THE SOCIAL ROUND

Sun (Christchurch), Volume IV, Issue 1110, 1 September 1917, Page 6 (Supplement)

THE SOCIAL ROUND

Miss Somerville (Wellington) is the] guest of Mrs Dcaus, Riccarton House. Mr and Mrs Johns (Wellington) are staying at the Clarendon. Miss Stella Murray intends leaving to-night for a visit to Wellington. Mr and Mrs Waters came up from Ashburton last evening, and went on to Akaroa to-day for a short holiday. Miss lliffe Lawrence (Sumner) left this morning for Waikari, where she will spend a short holiday with Mrs Mostyu Sharp, Rent-land Downs. Mrs A. I*. Weavers and Miss Rona Weavers (Southbridgc) arc the guests of Mrs James Blyth, Temuka. Mrs W. M. ('aven (Mays Road) and her little daughter left for Dunedin this morning, where they will spend a short holiday. Mrs Helene Cross gave a bridge party on Thursday, at which a large number of players assembled. The prizes were won by Mrs Jamieson, Mrs Secretan, and Mrs 11. 11. Knight. A pleasing little ceremony took place at the monthly meeting of the ladies of the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church on Thursday, when Sister Grace, deaconess of the parish, was presented with a platid cake-bnskoi by one of the members, on behalf of the mothers of the district. r lhe gift was made in appreciation of t) o untiring work of Sister Grace among *1 e mothers and children of the parish. Dr Jessie C. Maddison (Christchurch) took up duty on the surgical staff of the "Wharucliffe War Hospital, Sheffield, at the beginning of September, when there were beds for 3550 patients, but since then over 2000 have been accommodated at one time, states a London correspondent writing under date July 10. Four hundred beds arc available for medical cases, the rest for surgical. Dr Maddison had two days’ leave, which she spent in Scotland, and later a week’s leave on account of “hospital throat,” from which site has quite recovered. In all likelihood Dr Maddison will return to New Zealand in May next year. Featherston Military Camp was the scene, on Wednesday, of the first full military wedding, for an officer, to be solemnised there. The occasion was the marriage of Miss August Rogen (late of Dunedin), and Lieut. Lelwyn Joyce, of the o.'lrd Specialists, and the ceremony took place in the chapel of the United—lnstitute, the officiating minister being Chaplain Capt. Brown. Fellow officers of the bridegroom formed a guard of honour —their drawn swords constituting an arch, beneath which the bride and bridegroom walked from the institute steps to the car. In addition <he members of the bridegroom's company lined the road leading through the #amp, and the attendance of many ladies, and hundreds of soldiers, made the scene a most impressive one. The bride wore a smartly-tailored coat-frock of line cream gabardine, and a stylish French model toque of white tagel Straw, with a white osprey. She wore her present from the bridegroom—a diamond and pearl ring. The attendant bridesmaid, Miss Eveline Campbell, was in crcmc paillette, and her present was a 1 silver manicure set iu a roan Morocco case. The best man was Lieut. Hobbs, while Lieut. Vickerman filled the role of groomsman. The wedding breakfast was celebrated at the Empire Hotel, Feathcrston, and there wore many guests, military and civilian. A feature of the afternoon was the playing of the

Fen Hi erst on Camp Military Band, under Bandmaster R. Watson. Tlie day before is always (lie, time for an occasion, which may sound Irish, ■ but lias a lot of truth in it, nevertheless. For example, the trees planted by the; Governor-General this morning would; surely have commenced their career of j transplantation under happier circumstances had the event taken place under j the glorious blue skies and sunshine of yesterday, instead of having a back-] ground of drifting rain and sad skies, I as this morning. Yet, perhaps, in treo-j ology, a rainy morning may be the very happiest augury, and there may even be a proverb something to the effect that “’nappy is the tree that the rain rains on. ” Ills Fxcellcncy, when planting the first tree, remarked that he hoped it would really grow and flourish, and Mr Beswick assured him that “Mr Young would see to that.” In reply to his Excellency’s question, Mr Young murmured a corroboration of the statement that he would play Providence to the tree. A small gathering, chiefly members of the Domains Board, witnessed the little ceremony. An interesting item of news in the London social world is the engagement of Lord Stanley, son and heir of Lord Derby, and Miss Sybil Cadogan, oldest daughter of the late Lord Chelsea. “Lord Stanley was educated at Eton and Oxford, and went into the Grenadier Guards, and has been on the staff at the front since the war began. Tie was a contemporary of the Prince of Wales at Oxford, and has scon a good deal of him since the war began, and is indeed amongst his most intimate friends. To be a Maid-of-Honour to Queen Mary in war time is light work, and Miss Sybil Cadogan, who has been extra Maid-of-Honour to her Majesty since 1914, has played her part gracefully, and has filled in her time with working hard at Lord Astor’s Hospital in Carlton House Terrace, where her task has been to help in tracing missing soldiers. She is a delightful girl, reminding those who know her of her mother, now Lady Mcux, a daughter of the late Lord Arlington.”