SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 157, 28 March 1919, Page 4

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Sister Isabel Floyd, N.Z.A.N.S., returned to the. Dominion recently from [Service abroad, ami is slaying at the Nurses' Home in Duni'diii. Major and Mrs. Norton Francis are visiting Ha inner. Mr., and Mrs. A. Tv. 'Akcrs (Palmerston North) are visiting ChristcUurcli. Sislcr W. E- Haste, -one of Die Marquette nurses, arrived by the Athenic lust week after' four, years' service in Egypt on transport imt.v and in Baglish hospitals. She is spending her Igu\g witn her family on Hie West Coast, near GreymoiiUi. Mrs'. Rowan-Hamilton, who tlicd recently in Dublin in her ninety-ninth year, was one of (he hesl-knoivn a ."{! most interesting uersonaiities in Irish society. One of Tier (laughters wr» the Marchioness of Dull'eriu, mother ol J-ndy Plunket, and i" n .photograph snown to a 'correspondent of .."The 'limes are seen five generations ns .follow:-Mrs. Rowan-Hamilton, her daughter Lady | DufTeriii, her granddaughter Lady 1 lunket, her great-granddaughter the Hon. Mrs. 'Mm Rhodes, anil the latter s baby daughter. . _ To-dav'S gallieriiiK v.nder the auspices of the Women's National Reserve at .Hie Town Hall promises lo be very enjoyable. .A good' musical programme, including organ items, is promised. All the husbands that are able are being specially. 'invited to accompany then wives and families. At 'yesterday's mooting of the comnuttpo of th<» Women's National Rpservo Mothers' Help. Division. }|rs. A. Myers was vice-president mid Au's. Ernest Hail field, treasurer. These ladies are very enthusiastic rbout this project, and have expressed themselves as vJIIiiK; and. anxious to help. "Mrs. "Tlall-Thoinnßon has relumed lo Wellington from- the country, and is leaving again lon further visits to friends'.

Among Ihb guest? ai tho Philosophical Society's farewell yesterday to Mr. Evan Parry' and Miss Parry' were Dr. ami Mrs." Adams, Professor, and Mrs. Hastcrfielrl, Mr. and Mrs. J. Campbell, Professor and Jks. Sommorville, Mr. Mar:hbanks, Mrs. Cotton and Professor Cotton, M*. nml .Mrs.- J. Darling, Mr. and Mrs. Fnrket-t, Mr. • Atkins. Mr. and Mrs.W. H. Gavin, Mr?. Henderson, Miss Hclycr, Sir James Hector, Mrs. C. Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. Morton. Mr. and Mrs. Orehsston, Mr.'and Mi"; M'Lenn, Mr. .Ferguson, Mr. S. 11. Jenkinson, and .Professor Clark.

Among- those who arrived from America by the Moana was Miss Gertrude Bos- I well, a.well-known;actress, who has visit-j ed Wellington several limes with J. C. Williamson dramatic companies. Miss Boswell (who is the wife of Mr. George Smith, manager at His Majesty's, Melbourne, for .T. C. Willinmsou, Ltd.), lias been on a twelvo : months'- visit 1 to the States, where she lias enjoyed a good holiday, and had nil. interesting experience acting before the camera with the liasky Players in Las Angeles. The «c----tress says that she much prefers acting on the' legitimate stage,- and will be gled to' get into harness once more, Among the actors'known here who hnvn made a distinct Success ill'tile picture business is Mr.. Winter Hall (formerly of Chrwtchiirch), "KeW 1 Zenlanders will note his gocd work in a fine - plioloplny entitled "The-.Turn of the lioaii," when it comas along. Mr. and Mrs. J. ii. lllooitilield, of Allelekind, are touring the Taraniiki. and Hawlte's Bay provinces. At their residence 111 Mi\calhim Street, Damicvirko, Mr. and Mrs. : Thomas Gardner very recently celebrated their diamond 'Wedding, 't'he-okl people have 28 grandchildren and five great-grandchil-dren. ' Members'of the various women's societies who have been in close association with tlie Mayoress (Mrs. J. 1. Luke) through the past years of war strain were conspicuous in the deputation ■flint waited upon the Mayor to ask him to once more stand for the Mayoralty of Wellington. Probably no one but they can appreciate to the full the wholehearted way in which Sirs. Luke n» Mayoress has worked not. only for the benefit of the soldiers, sick or well, but in ahv way that made for the general wellbeing. They are not likely to forget, that it wns through her utter disregard of self that Mrs. Luke utterly collapsed, her' friends for a time fearing that she would not recover. Nor will they lorgct the splendid way in which she threw herself into the fight against the influenza, epidemic and with others fought it until she came to a standstill. The suspense, the strain, and Hie anxiety which women all over the Dominion endure<i to the full during the veal's of war were shnretl by Mrs.' Luke, and for those upon whom the heaviest blow of all fell she felt .he greatest sympathy as one sharing the common sisterhood uf sorrow.

