SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2818, 8 July 1916, Page 4

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mine-Sweepers' Warm Clothing Wanted. In a recent issue of the local papers there appeared an appeal to the public for warm clothing for tliß mine-sweepers in, tho North Sea, the request to tho Dominions having been, made by Lord Itadstook, President of the British anil Foreign Sailors' Society Headquarters, London. The following contributions have been mndo to date:—Mi's. AVliyte, •f balaclavas and 1 cap; from Napier, parcel of two woollen shirts and 2 .pairs socks; Mrs.. Nicholls (Bideford, Masterton), £\ and 3 balaclavas; Mrs. Bott (AVanganui), caps; Mrs. Dreyer, 1! lindei'shirts; A. M. Denton, y pair socks; .ill's. Helyer, 2 balaclavas; Miss Saunders, 1 balaclava; Mrs. Cable, 1 balaclava and scarf; It.G.D., undershirts; Edna Hnffam (aged 10), scarf; May Huffam (aged 8), cuffs; Mrs. Harrington, 2 pairs socks, 4 balaclavas; anonymous donor, jersey and scarf; Mr. C. W Smith, £1; Mr. A. J. Sladden (Petone), .61; .Mrs. Nimmo, ,-Cl for wool; Mrs R. G. Donton, 3 pairs socks; Mrs...J. AV. Brown, 8 pairs socks, 1 pair bedsocks, 1 pail' cuus. There are a large number of workers busy knitting for this object, both in - "Wellington and tho surrounding districts. . Further lists of donations will bo acknowledged from time to time. All work up to the present has been done by women only, and it is now asked if men will help by sending cash contributions to pttrchaso wool nml ir.n* terials to make up tho required warm garments, or by sending parcels of new heavy underwear (used heavy underwear will be equally acceptable if in good re 'pair and condition). The goods and contributions -wall be received by the following members of tlio AVomen's Christian Tempernnco Union:—Mrs. Hamilton Nimmo, Arawa Road, Hataitai; Mrs. K O. Denton, 3£ •'Thompson Street; Mrs. Huffam, 153 Oriental Bay. If moro convement, parcels may be left at tho Y.M.C.A., Willis Street, addressed caro of any of tho above three' ladles. Wellington Catholic Knitting Guild. The "Wellington Catholic Knitting Guild held its montlily meeting in St. Patrick's Iliill on Wednesday afternoon, when, the large number of members present woro engaged in sewing on tlio iinnio of the guild on tho various articles. Tho secretar/s and treasurer's reports woro most satisfactory both financially and re garding the wort done, cspociallv as tho guild is only threo weeks old. _ Tlio following were sent to tho British Bed Cross Depot,. Mercer Street: 30 pairs socks, i balaclavas, 4 scarves, 2 pairs mittens, 12 face cloths, 5 pyjaina girdles, and 3 oyo bandages. ,In addition to this, 19 pairs socks and -1 balaclavas are being sent direct to the chaplains at the front for distribution. Society ,for the Health of Women anil Children.. "

The monthly meeting of the above so. dety was held on Thursday. Present were: The Countess of Glasgow (in tho chair), Mesdaines Corrigan, Bwen, Beord,' M'Lean, Pousonby, Anderson, Ward, AT Vicar, and Ho.sking, Lady Stout, Misses Barnett, Kirkcaldie, and K-iloy. Several letters had been received by too secretary enclosing subscriptions to the society's fund in appreciation of the good work done by tho l'lunket nurses. These letters'are. most .gratifying to the nurses, being nn evidence of tho resulting from, their v.ery arduous daily work. The monthly report showed a steady increase in tho advantage taken of the nurses' services, and Was most satislaclory. Miss Barnett reported that 180 garments had been distributed during tho last month, chiefly to soldiers' dependants.,';. Sho. wished to gnltofully_ acknowledge a parcel of ten. beautiful" ucedlo cot'.covers from Mrs. Kthrington-i eight grey knitted singlets from M.rs. Clement iClrk; 15 singlets from Mrs. Harold Dimmer;,;! from Mrs. M. Myers; n parcel of clothes from -South School, Uanncvirke; and .1 crochet petticoats from an unknown friend. Subscriptions to the Material Fund are as follows-.— Mrs. W. Luke, 155.; Mesdanies llosking, (,'oolc, and M'Ewan, 10s. each; Alcsdamea Bennett, A. "Young, G-. Moore, Ponsonby, nnd AV. F. AVard, ss. each; Misses Morton and Barnett, ss. each; Mrs. Anderson, 23. fid.; Box, 18s. 9d.

