SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 63, 9 December 1918, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dunedin's Mayor Married.' The marriage of Mr. J. .T. Clark, 0.H.E., Mayor of Dunedin, to' Miss Joy Jloirnt,. was solemnised in First Church; last week in the presence of a considerable number of guests. Tllero nils a large crowd in (he grounds and approaches. The service, which was. choral, was conducted by the Rev. R. E. Dnvies (of- Knox Church), assisted by the Rev. ,G, H: Jupp. . The bridesmaids, were Miss R. Salmond (daughter <\( the late Rev. Dr. Salmoiid) and Miss K. Salmond (daughter of Mr. J. L. Salmond). Mr. L. C. Hazlott acted us best man, Mr. A. JO. .'Jenkins was groomsman, and Mr. W. 11. Duke, gave the bride away.. The fchurch was beiuitifully decorated by dj number of the lady friends of Miss Mowat, under Ilia supei vision of Mr. D.' Tannock (superintendent of reserves). A iloral wedding bell in green and white was suspended over the bride at the altar, and there were Iloral arches at eaeli side of the choir rails, with small arches <lown the aisles. Mr. W. P. Gale officiated nt the organ. After :thcceremony the guests were entertained at the Savoy, where the health of the new-, ly-niarried couple, proposed by the Rev. R. E. Davies, was enthusiastically honoured. Tliet afterwards left by' motor for the north. They do not expect to return to town until after the New Year. The Town Hall was gaily decorated.with Hags from the flagpole to the entrance steps. The bride wore n dress of ivory tiifl'ela veiled with georgetta embroidered with silver. There was a suggestion of shell .pink on the collar of the bodice, and the skirt was gracefully draped ami finished at the waist with a girdle. Her veil of Mechlin lace was finished with sprays of orange blossom's and n baud of pearl beads. She .carried a handsome shower bouquet. The bridesmaids were gowned in pale b:ue and carried bouquets of pink sweet pea and maidenhair fern. They also wore black hats trimmed with pink roses and bands of pale blue. The bride went away in a smart eosiume of navy bine coating with vest and collar of pretty coloured cloth. Red Cross Comforts Fund. The lion, treasurer of Iho above fund Acknowledges with thanks the following donations received since. August Trustees British Red Cross and Order of St. .Tolm, „C:>flO; Napier Sub-Centre, .£10; Stratford Red Cross, .£10; Hastings Red Cross workers, .CO; Mrs. John Ifutoiieson, .£!); ''Miss C.L.1!.,"'.£!; Miss C'oates, .£1 10s. Miss Ethel Aiken will, accompany her cousin, Miss Luke, on her visit to' England. . . : Tlio friends of Miss Winnie Fenton will be. pleased to hear she is now recovering from a 1 severe attack of influenza. Work in the kitchen at the Town Hall ceased on Saturday, as there is no longer any necessity for continuing it, with the passing of iho influenza epidemic. The work was admirably carried out by the various committee members organised bv the Mayoress, and there will be many, memories, pleasant and pathetic, to recall concerning many of the cases and their needs which camc to light. What will be a very interesting souvenir of the time will be Ihe oak and silver photograph Cranio which was presented to the Mayoress on'her birthday from the work,) els. The telephone room will be continued, ami clothes for neeessitious rases• will si ill be glnjllv received, also material for nialiing B up. • Donors ol'seeomi.liaud clothing are asked to remember thai garments must be in perfect order anil repair.-

...Miss Tien Hague, of "Tho Thirteenth Chair" Company,' mid n daughter of a former Federal Minister of (he. Crown, is .still in .Auckland awaiting mi. opportunity to leave for Sydney. Miss Mary Barkas (Christchurch) has boon admitted a licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians. Miss May Fleming, Principal of St. Mary's College, .Stratford, passed away from influenza last Thursday. llim Fleming was a. distinguished ex-student of Victoria University College, who, on leaving the college some years ago, was appointed to tho staff of St. Hilda's, Bunco's; r.iiereshe taught for some six' or seven years. Later she occupied an important position for three years on tho stall' of St. -Margaret's, Christchnrch. Soino four years ago she was promoted to St. Mary's, Stratford, where she succeeded to the I'rineipalsliip. Miss Fleming was a tocher of marked ability and great, popularity. • During the influenza visitation slio had a very Jienvyftnd .trying experience in nursing members of her staff and pupil patients, and eventually succumbed to the malady herself. Miss Fleming was a daughter of I lip late Mr. J. S. Fleming, well known in tho early days in Westport, and later in Wellington and Mui'itai. Sim was a sister of Mr. Thomas Fleming, ex-Chief Inspector of Schools for Wellington, and now Chief Inspector for.Otago. Her sister. Mrs. A. Johnston, and two sisters reside at Glen Road, Kelburn, -while two brothers, Messrs. James Fleming, of Tiirnbull and Jones, and Jack Fleming, of the. Agricultural Department, also reside in Wellington. - Sister E. M. Dement, an old' girl of Nelson College, who has been with the Australian forces, was specially mentioned in dispatches by Sir Douglas lla><! for conspicuous ■services. Sister Dement left Australia just after hostilities started and has. seen service ever since. Prior to enlisting Sister Dement was on the nursing staff of the Wellington Hospital. Miss Audrey Kettle, who lias been a student, at. the Dunedin School of Massage for some time, left for the north' last week, and intends proceeding to England to continue her massage course at St. Thomas's Hospital, London. An afternoon tea and sale of work has been organised by Mrs. Adams and The I Terraces lied Cross Committee, with