SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2732, 29 March 1916, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Wedding In St. Mark'sAt St. Mark's Church, Dufferin Street, Miss Jessie -Bead Mitchell, of Kllice Street, was married to Corporal Ivor Evan Griffiths, of 15 Company, 12th Reinforcements. The bride wore a ivhito silk dress with shadow lace, and carried a shower bouquet of wliite rosos and chrysanthemums; she also wore a gold and diamond necklet, the gift of the bridegroom. The Misses Gertie, Mabel, and Hilda Mitchell were _ bridesmaids. and woro frocks of white embroidered voile with brown and pink hats, and carried bouquets of pink roses and chrysanthemums. They also wore gold brooches, the gift of the bride--groom. Mr. Maltliouse was best man. .After the ceremony a reception was held in Godber's Rooms, Courtenay Place. Later Mr. and. Mrs. Griffiths left'for .Auckland. The brido was the recipient of a wristlet wate'h from Mr. J. llott, sen., and from Mr. and Mrs. J. M. /A. liott a clock. The staff of J. Ilott, Ltd., made a presentation of a enso of teaspoons and teapot. The brido's giftto, the bridegroom was n massive gold ring (engraved)'. The bridearoom, who is leaving with the 12th Reinforcements, lias his father and five brothers on active service. ■ \

The Mayor, Mr. J. P. Luke, and Mr 3 Luke, motored through to New Plymouth from Wanganui on Monday. On Saturday afternoon the Mayor of Auckland entertained boy scouts to tho number of nearly 1400 at bis residence ;at. Epsom. Included among the guests ot the occasion were three drum and fife bauds, and tho gathering was considered a record of its kind in Auckland. Special tramcars were arranged, by Mr. (iiinson to convoy tho Epsom.

N.Z.N.A. Ladies' Guild,

Tho weekly meeting; of the New Zealand Natives' Association's Guild was hold at the rooms, Tory Streot, yesterday afternoon, Mrs. M'Vicar presiding. It was stated that requests from 'soldiers in hospital will receive immediate attention. The Visiting Committee appreciates the hints given to them by the matron and nurses of tho Victoria Hospital as to the wants and requirements of the boys. A social in aid of tho funds will bo held at the hall on Wednesday, April 5. Arrangements in connection with the football match on April 15 are well in hand. A concert party goes to Trentham camp this evening, evening^ Lady Chairman of a Railway Go. For some years tho two daughters of the-late Lord Giant awe—tho Eon. Mrs. Daniell and the Hon. A. K. Elaine Jenkins—have held the distinction of being the only lady directors of railway companies. Now, says the "South Wales Daily News," the Hon. Elaine Jenkins can claim the additional distinction of being the first chairman of directors of a railway company—the Swansea and Mumbles Railway Company. True, the railway is a little one, but it is unique in many ways, and it is the second oldest in the kingdom, having about fourteen years ago celebrated its centenary. It may be added that the Hon.' Elaine Jenkins is a director of the Swansea and Mumbles Railway and of tho Tirdonkin Collieries. Lodgings for Women Students. In the course of his annual -report, Mr. J. S. Tennant (principal of tho Wellington Training College) says:— "So far as our women are concerned, the problem of hdging is practically settled in Wellington, where there are now three institutions catering for students— the Women Students' Hostel, the Friends' Hostel, and the Catholio Uirls' Hostel—all most admirably conducted. No compulsion has yet been sui»»ested as to residence, but parents would be wise to take advantage of t.hesc*institutions, lor the character of the work done by those in such official residence is most markedly superior to that of thosa living in private boardinghouses. No similar provision exists for the moil students."

Of New Zealand Interest. Recent news from London states thnt the marriage took place in Christ Church, Victoria Street, 5.W.,. of Miss Lilian Hiiicmoa Richardson, elder daughter of Brigadier-General G. S. 1 Richardson, New Zealand Staff Corps, and Mrs. Richardson, formerly of AVellington, to Mr. W. Arthur Westley, re. sident partner at Monte Video of a firm iif encineers. and eldest son of the lato Mr. "William Westley and Mrs. "Westley, of Northampton. The bride was given away by Mr. W. A. Shepherd, another partner of the firm, in the absence of lior father, who is on duty with the 12th Corps in Salonika. The bride wore a travelling costume of wine-coloured cloth, and was attended by her sister,- Miss Rona Richardson. The best man was Mr. Lloyd Hirst, R.N., Paymaster on H.M.S. Glasgow, where he has been stationed for the past three years', going through all her adventures in the two fights with Admiral Von Spee's squadron, and the final destruction of the Dresden. The Rev. Dr. Aglionby, vicar of Christ Church, performed the ceremony, at which only a few.personal friends, including representatives of both services, were present! Mr. and Mrs. Westley expected to leave for their borne in Monte Video about the end of February. .' ' ■ A Patriotic Mother, Without expressing any opinion as to the.rights or wrongs of conscription, it is permissible to point out that there .would never have been any.need to introduce compulsory military service if every British mother had followed, to the best of her ability the example of Mrs. Davies, of Church Stretton, Salop (England), states an English .■ newspaper. ■ • ■ This good lady, herself the widow of a soldier,, has given no fewer ' than sevonteen sons to the Army, of Whom fourteen were actually on active service with the colours on September 15, 1914, six, weeks only after the outbreak of the war. ' ' ' • Tribute to a British Sister, A smash occurred during the retirement from Belgrade, in which one of tha nurses sustained a fracture of the skull (states a corrospondenT, in an English newspaper). She died during the ensuing night. It happeend that this sister had been a' great favourite with the Serbians, and had herself expressed a wish, to live and die in their, country. At the time of her death the unit was passing through a lovely valley, and on one of the wooded knolls a little roofless Christian chapel was discovered. The Serbian soldiers bore the dead Sister's body up to it, and there English and Serbian prayers were read over her, At the end of the service the Serbian priest ■ honoured her with an oration, recounting her brave work, and concluding with the words, "Salve Caroline I"' In response all .the Serbian soldiers took up the cry as one voice, answering "Salve Caroline!" A strange and moving ceremony.

