SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 270, 11 August 1919, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Lady Ward, Mrs. Bernard Wood Mrs Cyril Ward, and Miss Saunders left for Ciinstohurch on Saturday. Ernest Hadfield lws returned to Wellington from a six weeks' visit to Napior. Tho Rambler Ladies' Hockey Association is holding, its annual dance in St. rotor's schoolroom towards tho end of tho month. The committee comprises tho Mi&eu Simon, Tuckor, J)ick, jj&ng, Ayling, Thompson, Watt, Bennett' Messrs. Selig, Tandy, Devonpoit, Man)uu£, Edward.'?, and GriiTeii. A very fine record of work is to tho credit of tho Manakau Red Cross Society. It is only a small organisation and has only been in existence about Ifi months, but during that time it luis raised .£221 os. for different branches of tno lied Cross. Recently tho society forwarded to the Wellington centre .£4B lis. od., tho balaneo of their funds. The monthly mooting of tho trustees of the Convalescent Home was held at Mis. W. Young's residence on Wednesday. Thoro were present Mrs. Moorhouso (in the chair), Alosdames * W; Young, Martin, Litchfield, Miss Harcourt (hon. Afiss Litchfield (lion, scoretary). Apologies were received from Mrs. W. Latham, Mrs. Walking, and Mrs. Joseph Joseph. The matron' reported seven patients admitted, and tlireo discharged during the month. A donation was received from Mjb. Rothcram of .01.

Miss Andorson, of Eketahuna, and Mrs. P. S. Carroll, of Tailiapo, are in Wellington to meet tlioir brother, Trooper Wilkio Anderson, who returned from Egypt by tho Ulimaroa,

Miss A. E. Elder, of tho Napier Hospital .nursing staff, is on holiday leavo in Wellington, and is staying with her mother (Mre. Elder), Aurora Terraco.

General regret will bo expressed at tho death in Christchurch on Friday afternoon of Mrs. Bown, wifo of Mv. 11. A. Bo\Yn, manager for Messrs. Kemsiey nnd Co., of Christchurch, and well known in Wellington. Mrs. Bo.ra was well known in musical circles in Christchurch unci elsewhere, and she had'many friends in all parts of New Zealand. Sho leaves two' sons (one of whom is n, student at Biverview College, Sydney), and ono daughter.

Miss Eose ( do Warren (of tho Wellington Hospital' nursing staff) is a passenger by tho It.M.S. Niagara, en route to her home in Brisbano, Queensland.

Mrs. Harold Beetham (Wairarapa) want to Auckland last week to meet her husban'd who arrived from England, via America, by tho Niagara.

Tho Misses Clifford (3), Canterbury, returned to New Zealand last week from a visit to Honolulu.

Miss' May Tabart has returned to Christchurch after spending sis months with her sister (Mrs. Palmer) in the North Island.

During their visit to Christchurch 'l'lieir Excellencies tho Governor-General and tho Countess of Liverpool will be tho guests of tho Hon. M. F. Wigram and Mrs. Wigram.

Mr. and Mrs. M'Lean (Napier) left Cbristcliurch 011 Friday on their return to tho North Island.

Tho Braekonficld Hunt Club Ball, held at Amberley (Christchurch) ou Friday was very successful, and was a largelyattended event.

St. Augustine's Church, Napier, was last week the scene ot a double wedding, at which the Hov. Mr. Rice officiated. The lirsfc to ho married were Mr. John Albert Scott, son of Mr. John Scott, Gisborne, uud Miss Constance. May Forward, daughter of Mr. and _Mrs. Frank Forward, Napier. Tiio bride waa attended by Miss Clara Paget, of Walpawa, while Mr. Bert Forward discharged tho duties of best man. The second were Mr. Eric Ernest Skoet, son .of Mr. W. L. Sheet, Gisborno, to Miss Ivy Forward, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fraiik Forward, of Napier. Tho brido was attended by Miss May Hayhow, while Mr. L. A. Sheet discharged the duties of best man. Mr. Jones, of Wanganui, was groomsman. Tho brides are twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Forward.

