SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 119, 13 February 1919, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Honie for Orphan Girls. The Presbyterian Orphaluige and Social Service Association Ims just added to its institutions by the erection of a Home for Girls at Dc-rwent Street, Island Bay. -Thß home,' which will accommodate thirty-six children, is already full. It will be officially opened by the Eev. Dr. Elliott on Saturday afternoon next. The Wellington Pipe Band will bo in attendance, and tile Ladies' Auxiliary Committee will provide afternoon tea. Trams, will slop nt Mersey Struct on request,

New Zealand Red Cross. . '['ho monthly meeting of the Wellington branch of the Now Zealand Red Cl'Oss Society was held'in the rooms, Mercer Street, yesterday afternoon, Mr. I'. Young: was in the chair, and there was a good attendance of members. It was reported that there had been a meeting of the 'Emergelicy Committee in January to deal with remits for the New Zealand Conference. (The remits have appeared in a previous issue.) One hundred pounds was voted for hospital comforts to bo expended by the official in o.hargo, Mrs. M Myers, also JCSO for vocational tram- ■ in". All the hospitals in the district wili call for special work from.the committee. A special committee of ladies has been set up to regularly visit these hospitals and find out what, the men need. This committee has discretionary power to expend any reasonable-'-.Burn without going through any formalities. To avoid any loss of time Miss Nathan, hon secretary, had asked and obtained permission from General Henderson to find out directly from the matrons of the various hospitals just what they needed. The meeting authorised her to do this and the special committeo to act upon the information received. It was resolved to grant the matron at Miramar JG3O per month (as at Lowry Bav) for extras, chiefly in the way of foo'd, as the Government gave only the usual soldier's allowance. It was decided to recommend, the neaU office to purchase a motor-car for use at Victoria and Miramar Tho drives out were very much enjoyed by the men, and i- was felt that fewer and fewer peoplo would como forward with voluntary help in this direction. •V final payment of .£BS 9s. 7d. was received from the Eed Cross Shop Coni.mittee. »,ix- i 7„„ An important decision of tho Now Zealand Conference was that there should 1» no further collection of money for KcJ Cros purposes, but that all the centres should 1)3 asked to continue making garment*, mid that nil-funds raised in any centre should be left in control of that centre. It was agreed that as the election of officers is to take place on March 31 the choice of a representative on the N.Z. Council be left to tho ineomin? committee. .Letters of thanks wore read from Chaplain Greene, N.Z. Liltt section; Matron Brooke, N.Z. Stationary Hospital: Matron M'Allum. hospital .ship No. 1; Major Bond, hospital ship Muheno; also a very gratifying letter J roiu Major A. L. Davies, which has a heath appeared in these columns. Mr. gravo wrote expressing thanks for l.'cvt. of cake sent to London, and also sent the. report (dated October 17) of tho }./.. Eed Cross Committee in London. . The report of the Hospital Comforts Committee of the N.Z. Kcd Cross in England was also read. It showed li.it on November 12, 1918 there were ,n ; the British hospitals 71 officers and IWI men. and- in the New Zealand hospira2o officer* and 5673 'men The report sl.vted that thf supplies of plum cake (such as has not been seen in England for ,vear»), jam, butter, honey, biscuits, tongues, • etc sent from New Zealand woro of inestimable value, as the majority .of f" 1 " ish hospitals bad been very, strictly iatioucd, and New Zealand soldier*; uacd. to the rations in New Zealand hospitals felt the shortage of food. ' ~ The statement of receipts-and expenditure of.the London Committee for October 1918, showed receipts totalling Iwfo. 4d. P including 48805-*. 10d. brought forward, and an expenditure of £ f letter 'was received from Mrs. Bowden and Miss Phoebe Myers asking lac assistance for the'" Crippled Soldiers Hostel It stated that ,610.000 was needed to meet a'suitable building. A sub-corn-mittee, consisting of Mrs W. S. Moor- . louse Miss Nathan, and. Messrs, T Young, Bush, and Veitch was.appo.nted ■ h, go 8 nto the matter. The meeting i as of opinion' that tho work was a valuable one.

Many people' throughout tow Zealand will rfcret to hear of the death- of Mrs. Wntkins. widow of tho former. principal o lie Normal College , Cmstchurch. She had been in failing health or some time, and died on Sunday, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. fct. George Atkinson. Fairfield Avenue. Her o her daughter is Mrs. Ewart HiU,- . of bisborne. Both ladies will receive tho sympathy of a very wide circle .of friends.

