SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 6, 2 October 1918, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mrs. Trevor Holmden (nee Janet Stout), who accompanied her husband as far as Australia, is at present [staying with relatives in Melbourne Mrs. John Neil (Duncdih) is at prosent visiting Wellington.

Miss Nellie Cnstio's concert party entertained the men at the Trentham Church of England Institute- last evening. There was a packed audicuco, which showed • its appreciation by the insistent demand for double encores. The party consisted of Misses G. Belworthy, N. and ■M, Castle, . Muv.v Oooley, M. Newman, and Messrs. J. Bryant and Tabor. :

Three youug ladies have already, applied to the Canterbury Aviation Company for enrolment as flying pupils at Sockburn, but the applications have had to be declined with regret, as tho company at present is accepting none but- candidates for the Royal Air' Force. Tho latest application was received on Thursday last from a young lady in a North Island country centre. She stated that her brother, who was in tho Royal Air Force, had been an instructor, before going to France, as a pilot, and had sent her many : books on ■ flying and on the different types of engines and machines in use. She had had a great deal of experience driving motorcars, and thoroughly understood the construction of a petrol engine- Although these applications cannot bo entertained whilo tho supply of candidates for the Air Force continues (says the "Lyttelton Times") it is regarded as a certainty thai many women will learn to fly at Sockbuni in the not far distant future. v

Miss Muriel Thompson has now been awarded the Croix de Guerre by the' French Government.for rescuing French wounded." Recently; she, with fifteen other British motor ambulance drivers, received tho Military Medal. Some time ago she was awarded the, Order of Leopold II by the King of'lSho- Belgians for rescuing Belgian, wounded.

On Monday evening, in tho Esperanto Hall, the Women's National Roservo Girls' Club entertained tho members of tho Emergency Division and others at a sooial. ovening. Two competitions held were entered into with ,zest by all present, and musical items rendered by Miss 'Atkinson'and Miss Donnciy and dances'given by Miss Zelma Carroll and Miss Seo Smythe. added considerably to the success of tM evening.

Wa'destown -ladies had, as usual, a successful'caise day at the Red Cross Shop 011 Tuesday, and made over. £15. Regularly, on the. first; Tuesday in the month, quantities of delicious cukes' are sent in, and many people visit tho shop to buy. .Tho committee very much appreciates the work done by this suburb/for the Red Cross, and already a : considerable sum. has been, raised by thom. They aro'taking part also in the flag drive, and this, with their regular shop days, entails- a groat doal of work) which is always dono with hiiich success.

Tho monthly meeting of tho Wosloy Church Ladios' Guild was held yesterday aftornoou. Mr. Bayley, of Canada, was welcomed by the hostess of the guild, Mrs. T. Evans, aud by the Rev; ,J. G. -Chapman. Mr, Bayley road numerous extracts from letters re-, contly ' received from Canada showing how beneficial, prohibition had been there. Some of these letters were Written by Governors of the provinces, by teachers, and by women magistrates, and all gavo evidence of tho good effect of prohibition. Mrs. A. It. Atkinson ■ proposed a hearty vote of thanks to Mr. Bayley, which was 'seconded by Mrs. Evans. Mrs. Kennedy contributed a Scotch song.

'Tho hon.. secretary; Crippled Soldiers' and Sailors' Hostel Fund, acknowledges with thauks the following additional subscriptions:' — Wellington 'Savage Club, £2/>; W. H. Montgomery, £10; Thos. Ballin'ger and Co., ,£5; collected Ijy Mrs. Scottr-Dr: Hay, £1; Mr. Gable, £1; small sums, £4 lis.—total, £6 lis.; Mr. P; Hooper (tikis), £118s.; Anonymous, Bs. 6d ; Sergt. Hay, from collection box in Bucklri Street: casli, Is. and os. .warrants, from tho following reservists:—Messrs. J. Cristie, W. U. Clark, H., Yale,; A. J. Johns, It. T. M'Grogor, J. T. Kennich, T. Allen, N. Meyers, W. J. Gliristophoi-stm, T; S'. Page, T. 0. P. Holmwood,C. W. Halso J. M. Physick, A. T; B. Worthington (nil of whom failod to pass tho Medical Board), £3 16s;

