SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 52, 25 November 1919, Page 4

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mrs. James Findlay gave a gift tea at her homo in Jlobson Street on Thursday afternoon for tho W.N.R. Evidential Nursery. The sum of J.*3l was given, also about fifty useful gifts towards tho furnishing of the nursery.

Mrs. James Hannah has returned to Wellington from a visit to Rotorua.

Mk. Fulton and Miss Monica Fulton are visiting Eotorua.

The wedding took place at St John's Church, Toorak, Melbourne, of -Miss 'xrnce Irene Beck, youngest daughter of the late John Beck, of "Wellington, to Mr. Norman Douglas Fletcher, cf Phanhvoy Park, Carriekfen>u':?, Ireland. The Rev. A. law performed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher are taurine: Australia and Tasmania before leturning to New Zoaland. •

"We, the undersigned, loyal women of Australia, protest against the high price o * hocks'ties—vegetables, footwear, and clothing—and request that immediate action be taken, torthwlth. We also request the establishment c-f suburban markets for "tho convenience, of the housewife." That is tho heading of the petitions r'psuod by the Housewives' Association of Now South Wales, which ai-e being speedily filled up by women who a,re anxious to make their money go further than at present. The association is determined to lower the price of eommnd'tie?, and puts forward the success of the Anier'-ean Housewives' Association in its establishment of kerb markets, the Ilford Market in England, and the VilRrain huts .in Paris, all of wli'eh, it states, have' materially assisted to l>r : .ng down the cost of living. And in Victoria parents «iro fending the : r children to school barefoot as a protest against the high price of footwear.

Ask your friends at breakfast or in the train .why their handkerchiefs are square. Round, oval or oblong would be just as useful. At one time they were made o£ various shapes, according to the fancy o£, the user, but this irregularity displeased Queen Marie Antoinette, who suggested one winter evening at Versailles that a uniform shape would be au indication of good taste. The res-ult was a decree by Louis XVI, issued in the early days of 1755, enacting that all pocket handkerchiefs should have right-angle edges henceforth.

Women and Town-planning. A meeting of the Women's Committee of the Greater Wellington Town-planning and Municipal Electors' Association was hold in the Dominion Farmers' Institute last, evening. Dr Platts-MiUs presided. ana there were present Mcsdanies A. Crawford.' Boden, W. Ward, Tonics, Watt. B. Anderson, Miss Coad, Miss Francis. Dr. Ada Pateraou, Miss Phoebe Jlvera. and Mr. Hill (secretary). Apologies for absence from Mesdames Porter, Atkinson, Chapman, and Chutlield were received. Several new members to the committee were elected.

Mr. Hill slatea' that the executive committee had decided that women members should he appointed to the various subcommittees of the association.

Due sratitudo for this concession was exuressed bv tlio meeting. Some discussion followed as to the special lines upon which the work of the Women's Committee should be laid down, particularly in regard to their work as oolesatos to the other committees. ' Miss Phoebo Myers moved that the following recommendation bo forwarded to the executive:—"That all work done by women in connection with tlio 'lownulauning Association shall be done throuarh tlio Women's Committee, and that, members who have been appointed in various committees shall act as delegates from the Women's General Committee." Tlio recommendation was carried after much debate. Mrs. Boden moved that the number of «ele"atos to each committee should not lie. less than two. This resolution also was carried. Mrs. Boden also moved that a. suggestion be oassed on to Alio executive that thev tako somo steps to see that houses now being erected bo in accordance with proper town-pin lining principles. The election of delegates to tlio various committees was discussed, and somo elections wore made, further repiescntatives of the general committee to be appointed at another meeting, to bo held in a fortnight's time.

