SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 300, 7 September 1918, Page 4

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Italian Red Cross Fund. To provide funds for the comforts for the troops in Italy, the above society will hold a plain aud fancy dress ball at the Town 'Hall on Tuesday, September 17. A very energetic committee has been formed to attend to the necessary details, and everything is being done to make tho function a big success. It ifi expected that Their Excellencies Lord and Lady Liverpool, tho Mayor and Mayoress, Mr. nnd -Mrs. J. P. Luke, and other leading citizens will be present. Further particulars regarding the entertainment are given in an advertisement in this issue.

Bcnofit Conosrt, At present there is nothing so apt to be overlooked as tho assistance of those, injured by the common accidents of life. It was therefore a most heartening and pleasant reward to the promoters to welcome such a crowded house at the Mascot Theatre, Petoue, on Tuesday evening, when a benefit concert was tendered to Mr. Jack Rose by the citizens of Petone. One hundred and twenty pounds has been collected as a result of this effort. The programme was one of high merit. Overtures by tho Petone Band, iinder Sir. T. M'Arthur, and Beynon's orchestra were much appreciated. The Highland and Irish dancing of Miss Lily 0 Leary and pupils (Misses'A. Currio, Jean MacLachlan, and C. Millar) was a. most signal sucoess. In the first half of tho programme the audience demanded three enoores, and in the second part, after Miss O'Leary hud danced twice by herself and twice with her pupils, the audience still asked for more. Piper W. Brown's playing was of great assistance to the dancers. Enjoyable items were rendered by Misses 1/ and L. Bosher, Airlie, aud Burt, Messrs. Bosher, Butridge, lace, Eyan, and Taylor contributed largely to the success of the function, recalls being the order of the evening. "Ealdo's" exhibition of conjuring was most entertaining, and a pretty instrumental duet by Messrs. Lawrence and Hume received unstinted applause. In thanking the artists and -patrons for their assistance in bo worthy a cause, the Mayor of Petone (Mr. J. W. MacEwan) expressed his great pleasure in the result of the effort, and extended tho sincere thanks of the committco to the Tramway Entertainers for the use of their stage effects, and also Mr. F. T. Moore for the conveyance of the Wellington artists. Returned Soldiors and Sailors' Hostel. A general meeting of tho Hostol Committee and Boavd of Control was held at the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' I Hostel, and was presided ovor by Mr. ;E. C. Levvey, S.M. Tho report and balnnce-sheet, as audited, printed, and circulated, were adopted. The resignation of the Hon. T. M. and Mrs. ■ Wilford owing to pressure of Red . Cross and other work was received with regret, and tho following resolution was carried unanimously: "That this meeting places on record its high preciation of the valuable services rendered the Returned Soldiers mid Sailors' Hostel by tho Hon. T. M. Wilford and Mrs. Wilford." It was re- : solved that the number of members i constituting the Board of Control bo in— I creased from six to ten. . The following is the board for tho coming year: Sir Joseph Ward, Messrs. A. H. Hindmarsh, M.P., G. Sykes, M.P. (Masterton)., E. C. Levvey, M. Myers, P. C. Watt, J. H. Hel'liwell, aiid Stewart (treasurer). Mcsdames Levvey, Bodou (lion secretary), and Miss I'liocbe Myers. Mr. Levvey then vacated the chair, and Mr. P. C. Watt was elected pro tern. The following resolution was then carried by acclamation: "That this meeting tendor hearty congratulations to Mr. E. 'C. Levvey upon his appointment as Stipendiary Magistrate, • and places on record its appreciation of the valuable monetary and personal '.services rendered to the returned sol; diers, sailors, and their dependants since the earliest infancy of the Hostel, and wishes him to retain an association with it as. a member of tho board." Mrs.;Bodcn, in speaking to'the motion, said it was impossible For the outside' public to realise what splendid selfsacrificing work had been done by both Mr. and Mrs. Levvey. When tho movement was anything but popular they had stood loyal and staunch, and had thereby assisted hundreds of returned men who would otherwise stand alone. Miss Myers'also paid a high tribute to their work, and wished to place on record an appreciation of the work done by thehon. secretary, Mrs. Boden, who might well be styled tho "mother of the Hostel." In replying, Mrs. Boden said she was only "doing her bit" in the war, and having taken up a job she abvays carried on. If she were the mother, the Hon. T. M. Wilford was the father, having backed her up at a most critical point in tho movement; otherwise the Hostel might not have been started for quite 1 a long time. A very hearty vote- of thanks was accorded Mr. B. Sutherland for collecting by art union the sum of £9000 ss. 6d.. and thus enabling the purchaß9 of the magnificent site on which the Hostel stood. Mr. Sutherland, in reply, asked all present to give every assistance in raising the balance required to build a suitable memorial for our living and dead heroes.

