SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 272, 13 August 1919, Page 4

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

the Misses Mac Donald, of the Aotca Convalescent Home, who returned from Egypt by tho Ulimaroa, left lor Wangamli on Monday. Miss Mina MacDonald's marriage is to tako place shortly.

The lion, seoretnry of the Crippled Soldiers' and Sailors' Hostel' acknowledges receipt of the sum of .£SO from tho liahotu Ladies', Guild, New Plymouth, pel' Mrs. Burgosa, ' Mayoress, and Mrs. Wright, also .£15.125. Gd. from the Spinsters' Club, the result of thoir.recent dance. These amounts are to bo appended upon substantial comforts for tho; inmates of-tho hostel.;

At tho examinations, held on July 15, at tho National Business College, Sydney, N.S.W., Miss Thelma Sirss. of the Wangftriui Convent, passed, and has now her diploma certificate for typewriting.

Miss Mabel Grantham arrived by the Maori last Sunday from Lyttelton," and is'staying with Mrs. Chadwick for a few .weeks. '. ' '

Tho engagement is announced of Miss Clarice Rik Martin, third daughter of Mr. h'tid Mrs. V/Martin, Queen Street, Ecildlng, to Mr. Sydney North Gould, eldest son of Mr. and Mis. J. Gould, Bongotea.

Cablo news has been received in Wellington that Miss .Sylvia' Wilson, who has done much war work, first in Egypt and ■ then in England, during the past four years or so, loft the.latter country on August 9 by tho Corinlhic, on her return to New Zealand,

At the Bank of Australasia on Friday afternoon, Miss C. Stevens and Miss Hilda Basire, who are leaving the bank a service to be married, were presented with. a silver hot water kettle-and a. silver cake stand respectively. Mr. A, W. Butt, manager of tho bank, in making the presentation, said the two ladies had "made good" as bank clerks,, and wished them ovory. happiness, in' the future.

