SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 110, 3 February 1919, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Tho Mine-Sweepers, Tho men of the mine-sweepers are to havo sports on Kelburn Park ut 2;30 p.m. to-day if the weather permit?. -Afternoon tea will be dispensed by the ladies of the Navy League Ladies' Auxiliary, It is lo be hoped that all friends will make an effort to attend. Mi\ and Mrs. J. Studholme have rctui'Bed It) Wellington. Mh ftnd Mrs. R. S. Sherratt, who came t(t Wellington to meet Mr. P. Sherratt, l'notored back to Gisborne. Tho engagement is announced of Miss .Tanio Petrie (the well-known Wellington elocutionist), third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Petrie, of Wellington,' to Mr. Enicst Staekhouse, son of Mr. and Airs. James Staekhouse, of North Canterbury. ; ' Miss May Kane has gone,to Wanganui for a few weeks' holiday. Nurse R. de Warren (Brisbane), who has been nursing in the Wellington Hos- ' pital, has gone to Hanmer for a rest. The Spirit of French Women. The spirit of Joan of Arc breathes from the stirring rejoinder which the committee, of the National Council of French Women has made to the appeal of German women for "mitigation of the armistice terms." It disposes in very telling stylo of the myth cherised by "softies" in more than oiie Allied country that the "German people" are of a different kidney from the militarists and junkers who planned and began the war. The French womon remind their Hun sisters that "in tho course of these tragic years German women, certain of victory, remained silent at the crimes of their Government, their army; and their navy." Tho women of Franco "will not intercede with our Government to lottignte the conditions of the armistice, which are only too justified by the disloyal manner in which Germany has/waged war." Thus sneaks tho voice of the daughters, wives, and mothers of invaded, outraged, r.nd pillaged France, of the orphaned girls and widowed women of tho Republic which their menfolk died to save. It is the vpico as well,' unless wo much mistake British womankind, of the women: of this country.—"Daily Mail." ' Mrs. J. Tripo (Wellington) has been visiting Christch'urch with her son, whom she has placed at Christ's College Mrs. J. Turner, Hatuma, Hawke's Bay, is at prese-it on a holiday visit to Christchurch. Nurse E. Macintosh (Wellington) returned to New Zealand on a recent transport. Nurse Macintosh has been nursing in the hospitals "in Egypt and England for some considerable time. The death occurred yesterday nfterijoon, at her residence No, 31 Buller Street, of Mrs. Rachel Rothcnberg, widow of the late E. Rothenberg, • who predeceased her by many years. Mrs. Rothenberg was born in Wale's, 80 years ago, and arrived in Wellington forty-one years ago, where sho has resided continuously ever since. During her long residence in this city she, by her even 1 charitable and gentle disposition, greatly endeared herself (o all who know 'her. Sho. is survived by five sons-Messrs. A- M,, and L. Lyons, who reside in England, and Capatin A. H. Rothenberg and Mr. W. ]~ Rothenberg, of Wellington-and five daughters--Mts. S. Hyams (Sydney), Mrs. Mntidel, Mrs.. Pool, Mrs. D. Caselberg, and Miss A. Rothenberg. Next Wednesday at 2.30 p.m. tho Act-ing-Prime Minister, Sir .Tames Allen, will receive a deputation of citizens who are noking Cabinet to amend the law in regard to'houses of ill-fame. As the lawi I stands at i present a-person can only b»: found guilty who hns been proved -to tnko money' ns payment for immorality. Anv'citizen in agreement with this, is cordially invited to join the deputation, which counts amongst its members His ■ LoMship Bishop Sprott, His Grace Archbishop .Redwood, the Rev. Dr. Gibb, Dr. Young,, Dr. Elliott, tho Hon. J. G. W. Aitken, His Worship -the' Mnyor.- and many others." Mr. P. Frasor, M.P., will introduce the deputation. Mr, and Mrs. Leo. Buckeridge have returned from their holiday trip to Christchnrch and Nelson. „»,,,., ■ Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Hunter, of Goldie s Brae, are leaving for England by the Tahiti. ' The pupils of Chilton House held a most successful bazaar on Saturday afternoon at the school, by which they- realised over ,£SO. The effort was planned for November, in aid of Red Cross funds, but like many others had to be postponed owing to tho epidemic. ■