SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 437, 20 February 1909, Page 11

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

[Notices of Engagements and Weddings,-;, -When reports of weddings and announoo- ' nients of ; engagements _aro sent .to "Dominica":for publication, the name, and . address of the bender should 'bo endued,... not for publication,, but as an evidence of - i good faitb. Otherwise the' announcements ~| : cannot,b« rubliGhtfd.l- ■ ; /, . Nurses' Certificates. At tho conclusion of tlie meeting of .the Palmerston North Hospital .Board on Thurs- i day afternoon, 'Mr. J. ■G. Wilson (chair--man), and Messrs; Stubbs, Brown, Haydon, ; and Voss, members of'the.-board,; and; Mr. Rutherford, secretary, paid a visit to the hospital, wnere a presentation /was. made of tho hospital certificates, to nurses who, were- - successful in passing tho State'^examinations.: The occasion was. made more interesting by : 'the : fact;that : thisris. the first-time that thesecertificates have been issued. Nurses N.. E. Day and E. Mulvihill had each earned ono, -but as they were no present, the certificates will bo forwarded to <them. Nurses Davies, Hildreth, and Jamieson were then each pre-; sented with a' certificate; - .In .-addition,, • Nurse Davies was presented with a handsomely bound medical dictionary from Dr.; . Martin for ''having obtained first plaoo in the' senior, division examinations, while ;Nurse.. :,Beniiett,i: : w r ho.:;obtaiiied;first. : ;m'-tHe : junior; - division, was also, presented with a medical work, also given by ; Dr.-Martin..Tho.last-mentioned nurse waafurther: presented: with a fountain pen from the chairman of tho Hospital Board' for having, obtained the best . ward . reports during' . . the year., Nurso ; Stronach was awarded; first prize .for tho. pro-. . paratibn; of surgical instruments/.'ahd'was : in; turn. presented with a .useful medical. book.

Benefit Concert. The .bonofit concert in aid: of_. the .widow. ■ and children/fleft totally unjirovided for) of. • tho. late T.. Hayes, ; ;bbaiswam - s.s.- Penguin, ■promises to bo. a-greatsuccess." -.Mr,:'Ander■J son has:;kindsv;^ranfed' f lie--use';. fof: St. ■ Peter's Schoolroom • for. Friday next; Feb--i ruary . 26. A' first-class entertainment has been arranged, ..and tlie following •.■ have, ■- kmdly promised-to assist: —Misses M..Mar- , , .shall,-- M.: Kimbell, i Maisie - Geary, . Messrs. D. A. Kenny.: Jas. : Dykes, Leslio Hill, Carr, l:. Vitotta, J/ M'Lean, and F. v. :■ . . Baby's Aid Society. .. -. Tho members'of Society for tho Promotion of the Health of Women and: Chil- 1 -' dren. are: very» much : pleased with. the . responso now being made by'tho public -to . , their, appeals.:,; It '.is 'evident that tho .work of tho society-'commends itself to tho community, and ..'that"its object arouses widoBpread■ sympathy! !>: Weddings. ' * " ■■ "On Wednesday - afternoon Miss .- Esther • Etheleen Neillj.'oldest: daughter of Sir. John :. Neill. Nai Nai, .was married to Mr. ErnestBooth, eldest son of Mr. Wm. Booth, of : Taita, tho Revi A:; Thomson officiating. The bride, who was ■ given away: by. her father,' wore a dress of cream crepolino,. ;;: ;'silk;;inserti6ijir She- ■ : also > wore a bridal veil and wreath, and carried a lovely shower' bouquet of roses and . sweet.'peas. Sho was-, attended.'by . Misses Ivy-Booth (sister, pf the, bridegroom) % and. Clara Neill(sister of the -bride). After tho ceremony,; about forty-guests sat down €f\ io, breakfast-in'a largo m'aroueo "al -'; tho residence of Mr. and Mrs. Neill. ' At Mrs. M'Bean's residence,'..lo2 Pine i.Street, on- Wednesday.; last; Miss. G. M'Bten, : . eldest daughter of. the late Mr.-D. Mlßean, i'unr.,: was marned to -Mr. Herbert :H. 'rice; -:Wellihgtipni/;:lateJ N.S;W;: Tho Drido was attended by her sister, Miss M. -M'Bean; 1 andrMr.s Walter Price,-'brother' ;.. of. tho bridegroom,' acted.as best; man.",: Dr. . Gibb • conducted the ceremony. The bride wore a croam cloth directoiro costume, with a; smart cinnamon 'broivn . hat, trimmed with saxo bluo, tullo, and wings. Tho guests' were 'afterwards-'entertained by tho; bride's, mother. •/— !|

