SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
The engagement ft announced of Miss Elma May Stewurt, daughter ■of Mrs. Alexander Stewart, ot Masterton, to-Mr. Clivo Jlatthews,- of Hamilton. ■ Miss Hilda M'Master (Mnsterton) ii> visiting Wellington.
sLi«s Bniril (Ilawke'fl Bay) is visiting, Mrs: H. Hume, Masterton."
Mrs. Cotterill (Hawkc's Bay) is stayins at the Midland Hotel.
The Ivilbirnie branch of. the Women's .National Kesorvo has arranged for classes in * simple homo nursing .Mrs. -j ox Overton Terrace, is secretary, and v ill ■rivo particular to anyone wishing to join. The first class is to be held m the clubroom of All Saints' Church on April 30 at 7.30 p.m.
All members of' tho Women's National Reserve desirous of helping in any way should a recuwence of the epidemic oecuiaro invited-to enrol now at the office, 15? Fcatherston Street, or forward names and addresses to Mrs. Hope, secretary.
The' "Overseas Magazine" of August last says: "How. fortunate England is to have Dr. Trnby King on.her. side of tho world, and' how much- the people of Eneland have to learn fronv New-Zea-land with lier - splendid record, of saving babies and rearing a vigorous race, a record unsurpassed in any other country" ;
It was stated in the annual report of the New Zealand Society for tho Health df Women and Children that a very pleasing incident was related at ■ one of Fhe meetinss. A. member of the committee had "sent a copy of the c a re Welfare of Baby to a new I>-an noil French woman about to have her■ child in Now Zealand. In her letter of thanks, the prospective mother stated that her mother in Prance had already sent- her Dr. King's book translated into French. 1
Tho lion, secretary Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Hostel, 44 The Terace, acknowledges the receipt of .£59 from Mi'p. S Smitli. ofl Sayes Court, bein s the amount raised ficnne months ago by means rf ° ta»ar. Mrs. Smitli has dono much for the returned men since tho beginning of the war and all will be sorry to hear that she is in indifferent health. Her house taWe. and car were evei at the disposal of the soldiers long boforo anjono else thought it necessary to extend lo tlieni a helping linnd in social entei tainment
Mrs Kothnam, of Oriental Boy, has contributed a second subscription of Ad ,1s to the Returned Soldiers and Sailors Hostel.
The I-lataitai branch of the Womjms Vnfmnnl Reserve gave-a very succewlul wnceit nt the Soldiers' and Birch. " The dining-room was filled win t-oldiers who thoroughly enjoyed the eyeing, and also the 4 c, jl&4V^ P nVthe vid«l by the ladies of fla■»«>*>• nrevious Monday Mr. Leo. ao Ui e rs i llf i hie pupils entertained the soiuurh and received a Very warm welcome on this his second visit.
Mrs Archer Hoiking, accompanied by Mia Mace (Masterton) will 1 «it# Corinthio next month_ for England. Mrs and Miss "fiayward, who have been visiting Auckland to return to the Lower Jlutt 10-daj. Mr. and Mrs,?.; M'l.ean.(Hawke's Bay) are -visiting ellingtoii. . / Alr= Wolters N (Carterton) who has been vi«Uiiig Auckland and Rotorua >s spending a few days in A\ellmgton. ifrs Nelson (Pahiatua) is staying with her sister, Mrs. Gore. The weekly cooking demonstration Ration room to-morrow, At 3 o clock. m*mi »»,f fct-sissittisrsi Concerning meat and coal, lion is almost as acute in place of limlergnrments babies aie often found wrapped in newspaper*.
"Housewives" for Sailors,
There'always. appeals to, be work, for willing hands at the Town.Hall. ,ihe rather abrupt end of ,tlie ; war, found ft good deal of material on the hands ot the local eoinijiitteo of the Lady Liverpool Pund. Eight through the campaign ithas been the practice to send forward well-packed "housewives, con Ji u ? lln f> pins, needles, safety pins, nails, thread, wool, and boot-laecs, to the soldiers, tml only those who Imve been in the trenihes and received such gifts can appreciatetheir, at their true value. Some of tho material for making the -"housewives ■ and the contents vSre loft over; but theso nro not, to .be wasted. At the present, time the manufacture of these mils to, comfort is going on as briskly as everat tho Town Hall, but .they are not for ■•■oldiers .on this occasion. It, is the intention of tho committee to present a "housewife" to every ]ack tar on H.M.b. Now Zealand when she arrives in Wellington in July or August next, (Hying tho pennon of Admiral Jellicoe), and there is little .doubt but that, the Sailors will appreciate the gift.
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 172, 15 April 1919, Page 2
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