SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2873, 11 September 1916, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Soldiers' Club Dance. On Saturday evening a very successful dance was ireld at the Soldiers' Club iu Sydnoy Street for tho Seventeenth Reinforcements. It is a pity that tho gymnasium in which these dances are-held is not larger, as very often it is .Quite inadequate in size for the number of'dancers who would like to take part in the dancing, and tho number of ladies assisting has to he limited for that reason. Judging by the men of the Seventeenth' Reinforcements who were present on Saturday evening there does not seem to bo any diminution in regard to the fine physique of the men who are leaving for the,front, in spite of the great demand that has been made upon the country's manhood. A small son of a soldier danced an Irish jig, which met. with much'applause, and Mrs. Le Marchant's excellent ddnce musio added greatly to the success of the evening. A light supper was served in the gymnasium. Tho danco committee was in charge,, and saw to tho provision of partner's and other matters in connection with the dance. Among those who were present were Miss Coatcs and .other members of the comniittee. The Khandallah ladies were tho hostesses for the evening, and. they, provided a concert in the main' hall/ Miss Phoebe Parsons, who is a great support to the Khandallah ladies, contributing to -the programme. Cheers for the ladies and the singing of the National Anthem ended the evening. British and Allies" Relief Fund. Miss Litchfield and .Miss Morison have received at the Town Hall parcels of clothing for the British and Allies' Relief Fund from:—Eastbourne Ladies' Committee (1 case, I parcel), Ladies' Guild, St. Michael and All Angels' Church, Kelbum (1 box), Mrs. Mackay (Tinakori Road), Mrs. Gow (Hawkestone Street), Mrs, Thompson, and three anonymous parcels.

Tribute to the French Sisters of Mercy. "The French medical service was not well organised at the beginning of the war," said Dr. Marshall Macdonald, a Dunedin medical officer, who returned by the Arawa, after spending twelve months in a French military hospital ' at the front, and who was interviewed last week. "Since then, however, tho service has heoome .highly % efficient," he added. All the doctors in Franco have been mobilised, and a large mini- { ber of public buildings, colleges, and schools havo been transformed into hospitals. Every-facility is provided for tho proper and careful treatment of the wounded. Severe cases can bo attended to within easy reach of the firing-line. The hospital trains carry medical officers, and are fully equipped with operating theatres and surgical appliances. ' Every railway station is a Red' Cross dopot, and well-stocked canteens supply the needs of tho men passing through. Before the war, \Dr. Macdonald cou- ■ tinued, there Was practically no trained staff of nurses - attached , to, the French Army, and whqn hostilities began most of the highly-skilled nursing was done by Sisters-of Mercy. These lino women have dono magnificent work. A great many French ladies of high social standing have devoted tho whole of their time; to nursing work/ and have been of invaluable aid in relieving the sufferings of thoso who have been wounded iii the war; struck mo most on arrival in France," added the doctor, "was the extreme seriousness with which the whole nation had thrown itself into the war. Tho women looked particularly determined; and are supporting their men in a maimer wonderful to behold. Tho watchword of the nation is 'Hold out until the end.', It was especially noticeable how willingly and cheerfully the women have taken up the occupations followed by men in normal times. Tho spirit of Franco is reflected in them in the highest form;" --. -* - .Tho. death-took place last week, at her late residence, Akaroa, of Mrs. James Dalglish, widow of the late Mr. Janics Dalglish, of Akaroa. The-latp Mrs. Dalglish was a daughter of Dr. Macglashan, Cumnock, Ayrshire, Sootland, where she was born'in'lß33. Sho married Mr. James Dalglish in .1861, and shortly after the young couple sailed for the-colony in the ship Astcrope. They landed.in "Wellington in September of that year. Eighteen months later they eamo down to the Peninsula, and lived for a few years at Duvauchelles. Mr. Dalglish then took up land in Le Bon's, which they farmed sue-, cossfully "until they retired to spend life's eventide in Akaroa. Mr. Dalglish died in ; 1913., Mrs. Dalglish has left a family of three sons and two daughters. Two of the sons are farming in Le Bon's, while the third, Mr. Gilbert Dalglish, is headmaster of the Timaru Main School. One of the daughters is the wifo of Mr. J. W. M'Gregor, of the Richmond School, Christchurch. Miss Fowler left Wellington on Saturday on a visit to the Wairarapa. .Mrs. Crump (Eltham) and Miss Crump arrived in Wellington from Blenheim on Saturday, and are stayingat the Windsor Hotel. Miss Marryatt returnsto Masterton to-day from a visit to Wellington. Miss Lois M'Gregor returned to Masterton on Saturday from a visit to Wellington. The Misses Jamieson (Hawke's Bay) are visiting Christchurch. Mrs. M. Tweedie was appointed by the Canterbury Education Board at Friday's mooting to act as Commissioner in place of a school committee at Port Robinson.

