SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume CI, Issue 15444, 5 September 1914, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

(By "Joan.") rV -ff J.l- ■ «nJ „tVm.-

[News of weddings, dances, and other social happenings of interest to ladies will bo welcomed lor this column if sent ir. by our readers. Contributions should* bo addressed to -Jean," '•Herald'" Oitice, and received ">ot, later thaa Thursday.!

Mis Day, Burleigh Hill, Rockwood, w.tli lit-r two son-. J.iv.K ana Dun, and lie" l.ttle daugater Po.-y. Jiavo Ik'v'H spend.ng a lew days in '1 unam. .Mrs Donaid Burnett has gone to C'iiristehurch ior a few days.

.Mrs and the .Misses Evans havo gone to Wellington for a week. Mrs Stroiiaeh. Beverley Road, is staying with Mrs McGeorge, Dunedin.

The engagements are announced of Miss Curts. sister of Dr Curtis, Tointiba. and -Mr Warne Pearst-, and of MUs May Oxlev, Kakaia. to Mr Harold Howtlen. late of the Bank of New Zealand. Temiika-

Miss Dorothy Davie\s, Levin, is the fittest of ills Hayhurst, C!ret 11 Hayes. Missrs F. and C. Hayhurst have returned to the north.

.Mit« Mona Rhodes is hack from Chrstchurch. Mr Justice Denniston. who was at the Grosvenor early in the week, returned on Tuesday to Christchurch.

Mr ami Mrs Wilfred Ituilierioril, horunga. stayeil at tile Hydro oil Friday to Harry Laude:'V> concert.

Mrs II; ire, Christciiurch, after spending a couple of days with her .sister, Mrs W. W. JJaxter. returned oil Friday te Chrisichttivh.

Mr Arthur Rhodes, Addinuton camp, was in .Timaru for a tiny this week. Mrs,AW J. I.r-Cren. Christchurch, is the suWt of Mrs LefL'ren. Kami:, Grey Rend.

Miss T. Stewart, Totara Valley, who lias Ixvn stavinn with Mrs Buxt-on, Wa : -iti Rnad .is nmv spending «. few davs with Mrs Armstrong, Hadlow. Miss Marchant is the ywtst ot" Mrs Blair, Soarborc". Mrs Basshawe, Trafalgar Street. has returned from '.'hristchurch. I'or sister, ill's Simpson, Dunedin, is with her at pre- sent. Mrs Ingram. Palmorston Xorth, is thr- truest ot" Mrs Pearson. Nil-;* Street. Miss, liuxton is staying witli Miss Simpson, Totara Valley.

Major and Miss N. Wright returned from Chr : stchurch on Monday.

M iss Dowling, who was with Mrs o<rrj;o Roberts. left for Dunedin on Fridav.

There is to he a sweet and spring flower sale to day in a"d of the Home Relief Fund for the poor of Great Brita-n, Ireland, and Belaium. Gahites' corner lias licon chr-sen for a stand and Boy Scouts and sir's will pro about «o'l:nt! delicious sweets and fragrant flow.rs. Mrs Hunter-Weston and Mrs Cooper, arc at thr head of this movement, and knowing the generosity of the Timaru publ : c, a large sum of money is confidently counted \ipnn. T.r*st Saturday Mrs R. Bowie. AVni-iti Road, <*a\-e a juvenile jkirty to about iVrty clii'dren in honour of lier little daughter Wanafca's Ivrthday. Mr a"'! Air- Manchester -nid M : ss BriVy, W'ni«"ate. are in fii*-istrhiirch. Mr and Mrs F. Raymond and their cms* jro staying out r.t the Opihi for thr* holidays.

