SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 650, 29 October 1909, Page 4

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

1'- -, [Notices of Engagements and Weddings.— When .! reports cf weddings ■ .and: -. announce. - of.engagements are sent to."Dominica".: ~ -for publication, tho name and adilress of tha > Bonder, should be enclosod, - not- for -pubiicatioo, iy an evidence,of good faith. -Otherwise thi > vsnnouncementa.cannot be published.] :■ ' Girl Scouts, i [if.-:,' .'- : extraordinary success :that has attended -estabiishmont; of boy 'scouts in Now Zcatt''!. land, 03-in other • parts'of the world, j«^ha9.Ued^a>ig6odv;'many ! ; : jKbplo:-]to :: l irish' that ip^feCTtls':could" receive '-equally.-'ivaluablestraining.. -idea .has: taken :hold'in. Canter--J,. • bury, and, now, some Dunodin ladics have taken •fe^3t-rft|).::^^^tly?a^ve^,siiiidlr{btrt , : :fyi&6s6-'6t : SReariagV.iii : . '; ; .what;a're ltd bo known as' the scout mistresses secre- . }!"?:- tary, : - whb coiivehcd Hthe.;ineetihgi ''stated at tho iSSjvCthat :.the , scheme v:;ms vnon-rtilitary'; and-. non-' espwially^ ' ;^tid>'priffitable ,s :oiMtopatioii' .for: - -..-vtible to ,'and.'se"ounng<. a-liappy system' 'iiValnable;'bd.th'Jat■' Sresent:and\ii' lator :f::?')y^ars. ! ®The- ? uniforhr I "ib';^e: rl jidopted ;!by- ;thO; rSvfgirlfris 'aYP'fetiir^ua'<^/,^iiidsting'^a'l(naki::' v: ■ : ,blouse:'and ; skirt,.-surmounted by ■ a irbroad-. if;iMi&med:; : .youpfi"'-hat; y j ; : g; ; Sve-To ':en^oUcd-a^■ , scouts:-' i-: 1 ';- ': '- ijiffiimthytho';'desire whys;! themHntb.'aMntt'.^.Tho'i'more.: i-isvthe idea is ozamiued the less practical does i-:f; it appcarl :'Scouting. aDpeals to'boys as being a.-.near- -to-tnc-Eenroh-after. adren;ss::'!iture^ifor,^whieh::Hheir'souls )long;-;but ,' 5/reryyfcT:? ajnbngst.-;th^rmMt.-.adyenturous :: of. a'-scout.. It is quite r truo that the average girl prefers ::V'l- ',tho;''Boys- .Own Anntial"; to-a. girls', magaiirwi jfii|;anyv'daj,'i:and;;that!sKeiwduld rather <rea£ Ellis', : '-..' that she is- personally ready- to ,-o scout-: .physically, . :®te-fitted;for.sit.' :YAhd:>even; : if ~.shb.swereJ . :if,:-:with' So -become' |fe;-^^dl i iS;i:the'iiide!i':byl .andany•, ■ ihiS'soheme, : forthovdovelopment Vand.':edtfpati6n iqf ; ■ ' Esp'riti - -'do'- 1 otirps, and- -obcdionce,:. and ■: the > power/,ofi : :t^,^®tMnd?tHuWt^. v ;,V ( | .by 6pnio!otherjmcthqd.'-' v. •/■:.- : ' i N.Z. Political Reform Leaguo (Women's i Branch) vV-.'. Tliero'-ntts' a goddViittaidanco' of Vmembers at'■/):i£> tlio.)weekly; meeting' of; the- W.oinen's : branch'. of' . tbo'iNow i Zoaland- Political : Reform;.'Xcaguo, • ■ »vs Quymonrt-vice.-presi-, denfc of tho league, presided. . Owing to..mdis-: [w»3 iiiiable'-to' df ■ v4}?:.livdrJhis ;t promisedtaddres^:dn'; , c6'mpuls6ry-:mili-J S--fetai^ : :Hraining;'.'vCapta }\;palrymplc,:.-;. at. -:.the- :•• • eleventh hour, '.filled. tho: gap,- and, delivered; a: f?iSfvMy;rinterMtin^}'addMSS.;"'!Pointinghout ; : that' ■v^;vf<^y l e7' :: hfl^irßedithe > vißp6riaiicß Jof -,'.having.''i\ ( |flAStrMriedifprc^^;a:safe^ard^tpi : the.country.:and! fSsyj.thfr Tjestinscansibf •assuTingvpoace.!. Z^^rHpj 1 then: : i'3eUtf^ri{K''tbS!ph^^'^biibigeß ; of the'train- - r ing ofi a: yohtb./.and'.theimehtal andimoral ,ole : ', W'; : :vatio'ii' : that: follows ■ his': wearing ..the King's Mini-; j;;§.KfbrmVitogether-JwithUho''rosppnsibi)lity;whicb.:it; tho, f.'haVing !a, % thdroujnly .the servie'oithatjw^re-^equired; trans-. .port and intelligence, 'department. .Tho youth s*i,fvMt.wh6 : :ndw;'spends:so l is'i^'at.vthe'street:^^^corner^witl£---,'a..;bi^arettei'.w month enormously,' pif- i ''Pbysically;:;meritallyi'Aand - ;and'. h J 'v diseiplme. Ho,'would -theroby .becomo a much p--».)wtter'aiid?moio;'ralaable J citixeni Captain Dal- : Wi ; ' rymple : Vconcludbd !:|;hifr&hddress' ; ;'by 4 n bting. ia : :soldier : ;.and tfChristian:; ;"The [.s-s'i, thought-is-'duty;! -.To..do:his .duty-.to .those who 1 .those. ®4jwhtf .Sre set -nnder - himrto.:turn; his whole iaind pis:jwbat-n\ust'be'dohS, : :th'o. ; charadterithat.idakes.'a',godd soldier" and r , a good Christian likowise " i:.-v:''.'':-:---ThG,foiro'.vin^,ii-esolution'T/M 'aci; ir»s'j;;iynlple..:for..'.liis:';Oxcepti6nally^interestingj'iadT. : .te^^>'di'?ss;: ; iand,;pledges,itself 'ta;^wo^OT.ej , j ; . enco'ur-.' ifs®?a^®t,/iid?^stoce > .*iK^ble s 'y'f,mo':'«ioso. j.V 'of national training so; ably; advocated by tho speaker 'in his. KddMSs: tp.:;this';lcaguo.'' / ~ An tea. , J ' vMrs-^BaJihistei•^^of''Pallne^stbn. , .North,V tained a 'Aumber -her -'friends at tea-a : t' Car-, :;:t:;'f; : :.ti«> , of'lidrcissi,'' i Uhd:tlie\ : orchestra':playea ; :somo i fif j sekotions;': %■ Mrs)'^;,Bannistsr: Received 'a 'handsomo frook of black channei:M,' aiHl '■jjiKf -Jarge black -pictuTO.'-hat/-with'ipak blue 1 wings.: »|^-^Ui^^Bwnl^ : 'iri>rii<a4i!Mk':of blaclcchiffon Vy:i-:taff4tas''ind : Merry Widow, hat; of' riayy: ; .ljluß. chiffon 7'. {:':taffetas, ;vith oriental 1 cnibroiderics, fo.x fursi 'and picture, hat- of. bliioi and r greeii. : Among: ?.'o¥.the-gUest£( ipresent.'were;—M'rs. , ; W;-Woods, Mrs. l 'M i .Evbrett<'Mrs.::E."> : Atmore,'Mrs.'jW; : , Smith,; ; Mrs.. V'.- Levy,/ Miss 'Atmbro,'-Mrs..vHoltbri, ! 'Mils'' Helton, sjiif>Mrs;.;W! sW- War£i^MrSw;^nghty ( Mrs, . (Cap-' ■•^sf.H'ain)V-Trisk, ;"jUßss-f Martin/' Mi's. .:Blanchard, Mro. Steele, 51r3.' Malcolm, Miss. E. Steele, and MJ^Mrs^jßoaSi.S:>W: - Notes from Levin. sA .veiy':snccessfiil.!cbncort "was givori-jit Levin on .Wotmosday - night in aid ot - Mother Mary's 'of . -Compassion at' .Islandi-.Bay.'. It was v fßirs3,,.aid. , '-tho'.iuariagomont {-.<■::»v/as" in the: hands of Mr. ij. - Q; Burns,: assisted - by Mr. P. J. Dunno. / Tlio 'Levin l'own Hall was pKked, and tho;pifogrammd, wliich ivas an «zc4lmtJoiio>''.ir^v:.t^iT^'!^%'^videat;.-ap- &:;; :-'Songi.:Woi'e;'-mon'. by 1 -Miss .May ' Storoyji'LiT.C.L.V .(Wellington), ft'■'''''. Mrs- D'Ath, Mr. Powlct' :(Foxton),' Mr. J. DoT"" vino,: Mr. Dunne, i Misses.. Beryl, and Connio ;i :;, ; E^in'gtbn, /and, ■' Mrs.. Sutcliffe pleasod tho audionce -with: sevoral recitations, and little Miss Doriq'Gtuso did a skirt, danco • Slid Highland fling.-"lliris. Rbmmgton was tho ■■■■> ' accompanist. Both Mother Mary Aubort and s■ -Sister > John -were present. ■: Before tho concert tho boys' band from tho .training'farm at Wero-' jiSi -ifoa stood at the post office .corner-and played a ••• • ■ number of selections. • ; ' • ■Miss May Storey, L.T.C.L., and Miss Cissie Storoy leivo for -Auckland by tho >Main Trunk on Friday. > ' . ' ' Jr .':; •'■Miss Guiseiandv Miss.Doris ,faui6o aro,;spondk .i-:,.,ing a fow days in Lovin, and aro.thd gnesta.of L. Mrs.-DanioUs, Oxford Street. P Mr. J. R. MDouald is away at tho Masterton races.