SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 638, 15 October 1909, Page 4

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

r-fiUivWoticca" of:';EniMßon!ente.i and VJV«ddlns»".t* jjgSyjlwP't rep'Wt»>;« A weddingr annomiei ifaJiuelitijiof f{;itorVt)Ujbli(!At!(ihiyii6imi>iß*';anil/iiili!r()S9 ; .(ifUh( oac;lo!ed:\'iiot'for.nnbllcatioil, .jtqiJd.-faitU: thi d7w Ki-'ybnngqst fd/irightor : :of''Hxs.' '-V:': E.;;Bichards6n, Kj-Beopnd-soff^of-'llK'lTßßnryi'Hnli"':lnspector pi sHvS.Rhools.SNapior;!^ J r ;;;.-givon ajv&y.'.by.-BOTi,WQCle;■•M&GhaTleyPlimjnejf, :^7:;aife's , -: : Ctri«tian-''.-Toiiiperjinc6 : : h'pli s£j-isi!*.ttef ■YiiWiC/AVißooins-yeslßrdayliiiitoMpno , ■■.lnost>in :I;.itorestjng,■ 'itjie■ -work,.■* amongst -. th< '•herein,' -'con >Tau Jriicpiliss'; Stifling |;ii',te , iTOJitlire6;:BttWsvof^!Hopp,i*.SeveW ? . ; orndli s'Av:_mfem.Wrs/',Mi^' v P6,weH;.oatli'ned^the' ; riso ani te'; growth: of I thelW.C/DiUftind ,lhp\differont 'kindi ;'ftv.ofjlyrbrk : .nndertakch --'by. : - it.-ri'A'. new branch, ti ife.SberiaUpd ; ;ttp;;''Wellitißten|-;Cisntrali"- l: .wos: or Mrs: 'Atkln i'bs. presidpntj iUcsdaraes•: Isitt S >Helye; l|fjvfir^6^r- : an'd , -MraJv!Ma^jst«f!-- , S6cretary;':'.-.::I p"MS , ;(6ipeofedlthit', ; thp'"niiml>(Jr I : 'ef' mepibprajwil fg/tVir largely increased:at'neisfc mcetins: , ;,'■'•■/• V-i-:; % -^iT^pfeasftd^'saciai:iYnnc , 6on;'iC?]iold ! tV'& : Pj^6d? : rece'psbi , i?^ejglil^^.sth?V4^^and):^Uca.ti;;cl^rgyVj :? (fhu &H^t6oK;:ftd^n'ntage'of .this'dpoftttiliwito'preseiit';tp £sS ! rayivpainte'd iiXin'diiiJer, "'iiccompahioa ;Hyl> ? '?;i?p9;^vi^ta;j;^ '^Mjimteay^EbiiVSettoraeaV.yWM^StJUMasiri' SgilrtdMS^^affien^h^bßPffSiCentee^f'^arncst,' ;fe-efa6nu9us^;anrt.':effici6pt;:wpftfforrth^ JypSrish^.the.idibc&y^'tttldftte'ettTesiastical'^ pS : cl6rgySpf-tho:idl66.c4p,:XMa6ri;Wd ; pa%>h'4;" pfiftlSays f ■ -JreJ fe: qttontly-' enjoyed .ijfarnijj'getttfine;. 'andr-unaffooted' p^los^italityvif/Som6 I l6fMtQß.nVyacsire-:t6 v prese!lt feS-l,intHi.a s ,p6r.traiei.bfi.-'jfotjrviii'Bbahd/'-'-Tliey- Wei' *f ;thatt:b?'itrlf K- in' tMMoffi'-#WU-;be: ; •fao&iailyy fflfefe y-t: aiid. : peqttpii -M '■ MS -Wother cletgy i"• aM' filled , 4?i'fß?lerg6 "rand Vyqsefttl KjlaßVln , -: thp ■ Chnrdh'Vjiid' Sr;<gifp; ; ' you :m any "happy which ■to enjoy' fe; possession.:'. 6J;. My:EiiW:OTnn^iand^Johff (hoii ; secrpiSStfe and /tipasnrer)«"* /At.';thei;Cpnihienceniont p/wefe'lßuspeniled,;Trhil6;;thß.;i)i(!tara':wasvhunf,in { ;!-■ i mission., ifii; , Mrs.vMaoMnrrayjidoting the*'-sitting i me^ii'g ! 