J. M. 51'lntosh, of Napier Technical' College, lias been appointed commercial instructor at Urcymouth technical College.

Mr.: and Mrs. J. C. Webb, Talavera Terrace, have received ;a cablegram announcing that,their daughter, Miss Irene Webb, 8.A., was marred to Captain Treadwell on February? 1, in London.

The engagement is announced of Miss Dorothv Howell, youngest daughter-of Mi* W- E. Howell; Timnm, to Mr. Robert Elisor, son of Mr. J. Elisor, Rydal Downs, Okuku, North Canterbury.

Wellington South Nursing Division.

The annual meeting of the Wellington South Nursing .'Division of St. John's Ambulance Brigade Overseas was held on Tuesday evening. The officers of the division arcs-Mrs. Preston, lr.dy superintendent; Mrs, Bftrltrop, acting-lirst officer; Mrs. Gaby, acting-second officeri Miss Htistwiek, lady inspector of stores; Miss ?.!". Fossette, lady divisional secretary and treasurer.. Mrs. Helycr and Atiss Butts were. elected lo the coiamitteo to. represent the.'members of the division, The committee's report reviews the various' operations of the division during the year. A sum of .I'd 5 2s. was' raised at the Woodward Street shop. Fifty occurrences have been 'reported for the year, and a large amount of home nursing performed. The division was. called out for publie duty on July 3 for u hockey match at Athletic Park, and on Armistice Day, ti'number of c uses being attended. During the influenza- epidemic of November -jinl December all members, not down with the- trouble wore nursing privately or were at tlio temporary hospitals or at the Public Hospital. Letters of commendation have been received.

Miss Ethel Ledger (Nelson) is at present the guest of Mrs. Ledger, Knowies Street. Christehurch. She leaves shortly for Singapore, where she is to be married to Mr. Hugh Lcsgatt, of the Eastern Extension Cable Station.

iMjss Inglis, matron of St. Helens Hospital, is visiting Palmerston North.

Sir-Robert end Lady Walker are in Wellington again, after an extended motor tour.

Mrs. 11. Everett and Miss Everett, of Biwnka.huve returned io New Zealand after a holiday trip lo the islands.

Dr and Mrs. Walker, who have been visiting Wellington, hove returned to New Plymouth.

Mrs. Short, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Ernest Macassey, Dunediu, has returned to Wellington.

The following letter from the 0.C., H.M.'J'.'S. Briton, was mid at yesterday's meeting of the lied Cross Committee:— "On behalf of the troops on H.M.T.S. Briton, I desire to (hatik you most heartily for the great kindness shown by your organisation to the soldiers returning on this transport. A large quantity of very useful presents of all sorts were put on board tlio.ship-at Uevonport, and it was possible to make from them a weekly issue throughout tho voyage to every man on board of cigarettes, sweets, and other comforts. The kindness of your organisation was greatly appreciated by every one on board, and very materially confribut■cd to the comfort of the voyage. In addition, your London representatives were so good as to expend JKlo\pn the purchaso of prizes, which word awarded tor competitions and sports held during the voyage, and they also lunded to me as representative of Ihe ship's committee the sum of .WO, which was expended by the committee in (he purchase of fruit on tho voyage. iThey also added materially to tho comfoVt of llie (loon:-. A lull reI turn of tho' distribution *of all goods i placed on board has been forwarded to ,your London office, and I now enclose a statement of tiio expenditure of MO, postal order for is. Sd„ balance of above JilO, I should bo very, much obliged if you- would convey the I hanks of myself and all tho troops to the persons who have, been responsible for all this kindness." . ,

The winding up of the Wellington Catholic Knitting Guild as a war work concern took the form of an "At Homo" at Mrs. Martin Kennedy 7> yesterday afternoon. A meeting look place in the drnwingroom, the Uov. Father; Hurley presiding. M.ifs Wheeler, (tie lion, secretary, presented the report. There were about fifty ladies present, and after the meeting alt were entertained at a delightful afternoon tea. In the drnwingroom were very lovely hydrangeas, and the tea-table' was decorated with palo blue scabious. The Misses Kennedy were assisted by their nieces in serving tea and ices. After the business of the meeting Father Hurley, I 'in a very happy speech, congratulated the guild, upon it* splendid achievement. lie s-iiid that gifts sent to tlio soldiers abroad meant so nvuch more than money, because the gift expressed the sympathetic personal touch. It was decided that the. socks, etc., in hand, together with quite a lot of wool, should 1m handed to the- lied Cross Cominitteo for distribution. The total expenditure has bee-i .C 364 13s. (id. leaving a balanco in hand of JM- 19s. Thoro arc still some small accounts to settle, and it is expected that tile guild will finish with a credit balance of about 12s, Cd.