The engagement is announced of Jlhs Shirley Lee, daiighter of Mr. Alan Lee, Stoke, Nelson, to Mr. Herbert H. S. Compton, Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. W. Skeats, of Grange Road, Mount Eden, celebrated the i golden anniversary of their wedding on Saturday last. They arrived in New Zealand in the ship Roman Empire in January, 1882, with seven sons. They first settled in Waipa district, bjic later •Mr. Skeates entered his old business as a eweller. Mr. Skeates was the lirst to advocate the establishment of butter factories in Auckland Province. Mrs. D. Dalton is giving an "at homo" and sale of work at Barrett's Hotel this afternoon, from 3.30 to 5 p.m. This "at homo" is in aid of the .rebuilding fund of St. Mary of the Angels' Church (recently destroyed by firo).

For the most successful treatments for falling hah , , dandruff, premature greyness, and 'dull, lifeless hair. Mrs. Rolleston (Qual, London and Paris) is re> commended. Her spacious rooms aro fitted up with every modern appliance for the latest methods of treatment, including face massage .ind electrolysis (Diploma U.S.A.). 256 Lambton Quay.— Advt. Superfluous hair is destroyed without pain or . disfigurement : by RTJSJfA (Rog'd.). A lndy writes that a friend who used RUSMA with complete success six years ago has not been troubled with superfluous hair since. Originals of tostimonials may be seen. Correspondence or personal interviews invited. Mrs. Hull en, Courtenay Place, opposite Tram Terminus (upslaire). Dept. D. 'Phono 1M7.-Advt. All parents are. hereby cordially requested to encourage Stationers and Storekeepers to push tho sale of "Thinker" Brand Writing Tablets and "Thinker" School Broroieo Books for the nation's good—Bannatyne and Hunter, Ltd., wholesale agents tor the ''Thinker." -Advt.

New Zealand Wedding at Home. On July 3, at St. Mary's, Fulham, London, the marriage was celebrated of Corporal Charles Martyn Spencer, eldest son of the Rev. F. H. Spencer, of AVanganui, to Justine, second daughter of Colonel H. A. Sawyer, late Indian Army. Lieutenant S. T. Spencer, R. 8., acted as befit man, and his brother, Lieutenant P. M. Spencer, N.Z.M.C., was also present. The bride- was escorted up the aisle by the cousin of the bridegroom, Sir Walter Hughes, in , the absence of her father in Italy. A reception was held by the bride's aunt, Mrs. Ashhurst, at her flat in Kensington. Later in the afternoon the couple left for Devonshire for their honeymoon.

Y.W.C.A. Notes. The Row A. Reader will give the address at the Y.W.C.A. to-morrow afternoon. Young women and girls will bo welcome to attend, and strangers to tho city will be specially welcomed to stay to tea and to the social hour following. A good! programme has been arranged for the "social" at the Y.W.C.A. tonight. There will be a grand march, games, and musical items. Soldiers will bo welcome to join the Y.W.O.A. members in the fun.

For several months past the Thursday evenings have been devoted t6 lectures at the Y.W.0.A., but the devotional meetings will be resumed this week. The Rev. Robertson Orr •will be tho speaker next Thursday evening. Mre. M'Clay presided at tho committee on religious work (it the Y.W.O.i. on Thursday afternoon. It was'reported that the average attendance at the Sunday afternoon meetings had been 64. The Bible Circles attendances had been well maintained. The speakers during tho month had ; been the Rrv. Palgrave Davy, Miss Perkine (from Egypt), and Miss Birch. The average attendance on Thursday evening had been 158. The lecturers were Major Pettit, M.D X Mr. E. C. Brownell, and Miss Edith Howes.

Red Cross Needs. The hon. secretary of the St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas and Bed Cross Society (Jervois Quay) has received the following letter from Lady Jekyll, of the St. John Ambulance AVarehouso, St. John's Gate, London:—"AVo write to acknowledge safe receipt of 29 cases, 784 to 801, and 803 to 813, under date October 31, 1917. AVo beg to express our sincere thanks to all tho members of your organisation for their very generous and much appreciated contributions. AVo , are in constant toucli with tho New Zealand hospitals over hero, and have quite lately had visits from your commissioner and matron-in-chiof, and sent them for use in tlieir hospitals everything they carod to apply for to us, and shall gladly continue to do so. AVo also, supply many thousands weekly of all hospital clothing and comforts to our own hospitals, and send out largely to France. Tho calls on us are increasing, and we cannot hope that they will diminish in tho coming months. Everything, therefore, that you arc good enough to send to us will bo most warmly welcomed and valued here, and I hono you will express our admiration of tho admimblo quality and quantity of this gift. May 1 say that if you aro making us any future gifts of bedjnekcts, our hospitals prefer to have them with soft turn-down collars instead of finished off with a plain neck-band. I think I may say that everything is needed, but good-quality woollen gifts are very speoially accoptabjp owing to shortage of woollen material hero, and wo aro asked in endless quantity for white twilled cotton day shirts, with soft turn-down collars, for hospital convalescents' use, under their Trard_ suits. Tho roller bandages and dressings were also excellent and very useful."

