SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 153, 24 March 1919, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dr. ami Mrs. Wilkin and Miss llawken, nt' Wunganui, arc leaving tor England by tli o Port 'Melbourne Mrs. Kane (ILilsivell Sired) relumed to Wellington on 'Saturday from a visit to Palmefston Kortli. The danco organised nl Day's Day on Saturday, March 15, by Mrs. C'cmil, realised for the benefit of the Returned Soldiers' Club the gralifvjmr amount of Ml 183. 9(1. Mrs. A. Daniell and Miss W. Daniell, Masterlon. returned home on Saturday after a short stay in Wellington. A very successful jumble sale, organised'by the Spinsters' Pluli for the benefit. of.Tueir stall in connection with ■tluV'ltctnraod Soldiers' Club appeal, was held in t'liivTsriumki Street Mission Hall on- Saturday -afternoon. A varied and useful assortment of goods had been collected, and lliese found ready purchase;--, although it had another jumble sale lo compete ngaiiist in another part of the town. As u result of the sale a sum 'of. about .GO was realised. Mrs.' G. W. Kussell is visiting C'hriUchureh. .. . , \ Lady Demiislon returned lo Cliristchurcii at the end of lust week'. Mrs. Kiueton J'arkes, in the course of her talk to members "of the Canterbury Women's 01 üb, paid-a high rnbuie to the, work of the London school teachers in war lime. ' .She said that she could not speak too highly of the way in which they .looked after the scholars, and the quiet confidence they instilled into them. Even during aiv raids, panics in the schools were unknown.

Tiio Wellington jiranch of the Women's National Council intends calling n meeting shortly, at which an opportunity will be given women who are standing for the City Council and all municipal bodies to, address the women electors-and explain their views upon three of the most important subjects to women, viz., housing, education, mid social hygiene. A. time limit will ho set for the speakers, and nil nfiiliatod eoeietict- and others will 1» invited to attend. The council, although it can have political bodies affiliated to it, is not a political body in itself, and'its objects are to unito all women and to give them an opportunity of expressing (heir vfews while advocating none of its own. It is formed of representatives of affiliated societies who 'recognise thiir, united, women can accomplish much for their sex, but, divided, they are practically powerless.

Soldiers and sailors are. cordially invited lo necnmpnny their wive? to the opening of the Club for Soldiers np/l Sailors' Wives which fakes plaeo in the Town Hall on Friday afternoon at half-past 2. . A musical programme has beeii arranged, among the contributors to it being Colonel Hughes, D.S.O.

The jumble sate organised by live. Adams and Mrs. F. S. Pope for the benefit of the sweets s-tall, which is in charge of the Y.W.C.A., in connection with the .Returned Soldier:' Club appeal, met with much success, and the Concert Chamber in. the Town Hall on Saturday afternoon was a very popular place. Goods of all kinds were sent in and brought, goort ' prices so that it is expected that the sweets stall will hove a satisfactory "nest egg" for tho final appeal to be made early next month.

A wedding of interest to Canterbury and Gisborne residents took place on Wednesday at the North Bank Station, Jiakaia, when Misss Rose Myra Penny, second daughter of Mr., Jeremiah Penny, mniiager of North Hank Station, was married..to Mr. Lewis Tnylor, manager of the Ttiha Station, Gisborue. and eldest son. of the tier. i<. 'I'uylor, of Griinsby, England. The Rev. K N. Dlakision performed the ceremony, Jli.»:s Victoria Penny attended her sister as brioceniiiid, and JJiss Edith Penny (cousin) and Miss Hilda Penny (sister of the bride) wcro flower girls. Tho groomsman was Mr. Bradford Penny, brother of the bride.

Mrs. Botirke, n-ho died in January at Nenagh, ■ Co. Tipperary, is reported to liuve reached the age of 121. She claimeil to hove liftd 50 direct <;eseemlantn in the war, (be majority of whom were μ-oumled and two killed,

At the- Simiiingdulo wedding of Private D'Arcy Auckram, of the. New Zenla'nd Force?, and Miss Elizabeth Scott, the bridegroom und five of the soldier friends who attended had each lost a leg in action (says--a London paper).

