WOMAN'S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 195, 13 May 1920, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD

■—' SOCIAL AND PERSONAL The engagement is announced of Mis« M. Bernardino. Johnston, pldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. TV. T. Johnston, Lower Ilutt, -t© Mr. L. Robert;, Bank of Australasia.. Levin, only son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Roborts, formerly of Petone. The engagement is announced of Mi 6« Nanoy Lane, daughter of Mrs. B. _N. Lane. Crofton, Marton, to Mr. T. Richmond Husband, only 6on of' Mr. and Mrs. T. R Husband, Glencairn, Turakina. '/ Speaking at Monday night's meeting ofv women in Auckland held aa ft protest against the high cost of, living, Mrs. ; Bnume traversed the causes usually ,asaipicd for the scarcity and deamess' of commodities. Increased production was the remedy universally quoted as being required to bring about a rectification. Sd , far as New Zealand was concerned, she maintained that more population was tho first essential to an increase in ; production. It was 6aid in New Zealand that there were two jobs for every min, and that wps not a right etate or affairs. It was only by a strong policy of immigration that production eould.be increased, the supply of commodities made commensurate with the demand, and a fall in prices be assured. .Tho Wellington South Nursing Div> sion held its fortnightly meeting in the Newtown Library on Tuesday, evening, . iquad work being carried out under the Buperviaion of Mrs. Preston and Mrs. Gabv. Misa.B. Phillips and Mm. Sykes were welcomed as new members to th# division. Mire Hanna, matron of., the Sunnyside Mental Hospital, 'who has recently been appointed inspecting matron of mental v hospital was farewelled by vho staff of the' hospital on Saturday evening. Dr. Gribbon. on behalf-of the staff, expressed the estoom and affection in which Miss . Hanna was held, and congratulated l her • upon hor new position, and while doing so presented the matron with a handsome fur ■ cqati Miss Hanna return™ thanks for the good wishes-and'.the gift. Miss Prendergast, , one of ' the nunses, who is to be married, and Misi M'Bride, another nurse who leaves shortly for England, were both presented with a silver, cake basket. Miss Hanna takes up her new.duties on June 1. ', Miss irasgey and Miss Jeaji Shirtcliffe left on-Monday for Invereargill; where thev.iwill be the guests of Mr 3. Garfield Crawford. ... The' Hon. Mrs. Taliu Rhodes, who- hnfl been a guest at Government House during the visit of, the Prince of Wales to {Wellington, has left for Christch'urch. ■ V'Unle£i we can find a remedy for the present state of affair?, wo need not worry about the next generation, for . there will ho no nest generation," declared a speaker at Monday night's meeting in Auckland of women callcd to protest against the continued high prices, of the necessaries of life, Mies Madolina Kniglit, who has established herself aB a warm favourite- with the New Zealand'public, has received by cable a most tempting offer to loin the big Australian' touring combination known as "The Huxham Serenaders.' The management needed a lugli-cla6S mezzo-soprano and' offered a twelve months' engagement with- the company. ■ ■ Miss Knight has accepte(l and will leave J Auokland for Sydnry this week to. take up her work. News 'lias,'been received from Sydney of the marriage there of Mr. G, J. Fama, of-Wellington,'--to Miss Dorotliy Pears, daughter of Mr. and Mrs> W. >s Pears, of Willesden, London. Tho marriage took place in St. Mary's Cathedral, ; ; a nd there was a gathering of friends f afterwards at Farmer's. . Mr. Fama m • well-known throughout New Zealand a# '• the comedian and stage, manager of the 3 " Diggers' Pierrots, who were present in full foree. During the festivities Mr. .• '• B.- V;' Cottier,- on. behalf of. the orclies- ;• tra, and Mr. Laslctt. Exton, .oil behalf '■ of .tho players, made presentations to tho bride, who wore a- dress of white geoi* !■ rjctte. Miss Emelda Fama, sister of tho '• bridegroom, attended the bride, and Mr. ' .Stanley Lawson was best man. Mrs. 0. R. Sutherland, M.A., of Masterton, is visiting Wellington to attend » a Dominion conference with the Minister I of Education, which is being held to dis- - ouß9 a scheme of grading of teachers. Mr. and Mrs. F. Butler have returned to Marton from a visit to Wellington. ; Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Dolan, of Nu- - pier, intend leaving for England shortly. •They have booked passages • bj; , tho n R M.S. Naldera, which leaves byoney 5 about Juno 5. Mr. Dolan purposes boinr away for about nine months, returning 'via. Berbice, 'in. South America where his only sister is Mother Superior of the Ursuline Convent. ■ Mrs. Dolan , will remain at Home for almost a year. i The committee of the Citizens' Day j Nurseries Fund is still receiving ro- i quests for cases of apples, toth fiom i town and country people, who express , J deep sympathy with the excellence, of the cAuse for which the fund is, being raised. This is most gratifying to tho » promoters, but as a matter of fact they have no more cases of apples, at their disposal' and regret that no more orders can be fulfilled. . ' The many friends of Sister E. Martin, sister of the lata Dr. A. A.. Maitin, will regret to learn tha; she-.is seriously ill at Trentham. Sister Maitin, who is well known to many resi-. j dents of\ Palnierston North, had been engaged in nursing in the hospital at the Trentham camp. ■ Tho engagement -is announced of Misi ; Q. Gorrie, third, daughter of Mr. and ~ Mrsl H.T- Gome, of Auckland, jo Mr. Kaymond Buttle, son of Mr. dnd Mrs. J. Buttle, of Auckland. ; Dr. Isabel Qrmiston, of Sydney, who , served on the ironts of Belgium, France. < Montenegro, and Ser.aa, and until recently was medical superintendent oi < £ schools in Cairo+jshe held a similar po- • sition some years ago in New Zealand, ?. states the "Bullet.m"-was. married recentlv to Major Chudleigh Gaivice, 0.8.E.rD.5.0., of Alexandria. , ■ ,e Miss Mnisie Hall, recently of Auckland. I' has been spending some days in Christ- ; n church before eaving by the Tofna on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Winter Hall , in .Los, Angeles, California Mv. Winter .- il Hall has been engaged with the LasKy . ; I Film Company for some years. Wedding at St. Peter's. The marriage took place on Tuesday , afternoon in St. Pctre's Church of M'ss • Aftiriol Edwards, of Wellington,. to Mi. John Leonard Barnard, son of Mr. a,:rt , " Mrs. G. Barnard, of Island Buy. ceremony was performed by Canon Fielden-'raylor. The bride, who was given away by Mr.- F. Nasi.™ J frook of very pretty hydrangea, blue georgette, over white satin, ornamented with a stencilled design, .vr.il carsaga draped with gsd lace. Her black pin ll ® hat was wreathed with n blue drenchcd . ostrich feather, and she earned a bouquet of autumn-tinted i'owcrs. : Dorothy Nash nnd ' the bride s sister, Miss Sadie Edwards, wnc in attendance. a The former wore-a flounced'frock ot .' oream lace, with a black hat touched ' with cream, and the latter was. in pink, also with a black hat. Both earned bou-. qUets of. autumn flowers and foliage, lne best man was Mr. F. E.-Kniley. Following tho ceremony, friends of the brute onter.tained tho bridal party and a number of guests at afternoon tea Tho Terrace, and lator Mr, and Mr::, Barnard left for Rotorua, the latter ling in a nigger brown coat and skirt and brow'n hat to match, with touchw of old gold. !\