SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 478, 10 April 1909, Page 10

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

' _TNotices of Engagements and Weddings.— Wlieu reports of weddings and announce- . ■ ments of ■'• engagements ' are' sent to "Dominica" for publication, the name and • address of the sender should be enclosed, not for publication, but as an evidence of ; good faith.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 . oannot be published.] . Answers to Correspondents.—Miss "Daphne" : A letter answering- your: questions haß been posted to you, addressed to your signature at the Post Office in your town. . Weddings. • At Knox Church, Mas'tertoh, on Wednes3ay morning, Miss Esther M. Hollings, eldest : daughter of Mr. A. Hollings, was married to Mr. Alfre<l Percy Southey, of Manaia. Tho brido was given away by her father, and was supported' by her and Miss Eayne'r. 'Mr. Lewis Southey, brother of the bridegroom, acted as best man, and the ceremony was performed by the' Rev A.T.Thompson. After the ceremony the guests were enter- , tained at a wedding breakfast- at the Arcadia tea rooms. . -In the Presbyterian Church, Martdnborough, at noon' on Wednesday,' Mr. George M'Lean. of Hatuma, Hawke's Bay, second ' son of Mr. Roderick M'Lean, of Loch Broom, Ross-shire, Scotland/was married to Miss Mary Baptisto Bennett, second daughter of the ■'.'.'• late, Mr. James Bennett, of Boscombe,, Bournemouth, England. The Rev. James • M'Caw officiated, and the service was choral, , Mi&3 Orr presiding at the organ. The bndo, who was given away by Mr. Ales. M'Gregor, • wore a chamiing dress of white Japanese silk trimmed ■ with rose point lace, and pearl pendants. With this a white felt hat was worn, trimmed with white silk tips. The-brides-maid, Miss Broadbent, wore a frock of moss green silk, with tucked net vest trimmed with point kce. Mr. Mark N.-Hardio was best man. Both bride and bridegroom wero :- v formerly well-known and popular in the - Lower Valley, but their future home will be , in Hawke's Bay. A Moonlight Picnic. ' Wednesday evening was exquisitely beautiful, ' there was little wind, a clear round moon, and a pearl-tinted sky, that made the townsfolk wish to spend hours out of doors, andat the Hutt a happy tarty went for a cycling rido to Silvcrstream, returning to Mason's Gardens at Taita for supper. The picnic was given by Miss V. Johnston and Mjss L. Treadwell, and there wero over thirty guests, among the number boing: Mr. and Mrs. Clere, and the Misses Johnston (2), Treadwell, Humfrey (2), Foster (3), Matthows, Welch, Eliot, Kingdon, Lee, Forbes, Clere, and Allporfc,\and Messrs. Treadwell (2), Richter,Russell, Mirams, Stevens, Strauchon, Purdy, Heaton, Jackson, O'Meara, London, Bladden, and Alvcs. An Unpleasant Awakening. In the mind of the nervous woman passenger the ship by which she travels is'on fire much oftener than it could possibly be in reality. She lies in her berth'listening for suspicious sounds during the night, and,when she hears in the dead of dark the hurried ring of a bell, short rapid steps on the deck just above her head, and'the clank of'a bucket, she is quite sure the steamer v is furiously on fire. , It is the bucket that convinces her. It sounds so sinister, and'she is surprised when the minutes go by, nothing further happens, and she falls asleep. The passengers on the Maori, which arrived ' in Wellington from Lyttelton \' yesterday, crowded with excursionists, • 'had a little more; than that to alarm them, and the •, women passengers—some of them at leastwere not long in reaching the deck, when, at.about I o'clock in tho morning, a-man ran down the long corridor screaming I'Firol" _ It is reported that the time spent in dressing was inconceivably:. short, and though, fortunately, no damage was- done, and there was moro smoke than fire, the ex'perience was just a little too 'exciting to suit holiday minds. ,: Kelburne Lady Bowlors. The Kelburne Ladies' Bowling Club is sending two rinks up to Greytown to-day to play the lady bowlers there. The following players havo been selected:—No. 1 rink, Miss Baldey, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Spencer, Miss Williams * (skip.); No. 2,rink, Mrs. Dinnio, Mrs. Church, Mrs. Dawson, and Mrs. Munro .(skip). Miss G. Lascelles, of Napier, is visiting Wellington. ' Mr. and Mrs. Lindo Levieh arrived from Napier last night, and go on to Nelson foi ; a visit to-day., Mr. and Mrs. Harold Johnston are spending Easter in tho Wanganui district. I Mrs. C. F. Vallance, of "Kahauminge,'. has roturned to hor homo in tho Wairarapa Miss L. Shirley Baker, from Tonga, if spending a few days in Wellington.' Miss Seaton, with her niece Miss Mary ■ Beaton, left by the Paparoa on Thursday for England. Mrs Beauchamp was a passenger-by tho same boat. Mr. and Mrs. Mallinson left by the Manuka' . on Thursday for Sydney en route for England. ■ ■ Miss Doris Devenish-Meares, who came up from Christchuroh to attend the Univers- • ity tournament, is the' guest of. Mrs. T. 11. Humphries. Mrs. Rolleston, of Willis Street, who has been a patient at a private hospital for somo weeks, is now quite recovered, and has resumed' business. The Cinderella dances given at the Hutt have developed into a yearly institution, and are eagerly looked forward to as each season comes round. Tho first Cinderella dance of this season will be given at tho beginning of May. Miss V. Johnston, who for the last two years has . acted as secretary <v the dance .committee, and has done so much to make them successful, has resigned that position, and Mr. Fulton takes her place. The "members of the new committee arc Misses Matth'ews, Hayward, Wilson, and Foster. Tlie monthly meeting of .tho Convalescent $ : Homo Trustees was held on April 7, when tho following ladies wero present: Mesdames Linman (in tho chair), Grady, Brandon, Moorhouse, Mrs. Barron (treasurer), Miss G. Morrah (secretary). The matron reported that fourteon patients had been admitted, and thirteen discharged during tho . month. Gifts were acknowledged with thanks from Mesdames O'Connor, Snaddon, Johnston, and Rotheram. Soveral of Miss Hardinge-Maltby's pupils . are arranging to give entertainments at tho bazaar is to bo hold in aid of St. Mary's Guild towards tho ond'of the wintor. Thoy-will give little one-act plays,'and are making themselves responsible for tho entertainment .on three evenings.

Tho Sisters of .Compassion gratefully acknowledge ■-having;. received from Mrs. Houldswb'rth,' '£2 'lO's. collected at tho Nowtown Hotel; also a bag of flour and a bag of ;sugar, from Mrs. Keoney, of tho Thistle Inn Hotel,;for Easter cheer. ,„A Press.Association telegram from Eltham states:—A .silver cradle was presented- on Wednesday night by : the Borough Council and burgesses to tho Mayor (Mr. T. C. Stanners) and Mrs. ' Stanners, on tho occasion of the birth of. a son during. Mr. Stannors's Mayoralty.- This was the' first function .of the kind in Taraiiaki,-and; about tho fourth in New Zoalahd.