SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 192, 9 May 1919, Page 4

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dr, nnd Mrs. Faris have come to Wellington to live, l)r. Faris having accepted an nppointmcut with the Health Department.

Among those who" returned to Xew Zealand by the Ktniuera wore Lieutenant II Marshall, N.Z.IMi., and Mrs. (Sister) Marshall, the latter well known in Wellington as Nurse Bronaboni.

Mrs. G. Barltron nnd.'Miss Barnard, who liaye been spending, a short holiday at Napier; returned "to"- Wellington on Tuesday evening.

At the sale of work held at Chilton House .School Inst Saturday, in aid of the Wellington' Free 'Kindergarten, the sum of Mi Hi. lid., -was rented. This money will be devoted to making and equipping the kindergarten playground.

Mrs. Savage (Auckland)' and family, with 'Miss. Cooper, are leaving for England by the Coriniliic.. ■

Auckland women arc cnnsi<lpring Hie mutter of starting -a women's club, -.nnd to discuss thei feasibility of so doiuif- n meeting of women h to 'be held this afternoon. It is hoped to provide, a lounge and a cafctaviit, niul Inter on, if the idea meets with sunuort, to malic'it a residential club. ."•■■■:

■ Mr; and Mrs. Humphries (Napier) are leaving by the Corinthio for England.

Mr. and Mrs. J,' Firidlay, The Terrace, hare''taken Mr; A.'l'enrce's.lionfe in Hobson Street, and will be leaving for (ho latter place in three or four weeks' time.

In paying a tribute to the work of the women have done' 90 per cent, of the Navy League the other evening, Mr. C. J. Parr, M.P., rel'errcd to the large quantities of clothing sent by them to the fleet and the puilors' dependants. "The women have done 91). per-cent, of the .work of'the. league," he'said. "As usual, they liave done tho h.irdwork, and the men the hard talking." -.'

■ At an exooiitive meeting of the Auck'lnnd' Civic League, the following resolution was pr.fsed:—"That the Civic League, in the intorests of art and'history", asks that a-special clause bo inserted in Mr. KusseU's Town-Planning Bill nrovidi'njr for the preservation oi' all liistorical buildings and ".'Vies. Further, that any natural 'bcauTy snot lie considered, ami, i if possible, lisini in new towii-planiiing schemes." Tnis resolution is to be forwarded to Sir. llurst-Seager, with a •letter, asking him ■ro'.hrimr this matter before' the 'I'own-Pliirining Conference.

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen "Fisher (Feilding) aru visiting ("liri^ichurch.

During Hie lirief time which lie spent in Auckland tu-neral Kichardson visited the Auckland Hospital Annexe, the Xnox Home, ami' (lie Rnfoni Convalescent Home, where the physical well are n! , soldiers is undertaken, the .Y.M.C.A. and tile King's Coilfgo, where n military bnriacks is being lu'ld. When leaving Auckland Jlrs. ]{jch;ird:on was presented at tiie railway station with a magnificent bouquet of JO.-CH by returned soldiers. Their Excellencies, the Governor-Geni , - nil mill Hie Countess of Liverpool held n reception at Government House, Auckland,- on Tuesday evening, to celebrate Ilia ninth anniversary of the accession of King George to Uic Throui:. Mr. Charles L. Tioup and Miss 'j'roup, of Essex, England,, arrived in Auckland liy Hie Mukitra. on a holiday visit tc»i the Dominion. Mr--. E. J. B.ighton' is giving a musical afternoon at the Jliolto this afternoon in, honour of. Miss Carrie Lanceley. The annual.meeting'of the Wellington Centre of the Jirilish I'e'il Cross Society ami Onler of St. John will be'held at the central depot,. i Mercer Street, on Wednesday evening next.

il"rs. A. W. Eutlierford and Miss Emily Jiutherford (Canterbury)- intend leaving Auckland by the Jfakura for .Amcricn.

The .wedding took place in Christcliurcli at Hie' Ku'sby Ktrfvf Jfethodist Chmvh on Wednesday of Miss Lavinia eldest daughter of Mr. and ilrs. IT. Christchurch, to J[r. Reginald Henry Donovnn, only eon of Mr. nnu Airs. Richmond Donovan, also of Christehureh. The- bridegroom, the best man (Mr. Bfoiidbelt), and the frrnomsmnn (Mr. It-. , H; Hucks), are returned soldiers, the bridegroom, hnrinj; enlisted in London at tho-outbreak of war. He saw f-ervice with the Second Bnttalion Scots (luards from "Aiißiist 2,1, 1911, with the original 7th Division, and Guards Division. Later lie was rrnnsfpiwrl to the Ist Canterbury Battalion, N.Z.E.1 ,, . in London. He returned to New Zealand on June 111, 1018.

