SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NOTES

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7297, 29 November 1910, Page 9

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NOTES

Mrs D’Arcy Chaytor (Marlborough) is the guest of Captain and. Mrs Edwin.

Miss Elgar (Fcatherston) is in Wellington.

Miss Campion (Wanganui) is visiting Wellington tor a few clays.

Mrs AloNab (Blenheim) is the guest of Mrs 'Speed. iii>bs»on street.

Mr and Mi’s AV. Bidwill (Fcatherston) are .staying at the Royal Oak.

Miss Pownall (Otakij is making a Miort stay in Wellington.

Mns ]">. Horae (Blenheim) is on a visit to Wellington.

Mr and Mrs Sherman (Otaki) are stay Ing at the .Royal Oak.

Mrs and Miss Nellie Gibbs left for Nelson by the Pateoiut yesterday.

Mr and Mrs Eduard Barton-'(Matikara) motored, from Fcatherston, and aro the guests of Mrs John Barton, Trentham.

The Chief Justice left for Nelson by the Pateeua yesterday.

Mr and Mrs J. Tripe (Koromiko) arrived on Saturday.

Mrs Troutbcck (Napier) is staying at the Grand Hotel.

The Hon. C. H. Mills arrived on Saturday from Blenheim.

Mr James Boil (Hillesden) is staying at the Royal Oak.

Mr and Mrs C. Izard have taken a house at Silverstream for the summer.

The presentation of prizes at the Wellington Boys* and Girls’ Colleges will take place on December 9th, His Excellency the Governor will present those at the Boys’ College at 3 p.m, and Lady ton those at the Girls’ College at 8 p.m.

Mr and Mrs G. B. Dali have issued invitations for an “at home” to bo held at the Hotel Windsor on Tuesday, December 6th, the occasion being' a farewell tea for their daughter, Vera, who leaves at the end of the year for London to be married to Dr A. R. Andrew.

Tho Sunshine Guild will hold a garden party next Saturday at 81, Daniel street. Mrs'Wilford has kindly consented to open tho garden party at 3 o’clock. Should the day be wet the sale of work will be held at the AV.C.T.U. room. Constable street. The Sunshine Guild does a lot of good work in a quiet way. Members meet every Monday night at a sewing guild, and contribute towards the expenses. At the ©ml of the year they sell their work, and hold a Christmas tree and party for poor children with the proceeds. The sick are also isited. Given a fine day on Saturday, a big attendance should be attracted to tho garden party.

Tho College grounds wore beautifully green and cool yesterday after, Sundays welcome rain, and the cricket match botween his Excellency tho Governor s team and the school team was much enjoyed oy those present’. Lady Islington, accompanied by Miss Staplofcon-Cotton, was an interested onlooker. Afternoon tea was served in a marquee. Amongst tho guests invited by hia Excellency ami Lady Islington were: Mrs Tweed, Mrs H. Crawford, Mrs Collins, Mrs Pearce, Mrs Tucfcey, Mrs and Miss Gore, Mrs Firth, Mrs Findlay, Mrs and Miss Burnett.

The concert to be given by the Cerclo Littemire Francais to-night at the Marin© Engineers’ Institute), in aid of Mr Marrot, should prove quite interesting and out of the common. The engagement is' announced of Miss Eva Standidge, fifth daughter of Mr JC. Standidge, to Mr George Davidson, of Wellington, son of the late Mr John Davidson, Secretary of Lands, Sydney, N.S.W. Lady Norali Ida Emily Noel, who is coming to New Zealand next year as one of the soprano soloists of Dr. Harriss’ Sheffield choir, is the second daughter of the Earl of Gainsborough, She is 09 years of age. ■ One of her brothers. Viscount Campden, is honorary attach© at Christiania. ■ Lady Norah’s mother is the second wife of Lord Gainsborough. Miss Ada Blanch Olapshaw, youngest daughter of Mi* and Mrs Clapshaw, of the Terrace, left Wellington yesterday morning on a visit to Napier, where she will be the guest of Bishop and Mrs Averiil at Bishopscourt.

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