SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 56, 30 November 1920, Page 4

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mrs. Macphail, who is leaving Seatoun for a time, and lias therefore resided her scat on the committee of the Women's National Reserve, Seatoun bunch, was accorded a special "ote of thanks at the annual meeting, for her valuablo services to the branch, and generous assistance to the sewing circle.

Mrs. Tweed is visiting M:i."li'ibo:'ough,

Mrs. Gu.v Williams returned to Masterton on Saturday from Wellington.

Besides moving pictures and drives in the Red Cross, Salvation Army, and Miss Adams'.? cars, the patients and flat? of the Trentham Military Hospital were chiefly entertained with tl.irvog last week. The pupils of Miss I'Melle Beero paid a visit to the hospital and rave an interesting dancing >-v!iibiton. The following gifts are acknowledged with thauks: Red Cross, smokes, fruit cakes, and sweets; Miss Brien and Mrs. Uaisu, papers; Salvation Army, fruit, sweets and cakes j Citizens' Gift Fund (per Mrs. Luke), fruit; garments for children's ward, Mrs. Hosking and Mrs. M'Gavin; books for children from Miss Rachel and Master Peter Towles;-special cake for children's ward and I'owers and cakes for patients from tfer T'. - . celleney Viscountess Jellicoe.

Mrs. H. M'Kellar is visiting Mrs. Bernard Wood, Christchurch.

Mrs. We nicy (Napier) is visiting Wellington.

Sistiw A. Smith, who has recently been demobilised after practically five years' war service, has left Wellington for Auckland, where she will take up residence. Miss Smith comes from a "fighting family," as during the war Iw<; brothers and two sisters served with tho New Zealand Expeditionary Foites. Jli:c Smith is a daughter nl Mr. mid Mrs. John Smith, of the ' nke Farm, Kgardo, To Awamutu, Wnikato. ntid is a sister of Sister Flora Smith (N.Z.A.N.S.), masseuse, of Auckland.

Miss Frances Craeroft Wilson (Christchurch) will leave for England in December, where her marriage is to take place. . Mr. and 'Mrs. Craeroft Wilson acconipany their daughter.

Mrs. R. Rhodes and Miss Rhodes (Blue Cliifs) are expected to return early in the New Year after a couple of years in England.

Advice has been received in Tininru. that Dr. Mary BarTcas has been appointed resident medical officer at the National Hospital (Nerve Hospital), Queen Square, Bloomsbujy, London. She has beon at this hospital since the beginning of this year as junior resident physician.

Miss Evelyn Thomas is leaving for England .by the Tainui, and will spend some time with her aunt and uncle, Lord and Lady Strathspey, in I/ondon, returning to New Zealand via Singapore.

Miss Salmond accompanied lier father, Sir John Salmond,_ to Napier ior the Supremo Court "sittings.

Mr. and Mrs. Guthrie-Smith, Tutira (Hawke*s Bay) have returned from a visit to England.

Mrs. Holmes Warren (Pirinoa) was a passonger • for Masterton by the Napier express yesterday.

' Mrs. Cameron (Dunodin) has taken the Misses. Camoron's house in Cole Street, Mastertori, for several weeks.

Miss A. Astbury, secretary of tho Relief "Work Committee of tlie "W.C.T.TJ., has received a letter from Mrs. Hettie Rowntree Clifford, London, announcing that two members of a London mission for work amongst the poor in. the groat metropolis are shortly to visit New Zealand. • They are Madame Jessie Strathearn, and Rev. A. J. Billings, M.A., who expect to arrive in. New. Zealand, early in. the new year.

On October 13, at St. Michael's Parish Church, Hnndsworth, England, Mr. John J. Virgo, lion, world's representative o£ the World Alliance of Y.M.C.A.'s, was married to Miss Emmelinc D. Aston, only daughter of the Rav. P. Aston and Mts. Aston, formerly ot Macclesfield. Tho bride's father, who was lately vicar of Hurdsfield, Macclesfield, officiated. Mr. Virgo is a South Australian, but his work in connection with the T.M.C.A. has made, him -well known in New Zealand.

The marriage of Miss Daphne M'lntvre, formerly of Christchurch, to Mr. Michncl Shathin,, of. Moscow, took place ot the Russian Consulate in' Yokahnma on October 19. Mr. Shathin is connected with "The Japan Advertiser," the largest foreign newspaper published in tho Tar East, and for tho time being they will live in Tokio, Japan.

