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WOMAN'S WORLD.

MATTERS OF INTEREST FROM FAR AND NEkS,

(BY luooEH.l

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL v Miss Dorothy Davis (ChristchurcW is '/ :nying- with Mrs. John Barton, Tren- ti lain. ■ \ A meeting of the Day Nurseries Com- ( i'tl;-e wn.s held in : tho Mayor's room jj i the Town Hall-yesterday, afternoon. a t was decided to canvass the city lor . nples in connection' with Apple Day, t , 3 Ije held on Friday, April IG. lhe ( : ammittee will gladly welcome the help s nd co-ojieration of everyone desirous of , clping 'Yi the day nurseries movement, r lid all doing so ivill not only lio helping f 11 a 'very necessary work, but at tho | time time encourage what is now rerag- f liscd tw a very nccessnry hob t, | if the diiily tisG of as part of tlie ( rdinary dietetic scale. ; Mrs. Alfred Harris, who had been ] pending pom© time at House, < i«torua, has returned to Eketaluina. i Misa Helen Rawson, lecturer ind'. assist,nt professor in th«? Homo Science Delartment. Otajro University, lim returned x, Dnnedin after a visit to tho United States, Canada,-and England. M;ss Lawion, who was awarded a Cnmbnjlgs trav- , •11 tog scliolorshio, left Dunedin last (Luffust, wA (liU'iiPt ' ,er absence visited ua'ny colleges ,xwl institutions that have i bearing on her work in Zealand. During their stay in Rntorna. Their Excellencies' the Governor-General and tlie Countess of Liverpool staved for part . nf the time (it Wa'wera TTouee. Alsolaying there were Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd, lhe former a member of the well-known F,r"lish In?urance Company. Lloyds, Raptain Bachelor, who. was entrus.« by ilio British Government with lhe In&k »f salvaging ships sunk 011 lhe Jtami 1 ' coast during the war, ami .Mrs. Benwell and Captain Bwwell. thrplotter Iwrng bo?Ti commouoro .it Dunkirk for tnre during the war. A meeting of the committjo of the Sfleietv for the Protection of Women and Clrldren was-.held v'sterday. Mrs. A. R Atkinson presided, and there weie nresent Mpsda-mes Foby, Line, Glover, H A. Kirkcaldie, Chanman. and >r. Ada. Paterson. ' A number of oa=es that had been investigated were denH with, mid others were brought forward tor investigation. The following mlwriphfliis were acknowledged wul \ r ,hnnfe: r TT. P. Pnwson. ,E1 Is.: mid Doughty, 10s. fid.: A. W. end P. Bradford. 10=. M.: Morison and Smith, 55.; Mrs. P. Nathan, ss. Miss Amv Gladys-Mack, eldest datiditer of Mr. -M.* J- Mack, general secretary of the Amalgamated Society of .Railway Servants, died- nt Hamilton yesterday at the ago of 26. Mj s ® Mack, who had many friends in Wellington, had been pcriously ill for some time, and Hie sa< event, was'not unexpected. lhe fuueral wi|l take place at Karon cemeterv on Sunday afternoon. The wedding was celebrated on Thursday. March 25, at tho residence o the bride's Darents in Pine Street, Wellington. of Miss Edna M Barratt eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 0. 11. Bai ratt of Wellington, to Captain GeraldBoves. of the Defence Department, son of.the late Mr. E. Boyes, Nelson. The bride, who was given away by her fatnci, wore a tailored costumo of saxe, with a hat of-mole and saxe panne velvet to m a tell and carried a white shower bououot. The bridesmaid, Miss Mavis Bniratt. sister of the bride, wore a whito voile frock, trimmed with filet lace, ana a white Tuscan hat, with powder blue and touches of pink and carried a pink and blue bouquet, i'ho email gatheiing of relatives and intimate friends consisted of Mrs. Crispin, 'Mr >C. - Boyes (ot Auckland). Mrs. E.'