SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 777, 29 March 1910, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wellington Weddings. , •At St. Mark's Church .-yesterday. Miss Mabel" S. Furuess, of this city, was married to Air. Jas. S- Connell, the Rev. A. M. Johnson officiating. -( Mr. Geo:'Parker, of-Adelaide Road, Wellington, was married yesterday afternoon at St. Mark's Church to Miss Ethel Holman. The wedding was conducted by the Rev. A. M. Johnson. At Trinity Methodist. Church, (Newtown, .yesterday afternoon. Mr. G. E. Littlewood, of Te Kuiti, was married to Miss Claribel Spring, of Wellington, the Rev.- W.- J. Williams-officiat-ing. The bride, who wore a white silk frock,; with-bridal .wreath- and veil,. was attended, by Miss Shearer, as briaesmaid,!and by two small children, a little girl and a page." Mr.' Spriiig, brother of the bride, was best maa. After tho .wedding a reception..was held at the home of Mr. Allen, in Colombo Street. Wedding at Petono. A very pretty wedding was celebrated, at the Church of the Sacred Heart,-Pet-one, yesterday, when Mr;A. Lile, youngest soli of Mr. and Mrs. A. Lile, .of Inglewood, was married to Miss Ida Fleet, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Fleet, of Petone. I The .bride) whose charming princess 'frock."was of cream silk, with silver trimmings" was given .away by ;her brother,. Mr. N.. Fleet. _ She was^ attended by. her. cousin, Miss Pearl Turner, whose pretty dress was of pale blue cashmere, trimmed with gold, and hat to match. Both bride and bridesmaid carried shower bouquets. Mr. -D., G-.'Fraser was best man, and' Mr. L. Fleet-groomsman. ' . A Clrls' Convention. . . : The-Presbyterian ; Young Women's Biblo classes - concludedtheir . convention yesterday morning, when a.good deal* of business, was done. The,onx-: cers for last year were re-elected, and. it was agreed that the executive council should remain in - Wellington for another year, also-that in future tho. convention - should bo held at the same place and time as tho Summer School. It was agreed that a nurse in. tie Canton Mission Hospital ■ should be maintained :by the union, the necessary money to be ; kept for a- year, when tho "riiirse will be appointed. The convention carried ' votes' of tlianks_ to ' the friehds who extended hospitality to tho; delegates, to the press, to the cornmit.tee of St. John's for the use of the, church buildings, to Dr. Gibb,- and the Rev. J. K. Elliott, to Miss Hay', who had compiled ; statistics, 'and-to Miss Rash-and Mr. Maughan- Bariiett for the, help they gave:. . Madame Calve's Tour. ' : Madame Emma, Calvo is to lead ;...a' strenuous life during her''forthcoming toar of iho Commonwealth. She is to. make her first appearance "in Melbourno oh April 16, but Already- shq is. booked for numerous scicial engagements in that city. . She is to;,bo •'the principal ! guest at a'.reception, given in her honour by the Melbourne Women's 'Choir, and is to attend the ceremony of opening a new building on I 'behalf of the local Conserva'torium.; of ' Music;. • Also} .the French residents' of Melbourne are energetically working "to give .their famous countrywoman' a'fitting welcome. 1 • Several of the moro prominent are making all kinds of •layish''' i iirran'gements for ; her- entertammerit^wHil^trthc'Melbourne Alliance Frahcaise has invited'her to its brilliant opening reception for the season. Lady Gibson' Carmiehael; wife of the ; State Governor, of Victoria," is to preside at'this function,, and many distinguished .people 7in the metropolis have .also signified their intention of being present. . ' .

'■■.'Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bluridell, from Carterton; havo been the guests of Mr. and Mrs..John '.B'lundell. '~:, . ■ Mrs. West, the two Misses' West, ■Mrs. .-Kennedy, -Mr. 'Hales,' and Mr.Taylor are'among' those "Who are going up to the Wairarapa ; to-day to be present at the wedding of Miss 'Eila Vallance. . , Miss, Olive. Hutchinson, from Oamaf.u, goes ;up to. Masterton to-' day,,and will-be,one of,the bridesmaids at'the'iweddihg'].of. Miss VallancC, her coUsin., ■"'■ "'. . .'..,',, .■ • ■'.- Visitors at Mahara House during the .Easter holidays : included. Captain and Mrs. Grey, Mrs. and Miss Morrison, 'Mr. T. S.'Morrison, Mr. and Mrs. Bristow and the Misses Bristow .'(3),-Miss I. Bentley/ Miss N. Brailsford, Miss R. Ahern, Captain Syinon, Mr.- and Mrs. Lindsay Buick,, and Mr. T. Grey.