SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 3, 28 September 1917, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Returned Soldiers' Ball. Arrangements in connection with tho returned soldiers' ball, which is to be given in the Town Hall on Friday, October 12, are well in hand, aud the ball promises to be brilliant and ol exceptional interest in several respects. "Being what it is. a. returned soldiers' function, those who attend it will see much to remind them of the part played in the war by New Zealand soldiers, both (it Gallipoli and in France. At Ibe meeting of the General Committee held at the Returned Soldiers' Club yesterday, at which "Mr. Harper presided, reports were presented of the arrangements that had been made so iar. Music for the dancing is to be provided by the Trentham Orchestra, and specially engaged trimcars will run from the Town Hail to Karori, Island Bay, and Lyull Bay for (.lie convenience of those attending the danco who will ii<ive to return to any of tlioso suburbs. Some much appreciated contribution's of money havo been re•sived by the secretaries, who would be glad if all notifications of acceptance or otherwise are sent in to them by September 30. The executive committee consists of Jlesdames .T. B. Sl'Ewan, W. H. I Montgomery. W. F. Boden, Iho Misses Speed and' Pegs (joint, secretaries), Coonel .1. G. Hughes, C.M.G.. D.5.0., Colonel ,T. .1. Fsson, C.M.G., Messrs. Douglas Seymour, 11. .T. Kilgonr, J- fT. Bohlson (secretary the Iv.S.A.), and D. A. Tliggifl (treasurer). Iho Decorations Committee consists of Commander Keily. Mrs. E. Levvey, Miss Fraser Miss Skerrett. Mr. Irinnan and Mr. Gray secretary); Supper Committee, all "the ladies on tho executive, with tho addition of Mesdames Peat, Boden, Preston, Drams, and Mr. Seymour (secretary). The decorations are to be a notable feature of the ball. , . Jlrs. Hall-Thompson, who is m charge of the fish and chips stall at Paddy's Market, has arranged for supplies ot ovsler? from Stewart Island and Auckland, in addition to [whitebait, smoked fish, and quantities'of fresh fish of various kinds.

Ladies' Billiards. The tournament »rliich has been running; during (ho week at Messrs. Alcock and Co/s showrooms, finished last night, when Mrs. Nagle dcfcnled Miss Stace. Tho came was an exceptionally good one, hoth players showing a considerable degree of skill—the loser not les® fo than the winner. Miss Staco had to concede licr opponent 37 points in 150 and with the halls running badly for her found the task too; difficult. The ladies unanimously decided to forego prizes this year, as formerly, donating the entrance fees, without deduction, in. a soldiers' fund, and accepting a signed acknowledgment of their achioveinont instead. ' Sailors' Friond Society. Brightness was the order of things at tho seafarers' concert gjiv.en bv Miss Sussex at the Sailors' Iriond Society last evening. The, short-story competition was a great success, tho prizes coming from Wellington and the north. Mr. Moore, Missioner, pleaded, for discarded books for urie in tho institute and tho ships. The performers were: The Misses Sussex, Codk. Evans, Jacobson, and Trim, and Messrs. Cliatterton, 1 rim, Craven, Woods. Miss Cook was at the piano.

Writes "VanderiAn" in Iho "BulleUn," in reference to soldiers' needs:— Una thing, however, we ought to send (to Europe), no matter what is crowded out. Socks! There'll be dreadful suffering and loss from trench feet if we can t keep that service going through the winter."

Tho wedding took place in bt. Matthew's Church. Hastings, on luesday, of Miss Alice Maudo George, youngest daughter of Mr. unci Airs. A. A. George, to Mr. Fred Deans, ol Takapau, youngest son of tho Jtev. Joseph Deans, of Crouch Dnd, England. The bridegroom was a' member of the' Ninth_ Mounted Rifles, and saw service at Ciallipoli.

The wedding took place in the Anglican Church, Greymouth, lust week ot Privato -lohii Henry Collins, a returned soldier of tho Thirteenth Reinforcements, to Miss Beatrice Hamilton, daughter of Mrs. Hamilton and tho late Mr. N. Hamilton, of Greymouth.

