SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 677, 30 November 1909, Page 4

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

■ [Notices of, Engagements and Woddjngs.— .-.Wlion reports ot weddings mid announce-Mfiss-yjuents of ongagomoiits»are to-"Dominica . ' for publication, the liamo ami address of tut -tender should bo enclosed,- not -for publication, :,7. .. . l>m as au evidence ot good faith. Otherwise- th„ ' ' announcements cannot bo published.J c , One of Our Kindergartens. p-;. .:'--- Mrs. Will' Crooks expressed a, desiro to sci -''somethingof • tho Wellington kindergartens 'anu.-yestorday moriiin!;) hto paid a visit to tin e, ■■ ~ . ivmacrgiirteii 111 ..- .Caranafti.-, Street, - w hien ; though it has moved its place ot abodo twt or three times, is still the same pioneer schoo «f m which began' to .••make--- Wellingtontok see .what value-:o't' ra-'kindergarteiv' couhj/.bej-' ■ it was thdj 'first,' liucl now the' city-; has. hali-a-dozer more. [ft^K-^Tlio : children yesterday morning wcro lount --- busily prcpaniii,' -- tor tlie.. breaking-up -. ceie- ■ , monies, 'lhoy Mere piacbsing songs ant games, andsthoroughly. enjoying .their practices bul tho-children -were .uonu the- less: interesting ; on that account —it only meruit thut one could i watch--each- individual moro. easily.lliey din w-i' ■ ■ all thoir work setting round, in a circle m then : , tiny little .clisfa, and the most lntorestink T., ■'person'-''in -the--room l to -all ofv them, was -a : big-yellow dog, which had -.come.-wi th - its little li-'- . '-oaster, and : would' nofc- -rfir 'an .inclf-furthei -■ from him than it could help... In -fact, its fei'G; :s: irdovobon became ,'SO.-cmbarrdssingi-.thatat last f -it had to be shut up in a room, tho roluotaiit j,j|s.s;i.'voyage' thereto • 'being'vattonded. !.with ;grcat m-b.-s ;• torest.-; -Before .-its banishment j the ~- children f " t had, with great heartiness., sung it a little fcu 60ng- of woicome,. whioh relioved .thoir.feelings, fii '.-';. : delighted -them . greatly,- and 'did not. in - -tho • r least' disturb -. tho. deg.,.. However, -at last ho [f,- i.i'was ■ safely'. iway, ->aiid" tho ..children began vto f sing's little song. After that came prayers, [j • and, all the' tiny cluldien. Vjicoliiig -.at .their f v . wco -chairs., the Lord's Prayer .was said aloud, .and'then- they-, stood up to smgtho baby, hymn, (I.''..vvx , v.*'Jesas-.:LovC3 ■ Mo." - .They i. settled- themselves b.:.v:'i ;;vinitheir,chairs, once--niore,- aildji.to-thfc;'. strain b'-: 1 music, 'cachchlld: skipped round the -circle, ft brought up short in the; 'middle, and bowed t to the company before resuming its seat This L was very interesting to watch, for there was i the most- extraordinary > variety inj their yu. methods, 8 and ,their;.bows;vand,.-when any.'child i.S-' too..shy to skip arouM.tiy.-itself,, some ■. :--"-. . lo3rf°tifDTd child . would cross .-.the : circle, and :• • oiler itself as escort. .Ono vory.-dmall cirl, -who . wont -to - the rescue of -a- shy-'ltttle.jboy, was - - repulsed -rather .indignantly,; but,-generally the v v.- moral .snppprt wag wolcomcajfftnd- it.,was amus-Si?Mv-y mg?.to':seo tho - grandfatherly -air -with ■.which '' 1 tho escort,: or-chaperon, as-lio'.'migJit.'bocallcd v watched to see that the bow wtig made V ' The child who forgot to bow 'was marched ilfe'-i. sback ■■: to tho middle -of;- thescuele: vagain - - to remedy hia mistake. > tei'- '.-'i Thcre wero other little .circlo'gamesi and then fe W-ffi, * .the i-'pretßest-i; baby fi-S'ohgi-^ : when'. six or jVit, s. eight huge rag dolls' ;with cardj-: ?'beardv boxea ■ that '.were .isetinp:) to . look like t«".cradles. , The:ichildren.-boys.-and-.girls' alter- ,■ ■ nately,''stood an- line . nursing.; tho dolls, - and fs;-1-.'.;'-sang■ ai .pretty., song .about) their-'anodel- infailts, ;:'. -j ';; :vnnd.Mt- was pretty/ to:, watch - the - carefulness of hi: l ,•-.i-.i.the.'boys, and their.vattompta .toilook'.