Sister Mnnrt Allonson. wlio lm? I'fn nwnvded tiie Ko.val Ti'.'<l Cross for valuable service duriruj ilie war., is n daugnler ot Mrs. A. Atkin6on. St. Stephens Avenue, Parnell. Sister Atkinson lias been four years on service, and Ims linen with the troops in Samon, Egypt. England, •nd France. Slio is expected to return to New Zealand shortly.

The Soldiers' Mothers' T.eaauo lias called a meeting at the Twles Hall for this afternoon in.Auckland, at which retimed Main Bodv men are invited In attend. The Ohiect is to protfst against soldiers wives lieins allowed to occupy transport spaeo, to the exclusion of men who want to eet. back; nlso to appeal for n full outfit of clothes boiiii; granted to Main Body soldiers upon their discharge.

Reception to Soldiers. The Returned Soldiers' Club on Lambton Quay was yesterday again a popular haunt with newlv-returncd soldiers, wno found it a most useful rendezvous tor, tho time thf.t they were in town. rio«ei» foliage, lings, niul red, white, and Hue draporv made the place loot very nltiactiv- lind the committee of Indies who ver'e in charge of the refreslimenl arrangements had an extremely liusy_ time. Arrangements for tlie veeep ion of the so - dierfl wore nlso inafio iif Mo rnnn ..Hall by tho Mayoress airs. ,T. P. Luke) i.m her Entertainment Committee, and a good uiniiv foldicw availed tliom.wlvts of tho hospitality which was ritended lo then there. Xo speeches were mnile, and as soon as they arrived the newly-retiiniMl men and their kinsfolk were, served wit tea end individually warmly _ welcomed back by those atlending to their needs. Late MrSi Plimmer's Funeral, The funeral of the 1/ile Mrs. Anna Plimmer (wife of Jlr. John A. Plnumer, of Khnmlnllnh) took place in the Bolton Street t.V.mete.ry tn nllcr--110011. The funeral was attended by n large, nmnher of the filends of Mr. am Mrs. Pliiiiiuer, with whom the deceased Indv wns held ill the very highest, esleeni. The chief mourners were Messrs. .loliu A. Plimmer, Mr. Charles l'liinmer, and .Mr Hodcn Piimnier (son of the deceased). Other brnnches of the family were rcpiosciilcd. Many beautiful wreaths were placed upon the grave. The Rev. 11. Wilson officiated al. the iscrvicc in f l .''- Kliandnllali Chureli and ■ nlso at I lie graveside in Wellington. There is only, one ivny (o remove superfluous hair permanently—nml that is by Electrolysis. AVhen skilfully done Ibis'treatment is almost painless. Mrs. llolleslon (nullified in London. Paris, mid America, and has been most imoce-'s-ful in all eases she I ns undertalcii. Pep, 10s. per Tr"alnient. Mrs. RoUcston, 250 Lai'ribton Quay.—Advl. » Yes, we're Boys' Hatters.—See , our Gabardine Caps nt ts. Gd.: Black and White Clrck nl .Is. I'd.; and Panamas, from 3s. Gd, Geo. I'owlds, LW-Advt.

Children's Playground Apparatus. The formal opening of the children's phngroiNKl at Victoria J'a in land, the apparatus of which was donated bv Mr. John Court, touk placem \r.tklnnd on Tuesday afternoon. H'O kovor (Mr. Gmwon). performed the icrcmoiiv. The whole of the apparatus has bjen manufactured ui the council 8 shops, and is of .similar design to that used in the American, playgrounds being for the most part, manufactured witli galvanised iron lulling ami.special foiled and cast connections. The apparatus eon6ist g of one small kindepgiirten chute, one high chute, one set of chair swings, one set of hammock swings, two rtieli-a-bves," combinution set of ovena-ad ( see" saws, box und pole ,■chute and 1 swings, one giant stride, ono boxed-m "nieiiv-go-round, anil one skeleton "inerr'y-gii-round." Both ot theso 010 lilted with special toll-beanngs, and can be operated by an infant, the a-a also include a hsn pond, a waduig pool and sand bins constructed in cone ete, and one large slater shed, ini whijl;i is a brass tablet inscribed as follows: ; lhe apparatus and shelter shed at, U 11s plo}giiinnd were donated to tbe clnldren of Auckland for their use by John Coui t, Esq., and tho play B roiin<l. was formallj opened by His Worelup tho Mayor, J. H Gunson, Esq., on March 2G, 1919. On -the area Uiero. are placed, two- bubble fountains to supply the thirsty needs of ' l ' h The hl deatU of -Miss -Matilda Bothiuu.Edwards, the well-known novelist, poet, and journalist, took place on .Taniiarj (~ at. Hastings. England, where W lived for some years. Miss Betham-Ld-wards, who was 82, was a S»ffolk.woinaK and niece of Sir William King-of-Arms, and Matilda Beth,in, friend of Charles and Mary Lqmb. .-n an early period Dickens recogiuseil Kt tnlent and gavo her her first ifio foi a entitle! "Tlu' Golden Bee, which appfared in "Household .A\ords, first work of fiction was Hie \\lnle House bv tile.Sea,'' her .second . Di. Jacob " a story which has never been, nut of print, and oiie-_of the most popular of her liooks is.."Kitty.. ,