WOMAN’S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, 2 July 1921, Page 6

WOMAN’S WORLD

PERSONAL. Mrs. Surrey, who has been the guest of Mrs. Alleman, returned to Inglewood on Monday. * * • Mrs. R. J. Matthews (Hamilton) arrives on Tuesday, and will be the guest of Mrs. James Wilson.

Mrs. C. H. Weston and Mrs. W. C. Weston, who have been visiting Auckland and Helensville, returned on Wednesday.

Miss Overy (London) is the guest of Mrs. Le May.

Mrs. Gordon Addenbrooke, of Uruti, is visiting Auckland. * * • • Miss R. Dunnet (Auckland) is staying with Mrs. J. Rollo.

Miss Nichols (Lawrence) is the guest of Mrs. T. Nichols.

Misses Shuttleworth (2), who have been visiting New Plymouth, have returned to Auckland.

Mrs. D’Arcy, who lias been spending a short holiday here, returned to Wanganui on Wednesday.

Miss Hogg (Christchurch), who has been the guest of Mrs. D. 8. Millar, has returned to Stratford. Miss Morrison has returned to Auckland.

Mrs. Francis Carthew, who has been staying with her mother, Mrs. J. Perry, has returned to Hamilton.

Miss Goldwater returned this week from a trip to Auckland.

Miss I. Rollo, who has been visiting Auckland, Wanganui and Feilding, returns next week.

Miss Sybil Thomson leaves ,by the Paloona from Wellington to-day for Melbourne, where she will be the guest of Mrs. C. W. Saxton.

Mrs. Fulton, who has been visiting friends in the Bay of Plenty, geturned to New Plymouth this week.

ENGAGEMENT. * The engagement is announced of Alison, eldest daughter of Mr., and Mrs. H. Greig, ‘‘Glen Almond”, New Plymouth, to Norman, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Day, Wanganui. AN “AT HOME”. Last Wednesday night Mr. and Mrs. Greig celebrated the announcement of the engagement of their daughter Alison, by an “at home” held at their residence, “Glen Almond”. Dancing took f place in 'the ball room and drawing room, whilst upstairs a card room was arranged for the non-dancers. W.C.T.U. TARANAKI PROVINCIAL CONVENTION. On Wednesday, June 15, the annual Taranaki Provincial Convention of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union was held in Normanby, being opened by Mrs. Scott, who led in the devotional exercises, and accorded a hearty welcome to the delegates. Mrs. Phillips, provincial president, expressed pleasure at the warm welcome.

In Taranaki there are 581 active members, 67 honorary members, 775 cradleroll members, and 126 subscribers to the White Ribbon.

A vote of sympathy was passed with Mrs. X. Jones in her Joss, the members standing. The following resolution was passed: —The W.C.T.U. earnestly urges the Government to inaugurate, without further delay, a system of properly trained police-women and women patrol, thus affording more efficient protection for the young people of this Dominion. An interesting and helpful address was given by Mrs. A. R. Atkinson, of Wellington, and greatly enjoyed. '

It was decided to hold the Con vention at New Plymouth next year.

The provincial officers were re-elected. A vote of thanks was passed to all who helped to make the Convention the success it proved.

ROMANTIC STORY. MUSICIAN AND MAORI MAID. THE MARRIAGE OF WALLACE. Discussing Wallace, the composer of “Maritana,” last week at the Sydney Conferva torium Hall, Mr. Verbrugghen told his audience the story which he had read in a book written in French by Hector Berlioz, who was a close friend of Wallace.

The two composers met very often In London, and later in Paris. Wallace told Berlioz of his experiences in the Southern Hemisphere. While he was in Sydney he met the captain of an English war vessel, who told him he was about to go to New Zealand on a punitive expedition against the Maoris. He invited Wallace to go with him, and he consented, being of a roving and adventurous nature.

Berlioz described the “terrible slaughter” of the New Jealand natives, the captain having used a stratagem to make his ship look as if it had been disabled. When the Maoris came in their canoes and surrounded the ship the captain ordered the guns to be fired, and killed nearly every one of the warriors. They captured two chiefs who were struggling in the water. LOCKING FOR FLOWERS. After this incident the captain was obliged to go to Tasmania, instead of returning to New South Wales; but the surgeon of the ship wished to remain to study the flora of New Zealand, and Wallace offered to accompany him. The captain entrusted his two friends to the care of the two chiefs, and made them understand that they would have to be responsible for their safety.

The doctor and Wallace were well treated on shore, and Wallace became enamored of the daughter of one of the chiefs. While the doctor sought flowers the musician wooed the Maori vinaid, and afterwards—married her.

There was a fearful separation scene when the war vessel returned and claimed the doctor and Wallace. The story was extremely romantic; and it showed that Wallace was more closely related to New Zealand than to Australia. (Lauihtrrj