SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 121, 15 February 1919, Page 6

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Protection of Women and Children, A meeting of the Society for the Protection of Women and Children was held yest'orday afternoon. Mrs. A. R. Atkinson presided. There were present:— Mesdames G. Ponsonby, W. A. Evans, F. Chapman, A. Hoby, Harverson, and Dr.Patersoa, A large number of cases which had been investigated were reported upon and help given. Others are being attended to. The following subscriptions were acknowledged with thanks:— N.Z. Consolidated Dental Co., t £l 1«.; Briscoc and Co., £1 Is.; Mr. J. M'Lellan, £1; Mr. R. B. Smith. £1; Mrs. V. Riddiford, <£2 25.; Sir H. D. Bell, £2 25.; .Mrs. Rotheram, £2; Mr. J. Meadowcroft. il Is.; E. W. Mills and Co., .El Is.; Messrs. Storer aiid Meet, 10s.; Mrs. Gilmer, 10s.: Wellington Woollen Co., 10s. Gel.; Roberts (H.Z.), Ltd., 10s. 6d.; Chapman, Skerrett,; Tripp, and Blair, 10s. 6d.; Sharland and Cb M 10s. Gd.; Te Avo House, 10s, Gd.; Mr. A, E. Pearce, 10s. 6d.; Mrs. Eonayiie, 55.; Mrs. Maudsley, 55.; Rev. Hr. Elliott, 55.; Lady Atkinson, 2s. fid.; J. H, Jack, 55,; Mrs M. Trout, £1.

St. John Ambulance. The first monthly meeting. o£ the St. John Ambulance Brigade and Red Cross Sfpiety Committee was held at the Star Bsating Club Shed on Thursday afternoon, there being present: Mr. H. 11. Seed (chairman), Sir E. 0. Gibbes, Mrs. Presion, Mrs. Gaby, Mrs. Helyer, Mrs; Wnllis, Mrs. Gillman. Before the business commenced the chairman moved a vote of condolence to Mrs. Peat on' the loss of her daughter, Miss Isabel Peat, who had been associated with the work of the brigade from its inception, for the greater part of the time as hon. secretary. The' late Miss Peat was much loved by her fellow-workers, who greatly deplore her early demise. The'motion was passed in silence, the members standing. Correspondence was read from Egypt in of goods, also from England re good?. It was decided to make up the remainder of the material that had been sent foi- children's garments during the epidemic period, and to send them to the Children's Hospital. A resolution was passed unanimously that a letter of thnnks bo sent to the T.romoters of the Red Cross Shops in Woodward >' Street and Petone, thanking them for ■ raising such large sums to' enable the ' depot. to carry on its work. It waa decided to curtail the -working dnvs to Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10 a.m. to i p.m.

Country Nursing. "We have never made sufficient use of ihe opportunities for social and intellectual improvement provided by our schools," said the Hon.-G. W. Russell, in tli© course of liis remarks when unveiling a roll of honour board at tho Aranui School 011 Saturday night last (says the Christchnrch "Press"). He continued: "Since the. recent epidemic I have had under consideration a scheme by which I hope in the near future to extend the knowledge of nursing to the people in this country. It is at tho present time being considered, <?,nd I hope that one of the means by which we shall bo able to extend knowledge on the subject will be by gathering the men and women of our country to schools just as we are assembling hero' to-night. I think, by utilising the services of the Women s | National Deserve and the-St. John Ambulance Corps,, we shall be able to send our medical lecturers to the outlying districts of the' Dominion, and by maps, illustrations, and charts, be able to extend the 'knowledge of home nursing. and so provide better means of combating any epidemic which may in the future assail this country, i believe tliat doctors travelled many thousands of f 1 " 65 during- the recent epidemic where ■ had the people in the homes been able' to tnke temperatures, and estimate the general health of the patients, their services would have been quite unnecessary."

