SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 25, 24 October 1907, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

, . GIRLS' REALM GUILD. : Tho GoneraV Committee of the Girls' Realm Guild met at /MrsVHislopts house yesterday aftornoon to elect; general officers • of tho Guild for tho Dominion, and to: discuss tho work to bo undertaken by each.-centre. Eleven members were.present. .Mrs.. Hislop •was.'made president -for.'.the; Dominion, Miss Dimant,; -.general; secretary, and .Miss Effie, Young; , assistant It was , .suggested that each' ccntro should immediately call a meeting to;. discuss ; the work to ,be taken up. It was decided.Jihat .the first entertainment given by each centro should , bo for the,general benefit,of the Guild,, and not ■for•any-particular , ! object. » The appointment of treasurer and vice-presidents was left to a later meeting. " ."':\.-..:■■■■■■-:■■'■

TWO SYDNEY, AVEDDINGS. ' The marriage of Mr Georgo Rignold, the well-known. actor! . was the, , : interesting , item chronicled in Wednesdays,papers (writes our Sydney correspondent, under date October 19): The' bride is Miss Georgiha Harriett Cop'ly> ', daughter of a 'popular' old Australian ■ actor I ,' the late Hon.' George'Coppin, MX.C.; ' of' Melbourne; and the. marriago, only, now made public, took place on 3?*qber 3, in St. Augustine's: ; Church, Neutral Bay', Sydney, the "ceremony being performed by the incumbent." tho Rev.' G. Worth , Ash, an o d friend of the, bridegroom , ; Miss Coppin, the bride, was 'for' ' "some'-' ■years"■'■;■■• secretary to " ;: her "father, :; who ''.was■/one'.-of tho most" popular ;irien r in Melbourne. ''It was. he" who built "the; Melbourne Theatre Royal,' where' Mr. .George ' Rigriold repeated ■■- his triumphs' after his Drury Lano_ ; suc : cess 1879 MissCoppin was a.warm friend of tho first' Mrs. Rignold; , who died. about s;x years'ago. 'For.some time past Mr. George llighpld" has '■ lived,' ' retired from the stage, ■ / at his residfirice' at Braybrookb,- Middle Har. hour:'Sydneiy; but last month' thpyveteran ■ fectbr : renewed -his' old associations Mvitli . playgoers when '.he joined , Mr. Bland Hplt s •\ company.in Melbourne to play Jason in llie. Bondman.";' ';■•':' ".'■[' " . '. Sir John Seels Son Married. ' ! ■ The:late Sir John!See;s : sbnV'Mft J.. CV.M. See, was married on. Wednesday of last week at St.' Jude's Church,. Randmck (is.S.fl.;,. to Miss Constance Bryen^, daughter , of. Mr. S.i.':J.'-"Bryen;;" of "Lynwood," Randwick; Tlie' officiating' clergyman' wasrthe. Rev. Carion Hough'.'and the'"ceremony: was fully choral, while the church was decorated oitensiyely with'arum lilies andipalms. The bridesmaids were Miss Lily See and Miss Mary See, sister and cousin bt the bridegroom. '/■ '. :.'

7 Miss Jessie Ackermann's. visit to New Zealand comes to.an end to-day, when she is to leave for South America. 1 by the Ruapehu/;/ To-mofro'w Miss Chrissie Smith is "leaving for"R6torua"to ; take up.her new duties as masseuse at the Sanatorium'. . •'; .• \ . Mrs:. , . Robert Hannah, who.:had- a rather unpleasant- trip, on the'disabled Monowai oh her outward journey, returned from her visit to Australia yesterday by the Mocraki: Mrs. J; 'Ames was also among the teturriing passongers.. -.- : ; '. '.'■'■ . ; "■. .. . '~ ■ Tho unpromising weather yesterday morning led. ! ' td ■ the - postpohcnient -:of ■ golfing fixtures. The final for' the' Wellington Golf CluVs:' Ladies' 1 Championship" will now, weather permitting, be played at Trenthain bn : Saturday. -The Karon Golf Club's ladies' .tourna'nient' for ' Mrs. 'Pennant's consolation prize, was : also' postponed until the' first fine day. ;: v/•■■■•■''■_ ■■'■■'■■'< ■''■?■ -'[]'\ -'.'"■''■ '■'"■'■ '''■'■

~ ' On Friday 'aftecabpn 'of last week : the Misses; Burns,'''of : Ch'ristchurch, gave a very enjoyable farewell tea for Aliss Steaa. It took;the a "book party,!' and the 'guest.of..' the ' "afternoon received a, small library-of \thd'latest hovelsahtl.other books/ \- . The , CKristchurch' Golf Club played last Friday what was oxpectcd to ■ be : tho last match of the,season, a bogey competition, forNyhicli prizios'were-presented by the captain of :tho■ club; , ' Mrs. Pitman; Tho winners in; the first grade were Miss Cracroft Wilson first, and Mrs. Vernon and Miss Harley (tie) second; and in the second grade, Mrs. Kettle firsthand Miss Fulton second. A well-known-Napier couple, Captain M. N. Bower, and -Mrs. Bower, celebrated their golden wedding on Tuesday.' ' ', " .- : Mr. ; ;and Mrs:.lsaac Gibbs, of Christchurch, have , rttUrned 'from.a trip to England and 'Amo'rica'. •' '-,'■"'■ ,: ,, , ' '■-.■'.'.. . Mrs. T. .C.;.Willianis has 'been'tho guesi of ~; Elwort hy, Papanui Road, Christchurch.