WOMAN'S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 295, 7 September 1920, Page 2

WOMAN'S WORLD

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Tho engagement is announced of Miss Eileen Dennis, younger daughter of Mrs. G. Y. Dennis, Brougham Street, and formerly of Goodlands, Masterton, to Mr. Peter J. H. Lowe. M.R.C.S.M.. of Sydney, N.S.W., and late of tho Australian Army.

Miss Thurston has taken over the matrons-hip of the Trenthain Military Hospital.

The officer commanding and the matron of Treutham Military Hospital acknowledge with thanks the following gifts: Wellington Red Cross, comforts, smokes, ildwers, daily cakes anil sweets; Y.M.C.A., free pictures; Salvation Army, fruit, cakes, and sweek; Mr, M'Gavin, plating cards and cribImge hoard; St. John Ambulanco (per Itrs. Finlay), i! 10.. Miss Alison Barniccat is visiting her brother, Br. H. J. Barnieoat, at' North, Auckland Miss Marjorie Barnieoat has returned from a short visit to friends at Palmeieton North. Miss Munro has returned, to Masterton from a visit to Hastings. Miss Jean Sellar left Masterton yesterday lor Johnsonville. Mr. and Mrs. W. Cameron nrrived In Wellington last evening from .Mastert.iin. I Mrs. S«ley ..returned to Wellingtoa last evening from a visit to Hawke's bay and tho Wairarapa. The monthly meeting of the Royal N.Z. Society for the Health of Women and Children was held m the 60eiely'a roomß, Courtenay Place, on Thursday. Thero were present: Mesdames Massey (in tho chair), W. F. Ward. W. Nnthnii, S. Kirkealdie, W. Luke, Gibbs, Pon. sonhy, Lcckiie, Wilkin, Hoslring, . Corri. gun. •Tytho-Brown, Lady Fi»idlay,-Messrs. ICirkcaldie and Barnett. The eommitu-o passed a vote of sympathy with Mrs. Douglas Cooke on tho death of her father, Mr. M'Lellan. The nurses' report was received and proved quite satisfactory in spite of the fact that fewer visits had been paid to the rooms and by the nurses to the homes than in July. This was unavoidable on account of ftio very. bad weather in August and tho stoppage in, the running of tlie trams. 'The following subscriptions and donations arc acknowledged:— A Good Friend, .£25; Mesdames J. A. Pike and Cecil Robinson. £2 2s. on en: Lady Stou*-, Lady Ohaytor, Lady Findlay, ■ Mesdames Crawford, Meek! ' Morrin, W. J. Coleman, Lewis, Kirkcaldio and Stn'iis, £1. Is. each; Mesdames Faris, Simpson, Tingey, ltyalls, Duncan, nitd Monognn, M each; Mesdames TytheDrown and Tully, 10s. (id. each; 'Mesdames H. Kirkcaldio, M'Leod.and Reed, 10b each; Mcsdnmes Wallace, Brown, Misses Coates, Taylor. ss. each; Mrs. Coad, 2s. 0(1. To tho material- fund: Mesdames Gibbs and Ponsonhy. ss. each; and 3 knitted jackets from Miss Rieh>vrdson.

Tho wedding was solemnised in St. James's Church, Lower Hutt, ot, Saturday afternoon, of Miss Constance Elsie Kerr, youngest daughter of Mr. F. J. Kerr,'of'Bloomficld Crescent, to Mr. T. H. Instono, eldest son of Mrs. J. Instonc, of.Pefonc. The br\Tf- was attended by Miss E. Prentice", of Masterton, and little Mis Thelma Instone (niece of the bridegroom) as hridesmaids. Mr. 0. Instone acted as best man. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Hansell. Mr. and/Mrs. Instonn left later by car, on their honeymoon tour.

The wedding took place at St. Peter's Church, Takapuna,- fast week of Miss Edith Farqmihrson' Crowe, youngest daughter of the late Mr. nnd Mrs. J. H. ■Crowe, of Adelaide, to Mr. F. Uanley Cooke, second ton of Mr. and Mrs. J. Cooke, of "Totaranui," Nelson, The Rev. W. G. Monckton, M.A., performed the ceremony, and the bride was given away by.her brother-in-law,- Mr., y, R. Norris. Miss Dorothy' Pavitt . was bridesmaid and Dr.. M'Swecney was best man. Mr. and Mrs. Cooke left by tho Main Trunk express for ■Wellington, ■ where they will stay for a time beforo going to their home in Nelson.

A London message announces the death of Ellen Tuckfield, wife of William Murdoch,, tho p.nuist, whose line.playing in Wellington some years ago will, be remembered by music-lovers..

Miss Peat (Wanganui) is visiting Wellington.

Tho Wellington South Nursing Division is holding .a dance next week at St. Thomas's Hall.' M.ss Fossetie is tho secretary, and the dance promises to be highly successful.

A meeting of tho Mothers' Help Division of the Women's National' Reserve was held yesterday afternoon, Mrs. J. Darling presiding. ,' The report of the vifeiting helpers' work showed a great increase in tho demand for. their services nnd even with four helpers engaged in the work many applications for their services had necessarily to bo refused. Many letters had been received in which the writers expressed their great appreciation of the work which was being achieved iti tliis way by the Mothers' Help Division. Tho matron of the rest room in Courtenay Place reported that during the month of August iiOO mothers and children had (visited the rooms, and 51 children had been left in the charge of the matron.while their mothers transacted business or shopping in the city. Gifts of children's clothing from Mrs. Baldwin, Mrs. Blackburn,. Mrs. Kirk, Mrs. Ansted, Mrs. Roberts and Miss Barnieoat were acknowledged with thanks, nlso clothing from the Mothers' Thought Guild. The committee regretted that a good deal of confusion still existed in regard to the various movements for helping women and children, and called attention to the. fact that the activities of the Mothers' Hclp,Divisjon embraced solely tho work of tho visiting helpers and in keeping in existence tho rest room in Courtenay Place, both of which had been, established moro than a year ago.

Before tho Civic League in Auckland a paper was read last week upon "Citizenship and the Child." The . writer stated that she. had been away from Auckland for some years travelling and working among strangers, and what slio < has seen of' civilisation to-day led her to believe that one of the principal, flaws in our scheme of things is an incomplete idea of education. Wc; had been training the brain of tho child but left his heart to his own devices. -The cause of much of tho evils endured at 110 present time was growling from the focusing of attontibn on only material things. We have neglected the beautiful, we have not learnt to love tho things of beauty which art and nature supply. Some are gifted with tho faculty to discern those things, but nianv who need their (rood influence are not,'and this is the result of theiT early defective mental training, whose effects can be seen ill their bored faces tho moment they are thrown on their own intellectual support. The writer stated that she had seen the good effect of pood books, good music, and fine pictures, and tho inestimable service thev could be to a nation as antidote to the sordidncss of toil.