SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3136, 14 July 1917, Page 4

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Military Concert. Tho eurroumlinsr countryside. foregnthorcd at Uio Featherston'Town Hall on Tuesday cveniug to enjoy a concert and; farce, by tho members of tho 28th Artillery, assisted by local talent. Tho organisers (Mrs. Noe! Adiuns and Mrs. W. E. Bidivill),' with tho assistance of other local ladies, had tho stage tastefully decorated with flowers and plants, and tho opening mnrch by tho orchestra greeted a crowded house. Tho ladies had seen that everything was provided for, ovon to ii lady usher, with opera plan of tho reserved seats. Tho coucert wont with vim, and sent tho people home awaro of tho fact that 20 veal's had seen the growth of Featherston into a healthy township, with its streets of shops aid villas, and a, 'iWu Hall capable- of oarninjj JXO for the Bed Cross Society's funds. Great credit is duo to Mrs. Adams and Mrs. Bidwill for their unceasing efforts in promoting and carrying out tho organisation of tho concort. Tho following was tho programme:— March, orchestra; Foui , , Corporal Harvey ; song. Hiss Livingston; ccmic eonj, Gunner Clayton; banjo selection, Gunner Connor; sons;, Gunner Campbell; selection. "Evening Hour." orchestra; marcli, band; humorous sknkh, Gunner Clayton; trio (instrumental); duet, Corporal Harvey and Gunner Campbell; humorous sketch, Quwicr Gnrland; song, Corporal Harvey;-'sing, Gunner Campbell; comic song, Gunner Clayton; and the. National Anthem. Sailors' Friend Society. An excellent programme was provided at the Sailors' Friend Society on Thursday evening by Miss. K. van Staveren. Items were given by tho. Missm van Staveren, Teychenne, Walter, E. van Staveren, and C. Macintosh, and Messrs. C. Moore and Littlemore. The sailors oricored every item, and cheers for tall closed a happy night. During the evening Mr. Moore, missioner, sold many postcards by auction (by request), to raise a second eum for tho victims of the late air raid. £3 ss. has been sent, and .81 2s. Gd. was raised last night. Feilding Notes. Mrs. Rodgers has returned from Wellington and Wangaimi. Mrs. Blaxall has been staying in Wellington. Mrs. Miles i<? staying at Wellington. Miss Wilson has gone to Auckland. Mrs. Peat has been visiting IMldiiiß. Miss Bailey has returned fromi Wellington. Mrs. Steuart has returned from Wanganui. On Friday tho Commercial Crusaders raided Feilding and had a most successful day, the races being one of tho chief attractions. Hundreds of surprise packets were sold. Mrs. Bramwell has returned from tho seaside. Mrs. Gordon has returned from Wellington. Miss- Innes Jones is on a visit to Masterton.

News has been received by cablegram of the marriage in Ergland of Sergeant Douglns B. third eon of the late Mr. J. J. Mackersey, of Hawke's Bay, and of Mrs. Maciersey, formerly of Mastorton, but now of Wellington. Sergeant Mackersey, who loft with tho Seventh Hoinforciauoiils, and was wotmdcd at tho S'omuie in October last, is returning to .New Zealand shortly with bis bride. ,

Mr. and Mrs. 51. Meredith (Mastcrton) are visiting Wellington.

Miss Kathlene MacDonell (Judy in "Daddy Long Legs"). i≤ staying at the Midland Hotel. >

Workers at the Mercer Street Red Cross Depot were in chargo of tho Wellington Red Cross Shop yesterday, and their takings for the day realised tho excellent total of ,£320.

Hostesses at the Soldiers' Club in Sydney Street for the coming week are as follow:—Sunday, Lady Stout; 'Monday, Mrs. Firth; Tuesday, Busy Bee Club; Wednesday. Hutt Patriotic Guild; Thursday, Mrs. Fordham. Mrs. Brico; Friday, committee; Saturday, St. Jojin's Church Women's Association. ■ ■

Mrs. Firth, hon. treasurer of the Wellington Women's Red Cross Committee, acknowledges too following contribu-tions-.-Mrs. Fitchett, 103.; Mrs, Hutcheson, 10s.; Waikanae Girls' Club, pay for material, .£6 Is. 4d.; Ormondville Rod Cross, payment, M 10s.; Y.M.C.A. exhibition war film, per the Mayor, .450.