V/omon and Hunting. It has been tiic custom to believe that hunting-either the. fox.or the hare was one of the first of the sports of men thai women invaded, states the J.undoa "Times.". This is probably incorrect, for. although there are many pictures ol women on horseback in the itiid-Yiclor-iiih period, neither their costumes nor their mounts lead-one to suppose that they' intended to hunt at all seriously. All that is changed to-ilay, and there 'is never a.'meet'now at which there are not, many women, well -mounted, who go as straight and as far ws most, if not all, of the men. During the war hunting owed a very great debt to women who, in. some cases, actually took over the hunts, and carried on in the face of enormous dilticnltioj, not yet iully appreciated In- the' men 'who were away on active service.

i The doyenne of lady masters of i'ox- ! hounds is Mm. T. 11. 11. JrliigiiL-.-,, who has. been master of the Neuaddfawr hounds emcc )9!)->. This is not an easy country, for there is much wire which is not taken down. Yet Mrs. Hughes has always shown good .sport. Dm'iii" the war Mrs. Brunskill has taken her lnis- • band's plncp, not only as master of his own pack in youth Devon, but also as huntsman, and it is a source of general regret that they are giving un the puck after having carried on 'through such troublesome times. Lady Portal has 'been Master of the Vine,"a ioniotis pack dating from 1770. since 1913. Durii"; his absence on active service, Ladv Chesiiam. than whom there are few straijhter riders to hounds in the country, has taken her husband's place as matter c f (lie Old . Berkeley. All these ladies have done much for hunting, but probably none of them lias done more than Mm. 'Inge, .master, with her daughter. Miss Inw.i, of ; Hie Atherstone since 19U. The A'tlicrI stone is a. puck of CO couples, iyid !ir one lime durin? the war, owing to military service requirements, Mrs.Tngp- and Miss Tdko actually had to- undertake (lie duties -of kpimplmpii as well as masters of th"3 hounds. Who can s;iy p.ftcr Hiis Hint sportsmen do not owe a v;vy svi'af debt to sportsivomen, who have indeed shown very fully that th»y have a ri'ijlit to share in the sport? which werp fnr so long a time regarded by men as (heirs ami theirs only. Now thnt the wnr is over and next season will see fields i"or? normal —although hunting days will be fewer, owing to the scarcity of hound-:—?ome of 'Vwe n-!Mii"'i will re'ir" from their jiosilions, bill if i- cerhiin thet in flip future there will nlwaye be women masters of hounds.

Mothers' Holp Division.

A meeting of the Motliers , Help Divivion of the Women's National Iteservtmis .held. in. the. Heaerve Koonis, in Fentherstpn Street, on Wednesday. Mrs, Alex. Gray was in.-the chair-, and the.ru were also present Mesdames Arthur .Myers, Porter. Darling, Coleridge, Adams, Kayflckl, J. I). Uray, ]i. Hadliekl (hon. treasurer), and Ahearne (hon. secretary). it was reported ..that considerable I.elp and sympathy were being, manifested n> the work ol" the division, nnd some very useful sums'of-money had been donated to its furtherance. A iiood "many applications for Help from mothers of families had been ■ received, and' many inprij helpers were -needed to raoct the urgent appeals for help that had been sent , in. Hncoiiragiiij' letters' expressive, of appreciation and gratitude from mothers who had been already . helped- showed how necessary somo such scheme as that of the division was. Help had been sent to mothers living in suburbs awiiy" from the the tramlines,' who had found it imnos-i fiiblc to get domestic assistance'of any kind, one case .being that of ft eearaan'ii wife, with 'wins to attend to, who had had tliiY misfortune to fracture Jier arm. Xot only had the helper taken charge of Hit) children, 'but she had helped' ill other ways a≤ well. ' After some discussion, -it was decided by the meeting-that all helpers should' wear a distinguishing nrmlet, ni if ivas considered that by eo (loiiig a."good deal of explanation would be saved the wearer. ■

Appreciation of Patriotic Work. Mrs. E. 11.. Suisled, who during the war was ,the organiser nnd hon. secretary of the Wangiunii sub-centre of the New -Zealand branch of the British'.lied Cross Hociely and Order of' St.. John, was on UrdneAlay the guest of a.' large and. representative gathering,, who -met to pay. tribute- to.":.hei' indefatigable work: The sub-centre played'a.-Very prominent y:>i't in patriotic . work. '• A start-was made in" a suiall wny.by- Sirs', (niistcd and the. ladies • associated .with her. but tho orgaiiisaiiou and the scdpt of its v.-ork rapidly grew; until in the latter.- days of war. flic -sub-centre was a household word and had a splendid .record of work accomplished in providing for'(lie .welfare ot'.New Zealand soldiers on active service, and. particularly tho sick- and wounded in hospital.

