SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2894, 5 October 1916, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Wedding In St. Paul's PrcoCathedral, The marriage took placo yesterday nftornoon. in St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral, of Mr. Trevor 'fully, son of the lata Mr. F. G. 'fully, of Greytown, to Miss Iris Crawford, of Wellington. The ceremony, at which only relatives and a few very old friends of the families were present, was performed hy the vioar, the Rev. A. M. Johnson, M.A. The bride, who was given away by her uncle, Mr. Miller, of Karori, woro a blue costume with a hat of a darker shado of blue, trimmed with pink wings. She carried a beautiful bouquot of cyclamen and white jieath. Her bridosmaids were Miss O'Donovau . and little Miss Miller, tho former also wearing a blue coat and skirt and a darker blue hat trimmed with' pink, and tho little girl a crcam frock and hat finished with yellow ribbons. Miss O'Donovan carried a bouquet of pink 6weet peas with maidenhair fern. Mr. Wallace Tully, of Grovtown, was the best man. Mrs. Miller woro a dark blue costume with a burnt-straw hat, with touches of pink, and Mrs. ti Kent-Johnston, of Greytown (aunt of the bridegroom), was wearing a molo costume arid a black hat. A reception was afterwards held at Miss Tondall's tearooms, whore tlio usual toasts were honoured, and good wishes expressed. Among those who were present, in addition to Mr. and Mrs, Miller and tlio bridal party, wero Mr. and Mrs. A. P*. Perston, Miss Tullv, Mrs. Kent-Johnston, Mrs. John 'Barton (Trentham), Mrs. Girdlestone, and Mrs. Cyril Girdlestone, Miss Dorothy and Miss Hilda" Tully, Miss Parlano, Mrs. Bornard Trapp, Mr. and Miss Wolters (Carterton), Mr. Kent-John-ston, the Misses Girdlestone (2), Miss Fitzgerald and Mr. Fitzgerald. Later in, the day tho bride and bridegroom left for the north.. A Red Cross Appeal. In view of the terrible casualty lists that have been arriving in New Zealand" within the past few days, the great needs of our sick, and wounded men speak, for thcmsolves. Tho lied Ci'oss authorities have written to tho New Zealand branch saying that much money is urgently' wanted to meet these needs, and it remains now for Wellington to do its duty in this respect in answer to tho general appeal that is being made throughout tho Empire for this cause. Friday, November 3, is the_day that has been fixed for Ited Cross" Day in Wellington, and as much work has to be done beforo then the help of everyone who can give l-it is-earnestly requosted by the Red , Cross Committee, 4 Mercer Street. A | meeting of helpers is to be held this I ovening at a quarter to eight at tho ' depot, and it is hoped there will be a good attendance'of everyone willing to help in this great cause: Entertainment in St. Peter's Schoolroom. St.- Petor's Hall, in Ghuzneo Street, ' was very well filled last ovening with ■ an audience-tliat attended an entertain-. : mcnt arranged by tho New Zealand Natives' Association for- tho benefit of a prise fund for the school-children at- ! tending tho To Aro , School. Tho pro- - | gramme oponcd with, tho performance •;of the second act of "Dr. Bill," which the association but lately presented to j Wellington audiencos,--; and 1 while to. ...member,? of'tho audience it might have been somewhat puzzling without the context, thoro wns at least plenty of action with subscnu'ent extraordinary situations arising from those actions. Tho cast of characters was, of course, tho samo as at the previous production : Miss Lilian Chapmain taking the part of Mrs. Horton. Miss M. Wilson that of Mrs. Louisa Brown, Miss Ethel Griffiths that of Mrs. Firman; Miss May Roberts, Ellen; Mr. J. Larsen, Inspector Horton; 3{'r. L. Holmes, Mr. Firman; Mr. F. Mason, that of Mr. George Webster, and Mr. Charles Blake that of' Dr. Bill. Following this performance came some concert items, Mr. Peek giving a recitation, Miss i Mueller singing, and Mr. M'Koon also 1 contributing an item. A dramatic sketch, entitled "Tho Suffragette," was given by Miss