SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 939, 5 October 1910, Page 11

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

A Wellington Wedding. .;.'■■ ..A.pretty wedding took place on Wednesday, September 28, in St. Peter's 1 when Miss Ellen Ann (Queenie) flack was -married, to Mr. Kenneth Brooking George. . The bride,, who was given/away, by Mr. ;Lewis',' wore-an. empire dress of white .silk.trimmed .with; lace and pearls, and carried a bouquet of white azaleas. She was attended by two bridesmaidsMiss Ethel' Quinlan, who wore- a pale blue, chiffon taffetas dress, and pale blue tulle -hat trimmed with -blue and. pink roses,"and Miss;Ethel;Flack, who. wore y a,'.' dress '"■ of: white . Swiss muslin/, j aid pretty white hat'. Mr. .Wood acted' 'as'best-man, arid Mr. J.' Flack' ■'.as groomsman. The'bridegroom's gift' tothe bride-was a. gold grannie chain and cameo.;brooch, -and.' to. the: bridesmaids; a gold;'bangle:each. 'After 'the ceremony, a.recoption was -held.at Mr.,.Scott's.; •Mrs. Flack wore, a .dress of navy blue chiffon .taffetas, .-.with'a. pretty b'rbwri, hat .trimmed with.flowers. ' Mrs. Quin-, lan wore, a dress of black,ninori . over' 1 black: silk. !.;Among those present were:-. Mrs.'"Mack,; Mrs. Burnett,' Mrs. andMiss Johnson, '-Miss Mrs., Powell and Miss Powell, Mrs. Robin-; son,' Mrs.'Wilson,: Mrs. Wiggaris, and' Mts. Martin'., • .. , - :l -.'\';.:

Social and Political League. :• .The usual;monthly meeting- of theWomen's , Social., and. : . Political League was i held Kin.- their..rooms,..in Manners,i Street last. evening. : was.a good?i attendance of members,: and tho usual' routine : business .;was; transacted. new'nie.mbprs, wererelected. : It was de-.'i cided' by-the: members'; of/the 'league'l !that instead.of.entertaining Lady: Ward: (president).'; at 'the usual > social,, they) should give 'a .dinner in,: her, honour, in-:-stead. A great amount • of: interest is.being taken'in:.this.departure■■'from, thi accusfomed, lines of and the dinner will, be attended 'only by. Wdies.'-Magazines-contributed.by members 'are' to ■: be distributed ;to - the. various charife: able:institutions.:i;v; ;.;' y.; : -: %.; •;|

ArirAfternoon Tea^v-. ; : A^,most;.enjoyable''afternoon tea was' given.,by,Mrs. -W.:F'. Massej; (the wife: of the.' Leader.;of, ; the Opposition), at.theresidence' of "Mrs. ,Maicolhi ,'Ro'ssj "'.m 'Hill' Street,' yesterday',afterhpon,'.'when' a .great : many of.--the . wives., of— the ,'of. the.', , sentr'" The ' drawing-rbom7*" m~' which Mrs. Massey received her guests, was' bright 'with .flowers,;and,in;the diningjpom,: wherd, .;tea_ aii.lcoffeo.:; vjvere served,.. quantities ■': of." spring,,'; flowers : were'everywhere; to be. seen.. Music conversatioh helped to pass ai very ipleasant'- time. ~M rs.;'Massey wore a handsome' 'dress ' of. brown silk/ becomingly., inade.,. Among ;•'. those present were: Mrs., Herries,; wearing; a'.blue coat .and ■'■'. skirt, .'and. blue and white hat; ;Mrs. .Herdmahjia 7 navy, blue coat and. skirt,, and blue ;and white . hat; Mrs. Duncanj :an.' amethyst ./costiumo, 'and; hat,to '.match.;., Mrs.-. F.': M: ;■ B. Fisher,. ah. oysfer-coloured•'•■; coat'■.; and skirt, ..and:large- green hat; Mrs. New-, mahj ; a' dark; coat and skirt, and navy blue ."hat; Mrs.; Ton, Haast, '.Mrs. ,'John: Duthie,; Hine, Mrs; and Miss .McLean;- Mrs.-Chatfield; Mrs. "and Miss Buickj Mrs. Wright, Miss Rutherford, Mrs., Tuckey, : Miss, BoTlard, Mrs. ,Fraserj Miss Hine, '.and • Miss Harding.