■ Mrs. Ncilstm ■ presided at iiio- Bathering, aiul after afternoon tea had been sewed, .Mr. T. .B. Williams, chairman of -the Wanganui-'Wnilotara ' Patriotic: A.SBpcLiition, presented Mrs. Suisted with a gold wristlet watch and a lady's handbag, the latter having an enclosure of considerable.: intrinsic value.' In making the presentation,. Air. Williams said ho .had always found Mrs. Suisted. a willing helper in every question, that iilfec-ted the , welfare of others. As chairman of the Patriotic Association he knew, the she,had (lone, and .the v,-urk. that the other Indies of (ho.'subcentre hud so euthusinsiieally. carried put for i\ew Zealand soldiers. : '•:.'.

Further tributes-to, the worb of Mrs. Suisted were rpaid by* Mr. . Yeiteh,, Ml'., who said thai appreciation of Mrs. , SuislwHs work■ was. felt" beyond and throughout Wangnnui. It could never be estimated what the sub-ceiltro had done for the men at the ;frout. Mr. J. 11. Keesing, Mr. John Jones and Mr. Brown; vice-president of the IMurned Soldiers' Association', also great appreciation of Mrs. Suisled's taet and powers cf organisation, the latter speaking of the great pleasure, the soldiers on active service had always , derived from the gifts sent forward by the sub-centre. Mrs. Suisted in reply said that -throughout the whole of the work sho had met with most loyal support from' her i'ollovrworliers. Many lessons of patience,' thouglitlulncss and appreciation fer onn tiiiot'Mcr liad been learnt, and though it. had "Fieeii a grent pleasure* to work'for the sftli(icr:i it was' to , her a still greater pleasure that it wns-uow possible to lay down that work. ' ' >-. •"■'•■>■

' The wristlet watch was inscribed: "Presented -to- SLvs.' E. ll.'Suiated in remembrance 'of her war-long work for Our .Boys, from the Wniignnu'i subcentre and appreciative citizens. 7/3/19." An npolosy for his. unavoidable absence through illness was received from the Hon. Ci. Carson, 11.J,.C.j president of Hie sub-centre.

Opening of Queen Margaret College,

Very many people attended the- formr.l opening of Queen Alargaret College jo s '- terday afleriibon, the 'Uiglit Hev. W. Gray Dixon, 31.A.,. Moderator of the Presbyterian General Assembly, perform* , in;r riiec.-reiuoiiy. ifeilot reno'vatin o ' work both in the college itself aim in .the. grounds''.liiw been carried out, iin-l in. consequence'the interior of tliti bnildiiif, , locked very fresli and attractive, ami well adapted to its present requirements, while, in the'grounds surroiindini,' ■it. lice the promise of much beauty.to come. A largo 'platform had. been erectcii at one end of the class-room in which tlio.official.opening took place, and .occupying seats upon ; it were the Moderator of theUeneral Asseinblyj the lady principal, Mm* iMiincj Jpbspn, 51.A., and her stuff, togi'tlier with the! board-of govei , - ' nors, and Mrs. .Wilford. ..Attho; l-e;;in-uing- of the proceedings,' 'Jf.iss ■ Jobson was'pre.sp.uleil by her pupils with a beautiful bouquet of chrysaiitheinuiiis, thf members of' hei ..stair also'Yreeiv'ing ii Rimilar gift.. Tin; speakers 'were, in •• tlriition to Hip l'ev. Gray Dixoii, the Ho'ii. J. (J.'.W. A.itken 'who acted as chairman in tht- unavoidable absence, of the ITov. Dr. tiibb). and 'Miss Jobson. After ...Hih college, liad been declared open, everyone wns invited to visit the various cln.wrooms, dorinitories. etc., etc.. an invitation of which they'topk full advnntnsi , . The college, in which school work has begun but recently, has niiw'CH pupils, of whom 15 are hoarders.' There is also a kindergarten for boys and girls under seven years of a«e, vfiiis''(lepartnxnt being iii the charge of Miss Evatia. The house'mistress is Miss I'yfc, and it would seem' that every iirrangeirteiit-. for the comfort and wellbcing of the girl pupils lias bcpii thoroiighly"studied liiid carried out. Several educationists were'among those who were present at the opening.

Right to Re-Marry. : ■ - The French Chamber of Deputies will shortly be called on to deal with the ci.se of IJU.OJi) soldiers "re]xii'twl niissduring the war, and many thousands of civilians w'lio have disappeared without leaving a trace, says the "Daily Mti:l" Paris corresjionilent. A law already exists by which' death can b; nrceuinc<l where a strong probability of (lealh exists, and GBJOO such cases have been dealt'with'since lOlii. In all 'other cases where no news'has been received for two mid ..?. half years alter the signing of peace,, leave to pr'esumo death will.be gra'nted. ' ' ."'•'.

.Miiciiineiy will be provided for unnulling the dt'cision if the.. niiisiug persou reiiiriis, and enabling him to recover,his property if this !:e feasible. If the husbiind or wife oi' a niissiiig person line remarried, the union will be considered a ;iutiitiye inarrm»e, and tho children boru of it will be legitimate. But apparently (lie earlier marriage will sluud unle;S it. is dissulved by the consent oty bath parties.