An Afternoon Toa, Ethel; Miles 'yesterday. afternoon gave a very delightful littlo afternoon .tea for v, Miss Elsie M-'Tavislv when a- numbor>of. : her '. girlfriends were'present. • TheJ rooms wero' ' the tea-tablo . 'very .prettily ;d^orated' with- sweet"'peas': and ■ .w ribbons, all mvv bridal '"white..During 'ithe •afternoon songs'.Wero- sung.' by Miss .Hilda; :.: Miles, Miss Berths^Mile's, <■. Miss ■ .M'.Tavish, : : and Mrs. and music vwas! also" contriuuted-i.by .a . grainaplioneV . Miss . - . Ethel Miles 'a'ifrock.''of '.white erh- - .:broidered muslini; Miss vßertha "Miles wore a frock of pale hlUo-> 'muslin,' ,and her two sisters wore in .- white, Miss M'Tavish woro .. .. a frock,of palo~ ; blub ,crepe-dc-,ehino and blue . ' hat with whifo.wings. Mrs. Rlddiford's frock was of paint<d 'chiffonj and with it sho woro . .... .'a hat trimmed'with rosesj Miss Joan ifis- '.■■■< lop, whoso frock ■ was '. of pale . grey voile,' trimmed with >sonio beautiiul Irish crochet lace, and touches'- of • black-., silk, wore an ; ' enormously wide hat of' black. satin, lined with white, and- trimmed with -hugo pmk ■ roses, and bunches, of forget-me-nots. 'Other f' uest's presen't:\were' Mrs. Sha'nd, and tho tisses Brandon' (2); Fell, 8.. Richmond; Bell ■.(2), Simpson.'.Reid,: :■ Nathan,v.'..Higginson, : 1 . 'Fitzgerald, Milne; and -Mackintosh, .v . ■ District Nurse for Palmcrston. , . Tha' District- Nufse -Executive Committee -at Palmerstßn North held its' first meeting on . Thursday night; .when , Mrs. F. .Macdon- . .: vald,: was :■ elected secretary.' . .The; committee ' considered that its financial jjosition. war r ranted, its calling for applications' for the . position of district- nurse for- Palmcrston North. It was consequently decided to call for. applications, and the salary was fixed -/ali'="'£l2s : "fi'-'yieiario:j-",1-"" Kitchen Tea, On Thursday atternoon Mrs. C. E. Ford- . ham gave a very enjoyablo kitchen: tea at , . her home in Kelburne for Miss Olivo Stevens; who is shortly to be married to Mr. A. R. Hislojv junr. Tho hostesses mother,- , Mrs. A. -R, Hislop, and her sister, Mrs. H. J. Francis, from 'Mastert-on, assisted her to .:: : entertain* the guests.'., A.! musical "afternoon was spent, many of tho guests, contributing : items, and 'the prospective, received quite a. number of useful gifts. Among tho guests . were Mesdames Meek,-Bock, Marls- : ■ man,. Cowles, M'Kenzie, .the,-Misses -Kerr (2), Pegden (4), Bock (2), Stevens (2), and Culvorwell.. . ■ : - • .

Cardon Parties. , A garden party, is to b'e held, this afternoon at Mrs. Denton's home in Woolcombe Street ill aid of the funds of the Young Women's' Christian. Association, ; and t if the weather be fino it should be very delightful. Mrs. Denton's' garden is a beautiful: one.,; There will .be stalls, for; the' sal?.-of fancy goods, cakes,, and sweets.

The: garden party which was put off from last Saturday is.to be held : this aftenaoon': at Dr. Plntts-Mills's grounds, Karori. . It is in aid of the fund for the now Anglican Church at Karori. -

Mr. and ;Mrs; C. Izard are 'to be entertained by their friends at an "At Home'.' at the Town' Hall on Thursday afternoon.' The r&eption will be held in the Concert Chamber, . and Lady Ward and Mrs. Findlay will act as hostesses. 1 : - v ' : 7> . '.; ; •....' ' Mrs.'' Gibbs and her four daughters .left for Sydney .yesterday , after touring| 'through; the' Dominion* and visiting both the. hdt and. cold.lakes districts. ;.' .' -. Tho Jlisses Bevan, from Melbourne;; who .are touring. New Zealand, arrived :.from-the south yesterday morning. They are staying at the Grand' Hotel. --: Mrs; and Miss Baldwin, from I'ahborston North, are' visiting Wellington, l and iare staying at: the; Grand Hotel.', ■!.■.■,[..' •V Miss; Bnrlenshaw,:: who; has Vbeen' l staying in, ;Wellingtonj returned., to Napier. yesterday morning.-;: The tvro toissfcs-ijeiikirisonifro'm Auckland, • arrived ; via tho Wanganui VRiver.'l -They are :"stayine at the Grand Hotel. l . .. T; Mr. .and Jlrs. s ,Charles-.Elgar, 'of-. "Fernside," . Featherston;. V ivjtli r : ;Miss< Elgarj ; who haVe been on an extensive European tour, purpose to return to. New ; ' Zealand via Egypt and Australia, and are :: -'expected here : dur■ing the second week in . April. ; . Mr. and Mrs! -Elgar y. have 1 ; takeni' <, Sayes Court," .Aurora Terrace, and will, stay, there during •the winter ' months, ": when their Fern side residency -will be subjected to extensive ;al-. •terationS. VMr. Harold Bassett, of Thorndon, .israt' present ; staying : with 'frifends 'at 'Blenheim.' Mr.- and Mrs: G. J. Olapham and- family have:'just;Veturned.,from. Sunset Bay after a holiday' of a couple of months. j'-'W-:VMiss' Milne, from ' Akaroa, is tho '. cuest of Mrs. M'Tavish. Miss porothy ; Pollen ; is leaving .oil Monday for a visit to friends, in Gisboriio. '^i; At Madame/ Nit'a Steele's entertainment in, the Victoria Hall on .February 24/ Mr. R. B.' WiUiams will,«ng|several, songs.- and, Mr. D. A. Kenny wil igive some'.of his: de-' lightf ul > humourous" sketches. ■ ;V-Miss'f Moris' Mackay,' l one' of "-Madame-' Steele's, 'brightyoung pupils,:' will take ;Ktiie part - of .the yoimger..sister/in'the-little oomcdy and ; Air. F. <H; Lampen and Miss-Mollie Marshall will, 1 appear: ini a little comedietta. .-. Mrs,. Algar Williams ..left for Auckland yesterday; by ,the 'Main -Trunk .line to be pre- : sent at the marriage of Miss Una Williams.