SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 62, 7 December 1920, Page 4

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mrs. Dansey (Sydney) is visiting Weilihgtnn. Mrs, Warren (Hawks'? Bay) will return to-day from a visit to hor Biters, tiio Misses Hardy, of Wadestown. Mrs. Alabaster left for Christchurch last evening, but will return to V> ellington in about a week's time. Miss St. John, who is on a visit from Cairo, passed through Wellington lust week on her way from Hotorim to .Nelson. Miss St. John is spending some time m New Zealand. Miss Ailsa Brown (Auckland) is visiting Wellington. Miss Cameron (Cole Street, Mastorron) will leave this _ week for Auckland tu 6tay with her sister, Mrs. H. Hamlin. Mrs. and Miss Eastliain, who have been visiting Europe and Australia, arc returning by the Moeraki, due here on Monday next. Mrs. Patrick M'lntyre is leaving on a visit to Dunediu on Wednesday. Mrs. Parr and family left last week for Milford Beach, Auckland (where the Hon. C. J. Varr has a will spend, the summer months there. Jlrs. Parr will return to AVellingtoii in March next. ! ( Besides moving pictures and motor-car drives,, the patients and staff of the' Trontham Military Hospital wero entertained last week bv Miss Armstrong's concert party, and a dance in the lied Cross Club. At tho i latter musical items were tendered by Misses Shortlander and ]\utner. The following gifts are acknowledged with thanks Wellington lied Cross, daily papers, fruit, cakes, smokes, sweets, and flowers; Salvation Army, sweets, cakes, and fruit; Citizens' Gift Fund • (per Mrs. Luke), fruit'; Miss lYaser, flannel bed jackets for children's ward.