Mr. and Mrs. S. V. Parsonson, who recently returned to New Zealand, -were tie guests at a ten held in the Y.M.C.A. rooms, Mastortou, on Sunday evening. Thietre was u largo attendance, and Mr. T. I'\ Watson occupied-the chair. The speakers were tho Hex. J. Cocker, Dr. Prior, Messrs,, C. E. Daniel, H. Danielf, Bass, G. E, Sykes, M.P., and Mrs. J. M. Coradiuo, nil of- whom extended a hearty •welcome home to tho guests. Dr. Prior said he would never forget tho "Plus Street" Wood incident, when, under shellfire, ho met Mr. Parsonson ooming from among the men, and when the AVairarapa Hut was struck. .Night'and day Mr. Parsonson was doing his duty helping tho men out of the trenches. Mr. If. Daniell stated tint when he oame out of tho Messincs stunt he .met Mr. Parsonson, who rendered him great service. Ho wished to thank Mrs. Parsonson, for it was sho who found him out and cabled to his parents that ho was still alive, greatly relieving their anxiety.. Mrs. Coradino also spoko of the splendid work dono by Mrs. Parsonson on behalf of i tho Wairarapa boys, and tho many encouraging messages she had fonrardnd their parents. Mr. Parsonson suitably acknowledged the kind remarks made. Mrs. Parsonson said-that her work at Home made .her feel that she was part of tho Wairarapa, and for months sho had 'longed to come and work among tho peoplo of tho district. ; Wedding at Masterton, A quiet wedding was celebrated in St. Matthew's Church, Masterton,.on Saturday morning, August 9, 'when Sergeant Hugh Dudley Symes, son of Mrs. Symes, •of Takaka, Nelson, was married to Miss Dorothea Esther Jackson,-second'daugh-ter of Mr. W. H. Jackson, Mavor of Masterton. Tho bride wore a frock of georgette over net, -with veil and ornngo blossoms. She was attended by Miss Essie Bagnal, of Auckland, who wore a pale blue cnyio de chene dress,- leghorn -hat, with pink and bluo crown, and carried a.bouquet nf narcissi and maidenhair fern. Mr. W:' Suckling, of Masterton. acted in tlie capacity of best man, and tho bride was given away ]>y her fa then. The wedding ceremony was performed by the Pcv. J. Walker, and Mr. H. Irving officiated at the organ.' After tho ceremony' the wedding breakfast was held at "Stoneleigh," the residence of Mr. and Mrs.' W. H. Jackson, whero friends and relatives honoured the usual toasts. Mr. and Mrs. Symes left for tho south by motor, amidst the good wishes of their numerous friends. The brido's travelling dress was a navy blue tailored costume and black velour hat. Training College Reunion. Tho first reunion since . the war of former students of tlie Wellington Training Collego was hflkl at tlie college last evening, tlie lonner students.. being the gue.-itti of tho present-day students at a social tea. There was a guod attendance, and a very pleasant time was spent. Pollowing the tea wero a number of musical items and dancing, Miss Bird contributing a pianoforte solo, Miss Joyce a violin polo, Mir. Evans a monologue, and Miss Moore, Mr. Wynn Walker, Alias Leitch, and Mr. Day a dance. Miss Hind, vicepresident of tho College Union, received the guejts, and in charge of tho arrangements for the evening were: Mr, Itobortscm, president of tho union, and Mr. Graham, secretary. Mr. Stanton, also a vice-president, .assisted in various ways. Members of the college staff were p're*;vnt, among them being Mr. Tennant, Ufa principal, who was accompanied by Mrs. Tennant, Miss Hctherington, Miss Maitlnnd, Mir. Gould, Miss Sinclair, and Mis. Taylor In tho course of a brief speech, Jlt. Tennant welcomed the ,formor students to the college, and expressed his pleasure in seeing them there once more. He also anade reference to the ending of- tho war,, and of -the problems that had to bo faced in the period of reconstruction that was before tho world. Mr Robertson spoke on.behalf of tho new •■ students, and referred to the fact that this was the first reunion since tho war He was very glad to see the union resuscitated, and hoped there would be a Ion" .career of usefulness before it. " Closing of Aotea Convalescent Home, In a letter which has been received within the last lew days by a Wellington latiy from Matron Early, of hie $\otea Convalescent Homo in jWpt dated June (i, tho writer makes reference to the work of Miss M'Douneli and the two Mis.se« Macdonald (tho latter two of whom arrived in Wellington irom Eg&lit on Sunday) as follows :-"The Misses Macilouala (Z) and- M'Donnell wtfro at the Convalescent Camp at New Zealand Details, lsmuilia, and doing nvost excellent work. Tho overflow oi convalescents iirom Aotea had been passed on to tho Convalescent Camp; ;ind it was a great comlori to know that tho two Sisters Macdonald and Miss /M'Donnell wero there to look alter the boys generally. Our numbers at Aolea , went up to 270, but the insufficient drainage at tho homo prevented l'urthel 1 extension. Tlie site of tho Now Zealand Details Camp was so beautiful, right oh tiio lake, that tha idea of a convalescent caiup to take tho overflow was the best tliuig possible. Miss Flora M'Donnell has been staying with us sinco her return from England some months ago, but next month sho is going lo live at Montrose Villa, Heliupolis. She thinks she will stay in Egypt for souio months, as she likes tho sun and warmth after the cold and damp of England. Aotea is nov,< dosed. Wo havo discharged our last patient, and Sister Hughes ««d self, with the sergeant-major,. are the last of Aolea left in the old place. The Engineers tako over on the day we leave. Smallpox, typhus, and typhoid are all very prevalent in Cairo,' arid we.feel we are safer here where we know .things are clean, and wo have our devoted Mustaplia tu work for us. We are so. glad tlie two promoters of Aotou got the 0.8. E. decoration. Aolea has proved such a boon to tho New Zealand troops in Egypt that tho two girls can well feel proud of their work, and 1 am sure, many of the boys'will remember them with gratitude.'- ■