BLENHEIM.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XV, Issue XX, 16 November 1895, Page 615

BLENHEIM.

Dear Bee, November 5. As 1 did not write to you last week. Rome of my news must needs be rather late, but I hope you will find room for it.

Last Thursday week Mr Shirley Hodson left here for Welling ton, and the night before he left his friends gave him a

SMALL KAKEWEI.L DANCE which Hke many impromptu affairs was a great suo<-ess. and went with great spirit Mrs Lucas and Mrs Kellas kindly played most of the evening. Mrs Hiley relieving them occasionally, therefore the music was good. The supper-table was pretty with deutsia, white iris, white lilac, tulips, and red crinkled paper. After supper Mr Mclntosh, expressing the feelings of those present, wished Mr Shirley Hodson farewell in a very nice little speech, to which Mr Hodson replied moat happily, and after singing ‘ For he is a Jolly Good Fellow.’ and ‘ Auld LangSyne ’ the gathering broke up. Mrs Lucas looked very well in black silk and jot with white azaleas; Miss Kitto was admired in pale blue ; Miss Fell (Picton). white and gold; Misses Maud and Ethel Carey, white; Mrs Mclntosh, heliotrope; Mrs Kellas. terra-cotta silk ; Mesdames Griffiths, Snodgrass, Thompson. G. Robinson, A. Farmar. Misses Hornton. (two). Chayto* (three). (two). M. Ewart, R. Farmar. Lysnar (Gisborne). Emma Carey. Ella Waddy. etc.. Messrs Mclntosh. Snodgrass. Macey Thompson, Black. G. Robinson, H. Robinson. Dunn. Chaytor, Wytchell. Ryrie, Grift I ths (two), A. Carey, G. Waddy. E. Pasley. E. Conolly. and Dr. Stack, etc. On Thursday afternoon a good many friends of Mr Shirley Hodson were at the station to bid him goodbye and wish him good luck, and he will be very much missed here, having made himself deservedly popular. On the same day Miss Lysnar left for Gisborne after a long stay with Mrs Thompson. On Saturday week Mrs Stoney gave a delicious TEA AT THE TENNIS GROUND, being assisted by Mr Stoney, Miss Binney (Auckland), and the Misses Williams (two) and Waddy (two). There was quite a large gathering. The tennis grounds are looking very pretty now. and the Saturday teas bid fair to be* as popular as ever. Last Saturday Mrs Thompson and Miss B. Farmar gave the tennis tea, and though the uncertain weather prevented their being so many present as usual, a most enjoyable afternoon was spent, and some capital sets of tennis p’ayed. On Friday the Bth (a holiday in Marlborough) picnics were the order of the day. but owing to the rain in the early part of the day. the Church of England Sunday-school picnic was postponed till Saturday, when a large number went by train to Koroiniko. and enjoyed a day's outing on the grounds of Captain Dalton, kindly lent for the occasion. That night the crowd at Blenheim station was a most unusual and amusing sight. The Wesleyan and Presbyterian Sunday-schools held their respective picnics on Friday, which were most successful. On Friday Mr and Mrs John Conolly entertained those of their friends who were in town at tennis, when some good games were enjoyed on their beautiful court, and the pretty garden was much admired.

Sincerity.