PERSONAL NOTES

Wairarapa Age, 22 December 1919, Page 2

PERSONAL NOTES

Miss Hampton leaves to-day for her holidays at Island Bay. Miss Nelson, of Seatoun, is visiting Miss Maunaeli, Pownall street. Mr and Mrs W. H. Robicaon are spending the Christmas at Giaborne. Mrs Fitzherbcrt is staying with hor daughter, Mra Fcnton, Es.,cx sireot. Misses J. and M. Cameron, of Hawke's Bay, aro spending a few clays with their aunt, Mrs Milno. Miss Jean Campbell ia spending a few days with her sister, Mrs Oliver Bunny, before returning to England early in the year. Mrs McLean has left for Rotorua, where she will spend a short holiday. Mr and Mrs Cumming, Essex street, have taken a cottage at Paeknkariki. The engagement is announced of Captain R. Copeland, Orthopaedic Military Hospital (Timaru), to Miss Olive Young, daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert E. Young, of Feilding.

Miss Winifred Dean, youngesi daughter of Rov. 0. Dean, has been awarded the Lohße Scholarship (foi daughters of the clergy) of £IOO, tenable for three years. Miss Dean purposes to go Home and. enter Lady Benson's Dramatic School. We believe we are safe in saying that the oldest elector in New Zealand voted on Wednesday at the South Dunedin Town Hall (says the Otago Da : ly Times). This was an okl lady 105 years of age, who was wheeled to the polling booth in a chair, and duly recorded her selection on the momentous issues which she was called upon to decide. The Eketahuna Express of Satuiday had tho following:—On Wednesday afternoon a number of ladies gathered at Mrs George Jones' residence to bid farewell to Mrs Peter BroWn, who is leaving Alfredton th e week for her new homo at Masterton. Many will rniss Mrs Brown and her geniqd hospitality, and as a token of the high esteem in which she is held, she was made the recipient of a set of carvers, and hand-bag. Mr Dunderdale, who wn.s also present, briefly thanked Mrs Brown for her many kindnesses and wished her every success for the future. In St. Paul's Church at Napier on Friday afternoon Miss Myra Ring land, elder daughter of Mr and Mrf J. H. Ringland, of Napier, was married to Mr Trevor M. Geddis, elder son of the Hon. W. J. and Mrs Ged dis. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a charming gown of ivory tinted georgette and satin, the corsage being daintily embossed with roses, and the skirt a mass of tiny frills, the whole being worn over a lining of shell pink georgette. With this was worn the orthodox veil and orange blossoms.