SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 454, 12 March 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

/Notices of Engagements aud Wedding 9.— When' reports of weddings and announcements .of engagements are 6ent to "Dominica" for publication, the name and address of the sender should be enclosed, not for publication, but as an evidence of good faith.' Otherwise the, announcements cuunot be published.] Weddings. On Tuesday, March 2, at St. Mary's Church, Karori, Miss Hazel Nell Brindley, youngest daughter of Mr. J. W. Brindley, Wellington, was married to.Mr! A. 0. M'Kellar, Bon of Mr. Dugald M'Kellar, Wellington. ,The bride,, who was given away by her uncle, Mr. Boss, wore a charming frock of white mousselinc-de-soio, primmed with : Irish lace, Her only , bridesmaid, Miss Ethel M'Kellar ■ (sister of the. bridegroom), ivofe- pale pink muslin and large '; black hat. ; Mr. Archie Dennistoh was-best man. • At St. Augustine's Church, Napier, * on 'Wednesday morning, • Miss Gortru.de Anne Cranby,..second daughter of Mr. C. •. H. Cranby, of Napier; .was; married to Mr. William George Wall, formerly of the .Napier Lands and Survey Office, but now a surveyor in Wanganui. Miss Amner acted as bridesmaid, and Mr. M. Powell, of Wellington, discharged the duties of best man'. Immediately after the ceremony, which was performed by Canon Tuke, Mr. and Mrs. Wall I left by the mail train for their future home in Wanganui. ' The wedding presents, which were numerous, 'included' a , 'valuable- cruet from the" oride's former associates of the * Wapiti Hockey Club. .. ■■- ' Our First Rhodes Scholar, Mr. Allan Thomson, the first Dominion Rhodes scholar, was'' married at Dunedin yesterday (says a Press Association , message) to Miss Kearn, of that city. They leave immediately. for Australia, where Mr. Thomson, has an important engagement to fulfil prior' to taking' up his' duties at Victoria College.. ■• ''■ Visitors from Qusensland. ■•'''"'■'■/ At the Young Women's Christian Associa- •, tion nest Sunday afternoon,, an address on ; mission, workamong'thekanalias/and in the South Sea Islands will bo given- by' Miss Flor- ! ence Young,' of Fairymead, Bundaberg, who < has for some weeks been travelling in New Zealand. .Miss Young, whose name is well ' known in Australian evangelistic circles, is said to be a Very gifted speaker, and she tells an interesting story. The work among Sou'h Sea Islanders began.some years ago, when kanaka labour was employed on the Queensland plantations. In those days she did a great deal for the five hundred "boys" : employed on her; brother's large sugar plantation. When, by order of the Government, the. kanakas, were deported, a number of missionaries followed their energies to the . South' Sea Islands. ' For the past four years, Miss' Young has spent her winters' in the ] Solomon Islands, working under the aus- ' pices ( of an undenominational mission. Miss j Young's brother and his wife, from Bunda- \ berg, have been touring , the Dominion for ( several weeks, and they leave to-day 'on '\ their'return to Sydney. Miss Florence ] Young arrives in Wellington , from Christ- 1 church on, Sunday morning. '■■■

The Ladies' Gallery. The scats in the. Ladies' Gallery at the House of Representatives' were not nearly 6o'much' sought-after as .they had. been in the old gallery/ . For one thing, it. was known that the accommodation was exceedingly limited. It was also an uncomfortably conspicuous place to be in, with more view than one'wanted of members, and. practically, no view of; the Ministers.' There was'no possibility- of .seeing how. a Minister looked when he was attacking—or, moro interesting still, when he was being attacked. According to the proposed alteration of.'tho Chamber for this session, women are to have a'much bet-' ter coign, of vantage. • All • the public galleries, including the Ladies' Gallery, are ; to- be at the end of the Chamber, in.the place.occupied last session by ■ the Legislative Council. The Speaker's profile will be in'excellent, view, and- half'tho members of the House will facc-'the galleries. Tho most interesting arrangement, but perhaps not the most practical, would bo to place all the Ministers, Mr. Massey, and his most effective speakers, and Mr. T. E. Taylor on those Beats and the rest anywhere. Announcement is made of the engagement of Mr. E. J. Herrick, Tautane, East Coast, to Miss , Ethne Smith, of Hastings. Miss Norah Merton,-from Christchurch, who has been staying with Miss Joan Hislop leaves to-day for a six months' visit to England. , ■ fa _ Mrs. Fitchett is leaving to-night for Christchurch, where sho will visit several friends before going on to Dunedin. Sho expects to be away for. two or threo weeks. The Misses Cook, of Lyttelton. who have been on a two months' visit to Auckland left last night for home, after spendiiw _ few days in Wellington. The marriage of Miss Jessie West, youncest daughter of the late Dr. West and Mrs "West, to Mr. Leonard; Hasil Wall, of Paremata, is to take place on April 7, at the lerrace Congregational Church. : ' The marriage of Miss Willis, of Johnsonville. who was lately a member of the Herbert Flemming Dramatic Company, to Mr Edwin Geach; the well-known theatrical manager, is to take place in Sydney in April Miss Willis is at present visiting her W thor, Mr. Geo. Willis. She returns next wcfk to Sydney, where she will live in future ... Two -young ladies, the Misses Player, arc eiipiKjsed to have left 'Napier by the-11.20 s.fh. t.ram <iv Wednesday 'for Farndon (says thf Mawkosßay Herald"); intending to ej/'iid tiic ;hy yiK-iiic.king nnd inii.slirooming, ai-(i ',-■ if-li'.ni hy tho train reaching Naniei a;, r.. quarwi to \ m thp afternoon. As' they did' iiotF return to ,\aj>iir, some anxiety was causd l-lioir friontls. lanw search parties veto nut. in the- of Farndon all night, but nothing was ascertained of their -whereabouts. They had no friends at I'Vndon,- -nnd are comparatively' recent arrivals there. •■•:.-,-■-.