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Fete at Karori, On Saturday afternoon a fete organised by Mrs. England, with the assistance of a comniittee, was held in Karori Park for tho benefit of the Belgian Funds. 'The fact that a representative ladies' hockey match between Wellington and Manawatu was to ho played on the park grounds brought a considerable -number of visitors from town, and the fete duly benefited thereby, as no doubt the organisers of the fete'duly foresaw. Stalls'for sweets and flowers wore in charge of Miss Henderson, Miss 0. Smith, Miss Dean, JJiss-Farr, and Miss Raine, and the afternoon tea, which was served in a gaily decorated pavilion, was ■in the hanils of Mrs. Dean, Mrs. Henderson, and Mrs. Nicholl. • The Patriotic Band, always ready to lend its services for such objects, provided music for'the afternoon. A large number of soldiers were present to witness the hockey niatch,and these were the guests of the ladies for afternoon tea, which they had on the verandah. A guessing competition was held, for which some handsome prizes had been donated.-. Yet another attraction was an excellent concert which was organised by Miss Florence George, and in which several of her pupils took part. This was held in a largo tent, and was attended by an audience which completely filled it. The fete was opened by Mr. R. A. Wright, M.P., who spoke of i the great privations and distress which Belgium was still enduring, and of her need for assistance. The committee who organised tho fete consisted of- the Mayor (Mr. Burn), Mrs. England, Mr. Speirs, Mr. Pell, Mr. and Mrs. Dean, Mrs. Henderson, Mrs. Nicholl, Mr. Bridgenian, and Mr. Corby. Tho stalls did excellent business, ,so much so that they were practically sold out. ■

The death took place on Friday, September 8, at the residence of .her daughter, Mrs. Kennedy, 68 Oriental Bay, of Mrs: Ewing, widow of the late George Ewing, sculptor, Glasgow, and sister of the late Dr. Moir, LL.D. ; of Edinburgh, and of Dr. Moir, Pembrtdgo Mansions, London. The deceased lady was eighty years of age. Mrs. Holland, the Mayoress of Christchurch, is staying at the Royal Oak. On Saturday she journeyed out to Trentham and presented the Canterbury men of the Seventeenth Reinforcements with their, leather waistcoats. Mrs. Arthur Myers returned to Wellington from a visit to Auckland on Thursday. Dr. and Mrs. Fitchett left for the north on Friday. ; Mrs. E. J. Mirams (Ohristchurch) is leaving shortly for England, to bo near her husband, Sergeant E. J. Mirams, who , left with recent Reinforcements. She will be accompanied by her sister, Miss Devenish-Meares, who hopes to take up war work in England. ■ 'On July 6, at Holy Trinity ; Church, Sliema, Malta, Captain Frank Louis Underwood, R..A.M.C, was married to Miss Mary Sophie La Vie, only daughter of Mrs. Scrconibe,,Geraldiue, N.Z.. and the late C. E. La Vie, Esq., Mora!gnlla, Ceylon (states the "British Australasian"). Miss Hodges, late principal of the New. Plymouth Girls' High School, accompanied by Miss Sidey, intends leaving for England some time in October. J Mrs. S. Kirkcaldie is visiting Napier. I Miss Mackorsey, Miss Fraser, and I Miss Richards' (Hastings) are visiting I Wellington;