NEW ZEALANDERS AT HOME

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3195, 20 September 1917, Page 3

NEW ZEALANDERS AT HOME

London, July 29. j Miss 31. Coneys, N.Z.A.N.S., on leavo from the lOtu G.H., France, is staying at Cavendish Square, S.W. Mr. Edmund Charles Morgan, director of the National Bank of New Zealand, has resigned on account of advancing years and ill-health. Sir Thomas Mackenzie visited Oxford on Saturday in order to Bee New Zoalauders training there l'or commissions in tho N.Z. Expeditionary Force. Yesterday tho High Commissioner presented prizes to successful scholars at tho Ealing County School. Mrs. Austin Elder and Miss Elder, of Christchurch, are shortly leaving, for Edinburgh, and expect to return to NewZealand towards tha end of the year. Mrs. Elder came in March to see her sons, Captain Elder and Lieutenant Elder. The latter, who was wounded in February, is now convalescent and will probably return to New Zealand for six months. ■ Sir Robert Perks, Bt„ in honour of the Kev: Simpson Johnson, President of the Wcsleyan Methodist Conference, now sitting at Westminster, gave a luncheon on Friday at the Charing Cro3s Hotel to 50 Methodist military chaplains, among whom were Colonel Luxford, Captain J. Sullivan, Captain L. Nenlo, N T .Z.E., Captain Allen. Captain Sea\ier, all of Now Zealand. Colonel Luxford was one of the speakers and made an impressive speech. The Rev. M. W. P. Lascelles, Baptist minister (Timani), who was given 12 months' leavo by his congregation to work in' Europe for tho Y.M.C.A., is now m London after visiting the uiit'eront New Zealand camps. He hopes to go to i ranee shortly. Mr. Lascelles is taking the place of Mr. H. M. Smeeton, of Auckland. Mr. Hay has returned to Franco from Lundaiuand Mr. Hughes, of the Duned.n 7533 X, Is'filling the place vacated by Si'. Varney, who has returned to the Dominion.

Mrs. and Miss Mackersey are leaving within the next two or three days for Auckland to meet Mrs. Mackersey's son.

Among three nurses who have been decorated with the Royal Red Cross is Nurse White, formerly of Masterton.

Mrs. Howe, tho authoress of "The Magic Carpet," produced during the past three evenings by Miss Gladys Campbell in the Grand Opera House, is at present visiting Wellington, and was able to see her story staged. Naturally she was greatly pleased a"t its success. Miss Campbell wishes to thank everyone who worked so splendidly to ensure tho success of the play. She is especially grateful to Mr. Paul Latham, the stage manager; Mr, Hardwicke, business managor; Miss Madeline Webb and her orchestra; Mr. L. Watkins, who trained the chorus and also composed some of the imisio; and to the parents who so loyally assisted her in carrying out her wishes in regard to various arrangements. Miss Campbell is also very grateful to Mrs. Hobieson and' Miss Joyce Williams; who sketched the designs of the frocks worn bv the performers, as outlined by Miss Campbell. The latter is much to be congratulated upon her colour effects end the designing of the frocks.

A very enjoyablo dance organised by the Mnrist Brothers' Old Boys' Association was held in the Alexandra Hall last evening. The committee in cnargo of the arrangements had spared no trouble to secure the enjoyment of all present, and their efforts met with much success. Tho hall had been very effectively decorated by Mr. Coolc, of the D.1.C., and the colours of the association (green, wbito, and black) were much in evidence. Spring flowers made the suipper tables in the adjoining room very attractive looking. Iho committee was formed by Messrs. Brady, Hickey, Hayden, Turner, Marshal, M'Keowen, and Lennon, Mr. O'Driscoll being the secretary. An orohestra supplied excellent music for the dancing.

At.the close of the meeting of the Citizens' Sen-ice League held in the Council Chambers last evening feeling reference to the death of the late Mrs. G. F. C. Campbell was made by Mrs. Luke. Members would feel, Mrs. Luke s-iid, that a great loss had befallen them., for Mrs.. Campbell had been a constant worker, always ready to help in whatever wcrk lay before.them, whether-it was in racking parcels, in entertaining the soldiers, or in any of ■ the other ways in which the league's activities were engaged. Her ready response to all appeals for assistance and her kindly grace had rui'de her one who would be very sadly misled by the league. A motion of sympathy to Colonel Campbell and Lieutenant Akn Campbell, who is serving in .Palestine, was passed by the committee.