THE SOCIAL WORLD

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1404, 22 March 1917, Page 50

THE SOCIAL WORLD

Mrs. Mathieson Sinel is the guest of Mrs. T. Walshe, Cambridge. * * * »

Mr. and Mrs. F. W. G. McLeod and Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Brooker, of New Plymouth, have been touring the Hot Lakes and Waitomo Caves districts.

Mrs. Corliss has been appointed hon. secretary to . the Women’s National Reserve, Wellington.

The engagement is announced in the Christchurch “Sun” of Miss Beatrice Evelyn Curlett, eldest daughter of Mrs. E. A. Curlett. “Braidwood,” Christchurch, and Mr. Ernest E. Joyce, Devonshire, England, a member of the Antarctic Expedition.

Mrs. J. A. Hanan, wife of the Minister for Education, has returned to Wellington after spending two months at Invercargill.

Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Taylor, of Wellington, accompanied by their daughter, are making a holiday tr p to Australia.

A memorial to the late Sister Hilyard, who lost her life in the Marquette disaster in the Mediterranean, was unveiled in Lyttelton last week. $ *

The wedding took place at St. John’s Church, Featherston, on March 7, of Private John Martyn Wilson, of the 24th Reinforcements, and third son of the late Joseph Wilson, to Miss Emily Gou’d, of Auckland. The bride, who was attended by Miss Alice Toogood, was given away by Mr. A. C. Holms.

Sister Brandon, of the hospital ship Marama, while on furlough in Wel--I’ngton, was staying with her sister, Mrs. Harty.

Dr. and Mrs. Montagu, of Fiji, have been spending a holiday in New Plymouth.

Miss Peggy Center, who recently returned home to Honolulu in the care of Madame Melba, was a passenger by the mail steamer. She is returning to Me’bourne in company of a sister to continue her musical studies n that city.

A number of sheepskin waistcoats have been presented to the Countess of Liverpool Fund Commistee by Sir Ernest Shackleton and his Relief Party.

There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy — Robert Louis Stevenson. / 1 * * •

It ha’s been decided by the Women’s National Reserve in Well ngton to form a girls’ club, which will be known as the W.N.R. Girls’ Club. The provisional committee consists of Mrs. Chegwidden, Mrs. Ward, Miss Moncrieff, and Miss Shepherd, and Miss Port (hon. secretary).

The engagement ’s announced ol Miss Ethel Casey, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Casey, of “L’Anse Vata,” Hamilton Road, Ponsonby, Auckland, to Mr. Peter Joseph Liddell, of “Hexton,” Gisborne.

Mrs. R. E. Isaacs, of Auckland, has been spending a holiday in New Plymouth.

The “N.Z. Times” announces the engagement of Miss Queenie Macintosh, Wellington, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Macintosh, of Sydney, late of Suva, Fiji, to Mr. L. A. Rogers, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Rogers, of Hastings.

Letters written by Lord Kitchener to Sir Evelyn Wood during the re-con quest of the Soudan are to be sold for the Red Cross Funds.

The daughter of a Taranaki farmer, we are told, has taken charge of her father’s farm in the absence of her only brother, who is now at home on final leave. With the ass’stance of one twelve-year-old schoo I boy she milks, by machine, forty-five cows, night and morning, looks after the plant, starts the engine, and takes care of the dairy stock. On Sundays she drives her aged parents to church in the car, and often plays the organ.

The daughter of a well-known Wellington professional man was made the victim of a particularly mean act of larrikinism a day or two ago, says the “Post.” Having occasion to .go into town, she proceeded by tram to Manners Street, and then walked home. Imag’ne her dismay on reaching home to find half of her hair cut off, evidently by one well skilled in his trade, for not the slightest pull was felt. This is evidently a recurrence of similar acts that took place last year, and it would be well for g’rls to be on their guard.

Miss Brenda Souter, daughter of Mr. H. D. Souter, whose black and white work in the “Bulletin” has made his name a household name in Austraha, has just won a scholarship at the Teachers’ Training College, Sydney. She has some of her father’s talent, and intends making drawing her profession.

Mr. and Mrs. Francis Rowe, of Auckland, celebrated their d’amond wedding on March 10 with a family gathering. They were married in 1857 by the Rev. Joseph Fletcher in the Wesleyan Church in High Street, a site now occupied by the Deeds Office.