It-was proposed by Mrs. Bwen, seconded by Laity Glasgow, and agreed to b.v the committee, that a maternity bag o/ batiy garments made from the Phinket patterns bo supplied to tho Richmond free Kindergarten, tho grant of the use of t'iieni to be in tho hands of Miss Riley. Mrs. Been! read, a very inter, estnig ■ account; ol' the month's work o( tlio Petone-Hutt branch, showing tlio rapid increase of tho work in the district. I.t was suggested by this committec that Mrs. Cook and Mrs. M'Caw should be alternative members on the Wellington Committee whenever Mrs. Beerd and Mrs. Ewon should not bo ablo .to, attend tho monthly meeting. The' suggestion was agreed to unanimously. Miss Barnett proposed, and Miss Kirk, caldie. seconded, a very hearty vote of thanks to Mrs. C. liichardson for having acted as hon. secretary for the threo mouths that Mrs. Hosking was absent in Australia. . Tile committee took this opportunity of recording their appreciation of Mrs. Kichardson's services. ; Tho hon. treasurer gratefully acknowledges the following subscriptions and donations:—Subscription#: MesdamenAVilliains and Kirkcaldie, JG2 2s. each; Mesdames Farrio, G. Uttley, and Corrigan, JJI Is. each; Mesdamcs AVard, AV. 11. A. Gill, and Hosking, .fit each; Mrs, Anderson, 7s. Gd.; Mestlames I'. Leckii:, Leckie, Peltier, M'Vicar, M'Lean, Rutherford, Christie, ss. each; Misses Peach, Cubic, and Kiley, each; Box, Bs. lid. Donations: Mrs. Orchiston, .£2 25.; Mrs. Iveeblc, Jilj Mrs. Milligan. JSs. 6(1.; Mrs. Ids. (id.; lAlrs. Bebb, 105.,• Mesdailies Peltier, Mouatt, Sil.va, Alexander, Cleary, and Greenfield, ss. each; Mrs. Cullan, is. Gd.

Hostesses at the Soldiers' Jiooms, in Sydney Street, for the comiiip: week are as follows Sunday: Mrs. W. Nathan; Mondays lady Ward, Mrs. JlacartliyRcid; Tuesday: .Mrs. Brislow, Mrs. Moss; Wednesday: Ambulance Ladies; Thursday: Mrs. Bucholz, Mrs. Wheeler, Miss l'Viday: Mrs. J. M. lfichardson, Mrs. A. li. Meek; Saturday: St. John's Church Women's Association.

Desolation in Reims. A lady correspondent, writing from Reims, says:—"At the present time there are 20,000 people iii this once prosperous city absolutely dependent upon public anil pnvuto charity. Homeless, workless. ruined! Wliat a condition for' a thrifty, laborious population; how impossible 'is it foe you at Homo to realise what German devastation means! Pillage is (lie rule wherever country houses are taken possession of, pillage and destruction. Whatever can be carried off is seized, what cannot bo stolen is defiled or destroyed. Alas! I iear that the. arch-burglars and. his revellers are less naive than tho invaders of '71. My wise friends tho wine-growers of Burgundy then took the precaution to seal all their 'vin ordinaire,' and leavo unsealed their famous wines. The unsuspecting Teutons laid hands upon all th<> sealed bottles, and many of them having never tasted claret before, 'licked their chops' over tlio delicious draught. But the hordes of '70 and '1\ behaved like lambs compared to those o£ to-day." Patriotic Theatricals. Prominent J. C. Williamson artists arc to appear in entirely new roles in Mel- j bourne on Tuesday next, in connection with the fund to aid tho Trcnch lied Cross. Myer's department storo will bo given over to the artists for that day, and they will serve behind tho counters to dispose of goods in aid of the fund, which will receive a proportion of the takings. Those who will participate will include: Dorothy Brunton, Connie Ediss, Mario Ea'ton, Ethel Morrison, Charles H. Workman, Field Fisher, Alfred Frith, Paul Planlcet, Cecil Bradley, and the Ex-; j quisite Eight from tlio New English Mu-; sical Comedy Company at Her Majesty's;.: and Madge Fabian, Frank, Harvey, Bob j Ureig, Lewis Wiiloughby, Dorothy Sea-; combe, and Gwen Burroughs from the ; "On Trial" Company. Groat public in. : terest is being taken in 'the event, which i should prove not only of a novel charac-; ter, but highly entertaining, as well as.: profitable to tlio French Red Gross Fund. :