A quiet wedding took place at Holy Trinity Church, Te Henui, 011 Monday, November 29, when Miss Kathleen Mary Penn third daughter of Mr. .and Mrs. W. J. Pent), of New Plymouth, was married by the Kev. Beale to Mr. James Austin Climie, third son of Mr. H. W, Climie, of Hastings, formerly of Taranaki. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Eileen Penn, and was gven away by her father. Tho best man was Mr. J. B. Penn, cousin of the bride. Mr. and Mrs. Climie left during the day for Wangunui. en route to Wellington, their future home."- ■ . Mrs. Bothamley is visiting MTs.Moyes, New Plymouth. . 1 Miss Stemborg aiTjved in Wellington frdm Auckland yesterday, and will leave this evening for the south. ... The monthly meeting'of the-Royal- NewZealand Society for the Health of Women and Children was- held in the society's rooms, 3 Courtenay Place. The president (Mrs. Massey) was in the. chair, and tlio following members were dames W. Nathan, Gibbs, Corrigan,Luko, Wilkins, M'Vicar, G. Cook, Hard, Ward, Tvthe-Brown. D. Cook. lttelmrd?on. Farm, and Miss Barnett. The-monthly eliequo amounted to .£75 fis. Bd. Tlio following snbscriplions and donations were received and acknowledged:—Mrs. George Johnson, Kr.iburn (proceeds sale of work), «tIS Is. 7d.; Mesdames Powell' and Howard, .£1 oach; Mesdames Hull, Notrnan. and Williams, 10s. each; "Anonymous," 10s. and 2s Gd.; Mrs. Coard, 25.; box at rooms, Its. Nurse Mitchell presented the nurses monthly report, which was high satisfs'--torv. Cases visited, 'in .homes, 550; 11 others', visits to rooms, 895; number of new cases, 82; babies solely breast fad, j-; babies partially breast, fed, 9; babies artificially fed, 21; expectant mothers, 9; mothers taught to uiake humanised milk. 30; letters recoivcd, 10. Wedding at Plimmerton. A wedding of considerable local interest was solemnised at St. Andrew's Church, Fliimnerton, 011 December 1 by the vicar, the Rev. C. W. Solomon, when Miss Winifred Nora Callender, daughter of Mrs. and the late J. M. Callen.ler, of Moorcroft," Plimmerton, was married to Mr. Colin Drake Truebridge. younger son of "\[ r . and Mrs. A. 11. Truebridge, of Wellington. The church -was tastofiilly decorated for the occasion with pink and whito dowers, an appreciation of the bride's services as organist for years. liiis was also the first wedding ceremony in the new otnirch. Jllio bride, who -was given away by her brother, Mr. U> Callender," of I'almerston tyrth, wore white crepe do chine, embroidered with silver lwads, and a bcantiful veil arranged with orange blossoms. Her shower bouciuet was composed of white roses and roatacjiair fern, with satin streamer*. She was attended by -Miss Viva Dickin, of Weihigton. who wore a frock of primrose "eorgelte embroidered in black, and enrI riixl a bouquet of manve paiisies and wisteria, with ribbons to match. Mr. ±\.li. Drnvton, of Eltham, was best man. After the ceremony, the guests were eiilortnjnw at Moorcroft, the residence of the brides mother. Later Mr. and Mrs. 0. D. Irucbridgo left by motor for Wellington, en route to the South Island, tlio bndc tiavclling in a navy blue tailored <*)s----tume and picture hat. Nursing Guild of St, John. • The annual meeting of the District Nursing Guild of St. John was held in St. John's Schoolroom yesterday, Mrs. W. H. S. Moorliouse (president) being in tho chair? The report on tho year's work, presented by the lion, secretary for the information of the council of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, and of tho local members and supporters of the guild, was as follows:—"Much gratification was felt on tho announcement that the position of patroness of the guild had been graciously accepted by Her Excellency Viscountess Jellicoe. The committee regrets exceedingly the loss of 0110 of its members in the death of Mrs. J. H. Gibbons, who had unsparingly given her, help in establishing tho fund for the maintenance of the guild, and who for many years had devoted herself to tho welfare of her fellow-citizens. From November 1, 1919, to October 31. 1920, the records show'that 170 additional patients havo been registered, and 2845 treatments have been given by the ™"W,eithei at the patients' homes or at tlio office of the guild. Twenty-six patients, were sent to the General Hospital, and there have been 5 deaths. According to statistics 2090 patients havo been tonded.bj nurses since the appointment of the fust district nurse in 19031. In Juno thG r signation of Senior Nurse Pickering was received with regret For «nate f H«. position has been ablv filled h) lh?. ■ - poiniuient of Nurse Walshe Excellent work is being earned 011 bj the nurses and in theso times of stress caused by tho war, their services among Hifi sick noor of our city aro ol gicarer ments for distribution among the needy patients The committee is very pleased to report, that au addition to of the guild "en ma<k « Hon debentures - at n ,id vestment to be Of the will-Mr. Ernest Bell, Sir Francis Public cognising in „f tho cuiW. Grateful s,'.!r™;«»« 1° tfgfjg/s "", ir ,K SSTfS "«»•<< hV'r g^^ U1 o°a l "1 Ttor''Ot v,°°C In di..eu.. r j tlint had been I ffinrt the tail.-of Mi*. Gibbons l Thaj missed her in mm W. an*

they felt great syiiipathy with hor fam j ily iu the loss. The report was adopted, as also was the balance-sheet. Thojlatter showed receipts nmounting to J8279G Os. 2d. (including the Mackay legacy of X2OOO and' a grant of JC7S from the Macarth.v Trust), and payments totalling J32-152 Os. 6d., leaving a balance of ,£343 l9s. Bd. . lt . Reference was made to the foresight of tlio Tate Mrs. S. A. Rhodes, whose bequest- to the guild had placed it on R permanent financial bants, so saving it from the necessity of appealing to the public , for funds .with which to carry on its work. - -Mrs. Moorhouse. 0.8. E. (Bady of Grace of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem), was' re-elected president, and Miss E. M. Rnwlev, lion, secretary and treasurer. The committee comprises Mesdames W. B S Moorhouse, E. Baleonibe Brown, S. B. Tripe. A. A. Corrigan.R. Pearson. Misses Robieson and Macnndrcw. j :