SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 25, 24 October 1918, Page 4

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

A wedding of much interest in Christchureh. musical circles took place at St. Michael's Church on Saturday, tho Ecv. C. E. Perry officiating. The bridegroom ivas Mr. George Ellwood, younger son of Mr and Mr.?. D. Ellwood, Christchurch, ami the bride, Miss Gwendoline A'Court, tliird-daughter of Mrs. A'Court, ,Jlansfield Avenue. The wedding was a very quiet 'one, tho brido. and bridegroom leaving afterwards for New Brighton. Miss Kissling (Auckland) is visiting Wellington. __ Miss Driscoll (Hawker's Bay) is the guest of Mrs. Maddison, Kelbnrn. A most successful Patriotic Shop Day, in aid of tlio Navy League Fund for •Minesweepers, etc., was organised in Eoilding recently by Mrs. Luff, the satisfactory sum of .£57 3s. being realised. A meeting of tlio Wellington Nursing Division, ,St; John Ambulance Brigade Overseas, was hold on Monday evening. Tho weather being very stormy, the attendauco was not large, but there was a good practice in squad work carried out by those present. Mrs. Moorhouse was in the chair. ~ ', ' At tho annual Glee Club concert at Victoria University College, glees were iremlered by tho Glee Club under the baton of Mr. V. V. Wilson, and those who contributed to tlio evening's entertainment wore Miss-Grceing,. recitation; Miss Fair, song; Miss Hulme, recitation; Miss Malcolm,-song; Miss Mackie, song; W. Barlcer.eong; Mr. Rishuljrth, song; Mr. Wateon, vjjUn solo; Misses Leitch and Pair, duet; Messrs. Aitken aijd Bishivorth, duet; Miss Leitch and Mr. Day, duet. After the concert a dance was held. The proceeds of both will go to tho Camp , Entertainment Fund. Tho committee of the Patriotic Cake

Room titanic the following donors 'of cakes, .subscriptions, etc.:—Mesdouies Isaacs, liichardson, Gavin, Holmes, Campbell,, "Anonymous," and the Misses Chalmers,.Withers, Macintosh, Brien. The copimittce of the Terraces Day at tho Wellington lied Cross '.Shop are holding a salo on December C and 7 at the shop, .and aro asking any ono who has new or second-hand.children's toye that can'l)o spared to contribute them to this effort. Should they need to bo repaired they - aro to solid them to Mrs. 4<lauis, 96 The Terraco. In addition to "toys the committee will be selling cakes, sweets, and presents for grown-ups, and it is hoped that many people will visit tho shop on 'those two days (the Cth and the 7th) to buy their Christmas j/resents. Father Christmas llimself will preside' over two Christmas trees, and it is possible that other well-known friends of children will be there'also to assist. Red Cross Aftornoon. A very successful. afternoon was held on Tuesday in aid of "Oiir Day" by tho ladies of the Kelburn Crot|iiot Club. Afternoon tea, cakes, sweets, and llowers wero sold.. Competitions wero played on tho lawns. Tho winners of tho break competition were Mrs. Johnson (Hutt Club). 1; Mrs. G. E.'Uiclmrdson (Thorndon. Club), 2. Tho golf croquet , winners Vfiro Mrs. Watkins (Thermion Club), 1; Mrs. Jarvey (Karori Club). 2. Winners of target—Mrs. Davisoa (Karori), 1; Mrs. Jarvey (also of Karori), 2. The satisfactory t-um of i 9 ss. was realised.

Wellington Red Cross Shop. YA'ext Friday promises well for a (successful Ked Cross Day, as tho Brooklyn : Women's) National Kesorve' will provide uxcellent produce, such as jams, pickles, vegetables, etc.' There will be largo quuutities of home-niado cute and sweets, and spring flowers in profusion. From the previous K«l Cross Day given by this district over .11100 was liauded in, and on Friday the arrangements lor the <jny are expected to meet with the same success, 'live following Tuesday will Ijo taken by the .Spinsters' Club, and as is usual with the work, of these ladies, tho organisation is sure of success. Utlua , interesting lied Cross Days (luring rue ' next month ave being taken by tho Catiiolic Knitting Ouiiu, ou November-1; W'adc-stown \V.iN.lt-., November 5; Wellington tins Co., November 8; Misses. Cooper, Moss, and Jlilcs, November 12; Hataitai ami North luibiriiic District, November i^;-St. John Ambulance, iSovember 29. in December Tho Terraces are organising u large and attractive chiU dren's Kcd Cross Day, and tlio year will liiiUh witli a third effort from the Hobdun wtrui-'t anu Jinusou Crescent lnuic-s. The oiltlook is good for the lied Cross, and many frienas who come to tho shop : to biiy are asked to keep up me spirits iflterest. The money outamed frum the shop is of immense value, and the means of giving fresh life and hone to Utuse pi our soldiers who iiro suitering. Australian Nurses in India. - Inference to'the excellent work which is being performed by Australian Anuj nurses in India and burma appears in a cable messago that lias beeu received by the Minister qf Delenuu from Bombay (stateu the Sydney "Telegraph'). Ihe Australian nurses, it ;s slated, are performing splendid services, for ■winch they have, won .great praise. All the nurses ;ne reported to be in good health, it is notified that Principal .Makon G. M. ■ D-ivi« who U i». «hnrge of the Australian Armv , Nursing Service in. Tmlia, has been mentioned in dispatches lor distinguished service. Matron Davis lormerly served on the start at the Guilfield MilHary - and yrocccded to lnitm two years ago.. She took up army irars- »■ in- work on tho outbreak of war. re inquishiiig a remunerative private practice to do so. ' ■

St, John Ambulancß Brigade Overseas and Red Cross Society.