'of^tbiaV.Vjtoitteß'iir. ; .Political tofaflXwitf fMd : 'j ! esteMa#l'a't''Bß'' ;V-«Bidwilli Kdye'-Bi6>"n'& t prteidinK' py.Bdimes3-,ioccouiitStifbt\tlie>ilast' "soiSial''-'Weffi 'i : shqwji:- tKaP'd 1 'Imvharia." 1 ' r MTe.ifMpbrei , ;the.'■s6cref i . |p the : ; arrarigements-i or A the, : so'cial j 'had.. been ■• caV; Eiypniinithg: r%l^^Genta^ ; HaU4ast'nigStM'ttd ; Misses'-Mi; ; f^a^'dvg./.OaHeyrßrOTOfcasvaicPnclnsip^ : pJ^lqoS^s'whe^YeritblttckialkVJ^thiJett^'.trim-'' 7s : '?-raihg>:iMrs.''An'dress;vin; r :white7silk:W ;£fi'red cpati-lHrS.;;G6rdpn,.i;black'.'o,hiffpii l '.taffetas;. £#,^tny?hit&'^ l^vypre , '•Dla"dk;-.net' 'V,E.'. : ivclvoti ; ,witlv :^; whito'. , i:jt;{with ! fdream■',' lace'l'.iMissi\Gp.rdonj :! pale, .bine cm-' ■•^'■pfrp/'ioiTjn; vMiss. Lyiin.-y creaJn..;silk.;!;.tire. Missee. ;<]*;■s9JE;":Jlis3 .Stewart,-\bl4bk;chi(fqn i taffetas', w(th'. s^ : Pr&m\ lacp;; ;MiEs}s|jit6f.•'.'•pale': bine' i. pilk; ''and l ' •feMfßfißVfctnie&wh^ ,in ,: tHo'ililxjre i.'jppih Inpstairsr'jjrhoip • ■.neydtrppq'' : f.\ BilSiVand .white! «p'.fingibiilb.s; | jrith palprpurpld )HofJiiss' yioiet'^arfetpn's^priyatp- jdancirig hall: :?- i! iiwhettV ehb Vgaye f,aV- juvciiile.V fancy, .'die'ss '■ danip:k^All/.the^ancyi'cpStdmes^afidvraortof.'theieueste' , fec«efaiS •' in vfancy.?dresS;^wefVV.brlglitV'Stid'rfgaily l ' was -thpAddhiiriilht'inpto. 1 ; , ;A',lt' , !was;alm63t.fis if.'itiiHad'f'beeht'rtJrowrahgctl'' ■■■■.•there' fl.s:"shpuld: bp, ' least ].a: touch".' of/scailef, \f f pin ;-thfe !p^^nd.'' : TM; > pf.^e':ppppy.^ : i t Wp^icdrf, : ofrtbe > TeTyi bf,'.tho : i'fe' yoflntf-crickoter',-XMiss,■JVaTb'urtpß/heraplf woro, £'"s ; ai;*mw i; inrse Si??'Plcte;)and'thbitirijoßt' perfectly.charm'kS< Spanish ■ girl i in s delioate -■ bWo3, : 'andupinks, ■ two make 6cene'.-V<SBpp«Fijvas ''served down-«|i-"BtaiM', •' aijdthe;dppofatiohs>'of.'th'e'.th't(!e,.table3 : %f, 'brbdm,' 6&e A»:ith.-'mpc^:ptafige M 'blossbm, , 'and. , the !-4f. third with';il!pretty'iD'd; Hincbmnibh'tiny"'por'plePW, '';-}?&)■■: '■. ■'>■,<■' ■■:■■ ■ %U-::,-<:K'-, : *ipi>vM ' : '--'siW&€.-:i'Zisx<-r'?\'. ■■'■ w •■ '/■;': , s;^ale'vOf;:Worß.^ft' ; 'f;.:v:w:;-.^C , ;J!C-- r iTn'pjladidi!: v of • ist Mark's'pftrisK , are'; hplding ?i?fitheir ;aiihuay;ealp "pf-'wbrk'iiri; th'o ■ eehoolrqom, tyy- Which' was-ppe;ned : ;yesterdayf.afternoon'-by 'the tyZvlenV- the-/.Bfty.' XVMA Jphnston; •• .The stallWork':6tall>/(thq ■ladies , .' sewing vWbeo): Mre/,G.-Tv-Belli fancy. stftll:(St. Martha's V.Mr3, ! Jtp6re;iprosideht, ■. and: MissLerK T '.s'will, : 'secretary;iOhrlstma's : tree (St. Martha's ftf-'Goildj :'Mrs. "Blaokey; and Miss Sanders; Sweets ißetail ":■ (choir:'membsrs) :'\ -Misses:: J.; ■ Ward 'and t>'::!