Health of Women and Children. . The monthly meeting of tho Royal New Zealand Society for tho Jlea Ith of Women and Children was ■ hold on Thursday in their rooms, 3 Conrtenay Place. There wore present: Mrs. AV. F. Massoy (in the chair), Lady Allen, Mosdames AV. Nathan, Tripe, Harcourt, Ponsonby, Corrigan, Brown, Anderson, AVard, S. Kirkcaldie, C. Richardson, Misses luglis, M'Lean, and Barnett. Apologies were received from Mesdames Russell, Hanan, M'Vicar, Luke, Burd, and Miss Kirkcaldie. Nurse Mitchell' reported cases as follow:—Number of visits paid to homes, 514; mothers' visits to the rooms, 479; mothers taught how . to prepare humanised milk, 32; expectant mothers' visits, 7; new cases, 70; babies solely breist-fed, 39; partially, 14; artificially, 17; letters received, 14. The secretary reported that a number of letters had been received for Dr. Truby King's books from different country irinces, and also from Melbourno and Sydney, A'anconver, and India. The latter's requests are always sent to Dunodin. where there is n special correspondent,for all foreign inquirers.

The hon. treasurer gratefully acknowledged the following subscriptions:— Mrs. W. J. Grey, Kelburn, £5 55.; Mesdames Motz and Darkle, £1 Is. each; Porter, 18s.; Brown, 10s.; Oorrigan, £1 Is. • Ponsonby, 10s.; Brown, 55.; War Belief, £5 to the material fund; Mrs. Anderson, ss. A narcel of pieces of material from tho Red Cross room, per Mrs. W. Nathan, was most acceptable.

Mrs. Percy Woods is arranging a patriotic entertainment for the Y.W.C.A. to raise funds for tho Red Cross copper trail. It will be given in the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall on Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. The programme will include songs by Mr. Eugene Ossinoff, Miss Hazel Fuller, Mr. W. Goudie, and others, and Mr. C. Smallbouo will give some 'cello solos. Comedy sketches and Japanese scenes in costume will he given by the pupils of Mrs. Percy Woods' elocution classes.

The following ladies will be in charge of the Navy League offices next week: Monday, Mrs. Coleridge;. Tuesday, the secretary; Wednesday morning, Mrs. Larnach; afternoon, Mrs. Buxton; Thursday, Mrs. Harris and Miss Rothenberg; Friday, the "Spinnery" ladies.

Call or write for information, 'and prices of each and every kind of skin accessory. You may not knoiv -what or how to procure. Yon may long have been uaing the wrong thing. But someone is in your midst to advise you just for tho asking. Authority on hair and hairwork —all hair preparations and tonics. Miss iMilsom, !U Willis Street (opposite Sliortt's Picture Theatre. 'Phono 814.—Advt. Wedding Announcement'!. — Beautiful roses and the choicest of flnwors only are used when designing wedding bouquets, which I make a specialty of. .Packed and forwarded through the Dominion. Miss Murrey, Vice-Regal Florist, 30 lYij. lis Street.- Advt.

Returned Soldiers' Ball. A meeting in connection ivith the returned soldiers' ball) to be held in tho Town Hall next Wednesday evening, took place at the Returned Soldiers' Club yesterday afternoon. Mr. J. Harper presided. Various reports were made of arrangements that had been made sinco the last meeting, and matters generally were stated to bo progressing very satisfactorily. It was reported that the D.I.C. would undertake the decorating of the hall, and that it would be of a particularly ef-' fectivo and appropriate character. The Trentham Orchestra is to provide _ the music for the dancing, and leave is to be given to returned soldiers in camp. As a matter of fact, it is expected that there will bo a largo attendance of soldiers, returned and otherwise, at. the ball. Acceptances have been coming in freely, and people who have been overlooked inadvertently in the matter of invitations are asked to let the secretary at the Returned Soldiers' Club know bl the omission. The committee ■will be glad to receive replies to the invitations as soon as possible. Altogether, from the arrangements that are being made, a most successful evening may be looked for. .