Lee,. Miss Aitcheson, and i Miss E. Brown. Members of the To , Aro School Committee, including the chairman, Mr. M'Kenzie, were among thoso who were present, in addition to ; members of tlio Natives' Association, t ■ ! The Mayoress (Mrs. J. P. Luke) and ■ her committee will entertain the first | section of the lHth Reinforcements at. the Town Hall this evening. The second' section will be entertained oh the : Wednesday ovening of tho following ; week. The Mayor, Mr. J. P. Luke, will : on each occasion, and relatives ■ •and friends will bo welcome, Mrs. Bornard Tripp (Carterton) and Mrs. Johnston nre visiting Wellington. \ On Tuesday afternoon the Mayoress j ' (Mrs. J. P. Luke.) gave an address at i Shannon in collection with the work of tho Countess of Liverpool Fund. In the evening another meeting was addressed, while in tho same building a reception was given to Father Boroi who has just returned from the front and from England, where ho was sent after having been wounded. The two meetings combined, and as a result Mrs. Luke has been promised substantial support for tho work of tlio committer 1 . Yesterday she cnokc at Otaki, and will return to . Wellington to-day. Mrs. Hugh Williams-(Masterton) le- ■ tinned to the Wairarnpa yesterday from a visit to Wellington. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.. (By arrangement with Mrs. Rolleston, Hair Physician and Face Specialist, Qualified London and Pans.) "ICelbuni."—When the hair is falling to any great cxtont it is an excellent plan, -instead of having an ordinary shampoo at 2s. Gil., to pay 4s. Gd. for a. shampoo. with tonic 1 and friction. 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Patriotic Cake Room. The committee of the Patriotio'C'ake Room desires to acknowledge . with thanks gifts of 'home-made cakes, sweets, subscriptions, etc., from the following donors:—Mr. and Airs. Firth, Mesdames Smitton, Askew, Seed, Badham, Findlay, Holmes, W. F. Ward, Palmer, Matthews, G. Fulton, A. Myers; A. Williams, Isaacs, Henry, Christie, Hurst, j. M'Lean, R. Wilson, Bethune, W. E. Fussell, Afissos Cameron, Rose, Macintosh, Bakewell, M'Olure, Chalmers, M'Kellar, Wheeler (2), Didsbury, Richardson, Mackenzie, West, Pearson, Sidev, Drummond, Saunders, Kirkcaldie, 'Yon Dadefszen. . Sale of Work. Tho annual sale of work of St. Mark's parish was opened in the church schoolroom yesterday-afternoon by Her Excellency tho Countess of Liverpool. Flags and coloured drapery decorated tho room and the stalls, which made a good display of goods of various kinds. As there wero a good many visitors present, there was ,no lack of purchasers, i The vicar of St.. Mark's, the Rev. Mr. Askew ; and Mrs. Askew received Her » Excellency, and in the course of his iritroducspeech Mr. Askew expressed the opinion that although war overshadowed everything, tho ordinary needs and duties of daily life had to be met just as usual. Tho needs whioh war occasioned both in men and material, and the needs of tho church, would, he was suro, both be met by' the people of St. Jlark's parish.- A bouquet of pink sweet peas and other flowers was presented to tho Countess of Liverpool' after she had briefly deolared the bazaar open. A tour of the stalls was subsequently niado, the following having chargo:—Guild stall, Mrs. Askew; art, Miss 'Moore; flowers, Miss Drake; St. Martha's Guild, Airs. Moore; produce, Airs. Wilson and Mrs. Cracroft; kitchen stall, Sister Constance; sweets, Miss B. Holmes; soldiers' stall, Miss M. Lewis; afternoon tea, Airs. Lewis and Airs. Aladolny. There' wore also sovoral assistants attached -to each stall. In tho evening an cntortauiment was given, and' again there was a good attendance of parishioners and friends... The bazaar will bo continued to-day. - The joint' sec'retoVies Were "Messrs. WAla'doley and W; J. Gaudin. Salvation Army Work for Soldiers. An immense amount of-woriTfor the troops has been done by Mrs. Commit sioner Biggins, of the Salvation Army, who has, been actively engaged in London in sending parcels to soldiers in various 2>arts of the