Dances and an Irate Sergeant. , "In view of tho balls coming on next week, no cars will be allowed in the public streets in the vicinity of the Art UaJlery," said Senior-Sergeant Cuminings, when conducting cases at tho Magistrate's Court iu Christchuirch last week, whon two motorists were charged with leaving their cars unattended in Durham Street at night. Ho said that the nuisance had become too aggravated; neighbours complained in bitter terms of tho "tooting" of motor-horns aiter the dances, and motorists complained, too, bocauso of the way their care wore treated. At intervals between dances couples would come out, iiiterfe.ro with tho car lights, and sit in the cars. Tho seiuior-sergejuit'6 remarks on this mattea- were received with such laughter that tho Courj; orderlies had to indulge in vooiferous demands for "Silence!" before Court decorum again reigned. The police did not prosd for penalties, as it was reoognised that 'the prosecutions wero upsetting a long-established precedent. Mr. 0. T. J. Alpers said he was not a member of any of tho danco committees, and he did not own a car, much less leave one outsido a danca hall, but ho would like to put in a friendly word for the dancers. Ho suggested tJiat the polico-should allow tho •dance committee to appoint a watchman to watch tho oars and patrol the Senior-Sergeant Cummings feared that this might bring in the "class" issue. Tho Magistrate: "Tho matter will be made public now, and some arrangement can bo come to." Each defendant was convicted and discharged.

Welcoming the Soldiers. Yesterday afternoon the soldiers who arrival in Wellington from Egypt by tbo Uliuaron met with a very warm wclcomo at the Returned Soldiers' Club. Cheerless though the weather ivae, tho club itself was anything but dijtnal with the decorations of flags and flowers, and tho cheeriness of tho returned men who warmly responded to the welcome which awnitod thorn. Mrs. do Castro, who was as usual in chargo of tho tea arrangements, vraa assisted by Mrs, Carter, Mrs, (!. Wilson, Mrs. Stott, Mrs. C. Earle, Mrs. LennaJ'd, Miss Viekorman, Miss Davics, and other helpers, and Mrs. Mirams's oouceit party provided musical items. Two of tho newly-arrived guests who wero specially honoured were tho Misses JUcdonald, of the now disbanded Aotea Convalescent H.omo in Egypt, whose work for tho soldiers, with that of their companions, is now alnio;,t a household word in this country. These two ladies had been met at the wharf by some of the members of the Aotea Homo Committee, and caeh had been presented with a bouquet. Mrs. de Castro made a brief speech of welcome, and in referring to tho work which was carried out at the Aolea Home paid a \or,r 'warm tribute to its staff. She also added that; tlifl Returned Soldiers' Club had now for some months past male it ih special business to welcome b.clc returning soldiers, but she thought Unit it qhould also wclcomo. back tho nurses Just as much. Hearty cheers were ;,ivc:n by tins to!di:rs for tiic |urs.-i and for their hoste-sis. Sir .James Allen, Minister of Defence, v.v.s present at the club l'o; some lime, also r. Clutlia. Mackenzie. anil some of Hie members of the Aolea Convalescent Hume ('.'omniillee, ineluding 'lie scMiirv. wito thanked Mrs. de on behalf -if tlio Misses Macdonald for tho welcome she had given them.

Dance in tho Marino Engineers' Institute. Very successful and cnjoyublo was the dance which ivas given in the Marino Engineers' Institute on Saturday evening by tlic stuff and students of Banks Commercial College. The social ball in which it wa-s. held was not too crowded for dancing, and had been very prettily decorated for tho occasion, Hags being suspended from the coiling and draping tho wails, whilo branches and clumps of foliage had been used where possible witli effective results. The eollego flag of red, blue, and whito occupied a conspicuous place in the decorations, and shades over tho lights mellowed the colouring of the room. A daintily ar-' ranged and excellent supper was served in the enclosed spaco at <ino end of the room, for which tho Cosy Kitchen was responsible, yellow., narcissi and birch foliage decorating llio table. The music for tho dancing was supplied by Mr. Whiteiuan, aud extras were played by Miss Norton and Mr. Foster. The ciuiperons were Mrs. Amos, Mrs. Atkinson, Mrs. Russell, Mrs. C. Earle, Mrs. ,'lolmson, Mrs. Kelsey, Mr». Walloon, and Mrs. Gavin. Tho director of the collego (Mr. Amos) and the principal. (Mr. Foster) we present, and among others wore;— Mrs. Evans, tho Misses Stafford (2), Russell, Williamson, Webster,. S. Darling, L Dutlue, Saunders, Standage, Newton, Slcey, Clifford, Easterfield, Skelly, Tucker, W. Coull, mid Barker. Tho committee (all of them students) Who carried out t'io arrangements comprised Messrs. Moon, Tosswill, Kelsey, Gavin, and D. Earlo (hon. secretary), who did all that was possible to ensure an enjoyablo oveuing.

