SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8190, 3 August 1912, Page 12

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mrs Hugh Beotham. "Brancepoth,” returns home to-day. Mrs and Miss Miles are expected back from Sydney next week. Mr E. V. Lee. M.P., and Mrs Lee are staying at the Hotel Cecil. Mr and Mrs George Joachim (Dunedin; are in town and staying at the Empire. Mrs Guy Williams (Mastertou), who has been in town for a few days, has returned home.

The Oriental Football Club’s dance is fixed for .August I-tlii. in the Sydney .street schoolroom.

Mrs Howells, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs Henry Hall, has returned to Invercargill.

Mrs McLaren and her daughters, who have been staying in town, returned yesterday to Mastorton.

MBs Daisy Logan and her father leave shortly on a visit to Mrs N'enve (nee Logan), at Port Elizabeth (South At'ncaj.

Among the gaieties for next week is the Star Boating Club’s , annual dance, which will taka piaco in the Sydney street schoolroom next Thursday. The engagement is announced of Mi*w Ida Hollis (youngest daughter of, Mr J. B. ilolii*, Green.neadous, Hawkes Hay) to Mr John Hicks .Mcliroy—’formerly ot Wellington —(youngest w>n of Mr b. M. Mcliroy, Clive).

A very welcome change in the prevalent colour scheme of violets a.ntl narcissi for table decoration was noticeable at the fourth of the J unior Assemblies on Thursday evening. The vivid red of anemones contrasted refreshingly with the purity of narcissi. The dance was in every respect as successful as its predecessors.

Elaborate preparations are being made by the executive of the Wellington Orphans’ Club for their ladies’ night in the Town Hall next Saturday. Special committees have been set up to arrange the catering, hall decorations, and stage, cloak-rooms, etc., so that nothing "'ill be overlooked to make provision tor the convenience, comfort, and enjoyment of the ladies. It is anticipated that over 1500 guests will he present.

Hor Excellency Lady isUugton will be present to-night at a garnering ot the Young Women's Christian Association m their rooms in Fowlds's buildings, at which she will receive gifts brought by members and friends for the fortncoiuing Antarctic bazaar. Miss Helen o. Lames, national secretary lor nustralusia of the Y.W.C.A-, arrives from Christchurch this morning, bho yill bo weloometl this evening at the social. A comprehensive programme of engagements has been arranged for Miss Barnes during her short visit here, including a puolio meeting in the Young Women's Christian Association rooms m Herbert street next Thursday night, at which Mr J. G. W. Aitkeu will presiiia.

One of the most interesting meetings of the past week in connection with the Christchurch Young Women’s Christian, Association, which took place during) Miss Helen Barnes’s visit there, was a; "Know Your City” conference, at which, twenty-three delegatee, representing various women’s societies, wore present.. Oueations were put to the delegates as follow :—(l) Whom does your society aim at reaching ? (2) How many does iti reach? (3J Is the nature of the work intensive or expensive? W, aio' it© chief aims, the needs it discovers i and the mean© it employe to fulhi them.! 'lt is proposed to hold ft similar confer-', enco in connection with tho Wellington Young Women’s Christian Association next month, when delegates from all, departments of the association s work will bo Invited in order that social workers; may nnderstand their inter-relations audi avoid overlapping. It is considered that, such a gathering will stimulate the interest of members and greatly increase the usefulness of the association as a power for good. The Empire Bazaar in aid of the funds of tho Missions to Seamen was opened yesterday afternoon by Mrs !’• C. Corliss. In the course of a brief iy and sympathetic speech, Mrs Lorlns spoke of the fine work done by the little band of men and women whose efforts were directed throughout the year to keeping the institute in full and efficient working order. Every diiy. anti every evening men who, by the very nature of their calling, are homeless, found there the warmth, the welcome, the kind word that gave them the sense of brotherhood we all need, douching oa the temptations, born of their bard life, freedom from homo ties .and the curious shyness vrhich seemed, tlic iieritage of these wanderers upon the waters, Mrs Corliss went on to eay that no more efficient means of saving seamen limn the undesirable associates who waited tor them at every port could be devised than the cheerful, sane, yet spiritual atmosphere of the Seamen’s Institute. Despite three days’ busy sales, the various stalls still show endless attrac-' tiona, of which it is hoped the public twill generously avail themselves to-day. iSpecial delights for children will bo a ifeature of to-day, and children of larger erowth will find much to interest them L the beautiful model of Christchurch Cathedral.