| At Aotea Home, in Cairo, t° ' ac '. v superintendent, l ?, t Jol »> Ambulance Brigade and Red Cross, Wellington, Matron M. A. Early, Si?; 01 \? onl f' Heliopolis, Cairo, states:— i le Zealand Mounted Brigade has suffered terribly during the last six months. The terrible time they havo spent m tho intense lieat of the Jordan \ alley and the deadly malaria they have contracted havo made physical wrecks of our fine Kow Zealand-men. Aotea Homo IS rii? owrflowng with sick, worn-out there are so many coming down from Syria and Palestine all the time that we have to send them on to the base long before they are fit. On top of malaria a. great many of the boys havo contracted Spanish influenza witii complications of pneumonia and jaundice. Ibere are hundreds who should be sent back to New Zealand to be looked after and fed up, with the advantage of , a better climate, but the question of transport seems to bo a, hopeless one. Tlioro is nn word of a boat Jto take all these sick men back, and in tho meantime they'keep on getting relapses. About ono hundred have died from sickness since the last attack in Syria. It seems so hard that they should die after air those years of hardship and after tho aotual fighting is over. Two of the sisters from Aotea Home have gone to the N.Z. Baso Depot at Ismailia and started a convnlscent camp thoro, so wo are able to send the best of our patients into the camp to finish convalescing, but they have an uncomfortable journey of three hours in second-class carriages. These carriages are only used for the natives 111 ordinary times, so you can imagine tliey aro not very comfortablo or very fresh.

Y.W.C.A, Notes. At the Y.W.C.A. on Thursday afternoon a meeting of the board of directors was held. Mrs. Robert Pearson occupied tho chair, and those present were: Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Adamson, Mrs. Bonnie, Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. George, Mrs. Glasson, Mrs. Hanan, Mrs. Horcus, Mrs. His]op, Mrs. Hoby, Miss Lawson, Mrs. M'Clay, Mrs. M'Eldowney, Mrs. Morpeth, Mrs. Murdoch, Mrs. Pope, Mrs. Porter, Mrs. Taylor, Miss Tingey, Mrs. Webster, and Miss Birch. Thirty now members were elected, making the total number on the membership roll of tho Wellington Association 1017. Considerable, time was spent in the discussion of the question of the advisability of the separation of tho New Zealand Y.W.C.A. from tho Australasian National Board, and it was unanimously agreed that the time had como when the work within the Dominion should bo established on a national basis of its own. It was agreed to adopt the suggestion which bad come from Mi's. Kaye, of Christchurch, chairwoman of the National Sub-Committee of the Y.W.C.A. of New Zealand, to oall a meeting of active members in all tho centres to further discuss this matter and to take a vote upon it. This will bo done; the pros and cons of the proposition will be made clear for the members, and votes will bo taken. This voting shall bo understood as instructing tho representatives who shall attend the conference ill Christchurch, and the votes of the representatives who attend this executive conference shall bo cast for the majority vote of tli« association the delegates represent, It was agreed to call an active members' meeting in the near future. Sub-committees were formed to deal with various matters tlmt required special attention, which included a request-from tho Returned Soldiers] Association to furnish a stall on their street day, and eotno oilier matters relating to hostels for girls and plans for Easter camps. Mr. 11. Townshend will give the address at the Y.W.C.A. on Sunday. All girls and young women will be welcomed. Dr. Platts-Mills will be present at the Y.W.C.A. on Monday night at a gathering of young women from the city workrooms, convened for the purpose of calling the attention of girls to the need that was felt during the recent epidemic of women who knew how to act in the emergency of the sick room.

Captain and Mrs. Hall-Thompson havn returned from a visit to Christcliuroh and Duiiedin,

The engagement is announced of Mr. B. lc C. Latter, of Cloudy flange, Kaikoura, youngest son of Mr. R. Latter, of Barry's Bay, Aknroa, and '.Miss Moana Gale, younger daughter of Mrs. F. W. Giile, of Kaikoura.

Miss Gibbinga, who has been engaged in nursing work in Christchurch and other centres for the past five years, leaves for England on February 18 by the Ruahine.

Commander and Mrs. Stewart, Nelson, are visiting Ciiristchurch,

Mrs. J. R. Gibbons has consented to bo nominated for a seat on the City Council at the forthcoming municipal clectious.

Mr. li. P. l Hudson, M.P., and Mrs. Hudson (Motueka) are visiting Christchurch.