world, and requests aro constantly roaohing her by every post for comforts. Sometimes it is thin socks that are in demand. "I haven't had a clean pair for six weeks," ono man wrote, "and there's about two threads of my old ones left!" On another morning some twenty requests for shirts will bo received. One lad says: "If only thoro .wero a dozen sides to my shirt instead of two I'd bo all right, but I've already -turned-nvino a dozen times to try and make believe.it's ' a fresh ono." Or perhaps the call is for handkerchiefs,'.. uootlacos, buttons; thread, or needles. And all these de- ■ raands aro met, that is, at any rate, until Airs. Higgins's, stock is exhausted. That those gifts aro appreciated is shown by the large number of letters of- thanks which continue to reach Airs. Higgins. -. !.''..'",.: '.;;;._!/ •"•;

■ Airs. W'.' Barton (Feath'crsYoh): has" been .visiting Wellington. . '•"• ■ - •■■ Airs. Laurcnson (Wairarapa) is visit fug Wellington, During September : the . Wollinglon Women's Employment Branch .of-the Labour Department dealt with 188 applications from employers and 81 from workers, and placed 75 workers.. For day workers there woro 85 applications from employers, 43 from workers, and 41 engagements were mado; for domestic workers 43 applications from employers, 13 from, workers, and 12 engagements were made. Of the workers dealt with, 40 had been previously assisted. Thero woro 39 dependants. Alarricd women number 29 and siugle women and widows 48. . - Aliss C. Tully (Wairarapa)"''is'tho' guest of her sist-or, Mrs. Perston (Kelburu).

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Extravagance Denied.' _ In the course of~jm interview a representative- of the - Auckond ■ "Herald,".ilr. R: Burns, idio hasPjust' returned from England',_ says "Much lias. ' been said in England about the-'alleged extravagant mod« of living duringNvar time of the forking class.. There-may'be'a'oertaiii-amount of\cause for the complaint, but_it is / not to be wondered at, seeing that £ , great number, of-unskilled workers are \ being'paid, for the first; time in their lives, a decent living wage. The ory that, the British working man is living extravagantly is not justified, because ; even under war conditions, when irf- ■' .creased wages are being paid,''there are 'many'unskilled labourers who/are not jreoeiving a living wage._ With food %t the presont enhanced prices' a man can V hardly be extravagant on 28s. to 30s. a week. Passing down Oxford Street I left' England, I saw' a ' notice-at • a - •' railway ; -<* company's receiving depot, -oalling for-. ap--•plications for - single-horse ; carmen, -Kith pay for tho first year at

.the rato of 235.- a a ss. -war bonus. Arid, these positions aro supposed to be ■ good ones and aro only given to; reliable .men."Appeal for the Home of Compassion, To remove-the fast-growing gorse that is'covering the grazing spaces of • the-oows-that are-kopt at the Home.of; Uompa'aaion, the'sistera are making an, appeal to any men who, can; spare tho tiW""to"assist irTtha work of destroying it. As'it'is on tho cows that reliance is placed for a pure milk supply for'the. 70. odd babies and children Inthe home, it may easily bo realised that, this decreasing space for pasture is viewed"withj much alarm. In previous; years .working bees organised by friends have done this work, and it la hoped that the same assistance may be given this. year. Next Saturday a number, of volunteers have promised, but as the grounds are large tho num'her that can assist is unlimited. There is a supply of grubbers_ at the home, butf.those who have their own. are requested to bring them. The sisters cannot pay for labour; it takes them all their time-to make ends meet, especially in view of the present cost of living. It is to be hoped, therefore, that a large number will assist in clearing the grounds, a work so essentially necessary if the home- is to'feed the large family of babies which it houses/