According to the "Bulletin/' Miles Franklin, the of My Brilliant Career" and other writings, is toiling tu a netf sphere. After several years in Chicago, as a suffragette and a yeai- or tnoro in London, she is ,now working with the Scottish Women's Hospital somewhere in Macedonia, and her immediate O.C; is Dr. Agnes Bennett (formerly ot' Wellington). Several bjdney women aro attached to tins unit, including Dr. Helen Sexton, who was decorated recently ' for work clone among tho Serbian sick and wounded.

Tho marriage tocnc place on July 31, at St Andrew's Church, Chelsea. l)t the Rev. L. S". Staley, M.A., uncle of the bride, assisted by the Kev. ft. H. Keable, vicar of the parisli, of lieutenant Valentine Wayuiouth Stocker, M.C., Nv/.1'.A.. son of (ho Yen. Archdeacon Stocker, of Chrislchuroh, anl Hiss Dorothea Catherine, only daughter of Jlr. A. Staley, of Combe Hill House, Somerset.

On Wednesday evening, at Master,ton, the soldiers from Veatherstou Camp were the "uests of the Golf Club at a dance in the Municipal Hall, a large number of them attending. Next Wedensday the soldiers will be the guests of the AV.V.C.A,

Nurse Macandrew, who has been musing sick and wounded 6oldiers in some of "the English hospitals during tho past two years, has returned to.New Zealand.

Mrs. W. Reynolds (Dunedin) has returned from a visit to Australia.

Mrs. V. M. B. Fisher and a baud of helpers >vill soil sweets and programmes at tlic gift recital which is to lie given bv. Mrs. P. J. Nathan and Miss Eslelle B'eere in tho. Concert Chamber of the Town Hall on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, in aid of Bed Cross funds. Thorndon ladies who intend contributing swcels for selling are asked to send them to Mrs. Visiter! who will be at the Concert Chamber on Saturday morning to receive them. >

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Karori Croquet Club. Tho o[KJmiiJo of the Karori Oro<|Uet Club took pluco on ni'lei'iioon ut IJio Karori .L'iirk, this ceremony being performed by Lliu .Mayor ol' Ivuroii (Mr. Jjurn), H'lyj, with llrs. liuru, ivas received by the president. (Airs. Cook), and officers of tho club. Jlrs. Hum was presented with (i pretty bouquet, and the first balls of the season were played off by Mr. Burn and Jtrs. Cool;. Wet tlioujj'li Hie day was it had been decided that the opaiiing should be carried out as arranged, and consequently, after this little ceremony was .performed, cfii'ds were' played in t'lio pavilion, and afternoon tea was served bv the officers of H'o olub, tho tables have been decorated with fieesias and daffodils. The following ladies of tho committee were hostesses-.—Jirs. Cook (president); vice-presidents, Mesdames Kutchings and Bradnock; secretary, llrs. Cnsoyi treiisuror, Mrs. Strickland; commifctce, Mcsdaines JJawsoii, Browji, and Dryden. The Sports and Greens Com-, mitteo comprises Mesdames Cook, Hntchings, and Bradnock. Australian Nurses. "Writing by the lust mail from a hospital in lirance, Sister Sheppard Cook, one of the nurses sent to f'lie French Red Cross by tho New South Wales Division of the branch, says:—"Last week the King was present in Franco rcviowing the troops, and a special review was arranged for tho King to inspect the Australian soldiers in this zone. Sisters Fraser Thompson, Warner, Harris, and myselt wore invited to T)o present, aiul several other sisters from English hospitals. .Ill© King asked who tho nurses -were present, and said he would like to Ree the Australian sisters, so we four wero up on to the dais and presented to the king. Tie shook hands with us and inquired n-hich hospital we were in, and asked now it was wo were in French hospitals, «o we explained that as France needed vrained . nurses the New South Wales branch of I the Australian Bed Cross had sent us as f a gift to France to nurso tho ! wounded. The King was greatly inloiest- | cd, and asked ns about our woik, and said lie was pleased tfl have met us, and thanked us for our work," , ,

Mrs. Porter, organising secretary, hat, been elected representative of the Women's National Reserve on the executive of Iho War Funds' Collecting; Committee.

Mr and Mrs. F. I\. de Castro, who have been visiting Auckland, Eotorua, and Napier, are at Day's Bay for a short while beforo leaving to visit friends in the South Island.

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