HERE AND THERE

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 32, 7 February 1931, Page 18

HERE AND THERE

A Curious "Find." To find a Roman copper coin near a New Zealand beach must be a unique experience. A "New Zealand Herald" . subscriber brought into the office of that paper the other day an irregu-larly-shaped coin, a little smaller thaa a penny, which ho had unearthed while digging not far from the beach at Awhitu, on the south shore of tho Manukau Harbour. Ho stated that ha had subwittod it to Mr. J. C.Entrican, the leading Auckland authority on. numismatics, who had identified it as a sestertius of tho Emperor Antoninus Pius, A.D. 130-IGI. The coin bore the head of a bearded man, surrounded by an inscription too indistinct to be read by a layman. On tho reverse ■was a female figure holding a wreath. A Quiet Wedding. A quiet wedding was celebrated at St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral yesterday, when Francis William, youngest son of Sir John and Lady Luke, of Hiropi street, .Wellington, was married to Kathleen Dora, eldest daughter' of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Jackson, of Sheer* ness, England. The Rev. Canoa James officiated. The bride-elect arrived from England a month or two ago, and the wedding was delayed oa account of the illness of Mr. Frank Luke, who, however, is completely restored to health. The bride and bridegroom left later in the day to motor up to Auckland, and will return to Wellington in a few weeks'time. V.M.C.A. Ladies' Auxiliary. The monthly meeting of the V.M.C.A. Ladies' Auxiliary was held Tin the rooms, Willis street, yesterday afternoon. Mrs. E. P. Hay (president) was in the chair, and the main business of the meeting was the discussion of ways and means by which the members could assist sufferers in the earthquake disaster at Hawkcs Bay. It was decided to vote £20 in cash, to buy £10 worth. / of ready-made clothes, and to spend a, further £10 in purchasing material to make up into clothing. Mrs. E. P. Hay r-eprosented the Auxiliary at th« meeting called by the Mayor (Mr. G. A. Troup). In the matter of housing refugees, it was decided to render aIL possible assistance, the members agreeing to do what they could personally and to interview their friends with the same object in view. A special committee was set up to purchase the material to be made up, and a .vote of sympathy was conveyed to Mrs. Lewis. Miller in the death of her sister, who was a victim of the disaster. Mrs. lies was welcomed back after her visit to Perth, and Mrs. Bigham was bidden farewell on the occasion of her visiting England for a year. "All Thirteen" Wedding. A bride wore black and introduced the number 13 in every possible and novel way at her wedding at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Register Office last month, states an exchange. She was Miss Kathleen Wallhead, daughter of Mr. R. C. Wallhead, M.P. for Merthyr. The bridegroom was Mr. Charles Korner, a surveyor attached to tha Great North road extension scheme. Here is the combination of 13 's surrounding the ceremony: The wedding took place on the 13th, before 13 guests. Thirteen photographers later snapped the".couple, who are to live in. a house numbered £3. "We do not mind; *I am not superstitious," said ' Mrs. Korner after the' ceremony. "What difference can "a ' number make?" We have to make our own fortunes and our own luck." The ceremony was a quiet one owing to the fact that the bridegroom was very busy and could not afford to be away from his work. "So we are being married all•; in the day's work," ' said the bride. A woman,friend of the Bride attended. the ceremony with a small black kitten who wore a whita ribbon bow tied with a spray of heather in order to break the ill-omea of 13. The New Year's Work. - There was a record attendance at the first meeting for this ydar of tha Petone branch of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Much regret was expressed at the. departure of the evangelistic superintendent. Arrangements were made for the forthcoming District Executive Convention to be held this month in the. Church of Christ, Petoije. A public meeting will also be held. Mrs. E. Carter was reelected president. Mrs. Peryman presided at the meeting. .. ■ Airman Entertained. Misses Kathleen and Eveleen O'Brien, gave a small dance recently in their studio in honour of Mr... Guy Menzies, the Australian aviator. Among1 those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Erreld Martin, Mr. and Mrs. T. O'Brien, Mr. / and ; Mrs. Herbert Metzker, Mr. and Mrs. Byron Mills, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bayliss, Mrs. Prevost, Madam Ber- . tenbre, Mrs. Williams, Miss Sibyl Clayton, Miss Mary Sweetzer, Messrs. James, Menzies, Blakeston, Worrall, Porman, B. O 'Brien, and Palieux. Y.W.C.A. Nursing Division. A special meeting of the. Y.W.C.A, Division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas was held yesterday, and was well attended. Hospital duties for the month were arranged. Miss Naff Neilson was elected divisional treasure]* First aid and home nursing certificate* . were presented. A "home nursing" class was formed, to commence at am early date. Several new members wer/ ■proposed. Snow-Shoeing. For the first time, the use of Canad) iau snowshoes is likely to become popu' lar in Switzerland _ this year, states 4 correspondent. Winter sport enthusft asts now leaving London daily, in th« hope of a white holiday in. some Alpin# village, have been observed with Can« adian snowshoes. These shoes, which look rather like tennis racquets, are worn with moccasins. Their use needs none of the skill necessary with ski, and they enable the wearer to walk several miles across the snow ' with perfect ease, and make' possible gliding down gcntlo slopes. For those who have neither time nor money; for ski-ing lessons, Canadian snow' shoes, so familiar in the country of their origin, are a perfect substitutCf Two-year-old Dancer. "Tho other afternoon I spent an hour in tho circular ballroom of th« American Women's Club, watching Miss Dorice Stainer giving a dancing class to tiny tots of two to five years old," writes an Englishwoman. "If only we alf took our dancing as strenuously as this we should never require to diet or perform slimming exercises agaia! With scarcely a pause these children pranced on one toe while they pointed the other, goose-stepped round "the room, fox-trotted, gave a balloon dance, and sang nursery 'rhymes to tha accompaniment of rhythmic movemont. One pupil, aged two, is already able to danco the polka, for she had her first lesson when only eighteen months old."