-soienbfic- - > ally i paternal. - It: is,' true. thaV-ona' small boy [' picKed his baby -up by its fnce, l but that iva« ■V only .-.a temporary lapse, and ono'felt-sure ithat, , .with',ia.real baby, he would be very,• .very.care;":v : -. -ful'not to do.it a .second time;. Tho play went on prettily till the babies were laid in the make-shift. cardboard :cradles,\and, when they ' , were supposed to bo eouudly asleep, the f.-.'-'i: -. mothers - and:-.fathers 1 :; sang: - themselves away, :,v „-walking, to .-their household., taskiv—walking with isao ' averwhclming; carefulness, eo - that ■: the infants .- should not-,be ; waked. i -It was. pretty;, and pro-:-,vpibably ::tho :mothers who- have watefnl little B-babiea -find-that sortiof: instruction exceedingly . .useful.- oTho:,child who .tiptoes about-for -fear .of-wakinc a:rag doll-ought not to'throw bricks about when,itho,-real .baby :has just -gono- to sleep. * \ f Girls' Club. fc: - \V: .. For . the " past- eight-. or- nino -years; -- a - girls' club-has-heeniestabllshed' iu'.Newtown -in cou- --• ... nedtion > with:, the. Women's l Christian: Temper--1.; f.uwi llnion, and-.it has: held -its ■ meetings in tho largo Club llooin in Constable Stieet which is: attached, to-, tho -ihouse- ot the- presuient -oi tho Newtown Girls' Association, lhis large room is open in tho evening, and fj.v:.:-':• 'is -dono -to make ,-it-homelike and--pleasant for k-iv 1>: ..the, girls by. Mrs. .lloiall, who interests, herself \ in tneir welfare, and visits them whin they psjfcf M8%i11.-.fV' In -ccoßnaotwr, with , the.'association KftM?:;'liffefent;;.classesynre^hcld/;:the'-sUbjects , :taught I?-..'..---- -.vnryiiig.vi\lth t '.tho,.;wishes-. and requirement oi f ' - the girls. Dressmatang, plain sowing, cooking Li:-'.T;-.A'',evenientary r.linglish..-and ? physical' culture les- . son? have been gjven, anu itie sewing class r particularly populai f , 'f! 10 annual meeting of the association \<a< I held at tho rooms in Constablo Street jester f day afternoon, when Mrs iioxall presided. Th" ivft ; i-the'yworki/liad ,• continued ? - steadily, though much uliccted. by. changes' in I--,. .. tno .distnot. Tho junior .class: commenced in r lebpuary 30 girls. Tho senior class be. is«--Ban»--in April, .a number of social eveninßß. f - which were well attondod. Tho IMesday night f class has a membership of 22, and, during the i year, 42 garments have been made. Tho comi rnitteo feel that the girls valuo their privileges, k;.'.;':.:'.: ond :.therca,s-iio.dpubti'that they have -benefited l r groatly by the opportunities provided. On f Monday night the club room £ lent to the L. j ~ ,fa;inshinO :GuUd, - -which: consists .-.of - between 30 f andJO prls resident in tho distnet, who work [ to provide Christmas gifts for the poor and sick. A number of girls belonging to the clul [ have connected themselves with tho churches h lho election of olncer3 resulted as follows - f PresiJent, Mrs Boxall, vice-presidents, Mes i-' '• v mc ui .TVngW-r.iwd.-JftmeSj. -.-.ireasnreiv 'Mrs p. Venabte, secretary Hiss Tit/gerald, treasurei I of bmlding fund, Hov W, Shirer f' . Snirors report'couccrmng tho buildmr r { un ,' , ?) vet l fhnk there -was JB6O m hand for the farther reduction of tho debt reI l lnaintng on the ly (ding. ' ' ] ° cal , » mil >i(> will bo elected at the fe.-;f.,;,j\next .cpmjnittee 'meeting.!; r - ~ ... :. • S ' Tea In Willis Street. t Mrs .Biyd, who is leaving to-day to visil JfJOTUE ln llawko s Bay, gave .a vory-pleasanl r littlo tea at her homo m Willis Street yester - <lay, .afternoon. : .. The - was de- .. corated with masses of flowers, gallardias,, swetc. peas,.andrwhite-and.pale yellow daisies- Mr» r Boyd received her guests m a pretty clot! ■%-frock;-■: trimmed with large buttons 1 and 1 heavj ti-A.'.x-.:JaCei...-Among- othersipresent-wero Sirs- Heatl 1,-::'-:. - Mrs. :.voniHaast, 'lira. -Mackonria, : Mrs- Blackf burn, and Mrs. Samuel