-E^dtt;'.flower'-''s'tatt "(SnAdtiy.'Scnobl'.-teachers); :?S ! i'MrS. Bell,-Misses ,Webb .and'Catiner; '-Dreadjf.i'jibught" "fitaU , -(Girls'::Cliib)V'Miss XV Vare; fevirefrcshm6nt?bo"otH;<Girls''.Clob):iMisso3.'Madde-: fei;ley ; :and ; Mihnjoi : 'l.n-.'thß ievenjng. an.ontertainfe&inVflt waii.giveabyia'ininstrolitroutib organised #p!Z by; the-Yburig ■ Men's'ipliibV and Miss Marjorie did.some.; pretty.-skirt-dances.-..This P'SafterhpdiithCMlev.ffill.'be'-pp.ened'agnin, and ;«s.tablsausv-j!M

Th'e •. Aid; Society : VAt," H oin e." , ;.;.ik<!.o6mpiiti«e-o£ .tliOißabies'; , Aid Society sat ; with-. tho. : delegates-- all jester-. jaiiy ( ,-ni9Jni.ng.-ond : ,for two hours in the afternoon, and, after thatj-they relaxed from the sterner business, and devoted themselves' to 'entertains ', over:, a , J hundred • guests -at'.a ..tea given: i4 J the'-Coneert/'Chamter'b£-the Towii 'Hall:*:; ■ ills;: (pWsidohl:,. .of.; :'th e Mrs. Gray, , received , the* guests.. :,Dr.'. Platts-Mills ft'dfo'-a costume,' of : 'dove groy ■ doth!,. 'with tonbhe's'-'of 'violet 'velvet''and itpqtfe covered •Villi , violets; •Mc 3. ': Atkinson, black silk,-with' Sike\ofv black- lace over white, and.;small aok-:iiat,'-Mrs. .Gray.coaf and ..skirt of pale blue,'and hat to matoh., Her Excellency Lady Plunkct,' who : brought.' Miss; Hill with '.her, : wbrd a princesS gown of pale blue cloth,: with bolero of Irish'lace andf. embroidery touched with gold,- a dark velvet toque, with -long flame-coldurod -plume,' and a ■, set ?.'of sables. -Nearly allr thev members.' of the committee of. .the aooiety-jMrere present,.andi.all the-dele-gates, . these including Mrs. W. -. Fell, _ Miss Richmond, jMrs., Chapman, Mrs. Errihgton, Mrs. "Corrigan." Mrs. Walton, Mrs. 'Holgate, find MtsV.M'VicaT.-the. secretary. Dr. Truby Kihf j; Mrs/, King, Mrs.: Theomin, and- Mrs. ■S. Hosting (delegates from Drinedin),' Mrs. ..Morton" and' Miss Thurston '(Christohnrch)i"Mrs." James Ynnng (Palmorston North), Mrs. Dockrill, and Mrs.- Matthews (New. Plymouth),. Miss ■Williams and Mr,; Lewis' (Hastings), Mrs. Hanley/■ r Mr.s.- ; :He.ctdr:; Smith' .(Napier), and,-. Mrs. Parkes.' (Anoklaid), Mrs.; Sidey and Mrs., K. DonaldXvisifqr's a from'33unedin), and Miss Cook (from/'Qhristohfifdn).:■ ■"'• -iimong ..others present w^re'^Ladr"Wa'fd-'and"Mrs. Findhy. Mrs. Milssey. -Mi's'-' , Ne"#rantii ■: Mrs..; Kendall;"- .Mrs. YoniiJrMrs.'Boyd.Df/Agn'ee Bennett/ Miss H«s--terM'l/ean.Dr.ahd Mrs. Valentine/ Mrs. J. V.' Luke, the Misses M'Lean, Mrs. Gavin; Mrs. Gibbs, Thorntoh, -'Mrs.: Corliss, Mrs, and: Miss Jones, '.rMrs. and Mies .Biehmond, ; Miss Dun-; oan, -Dr;;-Eliaabeth Gunn,- Mrs. Wylie,' Miss Partridgivland sevoral. doctors and .clergymen. The-,.