SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 270, 3 August 1918, Page 4

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Wellington Red Cross Shop. Tho Catholic Knitting Guild, as was anticipated, had a successful lied Cross Day yesterday, and handed in the tine suiin of nearly .610-'. Good sales in the room and various raffles were the means of obtaining the money. Mrs. Bolton and Mrs. Welch were responsible for a great deal of the good vrorl;, and thero were many others who gave their time and thought for tho cause. Hiss Kennedy (the president) desires to thank all who so earnestly gave their assistance and sent many gifts for the day, which iresuited in such a satisfactory sum being | raised for our sick and wounded soldiers. Competitions were won by Mrs. O'lirien (tablecloth); cake, (.1. Hunk, Makara; ham, Mrs. M'Keowen. .Next Friday is being looked forward to, the day being ill the hands of the Travellers' Club, whose great, spirit, and enterprise have helped on lied Cross work. There will be a- grand cake competition, for which handsome prizes are being offered, and it is expected that many hundreds of cakes will bo sent in on Thursday next in preparation for die wile next day. Three art unions are in progress—tho Remington typewriter, the wristlet watch, and the largo grocery order; and tickets may bo obtained at the shop, and applications by post will receive prompt attention. There will be much to buy next Friday, and friends are asked to reserve their needs and buy from those who so earnestly desire to help on tho work for tho Red Cross. Miss Gladys Nathan is kept very busy giving lessons in pastry making, and as her work is for the Red Cross she would wclcomo many more wlio desire to learn this art in cooking. Y.W.C.A. Notes. Mr. Brownell (National Y.M.C.A. secretary) gave an interesting lecture at the Y.W.C.A. on Thursday evening, setting forth the ramifications of the Y.M.C.A. work among men iu every section of lifo in homelands and abroad. Reference was also made to the Y.M.C.A; war work, and .touching pictures were shown of English prisoners in Germany being cared for by the representatives of the United States of Amcrica Y.M.C.A. A good time is anticipated at tho Y.W.C.A. to-night, when the weekly social will be held. Miss Nicol will be in charge of the programme. Soldiers will be welcome. A picturesque representation of Y.W.C.A. work in foreign lands will bo given in tableaux form at the Y.W.C.A. club-rooms next Thursday. The girls havo practised their parts in the various costumes of the countries they are to represent, and an artistic and intelligent interpretation of how the Y.W.C.A. meets the need of the girls of every colour will be given. This will be open to the public and a collection will bo taken for foreign work. Miss Earsinan will be the soloist at the service at the .Y.W.C.A. to-morrow afternoon, and Jliss Birch will give the address. All girls welcome. Tho Y.W.C.A. are arranging for a. patriotic concert to be hold next Thursday at St. Peter's Schoolroom, Ghuzno'e Street, under the leadership of Mrs. Percy Woods. The programme wiil include songs by Mr. Eugene Ossipoff, Mr. W. Goudie, Miss Agnes Scgrief, and Miss Hazel Fuller. There will be a Japanese sketch in nosfumo !iy tho pupils uf the Y.W.C.A. elocution class, some partsinging by the Lyric Club, comedy sketches, and a 'cello solo by Mr. W. Smallbone. Tho accompanists will be Mrs. H. C. Morgan and Miss Webb. The proceeds will be divided betweon the Red Cross Copper Trail and the Y.W.C.A. Soldiers' Supper Fund. Jumble Sale, Thero was no doubt as to the success which attended the monster jumble sale organised by Mrs. Adams and Mrs, Arthur Myers, and held in tho big chamber of the Town Hall yesterday afternoon and evening. Before tlio opening hour a great many people athirst for bargains had gathered at the doors, and tho moment admittance was gained they lost no time in getting to work. As a matter of fact, so largo was tho attendance that many found it difficult to get anywhere near a