SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 453, 11 March 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

("Notices of-Engagements and Weddings.— U hen reports of weddings and announcements of engagements are sent to 'Dominica" for publication,'the name and address of the sender' should be enclosed,, not for publication, but as an cvidenco of good faith. Otherwise the announcements cannot be published.] ' , Wadding'. "' Yesterday, at 8 Finlay Terrace, Mr' and Mrs.. George Norbury's daughter, Jessie, was married to.Mr. Harry Hatch, son of Mr. R. P. Hatch. ' The bride wore a frock of white embroidered muslin with bridal veil and orange blossoms, and she was attended by her sotisin, Miss Strongman, of.Greymouth. Mr. frank Hatch'was best man. The ceremony was performed by Rev. George Bond, formerly minister of. Trinity Church, Newtown. Miss Norbnry has for many years been a verv active worker in Trinity Church and Sunday School, and was the recipient of presents from the workers thcro as well as from the girls in her Sunday School v class.- Mr. ,and Mrs. Hatch are- to live in Christehurch. At> St. Mary's Church, New Plymouth, on Tuesday .morning, Miss Jessie Caroline * M hollar, second daughter of Mr. J. S. M'Kellar, of New Plymouth; was married to Mr. Henry Abraham, of Khandallah, "Wellington; now clerk of tho Onslow Borough Council. The Rev. F. G..Evans was the officiating clergyman. The bride, who'was given away by her father, wore a charming white lace robe, made over white silk. She wore a very handsomo old Honiton lace veil, and carried ashower bouquet of- white clematis, sweet and maiden-hair fern. Her sister, Miss- Gertrude-MJKcllar,; attended.-as/.brides-maid, wearing a "reseda green rosilda frock, and white.hat trimmed with-hydrangea, and I she carried a hydrangea bouquet. The bride- • groom.- was .attended by Mr.. Cecil Gray as -, best'man., ••The bride's mother wore a handsome .black silk dress with embroidered vest and black and white hat. As the bridal ' ?i a - rt ?i, le /v th ° cllu , roh Miss Stnndish played' ! the Wedding March. A largo number of intimate friends sat down to a weddin" break- ■ fast at the residence of the bride's parents ' Mr. and Mrs. Abraham left by the midday tram;for Wanganui.

Tea at Oriental Bay. Yesterday afternoon a pleasant little tea was/given, by Mrs. Hales at her home in Oriental Bay in honour of several Auckland friends now- visiting Wellington-Mrs. and Jliss Hellaby, tho guests of Mrs. Eichelbaum and Miss Nome, "who is spending a few days with Mrs. Hales before leaving for England by the Athenic. Both drawingroom and dining-room were filled with beautiful roses and other flowers, pale-pink roses and maidenhair being used for the decoration of the tea-table. Mrs. Hales jvore a black silk skirt, and blouse of cream lace with touches.of pale-blue. Mrs. Hellaby came in a smart black and white eohenno, with black toque, while her daughter wore a pretty white embroidered musSft, and floral hat; Miss Norrie wore a black silk skirt and pretty blouse of heliotrope silk. Among other guests present were Mrs. Digges-Smith, and Mrs. Arthur Ballance, who IS her guest at present, • Mrs. Dyer, the Misses Logan (2), Miss Bcndall, Dr. Elizabeth Gunn, Mrs. Wylie, Mrs. Etherington, Miss Bochardt, and Mrs. and Miss M'Keller. - A Musical Evening. / An enjoyable musical evening was given by Mrs. 'Remington at her residence, Tinakori Road, on Tuesday night, in honour of Miss Cresswell, a young violinist from Chnstchurch, who is staying with her. A number of people well known in Wellington musical circle? were present, and an excellent impromptu programme of vocal and instrumental music was provided. Songs were given by. Miss I'eddie, Messrs. D. Kenny, E I arkes, and AViddup, violin items by Misses Cresswell and Maud Remington, and Mr liper, flute solo by Miss Simpson/pianoforte items by Miss Remington, Mrs. Eraser', and Mr. Kenny. A pleasant programme was ,w? v a »° s ° by a sElort ™PH>m!>tu dance Mrs. Remington received her guests in a. handsome costume of heliotrope, sillc relieved, with white tucked chiffon, and effectivo .touches of black ribbon velvet. Miss Remington wore a dainty dress of white embroidered lawn, and Miss Maud Remington' was dressed in a becoming soft blue silk A Farewell Tea. A pleasant farewell was given on Tuesday evening by her girl friends of St. John's Bible Class to Miss Mma Caldow, who is about to take her departure for the Old Country Miss Hopkirk, in a happy little speech, presented Miss Caldow with a horseshoe of dainty handkerchiefs, a gift much appreciated by the recipient. Musical items were contributed by Miss Caldow, the Misses Tin"cy Pringle, Pierard, and Mowatt ; and Mrs° f' Pope. . Hearty thanks were given to. Mrs! Ewart Anderson and Miss E. Anderson, who were tho hostesses of the evening, "Auld Lang Syne" bringing a most enjoyable evening to a close. v Oistrist Nurse for Palmerslon. On, Tuesday afternoon the District Nurse Committee of the St. John Ambulance Society met to consider applications for the position of District Nurse for Palmerslon. I'our applications were received for the position, and Nurse Mandor, of Christlilmreh, was chosen. Nurso Mandcr, who *>mes with vejp high credentials' from the punodm and Onristclmrch doctors, will probably commence her duties about tho beginning of May. Wellington Trained Nurcos Homo. Nurso Stewart, who has just been appointed to the charge of the Wellington Trained Nurses Homo in Upper Willis Street, is a Glasgow lady, who was trained at the Simpson Memorial Hospital in Edinburgh. Three years ago she came to Now. Zealand, and'has since then been doing private nursing in Wellington. Nurse Dencker, who is taking Nurse'Aitken's place as visiting nurse, her training in Wellington Hospital. She has already begun work, living

