SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume CIII, Issue 15742, 28 August 1915, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

(By "Jean.")

[News of weddings, dances, and other social happenings of interest to Indies will be welcomed for this column if sent in by our readers. Contributions should be addressed to "Jean/ 1 "Herald" Office, and received not later than Thursday. Announcements of engagements are required • to bear the name and address of the sender., as evidence of genuineness.]

Mvs Hamilton, Geraidlne, spent a ieiv days tins week with Mrs driest. Bank Street. ilrs and tno Misses Dalzell, who have It ad Mrs Woodward's house m Oamaru for sonio months, are the quests of Airs Wig.ey, Park Lane. Miss J'reston. Sumner, ;s staying with Mrs Jrlasscll, North Street. Aliss Vera Hope left on l'hursday for Glenavv. Mrs * Cutten. after spending the winter in Sumne-v, has returned to Temuka. Mrs George Hart came b-.v.'k last week from C'hr;sieh-ir::-h. Mrs AY est iv. a eo it-, Nile Street, is spending a fortnight >n C-hristehnrcii with Airs Strachey. Warwick House. Mrs Boyle, Christc'nnreh, was in Timaru -on Friday with Airs Studholme. Miss Wigley returned last- week fiom three months visit- to Ilawcra and the north. Sergeant A. Knub'ey. after a veek's leave, returned on Monday to irentham. Air. Airs and Miss Evans returned on Thursday from a tour of the Ncvith Island. The many friends of Sister Loekhead, of the Timaru Hospital, will be pleased to hear that she has been appointed AJatron of the Kumara Hospital. Lieutenant Lindsay lnglis, who tons been staying with Airs lngl.s, Waverley. returned to Trentlia'ii last Wednesday. Aliss Turner, Beverley Road, is staying in Christchurcli. Airs Huggins is on a visit to her daughter at Port Chalmers. Captain and Airs Nicliolls, AYai-iti Road, have returned from WellinK«m. The engagement is announced of Aliss Elsie Wi'.'kes. of Timaru. to Air A. J. Marshall, late of the Queensland Insurance Company. Air .Marshall left □n "Wednesday for Trentham. Alis AYilliams, who was at Sefton Hou.se, loft for Dunedin on Thursday. Air and Airs Chester, Christe'mireh, ~pent last week end wit-Ti Airs Gordon Wood, Wai-i'ti Road. Aire George Foiiden. Ohristcliureh, vas the guest of Airs Wigley for a few lays lately and Mi yesterday for Fairlie, where she will stay with Airs Goodwin. Airs Graham. Hayter, who was with Airs Clifford. LeCrai Street, retuni?d on Saturday to Albury. The Alisses Pringle, Church Street, leave on Tuesday for an extended tour sf the North ls.atvl, and expect to be iw.av about two months. ALr J. Babington, Sealv Street, icavos 011 Aloud ay for Trentham. A "Yiolet Day" in aid of t'ne Rod Dross lias been arranged for do-day by Mrs Hunter Weston, and it is hoped fbat the good-natured pub l ie will be liore good-natured (;f possible) than >Ter and will continue to ''Buy, Buy. Buy." cheerfully for such a good rause.' Airs Lyon, I.eCrens Terrace. is the ruest of her daughter All's L. Orb-?ll, be Levels. The Alisses de Lambert, Oamaru, are taying with Mrs fie Lambert-, Te Weka Street. Air H. N. Shires, of tlio Bank of New south Wales, went up io Trentham 011 Wednesday last. Airs Ernest LeCren returned from Ohristcliureh on Tmirsday. Airs W-. D- Revell returns to-day 'rom R.angora. Airs Ronald Fisher came back from I/hristehm-oh on Saturday. Aliss J. Stericker has returned from Duncdin and is at Cadogan.. AJ rs E. J. LeCren is expected in Tim-1 aru Jfo-day, accompanied by Mrs ■iraliara, Ohristcliureh. A meeting ivas held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday afternoon, the Mayor presiding. It was decided to lave a. jumble sta'.l at fbo show in 3ctobsr in a'd of the Red Cross Funds. Air G. Wilcc, AYaim-ate, of Lord Liverpool's Own 'nas bee"n spending a ew days at Ko'so, Sarah Street, and eaves to-dnv for the Rangiotu Camp. Air and Airs A. G. Bennett who were I it the Dominion Hotel. returned to I,'hristchnroli 011 1 hnrsday. Aliss Carson and Aliss ' AIcGTII. of Peasant Point, spent the week end at Gleniti. 51 S3 Nicoi 1 . Otaioj and Miss S. Alarshall, Lyalldale, after raturninpr from North Canterbury, spent the week end with Airs Bradley, "Naumai," Timaru. Airs and Aliss Bradley and Aliss Nicoi are now the- guests of Airs Marshall, LyaHda'e. ALss 1. Irvine. Seddon St., Highfield is spending two or three weeks with ALs Spencer "Alaranui," Carew. M iss Nora Walls.. Gisboume, i§ staying with Airs AY. All gland, Victoria Street-. Aliss Aug!and, Victoria. Street, has returned from her holiday in the North Island. _ An engagement of interest to New Zoa'.anders is that announced of Lady Nina Geraldine Grant, youngest daugh - ter of the late Earl of Seafief.d and sister of the present Earl, to Sir Lees Knowles of 46 Park Street AV. of "Westwood.' - Penclelbiuy and Turton Tower, Lancashire. A most enjoyable fancy dress ball, in aid of the. Red Cross Fund,' wa? held in the Unitarian Hall on Tuesday evening last. About sixty couples occupied the floor, most of whom were in fancy dresses of great variety and beauty. The judging of the dresses was in the capable hands of Alesdames Raymond and Cray and Miss Strachan, who liad a very difficult task to perform, but carried it out to the satisfaction of everybody . The following were some of those present. Miss Ale C'ollough (Red Indian Maid, Ist- prize). Miss Jackson (Y. T eldon's Crochet Patterns, poster), Aliss M. Reid (Scotch Lassie), Aliss Southerwood (England) Miss Jacqueray (Belgium), Miss Timewell (New Zealand), Aliss Wattereus (Fisher Git-1)., Miss Gillespie (Miss Ragtime), Mrs O'Brien (Italian), Aire Rasnmssen (Sicilian Peasant), Mrs Sloacome (Gipsy), Airs Hall (Red C'ros? Nurse), Miss Baird (Billiards}, Alis:-' Benewyth (The Allies), Miss Bellany (Stars and Stripes), Miss Crowther (Romp), . Miss AVallace (School Girl)). Miss Delury (Red Cross Nurse), Miss Delury (Gipsy), Aliss Cochrane (Japanese), Aliss Davidson (Motor Girl), Miss Creasoy (Japanese), -Aliss 11. Fielding /Spanish Gipsy). Miss 13. Fielding (Gipsy), Miss Mona. Mcintosh (Alaori ■ Maid), Aliss McMilla-n (Samoa), Miss 'McMillan (Belgium). Aliss Hamlyn (Ireland), Miss Gray (Scotia"!, Aliss McKellar (French Peasant), Miss Millin (French Peasant). Aliss Fahey (Dutch Girl), Aliss Quaid (Shamrock), 'Miss Couper (Japanese), Aliss Wilson (Brittania), Aliss Lowry (Sweden), Mrs Bentley (Japanese), Alesdames Benn, ■ Grade, Swan, Gillespie, Paterson, Glue. ' Alisses Davidson. Benn, Morrish, Glcd- > hill, Bright (2), Mr RaSmussen (Samoa), Cox (Jockey, 2nd prize"). Swan (School ! Boy Ist prize), Menzies (Blacksmith), , Rees (India), Rennet (Pierrot), Men-

zies (Devil), Altichmore (Clown'), S. . Papper (Chinese Mandarin), McKay s (Jack Tar), Bentley (Swagger), Bentley, junr. (Chinaman). Bowket.t, Olue, Wcntworth. Aloiris, Harwood and many i others. .