WOMAN'S WORLD,

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 297, 11 September 1919, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD,

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SOCIAL 'AND PERSONAL It is understood that tho Literal Party of Stratford have selected Mr. 11. M-astore as tho party's candidate for .tho Stratford seat, Mr. AV. Carrol Harlcy will contest i tho Nelson seat at the forthcoming elec- ( Hon. Mr. Harlcy is a native of Kelson.' ■ Ho served as a captain with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Tho Mayor of Motueka (Mr. ,T. A. Wallace) and Mrs. Wallace are. visiting Wellington. The Mayoress (Mrs. ,T. P. Luke) and Miss Luko have returned from a visit to Napier. Yesterday morning at the Wellington Technical Collego a presentation was made to Miss Williams, instructress of shorthand, by Miss Edna Mack, on behalf of her fellow students, to show the ' esteem and regard in which Miss Wil- ; liams was held by her class. In tho course of her address given at the meeting held in connection with the , conference of the National Council of ' tho Women of New Zealand on Tuesday : night, Mi6s Coad, M.A., said that good housing conditions were as necessary for good health and military, efficiency as was military training. Later on in her address she also stated that the Education Department experienced more difficulty in obtaining money for necessary im- , provements than the Defence Department : in getting money for its requirements. Sister R. Cronin w<s farewelled at the Napier Hospital last week and made ■ the recipient of a presentation. She ' left Wellington on Saturday with Mrs. , Trevor Holmden for Mesopotamia, where ' tho latter joins her husband, Captain Holmden. < : A quiet wedding was celebrated at St. , Matthew's Church, Masterlon, on. Sep- ' tember 1, when Mr. George E. H. Brown, i only son of Mr. and Mrs. Brown, of j Worksop Koad, was married to Flora Dorothy, widow of the late Rhodcrick : Wilford- Daysh, of tho First Australian | Light Horse Brigade. i , Miss M. J. Peters, vho was a sister. : on tho staff of the Greytown Hospital : until Junc,\l9lC, and has since been on : active service in Franeo,' has been ap- i pointed masseuse at ths Mofterton Hos- , pital, vice Sister NeU, resigned. Miss , Peters holds the certiacate of the In- , corporated. Society of Trained Masseurs, . and spent a year in tho massage department of the Bristol Boyal Infirmary be- i fora tho war, and latterly in the military hospitals'iu France. She returned to New,,Zenland a fortnight ago. Writing to a relative in New Plymouth, a British' officer who is engaged on exhumation work, aear Ypres, says: "We are taking up the- bodies of all tho poor fellows who., lie buried (and sometimes unburicd) in the lino, and, ofter endeavouring to identify them, relmrying them in large cemeteries • where tho graves will be properly eared for. So | far this company has collected some 4500 bodies, C 5 per cent, being identified, many of them having been returned as 'missing,' so that wc shall relieve the minds of a number of relatives as to their fate. I have found many New tfealanders on this part of tho line, and have usually succeeded in identifying them, as their metal discs -wear very well, and are still quite legible. They were all killed in the fighting near Polygon Wood. Other fellows are working in other parts near here." He concludes by saying:. "If you know of any-one-who lost a relative at or near Ypres, I will do all 1 can to get particulars of his grave, or to find him." The Wellington'sSoiith Nursing Division held its fortnightly meeting on Tuesday evening. Roller bandr-ging was practised for the annual demonstrations on Friday next, and final arrangement; made for the cliche party and dance to bo held at St. Thomas's Hall. Weddings at Petone. The wedding was celebrated yesterday bv tho Rev. T. Stealey, M.A., at Petone, of Mr. Hi H. Parraut, third son of Mr. and Mrs. L. .Pnrrnnt, of Victoria Street, Petone, to Miss Charlotte Lacey, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. 13. Lacey, of Hutt lioad, Petone., The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a cream serge costume with white georgette hat, and carried nn 1830 posy. The bridesmaids were Miss Annie Lacey, sister of the bride (chief), who wore a frock of white silk, and Miss Hcttio Parrant (sister of the bridegroom), who was in white silk with overdress of shadow lace. Both wore pretty hats to match. Mr. E. Pnrrant and Mr. A. Henderson attended as best man and groomsman respectively. The service was fully choral, and the Wedding March was played by the mother of the bride. The bridegroom's present to the bride was an opal and diamond ring, and to each of tho bridesmaids a circled gold brooch, set in pearls. After tho ceremony a reception was held in St. Augustine's Hall. Tho building had bqen decorated with evergreens and bunting, and suspended from the-ceiling was a largo wedding bell. Tho decorations had been carried out under tho supervision of Mr. Iclebotttom. After,-the usual toasts were honoured Mr. and Mrs. Parraut left, for Christchurch! . " Yesterday 'afternoon, in the Wcsloyan Church, Petone, yet another wedding was celebrated by the Rev. A. C. Blair., when Miss Laura Blnkeley, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Blakeley. of Eiddlers Crescent, Petone, was married to Mr.'A. B. Fiance, of Wellington. The bride, who was given away by her father, woro a white crepe-de-chine dress, with a veil and orange- blossoms, and carried a bouquet of white hyacinths and freesias. The bridesmaids were Mi6s Ada Blnkeley, sister of the bride (chief), who woro ft frock of Wedgwood blue silk, and Miss Joyce Pickering (niece of the bride) in shell pink silk, both bridesmaids wearing lmts to match. Mr. A. G. Henderson was best man. Tho service was choral and the Wedding March was played, by Mrs. Maude. The church had been decorated by tho friends of the bride with spring flowers. The bridegroom's present to the bride was a gold aquamarine brooch set iu pearls; to the chief bridesmaid a gold bangle, and to the second bridesmaid a gold brooch. A reception was hehl at the home of the > bride's parents, and among thoso present j wore Mrs. France and the Misses France (.1), and Mr. and Mrs. Randall (of Wellington). Mrs. <M'])onald and Mr. and Mrs. Pickering (of Lower Hutt). After the ceremony Mr. :md Mrs. Franco left by motor for tho north. An Auckland Red Cross Activity. At yesterday's Red Cross meeting, held iu the Mercer Street Depot, Mr. Bickford. of Auckland, a member of the Auckland Red Crois, who is visiting WelliuL'ton at the time, made somo interesting romarte in regard -to tho activities of his organisation in Auckland. He to:d his .hearers that tho Auckland Society, unlike that in Wellington, left the provision of sports and fiixirts material entirely to the Patriotic Society, and concentrated upon actual comforts for the men in the hoinitals. At the present time- they wcro devoting much of their funds to T.B. and sninnl cases. As showing the need for tlvia. lie told his hearers of twelve soldier uatients (.spinal cases), who . had nractically got their death warrant. Thev had nor got homes tc go to, and thev would have to spend the rest of their d.ivs on their backs. It was not ! rieht to turn such cases udrif't. To give instructions to them as to. how to treat themselves after being discharged from ho'snital was of very little use. To meet tj'o situation the Auckland Red Cross Society had allocated a sum of money with which to secure a house overlooking the harbour as a hospital for these eases, to nrovidn nurses to look after them, and to nlnce them where every time they are wheeled out they can havo something beautiful to look upon. They needed it more than anybody,. and he considered I that nothing they could do was enough