At the Basil’ca, Wellington, on March 7, Miss Minnie Agnes Rice, youngest daughter of Mrs. Rice. May Street, Thorndon, was married to Private Harry Fergus Vaughan, of the 24th Reinforcements, eldest son of Mr. P. Vaughan, of Nelson. The Rev. Father Mahoney, Trentham cam; chaplain, officiated

Writes Clio in Melbourne “Punch”: Miss Marjorie Eadie, daughter of Dr. Ead’e, Bendigo, is one of the warbrides to be affected by the ultimatum that no passports are to be issued to women. She had hei’ trousseau —even to the wedding dress —ready, and was to have left this week for London, where she was to have been married to Lieut. Rupert Wertheim. Now, of course, the wedding has had to be postponed indefinitely.

Miss Florence Rockwell, the famous emotional actress, at present in We'lington, was at the age of thirteen widely known as a Shakespearean progidy. At that age she starred as Juliet, Ophelia, and Desdemona, supported by a company of grown-up actors. Her repertoire also included “Virginias.” in which play the ce’ebrated Amer’can actor, James O’Neil, was the star. Many of her big successes have been at the Amsterdam

Theatre, New York. Tn this famous house she supported Richard Mansfield as “Portia” in “The Merchant of Venice,” the Queen in “Don Carlos,’’ Hester Prynne in “The Scarlet Letter,” and Lady Anne in “Richard III.” * * * * The State Recruiting Comm’ttee in Melbourne has appointed Miss Georgina Temperley, 8.A., as an organiser to help secure recruits. Miss Temperley is young, and is a very earnest and impressive speaker. $ * $ Jp Mrs. Sydney Nathan, of O’Rourke Street, Auckland, has just returned from a visit to her daughter, Mrs. B’ckerton Fisher.

Lieut.-Colonel Murray. N.Z.M.C., of Auckland, was recently awarded the Distinguished Service Order for gallantry on the field.

Dr. and Mrs. Harty, of Wellington, are making a visit to Lake Taupo.

An old Auckland settler passed away last week in the person of Mrs. Mary Ann Walker, w’fe of Mr. Samuel Walker, of Otahuhu. in her 92nd year.

Dr. Wa’sh, of Thames, paid a brief visit to Auckland last week.

A most successful garden party was he'd in Lady Muriel Deck’s grounds at Waipawa in connection with the Waipawa Queen election.

The Red Cross teas in Auckland resulted in £BOO being added to the fund. Mrs. Hudson Williamson, the organ’ser, came in for a special vote of thanks for her efforts at the annual meeting of the Victoria League.

Mrs. Kelland, of New South Wales, is spending a holiday with her mother, Mrs. Donnithorpe, Temuka.

Miss Bagley, who has been on the teaching staff at the Nap’er Hukarere Maori School for several years past, has left for Japan, where she will take up furture residence.

The marriage was solemnised at St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, Parnell. Auckland, recently, of Miss Nita Menzies, daughter of Mrs T. Menzies, of Devonnort, and Captain H. L. de S. Garland, assistant quartermaster general, district headquarters, Auckland. Archdeacon Mac Murray performed the ceremony. The bride looked charming in a grey and white check-

ed costume and a smart grey hat. Miss Phyllis Menzies, who was bridesmaid, wore a pink ninon frock and plumed hat. Mr. Brown was best man. Mr. and Mrs. J. Webberly, of Bondi, Sydney, are on a visit to Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. C. De Latour, of Gisborne, came up to Auckland last week on a visit. * ♦ ♦ * At the annual meeting of the Auckland branch of the Victoria League the following officers were elected: — President, Mr. W. J. Napier; vicepresidents, Dr. Bedford, Messrs. H. Brett, H. Horton, P. Luckie, E. K. Mulgan, E. Anderson, A. H. Cousins and the Hon. A. M. Myers; hon. treasurer, Miss Mowbray. The council comprises Mesdames J. L. R. Bloomfield, J. Reid, T. Russell, W. J. Napier, Colgrove, Edmunds, Luckie, Devore, G. Bloomfield, MacCormick. W lliamson, Buckleton and Miss Morrison. a « a 9 The Methodist Church, Birkenhead, was the scene of a military wedding, when Miss Ethel May Payne, second daughter of Mr. W. H. Payne, of -Birkenhead, was married to Private

Claude Frederick Carter, of the 24th Reinforcements, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Carter, Warwick Road, Stratford. The bride’s frock was of ivory charmeuse draped with ninon and supplemented with the customary ve’l and orange blossoms. Her bridesmaids were her sister, Miss Mabel Payne, and a tiny niece, Miss Jean Payne. Private Herbert France was best man. The bride travelled in a cream gabardine costume and a becoming p.’nk and black hat.