The wedding took place in Christchurch 'recently of Mr. AVaino V. Harelius, well known as an exponent, of the Swedish system of physical culture, to Mrs. Ash-Williamson,(' also of Christehiirch. The wedding wjis a very quiet one, Mr. and Mrs. Sarelius leaving afterwards for Akaroa.

A gift, sale in aid of the St. David's Presbyterian Church, I , clone, was held on Friday and Saturday. Owing to thn liberal donations of the adherents of the church, the stalls presented a well-stock-ed appearance. Tho following is a list of the stall-holders :-\lrs. Todd and the Misses Todd anjl Wilson (sweets), MesdniDos M'Whirtcr and Collon (cakes), Mesdames Morris, Naughlon, and Kobter.s (nrodnce), Mesdaines Bird, Budge, and Canning (clothing), Miss 'Wilson, and Messrs. Hnggitt ami Wilson, Jlcsdamos Gilmour, Stiuires, Colquhoun, and Misses Morris, AVorthington, and Hnnning-

A new' departure, and one which was heartily appreciated by the mothers concerned, was made by tlie Plunket Society in Chrisichurch last week. Accompanied by two of the Plnnket nnrsps, llrs. >forlim (president of tho society) and Mr.=. Bristed (secretary), met the wives who accompanied their soldier, husbands who returned to Chrislrrhurch by T'ridny's draft. Naturally, in Ihe rush of gel tint! the rHiristflmrcJi /(iicf:> awny, it: was not possible to do imich for Hip local'\vivjs, but thnss go'ii!, , on lo Du"pdin wmv very grateful lo Wie nurses, who look cluu'se of nigh!. babi"s unlil 'I vne time f'-- (lie train to looked after them, and provided 'flch with a enmp-We set of clothing. The mothers were deeply interested in the work <if the society, and sn"ie i>tpresßwl their intention n' , immediately RPekiii" t.hn n/Jvic* nf the Plunl-pi- nurse iierii'PSir to Hi" <Ush'ict in which they would he residing.

A Masked Wedding. A. very interesting wedding look place at St. J'liillip's (.'hiiwli, Sydney, on Fellriinry 2(1, when Major Alan Burton, D.5.0., .youngest eon of Mr. Robert .11. Barlon. nj Ksroin House, Jiiithursi, was married to Miss Dorothy K. Dulfy, daughter of Mr. W. J. Duffy, of 'inveroll. Canon Be.llingham officiated. 'I'bo wedding was characteristic of the times. Only fourteen people were admitted to tho cliurcli, all wore musks, and were placed at intervals of- throe feet from one another. Both the Vide and bride(rrooni Isad donn lnnj,' and pood work in France. Mrs. Barton nursed in French hospitals- for over (wo years, and has many decorations, two of them the ''l!e----connaiflsanco Francnise." and the "Medaillo <!' Epidomicjncs"—being the highest I hat c:nn be given 1o a nurse. Major Barton enlisted within a week of (he declaration of war, and w for four years doing strenuous work at IW various fronts. Up was chosen I lie la.-t doctor to leave Anzac at the evacuation,' mid later was wirgeoii specialist in France. FTe was awarded the D-S.O. in 1917. Wivos in Traininn. The '-'Khaki Univer-iiiy." wliieli lias liven carrying out '.'(hiealiona! work in Oanadiiin caiii|ip. lms added a m-tinn to Irain Kiiglish ;rirl- limv Id I.i- lioiis-.-vvivts in Canada. II aicie mil '.'l' the di>cnvprj iilnilc by I'.-iiiiidiiui -.-iNiiers thai Ihcir Miiglixli-wives urn! swi'illuavt- had nevi-r been (auglil. In conk or In wash clothes to sav nothing of poullry-keoping or

dairy work. "English- girls are so used to iiHving all the household work done for them by servants or older women, or nlsra done out. of the house- altogether, that they will find life in Canada, very diliicult "unless they lenrn to do their own work," said the organiser of the Universities Department of Homo Economics. "Over in Canada the conditions of housework tiro so much better than here that half the drudgery of the task lias gone. Wo have done our own work so lonjj that we have simplified everything nud our equipment is just.suited to our needs." The "London County Council is leuding equipment and supplying teachers for the various courses," and there is no fee payable by any wonum intending to go to Canada.