacco, pipe, notopaper and envelopes, havo been sent to tflie Mayoress at tho Town Hall, who is kindly having them forwarded by the troopship. These parcels are to he distributed amongst the Wellington men of the. machine-gun section now at tho Dardanelles. Visitors staying at the Albert Hotel are:—Mr. and Mrs. G.. Gillespie, of Hastings, and Mr. and Mrs.. Chester, of Englancj. ' ■ Twenty-five members of the Napier branch of the Women's National Reserve visited tho Tutaekuri rifle range on Saturday, and put in some useful practice. Mr. and' Mrs. H. Hume have returned to Mastertoii from a visit to Auckland. Mrs. Vernon Reed returned to Wellington yesterday from a visit to Australia!

At St. Matthew's Church, Paddington, Sydney, the marriage took place recently of Miss Hilda Wallack, younger daughter of Colonel Wallack, of the Bungalow, Victoria Barracks, to Mr. Ernest Jrlarrison Jones, of Battery liill, Mataraki, Kelson (.New Zealand), eldest son of Mr. Harrison Jones, of Dunodin. The Rev. G. S. Welding performed the ceremony. Jliss Wallack attended Tier sister as bridesmaid, and Mr. Ci. Hamilton was best man. Miss . Helen Bowie, the Victorian lady golf champion, is amongst the Australian women who iiavo been on active service since the outbreak of the war. Miss Bowie was a student of bacteriology before she left Australia lor England. She offered lier services to tbe Lady Dudley Field Hospital, and for the ]>ast year has been working in tho-hospital in France. Mrs. W. IL Grace, who. lias been chosen as flueen of tho carnival at To Awamutu, in the Waikato, out of six candidates, is a Maori lady. She is a nie.ee of the celebrated fighting chief Rewi Maniapoto, and as . a child she was in the Orakau Pa in 1864, when it was besieged by the British troops, and when the women declined an offer by General Cameron to let them and their children leave before the final assault. A meeting of the Girls' Branch of the Victoria League was held yesterday evening, a literary discussion taking up tho greater part of the proceedings. Arrangements in, connection with the entertainment which is to be given' ill tho Concert Chamber of the Town. Hall next Tuesday for tho Soldiers' Christmas Box Fund, which the members are organising, were.also dealt with. An attractive programme has been prepared of songs, choruses, and fancy dancing, and flowers and home-made sweets will also be sold in aid of the fund. Her Excellency the Countess of Liverpool has promised to attend. Tho art union for tho cushion worked by Mrs. Isaacs, of The Terrace, and oil view, in the Bristol Company's windows, closes at the end of the month. Tickets are-,very moderate 'in price, and tho proceeds go towards the Wounded Soldiers' Fund. The cushion is- of dark green silk, embroidered with a basket of shaded -flowers. Mr. and Mrs. M'Gregor, of Wanganui, who came to Wellington to farewell their son,- who is with the Maori Contingent, returned to their home on Sunday. Miss C. D. Grant (late headmistress of tho New Plymouth Girls' Hig): School)' is spending- a short time ir Auckland before. leaving for. Egypt. •At a farewell' evening which wa: given- at Mauaia last week to Mr. am Mrs. John Russell and Mr. and Mrs Alexander Johnston, by members of tin Gun Club, Mr. Bussell was presents with a cut-glass liqueur stand in ai oak frame, and Mrs. A ßussell with s silver salad bowl. Mr. Johnston re ceived a gold sovereign-case. The wedding took place in the C-atholi Church, Pungarelui, of Mr. Williai) Bothery, fifth sou of the late Mr. Jacol Rothery, or Raliotu, to Miss Joan Flom ing, second daughter of Mr. and Sirs Michael Fleming, PuiiEarehu. 'The Rev Father Harnett performed the ceremony 'Misses K. and N. Fleming were brides maids, and Mr. W. Fleming was bes mail. Colonel T. W. Porter and Mrs. Porte: returned to Wellington on Friday fron Nelson. Mrs. Richardson and Miss Mary Rich ardsoh have returned-from'a "visit t< Greytown, where they, were the guest of Mrs. Hornibrook. Miss Zoe Holmes arrived in Welling ton yesterday from Feilding, and i staying with her sister, .Mrs. Webb Crosby Terrace. Mrs. Rhodes (Rangi tikei) accompanied her.

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