PALMERSTON NORTH.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 21, 23 November 1910, Page 69

PALMERSTON NORTH.

November 18. Farewell Social. The farewell social given for Archdeacon and Afrs. Harper took place in the Empire Hall last Thursday night, and was very largely attended. On arrival at the hall, Mrs. Harper was presented by Mrs. Homan with a beautiful bouquet of roses. Afr. Alan Skerman, one of the churchwardens, made a very happy and appropriate speech, and, on behalf of the parishioners, presented Archdeacon Harper with a substantial cheque, to be expended in the purchase of something that would serve tv remind him of the ten years he had lived and laboured in the parish. During the evening several vocal and instrumental items were rendered. Airs. Harper wore a white silk frock with faint black check, and a cream hat with blaek silk bows, and she carried a bouquet of cream, pink and crimson roses with rich erirnson satin streamers; Aliss Harper, a pale blue muslin frock with white lace yoke: Mrs. L. A. Abraham was in white, and wore a eream straw hat with clusters of palo blue, pink and mauve roses, and a buneh of green grasses; Afiss Sybil Abraham, cream serge skirt, eream silk blouse, cream hat with pink floral wreath; Mrs. A. E. Russell, a becoming black toilette, white ostrich feather boa. a knot of lovely pink roses finishing corsage, a large black hat with black feathers; Mrs. Porritt, cornflower blue linen eoat and skirt, cream hat wit-1; pink floral wreath j Airs. \\. Keeling, white embroidered muslin. with pale pink satin belt. largo hat with clusters of violets; Afiss Warburton. eream eoat and skirt, black hat with black feathers; Aliss Dora Reed, palu pink coat and skirt with black collar and cuffs, white ostrich feather boa. blaek hat with black feathers; Mr. and Airs. Afunro, Dr. and Afrs. Stowe. Afr. R. S. Abraham and the Aliases Abraham, Afr. A. E. Russell, the Misses McLennan, Mr. and Mrs. A. Holmes, Mrs. R. Hewett. Afiss Slack, Afr. and Afrs. Armstrong, Aliss Ethel Wilson. Miss Beswiek, Mrs. R. R. Reed, Mrs. and Aliss Lyons’ Miss Bond. Mr. and Afrs. G. W. Harden th® Misses Randolph, Mr. J. L. Barnicoat and Afiss Marjory Barnicoat, Aliss Smallbone (Wellington), Air. C. E. Waldegrave and Aliss Dorothy Waldegrave, Aliss 1 rixie Waldegrave, Afrs. J m’ Johnston and Miss Nellie Johnston, Mrs’ W. Bendall. Mrs. D. O. Shute. Mr. and Airs. Gokhngham. Mrs. A. Ate Donald, Mess Dundas, Mrs. and Aliss Watson, Miss Humphreys (Hawke’s Bay), Miss I. Brandon. Mrs. Homan. Airs, Scott the Misses Drew, Miss Archer, and a great many others were there. Bridge Party. On Friday evening the Misses Randolph, College-street, had a small bridge, party. White roses in profusion were used in the. decoration of the drawing room, and pink and crimson roses made a gay effect on the supper table in the dining-room. Afiss Randolph wore a t>lack crepe de chine frock with black jetted tunic, edged with blaek jet fringe, duster of pale pink roses at waist; Aliss Florence Randolph, a pale blue silk toilette, silver beaded embroidery and pink roses trimming bodice; Afrs. G. W. Harden, black crepe de chine, the corsage finished with cream chiffon insertion and large cluster of pale pink roses; Afrs. McKnight. pale blue eharmeuse with cream tucked net yoke edged with blue ball fringe, cream chiffon, silver spangled scarf on shoulders; Afrs. H. R. Waldegrave, black silk skirt and black lace bridge coat; Mr®. Coombes, black net elaborately embroidered in cream over blaek silk; Aliss Trixie Waldegrave, soft cream satin with Mattest- lace on corsage; Miss Dorothy Waldegrave, cream satin and la e; Aliss Warburton, pale pink flora! chiffon over pink silk, the tunic finished with pink silk how; Aliss Mabel Smith, pale primrose silk and net; Miss Hilda Bel), lavender crepe de chine, with floral chiffon and mands of gold on corsage. Messrs. McKnight, Adams, Eliot, Keble, Collins, Copeland, Westa-by, Wray. Scott, C. E. Waldegrave, and Louden were present* Tennis. Saturday was the opening day of the Palmerston Tennis Club. A large number of members and visitors were present, who were entertained at afternoon tea by the president, Mr. W. L Fitzbei’bert and Mrs. Fitzhcrbert. Amongst those on the lawns I noticed: Mrs. W. L. Fitzherhert, wearing a cornflower l»lue linen coat and skirt, cream hat with gay floral wreath; Mrs. F. S. Mcßae, white linen coat and skirt, hat

■with whit* floral wreath; Mrs. Benda!!, white linen frock, cream hat with scarlet flowers; Miss Smallbone (Wellington), mauve and white striped linen co«t and skirt, mauve hat; Mrs. Thompson; Mrs. McKnight; Mrs. Pickett; Mrs. Putnam; Mrs. G. W. Harden; Mrs. Eliot; the Misses Collins. E. Wilson, Porter, Randolph. Barnieoat, M. Smith; Messrs. W- L. Fitzherbert. Harden. Wether. Barnieoat, Scott, Gibbons, Drew, Pickett, and many others. Personal Mrs. C. C. Harper was presented last week with a memento from the members of All Saints’ Ladies Guild. Archdeacon and Mrs. Harper and family left on Tuesday for Wellington, where the Archdeacon will take up his new duties as vicar at St. Peter's. Miss Trixie Waldegrave left on Tuesday for Paekakiriki, where she will stay for some weeks. Miss Armstrong has returned from Stratford. Mr. -and Mrs. G. Bagnall left on Tuesday on a trip to Fiji. Mrs. C. Smith. Bank of Now Zealand, ha s gone to Wellington for a short stay.

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