Eastbourne dramatic Society's Social: The Day's jßay pavilion was,-'on : last Saturday ...evening,.- the scene of an- enjoyable, gathering, /upon, • the' 'occasion 'of the first ''social" given ' by v'the Eastbourne:', Dramatic .. Society.'- 'The .hall/iwas- decorated.: with red and white ! muslin, lilies, and tree-ferns; and, with the : aid .of 'the jsociety's scenery and ■effeets,;,the-stage '..was turned, into ,/a> very' pretty and.'; comfortable' drawingroom. . A: portion of the hall was partitioned off to form a .supper-room, and the'' supper tables' ;wero tastefully ,--d&corated .with- .spring .flowers, .and, ribbons, the colour-scheme again being fed: and white (the society's colours). .-■|Che..;; : .arrangements!,'/.-'iand'iy ; .dwprati6n's!' were, carried out by the society's committee,'special'praise being due to the ladies—Misses Simpson:.(3) Phelps, and Fleming-^ahd, to ■'. the., secretary," Mr| ;E. Cl-Bourne.'; • Thei : ,''s'ofcial"> opened with a ■ progressive: euchre : tiiurnament,, some :'M',iaWes''pomp^ting,'.: , .the)'.'':'nrst''.vprize : being ■ ■ woij.- by the : ,' Mayoress -of Bast•bourne, ;Mrs..v,H. W.'''Shortt, .and 'the J,"bboby".;,prize-.'by.Miss M, Carte. The gentlemen's prizes i'were won by Messrs.Coira.;and .P.,. Wright.;.: Mr. C.. : P. Skeirett, ,K.C.,;. : president of. the 'society, presented tho prizes, and. ; 'in' a-, speech ■:■' -. congratulated the winners, arid sympathised'with' the losers. A.. short ■/ musical, programme —songs by Miss M'Keowen jand.sMr. E.;;B.'Shortti',.and'a;;duet' by . Messrs. -Milsom'."■ and .Ooira--:was. .followed,; by. supper. .The 'evening concluded with a jprogramme of ■ eight .'■ daiioes, .to : . the music by Miss..Aileon' Simpson. ...

Obituary. By tie death, at the advanced ago of 91 years, on September 26, of Mrs. Moylo, another link with the early history of Taranaki is severed, says an exchange. The deceased' lady, who landed at New .■'•Plymouth, from the barque Essex, on January■.■■ 23,' 1843, was tho. last survivor, of; tho married people, or heads of families,' who left the West of England under the direction of the Plymouth Company to coloniso this part- of New Zealand. Tho Essex, a. barque of .392 tons, Captain Oakley, cleared Plymouth Sound on tho evening of September 3, 1842, and calling at Wellington for orders,-came on to Now Plymouth,, arriving' here on January 23, 1843. A:number of wellknown: Taranaki families came out. by the Essex,' among them, being : tho .'Rodgers,;. ■ Scandlyns, ;Battens,, Olds, Knuckeys, Howes, and; Harveys. The late' Mr.'and Mrs. Moyle wore amongst the earliest of those to tako up- land in the Omata. district, occupying a section on the Hurford Road, and here the wandering surveyor and others' were always, sure of a hearty welcome and plentiful meal of. the best tho bush could' provide. ■ But this- was: the way of the good old West Country settlers, genialvand hospitable to the core. Since the. death of her husband Mrs. Moyle had lived in New Plymouth with her children, passing away at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Chas. Edgecombe, Vogeltown. Girls' Peace Scouts.

Last Saturday a parade of the Girls' Peace Scouts was held at Day's Bay, 'and was well, attended :by ,a neatlyuniformed muster of girls. -Next Sat-, urday Lady Ward gives a .'garden party for; them;at'.Awarua House, the occasion being the official recognition of the Girl Scouts as a company. Every girl is expected to be in uniform'that afternoon, at least those who ,are provided with them, and the start-off takes place in Museum Street. On Labour Day a picnic to' Happy Valley .is being ar» ranged, for,., and given fine weather • a very pleasant time should.be in store, for,the girls... So. far : the/number of; girl scouts number-over one hundred, patrols have been formed in every suburb, and a considerable amount of interest,, is /being taken-in the'movement. Mrs. O'Sulli van, Miss - Gobper, and Miss Dp vis rhave. become . scout-mistresses, and .'/..Mis'S; GondalL. assistant ; scoutmistress, to Miss Skelley., •'• i'■■

; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred M'Kollar, -from Ohristchurch,' are visitors to New. Plymouth.'.. . ••'■,;■■:■ '■:,'

.Mr. and Mrs. C.'rPharazyn and a party arrived in Napier on Sunday after motoring- through from Wangariui. ■,

:Miss Lambert is. visiting Wangamii, and is staying with her sister, Mrs. MOSOOI." ~.;.'•' .'.,'■.'' ' ' •■:.',

■ Miss. Wardell is spending a few days ihrFeilding. ; ■• '•.■ .".•": .-.'

: The'engagemen't is"anhbuhced' of Miss Lottie Mayhew, youngest daughter of Mr. R. Mayhew, Waituna West, to Mr.-T. C; Charman, of Brooklyn.