.W. Garner (of Mw Plymouth). Mr. and Mrs. Parton, Mis. Arthur. Mr. and Mrs. W. El'uller Mr. and Miss Suthevland. Mr. ami Mis. AWrlen Hicks. Mrs. and Miss Hollmgs, Mr. and Mrs. Grenfell. Mrs. Chapman, Mr. P, Boves, Mr. E. Crespin, Misses lalboi. Denton. Boxall, Davidson, Lyons, and Atkins (2). The bridegroom's present to the. bridesmaid was a silver manicure set. After the ceremony, which was per formed .bv the Rev. J. G. Chapman, Captain and Mrs. Boves left by the afternoon train for tho north. Prooosals for visits to soldiers' graves on the various battlefields and cemeteries in Eurone and elsewhere are under ,'of . the Soldiers' . Mothers League. Auckland. It proposes that the visits'should' be undertaken by a delegate or delegates from that body.,. All appeal for financial assistance towards carrying out the scheme was made by the secretary. Mr«"B.-:Ni'col, in a letter received V tlie-Auckland-'Patriotic Association s executive. : Tho writer stated that in several cases the' graves of men who had fallen had not been located, and there was great anxiety on tho part of tlie mothers to have on investigation made by their own representatives. She added that "nil apnlication for financial aid had also 'been made to the Repatriation Board. It-was decided that it was not appropriate that the funds of the association should bo devoted to a proposal of the kind, and the application was therefore declined. >lt the annual meeting of tho Mornington (Ladies') Golf Club it was reported that, tho season 1919 had- been most successful. Several trophies have been donated, and keen competition shown by the plavers. The 1918 championship was nlaved in 1919. and Miss Laurenson was successful in winning it. The chief handicap competition, the Cameron Cup, was won bv Mrs. Cromb, ivith Mrs. Hawson second, and Mrs. Gibson third. Miss Pearson's trophy was won by Miss R. M'Gill. and Mrs. Cromb succ-eeded in dnnine Miss M'Gill's prize. Tho rno.ithlv buttons were won by Mosdames Laurenson. Cromb. Gibson, Walsh, and' Hawson, Misses Huiieerford. Williamson, Hawson, Gild M'Gill. The season of 1920 has now commenced. Cabled advice has been received from Sviinev recording the death of Mrs. Hislop. widow of tlie late Mr. James Ilislop, architect, formerly of Duiiedin and Welliusrtou. . An Aerial Wedding. A novel event, the first of its kind to take ulace in Australia,- was performed at Inglewood recently, spates the Melbourne "Areus." _ Captains Snook and Leggatt. representing the Australasian Aerial Transport Limited, who woro here with.their passenger aeroplane, consented tn a request by a bridal couple - from Wedderbnrn that their marriage should lake place during an actual flight. Brivinar a distance of twenty miles, the wedding party arrived at tho Hying crouiid. and the bride, and groom, accom lianied bv the Rev.. P. Aswel Apted, Methodist clergyman, entered the cabin. After portion of the. ceremony had been carried out, the engine was started, and awav the machine went, the remainder of tho service being completed at an altitude of about 2000 feet. After a (light lastinc ten minutes a safe lauding was Inade. when the newly-married couple, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hayes, alighted to receive tho congratulations of the many neonle assembled, all of whom took keen interest ill the unusual proceedings. A Valued War Worker. ■Ml-s. ,T. B. M'Bwan has resigned tin position of honorary lady visitor for till Wellington AVar -Belief Association, nftei live years' service. Her resignation ii owing to her early departure from Wei I'ufrinti. The tenor of inemlieis' remarki ill Hie meeting of the Executive Commit I te? yesterday was that the work dom h.- \'lrs. M'Ewan had been invaluable, i On the motion of the elmirman (Mr L. O. H. Tripp) it was decided: "Tlin the Executive Committee place i-n iccori tiie valuable services rendered to th association during the last five years b: Mrs. .1. 1). M'Kwan, and expresses 111 impc that Mrs. M-'Bwan will not re.siai hor position as honorary visitor, the com mitte© quite understanding that her soi vices will not be available for somo coi '■•''hr

