SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 212, 1 June 1908, Page 5

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Lady Ward and Miss Eileen Ward left for tho South with Sir Joseph Ward on Saturday night. - : Many Wellington residents will, be interested in a recontly announced Christchurch engagement—Dr.; Alice Moorhouso to Mri Morland, headmaster of Christ's College.' At the Otaki Anglican Church on Friday (writes our Otaki correspondent), Miss Ada Pepper, daughtor .of Mr. Ben Pepper, was married to Mr. J. S. Dawson, of Bulls,: tho Rev. H. T. Stealey officiating. Misses Estria and Doris Pepper were G. Pepper best man. The reception was held at Mrs/ Bell's. , On Saturday, a wedding was celebrated at the : of tho Saered Heart, when Mr. Reginald Skerman, of Feilding, was married to Miss Corrigan, of Wellington, the Rev. Father Hickson officiating. The brido wore -a' white satin dress, - with; tho usual veil. and wreath of orange blossom. Little Louie Corrigan, niece of the bride, acted as bridesmaid. Miss Putnam presided at the organ. On' Saturday afternoon, a very pretty little tea was given by Mrs. David Nathan, in honour of Miss Ola Humphrey. The tea-table was charmingly decorated with crimson Virginia crcejier, and, the scarlet' pimpernel 1 itself not'beirig a decorative'flower, tho frosted cakes, bo re the words " Scarlct.Pimpernol" in bright-coloured letters. Mrs. Nathan'received her guests in a, frock of pin kcrepe de chine, /trimmed' With exquisite cream lace. Among those prosent'were Miss Ola Humphrey, Lady Ward and Miss Ward, Mrs. Knox-Gilmer, Mesdames'Bcauchamp,' Rarikine-Brown, K. .Duncan, Stott, and Gilruth, arid tho Misses Seddon (2), Nathan (2),, Skorrett, Rose, Beauchamp (2), Jones; and Joseph; A wedding: of considerable interest was solemnised at tho-Carnarvon l Hall, Marton, last Wednesday, when Mr. Nugent Barron,' youngest son'of .Mr., C. C.'N. Barron, of Weiilington, was married: to Miss Frances May M'Kenzie, second daughter of Mr. Tom M'Kerizie, of " Clydes'dalo," Carnarvon. Tho bride (who was given -away by her-father) looked very pretty in a dress of moussclino do soio, with bridal veil and orango blossoms. Mr. E..R. Beckett acted as best man. Tho bride was attended by her sister, Miss Phyllis who wore a cream embroidered China silk, dress, with hat to match; After tho ceremony tho guests were entertained at the home of the bride's parents. In the eveningthe youg folk had a most enjoyable dance, which lasted till tho .small hours of the morning. ' ; ■ ' Sister'Fitwis Xavier, who for many years kept a private school in Wellington, and who later on, moved that; school to Seatoun, has 'found it .necessary, on account of .overwork, I to'retirej".and she-intends shortlyto go back ■to France.' On Saturday • afternoon, there was a gathering-of her old. pupils at Seatoun, when she.was presented by them with a purse of sovereigns as a mark 'of. their esteem. As a teacher, Sister Francis Xavier met with great success.' A number of wellknown Wellington people were amongst her pupils, and they speak in the highest-terms of her skill as. teacher and disciplinarian. .