SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 230, 23 June 1920, Page 4

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Sisters Mary O'Connor and Elizabeth Buchanan Young, ft.Z.A.N.S., have been awarded by the King of Serbia the Somalitan Cross.

lire. Laing-Meason and her two. daughters left by • the Niagara en route for Queensland.

Miss firace Joel, whoso fine portrait of the young New Zealand pianist, Miss Kathleen. Levi, -was recently cointocntM on, iiaa the distinction of. having Wotks liung both in the English Academy and in the Boyal Scottish Academy, which is also .having its annual exhibition. Her picture at Burlington House is callea "Madonne Modenie," and that at the Scottish Academy is "Divine Love.

Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Anderson (Queens town) passed through Wellington at.th# beginning of the .week on their return from ft visit to the north.

■Mifis C. Beatrice M'Kengue, of Timnm, of OA I.M.N. (H.), has been &omobihs<Ml pud Is staying in Chester with her cousin. Dr. H. Sinclair Reitl fetateß the British Australasian" 0 f Ap r jl 29). Later, ra Scot"and, ffhe will be the guest of Pi* John and Lady Mnclay before ™ tu ™ i "S to London. Miss il'Kengue saw active eemce in the Nearßßas f «vnd tlunng leave visited Luxor Jerusftiem, Damascus, and Baalbeck. She -will return'to New Zealand via Panama Boina time this month.

Mrs. A. Boyle and Miss Boyle (Chrisi clnjrch), with Miss Bni'ker (Woodbuvv. havo gone to California to escape -tin winter.

The death has taken place at Hamilton from pneumonic influenza of Mrs. Jean Bevan,. daughter of Mr. and Mrfl. W. Lovell, of WoodvUle.

Mrs. E. E. Foster isWarning to England shortly, after having visited lasmania and If«w Zealand.

The golden wedding o£ Mr. end Mrs. Wilson Heaps w4*s celebrated in .Nelson reccntlv by a large gathering of Burnerous Telations, connections, and friWHUu Ther were all - entertained at the Ummer'cial Hotel by three of Mr. Heaps* sons—Messrs. Edgar, Cecil, and W alter Heaps—who had arrived in Nelson tor the occasion. Among the telegrams received were one from Mr. Prank Heaps, .of Norfolk Wand, and Mr. Arthur Heaps, of ChTistchurch. both of whom were not able to attend. On Jane 18, at All Saints' Church, Dunedm, Mr. Heap was married to Miss Julia bertrudo Isabel Haggitt,. .daughter of Mr. Darcy Haggitt (senr.), of Duiiedjn. lor some tiiao they made their home m Auckland, where Mr. H«aps wiworeanlsine tlio excise staff of the Auckland distillery for the -distilleries branch of the Customs Department. Afterwards twel\» rears were spent in Wellington, and then Mr. Heaps was transferred to K«L* son as Collector of Customs, where.with his wife, hs has lived for the last thirtynin? years. Mr. Heaps is one of th« oldest officers of th» New Zealand Government, having been over fifty-two year* in its service, andlie is 6till »ctang a3 (sheriff of Nelson. Several public, offices have been filled by Mr. Heaps. In addition to sheriff of Kelson he was Eesident Magistrate for Takaka, Motueka. and Brightwater, also warfer for the three former jflooes and kelson. _ Among others he filled the position of Eegistrar of Shipping, local officer for the payment of Imperial Pensions and Beeeiver ot Wrecks.

Miss Kathleen Levi, who won tlie Edward'W. Nicholls'prize for women pianists and the Charles Mortimer prize tor composition at the Eoyal Academy of Music; is a daughter of Mrs. Blanche Levi i'nee Mißs Blanche Joel, of Dunodia), who i* well known as pianist, singer, and teacher throughout minion (says, a. correspondent). Miss Levi, who was born in Wellington, was trained by her mother, and after winning mm' prises, in 1913 she gainea «a exhibition which enabled her., to go to London, where she secured a scholarship at- the Eoyal' Academy ofr Music. Miss f/»vi, who has played three concertos at the Queen's Hall, has appeared as n eoloisfc at several chamber concerts, and won the Chappbll gold medal for tlio best playing at the examinations. Her. compositions, which have been p.ayed on various occasions; include several songs and. pianoforte pieces,. pieces for violin and piano and other instruments, a trio for piano, violin, end 'cello, and a bai«t . suite for orcheslxa.

An "At Home" at Bishopscourt. Yesterday afternoon Mrs. ■ Sprott. he'.d an "«t home" at Bisliopscourt, whictt 'was'attended by a large number of guests. Beautiful narcissi and other .eorly spring flowers deooratod the drawing rocjtn, and the tables ill the dining-room and mora-ine-room in which tea was. served jyere also arranged with narcissi and foliage. Her Exoel'-ency the Countess .of Liverpcol was present, and wore a frocK of saxe blue brocade with a fur coaUnd a saxe blue.and Mrs. Bprott was in a gown of soft black eilK trimmed with laoe• wjUinon, and (Mrs. Co'-eridee, who, Tntli Miss CoiiipueU, as, sistedllrs. Sprott' inthetutertammeqt of her guests, Svoro a frock of bluo crepe de chine and georgette. Miss. Campbell wore black,, With a blackhat.;.mong those who were present were: Mrs. and Miss Massey, Mrs. Fitzgerald, Mm. ana Ml® Butts and Miss Claire Butts, Mrs. M tfnrd Mis P. Ward, Mrs. Henry Hall, Mrs W* F. Ward, Mis. C. Earle, 5) ft. T Youjig, Mre. J. Darling, Mrs. and Miss • Barron, 1 Mre. Arthur Duncan, Mrs. Eraudon; Mre. Vivian Riddiford, Missjinin: don Miss Hales, Mrs Ernest Hodfie d, Mrs W. Young, Lady Chuytor, Mrs. Sow-, nier'ville, Mrs.'Lever, Mre. Litclifeld, Miss Beatrico Hiimphncs Shirt cliffe, Mrs. and Miss Medlejr, Mre.l\ane, ■etStie»^<SSk Mrs. Coleridgo's chudren.

A Maori Remembrance. A remembrance of New Zealand whiph whiSt sat the war. The book is really." beautiiui fre m JchSerietio Maori AfW Si S oTal-shaped centrep^e.torin < g "T 6 SfeiT ''Montispage I beautifully illumiMted on<Un i«F«E L rHKS"s ton, Zwlond, "fl Woman# ffi organisnU of ~ Maori Women's Committees, widite *ork during the war was wonderfully toe.