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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 215, 9 June 1920, Page 5

WodiMno at the Vivian Street Baptist Church. ■ At the Vivian Street Baptist Church the wedding took place on Monday afternoon of, Miss Levinia Greenfield, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Green- . field, of Tainui Terrace, Wellington, to Mr. 'Arthur Kitto, of Mastcrton. The bride, who entered the church on the - arm of hflr father, wore a gown of white duchesse satin with corsage of ninon relieved with pearl trimmings. The court train of white satin was lined with pale pink georgette, while' tho veil, with orange blossoms, was hand6ome.lv embroidered. A shower bouquet; of pale pink and white chrysanthemums was carried. There were two bridesmaids. The chief, Miss- Gladys Williams, wore primrose crepe de chine nnd a black panne hat trimmed with black ospreys. • Miss Minnie Gilmour, the- other bridesmaid, was in lavender crepe do chine and black panne hat. Each carried a shower bouquet to match her frock. Little',,Joan- Lee acted as train-bearer, and wore a dainlty frock of pale blue net over pink crepe do chine. 'The best man was Mr. J.. Babington, arid the groomsman Mr.' Hector Green- : ' field, brother of tho bride. The bride's mother wore a frock of mole taffeta, with a black panne hat, trimmed' with ■v gold lace, and. carried a bouquet of • scarlet and violet flowers. A reception was held in' the New Century Hall. Kent Terrace.. The bride later travelled in a naw bliie costume trimmed with fawn cloth, a black velours hat, and black' fox, furs (the gift of tho bridegroom). The • bridegroom's gifts to the bridesmaids were cult-glass and silver jewel cases,, and fo the train-bearer a... gold bangle'. The persents included _ several cheques, as well as a hot-water jug and a silver butter dish from the Colonial Mutual Assurance Office, where the bride was lately employed. District Nursing Guild. J The monthly committee meeting of tub District Nursing Guild of. St. John was held on Monday afternoon at the resi- , denco of, Mrs! W. H. S. Moorhouse. There were present: Mesdames Moorhouse (presiding), Corrigan, and Tripo, | .'.'• and Misses Maciindrew, Eobieson, and j Rowley (hon. secretary). The rcsigna-. tion of Nurse Pickering was 'received" , witn regret, and'the president, on. half of the cominfttee, thanked her for her services, and wished her success in ' pursuing her career. The nurses reported that during last month eleven patients were registerd, , eleven were discharged, one died, and ten remain, on the register. • Two hundred and twelve free - treatments were given to patients aft their own. homes or at the office of the guild. Some of the diseases treated were: Bheumatoid arthri- ' tis, influenza, cancer, bronchitis, gastri- ., tis. hiuiups, and. whitlow.- ' Gifts of soup, puddings, clothes, shoes, vests, a baby's coat, roller, and triangular bandages, and new and worn garments wire gratefully received from the following:—Two-Garment Society, Eed Cross Society, Mesdames Moorhouse, Denniston, and Paul Hunter, and Miss Davy, 'and three anonymous donors. The committee also acknowledge with thanks a subscription of £1 Is. from "M.K.," and a donation of £5 from Mrs. R. Ewing for purchasing coal for the sick poor. Gifts of old. clean, white rag are al- ■' Ways very acceptable to patients and fiUTSRS. • St. Mary's Guild. • The monthly meeting of St, Mary's Guild controlling St. Mary's Homes, Karori, was held in the diocesan rooms yes- ■ .terday, Miss Coates presiding. _ There were present: Mesdames Shirtcliffe, Wodoward, Kemp, Hayes, Johnson, Spuott, Brown, Kirkcaldie, and Miss Shirtcliffe. Mr. W. Bethune and Mr. Hadfield tees) were also present at tho meeting. Miss Shirtcliffe was unanimously elected treasurer. Mrs. Hayes having resignod '' the treasurer-ship ai'tor v 5i years' steady 'work. All donations and subscriptions will now be received- by Miss- Shirtcline, 40 Tinakori Eoad. The matron reported that the health' of the girls was now quite restored after the recent outbreak of influenza. Donations have been thankfully lece'ived from the • Two-Garment Society, Mrs. Townsend and Mrs. Hosking;' Mrs. Kebbell, fish and fruit; Mrs. Nelson and- Mrs. Lnke; cake, etc., from children's fete; harvest gifts from. Featherston; sheep, Mr. V. Riddiford, ; Mrs. Vallance, Mrs. S. Kirkcaldie, Mrs. ' ' Mason Chambers; Miss Coaies, clothing; j . Mrs. Shirtcliffe, £2 for stockings; Two- • Garment Society and Miss Turton, cloth- j ing; toys from Brooklyn Sunday School. : / Democracy and Education; Mrs. H. A. L. Fisher, herself a highlytrained teacher, holds broad-minded j views regarding education. "In the' » > North' of England," she says, '"you find ! much greater democracy in education than in the South. In somo of tho i manufacturing towns the millionaire's j clftldren and the artisan's children may ; attend the same schools from /tho first '! grades to the top. In asking the mas- i tern and mistresses if t!V>re is any fric- i tion on account of tho difference in ; claw, I am always told that 'there in absolutely none. Of course, in after life Qittle difficulties might arise, such as I the times when the artisan's 'daughter meets -the millionaire's daughter, and calls her by her first name. My ideal in democratising the schools is not to ! force the middle classes to send their ! children to tho free schools, but to clean up the schools and the children so thait the middle classes would want to send their children to them, as has already ' become the rule in the northern towns. The free schools.are often.better in tho [ cil':v than tho private schools."