at tho home, and going out from there to visit patients in their own homes, and do tho little services for which a trained nurseis required. Once a month lectures are to pc given at tho homo by different Wellington doctors to the nurses belonging to tho association. The first will bo given this evening by Dr. Herbert, the-subject clioson being diphtheria. Other lecturers are Dr. Agnes Bennett, and Doctors Holmes, Harty, Gibbs, Young, and M'Gavin. Stewardesses' Memorial Fund. Frobably a groat many peoplo will be pleased with tho eminently practical suggestion made at tho meeting called yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Hislop to discuss the question of providing some sort of a memorial for the Penguin stewardesses: There was a disappointingly small attondanco at tho mcetrng, but all present were agreed that tho bravery shown by the stewardesses deserved some memorial, and their timo was spent discussing tho form that memorial should take. Among those present were Mrs. Fini'.lay, Miss Eileen Ward, and Mrs. Chisholm, the mother of Mrs. Hope, who came with a friend. Mrs. Hislop spoke briefly, explaining the object of the meeting and eulogising the stewardesses, Mrs. Hope ,ind Mrs. Jacobs. The first suggestion made was that a cot in tho children's ward at the hospital should be endowed. Mrs. Hislop said this_ would cost £10 for tho first payment and thirty shillings a year to keep it up. Then it was suggested that for a roasonnblo-ysum it would bo possible to endow a bed in a hospital, and that this could be set asido for stewardesses, a bed not reserved for them, but one to which a stewardess would have first claim. It was pointed out that there are a number of stewardesses in port every day, and if they become ill tlicy must be sent to the hospital, for few of them have ho'ncs in Wellington. It would bo much pleasanter for them, if instead of having to take their change of admission to a hospital, which is nearly always full, they knew at onco that they were entitled to admission. The suggestion pleased all those present at tho meeting, and it was decided to issue subscription lists ■towards a fund for this purpose The wives of mayors in other towns aro to be asked to co-operate, and it was suggested that if sufficient money were raised it might be possible to pay for a bed in some other seaport as well, these matters are.to be discussed later on, and meantimo a number of ladies have armed themselves with subscription lists, and aro anxious to rcceivo contributions of a shilling or more. They are not abovo taking subscriptions offered them by any man, hut they will he especially glad to receive contributions from women; as they feel that this is a memorial which tho women of New Zealand should be proud to raise. Masterton Notes, Mrs. W. Bunny is the guest of Mrs. Bunny, "To Mai Mai." Miss Roberts, the new matron of the Masterton Hospital, has arrived, and commences her duties almost immediately. Mrs. W. H. Beetham has issued invitations for a tennis party at "Towcet" to-day. Mrs. Baumber, who has been spending a ' few days with her sister, Mrs. Hampton, has returned to Christchurch. Miss Rutherford has returned from Alfredton, where she was tho guest of Mrs. A. Rutherford, and 1 left -for Wellington on Monday last; General sympathy is expressed for Mrs. J. J. Mackersey, whose little son Colin met with a nasty accident on Saturday last. Mrs. Wilfred Stead, from : Hawko's Bay, is visiting Christchurch. • ■ , - Mrs. T. Gf." Macarthy Is giving a farewell tea for Mrs. Izard next Wednesday. ".Miss Heckler, of Wairarapa, is at present the guest of Mrs. H; 'A. Lamb. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Pringle, of Hutt, i leave to-day for a tour of Australia, via the South Island lakes. Miss Fowler and Mr. Fowler returned to I Masterton on Monday after spending several weeks at Oriental Bay. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Tripp, who are on their way to England, havo been spending a . few clays in Wellington. Mrs. Walter Nathan and her daughters' ( left last night for Christchurch, to ho D re- ( sent at Miss Louisson's wedding, which takes i place next Wednesday. ! i P n , Tl » u . rsda y last-Mr. Bert. ' Carpenter, ' a ' c °l Woolwich, England, was married to ; Miss K Jerry, youngest daughter of Mr. A ( Jerry, of Camp Comer, Featherston. Miss Katie Hewlings, who has been pay- < mg a long visit to friends in Honolulu expects to visit the United States and England • with Lady Heron before returning to NewZealand. Mrs. Blyth, of "Hclstonloigh," Oriental Bay, and Miss M. Bowen, of turakina Vaiioy, are leaving Wellington on Saturday mormn&en route for Auckland and Rotorua. Jliey will probably be away for two or three weeks. , Miss Leonoro Pulsford, who is now studying in London under Madame Fischer, was '■ engaged recently to sing at a large At Home given by tho Austral Club. Madame Fischer is very much pleased with Miss Pulsford's voice, and speaks encouragingly of its possi- - bihties. The New Zealand singer, who is enjoying her life in London exceedingly is sharing a flat with two or three other younii musical students. Jfi? K £ ti0 i Y T g ' th ? wcll - kn °™ accompanist, who has for so long been connected with music m Christchurch, and who has on so many occasions given her services frcelv and most generously for the causo of charity-' is leaving to bo married about May next the Musical Union, with which she has been connected as honorary accompanist' for i good many years, intends.to arrange for a complimentary concert prior to Miss Younc's departure b ?