SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 186, 1 May 1908, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mrs. Black, relict of the late William Black, arid one of tho early Taranaki sottiers, died at her residence in New Plymouth at noon yesterday. Mrs. Black come out to Now Zealand with her parents, who settled in Taranaki, and was married in Now Ply--mouth, where all her children were born. Except for a visit to Nelson in the war time, and occasional trips as far as Wanganui, she resided continuously in Now Plymouth. She is survived by'five sons and three daughters, 41 grandchildren, and thirteen great-grandchildren. - - Mr. Cummins, ipurser of the lonic, gavo a luncheon party at the Grand Hotel on Thursday in honour of Mr. Luttrell, nephew of His Excellency Lord Plunket. Among those present were Misses, M'Tavish, Higginson, Miles, Ward,..and Watson, Major/Hughes, Dr. Elder, and Messrs. Pemberton (London), Luttrell (London), J. Eairchild, A. Myers, and M'Tavish. . ' • ' ■'- , At the Baptist ■ Church, Palmerston North, on Wednesday afternoon, Miss Jane Watson Thompson, 'late of .'Wanganui, was married to, Mr. Samuel: Charles Clare. The bride wore a pretty frock of cream silk with yoke and sleeves'of/net, and a bridal veil and wreath. Her sister attended her as bridesmaid, and . Mr'. A. , Clare, brother .of the bridegroom,:, acted as best man. The ceremony . was performed,.by the Rev. F. M'Donald. .. : -. ; On Saturday afternoon Mrs. Forrest gave an afternoon tea at Godber's Rooms, in Cuba Street, in "honour. _ of Miss Chrissie Picot, who returned last week by the lonic from a two years' visit to England. Mrs. James Holmes is paying a visit to her'son, Dr. Holmes, at Kolburne. - - A number of guests went out- to Karorion Tuesday afternoon, when Mrs.. Charles Johnston had'a largely attended "At Home" as a farewell for Mrs. W. H. Levin and her daughter, who arc leaving for England today. Among the guests present were Mrs. and Miss Levin, Mesdamos C. Pearce, Fitzgerald, Tuson, Robinson, H.'Crawford, Fell, Harold! Johnston, Algar , Williams, D., Nathan, A. Crawford, Dymock, and. Barron, and Misses Coates, Bell, Duncan, Fell, -Izard, and Richmond. Yesterday afternoon Mrs. H. D. Crawford ■ gave a' little - afternoon tea - as. a 'farewellto Sirs. ..W. Turnbull, who is leaving to-day,' ■with Mrs. Johnston, and Mrs. Baldwin, by tlio TJlimaroa for a,six months' trip toiEngland.' .Among those present with Mrs. Turnbull and Mrs. Baldwin wero Mesdames A. Duncan, Tweed, Newman, and C. Pearce, and Misses Duncan, Brandon, Johnston, and Izard. • ; . ,-- Yesterday evening, in St. Peter's Schoolroom, an entertainment was given in, aid of the funds of-'the'Young Men's Christian Association. The programme, which consisted of a concert and. a series of-tableaux, had been arranged by- several .of the pupils; at the Technical School, assisted by-Miss lawson. 'In the first part-of the evening, among other, items, songs ■ were -given by -Misses -Easson and Farmer, an. excellent recitation by Master ;Frank -, Picot-,' ,an'd a 5 fluto',l solo byMiss Simpson. In:,the seconds-part;' of tho, entertainment a series of beautifully arranged'- tableaux illustrating: .'tho' fairy- talo of "Beauty and the Beastwere shown,; while the story was read to a musical accompaniment. M'ss Vera Pegg 'made a charming Beauty,';ahd Mr.'Vivian.Haughton an admirablo Beast...'.: -Mr. , 'Murray.: Fuller, -- as Beauty's-father was very good, and so was the Brownie, Master Birchell Vial; The Queen of the Fairies, Miss Beryl Mackenzie, had-a number of fairaos t-o attend >her, Misses Ida. Lush, ■ Dorothy Finn, Doris Kenny, Gladys Foote, Mona Mackenzie,' Dorothy Mookj -and' : Dorothy Tomlinsbn. ' Misses; Ivy Goo,dor arid D.' Biill posed as Beauty's sisters. Tho' -whole' entertainment was 1 .'Very- success-: ■ful, and, much of the . success was duo/to.'Miss yera .Vial, who acted'as stage manager.