-stage,' was .furnished"- and; decorated; with flpivers, and,, a -band- played there (luring most oftth^:afternoon.■(.»..„■, ~-!:■ • , ; :..:••:. ~. The. gathering ."served... the pleasant purpose of i.Kin'gffig'hW.e'lhigton'people into'ltoncn: with the' , , delegates the- Dominion, bnt it, wfts'iii.eint to; do.'rooro than tKat.-nnd !so' there' ward'soyeral.speeohes.tb put tho aims o£ ; .the.-societr-before tho.'.people/. Her.Excel: len'oy '.•Lddyi'-JBlunßet' gave •'. a :vcry vigorous., "exposition of-, tbo' aims ■;of:.tho;.Sooioty for'.tho PromptipitV > of,; ■ the : Eealth'Cof, -, Women; f nnd .'Ch!ldrtn.:s..S]ie:stated that.the. society suffered greatly :at '■■ the; i hands.' of Tjthe -.public. : -wluoh, would belieyo that its -ornHaim ; 'amt:-.?bjeot ii'Ss'Std. feed ;'the, babies', .of.'. the ; , Dominion oti■' hnmajiised /milk. '.'i.Thit. was-..suppdstd t'6'i' , be'.'.'the:' .wKdle ~'niocle.' '.of V'procedure o?"tile' , '.P,lu«lyet:' nurses;; whereas;" tho' ; real idea'Wns lriuchfflore.'exterisWoithan'.that. -.The. deat)i-iate for , 'infants' ;is"miichi;larger.than one could'.roagdhably expect .under the prosperous aJnditionsVHiat -prevail,-.' and'.the society 7 'sent its' nurses* into. the;.Udmes:- of."tlie 'people .to; save, t!id;,babies"-from much "unnecessary: suffering,"'botli.by. teaching tho mothers.how to-caro for themselves , , before tho. birth, of'.the' , babies, ahd'by giving advice, in-flll-sorts of infantiie troubles. , : T»6/reason...thtit humanisod.,inilk nd,vised.w.as.'that,',yory.oftcn,..the, ■babies -birbught .ifiT; tlie:,'niirscs. for: treatment 1 wore;''several,m.onths, old,! and■ could host'.be saved b'v.' this, preparation.. ...;...■ •'-. : '■■ ':-''•'.'': ■iilrs.!Mp.rtpn,:.'pr : esidehtj'df.,the' l Christchtfrch' Society)""'gate^anvjijterestini"account of;the. prpgfc's's "o{ ,: ,tho mpvemont>. ; there. - I'ho society hfa,alroady, i treated l isoO,biibiesV and,.ou't.of this.. miniber/;thore. ; hftUtbeeni : only.uix ■deaths. , - .Two., noivii/at-.wprk,. , 'α-brancli bj-.thb ia-Timaru, and' : n. tljirtl:■ wmirSft' ivwouhl: . be:required -. for,. Christchurch, chiefly,-fo ; work in,:the.outlying! suburbs! found,- that an -incceasihg niun'ber. of, people'jii r t.lio'.ceuhtry Were .realising.. ;the ; valye, ;pf:', the. , advice, given;, and pending in.. ,searoh of, tt.V -~ [ k^:.''■■'': .'.»-.'.'■. '■;>! ..■<.' :■• '■.-'.>'.. i. -. ~ Dr.