SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 92, 11 January 1908, Page 11

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

_At-..the 'All . Saints' Church, Palnierston North, oil Thursday, ■ Miss Robinson, daughter; of' Mr. and . Mrs. Frank Robinson", of..Palnierston North, was.:married to Air. A. E.,/Flower, of Christ's College,' Christchurch. .' The bride,', who was given away by her .father, wore : a." dress . 'of white chiffon taffeta with,knots of silver, and chiffon. The bridesmaids,' Miss ,F. Robinson, sister, of the bride, ; and Miss Flower, 1 .sister,, of tho bride-: groom,, .wore,' 'white . embroidered muslin dresses, with cream- hats trimmed with pink roses. '•T^crer-were : 'a'lso'.three'.sm , all', bridesmaids,.Miss'lna Robinson, sister, Miss AI ico Kpbbcll, -.cousin/and 'Miss Jean . Douglas, niece of the' bride. ' 'Mr. Cooke, from Christchurch,'acted as/best .man, avid. Mr.' Baydon M'Lean,' of • Hiintefville,: was groomsman. The service, which was chpral, was conducted by. the. Rev; ,C.;C. Harp?r. - s - ■. A pretty: wedding was. .solemnised on Tuesday '-.loSf in'/tho' Memorial Chapel. Moa-:| whaiigo,/Hawke's. BajY,whc)i Mr." Gordon D.urrantV of; Wattoh, England, was married to Miss'' Isobel Muriroe Sutherland, daughter of^ the late Mr.' John Sutherland, of Hawke's Bay. The. ceremony was performed by the Yen. Archdeacon' Towgpod, 8.A./ 'The' church was'tastefully decorated with a profusion' of. wjiite carnations.' The 'bride, who was &iveri away by her uncle, Mr. G,. Bee, of Hastings, wore a charming frock' of white , Siimito and' net'; and carried a bouquet of white roses, heather, and ferns. The'chief' bridesmaid,. Miss Bessie. Bee, wore white embroidered 'muslin,''and the, two child bridesmaids, the":little.' Misses -Batley, were dressed in 'pretty white' .silk bocks.- ' Mr. White Batley/acted as best man. ; A reception was afterwards held'at'the home of Mrs. Batley, Moawhahgo. .../V. /,-. .An. interesting wedding'took. place : at -St/ Peter's ; Church, Onehnnga, on Tuesday after-' noon,. , when .Miss'' Edith .: Ivy Noakes, third daughter ■ of Mr: niid' Mrs.-'J;: Noakes, was married to Mr. Joseph ElmrJic Broadfoot, of tho Postal . Department in. Wellington/ and formerly of , Auckland.' Mr/H. White, acted as [ test; 1 m'an, and ■: Mr.' W: F.', WKyte as frdomsmaiiV There were sis bridesmaids. he,-ccremohy was performed by- Canon. Has'eldon,' ; in ' tho presence of-a, very large number of friends, and subsequently a. recep-tion-was held at the residence of the bride's parents. .Many,presents were received. Mr: and Mrs. Broadfoot aftorwards left for ,Wcl-. lington! : j. ! ' ' .Mrs.-Ernest Izard,-of. Stoke,. Nelson, has' been, spending a. few days in' Wellington- and' has been staying'at; the Royal Oak. Miss' Etljel' Rogers, D.M.S.V., has been appointed organist, of St. iMary's, Wanganui, vice Mrs. TV Llovd, .resigned. Miss Rogers comes'with, high' credentials and is late organist at St.: John-.Berchmanirs, Camber-, well;. / , Miss - M'Lean,' Assistant Inspector of Hos-' pita'ls, -leaves/to-day' on a visit of inspection to/New'i%mquth and the north. '/ • Dr: Eliza;beth Gnnn returned to Wellington'last, nigllt fronn a.- delightful fortnight's-, holiday' spent at where she. was' the'-.guest,-of; Dr. and. Mrs. Davison. It; is said that- fivo domestic servants are' 1 arriving,by. 'thie'/Papaiiiui,;-which. is to arrive' in,: Wellington', about, Jahua'ry. 21. ■- Lest this.; statement .should cause, undue elation in .tho/ minds 'of ■ Wcllin'gton.'hoiisswivcs, 1 hasten 'to. add that threo are for Otago, ;and the other two. for Auckland. ,That, is the sort of thing tliat-causes .ill feeling:among neighbours. ' ' dt seems' an entirely, suitable thing that, the latest pronouncement on the question of women's suffrage should come from the British Secretary,'of State for W'an; ..It -.has. been rapidly becoming a matter for his jurisdiction. . /, .-/

■ Our, Masterton ' correspondent writes: — Miss Gertie Holloway was .tendered a complimontary social'gathering'last evening by a large number, of-friends. Mr. A. W. Hogg, M.l'.j'presented Miss Holloway, who is .to be married shortly to-the well-known long distance .runner,; Mr. J.- Bradbury, with a set of silver . afternoon tea ware, a silver and glass'epergne, silver bread'fork, and a match holder. A very pleasant gathering was concluded with'.a dance.' '

Last Sunday evening, in the Northland Anglican Church, a memorial service was held for the lato Miss' Hilda Cook, who was drowned while so nobly trying to savo the boy Clapcott, who -is a choir boy in .the church sho attended. Miss Cook was a member of the .choir, a' Sunday school teacher,, and,a.member of the church guild. There was a very large congregation, and the Rev. T. G. Kay preached an appropriate sermon. At the conclusion of tho service the Dead March was played. , '