WOMAN’S WORLD

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 162, 5 April 1921, Page 2

WOMAN’S WORLD

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Mrs. M. A. Polley and Mrs.' IT. T. Churches, of Kelburn, are leaving Wellington to-night for an extended tour of the South Island. Mrs. Alan Spicer, of Wellington, who has been spending a holiday in Melbourne, retlnrned by ’the Pailoona on Sunday. Mrs. Lucas- and Miss Ln-lu Lucas, who were to return from India this month, have left Jubblepore for Simla for the hot season, and will not return to New Zealand till the end of the year. Mrs. M'lntosh Ellis has returned from a visit to Taupo and Napier. The engagement is announced of Miss Gladys Tayler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Tayler, Eltham, to Mr. Percival Owen, only son of Mr. and Mrs. T. IV. Owen, “Llyn Coed,” Eltham.

The engagement is announced of Miss Marjorie Graham, ekkr daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Graham, Cole Street, Masterton, to Mr. Eric B- Wellwood, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wellwood, Hastings.

At St. David's Church, Terrace End, Palmerston North, on Easier onday, the wedding took place of Mr. Bert Mathieson, second/son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Mathieson, Main Street, Palmerston North, and Miss Gladys R. Campbell, eldest daughter of Mrs. A. Sorensen, of • Kaitoke. The Rev. J. H. Boyd officiated at the ceremony. The bride was attended by her sister (Miss A.ileen Campbell) ,as bridesmaid, and Mr. W. Pascoe, of Palmerston North, was best man. After the ceremony a reception was held at the, residence of the bridegroom's parents, and subsequently Mr. and Mi’s. Mathieson left for the south.

The wedding was solemnised at the ’• Methodist Church, Greytown, on Wednesday last of Miss Elza 4.nnie Terry, second daughter of Mrs. Terry, Papawai, Greytown, to Mr. John Lukies, eldest son of Mr. J. Lukies, of Christchurch. The bride, given' away by her brother, wore a frock of ivory crepe de chine, trimmed with embossed 'hnrmeuse, and pearls and a veil with orange blossoms. She carried a beautiful bouquet of lilies and maiden-hair fern. The bridesmaid (Miss M. Terry, sister of the bride) was dressed in cream net with leghorn hat, and carried a bouquet of cm nations, roses, and asparagus fern, with pink and blue streamers. . Mr. Di M'lntosh, Greytown, was best man. The bridegroom’s present to the tride was a necklet of pearls, and io the bridesmaid he gave an aquamarine and pearl brooch. The bride’s return gift was a gold albert. After the ••»remony a reception was held in the Crown Theatre, and. later the bride and bridegroom left by motor for Napier.

St. Luke’s Church, Greytown, held a harvest thanksgiving service on Sunday. The church was appropriately decorated, and there was a large attendance.

Mrs. Rodgers (Palmerston North) and her children, with Mrs. Scanlan, left yesterday for a visit to Plimmerton.

Madame Leedham-Crowe (formerly Miss Margaret Gyde, A.R.A.M., examiner.for the Royal Academy of Music, is at present visiting Christchurch. On Saturday evening she was entertained by the Canterbury Women’s Club.

Mrs. C. E. M'Laren has been appointed matron at the Seacliff Mental Hospital in succession to Miss W. MacDougall, who is now matron at the Avondale Mental Hospital (Auckland).

On January 26 the Swedish. Parliament definitely incorporated ’Woman Suffrage in the Constitution. Swedish women will vote for the first time this year. The Swedish Parliament has also passed a Bill making women eligible for all the higher posts in the civil service (excluding military and diplomatic posts) on the principle of equal pay fdr equal work (states the International Woman Suffrage Alliance News Service).

Miss Florence George’s annual party to her juvenile elocution classes took place on Saturday, and proved to be most enjoyable to all the guests.- The Misses B. MacDuft and E. Brown ably assisted the Misses George in the entertaining as did also Mrs. Day and Messrs.. Day and Labor, of Palmerston North.

Tn moving a vote of thanks and confidence at last night’s meeting of Mrs. Preston and Miss Coad, candidates for the City Council, a member of the audience said that there should surely be no need for women candidates to be apologetic in their attitude. Considering that they represented so large a proportion of the community and its special interests, it was but right and just that this large section should have its interests advocated by both men and women. Byhaving both points of view, better results could be secured all round.

Speaking with reference to the breaking up into building allotments of Mason’s Gardens at last night's meeting in St. Peter’s Hall, Mrs. .Preston pointed out that in ten or twelve years 'Wellington would have greatly expanded, and as practically the only direction for this expansion was in a northerly direction, these gardens would become a part of the city. Kept in their present form as gardens, they would be a most valuable asset. It had taken many years for those beautiful trees to reach their ptw sent state of perfection, and yet when they were cut down it would be then that people would cry out “Oh, what vandalism!” She would advocate that they err out now before the trees were cut down, and trieel to rouse public opinion against their destruction.

Miss Marion M'lntosh, of Masterton, returned to New Zealand by the Ulitnaroa. via Australia, from a visit to Great Britain, France, Belgium, and other places of interest.

Miss Myers (Fitzherbert Terrace), who Ims been visiting her relatives after two years of life in Canada, will return to the latter country by the Niagara shortly with her brother-. Women **ie City Council.

Speak'ng ~i. the meeting which was held in St. I’eter’s Hall in connection with ths* candidature of Mrs. Preston and Miss Coad for election to the < Hy Council,.Mrs. Preston, in touching upon the tramway'services, pointed out vanous improvements that could with advantage bo made in linking up varrnus areas, and she considered that it would be a great convenience to passengers by the ferry steamers if the trams and ferry boats could co-operate more than they did at present by means of an extension of the service. Street cleaning was dealt with, and in this regard she spoke of very necessary by-laws that had been allowed to lapse. Swimming baths nt Thorndon were also advocated, and the establishment of city markets ln« meeting was very well attended, and Mr. J. Hutchinson was in the chair.