-Truby King;spokejwith groatsarnestwes-. and impressivenoss". '~He..thpught. that the name of ..the-society'was!:'.coihprehensive! enough'.to., icxplain ■jts^l{,-' v, ;lt ; - ; -*«S| i ;;extraprdiha^y , |p6o}>l e ; BOTlt'cnoi'mous'.importance ;oh !! -'.th'd ."nTiestidn"bt-'ilXerci ; leediriz. : " There, 1 '.we're aWeat ijt':whlch. the{health-ioFchildMnTOt,?£iK?Bae.;"Not,,:'pnp.:'-chiU, in»t6n:KO l EVcne'ush';fresh;','t^r..' : ,oi;iwnß : allowed ', srfg'cie'nt' f reed6msfor;' tlio.c yrh'olp,'^of: ifs'. body,■-• Tho',' question "of '.the'.'ciiro ]of "children's teeth ,WK^v'aga'itk : r'on^''o{ < ;'e^(rein <! '''twi!^^ > .'pWldrenjf'. r ahfl; parents' : ..had" ye't , :to lib-'mailp , • to; .und'elfstaEd.Ayh.at-i.thfs'jJnoarity' :;.how.' adenoid? produced diminution' in the'.size,pf the jaw; in tho devdlopinont .o!\ ,the ilungs, , , and ..stunte'ti" •tho'.intellißence.'' ; ''lt."wtis"6asy/to. find, prac-.titioners/ypo.had.pprformcd-from 500 to-1000 operations ;for 'this :ti'onble,' : and'.yet parents, did;:npt" realise;;how; important: it' was. to pro-.' : yoiit; children 'getting ■ aden'oids. «'Hie audience, w>s,'.he! '■•iW"ifttereste'd'.'in';'variousl' patriotic ileagUDs,- but; he iiould 'thihlc'bf; no league hiorb' , 'patriotic. than. ..this.! Thd': Domiuiba • would, no i ;ddubt-in , 'c'owsov'pf-time littye'to couslder. the'1 'question of. def6ndirig , 'Tl:selt» against invaders.. .The. very >first:. point tp?:bo. considered in the question ■'■of fitness •••"of •' the | ■race. ;He',:did -Viot":- tmnk^that. Lidy Pliinkef-■.cpuld'li!iyo',r'endered':A.gteftfef'.-service;.to the' Ddmiriidb'/ihan'by^startiftg:'this Eocioty,.-which aimed,'at developing' , afldspeffecting the children, of New. Zealand:- It : h'ad bedn with!groat .regret the" , committeo , had -that.mbrniag 'rScoived' , rLady.'; ;Plunket's reslgnatidn of. hpr position as''president*of; the society.' It ■' must' bd;."recognised l.th'at^.in' piorieeriiig .this;niovempnt.her;Excellency had done:a great'service• to :the' people qf;.the>Pomiriioh : Jv;.-." '••y;-;!;^;-'; .WPiiiett's Branch ; '.'of: the:'N:Z. . Political: Reform. fi,-:!;Loaflue.':r(;i|;V:i'-r.';'--.-'i v .:'; : -' , ...' : ' '■ .'-.;: :-.V;'.--''-i!' :, --.'. List'knight the:: 1 members of:.,tlie Women's Branch ,o£«the- New , Zealand -.Political-"Reform.' League "held-ft" '■progressive'."euclire /'party .it their.-rpomSi in -Boulcpf t ehatnbers, ; when; there was a very good (fathering of officers'and'mombers.' The.ladies'ffirstipri?e..was- : won -by/Mrs. , Macdphald, and the.booby prize:by;Mrs.'Wad-. ileir:vTho'vg!entleWen> : (IfsP;pViM waiiwbn'by Mr-.'Lldyd,' v arid' : th'e ; ' , bddby*''prize by Mr. 