WOMAN'S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 285, 26 August 1920, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Mr. and Mrs. Acton Adams were passengers by the Niagara, which arrived in Auokland daring the week from America. Mrs. Allan Canyjron has returned to Bidcford (Masterwn) from a visit, to Auckland and Rotorua. Miss Broad (Hawera) is visiting Mrs. J. W. Buchanan, Lansdowne, Masterton. The annual social of the ladies' branch of tho Hibernian Society, which is an event looked forward to cachi year, will take place this evening in tho Now Century Hall, Kent Terrace. The ladies are making a special feature of the supper, and all who attend are promised a most enjoyable evening. Braund's Orchestra has been engaged, and Messrs. C. P. M'Kenzie and James M'lCcown will act as M.C.'s, tho joint (secretaries being Miss B. Craig and J. F. Carmine. A private dance was given by Mrs. R. T.'Taylor and committee at the Kilbirnie Hall.on- Thursday last. A most enjoyable evening was spent, and over' 90 couples were present. As a result the sum of JC23.will be added'to .the funds! for the.' Anglican Boys' Home, Special thanks are due to the Refreshment Committee, for the able manner in which the supper arrangements wer« carried out. The chaperons for tho evening TO© Mesdrtmes Drawbridge and Fox,' while tho duties of lion, secretary wer« in tho hand 9 of Miss M. E. Thomson. Mrs. Ourlett (Hastings) and hnr son, ■ Mr. Ivan Curlett, hnvo come to Wellington to meet Miss Curlett, who arrived , this week by the Moeroki from Sydney. They return to Hastings at the end of : the week. At a meeting of eubscribers of the Otamatea County Red Cross held, re- ' cently keen interest was displayed as,tothe disposal of MWI raised by. special ' assessment in 1918 for Eed Cross war work. Tho funds are at present hanked locally by the executive, and nothing has been remitted toßed Cross keadquar-; ters. Tbb executive resolved to recommend to subscribers that tho Government be asked to allow the county to retain the money as a permanent fund to bo 1 controlled .by the esecutive, in-; ' tercst therefrom to be devoted to providing free treatment to returned soldiers and their dependants at' the county hospital. Maungaturoto delegates strongly supported forwarding the whole fund immediately to the Eed Cross executive, ' but a-motion by Mr. Collins to that effeot was defeated. It was finally resolved: "That the executive of thb Red Cross organisation in Auckland be writ- . ten to and asked for a statement of. tho present needs and future, policy, and that the reply be remitted for consider- ' ation to each subscribing district. Meet- v ings of subscribers in each centre win. consider the matter, and each appoint two delegates to attend a conference at Paparo'a as soon as possible to discuss future action'. ~ Mr. Justice. H. G™/'.. S i« of t!he Sovereign Grand Lodge of America. and Mrs. Borst. were guests of the Independent Order of Oddfellows of New Zealand at a social evening given, in their honour on Tuesday night mAuckland^ The engagement-is announced ..of Miss Vena Ellison, daughter of .Mr. nnd Mrs. H. A. Ellison, of Te Kuiti, to Mr. D. Kennedy, also of .To Kuiti. Mrs/A. Newton and Mias Ailsa Newton are leaving; for Auckland, tllie latter being en Touto for Fiji. The nnnunl fair and sale of work in connection with th 9 eelf-donial-, appeal ' of the Salvation Armv was opened in the Constable Street Citadel nt'Wellinglon Boutlh last evening by the Mayor. Air. J. P. Luke. CommisMoncr Hodder 'presided, and a short programme of musio; wns given. Tho decorations of tho hall were in keeping with the name of the bazaar, called tho "Lily Fair,' . and were, very prettily carried out, Tb« various s'lalle with-, thoir holders ore. as follow:" Sthff officers' stall. Mrs.. Major Hamilton and Mrs.., . Commandant Powick; jams, preserves, and pickles, s Wrs. Colonel Bray and Miss Whitofield: fancy needlework, Major Blincoe and Adjutant Patterson; sweets, Mr. John Graham; young people's department •toll. Mrs. H..Dutton and Miss S. Gray; fnrnilure, etc., Mr. Cobb and Bible Class; senior boys'' stall, Mesdames Quereo and Crow'le; produce. Sergeant Lopdell and bandsmen; books and variety stall, Choirmaster J. Matthews and Band Secretory W. Calvert; flow r ers, Captain Lord and Girls' Bible Class; ! refreshments, Mrs. B. Knight and Misi E. Underwood. An old TP»ident of New Zealand, -Mm. Margaret' Ethcridge, widow of the late Captain Etheridee. died' on Sunday at her residence. Albion Street Parnell. in : her eighty-third year. Mrs. Ethcridge was a daughter ot'tlie Into Mr. James Rfiid. of Melbourne, auditor to th».,Vlu'<irian Government, and a sister of Mr,. Charlfis Reid. late manager of the Bank of Victoria. She came tn New Zealand with'her husband in the early sixties.. • and lived in Auckland for. tho .last SO ' years. She leaves one son and four , daughters, besides many grandchildren , and great-grandchildren. ', On Sunday last, at 34 Clifton Terrace, tne death occurred, of Mrs. Ltwis, wife or ' iffr. H; J. Lewis, for many years Governniont surveyor at Wnngnnui and later , at Auckland and Gißborne. The deceased lady is survived by her husband, three sons and three daughters. Her sons, Messrs. A. H. H. Lewis, London (late of WanganuiJ, who left New Zealand with the 16th NiZ; Reinforcement* as lieutenanv and was wounded '• at Mcssines, later on gnining his captaincy; H. P. v Lewis, land iiiid commission agent, Wangnnui, and N. 0. Lewis, manager, National Bank of South Africa, Ltd., Beiro. Portuguese East Africa. Her youngest son, Mr. G. S. Lewis, joined tlie Royal Fusiliers at the ,■ outbreak of tho wa and was killed at tho Somme' in" 1916: ■ Her daughters hro Airs. G. T. Murray, 'of Auckland. Miss ) Lewis, and Miss L Lewis, of Wellington. ■ ■ • .'<■■■■ The late Mrs. J. R. Wood (known to tho older, generation of playgoers in i Wellington as Miss Essie. J'cnyns) ires a good friend to soldiers. She had re- , cently returned to Australia on a brief , business visit from England, where during the wa she was one of the mo9t : active; in entertaining tliem. Her husband had purchased a beautiful homo, an old Tudor mansion, at Putney Hill. There she constantly entertained woundZed and other soldiers. Her son was wounded at the war, nnd her daughter, ■•• was always her active assistant in car- , ing for tho soldiers. Their hospitality took many forms, and once a week a ' fleet of tais was engaged to take, hospital patients into the country, tea being provided at some sylvan spot, the niost favoured being nooks on the ( Thames. "' Every Sunday afternoon artSstaf gave their services for concerts in her home, and the soldier guests were' " treated to afternoon tea nnd "high tea," One corner of flMrs. Woods's grden, i whSch abutted on to the road, was set apart exclusively for me use of wounded men, and as it was situated on the . ' way' to Roe.hanipton Hospital, whore wounded men were fitted with artificial limbs, it proved a great boon. A , notice stated that it was "The Soldiers' • Rest Comer," and in it were seats and tables covered with reading matter.