The committee of the St. John Ambur lifnco .Brigade and Red Cross Society, Star Boating Shed, acknowledge with thanks gifts .and donations as follow:— Johnsonville W.N.R.,- «£2O; Mayor's Patriotic Fund (part proceeds official war films), .£25; Mrs. Nicholson. W.C.T.TJ., Johnsonville W.N.R., Mrs. Adams, Eketahuna Red Cross; Porirua Mental Hospital, £8 10s.; Te Mania School, Nireaha Red Cross, Otafci Red Cross, Hinau School, Rangiwabia Red Cross, Maneapehi Red Cross; '•Anonymous," S!i; Pαhiatua Red Cross, Miss Alderson, Awahuri Red Cross, Bulls Red Cross; "Mother," 2s. Gd.; Petono Red Cross Shop, «E2B 2s. 3d.; Petono Technical College, #15 125.; Mrs. Dowling, Island Bay School, Hukanui Red Cross, Korokoro Ladies, Manam Red Cross, Johnsonville Schoolgirls; . Wallaeeville Guild, £i 10s.; Kilbirnie School, Haleombc-Stanway Red Cross Guild, Rongotea and District Red Cross Guild, Hnmim Red Cross Guild; Nireaha Red Crow, .£3; "Anonymous" ; Mangnpehi Red Cross Guild, JSI; Mrs. Holdsworth, Mrs. Manson, Feilding Red Crass, Makino Gnild. SPECIAL TREATMENT AT MRS. . ROLLESTON'S. For falling hair, dandruff, or premature groyness, courses of treatment, including hand, vibro, and electrical massage, clipping, and singeing and shampooing, one guinea. For improving the colour and lustre of the hair, Henna Shampooing, 7s. Gd. For improving tho growth and preventing the hair falling, shampooing with friction, fe. Bd. For thoroughly cleansing the hair and scalp, shampooing, 6d. For strengthening tho growth, clipping and singeing, Is. 6d. Henna staining and hair staining, from 10s. 6d. For improving the complexion, romoving and preventing wrinkles, eradi- . eating blackheads, courses of face treatment, one guinea. For tho tiermnnent removal of superiluous hair by electrolysis, per half-hour treatments, Sβ. Medicated soap for, tho scalp. Is. Gd. tablets, 4s box. Complexion eoap (special), Is. (id', Is. box. Combings made up, Sβ Gd. oz. Switohes, Transformations, Toupees, and every design, in hair work at English prices. Mrs. Rolleston, 25G Lambton Quay, Wellington.—Advt.

