SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 59, 10 March 1936, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Hr. and Mrs. J. Hvssell, of Eltham, were week-end visitors to Wanganui. Mr. and Mia. D. Copiey, Napier, have been visiting thii- city. « * * * Mrs. G. N. Bart rum and -Miss Burtrum have returned to Makirikiri from a motoring trip to Hamilton and district. Mrs. U. G. Rc-ss and Airs. S. Barton were Wanganui visitors to Wellington during the week-end. Mr. and Airs. A. Horublow, Marton, are visiting Wellington. Airs. A. Ruston, of Nightcaps, Southland, in spending an extended holiday in Wanganui. >** . * The many friends of Airs. Rowe, sc nr., College Street, will be pleased to learn that she is making a good recovery from her recent illness. i Aliss Montgomery Aloore, A ictoria ■ Avenue, who is visiting Canterbury, is ■ at present the guest of Airs. John ■ Montgomery Fem* Iton, Cnrietcuurch. Airs. Walter Wright, daughter of the late Captain and Airs. Leys, is on a short visit to Wanganui and is staying at Castiecliff. Aliss E. Huntington, AI.A., Dip. Soc. Sec., of the New Zealand Co-operative Alliance, is at present the guest of Airs. F. Gould, Cains Avenue, Gonville. Air. and Miv. James Bcwie, of Rongot ai, who are leaving Wellington to reside in Wanganui, were given a farewell party by about 150 friends who assembled at Ilatailai to bid them au revoir. A gesture of appreciation to Madame Grace Grimius, New Plmouth, for her services as accompanist at the Dominion baud contest was made by bandsmen fur whom she played. On behalf of contest soloists, Air. K. Edgecombe presented her with a drawing-room clock and a pair of vases. He spoke enthusiastically of the assistance she had given. Baron and Baroness de luyll, wno are now spending a holiday at Teura, in the Blue Mountains, New »?outh Waler’, intend to visit New Zealand later. Tiie Baroness is a member of a well-known Sydney family, ami was also well known tu friends in \\ ellington as Aliss Beatrice Hordern, who married Air. Justice Sheridan, who died some time ago. They will be accompanied here by Aliss Sheridan, the Baroness’ dauguter, who will return to England with them via the Panama Canal. Extraordinary was the experience of the Priucci-s of Wied, who died recently in Rumania. Twenty-two years "ago she became of Albania, but for only six mouths. Then, with her husband, Prince William of Wied, she fled buck tv Germany. Albania had suddenly become an independent, principality as the result of the Balkan War of 1912-13. Bs search for a king led to Prince A\ ill'.am accepting the throne. He took over the kingdom in March, 1911, but trou- ( ble came quickly, and he and his wife and family fled in September of the same year. The Princcvs of Wied was Princess Sophia of Schoenburg-Wal-denburg until her marriage in 1906. She was a woman of many accomplishments, a singer, a composer, ami musician wnosc reputation before the war as a’lhostess in Potsdam and Beran was considerable. ENGAGEMENTS. I .Mr and -Mrs. D. T. Larnacli, Bank of New Zealand, Waimate, South Canterbury announce the engagement of their second daughter, Lilah Isabel, to Clifford Dennison Aledlicott, of Paverlev, Taranaki, younger son of Air. and Mrs. S. Aledlicott, ’ ‘ Broadlield?/ ’ Houk, Waimate. The engage.ment is announced of Alcrle Lillian, eldest daughter of Air. and Airs. S. Hall, Wanganui East, to Alalcolm Arnold, eldest son of Mrs. E. Rasniust-en and the late M Rasmus sen, of Wanganui East. The engagement is announced 01 Patricia Kathleen, elder daughter of Air. ami Mr?. T. Fountaine, Eitham, to Graham Noel, younger sun of the late Afrs. F. Al. Gurdon, Wanganui.