Miss Gwen Millais is staying with frionds in Christchurch.

Mrs. Cyril Brown (Wellington) is visiting Christchurch.

Mrs. I?-. L. D. Kidston and her daughter and Miss Nola Ha.vbittle' hav? returned by the Moeraki from Sydney.

Dr. A. W. Averill, Anglican Bishop of Auckland, end' Mrs. Averill, have gone to Christchurch.

Miss Connie Leatham and Miss Greathatch (New Plymouth) have gone to Christchurch for several months, and Me staying at Warwick House.

Mrs. W. Gordon Reid has returned from a visit to Auckland and Rotorua.

Mr. and Mrs. John Kirlccaldie and Miss Grace Kirkcaldio crossed to Picton yesterday. They intend to spend a, few weeks motoring in the South Island.

Mr. and Mrs. M'Gresor, Wanganui, are on a. short visit, to Wellington, Mrs. M'Gregor is chairwoman in Wanganui for the Ludy Liverpool and Mrs. Pomnre's ■Maori Soldiers' Fund. •

Lieutenant C. F. Gordon, of H.M.S. .Warrior, was married recently at Washington, U.S.A., to Miss Sara Price Collier, daughter of the late (Mr. Price Collier, the authoi' of "Germany and tlw Germans fTom the American Point of View."

One of the English brides who reached Australia recently, carrying a baby, called on a Melbourne lady in high society and announced that she had married tho lady's son (says a Melbourne paper). To support her assertion, she produced her marriage certificate. The society dame was dumbfounded. She had been .in constant communication with her boy, yet he 1 had never mentioned one word of marriage; in fact, he was engaged to a Melbourne lady. However, everything Beamed all right, bo she resolved to make tho besi; of it. Tho .supposed daughter-in-law was brought inside, and made very welcome. The family album was produced; and his photo displayed. "That is not Ihc man 1 married," gasped the Englishwoman; "he was a different typo altogether." She was positive on the point, and the lady was just as certain that it was a photo of her son. The photo was a recent one, and the likeness was good, yet tho woman' was sure it was not her husband. Evidently,- some unscrupulous soldier had imposed on the poor woman, and had supplied her with the. address of another man's relatives in Australia. Now she is alone in a strange land, and does not know to whom she is married nor who is tho father of her ,babe. '

Miss Campbell is now in Wellington after enjoying a delightful and wellearned vacation, and intends -resuming her classes in. the first week of Jfarcli. As is usual at the beginning of her season, the latest mails bring Miss Campbell interesting news of the recent developments in the ant of dancing. Mrs Wordsworth (from whom Miss Campbeli took her diploma after two years' training in London) states that Queen Mary approves the latest ballroom dances when danced gracefully and with restraint, and that tho Princess has received instruction from Mrs. Wordsworth, whoso excellent teaching and style are so well known in all tho best ballrooms of Europe, and w"hosG training Miss Campbell so accurately follows. Tho news also states that among tho 'eighty to ninety figures of tho fox trot'several aro remarkably graceful and nrti.sl ic when proporly danced.

Among the members of the M. B.' Fi»man Comedy Company, which passed through Wellington yesterday is Miss Prnnroao Caryll (John Tilkin), dnughter of the composer of many oxtremely successful light oporas and musical comedies, including "Tho Duchess of Dantssic, "Tho Pink/ Lady," "Ma Mie Rosotte," "Tho Shop (jirl/' "The* Toreador," "The Spring Chicken," "The Cirmn k' l 'V "The Earl and the Girl," and "ho Littlo Cherub." Tho, company commences a season in Wellington on March 1.

Aliss Mildred Leo Clemens, who is a inenibcr of the Chautauqua party, which is to commence n campaign h'are on March 1, is ft cousin of tho late Mr. Samuel demons (better known as Mark Twain). Her specialty is truvologues, vivid pictures of countries she knows intimately. Slio has her uncle's great gift for description, a.nd no\or fails to bold an audience. Ono cf her most popular travelogues of the now series is one ontitled: "Rambling Through Paradise," which is a word picture of Hawaii.