A meeting of the Red Cross Military Hospital Guild will be held in the Town Half at 11 o'clock on Thursday morning.

The Mayoress's Countess of Liverpool Committee will be very glad.to receive contributions of literature to send away with 1 tho next troopship for the use o'i the men on-board. So far tbere is very little in hand. Becent magazines, novels and reading matter of various kinds aro always much .appreciated, and 'contributions of all such should be sent in to the Town Hall within the next day or two.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Boucher Hill, of Raglan, Auckland, celebrated their diamond wedding last week

The bon. treasurer of the Women's Anti-German League acknowledges with thanks the following donations: —Messrs. Newman, £2 25.; Bristol Piano Co., £2 25.; Mrs. Hamilton, 55.: Mrs. Gordon, 2s: 6d. .

In the Belgian Queen's Hospital. An Australian nurse who is stationed in the Belgian Queen's Hospital in Franco, writing to her people in Sydney in regard to tho Christmas celebrations, says:— "I forgot to say that I went to Paris to purchase the Christmas goods. -Such a trip! We found ourselves in a thirdclass carriage, with a lot of French soldiers. The usual good-natured soldiers, perhaps a little merrier than usual. /We left them our baggage to mind, gave them some cigarettes, and spent the rest of the journey in tho dining car. When we got to Paris the soldiers got out our baggage, and carried it for us. The return journey was beyond description. Sufficient to' 6ay that a journey that should take barely 12 hours took over 48. The number of papers one has to have marked and signified as correct, is too awful to think about. The French treat every woman .as a spy until she can prove otherwise. From the moment you put your foot out of the train, no matter how busy the station, you are watched by endless people. Even the man who wheels youi luggage round is there to wnteh you, and quite casually gets all your past and future history out of you as you go along. | ■ ' • "All the same, I love and admire the French unstintingly. France's appeal to her women to bring in their gold in ■exchange for paper was a beautiful, wonderful masterpiece. She said to them, 'You have givon your husband, you have given your 6ons. now you give your gold. Whoever hoards her gold is on the side of the enemy, and is making bullets for the heads of husband and sons.' But you should read it. in the French, my version is cold and crude. And how the gold did roll in. I guess not a woman in France owns one gold piece, small or large. Thj French are a wonderful nation, but it has taken this dreadful war to make other nations realise it."

The marriage took place on March 22 at ' All Saints' Church, Palmerston North, of Lieutenant. Dugald Maedonnld Robertson (Canterbury Battalion, N.Z.E.F., Main Body), of Christ church, and Miss Pauline Jean Fleming, youngest daughter of Mrs. Fleming and the late Jubal Fleming, of Palmerston North. The Rev. Blackburne, M.A., conducted tho service, Which was of a quiet nature. The bride, who was given away by Mr. J. A. Nash, wore a_ gown of white crepe de chene with veil and orange blossoms, and carried a shower-bouquet of cream roses and maidenhair fern. She was attended by her sister and Miss Robertson, sister of the bridegroom, both of whom wore white crepe de chene costumes and black picture hats, and carried coloured bouquets. Lieut. J. R. Harratty, of Trentham Military Camp, acted as best man.

Mrs. Butts (Newtown) and her son nave returned from a visit to Nelson, where they wer6 the guests of Dr. and Mrs. Johuston, of Hardy Street. Miss U. Butts has also returned from a visit to friends in Foildhig. ■

_ Since last May to December-the patriotic efforts organised by Mrs. Sirs, of Carterton, have realised £700 or more for the benefit of the soldiers—a very satisfactory result for a personal effort begun in a small way with the "Rose of Joy" operetta, in which Carterton children took part. !

Tho hostesses at the Soldiers' Club in Sydney Street on Thursday evening will bo the president (Mrs W. F. Mass'ey) and the House Committee. A dance in'the gymnasium should provide very pleasant entertainment for tho soldiers.

Miss I/oeta St. George (Masterton) and her brother leave shortly: By the Niagara, for Sydney.

The'sum of £7 10s. was realised by the Red Cross tea, which was given by Mrs. Anderson on Saturday—of which 4s. 6d. was received by the sale of kits from Niue, sent from the Town Hall.

An equestrian statue of Joan of Arc recently unveiled in New York is interesting' because it is the first statue of the Maid sculptured by a woman—Miss Anna Vaughan.Hyatt, an American lady of French descent. The base of the statue is built of stones from the Tower of Rouen, in which the Maid was imprisoned. A model of the statue has been placed in the Cathedral of Blois, where she was confirmed.

The following letter has been received by the secretary of the Wellington Victoria League from Countess .Benchendorff, of the Russian Embassy, London "Dear Madame—'Hie secretar.i of the Victoria League in London has handed me a cheque for £.300 for my fund for the relief of the Russian prisoners from the \Jictoria League of Wellington. I will' ask you, madame, to kindly make known to all the subscriber of the Victoria League my deep gratitude, and tell them liow much touched I am by this splendid gift, which will enable me to send food, clothing, and comforts 1 to many imprisoned men. If the men could know of this kind thought for them from overseas, they would add their grateful thanks and warm' appreciation to mine. Assuring you of my high regard and respect for the Victoria League, I am, madame, faithfully and gratefully yours, Sophie Benckendorff." Since sending the sum mentioned above, the Yictoria Leaguo lias forwarded- the sum of £50 for the same object.., 1