SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8182, 25 July 1912, Page 11

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Miss Booth (Nelson) is the guest of Mrs Leonard Reid.

Miss Kirton (Feilding) is visiting friends at the Hutt.

Mrs Joseph Joseph leaves to-morrow for England by the Rotorua. Mrs Amadeo (Auckland) is in town and is staying at Balmoral. Sir Arthur and Lady Guinness have gone for a week to Rotorua. Mrs Harry Waldegravo (Palmerston North) is staying at tho Hotel Cecil. Miss Hawk, who has been visiting at the.Hutt, returns to Feilding to-day. Miss Bretherton (Wanganui) is visiting Mr and Mrs A. C. Bretherton (Wellington). A successful organ recital was given at tho Seamen's Mission on Tuesday evening, when Mr Carter played a number of selections. Mrs Baloombo-Brown’s ‘‘at homo” to meet Miss Winifred Griffiths and hear something of her interesting work in India takes place this • afternoon at 3.30.

Mrs Petersen accompanied her daughter, Miss Thelma Petersen, to Dunedin, where a series of concerts will bo arranged in the various inland towns.

To-morrow evening the Governor is giving a practical proof of his interest in the Seamen’s Mission. Ho will be present at the usual weekly concert, in which, by the way, tho Wellington Orphans will assist. The Gregg Hockey Club have fixed Wednesday, August 21st, as the date of their annual “social,” and judging from the interest with which a number of people are looking forward to it, tho function should bo a successful one.

A meeting of tho council of the Girl Peace Scouts will be held—by Lady Islington’s request—at Government House this afternoon. Her Excellency is showing a sincere interest in the movement, and no doubt the meeting will be fully attended. The fortnightly meeting of the Webb street Literary and Social Club was held on Tuesday. As it was “ ladies’ evening ” the ladies took charge of the proceedings and acquitted themselves creditably. Games were indulged in, and several musical items were rendered.

The matron of the hospital acknowledges the following with thanks: Flowers—Mesdamea Taylor and Tonks and Mr Baldwin; toys and slippers for children’s ward—Mrs Louis Blundell; magazines, books and illustrated papers—Mrs Taylor, Miss Varr, Mrs S»lek; books for Children’s Hospital— Master Phillips-Turner; old linen—Mrs Ramsay.

The following engagements are announced : —Taumarunui, Rev. Mr Monfries (Manunui) to Miss M. Towsey; Stratford, Miss Elsie Curtis to Mr Robert Anderson; Gisborne, Miss Hilda Sherrat, second daughter of Mr Richard Sherrat, to Mr W. Coupler, of Havelock, Hawke’s Bay; Auckland, Miss Pachman to Mr Forsyth (Ashburton) ; Miss B. Sellars, youngest daughter of Mr H. Sellars (“ RdSSmount,” Remuera) to Hr W. 0. Ring. Yesterday, at St. Anne’s Church, Newtown, Mr Harold Anthony Beauchamp was married to Miss Agatha Mary Collins. Both bride and bridegroom formerly resided in Sydney but are well known in business circles nere, Miss Collins os the capable manager of W. Comstock, Ltd., and Mr Beauchamp as the head of the Kodak Company, Ltd. The Rev. Father Herring officiated, and the *b ride, who was given away by Mr S. Potter, wore a smart travelling suit of dark grey and a pretty black hat with black ostrich plumes. Miss Galloway was bridesmaid, and Mr Havid Hamilton best man.

Last night the Wellington Tennis Club held a most successful bridge and euchre tournament in the Burlington Cafe. The rooms looked very bright and cheerful with much floral decoration of rose-colored rhododendrons and tall palms, and red shades over Cue

lights. Bridge was played in the large inner room, and progressive ouohhe in the smaller one, and some very good games were enjoyed. After play refreshments were handed round to the guests. Messrs Griffiths and Fraser and Miss Williams were the committee in charge of fho arrangements. Miss Williams wore white silk with overdress of spotted net and lace fichu. Among others present were Miss Fraser, in white lace over charmeuse; Mrs Munro, in black and silver; Mrs Isaacs, in black silk; Mrs Macarthy, in heliotrope ninon with gold galon over white satin; Mrs Butter, jn pale pink; airs Spencer, in white and blue chine silk; Miss K. Williams, in black silk with Maltese lace berthe; Mrs C. H. Richardson, in pink-patterned chine silk; Mrs Bmnie, in white charmeuse; Mrs Macdonald, in black with a black and silver scarf; Mrs Rawson, in pale blue; Mrs Pope, in grey velvet.