SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 658, 8 November 1909, Page 4

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

l-■>"'■) !• [Notices, of .-.Engagements,, and Woddmgs.'IV hen uTeports ot weddings and -announfo> ments of engagements are seht to "Dominica" for publication, the name and address of the sender should bo enclosed, not for publication, •but as an evidenoe of good faith. Otherwise theannouncements cannot ba published.] St. John Ambulance. Fair. . - The attendance ht the St. John Ambnlnnca rair nn , Saturday night was bettor-than on any previous occasion, and it mnst havo been distinctly, tantalising to tho stall-holders, who had , been- wearying all the week for tho customers, who came so infrequently, to seo such an jevident awakening - of: interest in tho fair during, the very last hours of its existence. Probaoly a large proportion of the people came partly out of curiosity, to learn who had won the beantifnl chased silver rose bowl which Mrs. Rhodes had presented. This :wni the most-Taluable-in-tho fair, and for weeks past tickets :in ,tho ratflfi had' been sold. Sir Joseph-Ward announced the name of the winjicr, "Miss .Xcamans. The general belief —a satisfactory.' one—was that this .was the ilisa' .Yeqmans who. has .been so successful in dosighing ■ and arranging: T>eautiful and effective tablcuuxi- for'diftccnt bazaars. On behalf- ot tho -stall-holders, olhcials, and assistants, Sir Jnsoph.; Ward presented Mrs.. Rhodes with a grnceiutly-worded address, expressing lngh - appreciation of : the enterprise; energy, and enthusiasm %-hich led lier to initiate, and carry, through, so far,- her-scheme for providing a fur.'j .for. the district : nurses of Wellington. After presentiiit;' Mrs. Rhodes with-'.this.; adHiesS,- 1 which l bore the signatures- of all i thb -coliccrhed.' tho Prime Minister, at her request,*:'returned thanks, on Mrs. Rhodes's behalf. i.Thero were to be Sunday School anni-. versarv services in, the hall on Sunday, and so everything had to ho clcared away on Sat-i-urdav-.nigh-t, >andshy .ten o'clock, the work of diynantbnßl'ibo stalls tbegaii.-'-.'>'Tho counters wete swept .» tleaY ■of their pretty wares,, tho draperies i were i taken down, tho woodwork knocked to pieces; m the -gipsy encampment foliage and : lights were pulled doyn, and the :mysteries:of the enclosure were revealed,.tho |ilowel-s / :Vanishpd, the' tea-Toom lost its brightness, nnd at.last'not a stick of tho fair properties remained. By twos, and threes and companies, tho ladies who had been m attendance for so, long-during the week departed, and, surely.'jcheorfully, though they had given i %y6'.beeii'.very. glad that' thenlong. wd-i.of service was over at. last. .-:. i Babies' Aid Society. . . A meeting of the Society, for the Promotion o£>Hcalth of>Women and Children was held m i ,v,"oommitiee- room of. the Town Hall on Fn- i day last; tjOr:.- Platts-Milln in the - chair.; There were present: Rev. Mother Aubort, Mfisdames A.; R. Atkinson, C'hapmnn, Young, Maurice Richmond, Ethorragton, Vi. J. Gray, S. Leckie, Kirlt!;nldie,..nnd vfl'.Vicar. Accounts amountihjf'vto;; sd. were passed-,, for' • payment. The' accounts. .m 1 connection . with tho "At florae'.' given to visiting delegates, friends, and supporters of the.society,■ and defrayed wholly by members of the committoc, were also presenbed. -.::Tho nnrse's report, which was long and interesting,' (dated that- 33 eases had be«n. dealt-with in tho preceding fonr ireeks, which shows: tb» absolute, iwctl for snch an organisation'. Mrs." A; 1?- Atkinson was nnammmly: electid. i vice-urreident, of the ronctr. SnbBcriphons *ill be thankfully, received and *e-tnowledffd-bv tbe wcretary, Mrs. A. MTicnr, <5 Ma joribanks - Street.;: : Tho Methodist Kindergartens. ... Not many grown-np ■ people havo an eppor? tumty of seeing tho work of the froo kinuergartens i iii Wellington, for m . almost vovery case there is not much room for spectators, and those ntteiidmg tho fereaknig-np ceremonies aro v usually-.-only tho- fnends of - the school. This year,: however, thoro is to bo quite a big display m the Skating Rink, when the: three Methodist free kindergartens will hold a united exhibition of ; their games,,- marching, ,and- kindergarteri woi-Tc, -. such •as modelling, .weaving, and paper work. : This should bo an exceedingly: .interesting and pretty perform,ance. ~ two' hundrtd 'children attending the three; schools m Taranaki Street,, fTorj Street, and Ato Street, , ami thoy havo eleven teachers- to look after them. - The broabng-np is to be on Doctmber.lS;).-'. v. : Mi\Vand';&rs^T!'raiidi^ day.fpr.a week's visit to'.th'eir son, Mri Givyn btovens-at: Otaki.. :: : Mr. and Mrs. Vavasour, of Blenheim, are 'the guests of Dr. Gribben, at Chnstchurch. . . Last week: a delightful tea was given by Mrs. :Napier.: M'Xcein . as. a farowell :for Mrs. - Nool Ntlson, . who is shortly leaving : for Japan. :Miss. Qaeenie. Kelson, is going to Japan with Mrs. Nelson, and Mrs. Loins Blundell will accompany, her danghter as |far as Sydney. Miss Swete. 'of-Mangawokaj who is: to bo ono bndesmaids, is staying with Mrs. Hoggard. ■. Mrs. Nosworthy, wife of .■ Mr. Nosworthy, iM.P., arrived from' Lyttclton on Saturday. - Mr,'and .Mrs. J. R. Fairley, from Napier, havo gone ■to Chnstchtirch tor tho • carnival week. , : Mr, and- Mrs. vJ. W. Abbott are visiting Chnstchnrch for the races. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Johnston went down to. Chnstchnrch last: week. - -/ •,, v - . :i Mrs. Salmond returns, on Wednesday from a visit to- Sydneyi,and Adelaide. . . Mr. and Mrs. -J. T. Lang and family, of Palmerston, left for Sydney last .week. . '-Mrs.-Jehu Vile, of Pahiatna, who is visiting fnends an the Manawatu, catne to Now Zealand, rfiftjr-threo'years ago, ; and thou»h now m her: mntty.third : year, she possesses all her faculties, : and call. talk, -most interestingly about early days in Now Zealand. , ;, lfiss-Dj Hnskell, of Wellington, who has been the? puoßt of llisß Cooper,: Te Ore; Ore, is npw ■visiting Carterton. ; \ . ; Among the -passengers ;who left for Sydney en To.ute ito.England:by- tho Manuka on Pri-:day:iWAs.'-Miss Tolfcr-Curtis, who was actively associated with tho Girls' Realm Guild, and the Morcia Band of Children. She was .farewelled by a largo number of friends, -and : received a conplo orhandsome floral tributes.