SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 159, 31 March 1919, Page 4

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Miss' Phyllis Boles has left on a six months' visit to Australia.

Maior and Jlrs. Anderson and Hiss Anderson returned to Chnslcliurch at the end of last week from a motoi' tour of the North Island.

Miw G. Tescheimiker and Mrs, Agnes Humphreys (Chi'islchurch) are leaving shortly on a visit to England.

A social afternoon given by tlio Soldiers' Dependants' Committee of the Women's.Patriotic League, Auckland,'to tiii; wives and mothers of the men on active servicc was held in Auckland last Nock, and was largely attended. Tli:s was the first occasion of the kind since the signing of the armistice. Mrs. Gunson presided. A warm welcome was extended to , those present, particularly to the-English war brides who had accepted the invitation to attend. Dr. and Mrs. Webster have been spending some days in Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. Clarke Johnson have returned tp Wellington. Mrs. Gibson Smith, after a visit _ to Dunedin, has arrived back ut Wellington. I Major and Mrs. Norton Francis, who have been in the South Island, air.ivetl back nt Wellington yesterday by ■ tlio Maori. Dr. and Mrs; 'Thomson arrived at Wellington yesterday morning by the Lyttelton ferry steamer. The death occurred nt Lansdowne, Masterton, on Saturday of Miss E. iluckniau, at the age of 75 years. A. London correspondent of January 31 writes that on January -28 the.niarn(ige took place' at Richmond, Surrey, ot Miss Marguerite .Victoria Garwood to Private Charles -A. Hall, 'N.Z.A.B.G. Qftte of the llrd Auckland Company, Mam Body), eldest ,sou of Mrs. 11. A. Hall, of Richmond. The bride is the eldest daughter of the Rev. W. Garwood, M.A., of Woolston, Southampton. The wedding took place at the Ohupet Royal, Savoy, of Captain Charles A. L. Treadwell, eldest son of Ml'. C. H. 'Ireiid- : well, of Wellington, to Irene Gwendo- : line, only (laughter of Mr. J. C. AVubb, ol Wellington. Sister Beatrice dubbins, for some time masseuse fit the Orthopaedic ilospitiil, Christchurch, has arrived in Wellington, where she intends to_ practice her pio* fession. Sister Gubbins is an artist as well as a masseuse, and exhibited several .paintings at the Christchurch Art Exhibition held in Christchurch last week.

Mrs, W. J- Roberts* formerly of Christchurch, litis been living in, Bournemouth for the past seven years; states d London correspondent of January 28. Uer daughter, Miss Gertrude Roberts, trained the diploma of A.T.C.L. iu l*) 11 * don in .January, 3018, and has'passed for the licentiate (pianoforte) at the Royal Academy of Music iu paper, work on harmony, the art of teaching, and form in ijiisic.

The Women's National' Council is calling a meeting to be held in the Masonic Hall, lloulcott Street, on Thursday evening next, nt .which women candidates for election'oir the City Council and Hospital Board, may express their views upon housing, education, and social hygiene. The occasion should be an interesting one, 'and is certainly unique so far as Wellington, is'concerned. : At her home at G2 Devon Street, the death occurred on Saturday afternoon last, after a very brief illness, of Mrs. Mary Binning, wifo of-Mr. S. J. Binning, who has been for a great number of years identified with the teaching profession in New Zealand. The deceased lady has lived in Wellington for the past eighteen years. .Previously slio lived in Dunediii, •on the West Coast, and in the Taranaki district. The late Mrs. Binning was 69 years of ago, and besides her husband leaves five sons (Messrs. H. ]?., C. E., A. S., and L. C. Binning, of Wellington, and li. A. Binning of/ Ohakune). The funeral, which will be a private one, will take place at Knrori this afternoon. On Friday evening the members of the Ngaromi Croquet Club held a very successful j limbic sale in aid of IJio Returned Soldiers' Fund. WelUstocked stalls offered many useful articles to the eager purchasers, and business was very brisk. The result pf the sponge cake competition was as follows:—Mrs. Wylie, 1; Mr 3. Jones 2. Tt is anticipated tliat tho not proceeds will total about .£25.

Mrs. Bromley Hill, of Wellington, who is a gifted pianist and official accompanist to tho Wellington Operatic Society, will leave for Masterton to-day to take up her residence there, Mr. Hill having been appointed'manager of the Friendly Societies' dispensary in thut town.