The wedding was solemnised nt Holy Trinity Church, Ohariu, on November 22, of Miss Daisy Bryant, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs.' S. Bryant, Ohariu, to Mr. James Wilson, Lyttclton. The Rev. Mr. Isaacson offiqiated. The church was prettily decorated for the occasion. The bride, who was given away by Iter father, wore a frock of ivory crcpG-de-chine, with an overdress ftf georgette, and her veil, arrmiged mob cap fashion was caught with orange blossoms. She carried a beautiful bouquet- of sweet peas, roses, .and maiden-hair ,^ crn ' was accompanied by three maids of honour and a small page. The chief bridesmaid was Miss Violet Bryant, sister to the bride. Her dress was of heliotropo crepe-de-cliine, with silver trimmings and tulle veil to match. Tho other bridesmaids were Miss C. Watt and Miss Nollie Bryant. Tho former wore piuk crepe-de-cliine, with rosebud trimming and tnllo veil to match, aJid tho latter crcpe-de-chine with beaded trimming and tulle ml also to match. All bridesmaids carried bouquets of pink sweet peas, roses mafjen-hair fern. The small PW foster Cecil Mills, nephew to the bndo, was dressed in a white fugi suit. M™ Bryant wo.re navy blue with bended trimming and hat to match. Her bouquet, was of red rosea and mal-den-liair fern. Alter tho woddinK Coremonv a .reception was held in tl o l Ohan Hall, which was very prettl!y dccointed and iuhout one liimdrcd aiid fifly assembled for the breakfast. Later m •he dnx tho bride lolt by motor oil their wedding tour. Mi. Us wnld Prier of Lower nctou w groomsman. It is inleKstiiiff to note viiof l»otl\ of Mr. and Mvb. 6 war all Wat could be desired, was supplied by Mr. Lcn Miller.

WOMEN TEACHERS MEET ' BUSINESS AND A LECTURE,' J A meeting °f the Wellington Young Women Teachers' Association .was held in tho Education Board buildings last , night, and - was presided over by Miss N. ii.'Goad,- M.A. Tho correspondence dealt with .included a letter forwarded to. the Minister of Education (tho Hon. C.J. l'aiij from the association drawing his attention to the following resolutions passed at, a recent meeting of tho association:—"(l) That the Is'.Z.W.T.A. draws tho attention of tho Minister ■to tho hardship iniiicted on those women teachers with dependants, who will-have the double bonus deducted from thijir salary increase, • such increase not being dependent on domestic responsibilities. (2) That women teachers ■ with depen-. dants bo granted the married assistants' allowance of <£30. (3) That it is a retrograde sfep to differentiate in the salaries of'men and women entrants to-the teaching profession, and that tho Minister "bo requested to- revert to the }>rin-, ciple of - paying entrants, and trainees all on the same basis." . The Minister, in his reply, stated that what the association referred .to in their resolutions as • tho double bonus was deducted from the salary increases granted •to married teachers, so that in this respcet both sinifle and married teachers were, treated alike.' "With regard to your suggestion," continued the Minister, ""that women teachers with.dependants .be granted <i married. assistant's allowance of JMO. I should like to have more definite proposals from" your'association as to who might be- considered as dependants, and whether your resolutions intended' to refer to those wholly or partially dependent on a woman teacher. It must,, however, be remembered- that quite a large rtunibcr of married men teachers who receive the X-tfl allowance to meet their own family responsibilities lmvo also parents, brothels, . sisters, and other relatives dependent upon -them. Thero are probably quite as many of these cases-as-there-aro of single women teachers with dependants; so that if women teachers received'an 'allowance of .£4O on-this .account, the married men teachers referred to' could readily claim u ■ double' allowance, or an allowance of ,£lO in addition to housing allowance, if tjiat is already receivable by them. I regret to say there seems to be little probabilityof ,acceding to tho request of your. association. With regard to the question of continuation classes, I have to-slate that this matter is- already under consideration, and in principle lias my approval. Tho more difficult question is that of providing buildings and staff, but I hope to take one step in this direction by making provision for an extension of tlig school age from 14 to 15 years of ate. In discussing the Minister's reply Miss Coad contrasted the Minister s practical refusal to consider tho hardship inflicted upon those women teachers with, dependants who will' have the double bonus deducted from them under tho present conditions, with the provision made under tho Increased lax Anieiul" merit' Act; Under it an entirely new epocial exemption' has teen' made of .£SO in respect of contributions to the support of widowed mothers of the taxpayers. The exemption may he civjoed uniong two or more taxpayers* exemption lis allowed omy sigainst earned incomes. It was further pointed cut- that women teachers frequently had their widowed mothers to support, sometimes younger members of their family also. • Following the business of the meetlnff an interesting address ujiffi. "Industrial Co-oneration" .was given l by Mr. Tidman, his lecture covering many of the points dealt with';'in. an address-,lie .gave-upon the same subject at the "Pioneer Club recently. Ho was warmly -thanked ror liis lecture.