difficulties of old Ago Pensioners. In the report of tho Auckland Women's Employment Branch of tho Labour Department) published in tho Septombor "Labour Journal," the following paragraph occurs: —"Tho special feature about tho last few months' operations has been the number of oldage pensioners who have applied for somo kind of light employment for a few hours per day, to help them to oko out a .living... Many of these have only their pension to exist upon, and they find even by practising the strictest economy, with tho_ present high cost of living, and having to pay for a room, that they are unable {9 exist upon 10s. per week, and necessity drives them to the Department For help. These old people are not suitable for em?loyment,.yet their need is sincere. The (epartmen't .would be glad of. any assistance to help. to solve this difficult problem." Somo month r ago the Wellington Branch of the Department reported that a number of o[d men were included among tho applicants foi employment. The reason assigned in this case, however, was that the shortage of other classes, of labour had induced the old men to enter the field again. Inquiries were made at tho Depart; menfc as to what was being dons -tb assist' the pensioners, and the reply given was that wherever -possible employment was being found for thmn, lmtT the opportunities -for such employment were naturally limited. Mr. and Mis'. Wood havo returned to Wellington from Rotorua. Their son, Mr. Wood, is now at Auckland. • Mr. and' Mrs. S. Kent-Johnston, of Grey town, aro visiting. Wellington, and are staying at the New Occidental Hotel. ' Mrs'. Russell Grace' (Wanganui) is visiting her, mother, Mrs. Stead (Sfcrowan, Qhristchurch). Miss Hole, also of Wanganui, is tho guest of the latter. , Under the auspices "of tho Lady Stout will give a lectux'e this evening in Trinity Church, Newtown, at 8 o'clock, her subject being "Woman's opportunity." It is at tho prosent time that tho greatest opportunities that women have ovor bad placed in their way are occurring, awl what Lady Stout, who has seen much of women's 'work in England, and is in touch with what is happening there, will havo to say this evoning should provo very interesting to her hearers. In charge of the Triangle Depot in tho Y.M.O.A. Building on Friday will be Miss Francis' and Miss Mueller, and on Saturday morning Mrs. Fossette. In aid of the fund for Dr. Agnes Bennett's. Hospital work among the Serbians, ~"Tho Headers" of Kelburn will givo-a roading of "The Two Yirtues" in tho Unitarian Building, Vivian Street,, next Tuesday evening. Word has lately been received in Wellington from Dr. Bennett- stating that large supplies of dried milk are urgently needed for the work of succouring this bravo people, and it is hoped tha,t supplies may. be sent in as short q. time as possible. Mr." H. E. Nicholls, Mrs. Coleridge, Mr. Baldwin, and Miss Fell aro some of those who aro taking part, and it is needless to say that a most interesting and enjoyable evening may be looked for. Tickets for this performance aro two shillings. Housewives who wish to procure an economical tea that is- also satisfying in flavour should ask for De6ert Gold Tea. It is packed at fqur popular prices—ls. gd„ Is. 9d„ Is. 10d., 2s—and at each price the quality . and flavour are unsurpassed. '—Adyt." " . "" ■ • There can be 110 excuse for continuing the old-fashioned and -UNCLEAN way of oleaning house with Broom, Mops, etc., when by DAISY VACUUM; .-.method PERFECT CLEANLINESS; IS ASSURED—without bother—at-most ' reasonable cost. "Ladies"once using "Daisy" IVacuum'i.Cleaners,."either Hand or Elec-trio'-models; -realise the' Luxury of PERFECT CLEANLINESS; and never again are content,with OLD METHODS. They are most enthusiastic - in praiso of "Daisy" to their friends. Ask for demonstration at your Furnishing Ironmongers. or direot. to Oscar Hewett, 56 Cuba Street (just-below Bank of New Zealand). —Adyt. <r '.. , The Thinkers' Favourite Writing Tablets, and Thinkers'' Penny Note-books now in stock. Shakespeare's best philosophy printed on all the covers. Best for everybody. P. Cording, Bookseller and Stationer. Courtenay Place.—Advt.,