SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 34, 4 November 1920, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

A meeting of tlio mothers' help div> eion ot tiie W.X.K. was Jield this wees and wit's presided ovei' by -Mis. J. ilaiiiuy. Xliu monthly report of work car-l-ieu one by the visiting- helpers, was read, and showed tliut their services were-still greatly in demand. I'ho illation's report 111 connection with the rest ■ room- at (Jourtenuy i!»aco: suited.. that there had been an incroase in tlio number ol' mothers who Had made use of the room during tne past lnontli. The committee' wished to thank t'lie following: Is'or -Mrs. Koberts, -Miss liiirliieoiitv and the -Mothers' • Thought Guild; for flowers: ill's. Barker and Mrs; Bardsleyi lor subscriptions: .Jlrs. l'ockley, Jlrs. Ernest Hudlield, Mrs. Joseph Joseph, one guinea eaeli. Great rcgrec was expressed at the loss of ,Mrs. :<Aherne, -who has acted as lion, secretary .for the division ever since its inccptiou and who is.now leaving Wellington to livo elsewhere.' Her services havo been very-much, appreciated -by the committee. Mis'. Kenny, IS Jlawker Street (■telephone 20-81)11) has been appointed lion.,secretary in her place. ' „ .Yesterday a record lynsmade in conJieciioii .with" the T.VV.C.A. luncheon "rooms," when 105 -girls were provided with a. midday meal. : Yesterday- afternoon the Mayoress (Mrs. J.' P. Luke) entertained, the wives of members of Parliament .at a'vefy"plcosnut tea party. ;/■ ■_ 'ITie wedding took pliico quiotly. yesterday in St. Paul's Pro-CatliCdral of Miis Martini of "l'endennis," to Mr. John Simpson, of Wellington, t'lip ceremony' being performed l)j" tW Veil. Archdeacon Johnson; 'i'ho bride wore a coat .and ■ skirt, with a rose.coloured : hat, arid'wa* given away by her brother-in-taw. Mr. Dawkiu. | '.At lost night's nleeting of tho iE.O.W. Circle.of ' the Pioneer Club, reference.ivna wade to the motion brought forward by the Hon. M. Cohen in tlio -Legislative Council emphasising the necessity for. appointing '.".ivoineii police patrols, the appointment of a woman as'colleague of tlio Censor of. Picture''Films, and the appoint- • irent of women as Justices of the leace. TIiPSO are measures which' have Men. advocated"as.being absolutely imperative for the well-being of the community, particularly that of young women'and girls. ■ The Hon. W. Earnsh aw s motion that the debate be adjourned for a fort> nielit (and Parliament-" m all probability ends, within the next throe ol ' fou J'^ y ? ) ' as ho considered the Council ought bo giving its attention important legislation, was received with' indignation by the gathering. Levin Memorial''Home. 1 An occasion 'in which , much interest and- practical is usually taken is the annual.giit tea of the If\in morial Home for -Girls at BerhampoM. Unfortunately there was an outbreak or ■bazaars in t'lie. city .anil subiiibs jesterday and the gift tea, whicli was also lixed for the.same day, suffered to ascertain extent-in .attendance. A ">eiy pleasant.iaiid interesting programme-- of ■ -entertainment had been for the afternoon, the action songs iieiioxmcd by the children .of the home under the c - i-ectiou-of Miss Kamvcll being vulti.u--I'iiiv enjoyed. A musical programme imVT&s (.Swell Shepherd ->vu : contributed to by Mb." Woodward. to 11. Shepherd, Mis*. 1 , 1 , IS liwen Shepherd. Mrs. had ran-ed for a sale of (lowers. and a.»ibting°her" were Mrs. Gillespie and Miss Elaine • West and Miss.-lercuson. A» i result a sum of'.-Si Ms. Bd. was-rea - : fsed.' Mrs! Archibald. Mrs. Henry Hall and-Mki Archer wre in charge of «- cake stall, which brought iia fte sum . of .CIG 10s; Miss Archibald, Miss M i raiu "Mrs. 'knowles and Mi»» JoHy. tno - matron, received the vifitoi-s iimio whom-afterwards made a , ; 10 homo'.under the; .Mre . Chi i^ ' tie and-' Miss D. Greenwood, rangenients for afternoon vied out liy Misbps Young; Barij, Kobie6on and Speed, with assisting friends. As a result of the tea groceries to the nmount of 701b.. were received but _\ery 'little in material, while subscriptions totalled .£59.. Such a work which makes i the welfare of children (many of_tlicm. , orphans)'. i(s iMU-amoitn - the heartiest support of the public.