SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 231, 24 June 1920, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mrs. Will Law6on, who returned, to Wellington recently froni Blenheim, leaves again for that town on Friday.

Miss Hester Maclean. E.E.C., matron-in-cliief of iho N.Z.A.N.S., is to ba- tho . . guest of honour at an evening to be i held at tlio Nurses' Club, Kensington. Street, on Friday.. Miss Maclean. Jia» ; recently been awarded the Nightingale ; Medal, and it is to congratulate '-her : upon her latest honour that the Wellington Trained Nurses' Association is organising this evening. This is tho sec?, ond occasion in the British Dominions on which • this medal has been . awarded nurses, fifty' having received it on- the first occasion. The death took place last Friday, at . the residence of her aunt, Mrs. Marcus, Grant Road, after a short illness, of, Miss Phyllis Humphries, eldest daughter of ■ tho late Mr. George Humphries, of the Press Association. Miss Humphries was. only twenty years of age, and ihor lobs is greatly i'elt by her many friends. Uarty this week Dr. S. Harcourt-Ar- ' thur. gave an interesting, lccturo on "Affections of tho Respiratory Organs," to the members of the Wellington Nursing Division, St. John Ambulance. Brigade,' Overseas. Some of the members of-other divisions were present,- and-Mrs..-Moor-, house presided. The, doctor described the formation of all the organs concerned ■and deiM with- catarrh, quinsy;. diphtheria, bronchitis, asthma, pleurisy, and pneumonia: of different kinds. -rHe: also spoke upon correct clothing, fresh; air, :, and deep breathing, and'the dangers of j changing into very thin'elothes for even- ! ing. dress, without wearing sufficiently , warm wraps for driving. The lecturer was accorded a very hearty vote of thanks at the conclusion of his address.

';. A quiet wedding was solemnised, by the Rev. B. Herron, ■ M.A„ M.C., at St. David's Church, Auckland, on June 18, when Mi's. Freda May Craig, youngest daughter of the.late Mr. John William Tate and Mrs. Tale, of Osmotherley, Yorkshire,' England, was married to, Mr. * H. Arch. E'lingham, "Mt. Arawn/'-Dan-nevirke, eldest 6bn of Mr. and Mrs.' A. T. EUinghcji, of "Grenaby," Dannevirke. The Mle was attended by Mis 3 Effie Ellinjiham, and the'duties* .of .-best man were carried out by Mr. Errol El-' lingiham. At the farewell reception to' Their Excellencies thd Governor-GeneraL and tho Countess of Liverpool to ba held at the Town Hall this evening a • presents tion is to be made to Lady Liverpool on an autograph book from the Bed Cross and Countess of Liverpool Fund-work-ers. It is signed by a great number oi' town and country workers who belonged to either of .these organisations. -The Victoria League is also making a presentation, and it is anticipated; that there will bo a good attendance'of the womens 5 societies that took an _ active part in the patriotic.work.carried out at the Town Hall during, the war. .. Miss Rose Woodman has, been appointed deputy-registrar of births, deaths and marriages ar Castlepoint. . ' • ■'~ ■ To commemorate the return of the last drafts of the N.Z.E.F. from seryico overseas, the chairman and 'coinmitto* of the Wellington Returned \ Soldiers' Clubhouse Society are arranging for a social evening to'be held in ; the llasonio Hall, Boulcott Street, 'nest.week.' Lady Fenwick. and Miss Fenwick ar» visiting Wellington.

Mrs. J. D. Gray has returned to Wel« lington from a visit to the Islands. FAREWELL"TO LADY; ,'. LIVERPOOL A MAORI PRESENTATION. A gathering that while very pleasant indeed yet held a certain element of. pathos, about it.because, of tho associations that were called up, took place at tho -residence of ,Mrs.;.Poinare, Western Ilutt,. yesterday afternoon, when the executive committee of the Maori. Women's Soldiers' Fund met to «iy; farewell'to Her Excellency the Countess of Liverpool, and also to make a presentation to her on behalf of all the Maori Women's Committees. -Mrs. Poniare read to Her Excellency several, letters from individual - members of these committees, in which they expressed their great sorrow at her coming departure, and sent their love to her. at the' same time wishing her a very pleasant journey. To some of tho writers it had been a grief, that they had ,-not been able to get.their photographs taken, and that, therefore the photographs of their respective .'committee groups which formed part of the -autograph book to be presented to Her Excellency were not quite complete. Such being the case they sent instead their warmest wishes for 'her happiness" and wdl-being. ' Mrs. . Tamahau made . thepresentation, speaking in Maori as. she did so, and Mrs. Waitai translated tho speech, in which was expressed sorrow at the departure of .Lady Liverpool andi tho regard which all tiho-Maori women of New Zealand'felt for her because of her warm sympathy and interest in the work for- their Maori soldiers. The little ceremony carried wiblr it .a. good deal of emotion, for tho Maoris do not part lightly with those whom they look upon as a friend, and it was in that light teat they- regarded Lady Liverpool during .those sorrowful■ years of.warfare. In addition to the beautiful autograph book (which was described in a previous issue) members of tlie executive committee presented Her Excellency with a number of' feather mats;' curios, and baskets made by different Maori women and all of batatiful ; workmanship..,In thanking the committees for their kind wishes and for their beautiful gifts. Lady Liverpool said how much she had enjoyed working w\th them for their soldiei'6,. and of how pleased, she was to havo been brought into such, close touch with them. She was very sad .at.-.-leav-ing, but she would look forward ty coming! back somo time iii the future. •Following tho presentations and the speeches came afternoon tea, set in tho dining-room. .In keeping with the .no-' ture of the occasion the decorative. effects were typical of New. Zealand and • of the'things that belong to' New Zealand. The colour scheme of the teatable was carried out in red and blade, theso,.being the colours of the Maori.soldiers, the crimson of the rata blossoms arranged in 6ilver vases- being most bold and effective. The china used was also red and black, and Maori in design, and against tho brown walls the decorative arrangements showed up delightfully. Songs were sung during'the. afternoon by Miss. Love and Miss Pomare,- some of them being old Maori songs, adding still, more-to tho interest of .a unique (because of its associations) and .'altogether informal occasion. ■ . .. t