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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Miss Ada' Ramsay, of Mastcrton, was awarded the D.C.L. Cup and gold medal for most points in Highland dancing at th* recent Caledonian sports held at Hamilton. Miss Ramsay is a pupil of the local Caledonian Society's dancing

Mrs. T. M. Wilford, with Miss AVilford. will leave by the Tofim nest month for San Francisco. Mr. and Mrs. Eric Kiddiford have taken Mr. and Mrs. Wilfnrd's house in Tinakori Road during Mrs. Wilfovd's absence from New Zealand.

The engagement is announced of Miss Mnv Anderson, older daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Anderson '(Karon), to Mr. Y\' Perrv. elder son of Mr. J. Perry (Levin).

Miss Borvl Earle is leaving to-day for Mnsterton to attend Miss Daniel's wedding. /

Nurses who served in Egypt and Mesopotamia under Miss Oram, R.E.C., will bo nleased to hear that besides receiving a bar to tho Eoyal Bed Cross. Miss Oram has been made a Dame of the British Empire.

Several nursing sisters who have returned from active service are learning bookkeeping and horticulture at the Runkura .State Farm, among them 'being Sisters Bucklev, Kathleen Carter, R Kelly, Jennings, Robinson, and Scott. Ono slater writes :-"As far as the bees are concerned, we are rather unfortunate m striking a record bid season owing to th» cold drv season nr> here, and instead of seeing a lot of honey, in the hives we have been feeding tlie bees until 111 st now. AVo also take an interest in poultrv and attend lectures, etc., in .that branch, and this morning had a demonstration on preparing poultry for mark". Horticulture is another interest. All the men cadets in the apiary are returned soldiers, and mostly disabled in someway, and some badly; but they are ]ust as plucky and cheerful as ever. - '

A marriage will shortly 'take place (states "Kai Tiake") between John Ernest Sampson, of Pachaimallai Estate, Anamallnis, only son of the late Mr. b. E Sampson, of 218 Omberslcy Eoad. Worcester, and of Mrs : Sampson, and AV.mfred Anne, Zen'-nd n.-vsi'ig SK-'ev. .second daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. John Bavliss, of Auckland. New Zealand, and niece of Mr. H. D. Anstead Eeputy Director of Agriculture, Planting Districts.

Writing from England to a Welhngton friend, a New Zealand nurse sates tt.it the nursing .profession ,'n Luglaml is'in a verv bad way. The nurses were starting a 'trade union. Private •nursing wis u thins of tlie past, as every V.A.U. was now a private nurse, and owing to the shortage of domestic help people retrained from culling in a nurse unless absolutely necessary.

4t a meeting of the Victoria League fxecaiti\-e Inst week, Contes (presid'entl handed in her resignation, winch was received with very great regret as •he has held the position ot president ior about seven years, and has home a Inrge share of responsibility in cpmioc-. tion with the league Mrs. J. P. Luke, a vice-president of the organisation and for miinv years; hon. treasurer, will taKo over the'presidential duties until the annual meeting. The committee have secured' the services of Mrs. Geowo bhand, of Kclburn, for the secfetarysltip. of absencevwns granted to Jlr. «• Smith, who' will be absent from Aew Zealand for some time.

. Mrs. Bibby (Hawke's Bay) is visiting Wellington., . ' . .

The case of Miss M. Thurston, 0.8. E., R H.C., whom the North Canterbury Hosni'tal and. Charitable Aid Board recently refused to reinstate as lady superintendent of the Christcmirch, Hospital, was discussed.at a private meeting ot her supporters held in Ohri'M.uire.h hist week". The l.rimniT object of the meeting was to consider the question of some public recognition .of the. great services of JUbS •Thurston abroad. ;

Previous to her departure from TJotorua Miss Hilda Nixon (late of Christ,lu rch). of the staff of the King George V Hospital, was presented with a leather 1m« and a imir of moccasins front her patients in recognition of her services.

The wedding took place recently nt ElVmghter of Mrs.' 11.' M. Horrocks (Eltham) and Mr. F. W. Fallows (Well.ng\"\i)v Hev. ("i. Castles performing the ceremony, which was.choral. Miss lallinv* anil ( '- Kmv worp Il n'" l< ' S "' maids, and Miss Josephine Taylor flower Birl Air. Hnrdwick Smith was best man and' Mr. F- Belcher groomsman.

Air and Mrs. John Fraser (Oaranrn), who returned to Christehurch last week from abroad/travelled hack.via the Suez oute,' joining the boat at Nap cs. They were in Enmo for Christmas, where they heard ■'■grand onera; Mrs. Fraser, who •,,s fonnerly Miss Winnie Nixon, and who is possessed of undoubted musical nifts. studied singing with Sir Henry Wood while in London While here she had an onportunity of hearing the great inger Teiraaim. They travelled across to America and heard Ualh Courci in New York.

