SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1078, 17 March 1911, Page 9

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Weddinp at Palmerston. A pretty wedding was celebrated at t the liantist Ghurcn, Palmerston Jjorth, j on Wccmcjday, when Air. Vincent Robert- . Astbury, the" youngest son ot the late Mr. James Asibury; Army schoolmaster, and at ono time of ttio Ist King's Dragoon ; Guards, Edinburgh, Scotland, and Mrs. t Astbury, Palmerston North, was married to Miss Catherine Susan Litis, youngest (laughter of the late Mr. Ihomas : Ellis, of Palmerston North. The Rev. I Frank Mac Donald performed the cere- . mor.y. Tho bride, wlio was given away . by her brother, Mr. W. H. Ellis, wore a dress of cream radianta, trimmed with ! •iilk braid and net, and the usual, veil and orange blossoms. The bridesmaids were Miss Amy Ellis, niece of tho bride, | wearing a vicux rose costume, braided with Mack, and a hat to match, and the Misses Sarah and Annie Collins,, nieces of the bridegroom, in cream frocks, with vieux rose sashes. Master Ralph Richardson, neohew of the bride, attended her as nage, and wore a .wine-coloured velvet •suit, with Maltese lace collar and cuffs, and o cream sash. Mr. Leslie MacGregor was tho best man, and Mr. Douglas Collins groomsman. A meeting was afterwards held, a number of friends anc relatives attending The bride's travelling costume was of brown tweed, with a brown felt hat to match. Arts Club "At Home." A most enjovable musical evening was held at the Arts Club last evening, at which the guests of honour were Mr. Kitlick, the retiring secretary, and Mr- Haekwortlv. The rooms had been most prettily decorated with flowers, and in tho studio upstairs, where supper was served, the tablo had been very effectively arranged in red and white, with palms and tall grasses adding a- relieving touch of colour. An interesting feature of this room were the newly-arrived pictures which had-been sent in for the exhibition which ■is-to be held at the club, and which were of course the subject of much attention. Mrs. M'Villy and Mrs. Montague were the hostesses of the evening, and had made arrangements for an extremely pleasant, programme. Those contributing to it were Mr. J. Cnrr, ?oii2S; Miss Johnstone, recitation; Mr. Pnrkes. song; Mr. Strickland, violin .solo.; .Miss Van Stav•wen, son»; Mr. J. Clark, recitation; Mrs. F. Johnstone, Velio solo; Mr. Porter, a sketch;..-Mrs. Sutcliffe, recitation; Miss Miles, a monologue: Mr. Northcote. ■ song. During the evpn'iit the president nf the club, Mr.''Bay-ward, in an impropriate little speech. prr?.ent.«d Mr. Hnckworth with a sot of entree dishes nud Mr. Killick with an <"k and' cut-glass lioueur stand. , Mr. Ha-kworth expressed the thanks.nf Mr. KilMck p.p.d himself for/nil that had been said and tl"ne. and spoVe nf the pleasure he experienced in workill' for,the club. . Mrs.. M'Vi'ly wore a dress nf blue =ilk with a-gold serniioned overdress edged with heavy fringe: Mrs. Montague was in black brocade with r> poin*" la™ berthe: 'Mrs. Ravward, px'o.Wne silk; Mrs. lane (Perth), black silk trimmed with rioint 'lice ard an overdrew of blnnk j"non. Somo of tho=" present were: Miss HoMcworth. Miss Van Sh.veren. Mrs. T.inlin. Vr* R J M'l'ito. "Ui?s 0. Mr=. Melons (rju"»dinl. M'=s E. TTolm's. Mrs. C 'Wil'nn. Mrs. Cnrrionn.-M'S. GraVnm Gnw. M<>s M'-vrMl, .Miss Paw. . Mrs. Ounree. Miss Winder. Mrs. Penb"w. M : «s t!l,i r fr.l!ff». Afjfs M"s >r a rt»"'. Mrs. J: Olark; "nd Wf< Miss A'/<l. -on, Messrs. Gore. I.n=iie. Still. Clark, TCe==. 'Tumour. M" n der. M<"ittromery, Heginbotltam, Welch, and others. Miss Whitaker Farcwelled. A Inrselj'-attpndcrl representative meet--ing of the Girls' Friendly Society was ..held in the.. lodge in .Yi,y.vm..StvfckJa«t •Evening, for the purpose, of-biddins;-fare-well .to Jliss Whitaker,'organising, secre.tarv, who has' completed her engagement with the Wellington Diocese, and is learing, shortly for: England. The gathering included representatives from the different branches of the society in the diocese, and very .aripreoiatiye ..speeches were made during the evening concemine; the work done by Miss Whitaker during her stay in the Dominion.