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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXIII, Issue XIII, 23 September 1899, Page 540

Personal paragraph.

Mr Arthur Boult, the well-known Auckland musician, has arranged a very attractive evening next Tuesday at the Y.M.C.A Hall. He is lecturing on church music, which certainly could be improved in this colony, and his lecture will be illustrated by a choir of picked voices.

Mrs Welford and Miss Scott, Picton, spent a few days this week with their brother, Mr R. Scott, at Spring Creek. Mr Arthur Elworthy, of “Pareora,” Timaru, is the guest of Lord and Lady Ranfurly at Government House, Wellington. Mrs Wigram had a pleasant little luncheon party at her residence, Park Terrace, Christchurch, one day last week, when among the guests were Mrs Ogle, Mrs J. D. Hall, Mrs J. C. Palmer, Mrs Lascelles, Mrs Woodroffe, Mrs H. Cotterill, and one or two others. Mrs A. P. Green, of Blenheim, is visiting her mother, Mrs Reid, in Wellington.

Miss Donnelly, of “Crisoge,” Napier, as the guest of Mrs Rhodes, at “Meadowbank,” Christchurch. Mr Fox, formerly manager of the Picton railway, spent a week among his old friends lately. They, and he too, wished the time could have been extended.

Miss Browning, of Dunedin, is visiting Blenheim, where she is staying with her sister, Mrs Cleghorn. The Nelson College Football team have had a most successful trip to Christchurch and Wellington during the holidays. They won both matches, and altogether spient a very jolly time. It was much regretted that they were unable to play Te Aute College, but as two of the team were down with measles, Mr Thornton, principal of Te Aute College, did not wish to risk the infection, so the boys, after proceeding as far as Pahiatua by train, returned to Wellington. Mr Louis Bright, who has been spending a few weeks in Wellington, has returned to Blenheim.

Mrs Clay (Wellington) is on a visit to Mrs P. Douslin in Blenheim.

Miss Flora Brandon and Miss Higginson, of Wellington, are staying with Mrs Geoffrey Potts, for the races at Bulls.

Mrs Fereday, Fendalton (Christchurch) left last week for Sydney on a visit to her daughters. Her many friends in Christchurch hope the thorough change and rest, after all her anxiety and nursing Mr Fereday through his long illness, will quite set her up. Mr A. R. Bond, of the Union S.S. Company’s office, Nelson, leaves for a holiday trip to Australia this week. Mr B. Mabin, of the Christchurch office, who has many friends in Neleon, will relieve Mr Bond.

Mr W. Clifford, the coming Opposition candidate for the Wairau, is taking time by the forelock. He has started his electioneering campaign by visiting the settlers in the Polorus

Miss Elsie Henderson, of Christchurch, returned from her long visit to Auckland last week, looking the picture of health.

Herr Lemmer, the new principal of the Nelson School of Music, has arrived from Sydney, with Mrs Lemmer, and assumes his duties this week.

Mrs Rhodes, of the “Grange,” Wellington, is paying a short visit to Heaton Park, Marton, this week. Dr. and Mrs Crooke returned from their honeymoon trip last week, and are quite settled down in their home at the Christchurch Hospital.

The Bulb Show, which was opened in Wellington on Thursday afternoon, in the Exchange Hall, has been a great success, the wonderful mass of growing and cut blooms of daffodils, jonquils and other variety of narcissi attracting a large number of visitors to the show. Mr Cooper, the wellknown Wellington florist, shows no fewer than 176 named varieties, and more than 100 pot plants of ranunculi, hyacinths, tulips, and other spring bulbs, and receives the first prize for the largest number of varieties of narcissi, Messrs Gibbons and Co. also receiving a special first award for their artistically arranged display of remarkably fine blooms. Mrs Chayfor, “Marshlands,” was in Picton on Saturday to meet her niece, Miss Kathleen Chaytor of the Moutere, Nelson, who is to spend some weeks with her people in Marlborough. Bishop Wallis, of Wellington, returned to Wellington from his visit to Taranaki on Wednesday last, having visited Normanby on his way up, in order to consecrate the new Anglican Church there.

Messrs Harris and H. C. Seymour, Picton, have gone to visit the Messrs Harris’ stations in the Pelorus Sound.

Miss Donnelly, of Napier, arrived in Christchurch on Sunday night after a very bad passage from Wellington. She is the guest of Mrs George Rhodes, “Meadowbank,” but only for a short visit. Miss Jo Reeve formerly of Auckland, accompanied her, and is the guest of Mrs Appleby, Cranmer Square. They purpose returning on Friday, as there is much to be done. I hear the wedding is fixed for the end of next month.

Mr Walter Nathan, of the firm of Balantyne and Co., Wellington, is paying a three weeks’ visit to the Hot Lakes for the benefit of his health.

Sir George and Lady Clifford, of “Stoneyhurst,’ are paying a visit to Christchurch, and are staying on Cambridge Terrace while there.

Mr and Mrs Wood, of Christchurch, accompanied by Miss Brett, of Auckland, have been spending a few weeks at Rotorua, and returned to Auckland on Monday.

Miss Bell (Nelson), who has been spending the session in Wellington, with the Hon. Mr and Mrs Butler, returned to Nelson on Tuesday. The Misses Blundell, of Te Kiteroa, Wellington, arrived in Auckland by the Rotoiti on Saturday, and left for Rotorua on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Maddison, of Christchurch, are about to change residences, and before moving into Oxford Terrace are giving a dance, which takes place this evening, and is being looked forward to by a large number of young people. The many friends of Mr Frank Hume, son of Colonel Hume, of the New Zealand Insurance Company’s office in Wellington, will be glad to hear of his w’ell deserved promotion! to Perth, W.A., to the Company’s branch office there. Mr Hume’s departure from Wellington will be much regretted, as he has been a prominent member of the Star Boating Club there, and is also a lieutenant in the D. Battery of Artillery, and is verypopular in the corps. Mr Hume leave# Wellington about the 25th of this month, and carries with him the good wishes of a large circle of friends. Most of the visiting golfers have left Wellington for their various homes, and were all entertained at afternoon tea at the D.I C. in Wellington before! they left-, by Mrs Arthur Pearce. Mrs Carr (Napier) and her family are visiting Mrs Ewen in Wellington for some weeks.

Mrs Elmslie (Christchurch) has gone on a visit to Wellington. Sir George and Lady Clifford, “Stoneyhurst,” were in town for a week. Sir George unfortunately was far from well.

Mr A. B. Green, of Blenheim, fl making a brief visit to Wellington*