Wellington Girls' College. | Tho thrilling etory of the bottkng of Zeebriißgee and Ostend was again ietold by Lieutenant-Commander Bourkfl, V.C.. D.5.0.. to an interested widiracc ot Wellington College .girls. The concert Chamber of the Town Hall was well filled. The pictures shown .made the account most vivid and realistic. . 1 hntu"r.aiihs of the heroes of the ra:ds, including one of Captain Carpenter (\ mdictive) and Captain Snndford were shown. The Vindictive, dismantled and disabled, bottline-un .the Ostend . Channel; the Intrepid and Ipluigenia. unabashed and una f vaid. blocking /eel)ru""co entrance, told their own glorious story". In tlie course of his remarks, the lecturer mentioned that in case of attack by a strong naval Power. >.ew Zealand's only hone was the protection of a strong Impsrinl Navy, which could krv>p enemy ships bottled-up in the;r own harlioure or at any rate <ar .from these shores. In these days of longranee ®nns "Now Zealand could, bo attacked and her towns demolished from a distance of ten .'niles. The lecturer his hearers to support the Navy Leacue, to whosie constant care and vigilance the strength of our Navy was largely due. At the conclusion of 'lie lecture, Licut.-Com. Bourke was accorded three very hearty ohecrs from tho girls. Womon's National Reserve Graves Committee, ' \t the monthlv meeting of tho Head•quarters Executive of the Womon & National Resorvo tho following report was received from Mrs. Mathew Holmes, president of the Graves Committee, who was unavoidably absent' "The fulfilment of plans and hopes for the Memorial Cemetery at Karori are likely to ue realised in a coinnaratively short time. On February 28, 'two'days after tho formation of the new Government, the War Graves ; Committee was formed. Colonel Roach, the secretary,. went to Karori to inspect the .Memorial Cemetery with M:rs. Chntfield andiMrs. lifelines, the result being that within tlie v-eek temporary wooden crofifies were miule to orcc!t over <?very individual gravo. t these will be erccted'any day now. With the Navy League's generous donation ot jlaO, which brings our total up to ;f260 lis., and Mrs. Hope-Lewis's generous olfer to erect the lich-gate, we leel ourselves in a good financial position, and will be able to greatly improve tho cemetery. On Tuesday, March 16. representatives of the committee (Mrs. Holmes and Mrs. Cliatfield) interviewed the Public Health Committee of tho City Council, and showed them the proposed plans for the lich-gftte, two plain but handsome stone benches/ aud also a sundial which Mrs. Holmes asked- to l:o allowed to «ree.t in memory of her husband' oh the raised ground to the rignt of the cemetery. Permission was givon lor all plans, which are now with (lie architect, who ie getting specifications, wenches are to be erfceted from tne toserve, and at n future date, when the Government 1 lias orected the altar stone, iv is hoped that the rest of the money may be spent In two short flights of stone steps, leading to the higher level on which' the cross will stand, lhrso llights could be of rough stono with rock i)lants between tho elabs, and might • have "a carved balustrade, if money allows. Mrs. Holmes and Mrs. Chatfield also pointed-out to tho committee that tho cemetery was not being kept ,in good order, and. it has now been arranged that a man is to work there every Friday, also the committee's ideas of gardening, colour schemes, etc., aro to be carried out more than they have been in the past. It is hoped soon to see every grave a garden, with its individual headstone. Tho committee are at [ire-, sent annealing for bulbs of all sorts, jiar-j ticulaiTv Christmas and U?er lilies, and 1 at least a doaen more flowering cherries , are to be planted this year. , Y.W.C.A. Notes. An elocution class is being held at the Y.W.C.A. on Wednesday evenings nt 7 o'clock. There are still vacancies for more members and those who intend to do so should enrol at once. A Maori Circle is being formed at the Y.AV.C.A. to meet on Tuesday evenings, and discuss aud investigate Mnori legends and customs. .The opening meeting will 1* held on Tuesday, April 13. when an address will be given by Mr. Elsdon Best. A stencilling clnss is being held nt Hi? 1 Y.AV.C.A. on Tuesday evenings. There ! aro still vacancies for more members in this class. All those interested in good books are ' cordially invited-to thr opening Tally of ! the Y.W.C.A'. Literary Circle, to bo held 1 in the Assemby Hall at Bouleott Street : next Monday. Literary subjects will bo ■ discussed and a programme drawn up 1 for the year's work.i A cordial invitation is extended to all young women and girls to attend an inspirational service at tho Y.AV.C.A., i Herbert Street, to-morrow at 4.15 p.m. i This is a special foreign department. ' Sunday, when the subject dealt with will t be foraign work, and a collection will 1 be taken in aid of this fund. i The Y.AV.C.A., realising that recreation - is an essentinl part of club life, are ■ continuing their' Saturday evening eocials 1 for young men and girls. Games and i songs form the programme. Last Saturday evening 130 young people assembled and enjoyed an evening's entertainment in the "large clubroom in Herbert Street. [ To-night th® 60cial will be held at 8 o'clock, and a cordial invitation is 'oxi tended to all Y.AV.C.A. members and r their men friends. > ,

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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 156, 27 March 1920, Page 4

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WOMAN'S WORLD. Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 156, 27 March 1920, Page 4

WOMAN'S WORLD. Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 156, 27 March 1920, Page 4

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