SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 261, 23 July 1918, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Australian Appreciation of N.Z, Hospitals, The Mayoress, Sirs. J. P. Luke, has received'tins following- letter from Miss Gladys Owcu, lion, secretary of the New Mouth Wales Ked Cross organisation, written on behalf, of her committee:— ''Mr. Shain, one of our Ked Cross representatives on Hie troopship which recent ly passed through Wellington, has told us of the most kind and hospitable welcome which you gave to our Australian men on their way through, and 'lie ha< specially asked that, our committee forward lo you their hearty thanks, both (o yourself, Mr. Luke, and the Wellington Ked Cross for kindly giving the hospital additional supplies, for which they were most grateful.. We ask you to accent our very sincere (hanks. We hopo to be able to return this hospitality- to your men when they pass through this State, and we should bo only too glad if you could notify us at any time if there is anything which we can do either for the iS'ew Zealaud . nurses or men. May I also congratulate you upon the Worn recently .bestowed upon you by His Majesty the King."

French Appeal Committee Meeting, . A meeting of. the Women's Committee 111 connection with tho "Tribute to * ranee Day" was held in the Town Hail yesterday afternoon, Mrs. W. F. Massey (president of the committee) presiding Although it had not yet been possible to present a formal balance-sheet of the appeal owing to the fact that all uje Jjnounts had not yet been handed in, >irs. Gibbons gave an outline of receipts and. expenditure from which it was seen that an amount approximating ,£552 lis. Id. had been received, with expenses totalling £1 lis. 3d., leaving a balance of £fAk 10s. 2d. for the fund. The expouses, it was pointed out, were incurred for printing and advertising, the onlv expenses which were incurred in connection with the effort. The executive of the committee were congratulated UDon the way in which the appeal had been financed, seeing that the expenses were of so modest "a natnro In the course of a discussion that followed, ■ it was pointed out by some of those present that it would have been a graceful compliment to the French cause, and one that would havo been greatly appreciated by the workers if all selling of .rafflo tickets in tho streets, had censed upontho day of the French appeal. The Rod Cross.shops, and the "copper trail" had closed-down their work, hut the selling of raffle tickets at Stewart Dawson's •corner had been continued, and had distinctly militated ntrainst the work of somo of the stallholders. The fact was emphasised by several of the sponkors that somo arrangement should be arrived at by means of which special street days should he held for a particular object alone, with no other organisation selling against them, as had been the case on-past occasions,■ and notably on the French Day. There, was a very <;reat need for reorganisation in the whole matter of street days, and one speaker held that .they should be restricted to one or twe days a month instead of occurring so frequently as at present.

One of.the speakers explained the svbtem which was followotl' in Sydtiey, where a thoroughly organised plan was followed in connection with these patriotic calls.

Matters in connection with the issue of raffle books for the lace donated by Lady Wilson (Bulls), the divnn cover donated io the Fronch Club, by Mrs. Jeness, the "(chins; of Captain Barclay's, etc. (twelve or thirteen prizes in all) were dealt with. The prizes will bo on view in one- of Messrs. Kirkcaldie audStnin's' windows, and the. rall'le will bo drawn in October.

Mrs. j. Ha nail announced that the Savwro Club had promised to donate to the French Appeal Fund a share of the. proceeds resulting from their annual entertainment. This announcement was received with much satisfaction by the meeting. •

Miss Marion Monteith, of Bcefton, is iit'prcsent visiting Wellington: Colonel and Mrs. Christie left for Auckland yesterday. Mrs. Eobert Purdy has returned to New Zealand, and at present is staying with Colonel and Mrs. Purdy at the Jlutfc. Mrs. M'Girr -and Mrs. Bradley, of Seatoun, will Ijo in charge of the Woodward Street Eed Cross Shop on Wednesday. Miss 'Minn Caldow has returned to Wellington fvom a visit to Napier. Over three hundred Mohammedan women attended a Socialist meeting held in Sarajevo, Bosnia, recently, to discuss the food-rations for workmen. This, it is stated, is the first time that Mohammedan women hove appeared in public ill Bosnia, and have taken nn interest in public affairs. Hitherto they have not even, visited places of entertainment. Tho entertainment which has been organised by Miss Massey for the benefit of Navy League funds will tako plato on Wednesday week, July 31, in tho Concert Chamber of the Town Jtall, and promises to be of an extremely varied and interesting character. A series of tableaux, a one-act comedy, musicalitems, sketches, etc., comprise some of tho items on tho programme, and the cause, that of the Navy, should appeal to everyone. , , Tickets for tho Stewart Dawson Red Cross rafl'lo may bo purchased up to the end of this month tlw raffle closing on August 1. Tho possibility of acquiring the handsome oak nabinet containing every kind'of knife, fork, and spoon (HI pieces in all) is not one to be lightly passed by, and the other prizes are equally desirable. Tickets may .be obtained from Mrs. Adams, 9G The Terrace, or from Mrs. Duthie, 30 Ilobson Street. Mrs. von Hnnst, who is collecting bottles for Kelburn and Salamanca Hill in connection with tho Navy Leajjuo bottle, campaign, will be very glad if people who have bottles will ring her up beforfc Saturday, so that she might make arrangements with the Kelburn Boy Scouts j to collect them and take them away to the depot. This is her linal effort; i.n connection with the campaign, which conies to an end some time in August.

Women's National Reserve of N.Z. Lost Tuesday the inauguration of the reunions for mothers and wives of lighting men look place at Hamilton, in the H'aikato district. The large Red Cross room was converted into a drawing-room for tho afternoon, and, being cosy and wight, made a pleasant contrast with rite inclement weather outside. A good orchestra provided popular music, .nd some songs were sung by local artists." Altogether a most cnjojablo afbrnoou was spent. The organiser, Mrs, Goring, snared neither trouble nor pains to make the'movement a success, and eho wasamply repaid by tho appreciation of all present. The Mayoress pinned on the badges, and the Deputy-Mayoress was kept very busy receiving and entertaining the guests. The lion, secretary of tho Wellington Women's Red Cross Committee acknowledges receipt of hospital equipment from tho following during the past week:—St. Michael's Anglican Red Cross, Kelburn, Dannevirko Red Cross Committee, Ohau lied Cross Workers, Ladies' Guild (Foxton), Hull: Patriotic Guild, Rakanui Red Cross Guild. Mrs. Knigge (Morton), Hunterville Red Cross Workers, New Plymouth Red Cross 'Society. News has been received in Christchurchof the death of Mrs. Feredny, whose first husband was Mr. Dmmmond Macpherson, at one time Christchurch manager of the South British Insurance Company. Mr. feredny died about fifteen years ago, and since his- death Mrs. Fefeday had resided with her children in Australia. Word has been received bv Mr. W. W, Beswick, of Oaniaru, that uis daughter, S : stev Mary Beswick, who ha' 3 been on , active service for tho past thfeo years, is returning to New Zealand shortly (states the Christchurch "Press"). It is understood'that Sister Beswick is'returninjj in charge of a party of sisters to tako up duty at the Orthopaedic' Hospital being established in Christchurch for the treatment of invalid v soldiers by electrical treatmont and massago. "Sister Beswick, who is a survivor of the Marquette and has seen service on various lanital shins and. in Egypt and Salonika, has lately been in charge of a.ward in No. 1. New Zealand Military Hospital at Wal(on-on-Thamos;