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N.Z. Hospital Ships' Fund., I'ho following letter from His Exccllencv the Governor-General to the honorary secretary of the Wollineton Rod Cross Coinniittee with reirard to tho Hospital Ships' Fund was read at yesterday's meeting. I havo riven directions for one hundred conies of the final voluuio of tho doings of tho New Zealand hospital ships to bo forwarded to you by Messrs.' Whitcoinb and Tombs, of Christchureh, for distribution irratis among your workers, who so ablv assisted in, maintaining tho wants of the two vessels. In addition to the nhovo number, ten copies at an early dato are to be sent to the executive. You will appreciate the fact that tho work of the Hospital Ships' Fund is now completed, and it may bo of interest to vour centre to know that tho hall at Duuediu which is being erected at Otago Univeisitv for tho training of medical students of tho Dominion has been commenced. Ntf'doubt you will remember that the surplus money from the fund at Surseon-General Henderson's suggestion, and with tho approval of the four centres, is being devoted to this object, and I feel sure will be a worthy memorial to the work accomplished by the two hospital ships for the Empire during tho irreat war. Further, all gifts of goods in kind, which formerly belonged to the Maheno and the Mamma havo been distributed throughout the military hospitals in the two islands for the use pf the sick and wounded. Kent Terrace Presbyterian Sale of Work, A 6nlo of work in aid of the fund for building a new Sunday school, the painting of tho church, and other general funds was opened in tho Kent Terrace Presbyterian Church Sunday School building yesterday afternoon by Dr. A, K. Newman, M.P. The Row Dr. Kennedy Elliott received Br. Newman, and introduced him to tho gathering, and after making reference to tho great feeling of joy and relief that everybody was feeling now tliat tho war was over the lattor briefly declared the sale open, and wished it all success. A. very fine display was made by the stalls,'and as is usual in connection with this salo tho flowers, aweets, and cakes wero particularly good. The produce, plain and fancy work, etc., liko the other stalls, attracted many buyers, and most excellent business was done. In charge of the stalls were the following:— Plain work, Mesdames Forsyth, Card, Mbid, Houl, M'Girr, and Miss Mackny; fancy, Mrs. Falconer and the Young Women's Bible Glass; produce, Mesdainos Scott, Bedford, Charters; cakes (which included oatcake, Scotch buns, shortbread, and other things for which tho Scotch are famous), Mrs. Eliott and Mrs. Dunnett; sweets, Misses Veitch (2); flowers, Mrs. W. Young, Miss Hannay, and Mrs. T. Young; books, the Young Men's Biblo Class; refreshments, Miss Wilson, Mrs. Maclean and Miss Maclean, Miss Cook and Miss 'Steele. Various side shows had been arranged for the evening, a magic lan tent display, and sevorrsl musical items.