LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1110, 25 April 1911, Page 11

LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Wedding at St. Peter's. On Saturday, at St. Peter's Churcl Wellington, the ma'rriago took place c Miss U. E. G. Gill, third daughter- c Mr. and Mrs. William Gill, of the Uj par Hutt, to Mr. W. R. Cyril Oswii The Ven. Archdeacon Harper officiate and Dr. Fyffe presided at the orgar The bride wore a- very handsome froc of ivory charmeuse veiled with ninor tho panels outlined with pearls. Sh also wore a beautiful veil of Brussel lace, lent by Mrs. Joseph Gill, an ami in England. Little Miss Joyco Gill an Master lan Reid (her niece and nephew attended her, and Mr. Arthur Benda was best man. A reception, at whio only members of the two families wer present, was held at the residence c Mr. Gordon J. Reid (brother-in-law c tho bride) and Mrs. Reid. Mrs. Wi] liam Gill was in black and white niiion "black, furs,' and a velvet'toque. r'Mrs Gordon Reid, white sill; veiled wit! black and white, ninon,'and a large,vel vet 1 hat with white plumes. Mrs. ,0s win's going-away'frock was'a bluer sere; bailor-made with black facings.. Sh also wore'black fox furs, tho gift of th bridegroom. , Wedding at Havelock North." "..-. On i'riday, at St. Luke's Church Havelock iNorth, Miss Friborgi - thin daughter of the ■ late Mr. Eric i<'riberg of Makotuku, and Mrs. Friberg, noi of Havelock North, was married ,to Mr Donald Robertson, Aboyne, Havelocl North. Tho Rev. E. Robertshawe, o Dannevirke, assisted by the Rev. A. F Gardiner, performed _the ceremony, am Fraulcin. Fleischnian .presided at tin ..organ, ..The'bride", , who was given awa; by her brother," the. Rev. .Nils Friberg of iKa'ikora South,, wore a white satii dress with ah. overdress of ■ beautifu Jace. There were four bridesmaids ii attendance upon her. Miss llobertsoi (Edinburgh), chief bridesmaid, and Misi Grant (Palmerston North) both . won frocks of white satin charmeuse, wit! heliotrope hats, and carried beautifu sheaves of cosmeas. Tho two littk bridesmaids (nieces of tho bride) won dainty frocks of white muslin with blu( ribbons and embroidered Dutch bonnets, After the ceremony..tno' guests were entertained at'"t\ J anvefewero," tho home of tho bride's sister.—Accordine to a German custom the bride (while the ceremony was taking place) stood upon a family- marriage carpet on which four generations of her mother's family have been married. Work for the Young Maori Party. At the conference of the Young Maori Party held at To Hauke," a proposal brought forward that Maoris should be brought under the Registration Act as regards births and deaths met with strong opposition from tho more conservative speakers, says the "Hawke's Bay Herald." Some naive expressions of opinion found utteranco, as for instance, that the fear of fines for nonregistration would result in a decrease of the Maori birth-rate! The very serious question of the health of the Maori occupied a large sharo of time during tho afternoon sitting. Two resolutions werq.passed on this subject—one, that medical men should be required to notify cases of infectious disease to tho proper authorities (deaths from consumption have been .so very frequent of lato among the Maoris), as is dono in the case of Europeans, and another that tho Governor should bo requested to set up a Royal Commission to make an exhaustive inquiry into tho whole subject. The conference was greatly assisted in its deliberations by the professional knowledge and experience of Dr. Wirepa, of Gisborne, who takes.the deepest interest in tho whole question. Another important question in connection with Maori social life was brought .1 tho front by tho following resolution:—"That, viewing tho great moral harm suffered by Maori girls, and through them by the whole Maori race, consequent upon their employment in sheop-shearing. occupations and as cooks in bush-felling contracts, this conference urges parents and guardians of young girls to deter them from seeking such employment." To this was appended a further resolution drawing the attention of the Minister for Labour to the serious needs of thn case, and asking for prohibitive legislation.

Mr. E. G. Jellicoo, of Gray's Inn, London, and Mrs. Jellicoo, who arrived iin Auckland by the Morea, aro spending a brief holiday at Rotorna. They intend going overland bv way of Wanganui to Wellington. Mr. and Miss Kent-Johnston, Featherston, aro in town and aro staying at the Occidental Hotel. Mrs. Ormond Cooper (Masterton) has' been the guest of Mrs. Cockburn-Hood, at Glendonald. Mrs. F. H. Carey, who has been spending somo days ill Wangamti, returned to Masterton last week. Mr. and Mrs. Footo (Whangaroi) aro visiting Wellington and arc staying at tho Occidental Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Beetham (Ashhurst) are the guests of Mrs. Norman Beetham,Masterton. The Bishop of Waiapu and Mrs. Averill left Napier yesterday morning for Auckland where tho Bishop takes WJ" 111 '' lc co "socration of' tho now Bishop of Auckland. Bishop Averill then proceeds to Rotorua under medical advice. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Smith and Mrs. (Dr.) Dawson, of Fahiatua, returned by motor-car to their homes oil Sunday from a brief visit to Napier. Mrs. W. Kebbell (Alfredton) was a visitor to Masterton last week. Jlr., Mrs., and Miss Williamson, of Kaituna (Feilding), aro in town and are staying at tho Occidental Hotel.