SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 719, 19 January 1910, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

■The Anglican .Chiron 'Synod.: '■■'.':; >!'y :.'All .tke.bishops attending-'tho 'General iSynod,''Jwhich opens- in 'Wellington .to-, morrow, • antl c many of tho clergy, will-be accompanied:,by .their! wives,.; and. occasion '.'.will;, bp,taken to.have several.social 1 gatherings.,- /rHcre' will rbe two garden parties, and .an' "At 'Home'-;, iix conneotion iwith the. Synod,', and. there will be a. good, .deal of, private: entertaining be: tween: the sessions.'!;'lt is only once ''-in.-' every three years that, tho General Synod, meet's,'■ and, Wellington's-turn.yto- enter-: tain'the delegates' cpincs infrequently,;:so ■ it.', is -'expected that' ..Wellington-f'people' 'will.'take.fall, advantage of this opportunity of mectihg'thPir. friends. During, the Synod jit'.is.-probable that there. will be some more'or less informal conferences among ;chnrchwo7uen' concerning branches of-church work in .which they .are. especially.'interested,: and! if .possible .arrangements .'will, be .made.'for. them'. to have a., day,, when an address may be delivered :b'y : one of the 'forerunners of the; :General Mission.; y.y•;,-'.

.A. Distinguished Visitor..' 'V.';:-, '!'' Lady- Sarah '.Wilson;' who- is at present" visiting-;New';Zealandj/is a .well-known English journalist, yShe', acted as war correspondent 'for forie/pf the .'larger LonT. ; doiC'daily, papers .during .the' Boor., war, 'and.on. December': 4, 1899, she,.was taken prisonor'by.'the /Boers outside'Mafeking;' and 'later was 'exchanged for' one of the •Boer-'prisoners.y Lady Sarah is'a daugh- .. ter" of the /seventh Duke of: 'Marlborough, and -is,.. therefore, 'aunt,' of. ;Mr. Winston ;''An;'Auslraliari'..; paper i.-says' that>Lady. Sarah 'and' her husbandi Lieut.-' Colonel yW'ilson,.; havo- :been-..',visiting. ;Efaldonne, ,';one- of I tho Wilson homesteads, near' Ballarat.''.-; They.' are. now, in 'company!, with Captain Wilson, .-!Mr. 'Guy Fe'nwick,' General:'and :Mrs. Grove, and Mr. -;.Malcolm,\,visiting- Lake ', Taupo, where they.intend .-to camp; and : - fish: for ; two-or.; three ".weeks. .•: Lady' Sarah. .Wilson has; visited New, Zealand before; .and :is looking forward to* a pleasant time..

' ;: ;Miss Dunn,' !from■'England, ■' : who.': has been; visiting-, 'her. brother, :in';-Canterbury ■ is,the!'gucst of Bishop-and Mrs;:-Wallis.- ,'

.The-Hon.-E. Richardson--with Mrs.';and Miss-Richardson leave*to-day for:a.' visit ■to- Dunedin; ; .where; they ; will spend. Bome weeks.::; .-'■; : -:;;y: : ;' , ;. ! ;y ;';-'!:"'■ : !'/, '

'-;-Professor and Mrs.: Richmond!;and;, the 'party";'who have;been camping with-theth at; the. Sounds .returned to Wellington' last 'weekly yf'':- ■:';::-'.- ; :-!'.; V, ■-~'-'■■':::-, :