In another column will lie found a statement of receipts and expenditure lcj: the quarter ending September 30, 191b. It will be seen contributions continue to come in very satisfactorily,'ami expenses are kept down to a minimum, the principal expenditure being- the purchase of materiuls-aii amount of J1502 Bs. Id. During the three months 125 eases of goods have been dispatched to London to the value of .£2056, and nineteen cases to Egypt to the value of JiM2, also «£lO has been sent to the. matrons of the Nos. 1 and 2 N. 7,. Stationary Hospitals in Prance through the Commissioner. The- committee of the Petono Ited Cross Shop have again donu excellent work, having contributed to the depot funds the sum of .£ll9 18s. for the three months. Considering that this committee is culled upon to help various causes, the result is very .gratifying, and is a high testimony to the energy and patriotism of Petone. Pprinia Mental Hospital has again done well,by sending .£lB 10s. The Wellington Savage Club and the proprietors of Saves Court contributed the sums.of ■ £\x> and a:.™ .- spectively, for which the thanks of tiio committee are due. The meiuOers of tho Brigade Depot liavo ussisted lue Italian Eed Cross by taking a stall at the recent market, at which tlie sum of £13 was raised for tho fund, also other efforts brought forward by other organisations havo been helped, letters, liavo been received from' Lady. < Jekyll, St. John's Gate, London, ackuowleugiujr tho safe arrival of goods, and expressing pleasure at tho quality • and assortment of same. The numerous country branches are congratulated on tho great amount of money and goods they have.forwarded. Some of the contributions sent, and mentioned for special purposes were .•WO from Hamua for foouslutfs, ,£SO from Eketahuna for general equipment, and Jilll 10s. from Manilla for blankets,'all of which have been dispatched in recent shipments. Tho committee thanks them and all those who havo worked so well for the cause, and hopes that the fact that the peace so eagerly looked for may bo in eight will not causo a cessatiou of work. • Our hospitals will need all our contributions, both money and work, for many months yet. Thu ciminiittoo thanks tho 'auditors, Messrs. Watkins, Hull, Hunt and Wheeler, for auditiug tho depot books. Tho committee again , extends deep sympathy to tlioso anions its wprkew who have heon bereaved, and trust that tho work they do for the sufI iering , may in sonio measure alky their sorrow. Canadian Women as Farm Workers.

Owing to the men in Canada having gone to tho war and Hie cull from EngInnd for foodstuffs; ■ the University of Toronto organised summer camps, to which several huiidred woman students went, said . Miss Brotida Sutherland, M.&., at a meeting of the members of tho .'Burnlev Horticultural Association held in Sydney recently. After the out-break-of the war. Miss Sutherland ..went to tho University at Toronto to continue her ecience studies, and during the first long summer vacation sho joined ono of these camps.. The Government policy, sho said, was to ask people to use pprish- ' able goods Jvud el|ip what could bo shipped to England. Most of•■•Hie farms around Toronto are fruit orchards, «nd she, with a" number of other women, went to'a farm at Lome Park, and they wero engaged in picking raspberries, skuwibcrries,-. peaches, and such fruit. Another time Miss Sutherland' bolpcd on a farm at Niagara packing peaches. Thfc fruit was picked green, and her task was to cover them with red-coloured gauze, to make them look attraclivn in tho mar., kets. With the advent of tractor ploughs all the heavy work of farming was quite within the power and strength df women. Tho best woman ploughers could do 20 acres per day on tho prairies, ifiss Irene Lowe, who 'recently'won her. ilej;ree of bachelor of agricultural science, had proved that thero was nothing to prevent women becoming expert -famiwrs. Miss Sutherland undertook- to put tho association into touch with American.vorkers.

A year ago rigd Monday (Labour Day) the prosperous town of Dannevirko was devnstal-cd by a conflagration which swept away the greater part.of the business- portion of- tho place, llie lire, it will bo recalled, started nwAndiws Hotel at a time when most of the peop o 'were out of town at the motor-cycle | sports. Fanned by a gale, the flumes licked up the buildings on both sides of tho wain street, leaving tho heart ot Dannovirke a few acres of smoking ashes. But Danriovirke did not despair. The courage and optimism at the townsfolk were severely tested, and they came--through tho ordeal with, flying colours. Rebuilding operations were started ai once on a scale-new to the place, until now, a year after the trouble, the town is on a'fair way to complcto rehabilitation on lines probably that could only be made possible by a big elcariug-out fire, eo that in main' respects the conflagration was a' blessing in disguise. J. o. mark tho' anniversary of the fire, and the., faith, pluck, and determination-.ot Uio people of tho place, the Dannevirke •'Fiveniii! "News ,, - , has issued an mterestW illustrated supplement entitled "Dnnnevirko- which shows how speedily tho gutted town is being restored. ■..'..■"'