SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 148, 17 March 1908, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

A mooting of tho Lady Plunket Coritro of the Girls' Realm -Guild, was-hold'iyost-erday aftQrnoon at Lady Ward's house, when a number of.members, wore ■ present., -~ Her. Excollency Lady Plunket addressed the. gathering, and expressed her'hope that-the Centre would-;this year do good Hislop advocated; the union of the three Centres,' as. slie:thought that would make the work more-'effective, but Miss E. --Young, of the Kia. ■ Ora ■ Centre/ i thoughtit -would ' be' better _to ;sub-divide ; than -to -.unite:'-..i The Guild in Sydney had adopted .tlus plan,-'.and-found- it.worked 'well.~K resolution -was carried thanking;: Miss' Flora. f ßrandon, the secretary of- ••'the'- Centre,' • for >the '• work she had done. Miss. Brandon-has resigned nor office, 1 as sho ,is leavihg'-.for i-England, and Miss Jenkyns, .of 86*.Hill Street):-fras elected Secretary .in, her .'place:. - As- Miss Harcourl's departure has 1 left ; a vacancy.-.on .tfie Com-, mittce, Miss Phiebe Myers was elected ~ a member. It was decided' to cal| a ■ meeting of: tho -three'--Centres' of.- in; the Mayor's Room at -the. Town :.Hall..on: April 6 at':s.3o p.m.,; and,. on the .suggestion of ono ; of .tho members, -'it; was,-agreed, that each member, attending- that meeting, should come with ra statement-of,:work she .purposed to - da, or come : prepared .;to -do ;,any . work assigned to .her.- .At the. conclusion.- of .-'the mooting votes of, thanks carried to,. Lady Plunketfor i her, nddress • arid , to, Lady, . AVard, her.: hospitality. | ; . '■ -'■.. Lady Stout/ with her youngest daughter/ lift, yesterday/forVAuckland:':.' ' It-is ;'Lady Stout's'; iritdntioni to-/ spend - the - next ' few months' rfitcomiianying,' • Sir''Robert •on"' ! Kis travels.' • - ;

The marriage-:.%.;Miss' Earle Bremriert-o Sir. Julian pEnstophers, 'son "of Mr; 'Christophers, of tho Bank'-of ''Now South; "Wales, Irivorcargill,; will tako. place 'at; St."Paul'si prbr: Cathedral 'on April 21...f®' . ;V-

Mrs'.v.F: •".Moore; of Wanganui,.- has been ,stayihg: ; in -.WellingtonyforVa.. few-days. , • .' Mr..and.Mrs. J., Tathani,, of : Hbmeffoo.l, and- Miss.'K;. Bunny, left:Ma'stertbn : :on. : Satur-; day niorning j.f'or • ■ Auckland,-'vwherd'., they .expect ;■ t0.,, catch'.;; their- stdamer,':and.proceed to. England.- •: •.... . '.V; .-

■v'Mrs;.•Dunii''has ; 'beeii-!payirig. , a< yisiS:--to' her; mother, Mrs;' A:; Kawsbny in'Mastertbu-.'' Yosterdaj;; afternoon '"the, Misses;-Mill's gaVe an afternoon' tea','in..honour'of' two,'of, tlielr friends, -who'-.are .Very, soon ,to be,' married,';' !, Mfss: kelson . and. Missßiley'. v As. it. was.-'a; 'bridal, pc'ca?i6nj the, afternoon;'tea-table-;was decorated whito;'.flpwers, '.andlstreamers' tliii' electric,: lights, ■ susperiile.d .. .above'! ilie'' 'table! •• The: only. ( colour--was given by.; green ■shades ': over: the ''silver.,.candlesticks.;, --"..Miss Miles '..wpre ; .ai .'pretty 'frock of>blue'silli. Miss H. Milca.-and Miss E. - Miles - were iri white ' muslin.'.' r'Miss HileyWvorc a pretty, pink, voile-and.-faTpL .picture : hat,' Miss/jNelsoiu; was'iiri'. blue ffloral.; muslin and; black.; hat. trimmed' with roses.. Among thfe/other/guests, wore Mosdames- Nelson, Riley, 'irEwan,; and,.Mac-1 Eican* - a'fid, Misses' Coat.es;; Simjson'i'iFttlton,: Ilawson, Ward, Fitzgerald, Som'erville.(two), j and'Rutherfbrd: .'; -..'.y'.- : '.Z~y -/v V." --'v'Vh

: -Mr's..'.l > o'mar'o.' ; is : at. present'.paying rU'jfisit-, td.PalmerstpnjNorthjlwhere'she'isithe.fguestof >Mrs,: ; Peter--Simv !; ;ii, , ' Mr. arid.'.lfrs. Ken. Duncan left; yesterday ;morhing;fpr, a week's] visit'- to'Hawiie's'Baiy.-,'' / -Miss ißutherford;. 'of- staying .with Mrs: ;Speed.,. - r"; p'; „ ■ .Mrs;': ; H;; : ,G. Tewsley; -met''with a'" painful accidprffc:in. yesterday< afternoon, 1 through stepping on aipieceof-baitiana skin." Mrs.;Tewsley.,,who;had fall land.' re* ceived/: asevereiDcutflion'J th&.ireadp wa'gi'sresj moved to tlio Royal .Oak Hote] \rhcre medi-' cal ■ assistance ..was>j'obtained.><-V Ijatelr ih(£tfe.' ; I iTdmoved ;.fo' ;he'r libmoi:'';i: A; wedclijig took' pliick ' on, January;3o'at.'St.,','L\ike's";Oiiurch,'ißed- ' "cliffs ' Miss-" ;ivx'; iMartini,:, daughter, ..of, ;the ; r late,"/ George' jßennctti'i,'arid". stop-daughter .of ith'e late ii>rl W;,H/,Oven- ! den,. Christchurch', NewsZealanij, ,was' married .to .Percy George, second .son,. of i T.., E.; ; Benson,;, J.P.,, Queendown,; Warren Hartlip;Kent. ; The,vicar of the parish, tho Rov. W. • E.'."W.eieks,-:assisted ;by, the Rev. id. J.:Beresford,' warden of tho-Church'-of England Train-' lng College, officiated. ~ The,.'church-'' was. de- . corated with arum lilies andi.tall'palms.;- '.