'^Mrs.,>Butt:/andi , Mrs.' i -Napier M'Lean,withv the V others" of ,| tho ■ lory • Channel camping? party, 'who returned'■ to .Welling-. ton; on.Saturday; ;had; a .pleasant little tea ; at. Kirkcaldie's;' yesterday. ;•. ■'■■'•: .'.'Mr.,'Mfa, and Miss Kemper "have, gone; tb\Seatbuh.. for a stayjofi'six, weeks. Miss Bristow..; accompanies .them.,.; : ,-.v;. '■'_-..'■, ■■:.■ . : , .'' ; Mre.. .Henderson !of:. Auckland, .passed 'Wellington yesterday. . on her way home from Christchurch,. Sho is to ;stay;for; a few: days; with l Mrs.-Gordon- at •Napier.';"' ■;,.-;./.';■.;..•":■'■ ".;'; '.':'•;'[, '•': ■' ■ '•. '■■'■ ; ;; ! and,' Miss -Eileen .M'Owan,'/of. Suva, ;Fiji', arrived froin. ; Auckland.;-by.; : ;; the; ;.Main' ■Trunk 'express,'yesterday; .<[ and are'.the guests." of, Mrs.; li. •• M...'Simpson,-' Welling- 1 ton^Terrace;;".:.;;; 7 • i. '1 .•'';■.■'■ ,;'■"' ■-':."■'■,'. ";'Mr^'aM v MrsrE^T.''.TayloT l : -&f-Elbmiie,-have booked to ■leave ?; .WellmgtonT T 6'ii a" trip.to England' on- If archl. ' y- I }/'. "'.-vo ''- ."rMiss.A'.'l;. Hayes, vof ".the .staff of; thei Newtown .District.ffighviSchool,- returned; to-. Wellington .by, the r Mararoa yesterday _fronv;a.;holidayvtrip'!tb;th^^ ;"•'Miss,'■!).;;Webb, ; ofliOrmondville;'leaves', •for :Sydney> on' '-'Friday by the Ulimaroa", en; ioute'ior -South ■'Africa, v..; ":''. •;.';••,'V,K/Mr. .Horace ; Eeid have, taken a' house'-at tho'Hutt'forrh'erly occupied byMrs.;-'. Gilruth.7 ; ;Mrs..;;Horacs.: Beid"was iMiss Martin;..'::' [■■-'-:;-'\'~".-V-[ ■:":'■'; .•■ ;. Mrs.; (Dr.) 1 Perry,-who has-been the'guest of;the■;EoV.-.J.:'D.'--nnd;MrsJ Russell, ;of ; :Pe'ton,c, ■left-'by'-'the: Main Trunk 'train; her husband,, who has 'a! practice.'in'tho..north; I '.'; Great :fegret •is sfelt; throughout .■ thb;Potono' ,disr.. : trictatjthcir.departure".!...'■'.'.,:?J..;;'.'.:'i : -.. '.• '*,;Miss\ Moncrieff; ofV Salamanca. Eo'ad; 'is .'at. present; ;paying;.a;-visit; to ..friends in! ;th.e',Wairarapa.' :-■; i'- : Vy.N;.;;\ \v;V;,:;.\;- '<. ■i;. Miss iKthel, Law, "B.A'.,'daughter ; of;Mr. GeorgoXaw.'of. Northland, •lias'beeri appointed, assistant.in;'the Southland ; Gir& College,'.Vand leaves '■■ for;;lnvercargill; ,■■ on Friday" next. Miss Law' has. just ■'.', completed ; a; 1 very .-successful >-courso at-the , Wellington; Traiuing "College '■/■ and'-; the -university.':•'• ;i^:-;;?;•;;;;;-. ;!'<■••..',:.-■ v.;-.-''"''..-''-.' ■ Miss. A; Mdcandrew," of 'Wellington,, left ilasfc; week'i'for";- Auckland,V where', she' will spend : some ■; little; timo ..visiting', relative's. ■'an(i;frionds.-,','; : -;'c;>;;';;';'a ■■;'.;'.;^:;(;/- : ,i; ;>;Mrs;'. V.'"-Powell- has-deceived "notifica-; i v tion:from Major;Cosgrove;of;h6r'-apjioint-meht .to; the position .of. Scout. Mistress; in ■ charge of. the .'Blenheiin-.'.'ybrancb.' bf> the New;-. Zealand I.Girl . ■--"'. '■'■• '•J-'.The 'Bishop ;bf. ChrietehunuV'and SMrs. •Julius'a'rp' to'"be;"the;.gu'ests; ; df. Bishop :ahd'Mrs.,vWallis;;',;;7; i ; : ;'; K£'-' : •■'■'• '■ ■ '■"

.•■■: -Lady ; Stout', is .notpreturhing,' td'{ New' Zealand •'with'; Sit Robert; .but intends' to' remain: for a. year inv"England.' : ' 'Her .daughter; is .to: go ; to f scKbol> at. Roedeani' j.near Brighton,': the 'schoor.selected 'being the, ono-which :Dr.', Gbapple's/daughters' attend.-.;.This:,-week's-'.mail brings,.word'' that, Lady; Stout - , wasV about '■; to;,visit Switzerland- in:company 'with Mrs'.'and' .Miss Ostler. " : ;/''/.v"'.'-' : .':,'"';■:'.-■'v :; "■'■■'; ,' Much 'regret/^illVbp'{felt' in .the district' .'(says-o -Wairarapa: papcr),'.at' the news of thov'.deathv.of'Mrs.' MaclJbnnel,.'wifo ■-of.' late'/ starter: for the.-Mastdrton' Racing/Clubland''also, a' 'well-known, stock .'agent■■ here; Mrs.: Mac..Donhel,,who ; w - as:.well-know;n'/and generlally ...esteemed in. Hastertoii/'by i; 'a large"' circle. of.' friends,: had been; ailing, for." •a{considerable time, and siuco the family's removal, to Mangamahuj, in the" Wanga- . riui". district, -. had - been .'under ,-<i constant /medical, attention;;'./;; {'v-'; '■ -v ■■■■'■:'/.■.• :i ;'.' '■■■-:'i'-lady. who visited Lyali Bay, yesterday' has' reason:to {regret the fact that the -.'workmen {who/painte'd {the/seats' dnt the, beach, a rich.-.-green,did/hot put{ a'"wetpaint'' -sign./nn them,-; but; left; them /'in-nocent-looking ; and, 'dangerous, .as;the-lib-eral .painting of :a;.fresh white.coat .soon; , /''V-- '-■•':■ ■'■';■.:'■;':

■' Mrs.; i?rcderic'-:Harnsbn's statement; inthe- latest,' number, .of • the "Nineteenth Century'' as'to'tho apathy'shown; by. English' women in municipal' elections 'is hardly supported by figures recently piib-, lished. 1 At. a luncheon 'given 1 recently lin, London in honour of. the newly-elected ivomeu. members'of the; London Borough' niid City Council/-, reference was maclo to the keen interest shown in municipal af,-, fairs/by the{-women of tho country;-At; a.by-election held a/short ;timo beforo in Liverpool,/it-.;was. reported .that ~74"per, cent., of -.' the. - women electors .voted;. but only. 43 'per "ceut. ;of„,tho men. . Similar figures were ;q\ioted, in; other elections,, improving -that, whatever, the main body of. Englishwomen; may think ; about /their Parliamentary vote,; they certainly appreI ciato their., power 'to in municipal ,matters.V,:.':/{;:;.;...';.. :• '■'-.'" ;'•■!■'