Among tho , audience at Harry Lander's concert were:—Mr aud Mrs A. Grant, Mrs and Miss Mathias, Mrs George Bowkor, Miss Goodman, Mis Blacklock, Mr and Mrs P. Studhohne, Mr and Mrs E. G. Kerr. Mr and Mrs C. t. Kerr, Mr and Mrs li. A. LeCren, Miss 3L LcCren, Mrs E. Arthur, Miami Mrs Tituaru Rhodes. Mrs Sha!lcniss, Mr and Mrs A. E. Kerr, Mr F. Kerr, Mr Xevill Smith. Misses Mcllrov, Airs and Mi-s r'aldvvell, Mr Ruddenklau, ilr and ?.frs Georcre Ritddonk'au, Misses Ruddenk-.-.'.t (~\, Mcssi-s Ruddenkhm (3), Jfr and ifrs Cins Jones Dr and Mrs Cox. Mrs a"d Evans. Mrs Baxter. 'Mrs "Wc-hster, Mr, Mrs and M : sses Orbell, IMr and Mrs L. Orbell.. Mrs and M : «s Cha'mers, Mrs Porter. Mrs Hayes. Mr Sutherland. Mr Wnrdrop. Mrs R. H. Rhodes. Miss Rhodes, Mr and Mis-rs Gilts (3) Miss Westmacott, AFi- and M's* Hor>". Dr and Mrs Vnw'n. Mr and Jl's* Gu nness. Mr arid Mrs AVa'tori, Mr Hliode.s, "Mr- and Mrs Eirtrrton Reid Mr and Mrs Leslie Orbell, ifr aid Mrs C. S. Forbes. Mrs J. Biliour. M : ss Bltickler. and M'ss Lnidlaw, Mr and Mrs Gow. jrrs Hay. Mr and Mr* Heron. Mr .nnd Mrs C- An<!"i-so!i, "Miss Mav Brown. iNl'i-s and Miss E'der, iNlisstv ifcLaeli'an. Mr -J. MeLachtan, Air .1. A. Henderson, Mr and Mrs T. Prinyle, Mrs J. Home, Jlrs R. Homo, Air I'ris ton (Goodwood), Mr and Mrs A. S. Ehvor;hy, JLr and Mrs P. El wort hv. Mr ;l nd Mrs G. Scott, Mrs and MLss Mrs Gawne, Mrs W. X. Jones. Mi.-s Jones; Airs Hayward. ilr and Mr- ,T. Davidson. Jliss Mclilwr'ch, M>s Patterson, Mr and Mts Ro!'eston, Misses H:is-e!l (-J), Mr>> Ilaine. and Mr aad Mrs Burnett. Airs Robinson. Blenheim, is visiting her mother, Mrs Knoivles, Arthur Street.

Rvent vrs.'tors at tlio CVown include:— Mr .T. MeLaehlan. Misses MeI.achta*i. (Ashburton,. .Air ami Mrs Hammond (Geraldine). Mi#s Cowan <C imtchurclit, Mr and Mrs lirunton (X hrti'tcuurch), and Mr and Mrs Hassan, MEs* Hitman. Mrs cs Whitoly (2). and Mt Jack Ark, ofc the Ilarrv Lauder Company.

Lieutenant R. T. Bruce (Chrrstrnureh), <pe:U a day ihl< week in limaru. Mr Harold Hav was aUo crmvn.

Honconstkld, i* spending a tortnijiiu in the eountrv Miss Aylmtr. who was Mrs Ly»n, LeCren s Terrace, has left for the north. M : ss Riekman. Marihwiel Street, has returned ironi Chrstchurch. BACHELOR'S DANCE. - V, w *> ' >a(< ' l "lors bail was hold in Jlr M teultvans pranarv, wlrch was beaut fully deooraud with pr. er.erv and ferns It was a wnt success. M..sc has ><;r>p <vl l»y Stanly's hand. Tiie Grand March was led hv the secretary (Mr P. J. Sullivan) and M ss S. K-rk. iolowcd by about 40 couples, ill- K. M»rrrs mad - an -xc.Ment M.C Am extra waltz was fr'von hv Miss M : „- tin and a sen? |, v M r Gumm. Great crcdt IS due to tho bachelors who had worked bO ably to m>ke tihe dance a success; aso to Mr .Vcholas who had charge *>i rt treshniTtti. Amongst those mes-nt wire:—M ss K rk, pale fc.uo dr«u. oriental trnitili -. Sirs S haab. Id:i-k silk. Mss McKi nzie »ri.y st!k. dewdrop net. M .«* Sc :: tt! tussore s:lk. M'-s Gred'sh. jii ev p :i;h In. Mrs 11. Sshaah (T m ru). "cream ~.S* . "-w V.'ard. (>nk with touches ..t h!a,-k Miss Sullivan (2» cr.-am silk. Ms* Martin, whit.-. M : ss Campbell, wh t.< spotted mwsl p. Mi.-s N:e >! (•>». ereain frocks. M Kvajis. white sifk