WOMAN’S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 97, 18 January 1921, Page 4

WOMAN’S WORLD

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Sister Kathleen Davies, R.R.C. (2nd class), N.Z.A.N.S.. who has been in charge of the Orthopaedic Hospital in Tiinaru for the past six months, arrived in Wellington this week to leave 'by the Manuka on Thursday for Sydney, there to connect with the s.s. Aeneas for Bulawayo (South Africa). Sister Davies is staying in the meantime with Mrs. Wil* son (formerly Sister Curtis, of the N.Z.A.N.S.).

Miss Amuri Neville (Blenheim) has arrived in Wellington from Christchurch, and is staying at the Royal Oak Hotel.

Mr. and Mrs. E. Stace (Hamilton) are staying at the Midland Hotel.

Dr. and Mrs. Noble-Adams (Blenheim)' are visiting 'Wellington.

Lady Stout is remaining in Dunedin to attend the Jubilee celebrations of the Otago Girls’ High School. Mrs. Montgomery intends leaving Wellington short, ly, also to attend the jubilee.

Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Mills (Blenheim) are visiting Wellington.

A general meeting of patients at th« Pukeora Military Sanatorium, Waipukurau, passed the following resolution:“It is very gratifying to know that, amid, the crowded interests of Christmas, the “boys” of the Military Sanatorium at Pukeora were not forgotten. _ The Eadies’ Patriotic Society of Manaia and the people of Ilawera, each with a handsome cheque; individual friends; the Red. Cross societies of Hawke’s Bay and the Y.M.C.A. all furnished their ouoU towards the happiness of the Christmas season at the sanatorium.

St. Mary’s Home, Karori, acknowledge with thanks the following gifts —Sheep. Mr. N. S. Simcox, Mrs. Perry, Mrs. b. Kirkcaldie, Mr. E. P. Simcox; Johnston and Co. tea; Nathan and Co., butter (monthly); Innis and Co. for delivering free to the homes donations. Christina* gifts, in money and kind: Mrs. Luke, "A Friend,” Mrs. Awdry, Mrs. Sprott, Mesdames Wallace, Ferguson, England, Smith (St. Peter’s, Paekakariki), Miss Godfrey, Miss Bray, Miss Coates, Mrs. Miles. Mr. J. Kehbel, Mr. A. White, ■Warehousemen’s Association. Mr. H. Ju Palmer, Mr. H. Cook, “EYE,” Mesdames Howden, Townsend, Leitchfield. Joseph Joseph, Nathan, Bristow, Misses Underhill, Hayes, Harper, Creswell. Shirtclifle, 'Wilson, Baker, Evers, and Miss Duncan. Christinas tree treat, Mrs. S. Kirkcaldie, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Nichol, and Mr. Bowler.

Sister A. H. Cookson has been appointed matron of the Whangarei District Hospital in succession to ex-matron B. Keyte.

The Rev. H. Mason and Mrs. Mason, Of the Melanesian Mission, are spending a few days in Gisborne before leaving to join the Arawa for England on furlough. Mr. and Mrs. Mason have been stationed for a number of years in the Solomon Group.

4 custom prevails in Denmark that can hardly fail to bring nearer together the residents of town and country, and make a fellow-feeling between families whose lives, but for that custom, might never come in contact with each other. Summer holidays are evidently believed in there, and the way they are managed for the children is unique. Residents in the towns send their children to the countrv, and take in exchange for them country children, to whom .the sights of the citv are a novelty. The school children of city and country leave their homes by thousands, and change places with each other. In the cities the people get up festivals for their little countrv visitors, and spend much time in showing them-the sights. It is estimated that Copenhagen alone sends ten. thousand schqol children to the rural districts, and entertains the same number in return.

The marriage took place in Christ Church, Ellerdie. k'"’’’l- - Miss Georgiana Crowther, youngest daughter of the late Mr. ; Crownier and Mrs. Crowther, ot ' Murewai, Remuera, to Mr. T. Ernest Hickson youngest son of Mrs. E. J. of CUeralie. Miss Rose Hellaby vns bridesmaid, and Mr.- Clifford Crowther best man.

Mrs. Haise (Lyall Bay) is visiting her gon in Masterton.

Mr. and M»s. Blackwell Sewell, of Singapore, are visiting New Zealand, and at present are staying “tGisborne. The death took place at Te Puke of Mrs. Thomas James, widow of Captain James -mine manager, with whom she arrived in Naw Zealand in 18,7 from Ballarat, and settled at Thames. About eighteen months ago Mrs. Janie? le Thames for Auckland, and at the time of her death was with her son, Air. Richard S. James, at Te Puke. Another old colonist who passed away on the same day was Mrs. Margaret Jonnetone Sloane, in her 75th year. bhe was the youngest daughter of Mr. John Robertson, owner ot the first timber vard in Auckland, located at Mechanics Bay. Mr. Robertson arrived in Auckland in 1840, when the first pernor of New Zealand, Captain Hobson, ed that city. Four sons and five daughters survive Mrs. Sloane.

At Napier last week, at the sion of her swimming performances, Miss Bleibtrey, the world’s swimmer, was presented by the Major of Napifr, on behalFbf the centre witi a set of silver and greenstone butter knives and jam spoons, in honour of her visit to Napier.

Mrs M. Barlow, of Gisborne, who has been staying in Wellington for a few days, will leave this morning for Inglewood and New Plymouth.

Children in England are taking up swimming with great lenthusiasm. as well as life-saving, encouraged by the London Schools" Swimming which grants something like 12,000 nistclass certificates to boys and for swimming one hundred yards and fifty yards respectively. It also i^ ues life-saving certificates. Elementary school children are regularly taken t® the baths to learn swimming, and girls have improved immensely sin Ling given the opportunity. The value of the exercise is one reason for the interest taken in swimming hy the authorities, as they reeogmse that in he crowded areas of a metropolis, a" ll "™™* is the easiest nieaps by which to obtau* it. Forty-eight of the fiftv-two baths in London were closed during the war, but the greater number have now been reopened. The water is kept at a temperature of 72 degrees. Mixed bathing has been found of great use in the teaching of swimming, the English authorities have found, as many children <-»• more confidence and are more easily taught by their parents.

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