-. Miss Contes, in a cordial little speech, --presented Miss Whitaker. on behalf of-the members of the society, with a purse of sovereigns,, and expressed the deep regret that thev felt in losing her 'valuable services. Miss Whitaker thanked all present for tho very kind things that had been said that evening, and also for the presentation which members had just made her, and then gave an interesting and comprehensive address upon "Responsibility." Tho Rev. Mr. Hobday also snoke. Musical items were sung by the Wellington Girls' Friendly Society choir, under the direction of Madame Mueller. Mrs. Lewis presiding at the piano. A very pleasant evening was terminated by supper. A letter of apology was 'read from Mrs. Wnllis, expressing regret that she was unable to be present. , A Lucky Number. Our Wacganui correspondent writes to say that in order to stimulate the sale of tickets the committee of the recent garden fete hold in Wanganui gave ' a free trip to Rotorua to the holder of the ticket whose number proved the lucky one. The prize cventnnlly fell to the lot of Miss Kathleen Cobbe, prefect of the Wanganui Girls' College, who recently returned from a trip round the world. She lias now notified the committee that she has handed over the prize to Mr. Neville Thornton, veteran scenic artist, who is lying ill in Wanganui. A benefit fund, 1 which is being promoted for him, is doing very well, and it is hoped that the amount raised, toeether with Miss Cobhe's generosity, will enable him . to recover his health, at least, in part. Feilding Notes.' . On Saturday the Palmerston North Tennis Clubsent'a'team up to play the Feilding Club. Great interest was taken in the 'match, as each team had scored a win. Tho Feilding players, however, proved victorious, defeating Palmerston by lfl f.pts to ,1. Palmerston was represented bv Misses Wilson, Porter, ForMiith, 'Watson, Messrs. Collins, Dre*,, Clere, Smith; Winton. and Ray, anrt Feilding bv Me.sdamos Montgomery. Kingdon Evans, Miss Shannon, Messrs. Lawsin, Spain. Davev, Barron, Smith: a'n'd Harding. The players were entertained by .the lndy members at afternoon tea. \mong the' sneefntors were Mesdnmes Lnwson, Harding. Hill. H"ult. Walker, "Redmnyn?'. Johnson. Lan?. Glasgow._Pe.it. Gorton'. Mis-es Prior, Kirton. AVvatt, Long, Walker, Bruce, and many nthws. Mr. nnd Mrs. Prior have returned form Muritai. The ninnv friends of Mr. and Mrs. E. L Mason wi" regret to hear thnt they nrr," leaving Feildine for Dunedin. Mr. Ma«on having been transferred frem the FeildihT braneh. to the Dunedin branch of the Bank of Australasia. ■ There wis a. very fair attendance at trip Horticultural Societv'= Autumn Show, which was held on Wednesday at the vaceelur c e. The oxcontionnlly dry season e'riMflv interfered with the number of exhibits, but. the ronkint; and decora tiro classes were well natronised. Among those ritt'cr'line were Mesdnmes Will's. Gorton '<■■>) Glasgow. Mi'es. Binn«. Rcvin»fanTo'tir* Sl»wert. Barton. Ayl-er. Willis (Grontfor-IV. Levin. Mimm (Palmer-ton), MeU-op (PaW'' s fon\ T -" f hbridno. Pent, Tollman. Walk". Miller, Woollams, Fitzhcrberl, and Bull. The Amy Castles owcrt on Tuesday n ;„|,! wi>-.'well natron'"'! by lovers nf inn-sir The nlnving nf Herr Touis Hnttenbich, Hie 'cellist- wr-i deligblful, and much ainilau-ed, and the concert was most -njovfilile. Anion" the nndtenre w-ro Mos'lnmos Willis. Gillesnie. Gnrtnn. '- Clayton, TTorrneks. Roberts. Tons. Montgomery, Glasgow, and many others. Jlrs. Rollestnn. nair Specialist. has removed to more commodious rooms, 2nd Lambton Quay (lately occuoied by Messrs. Skcrrett and AVylieV nearly opposite the Economic, all of which are fitted up with latest appliances as used .in England and •\meriea for Hair and Face Treatment. Tel, 1533,-Advt. For Children's Hacking Cough at nigbt, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, Is. 6d., «, 6d.—Advfc.

