SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 948, 15 October 1910, Page 11

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

A Wellington Wedding. ■ : A pretty wedding was celebrated in •St.' Peter's •Church on Wednesday ; iftornoon when Miss Vio^a'Buck, eldest daughter of Mr. George Buck, of tho Defence Department, .was married to • v Mr." Andrew Young, also of the Defence • Department,-1 and -«youngest, son ■ of, Mr. ; . r .D. Young,, an old' and ; .respected resi-. - dent of the West Coast. -The ceremony . was performed-.by tho Rev. G. P. : Davys.- The .bride; whowas given away . by her father, wore a very pretty dress of .white taffetas silli and tho' usual . veil and orange.blossoms. Sho carried beautiful shower. bouquet of cream '■ \. roses ?,nd maiden-hair fern. l There were six- bridesmaids.-. . Miss .Lily Buck, sis- . .:. ter of thbibride, wore.a dress of white Japanese silk, and Miss Chapman .a . ' ; dress of cream I crystalline.Both wore v'-' large'black/hat's: trimmed- , with/.Wedgewood blue ribbon and flowers of the same sfcadp Mss ;Ethel;.Buck' and Miss Myrtle Chapman wore pretty cream dresses and largo'.; black hats trimmed with roses t and vieux rose rib- .'. boii.' Miss Edith Seager and Miss Vera •/ Staples wore -cream < Japanese silk ?:-V ..dresses :with pretty cream net hats trimmed with pink roses: and ribbon. • The last.four bridesmaids-are cousins •of tho bride. Mr..F. Bond carried out . tho duties of best .man, and Mr. W. : Carson acted as - groomsman.. ' The bridegroom's to the bride, was a. beautiful- feather boa. To; the chief bridesmaid (Miss Lily. Buck) he gave a" ' gold band ring set with rubies, and to . the five bridesmaids; gold . brooches., / : After; the . ceremony , if-. reception - was .v - held. in' - about 5 eighty 'guests being present; and the usual toasts.. were honoured. Mrs. ' ' . Buck, mother of the • bride,, -/wore a; "-. . prunellc "taffetas- silk' dress and floral v toque.vt6 v matchivaild. feather'boa. ■' ,(•• Mrs. W. Chapman. 'Mrs: ■F. Seager, and Mrs.' C. Staples (aunts' of the ; ibnde) ; .' wero among those'present.Later, on . in tho afternoon Mr. aiid Mrs.. Young left for -tho north. In the evening a very eiijoyable""da'nco' was .'• 'held,""tho , ' hall being prettily decorated for the occasion.' The music was siipplied by- i Mr. E. King.

The Victoria League., , v - A meeting of tho Executive .Committee of• the Victoria League was held . at 'Miss" Coates's.' 'r'csitifcncey.' Hobsorii rStreet, on Thursday?.' Lady. Ward .oc-. V./ : cupied tho chair,' and there were pre-' ..- ,'sent. MissV.Coates, ..Mrs.;.Corliss,Mrs.■ J. P.^Luke,. and Mrs.-Chatheld- The--1 work for next, year was practically- areh? iV terkiiimeirtsf £ for.® .: : league,'one\to take'.place in March arid v,.; the other, in ' October, the.- litter to take tlie fom of .a garden - party, • lor which . Lady Ward ; has kindly offered ; the ' use of . tho'grounds of \Awarua-House. Mrs: Corliss's •'plan.; for, :forniing:;.'an,; , ." : Our "^branch.;of.rthe league -was cussed,, and the .' committee -,hopo ' to make a good start with it early next year. , Sir Joseph Ward and Mr. ' Coates _ have offered 'prizes .for. essay viv'competitiohs':f;fbr;::,; sbhool j. children..:' A-j letter was received: from. Miss Talbot, • . the. London. secretary, in reference to : , :the conference^'convened by 'the-Vic- • toria League-,m . London,•' at; the samo . time as. the Imperial .Conference, probablyearly in .June, 1911.-. Delegates will be invited-'from ali: over:-.tlie .-Em-■-pire, and tho :p"urpose' of ■ tbe confer- • . enco is.-to consider , the position; of the -: work: in . which : the. 'different -societies .. are: engaged.: The principal subjects for.-consideration are:—. 1. Cooperation with educational auv - tho'ritiejs; in each : country .' and tho im--portance 1 of bringing accurate • informalie-'- - fore the,rising generation. 2. Co-operation with working men's and ■ women's unions. Go-operative "-- 'guilds andother ; industrial centres in :. each ?. country v. with -.a, view. to exchang- : ing information and spreading know- '- .ledge.of.the Empire as a whole;.within the several parts. ?; ,' , y.- v3yHow best to securo inter-Imperial ;; hospitality for men; arid' women of all: :■ -:V -'classes.':*.:::. ; v ; v-;.v-, .'. ; ,■ Lady : Ward consented to' be- the : . ;Welhngtori : delegate. at the conference/ and to read, a paper. . ■-- ~

• The annual: meeting., of ; - /the J - Ferry Side .Croquet Club is to take place-this afternoon at Day's Bay House;', when .general' businessmatters .will be discussed. ■ The formal opening of the club for the season will. take . place some ,-time.;; very shortly: and;, judging; from; the interest already, displayed; by : members, : 7a very successful season is Bnticipatod.