SOCIAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18947, 19 February 1925, Page 11

SOCIAL NEWS.

The Hon. Mrs. Guy Stopford is visitJug Dunedio. _ Lady Sonicrleyton left for Rotorua 3 T esmorning. Tvr; ss Doris Richards, who has been the miesfc of Mrs. Carlyle Wilson, of KaiU, Gisborne, has returned to Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Richards, accomnimied by Miss Mollie Richards, have left on a motor tour of the North Island. ! Mr. and Mrs. George A. Burns returned by the Ulimaroa from a lengthy tour of Great Britain, Europe and America. Nurse McKinnon is acting as nurse fa charge at the McHardy Home. Napier, during the absence of Sister Drennan, w fto is on holiday leave. tady Adams and Miss Irene Cook are wving town at. the end of the week on a short visit to Lady Adams' nephew, Mr. 'J. A. Cook, in the Waikato. A farewell tea was given in Wellington yesterday to Miss Duncan, president of the Ladies' Golf Club, Heretaunga, who is leaving shortly for England. Dr. Elaine Gurr and Sister Wilson have left Wellington for Christchurch, where they will open an ante-natal clinic, under the Health Department's new scheme. Nurses Lonergan, Cooper, Spencer and Smith, of tho Napier Hospital nursing staff were successful in passing tho examination for State registration, which was held last December. Miss Helen G. Knight, of Albany, Auckland, has been spending several months with relatives in Scotland. Later she hopes to go to France, and in June to return to New Zealand, via v..a?'via. Mrs. H. P. Caughey left for Wellington last- evening. Upon tho departure of the Rotorua. by which Mr. Caughey is sailing for England, Mrs. Caughey will spend a short holiday in Christchurch with her sister, Miss lima Page, before returning to Auckland. Mrs. Armitagc, of Temuka, who is a sister of the Hon. W. Downio Stewart, will be a passenger by the Rotorua which sails for England from Wellington on Saturday. A wedding of some interest to mamNew Zealanders took place at the Church of St. Bartholomew the Great, London, on November 1. when Mi.ss Sylvia Day, youngest daughter of the late Mr, V. G. Day, S.M.. was married to Dr. O. H. Caiger, 6f St. Bartholomew's Hospital. Miss Dulcie Hodgkinson, of Tainui Street, Greymouth, while assisting at a tennis dance supper, had the misfortune to catch her apron on the tap of an urn of boiling coffee, pulling the urn over, and badly scalding herself with the contents. She was at once removed to her home, where her injuries were promptly dressed. A quiet- wedding took place at the Gratia Church on Thursday, February 12, when Miss Miri ,Oswin, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Oswin, of Hamilton, was married to Mr. Wilson Williams, only son of Mr. and Mrs. IT. A. Williams, of Hastings. The Rev. A. V. Venables officiated. In tho absence of her father tho bride was given away by Captain Theet. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Walsh, of Auckland, have placed their small daughter at school at the Ursulinc Convent, Wespelan, Belgium, for three years, arid later on she is to complete her education in Germany. Mrs. Walsh has been touring on tho Continent for four months. Mr. and Mrs. Walsh intend to tour through America, China and Japan, and to return again to England. Mrs. E. M. New, of Heme P>ay. Auckland, has beet) for a three months' tour on the Continent, visiting Franco, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, and Belgium, says our London correspondent. In February Mrs. New will go to Yorkshire, and she expects to leave for America in May or June. It wi'l be the end of the year before she gets back to Auckland after touring the United States and Canada. A very pleasing surprise for women comes from Glasgow—a city from which caution, and not-to-hasty action might be expected. The City Corporation, for the first time in its municipal history, has selected two women members, Mrs. Barbour and Mrs. Bell, as bailies. Mrs. Barbour has been elected to tho city magistracy, and Mrs. 801 las deputybailie of the River and Firth of Clyde, which means that she will try the offences committed on the river. Tho funeral took place at Invercargill on Saturday of Mrs. Helen Blakie, wife of Mr. Walter Blakie, one of the bestknown fanners in Southland. The life history of Mrs. Blakie is indissolubly associated with the history of Ryal Bush, for she went there with her mother, Mrs. Lyali, many years ago, and on her marriage made her home in the district where the neighbourly qualities of the Blakie family have been proverbial. The late Mrs. Blakie always took a keen and active interest in everything connected with the welfare of the district, and she was a loyal and devoted worker on behalf of the Church. She is survived by her husband and a grown-up family. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ban field, of Coleridge Street, Christchurch, who have just celebrated their golden wedding, were married at St. Andrew's Church, St. Ives. Cornwall, England, in February, 1875. A week later they sailed on the ship White Rose from Plymouth for New Zealand, a voyage which lasted five months. On arrival at Lytic!ton they left for Routhbridge, and lived in that district for six years. Then Mrs. Banfield went, to Christchurch to reside, while Mr. Banfield left, for the West Coast, where he worked in the mining districts, returning to Christchurch twelve months later. Since then he. lias been associated with tho clothing trade for many years. Mr. arid Mrs. Banfield enjoy good health. They had six sons and four daughters, o? whom all tho sons and two daughters arc living. They also have 19 grandchildren, and one great-grand-child. At. All Saints Church, Footscray. tho marriage took place on January 3, of Charles Maurice Bevan Brown, M.P., MA. (Cantab.), eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. . Bevan Brown, of Christchurch, to Elsie Muriel, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Young, of Dunelm, Sidcup. Kent, and granddaughter of tho late William Davidson, 8.A., of Morpeth, Northumberland, The ceremony was performed by the rector of the historic aud picturesque church, tho Rev. W. H. G. Smith. The bride, who entered the church with her father, wore a dresa of ivory satin beaute and silver lame; tho vc'l, of embroidered Brussels net, which had previously been worn by her mother, was held in place by sprays of white heather and pink carnations. Her orria- '. ft necklace of moonstones (the gift of the bridegroom), and her bouquet was of pink carnations and white heather. The two bridesmaids —Miss Avir: ioung (sister) and Miss Gwendoline > oung (cousin) —wore hyacinth-blue silk marocain trimmed with bronze fur. isronjMj yfanae was used for their hats and each carried a bouquet of champap».w>lonred roses and autumn foliage, , ,:i»d with streamers of tulle to tone. Dr. 1 • S. Hicks (Duncdin) was beat man.