Soldiers' Trenoh Comforts. Weather conditions were not propitious for the street sale of cakes, ilowers, and sweets. (blit mostly flowers) that was made by the Countess of Liverpool Fund workers yesterday for_ the benefit or their Trench Comforts Fund.. The morning was not very far advanced before the rain commenced to como down, and for ihe remainder of the day ifc-lMiired steadily and incessantly. Four years of war work, however, have taught women to take adverse conditions philosophically, and it was with cheerful hearts and with little or no self-commiseration that they turned to and did their best for the benefit of tho soldiers, wJio ml lso soon bo facing the hardships' of winter campaigning on tho cither fiido of the world. The display of spring flowers on the stalls was perfectly beautiful, all the flowers of spring- apparently having been harvest* ed for this effort, and' they made a brave display in tho gray wet-sodden streets of the city. Tho country peoplo had been, very gonerous and had robbed thair gardens freely, some flowers coming from as far away as Inveroargill. The workers for the Maori section of the Lady Liverpool l< und and Mrs. Pomare's committee took part .in the street sale, and their stall at the Boulcott Street corner in the morninc was a mass of lovely flowers. Inoy also sold backets and other Maori work. Her' Excellency the Countess of Liverpool ijorsDiittlly assisted at this stall for a time, and also at Miss Robin's, Mrs. A Craword's, and Mrs. Purely s stalls. As a result of tho effort it is anticipated that an amount of botween. title and £300 will have been realised, this including a sum of £6 for the sale of tickets in connection with the rattle of women's underclothing for the same iraul. In charge of the various stalls wero tho following:—Quintan's corner, Mrs. M'Arthur and the Khandallah ladies; Lindsay's corner (enkos, etc.), Mrs. A. Crawford and Mrs. Purdyj Kirkcaldio and Stains' stand, Mrs. Findlay and Mrs. Tripe; Kclburn tram exit, Mrs. Aston, Mrs. Earner, and Mrs. Bridger; Bank of New Zealand corner, Miss Robin; Post Office, Mrs. Brico; Winder's corner, Mrs. Townsend, Mrs. Murphy, and Mrs. Tuoihpson; Boulcott Street, Mrs. Ashenden, Mrs. Tripp, and Miss Fraser; Courteiiay Place, Mrs. Barltrop and Mrs. Laing; sale of balloons, Spinsters' Club; Maori work and flowers, tho Lady Liverpool and , Mrs. ' Poraaro's workers. Mrs. Stott and Mrs. Fordham wero in chargo of-tho depot at the Town Hull, and wcro kept extrumely busy getting supplies for tho stalls ready.

Mrs. F. M. R. Fisher has returned to Wellington from , the Wairarapa. , Mrs. Dillon (Blenheim) is staying at Miss Malcolm's. Christmas parcels to the great number of 2250 were packed, cased, and stencilled at the Town Hall on Thursday, when thoro was a large muster of Citizens' Service- League workers, both men and women. About forty cases are now ready for forwarding to soldiers at the front when an opportunity occurs. ■ i Ono of the leading Melbourne newspapers, in commenting upon the production of "Katinka, remarks upon tho promising performance of Miss AVyonno Haybittle, who did an Egyptian danco in the second 'act. Miss Haybijitle, the writer says, "hails from Maoriland, which has given tho Australian stage quite <i number of ciiccesses, and from present appearances blio should tljinco herself into tho affections of Australian audionces;" A meeting the mothers and friends of the Kelburn Boy Scouts interested in making a success of the. eiitertainmont which the Scouts ai'o getting up for the benefit of their fund for the upkeep of tho club, took place yesterday afternoon. The Jadies present decided to sell cakes, sweets, and flowers, and formed themselves into three sub-committees, Mrs. Gibbs being at the head of the cake conmuttoe, Mrs. J. Myers the sweets, and Mrs. J. Darling the flowers. Tho committees will be grateful -for contributions, as they are anxious that tho boys should realise a good sum for the entertainment, which they arc giving entirely themselves. Whenever assistance! has been needed in tho carrying out of any patriotic work the Kelburn Hoy Scouts have most loyally and generously given their services, and it. is folt that many people will be, glad to tako this opportunity of makiivj some little return by way of appreciation of tho help t!-e Boy Scouts bavo given.

Tho hostesses at the Sydney Street Soldiers' Club for the coming wcok are as follow:--Sunday, Mrs. \\ : . Nathan; Monday Mrs. Macarthy JReid and Mrs. D. J. Nathan; Tuesday, MosdamOs Bristow and Moss; Wednesday, the Indies of St. John Ambulance; Thursday, Jlesdaincs Uucholz, Wheeler, and Mtickarsey; Friday, (tho commitbso; Saturday, tho Khandallah ladies.

Extensive preparations are being made for Thorndon Day (September 13). when it is hoped a very substantial sum will be raised for the Red Cross Fund. Mrs. Massey, who is in charge of the arrangements, naturally expects enthusiastic help from the residents of Thorndon,,aivl she i.s not likely to be disappointed. Donations in money or goods will bo thankfully received,"and everyone can al-io help by patronising tho Red Cross Shop.

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