SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 452, 10 March 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

[Notices of Engagements and Weddings. Wlieu reports of weddings and announcements of engagements are sent to " Dominica " for publication, the nanio and address of tho sender should be oncloseu, not for publication, but as an evidence or good faith. Othenviso tho announcements cannot bo published.] Wedding, At "Fern Glen," Bunnythorpe, on March 5, Miss K. Pinner, of West Broimvich, England, was married to Mr. Charles James, of Otaki. Tho brido woro a handsome gown of embroidered Indian silk, with bridal veil and oran<ro blossoms, and sho carried, a bouquet of whito asters and rosebuds. She was attended by the two nieces of the bridegroom, J,liss Eunice Lo Contour and Miss May Vagg, who wore simplo frocks of white muslin, and carried dainty bouquets. Mr. Robert James attended his brother as best man, and the Rev. Mr. Bcgg, of Palmerston, officiated at the ceremony. After the wedding a breakfast was held at the residence of tho bridegroom's parents. Tho brido travelled in a brown costumc, with a pretty merry widow hat to match. A Girls' Reading Club. One of tho attractions at the Young Women's Christian Association this year is to bo a reading circle which will bo conducted by two or three of tho members who are especially well read. The circlo will meet once a week, and should prove a' great source of interest. There are many girls who would liko to read, but -who have 110 clear idea of what they should read firsthand for them the circlo will have great value. Onco a month a lecture will be given in ejection with tho circlo, tho first of these being one on Robert Louis Stevenson, which will bo delivered by tho Rev. J.' Gibson Smith on March 16. A library is being formed for the association, and this has already been presented with a complete set of Stevenson s works. Last night at the. rooms an.enjoyable social_ was held to mark tho beginning of the circle, when a number of members were present and were entertained with games and competitions of ; various ingenious kinds. The three competitions were won by Miss Finlayson, Miss Taylor, and 'Miss Darant, Bazaar at Dannevirke, , With the object of liquidating' the church debt and building a school in Dannevirko, the Roman Catholic congregation in that town have opened a big bazaar in. the Drill Hall, after much preparation, and expect it to bo a great success. There are five stalls, rnaiiy' side-shows, and . a well-trained orchestra, and one of tho greatest attractions of the bazaar is tho clever dancing of about 70 children,, who have for the past five weeks been carefully trained by Miss Barbara Putnam. Their performances of the grand march, coon dance, skirt dances, and military ballets, among others, pleased their first-night audience exceedingly. The Stewardesses of the Penguin, It is to bo hoped that a. number of people will'• attend" the meeting called by tho Mayoress for this afternoon at the Town Hall to consider the question of raising a fund for a memorial to the two stewardesses who lost their lives in tho wreck of the Penguin. Survivors from tho wreck speak in the highest terms of the bravery shown by both the stewardesses, and they were bravo women who could'make jokes to eneourago tho passengers in face of that disaster. l "You'll be all right," said Mrs. Hope to one of the passengers. "This is just a short cut we are taking to .Wellington,." "There," sho said tq another as she fitted a lifebelt over her shoulders, " they wouldn't fit you better than .that, at Kirkcaldie's." "Sho did, not break down," said one who watched her, "till she looked over the side of. the ship and saw th'e women and. children washed' out of the boat, and then her nerve gave way, but not till then." Mrs. Hannam has already given her testimony to the courage shown by Mrs. Jacob. '

Miss Capel, of New Plymouth, is staying with Mrs. -Wilson Hursthouse, at Cleremont Terrace. \ Mrs. H. Mirams, of Hutt, has returned from a visit to Mrs. H. Mowbray, at Pahiatua. ' Mrs. R; J. ( Collins and Miss Eveline Collins left New Plymouth for Wanganui on Saturday, and will stay with Mrs. Reginald Collins fori a week, beforo returning to Wellington. The members of St. Mark's Sewiug Bee, with their president, Mrs. A. M. 'Johnson, and Mrs. G. T. Bell, secretary, held an enjoyable picnic at Wainui-o-mata yesterday. The arrangements for the picnic were carried out by-a committee consisting of Mrs. Ho,rrower and the Misses Ward ■ and Goldfinch. A pleasant little "kitchen tea," given by Miss-Gladys Flux to Miss Daisy Gaudin, before her departure for Auckland, took place at Newtown on Saturday. Tea was set in the dining-room,- which was prettily decorated with sweet peas. There was a largo gathering of Miss Gaudin's old school associates, all of whom brought- acceptable presents. After tea the party repaired to tho lawn,, when the bride-elect unpacked the presents amidst great merriment. Miss Gaudin leaves shortly for .Auckland, where she is to be married on March 25 to Mr. K. Newman, of Hokianga. Some frocks at last night's fire arc described under the report of the fire.