'Haw-'■ -^• : yy^lffj'-v;-'^>'D^K^--;' : :;'V€'v : 'V^' i : Mr. Arthur. Gill,.nnd'-'her .two , 'children; areVisiting ; Maste'r'ton,- :and are 'the. guests • df Mrs.' David'.Logan, .pfi'-".Goldie ,^:Brae."-- .»'■ -..V -. '•. •■' Miss Jandt'M^Gr'DKo'n'.patron-of thoWaihi Hospital, is'spending, a .month's; holiday, with" her. people "in'Masterton.j I; ~ ,; .-■'; .:■ .' jjiss ,Flb'ra, yisitirig',Wellington. 'at'.prcMnt;'.-.-.-;.;.-,'-./' <,■■(•■■■. '■'■' -■■"?;; '-U'y :.V/".-,-''

{ Mrs. Hilhe.. has returned to Masterton,': .whero. shb.wjll ,rojnain.fpr-afoitnißht.. ■'.. : ;-. ..' ...'.-.. ■ Inirconn.ectionKwitli'.'the •Women's -Christian .Temperance, Union, Hiss Powell/Dominion Organising Secretary,' has' ttiis week beon holding -Upper Hutt.'■ On Monday.'nitht She , , delivered her'.popular;lectnro'on "Girls -and Thoir. : .Lovers," and, "on oj -very linpropitious: w'eathor,'!a .branch 'of tho union was organised,; and elected , : as, follow •— Pr.esident,:.'Mrs, , J. ., Whiteman,: Een.; vicepresident/ 'Mrs.' Cbates;'. secretaries',iiMrs.': J. Equtley, ..and 'Miss Butters; ; treasnrer; : -Mre.'-P, : '.^'" ': \\ ■ -V; "-C.'■■ \l?6twitnstai)tling,., the;efforts'.pf : the• Ladies' Hockey Associatirfri.Hn'ocoiinectidniwith their receht/bazaari' the -sea-son:- terminated -not quite so:well;nuaicially,',ft3.;it might hayo done. .An o'nteftaittment;in.aid bfctheiri funds-is ihortly tb.be,held in.St. Peter's Schoolroom, about OcL; ; ;MacKellar is the secretary for'., tha'.^ntertainmetit.--■',',;,.. :■' Tri thev-report "published yesterday of the reception given-by the Pioneer Club to Lady Ward; the ■ names'of most of the committee present-were'published, bnt that of Mrs. .Newman, ;who is.a vice-prdsident: of the dub, was inadyortently. omitted:, ■ - •■..'.:,.,• - : ■' ; " Miss Crichton Imrie, lnte of Palmerstont leaves by the Sydney .boat; to-day en route to Melbourne/ whoro.she will' spend tho next six months.-":' ."■.:.;;.'.".' •;':.■■■-\; :,-,■■■■ '•;',.'" ' Before.leaving,Palmerston Miss Imrie rocoiyed several presents from her colleagues on the;.."Manawatu-'Tiifios,".-.whe'ta -'sKo-his for. some time edited the'-women's- page.' . She was also' entertained at 'several' farewell.- teas.:' ; . The Chamber oi '■ Commerce delegates; who are about to visit Wellington, nre'to bo ontortained on Sunday afternoon at tho residonco of-Mr. J; Duthie, by his son Mr. W." fiuthie, president; of-the. Wellington Chamber of . Com-' merco. ;:...: .■.■.■■^' : - ! '. ■ '.;■■-,■,•■: ■ : .'.. -: ; ■"■' - "