Emancipation of Turkish Womer-. Freedom is at lynd- for the ladies of th» Turkish hnrems, if the Sultan s nrn-mi--e-- to an interviewer are reliable. Close ,t hand, reports tho Constantinople cor-rc.Miin-.ient of tho As-ociatcd I'ress, he S'lltan "ivi an impression ot real (ItgT nitv, but lie strike:-! one as a tired old mail so that, when he shook hands with In. hard "rip of an athlete it had the effect of a galvanic shock. lie has brown eyes and typically Turkish features. His raV brown skin gives lu.m a look of Jihviical weakness, and his pince-nez adds •I urofessorial touch to hi* appearance. ""Turkev" he said, "des.Tes peace ouicklv, localise the delay in concludiiig i-iio triMv i« worse than war. We tleMm a peace that will keep the Kast trnndiiil.. a matter which, vitally concerns 'lho--Kuropean Powers.. The pcaeo of the. F;ist can only be maintained if. Turkey k 'eft independent. Tho .-.slamic world will be.sat : slied only with our freedom. As soon as nence is siencd we shall tackle tlv> solution of our internal .iiuinrs. tis mv desire to secure the civilising help of'tho-Great Vowcrs.. One big he ;1 -pen (o us is the emancipation ot lurkislt vomen. I bcVcve it is through our re,, Irion that we can heft accomplish this, hv giving them the RtntusV their American sisters, preserving their honour and probity, and assuring their welfare as fivmilv builders." ~,1,1 AVh'en His Mn'esty reached the last riuosfen a smile hovered about his lips. ' "It will be seen," he remarked, that -ur religion is no bar to social progress. II; is with satisfaction we observe that \meviM is sdnntine prohibition winch h.r. been practised by fa thfnl Alnssul:,.ans for ages. As ? last word I wi* to evpress mv gratitude towards those. Americans who, after visiting us, teel that we are not so bad as we are painted nnd oho niv reliance upon the juslice of Americans."

Egyptian Schoolgirls on Strike. Like the boys in their schools, students in Ihe "iris' schools mo on strike to'mnrk their disapproval of J<ord Milnor nnd his colleagues (states tin Kgyptian correspon<l"iit in the London "Mail"), and children ol' 1! nnd 12 concoct passionate telegrams of protest to the .Minister of Education, nnd even lo the Prime Minister. .Mem- ■ hers 'of the Cabinet iheunclvcs complain bitterly that thev cannot restrain thoir own daughters. The isirls are indeed more violent than the boys, and some of the feu- English women teachers have had an "-tremely unpleasant time at the > hands of their mutinoir. pupils, Jluch m' this ninv perhaps seem childish, hut :i. ..:,.\<.i\ \v v.-rnnjr to make liqht of Urn widespread bitterness that underlies this |~, upneaval. l'or the women of iv-vpl\ .though they may be politieally . reflect, perhaps in an »xsg. ■Waled but none the less alarming form, the "onoral uprising against authority j pwvdijficd 1)" the fetren.ist campaign against the British "usurpers.

Weddlnn at Ashhurst,

' V wedding of interest took Ashhurst on February 17 when Mim Kathleen Mac Donald, second daughter ot Mr* S MncDoiinld, Raumai, Palmers on Nnrth.'was married to Mr. T. oHourko, eldest son of Mr. T 0 Kourko Otalu. The ceremony was performed by the Jiev. Father M'Mnmis The bride, who was given awav by her brother, Mr. R. M;;cDonalil. wore a simple »«4 °* white georgette over net., worked with touches of rink, blue, and silver, and finished at the waist with a deep swathing of palest pink satin, tied at. the back «h lon, ends. With this she wore a lull veil in mob-cap fashion, with a band of nink and silver leaves mind the hew, the veil also forming her Irani. She cai,;V ..beautiful bouquet of. pmk ami vh'te Bowers, with long pink tulle streamers. Three bridesmaids were in .Knee. Miss Annie. Mac Donald, sise of lh' bride, wore palest pnk georgette with touches of silver and a broad hi" swathing of pale blue chavme.se. Her h>t wa= of nale blue velours, with a snrav'of chenille flowers, and she carf, lienntiful'pink bouquet. Mi»s F itn VKourke. of Otaki sister of the I 1 legroom. wore a pretty frock of powSue georgette with ouches of nwi«. voir .hat to match. Mira Dor s \L Little Miss Sheila Mac Donald. n 'e'of no bride, was a flower-girl, and 1 a tfiinW little, white organdi mi. - *in frock ami WilP blue sash. She' cared !i bn=kot of blue, and pink -flower*. M T. O'Neill, of Wangarmi. was beat «,«« iml Messrs. .T. Mac Donald and C. The bride's mother wore black gaberdine with a. back towel bnt wreathed with ostrich n Tmes and Ihe. mother of the br.de<Znm navv gaberdine and a navy ad croom mi - ' , , beautifully rends of the bride, w 1 e WeVldh'g March was played by 1 = f' Wimerf After the ceremony !,; -hiding onrt'y motored to "Q«o----nmie "tl home of tho bride, where the Xtive of the. bride and bridegroom ,v .re entertained. Later ill the day Mr. I d Mrs O'Rourke left by motor on tbn'r 'hon'evnioon. the bride wearing a mvv co "no braided in black, with fwn collar, relieved with tomato and (X 'areen. and n fawn moulflon hat with ibe sauio shades.

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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 127, 23 February 1920, Page 4

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 127, 23 February 1920, Page 4

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 127, 23 February 1920, Page 4

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