Mr. and Mrs. A. Rhodes, of Christchurch, are leaving on a visit to England, via Sydney, this afternoon. During Dr. Napier Maclean's absence at the Hermitage, Airs. Maclean is staying tor a few days with her lather, Mr. butt, at his home on the Terrace. Mr. and Mrs. J. Barker, of Canterbury, aro leaving tor England, via Sydney, this afternoon. , Mrs. L. Blundell was the hostess at a small morning tea given for Miss N. Stuart, who is leaving for England on Friday. Those- present were Miss Stuart, Mrs. K. Robertson, Mrs. Mac Lean, ;Uiss Tolhurst, Miss B. Fitzgerald, Mrs. C. Stuart, Miss Ewen, and Miss E. Ward. From Feilding is announced the engagement of Miss Eileen Kevington-Jo:ies to "Mr. Charles C. Luxmore, both oi Feilding. Miss. Caselbcrg and Miss Myra Caselberg, who have spending some days with their brother at Island Bay, returned to Mastsrion. yesterday afternoon. Miss' Appleton and her sister, who have been staying with Mrs. Cecil Jones, leave for Melbourne to-day. Miss Mary Jones will visit them later. Miss ■ Elizabeth Gutter, of the Friends* Hostel, Wellington Terrace, who visited many part's of New Zealand and Australia during the last three years in tho interest of the Society of Friends, is now returning to England, and leaves for Sydney by to-day's boat. The Hon. Mrs. Denman has gone south to "do" the Milford Sound track. Miss Walford, Principal of the Church Missionary Society's Tucker College and Training School, India, who is visiting New Zealand, arrived in New Plymouth on a visit to her sister, Mrs. Pope, on Wednesday. Miss Walford will probably remain, for some weeks. I The wedding of. Mr. Stnwe, teller in the New Plymouth branch of the Bank of New Zealand, and Miss Effic Hanna took placs on Wednesday. i Messrs. Richmond (2), Mrs. and Miss Richmond, arid Mr. Elliott, of Napier, left Auckland bv the Navua on Wednesday for Suva, where they join tho Makura for Vancouver. !Mr. A. E. G. Rhodes, the honorary treasurer, and Professor Blunt, a member oi' the -Honorary Committee, have teen appointed to represent the Canterbury branch of the Victoria League as speakers at the conference to bo held in London in June. Mrs. Rhodes, Mrs. Waymouth.and Mrs. W. Hclmorc will bo the members of the committee attending tho conference. j A wedding of interest to many in the district was celebrated at Waikanne on Wednesday afternoon, when Miss Gladys Smith was married to Mr. L. Burling, sbn of Mr. A. Burling. The Rev. M'Caw was the officiating minister. The brido was "attended by her sister, Miss Smith, as bridesmaid, and Mr. Napier was tho best man: ' Still another old resident of Kairanga has nassetl oway, this time in the person, of Mrs. Mathcson. who died at her residence, Karere, on Wednesday. The deceased lady, who was greatly esteemed throughout the district, leaves a prownun familv, for whom much sympathy is felt. ■ "