SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
The wedding look place on March 17 of Miss Claire.Alice Blissard, youngest, daughter of Mr. George S. and the late Mrs. Blissard, of Idaho. U.S.A., to Mr. Harold Wallis Shackelford, at the realdeuce of Mr. and' Mrs. J. W. Shackelford. "Wincholsea," Mr. Eden, Auckland. The ceremony was "Crformcd by tho Kev. C. 11. Laws. Diincipnl of the Methodist, Collrgc, Remirera. Mrs. M. Paget was matron of hono\ir. and Mr. Joh'i X. Shackelford groomsman. Mrs. Blissard travelled through Xr-w Zoalauil and Australia with the first Chautauqua party and went back with them to America, returning to Xew Zealand in January last with.Mr. and Mrs. Shackelford. The bridegroom was on active service with the Xew Zealand Machinegun Corns.
Tho Governor-General, iho Earl of Liverpool 'unveiled a Scouts' roll of honour at the Victoria Institute at B<iorna on Saturday-afternoon. The •roll bears the .nanies of 2.1 former Boy Scouts who served 1 in tile war, three of '.whom-Herhort. Gordon. Cecil Goodsnn, and Hori Ua—were killed. On Saturday afternoon the Countess of Lncrpobl attewled a soldiers' picnic organised by the Women's Patriotic Society.
Mi's L. Hcllahv -has- returned to Aucklanl from.a visit to Christchurch and 'Wellington.' '
Mrs. Mawlcy (Ditton, Masterion) is visiting' Wellington. ... : '~:" .
Mts Eitchett ( Auckland) intends leaving towards the end of the month on a visit to Wellington.
' Miis W. M. Mather, .late of the Kclburn School, now at Greytown School .has received advice that she has passed her B;A. degree/
Mrs. T). G. Speedy and Miss Sncody (Danricyirkc) are' visiting 'Wellington.
Mrs' ft E.' Bun'nv niannevirke) and her sister, Miss Phillips, are visiting Wellington.
The marriage took place in St.- Matthew's Church,- Hayings, on Saturday, of Miss Elizabeth Hutching*, of Gra?smore, Hastings, and Mr. Charles M .can. of Napier. The Misses filndys M Lean and M.arv Hutchings were bridesmaids and' Mr.. Edgar Berry was best. nnui. Hie Rev. Brocklehurst performed the con;, mony.
Berhampore Kindergarten, > '• The annual mpctirs of the Berhampore branch 'of the AVellington-1 re? Kindergartens was held in the, Masnine Hall, Berhampore,-Inst evening. Hie 'Rev. Keith Ewen presided, anil among those who were present were some ut the members of the Kinrterßni'ten Council, including the president, Mrs bill. J ' lo report nnd balance-sheet were presented and in the former reference was made to a project which the council is considering of buying a Motion at Bcrlnimpore on which to build a hall for kindergarten purposes. ' Both report aail balance-sheet were adopted. Mrs. Gill, in the course of a brief speech, made complimentary referoncn to the work that, had been achieved tlnrlna tiie year, and also expressed appreciation of t'ho work which it was proposed lo take in hand for the coming year. Hrm. speeches were also made by Mrs. .1. Andersen, Mrs. Dixon, and Miss Ilelw. A'few musical items very pleasantly varied the proceedings of the evening, which concluded with supper.' Tim ongoing committee was re-elected.
W.N.R. Girls' Club. . The annual meeting of the Girls' Club of the Women's National Reserve was held in the reserve rooms in Featherston Street. There was a good attendance, of members, and Miss Black presided. The report outlined the special activities in which the club had been engaged during the past year. These included the clerical assistance Riven by members to the furtherance of the Irentham art union, the care of the soldier.!' graves at Karori, the organisation of stalls for a special street appeal which was made in connection with improvements to this part of the cemetery at Karori, and reference to the work that had been done in connection with Iho establishment of nursing classes in ine city. The report and balance-sheet were adopted. . . . Mrs; Porter, Dominion organiser loathe reserve, was present, and in the course, of a brief speech complimented the club upon the past year's work, and brought forward a suggestion from the Dominion president, to the ellect that the club should devote one night a month to sewing for the reserve's residential' nursery. The suggestion wu» unproved and adopted. ■The election of officers resulted as fol-lowsl-.-Mias Tittard, re-elected president; Miss Bowdf-n, secretary; Miss Miller, treasurer; committee, Misses Atacli, Black, Cook, Honluns, Miens, Levy (2i, and M'Cluggage. Further -business m- ; eluded the formation of a can-.ern ciuh under the direction of Mr. Edmnnson. It was decided that a special appeal for floral tributes for the soldiers' gr-tves at Karori should be mafie fot Anzao Day, and that schools and colleges should be asked to send representative wreaths to be placed on the graves in memory of the fallen.' Comment was made upon the poor response which the appeal for flowers to be placed from time to time on the soldiers' graves at Karori has lnet with for some time past. The general syllabus for the coming year was discussed and adopted. .(. hearty lote.of thanks to the W.N.R. executive for their assistance in regard to a club room and other matters ? fl .« passed, also one to Mr. Edmans--B f»r his many courtesies and kindnesses in assisting the club in many ways.
Labour in the Homes. Discussing the lack of domestic help in the homes with a representative of the "Sunday Observer," Mrs. Peel remarked: "When you have a house in which without any more work than turning a handle'or touching a plug you get warmth, light, and hot water, and you have various other modifications and improvements, women will not object In 'Keeping it. And when in addition you have proper training for domestic workers vou will make domestic work a profession that a woman of any class may be glad to take up. "I am a groat believer in the possibility of domestic service becoming ono of the healthiest and happiest professions, but it will never be. this until the person who takes'it up is thoroughly trained, because to have a profession swamped by inefficient workers utterly prevents it' from ever becoming a really well-paid or Satisfactory method of earning one's living. "Although to some extent employers' have been to blame in the past, yet there are. always faults on both sides, and no servant—and Ido not in the len-st object to the term servant, though i would call mv maids Miss .Tones or Miss Smith if they. Preferred it—.no servant can expect to obtain good conditions and good pay unless she ; s worth them. And (o be worth I hem she must both know her w<-rk and have a high sense of honour, because;! domestic worker in a private house ht'lds a very resjxinsiblo pwition. "If nn employer can obtainthe service of it domestic worker who will work for him honourably and skilfully, it will pay lo givo'lhc best: iinisiblo cui'Mlioi'and' the best possible wages. It is by improving the slatiw of domestic service and by introducing the labour-sav-ing home that I look to the solutiou of the domestic problem. "If, as some are now doing on leaving thn Army, men like to take up domestic work. I see no reason whatever against it. There are ninny mmi who make most admirable cooks, and there are many women who would he most ad 1 niirable carpenters. Let them both tlo what suits them best."
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