Woman Scientist's Dovotion. A. daring experimout in tho cultivation of the mosquito which carries the deadly yellow fever all over tuo tropics is being carried out by Miss Choesemau, who is in clwge of the Insect House at the London Zoological Gardens. Miss Cheeseman. is reaamg GO to 80 of these mosquitoes, which are tended from the cocoon stage up to adult life, when they depend for _ nutriment on human blood, in ord'er' that they may but vivo long enough to reproduce tlieir kind, Miss Cheesemaji thrusts her hand into the not cage, and allows the msoots to feed upon her blood. The etiing of W) or SO mosquitoes upon hex hand at once, Miss Cheesfcman told a "Daily News" representative, causes a good deal of irritation, and sho lias not yet discovered anything to counteract the effect. I lie experiment is, howover, so intensely interesting that sho feels compensated for the discomfort involved. As won us a sufficient number of eggs has been laid Miss Clieesomun allows the old mosquitoes to <lio oft, and recommences when the next generation has reached maturity.' Miss Chceseman believes her experij ment to be tho fet of its kind cai-pod out in .jingland-and certainly the hrst by a woman.

The Handling of Food. In the con iss of a lecture given to the Civic League iu Auckland last week, Mis; juniper, instructor of amnestic science, 1 suggested that members should acquire a more intimate knowledge of io 011 "" 1 }""" Ung in their city and food conditions. Ihe league, eho yal-d, t/hotii.<t make inquiries into the laws governing food in New Zealand. What did tlw members know about the bakories of the city and the laanner of handling breads The ■bakers of the city had told hur that if women would deiiKUid ti eti\nda loaf they could afford to f>?rvo it in paper ivrs, but if tho women of Auckland ■I'iked fancy bread that handled and gathered all iilth in transit, well, thoy would get it. Tho speaker wondered how many women had been over tho bakeries in Auckland and knew which U6ed machinery and which worked 'by hand. Leaving tho stall' of life tho speaker turned to tho dairies, and stated that when sho Svas in London, in 1916, at 0110 of tho biggest dairies she was shown a strainer through 'which there had been several gallons of milk, uud tlio filth lciti liehiml w?s nauseating. Nothing carried disease liko milk, yet jugs were to bo seen outside with tho money in them— t*d the filth from the street— awaiting tho morning's milk. Every drop of milk' should be bottfed and pasteurised, lteforcnoo was next inado to groceries and their handling. ( In America, one good innovation was |called grocerottes. All the foods were put on shelves in different bulk and labelled dearly. Purchasers passed through a turnstile witli baskets, and walked round and elected what they needed from tlio wrapped parcels, and then, coming to another turnstile, emptied their baskets and paid for what thoy contained. This system allowed good? to be bought at a halfpenny cheaper, because it did away with paid handling,, and was much healthier. The subject of butchers' shops and flies was next dealt with. Flies were stated to have kilted moro soldiers in the Cuban war than the enemy, and so they were banished. Yet in Auckland they were in myriads. Flirs were known to be more fp'rioos tha.ll an epidemic, there was no knowing the deaths they were response for in sununor. In Canada no meat was kept in the windows of tho butchersf show;. It was brought out as ordered, jjnd botli private and public kitchens were nil screened. Everything lay in flm hands of the locn.l women. If they did not mind having their food handled in a dirty and unhealthy manner there wos nothing more to be said, but the women of Culm da demanded that food reforms slioi/.d he made nractioO.

The monthly meeting of tho Wellington District W.C.T.U. was held ou Thursday in the Constable Street rooms, when ■ there was a good attendance of members and friends. Mrs. Moody gavo 1111 address on her three years' visit to England during the war, and related some very interesting incidents when visiting the New Zealand men in the 3rd London General Hospital, of which sho was np; pointed a visitor. Mesd.ames Butler «nd Keene wore elected delegates to the Provinciul Convention, whioh is to be- held next month at Fetone. Mrs. Missen con. iributed two solos, which were thoroughly enjoyed.