SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 753, 28 February 1910, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

TheiVictdria League;: '.(■:". I ..',;.■'•■ (■- This Executive Committee .of.. the League: is. holding; a :reception.-:in, .tho:Concert Chamber of ; the Town .Halfat four'o'ciock,(in honour of : Miss.Talbot; the: gehsral .'secretary, of the joaguot'iiiLomldn, who.is : at,present visiting Wellington; and•';to this. all • members .of:;the'.league;.have been. invited.., /Tomorrow'evening- at. eight o'clock '(a public ■meeting (will ;-'be-' : '-> .hcld'in the: Sydney Street Schoolroom atß,'piin.-'' His(Excellency the Governor will preside.and Miss Talbot ';. will ;:give.: T.h address. (■' Other speakers will: include, his -f"Worship the Mayor,'Hon; Dr.'Findiai-, and-Mr: Herd-, man,: M:P.' <'■:•■■'■■■.-.■'■;■.:■: .'-,-- ;•'•■'■,>.. ■:■: ,(.,:., : ■• .

A"; ;,.:';•.; f.'.: '■'-.-; :'■..'■.-, ■;:OhTSatur'day''afternoon '.Mrs. :' igave a farewell tea at.her'.homc at Maranuvfor; Mrs. -E:; W;'Gibbs,'-'of Brougham Street, who -leaves, shortly ;for Timaru.; The -.'invitations'.: had' been issued . for/a ; garden:,party, ; :but:,the weather made: it .nEcessary,,to,;.re'c<!ive the'.guests...indoors, .whore...a', most.:eiijoyab!e'afterndonv..was (speut.\,Mrs,.;.Gibbs. is ,amember 'of, most -of-the '.women's.;societies' 'connected 'with '.the ; Kent .(.Terrace:; Presbyterian'; Church, and -.the othcrV.mem'liers' of these..societies ■.were. \) largely,*-.•'represented.?:amongf tho guests:::.'/During.'.therafterhoon,' Mrs. Sut-. cliffo ( recited ''and; Miss Martin sang. : Tho' 'gathering- was; mado;':the.'occasion .of a presentation' to- (Mrs: i Gibbs..of. -a- hand/soiiie.;. pal; ,-silver-mounted ' tray, • with, a. ;suitablo "inscription', .from (the .ladies of ;the: church,'; a mark , of the esteem ' hi; ■' which ::,they:.vhold. i:her::;, Mrs'.v Winder . made,,-' the ; on'-.' her:..behalf. ;Mrs: : .;;WindE i r,. i receivb'd :in! a ; .satin ;frbck.:.witlv'vybkpi.,ahd; sleeves'rf. white: ,lacc; Miss Winder was "in wliite.'and Mrs. Gibbs -in: black'/'aad'.white,.!with'.'toquei to' match...Among the"many.'other guests present :were:-rMiss Eva ;Gibbs;Mrs.Don;'«M: M'Lsah, -Miss' Elliott, y-Mrs/'-'Hannay,-Mrs:. M'Gir'r.'.Miss.Dunlop.-Mrs.vJ. ,*..■ •Luke and .Miss','Lnke.vMiss Helyor, Mrs. :Gill;:Mrs.':Sutcliffo,'-Mrs.: M'Gregor.Mrs;, Cb'wles, Miss Allauy;Miss Martin, and. the. ■Misses .Sutherland..:' ■ •"-.■ •'.'.■''■?.■'».'■■-'■'.-.' ■;::.'..: i'

.TheVGirls?: C6ilo.j : ;r:'[Xy y/r \,': : v;'( : .V/ellirigton-.Girls'-College is- con-, gratulating.itself - p'u-.the (success wdn'by old girls:at the ■. university, examinations: ■'Miss rElsie, Johnston .took- her 'degree with :first : cla"s's. honours ,:in( English'aud, French, :.and (Miss.:. Ethel:'; Law-,'first-class'honours (in'-Latiri'aiid•''•French,' while -Miss: Bertha (lteeve distinguished herself'.'beyond other (candidates,in'.the- Dominion: by winning; .the;;senibr...'..universitj'- ischolarshipv:'for ;uiethematics,- A which.;;is.-:Tather' unusual |i'or .. ; a ..womanvtd.(excel in. ■ .•■•■.; (-■:-..-:::

'£: Mrs.'.Parton,. wife of( Mr., ; A.: J. ; Parton, :of..the;nxm.:ol';.Beaie;. Eai-.ton, ,Ltd./ Mas-;terfcoh,-:(died(yesterday: at'(.the:-,.hom'e'-'of ; her; parents, > : Mr:; and ;Mrs.'.:Forbes,:.after. an 'illriess..;that: .ha'd-lastod' some weeks. (MrsV Partbi(.was : the' first.lady.': officer ; : pf ,the.. ; (Masterton : Ambulahc'e Brigade, 1 and she>took(fmuch''interest in it's w'ork.'sb" that her .'loss will :be .greatly' felt'.'by the •momTjers.::.':The'-'funeral'-(will'"'takd place on: luesday at Kafdri. o .' -,: '■'•,' -■:-: ;'■'■•'• -'. :..