Violet Day, Very complete arrangements aro being made for violet Day, August 10. Tho Hailway Department has ottered to carry all flowers on August !) and 10 freo of freight; the Union Company also will convey flowers free en tiieir ' ships. Messrs. Harcourt's auction building las been placed, at the disposal of the coinmitteo for two days; hand carts have been offered, and the use of several motor-cars to carry flowers from the depot to the stands, and Miss G. M. Cooper, florist, Willis Street,' has offered to send SflO buttonholes (more if she has time), and will give any other possible help on the day. The Commercial Trav-' oilers aro giving their assistance, and will have a street entertainment, which should delight tho public. These and many other ,kind offers of help the' committeo are deeply grateful for. All correspondence must be addressed to the hon. secretary. Mrs. ,T. l>. Firth, or Mrs. M. Myors, Upland Eoad, Kelburn. Mrs. J. P.. Luke has received -ESO from Dannovirkq for parcels, and .810 towards the pudding fund. The girls of Nowtown School tro providing for 72 puddings also. Tho annual dance of tho Tiamblors Hockey Club is to bo hold in St. Peters Hall. GUuznee Street, on August 1. Miss E. Watt, 29 Manners Street, is- tho hon. secretary. Mrs. If. Levin is visiting Wellington. A vory successful soldiers' mothers' afternoon tea was hold on Wednesday last at Petone. There was a largo gathering of mothers. Mrs. J. A. Hanaa gavo an address on "Woman's Influence," and stressed tho need for consideration of others in time of need. Mesdames Rus- [ sell and Porter were also /present from town. A musical programme was much, enjoyed by tho large gathering present. "A woman can bo young once, but youthful always." Is there some condition of your ekin that is keeping it from being the attractive one you want it .to bo? Is it sallow, colourless, coarsetoxtnred, or marred, by blemishes? So inaiiy happy witnesses can bo produced verifying the wonderful results achieved by the use of—well, Mies Milsom. will tell you what. If you cannot call, write for outfit of preparations for treatment in the seclusion of your own home. All preparations perfected, and equal to those obtainable in any part of tho world. Just brief mention of' our leading complexion lines with prices: Cultene Skin. Food 35., a night cream, and Culteno Balm 3s. 6d., a day cream. Hygienic Face Powder in creme, white, buff, and pink—a skin food in powder form— 2s. 6d. and 4s. 6d. Lip Food 2s. ed. .Fulland simple instructions on all labels. Complete up-to-date stocks Hair, all hairwork. Hiss Milsom, Barnett's Buildings, 91 Willis Street. 'Phone BM.-Advt.

f . Patriotic Cake Room. The balanoe-shcet of tho Mirnmar Ladies' Golf Club Patriotic Cnke lioom shows that receipts from November 1, 1915, to Juno 29, 1917 (18 months) totalled 0C728 Bs. 5(1. Items of pxpeirlitiiro nre as follow:—Contributed Wounded .Soldiers' Fund, £\al 95.; No. 1 New Zealand Stationary Hospital, JCSO; No. 2 New Zealand Stationary Hospital, .£80; Victoria Hospital, New'town, .£25; British Eed Cross Society, i:. r >o; New Zealnnd War Contingent Association, London, .£135; "Our Day" Itod Cross Fund, JtlOO; Eed Cross Shop, t £EO 155.; rent of lied Cross Shop paid Messrs. Kirkcaldio and Staius, Ltd., .£7B; stationery,- stamps, advertisinj;, sundries, .£5 Is. 5d.; tolal expenditure, ,£728 Bs. sd. Jtrs ; George Hume (Featherston) is spending a few days in Wellington. Mrs. Scaulan (Palmerston North) is visitiilg- Wellington. Further contributions to the motor-cnr for the nurses at. Trenthain nro ns follow:—Tied Cross, Baunevirkn, .tlO; AVairoa, £b; WaiiKamti, £5; Eltham, M 8s. ;■ Moutoa Patriotic Tiadies' Guild, M las. Cd.; Ohariu, jib Vis.

' A meeting of tho Sociely for the Protection of Women and Children was held yesterday afternoon, Lady Stout (president) presiding. There were present: Mesdnmes G. Ponsonby, J. Kirkcaldio, A. Hoby, A. K. Atkinson, Chapman, W. A. Evans, G. Winder, and Miss Parlar.e. A number of cases which had been investigated wero reported upon, and ethers wero being attemlod to. Tho following subscriptions were acknowledged:— Mossrs. Tripe and Ellis, 55.; Messrs., ICempthorne and Prosser, 10s. Gd.; Mrs. ' W. IT. Ward, 55.; H.G.D, 2s 6d.; | "Friend," Is.; Mr. Thos. Ballingor, 10s.; Mrs. M. A. Lambert, 55.; Mr. 11. P. Ward,-5s . Tho members of tho Ngaio branch of tho Women's Christian Temperance Union formed themselves into a surprise party on Thursday evening for tho purpose' of making a presentation to their late secretary, Misg Annie Barnes, on the evo of her wedding. The presentation, which consisted of. grass linen, traycloths and doyleys, was made by Mra. Darvall, who in a short, well-directed speech praised Miss Barnes's work, on bihnlf of the branch, also her efforts in connection with any good cause in the district. After this the evening was given over to music and song.