the assistance of other workers and sympathisers for the rolief of sufferers from the influenza epidemic, to be hold in the grounds of Mrs. Adams's residence on I The Terrace on Friday afternoon next. Her Excellency the Countcsss of Liverpool will perform the opening ceremony, and the sale will be continued till G o'clock: If wet, arrangements will be mado to hold it in St. Andrew's Schoolroom. The Thorndon and Hobson Street workers are each having a stall, and, with Chritmas" so close at hand, the opportunity of purchasing novelties and all sorts of useful and pretty articles is ono to take advantage of. Toys of all descriptions, sweets, cakes,'Christinns stockings filled with fascinaling articles, dainty needlework, etc., are only some of the articles which will be offered. for sale, and a-s the cause i that' of relieving the necessities of many victims of the recent epidemic, it is one which will need all possible assistance. It is hoped that there will bo a largo attendance of the public. Many convalesccnts'are now discovering (hat as a result of Influenza their hair is falling. Mrs. Rolleslou is just at present devoting her whole time to the treatment of such cases, and sufferers are, invited'to'arrange a .free consultation. A specially prepared Lotion for country patients, which has been found very successful, can bo had at 65., postage free. 256 Lambton Quay.—Advt. The declaration of peace was a great event—and when peace is declared by ladies in the fight against facial hair blomishes the event is equally great. This is what Rusma (reg.) is doing daily. It destroys (he hair roots, yet leaves no disfigurement. Call 'to-day for free demonstration. Mrs.' Hullen, Dept. (D), CouHenay Place, Tram Terminus, Wellington. ''Phone 1017.—Advt. Beauty and sympathy arc beautifully combined in the arrangement of our wreaths, which will prove a fitting tribute at tho funeral of relatives or friends. Miss Murrav, Vice-regal Florist, Willis Street, Wollington.-Advt.

Workers' Homes. The ideal homo of the Scottish miners, says nn Kii(fli.-ihw6:nttii—four apartments and n bathroom unci a garden—as stated at ihe iMiners' Conference in Edinburgh, would not satisfy the English working ivomnn. who has very definito ideas on : tin l subject. Both Scotch and English people have a dislike to tenement dwellings,' the "cottage" dwelling being the -oinniou ' ideal./ Bathrooms, loo,'.are generally wanted, and a private garden, in addition to u children's- playing ground. The English housewife, according to'the opinions that arc being received by the Labour Party, is unanimous in desiring a parlour in addition to a "living" room, a separate scullery, and a. hot as well as a cold water supply. An easy way of having a hot-water supply would be by means of' a' central furnace to supply a certain number of houses, but it is probable that, a- still easier and nt the same lime more ine.vpensive way will coon bo evolved by. means of electricity. Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence arrived in Wellington from tho south at the end of last week. Miss P. M. Gittons, A.R.R.C.,. who trained at the Auckland' Hospital, came to England in November, 1915, when it was believed that New Zealand nurses, would not be required, and joined the Q.A.1.M.N.5.1i. She was attached to the' Lord Derby War Hospital, and saw a good deal of service there as sister-in- ■ charge of a ward of 120 beds. She has now transferred tn tho N./i.A.X.S. The committee of the Kilbirnie. Epidemic' Depot met on Friday evening, and among olhcr-. voles of thanks, a special one was passed to Mrs. G'reenslade for the. splendid, work she has done during the epidemic. With (he heip.'f Mr.- Ensson, who .lent his motor-car, she • has done work in nursing influenza victims worthy of some higher recognition than an ordinary vote of thanks, giving her services early and late, visiting sometimes between forty and fifty patients a day,'and. always with a cheerful'smile, and.a "wont give in until'the worst is over," (hough utterly worm out. Many patients in the. district owe their lives to this ndhle woman, and it is sincerely hoped that this is not Ihe last that will be heard of lier work. Many others have done fine work. Their names will bo found in nnolher column. . . In the course of an address given in the Thensophicnl Lodge last; evening, in which she outlined tho work it is hoped lo accomplish by .means of the Theosophical school which is to be opened in Auckland in Fberuary,, Mrs- Butler said that education had to proceed from, within outward, a fact that was not. recognised in (he ordinary school'curriculum. No one could do another's growing for, thorn, and each child had-to develop its own way. Under the present system of education Ihe children were Taught as. though their mental capacities and temperaments were exactly alike, and as a .rule they were classified according to age, regardless of the fact that a child's development might be cither more benkward or more advanced than hi fellows, it had been found that children who were of poor nicntal development were often good with their hands, and the world would always need ils artisans. . i'or such children it was proposed to establish' at the Thoosophical school in Auckland a workshop where' they would he,, .taught handicrafts. Another interesting feature in connection' with tho school was that t'he competitive system of examinations would' be" "done away with, and a-system of co-operation estnblihed, Ihnugli the secondary schools' would afford.-, the opportunity for children who wished to prepare for malriculalion to enable 1 them, to hold their own with, those. of other schools. In the primary school., a proficiency certificate would he given lo children who qualified for- it, before leaving. "■