stall, andpatienco was a virtuo that had to be practised where stratagem and ruthless determination failed to get a placo. Tho response to the appeal for goods had been very encouraging, and practically everything from tho proverbial pin to tho latest whito elephant was to be found at some stall or another. At "Christie's" was to be seon a unique assortment of treasures, and clothing, boots, hardware, furniture, pictures, perambulators, books, kerosene stoves, heaters, etc., were tho stock-in-trade of tlio other stalls. There was also a stall for sweets, and another for produce, and tho Mayoress's Entertainment Committee wus in charge of the afternoon tea arrangements. Tho stallholders comprised Red Cross workers, and the funds go to tho Red Cross Copper Trail. The sale is to lie continued this afternoon. Mrs. W. F. Daines, of Ml Street, Blenheim, who has been spending a few days with hor eon, Gordon, on his final leave, loft yesterday for Blenheim. Hostesses at,the Soldiers' Club for tho coming week aro;—Sunday, Mrs. Joseph Joseph; Monday, Mrs. E. JJall and Mrs. \oung; Tuesday, Mrs. E. Hadfield and Mrs. Myers; Wednesday, Miss Coates and Mrs. Sliirteliffe; Thursday, Mesdames Bucholz, Wheeler, and Mackersey; Friday, Spinsters' Olub; Saturday, Kliandallah ladies. Tlio Wairarapa branches of the Liverpool Equipment and Allies' Relief Fund have decided to forward ,£IOO to the New Zealand Tribute to France Fund. A meeting of the Violet Day stallholders will bo hold in No. 1 committee room of tho Town Hall on August 12, at 3 o'clock, when various matters in connection with the recent eil'ort will bo dealt with. At a meeting held at tho residence of Mrs. J, R. Purdy, I.ower Hutt, arrangements were niado for holding a picture entertainment, tho proceeds to bo divided between the copper trail and the Countess of Liverpool Trench Comforts Fund. An eneirgetic committee was formed, and it was decided that the performance should take place within the next nine or ten days.

Miss Kennedy's Pupils' Concert. A concert in which tho performers uxto tho pupils of Miss Grace Kennedy, assisted by Mrs. Garrett, (vocalist), Mrs. S. fi. Kennedy, Miss K. Henry, and Miss V. Miibin (pianists), was held in the Concert Chamber of tho Town Hall yesterday evening, the? proceeds being handed over to the Terraces Day at the Wellington Red Cross Shop. Tho opening number was (he overture "Gavotte and Musette" (Neim), arranged by Kcluieidor, the violins being Misses Cooney, Douglas, Good, Henry (2), Jfannam, Harris, and Kobinson, Mnsters Beaglohole, Butler, Leask (2), Mnelauriii, and Wing; 'colli, Misses !•!. Henry, E. Kennedy, and N. Thompson; pianiste, Miss V. Mabin. A. violin solo, "Threo Melodies" (13. TViurs), was played by Master Bryan Gold, and a violin duet ]>y Masters L. Lensl; and S. Bui lor. Mrs. B. Garvelt, who ad Miss Dora lieid was formerly a welcome ami well-known performer at organ iccihils and orchestral concert. 0 , was tho vocalist of tho evening, and fang "God Be With You" in tho firsthalf of the progranimo and "Tho Enchantress" {.I. Untton) in tlis second, her colliributions being very much enjoyed. A violin trio, "Caprice," was played by Masters Maclaurin, M. Lsasit, nnd E. IVinff, and a violin solo, "Alice, Where Art Thou?" (Ascher), arranged by Pnpin'j, by Master W. Moclaurin, Tu the second part of tho programme a. delightful "Cradle i'iong" (\Y. Stephens), arranged as_ a quartet for violins, 'cello, and piano, was played by tho Misses Coonoy. J. Robinson, E. and G. Kennedy, followed l)y Miss Frances Henry in tho first movement of the Mendelssohn violin concerto, the performance being one of the features or mo evening. Of very lhucli interest, also, was tho Prelude and Fugue (Osliar finding) for three violins, played by tho Misses F. Henry, E. Good, and A. Ilannam. The concluding number was an ensemble for strings and piano "Veille Chanson" (Nevin), arranged by Schneider, nnd performed by tho orchestra, Hie contribution being not the least, meritorious of an unusually interesting and well-executed programme.