Mrs. Firth, hou. treasurer of the Women's Comipitteo of the Red Cross and Order of St. John (Wellington B.raneli), acknowledges the following contributions: —Mrs. .-IV.-Kennedy, .£1; Miss Litchfield, 2s. Gd.; Mrs, Macarthy-Beid, J22 25.; ltapongn Sewing. Guild* .£7- 10s.; Mrs. jukes, 2s. Gd.; Mrs. 1 Gay Powles, jeSj Ohariu residents, .£10;. Ladies' Patriotic 'League,' fnglewood, £U; sale of plants and sweets, Mrs. H. E. -Nicholls, dBl ss. ; Lady Stout, J2; Mrs. J". Hutcheson, 55.; Mrs. ,T. Joseph, ,£ls; Miss Joseph, JSIS; .Tessio Corldll (sale of war cake recipe), il; Mrs; Elder (Waikanae), 13 ss. Cel.; G.W.8., M 25.; G.B.jr., 55,; Mrs. ;W. Nathan, J3; Mrs. Charlosworth, 2s. Gd.; Mrs. C. -Smith, 2s. (jd.; collection I oii ss. Kiverina,'.£l 2s. Gd.; Mrs. Jfoorhuuse, ifil 12s. ' • 1 On Tuesday evening tho 'Anzac Euchre Party held a progressive tournament in tho Esperanto Hull, Lambton Quay, in aid of the Itoturned Soldiers' Association. A. very pleasant evening was spent, and tho sum of .£5 6s. has been handed to the secretary of the nbovo association. Tho committee wish to thank all tvlio contributed towards the expenses of the evening. AhotJier such tournament will bo held on July 15 in aid of tho X.M.C.A. A concert was held in Kilbirnic Hall on '.lliurMday evening to assist 'tho funds of the choir nnd. Bible-class of tho Kilbirnic Presbyterian Church. Tho programme was contributed to by leading vocalists and musicians. Several solos wero rendered by Miss Smith (contralto), Messrs. Goudio (baritone), and ' Wood (tenor); violin solo by Mr. N. E. Wa'tson, (hits solo by Mr. A. M'Donald, string trio by tlio-Misses Turner and -Sir. Wat-> soli,^whilst'' Mr: W: Wv Crawford's 010-, eutiomiry items were' greatly' applauded. Tho -'Charlie's Aunt". Club.orchestra, un-.. dcr the" direct ion of Mi-..-W; Man tel, also . provided musical selections. Mr: Frank Thomas assisted as pianist. < ■ -' son, at Hie advanced ago of 01 years. Miss Wyonne Unybittlc, daugh'ter of Mr?. AV. Haybittle, of AVellington, is to. make her professional debut on tho stage in "To-night's" tho Night." at: Itis Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne. She is to bo associated with a- Misp King in a .duo dance. When in AVellington, Miss Haybittle was a pupil of Miss Boere's.'. Sho j -has been in Sydney studying dancing for the last two years.

Ladies! For Trentliam, one of our dainty silk scarves would look-very attractive and cosy. Call in and see tho smart effects. Price's Store, Willis St.— Advt.