THE SOCIAL ROUND.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume V, Issue 1339, 29 May 1918, Page 2

THE SOCIAL ROUND.

Mrs 11. A. Knight (Racecourse Hill), •was in town to-day. Mr and Mrs E. E. Aynton (Upper Highfiehl) arc in town. Mr and Mrs .1. I>. McCraeken ("Uaylar.ds," Raugiora) are in town. Mr ami Mrs S. K. Rutherford (Kowa; Bush) are staving at the United Service. Mrs C. Sawtell (Christchureh) has gone on to Rotorua aft or a stay in Auckland. , , ~r Mr and Mrs G. L. Rutherford (Macdonald Downs) arc staying at the United Service. Mr and Mrs .'!. 11. Elisor returned to Rydal Downs to-day after a brief visit to Christchureh. Mr and Mrs W. E. "Reynolds (Dunedin) and Mr and Airs .1. Kodie (Invercargill) are amongst the guests at Warner 's. Br and Mrs Lindsay (Auckland) left Christchureh to-day for Hanmer, whence they will return to the north via the Nelson route. Mr and Mrs R. E. Cranston (San Francisco, who have been visiting the i "West Coast, are now in Christchureh, and are staying at the Clarendon. When the mail left England Dr Mary Blair, of Wellington, was in a R.A.M.C. hospital in the Balkans., She was formerly with the Scottish Women's Hospital in Salonica. At a meeting of the council of the Mothers' Union yesterday it was unanimously decided to heartily support the motion of the C.E.M.S. drawing attention to objectionable picture posters and

advertisements. Miss H. Ronnie, of "Mayficid,' Doyleston, leaves to-day for the North Island to spend the winter months with her brother, Mr George Rennie, of Taupiri, Waikato. Miss Agnes Rennie intends to spend next month at Sumner -with Dr and Mrs Cosset. Mrs H. J. Raphael, together with Mrs n. W. Anderson and Mrs C. G. Dalgety, is having a stall, for the sale of homemade sweets and cakes, in the Square on Prisoners of War Day. Very tempting wares will form the stock-in-trade of the stall, and the patrons will be thus enabled to bo very kind to themselves and help our prisoners of war at the same time. The bright spot in the Square to -day Jb the flower stall in aid of the Lady Liv*rpool Fund. A wealth of chrysanthemums, tawny and russet, golden ami erimson, pink and snow-white and bronze, form a big part of the flower market. But there are, too, masses of daisies, white and yellow, late roses from the hills, fragrant purple heliotrope, and many another bit of garden sweetness. The ladies in charge are also selling tickets for their art union, In which the handsome gold watch, presented by her Excellency the Countess of Liverpool, is the principal prize. The marriage took place very quietly on Mondav morning, in St. Mark's Church, Wellington, of Miss Trixie Brock, younger daughter of Mr W. Brock, Chief Inspector of Schools, Canterbury, and Mrs Brock, to Mr Reginald Greenwood, of Oriental Bay, Wellington. The Rev. Mr Askew, vicar of St. Mark's, performed the ceremony, Only Telatives of the bride and bridegroom being present. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a cream gaberdine costume with a black hat, a knot of crimson carnations worn in the front- of her coat adding an effective touch of colour to her toilet. Miss Mildred Brock attended her sister as bridesmaid, and was dressed in a smokecoloured gaberdine coat and skirt, and jose-eolOured hat. Mr L. Adams was the best man. After morning tea the bride and bridegroom left by motor for the n6rth. Miss Wilson represented Australia and Miss Thurston New Zealand at the memorial service to nurses, who have ilied on active service, at St. Paul's last ,-week (says the "British Australasian'.' of -April 18). Over 5000 nurses were present, and every sort of military nursing uniform filled the Cathedral with a picturesque and patriotic mixture of red, white, and blue, with soberer greys and browns for a background. The Australian Army Nursing Service dress of dark grey, with touches of brown, is ' not so spectacular as some, but it is eminently fitted for active service, and is certainly smarter than the fly-away garments of some of the fancy, nursing services. The roll of honour included the following names:—New Zealand Nursing Service: Brown, M., and Clarke, 1., drowned; Cook, E. M. E., accidentally killed; Fox, C. A., drowned; Gilbert, A., Gorman, M., and Hildyard, N. M., N drowned; Hawken, A. G., Isdell, H. K., ""and Jamieson, M. E., drowned; Lind, M., Rattray, L. R., Rae, M. ]L, and Rogers, M., drowned. .Ono of the most successful and enjoyable dances this season was held under the auspices of the West Christchureh District High School Old Boys' and Old Girls' Association at the Caledonian Hall last evening. The hall was tastefully decorated with chrysanthemums and evergreen foliage, while the supper table embellishments were carlied out in chrysanthemums. Music was supplied by Mr Reg, AVoods, while Messrs D. C. Henderson and Baker played the extras. The chaperons included the Mayoress (Mrs H. Holland), Mrs C. D. Hardie, and Mrs T. N. Wilson. The committee who had in hand all the arrangements and who all worked so energetically in making the function such a marked success were: Misses G. Brad

ley, Iris Hester, Wright, Messrs S. Vincent, Boy Penlington, and Clyde Sheppard. The hall was taxed to its utmost capacity, among those present being: Misses Finlayson, Marriott, Vallance, Munro, Dorman, Ellis, Dearsley, Blakeway, McKay, Burns, Andrews, L. Perry, M. Grant, G. Brough, M. Kennedy, Macintosh (2), Hartle (2), Woodward, Wild, Byers, Steele, Spragge, Wrathall, ami Cusack (2), Messrs H. Holland, W. Wiseman, D. C. Henderson, Standeven, Penlington (2), R. Hall, Stark, Steele, Muschamp, E. Beed, Jaggar, Stevens, Baker, G: Mittay, Gunn, Wilson, Perry, Midgeley, and Corporal R. Smith.