There was a-large gathering of relatives and.friends of the pupils and staff of St. Catherine's School, Newtown, at the entertainment, held it. St. Thomas's Hall on Thursday evening. The stago had- been prettily decorated with foliage and pot plants, and a banner carrying the school colours, green, blue, and silver, occupied a prominent place iif their midst. Much appreciation was shown of the programme, which consisted of recitations, songs, and,dances. The specialty of the evening was (lie Chinese tableau and chorus '"Hong-Kong," by most of the girl and bay pupils, who were effectively dressed in Chinese costumes. Another successful group, with the descriptive solo by Thclma Harris, was "Grow. Little Mushroom, Grow," in which the ttro little frogs (Eileen Clapshaw and Ethel Amey), in their quaint green mushrooms, went a-wooing among the mushrooms in convincing fnshion. The solo dances were a bright feature of the programme. 'Iliolma Harris, in a crinoline satin gown and ringlet*', danced a fan dance very prettily, ■ and Olga Gilberd and Olive Goodall both showed the result of good (raining in their dances. Recitations were given by Fay Smyth, Edith Dreyenton, Edwina Vare, and Mavis Burgess, and IT orris Gilberd. Ten little niggers in black masks and coon hats sang a vigorous chorus, and ten' 1 graceful girls in white appeared as Zeppelins, and flitu by 0110 finally limped away discomfited. Ursula Burgess sang "Oh, You Beautiful Doll," with I'romeii Searl, who looked tho prettiest of dolls. A very popular item was the. duet by Alec lilacke (aged fi) ami Fay Smyth, "Where Are You Going To, ll'y Pretty Maid?" During the interval Miss Butts, the prinuipal, thanked tho parents for their generous assistance, and cordial co-operation, all of which had tended to make the concert, tho great success it had been. The Young Helpers' League had collected over in their, money-boxes. I'he proceeds of the sale of tickets and swoets had t mounted to over ,£l7. Altogether a sum of over ,£•l3 will be .sent to Dr. Barnardo's homes.

Evening classes for instruction in hemic nursing and invalid cookery have been established at the Southland Technical College, the lectures on the subicct.s being given by Matron Ewart, of the Southland Hospital,

Welcome to a War Nurse, A particularly interesting function took place at liedcliti's (Sumner) on Thursday evening when the local branch of the lied Cross Leaguo welcomed luiuc Nurse Dovies. In reply to the speech made by the Mayor (Ihe Hon. J. liarr), Nurse ilavies gave a sketch ol her wnrlc and experiences in trance "lid Belgium, in field hospital and dug-out, bolli' during the great retreat and again during the groat thrust which ended'in the armistice. .Nurse Davies was, scntos the Christchureh 'Tress," one ot t.'-e lew nurses chosen to administer the anaesthetic. In relating lio.v ounn,, the retreat hundreds of (lernn is »«••.»- od through the hospitals, she said tm.t however the German as an individual might Ijo detested, as a v.ounded soldier his was a life to be saved. Wairarapa Red Crocs. A meeting of the Wairarapa Subcentre of the New Zealand branch of the Britisii Bed Cross Society and Countess uf' Liverpool Committee was held on Thursday at Mas erton. Jt was resolved to close tho Ked Cross ana Liveriiooi iloonis <it* the end of Hie prp sent monih, the committee to remain an organised body until such tune as the remainder of the men return ironi abroad when the necessity .for its existcnce no longer exists. Information was received from the lion, secretnry (Miss Sybil Nathan) of the Wellington Centre, intimating that 110 garments need now be scnt-iiwav from Is'e\v Zealand. Requirement" for the hospitals in the Dominion need only bo met, therefore, tho Led Cross Ooiiuuitleo will be called together when any. necessary work will be undertaken. The lion, treasurer _(Mrs. J. Caselberg) presented a linancial etntelnent of tho various funds, and stated Unit the cost of supplementing Christmas dinner for 300- men in ..camp and the .Military Hospital by the Featherston Hospital Visiting Conimitteo only amounted to .£SB 155., which was 1011sider.'il most siitisfuclory. A letter was read from Lieut.-Colenel Chnylor. Egypt, acknowledging roenipt 011 December il,. 1918, of six cases of gift goods' which ho stated had bwn dispatched lo tho ditierent units throughout the i\ew Zealand forces in Egypt.. Mr. Holliwell, ftou. treasurer in Wellington of tho Italian lied Cross Society,'wrote thanking tho committee' for the sum of J;36-t 7s. !>d., and stated that the fund had now reached the satisfactory sum of ■£4300, '•Acknowledgment of Iho Arrival of cases of clothing sent fqr tho Etrnmbiers Hospital fo l ' the uso of French women i>nd children was received, in whicii grateful thanks was expressed;