The St. John Ambulance Brigade and Red Cross Socioty-acknowledge goods and donations received at tlieir depot, Star Boating Club, from tho following: —MangapeM Red Cross Guild, Girls' Club, Bulls; Waimii-o-inata Red Cross Sewing Guild, Mrs, Long's party, Tokomaru School, Jfireaba- Red Cross Guild. Otaki St. John Ambulanco Brigade ami Red Cross, Auroa Ladios' Sewing Guild, Rongokoka School, Mrs. M'Connell, To Aro School (per- Miss Bright), Pclorus Bridge School (per Miss Mapp), Elestlioipe Red Cross Guild, liongomai Red Gross Guild, Mr-s. Cairns, St. Michael's Church Guild, Kelburn; Awahuri Red Cross Society, Hukanui lied _ Cross Society, Mrs.'Johnston,' Awahuri, Girls' Club, Bulls, £4 17s. 2d.; Bulls Red Cross Socioty, £18' 15s. 6d.; Pihama Ladies' Patriotic Guild, £37 45.; A Mother, 2s. 6d.; Hukanui Rod Cross Society, £50 (£3O of which is for tho purchase of food comforts for soldiers in'hospitals abroad), Hnmuaßco 1 Cross, £7 Is.; Nireaha Red Cross, £5; Feilding Red Cross Society, £11 ss. j The weekly soldiers' dance will take place on Wednesday at the Soldiers' Club, Sydney Street. Miss Una Carter will give her weekly gas cooking demonstration to-mor-row at 3 o'clook. A sale in,aid of the St. Andrew's P.W.M.'U. Mission will bo opened by Mrs. Wilford to-day, at 3 p.m., in St. Andrew's Schoolroom, the Terrace. An entertainment will bo given during tho evoriing by the Girls' Auxiliary Bright Lights. A charge of sixpence admission will be niado to tho evening performance

St, Mary'a Bazaar, The queen contest at St., Mary's bazaar continues to attract, the attention of the public. The Hostel Queen still leads, with 22,005. rotes, followed by the Altar' Society Queen, with 19,153 votes, and the Hibernian Queen with 19,050 votes. The other stalls show as follows:—Sweets, 7643; Children of Mary, 7495; Brooklyn, 4916. Avery lino performance was given last evening by a talented juvenile combination known as "The Butterflies." The young ladies gave a really, delightful exhibition of'their art. The Highland dancing competition was won'by Miss Annie Currie, with Miss H. Needham second, and Miss Elsio Burns third. Thero wero thirteen competitors. Piper Brown supplied tho pipe music. Miss Galvin gave several selections' on the Irish war pipes. The sheauntrcubhais has been postponed to Thursday night; when also tho sailor's hornpipe for boys and girls will bo held. : ' Wellington Red Cross Shop. Hobson Street and Hobson Crescent ladies will hold their second Red Cross Day at tho shop on Friday next. As before, they hope to make a largo.sum, and they wish to appeal to all sympathisers of. this great cause to come and buy of tho many'tempting und attractive articles they will have for sale. For some time past very many ladies' have been busily engaged in.making children's dainty clothes, and .embroidering lingerie, and it is expected that evory stall; will bo filled with goo'ds to suit all. There will ho quantities of delicious homemade cakes, many, of which will be suitable to send to soldiers for Christmas cheerjalso the best' homoniado sweets may) bo bought. Cakes aud sweets have been proved to be most attractive from theso ladies, and those to bo obtained on Friday will bo no exception to. the rule. Spring flowers, such as anemones; violets, primroses, cowslips, and other fragrant blossoms may be obtained. Buyers are asked to visit tho shop early. Every penny is devoted to our Sick , and Wounded Soldiers' Fund, and the day : should be the means of raising a large sum. for the cause. 253 Women Invontors. ■' Women inventors seeking patents • last year, numbered 253, 15 more than in 1916 (states, the "Daily News"). Tho Comptroller-General of Patents records a further improvement in the number of applications and complete specifics tions tiled, the former. ■ numbering . 19,285, as compared with 18,602 in 1916, '. and the latter .11,539, as compared .with 10,700. The number of new patents', sealed last year was 9347: Applications to register designs totalled 13,208,. including 290 sets, "as compared with - 15,399 during tho prev'ous year. Of this number 9341''wero applied for in respect of, printed or woven designs on textile goods. The number of applications for the registration of- trade marks was. 5502. TheStattio of Joan of Aro. The French military authorities, in- • issuing photographs of tho removal from, Reims of Dubois equestrian statue of Joan of Arc—which I'ormorly- ' stood in the Cathedral Squarc-r-might at the same, time Jiavo told something of the very reumrkahlo experiences which tho statue has undergone. Its repeated—indeed, almost continuousescape from destruction is. wonderful. .In.-the threp'and a half years duriug which -Reims-,has been under firo, ~the statue, -wo nro told, was only- once struck. Even then ib was not a-di-rect hit, although there are plenty of shell craters all about its site. A flying fragment of ehell snapped tho .blade-' of tho sword, in the ruler's, uplifted ftand; otherwise the fino piece of sculpture '.was.' absolutely' untouched, even during the awful blast, of fire which . finally laid.the city in ruins. Its vo j mov'nl, a task of considerable danger, , was undertaken .by'military engineers/ 'i It wiis lifted down from its pedestal i and placed upon a lorry, on which, cov-. : orud witli flowers, it was transported i to tho nearest railway station and j thence .to a place of safety chosen by { the Ministry of Fine Arts, ' The pedes- ' } tal' remains—in'readiness for the . statue's return., : . ,