New Zealand Ladies-' Hockey Association

A special general meeting of the New Zealand Ladies' Hockey Association was iicld in the Y.M.C.A. last evening. Mr. (Jriffen Dresided, and the following delegates were present: —Mr. Salt, Auckland; Mrs. Watt. Canterbury; Miss Fulton, South Canterbury; Miss Nolan, Manawntu; Miss Hixou and Miss Moore (lion, secretary of tho New Zealand Association). Otago; Miss Wolsby, Poverty JBay; Miss M'lntosh, Southland; Miss Simpson, Taranaki: Miss Simon, Wellington; Mr. (jriffen. Wanganui. Several resolutions brought forward by tho Auckland representatives were discussed. but were not carried. In reuard to tho matter of registering as an association under the Incorporated Societies Act, a letter was. read from Mr. ,T P. Kavanagh, of Feilding, offering to carry out all the business of incorporation for the society if it decided to 111cornoratc. the association merely to pay out-of-pocket expenses, which would amount to but a small sum of money. Tn the course of his letter Mr. Kavanagh gave details of tho steps the association would have to tako ill tho matter. If, was decided, on the motion of Miss Simon, to register under tho Act, and that Mr. TCavanagh'a offer bo accepteo: with 1 hanks. A letter was received from tho Poverty Bay Ladies' Hockey Association protesting against the action of tho council in allotting the recent tournament to tho Canterbury Ladies' Hockey Association. The matter was discussed, and it was decided to reply to tho Poverty Bay Association. stating tho reasons for the decision of tho council. With regard to the proposal to send a team to Australia nest year tho secretary read correspondence from tho Hockey Association in Victoria, stating that tha Australian tournament woula' bo hold in Tasmania in July, and expressing the hope that New Zealand would send a team. A resolution was brought forward by the Manawntu representative that tho committee be iristvuotcd to prepare a suggested itinerary in regard to the tournament. together with an estimate of the probable expenses for a team to compete in Australia, and submit tho same to tho association for consideration at the next annual meeting. Tho resolution was passed.

Anglo-German Marriages on the Rhine. A Leeds soldier, says "The Times" of September 19, who has recently returned from the Rhine Ims made a remarkable statement on the my in which British soldiers there have been fraternising with German girls. He states that ho went to Cologne Cathedral and there paw 23 British soldiers being married to German women. The cathedral was full of people, and a German to whom ho expressed surprise told him it was quite a common thing to see British soldiers marrying German girls. The soldier went on to say: "One man who came home with me told the colonel that ho would forfeit his gratuity and all his j>ay if they would allow him to remain in Cologne to marry a German girl. The colonel said he could not do that, but explained that when ]|e had ljeen demobilised at home lie comd get a passport and rohirn to Hhineland. That man is returning (o Germai>y next Friday. When I told him what I thought about it he remarked that lie had taken a fancy to a girl with plenty of money, and as he had 110 ties in ]Cni:lnnci lie might as well marry her. Any night in Cologne you cantfsce our men with their arms round German girls, and young officers 6eem as keen as the men. You can see dozens of them at tlio dances."

Women's Efficiency League,

The following is a list of the North ] Island branches of the Women's Efficiency League:—Jlastcrton: President, Mrs. ATRaoi viw-prwulent, lira. Cully; scoret'UT MiVs \allancc. Cartel ton: IW.ient, Alias lnglis. Wellington: Provident, Lady Stout; vice-president, Jlrs. Gill; secretary, Mrs. Thorns; treasurer Miss Maitland. Wanganui: I'rcsjdont' Mr*. A. 0. Williams: vice-presi-dent; Mrs. Atkinson; secretary, Mrs. Bannister, ll.r.vera: President, Mrs. Pjmlrell; secretary, Mrs. Howiett. hpitt'ord- President Mrs. Budge; secretary, Mrs C. W. Sole. Manaia: President, Mrs.' Tyc; secretary. Mrs. Taylor. Kapon^a:* President. Miss Clough; seeretarv Mrs. G Patterson. Inglewood: Mr'r-. Sutherland; secretary, Mrs Brown. New Plymouth: President, Mrs". Evans; secretary; Mrs. R. C. JJiHios ' Hamilton: President, Dr. Sophia do la Mam; secretary Miss Graham Thames: President, Mrs. Miller ifMayorea}); vice-president,. Mrs. Beck; treasurer, Mrs. Derrick: secretary, Mrs. Mitchell. Gisborne: President, Mrs. Donner; secretary, Miss lunilcen Stuckey. Wairoa: President, Mrs. Fred. Foot; vice-president, Mrs. Somen lhe; treasurer. Mrs. West; s;erctary, Mrs. Shaw,-Wairoa. Sapicr: I'roswfcnt, Mis. Kellv; secretary, Miss Hernck. Hastings: President, Lady liussell; secrelarv Mrs. Perrm. llaveloek North: President, Mrs. Cooper; seeretnry,. Miss M. Cooper. Palmer-ton North: President, Lady Clwytor; secretary, Miss M'Cheyno; vice-president, Mrs. Blackburn. A\ai. pukurau: President, Mr:-. Sta'M?; secretary Mrs. E; A. Goodger (Mayoress). Mai-ton: President, Mrs. Faith Brice; secretary, Mre. Crook. Lower Hut.t: President,' Mrs. Ilansell; secretary, Miss Candy, A responsible committee has been appointed in each town, and all intending members should communicate with the secretary of the branch with which they proposo to identify themselves.