SOCIAL AND. PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 504, 11 May 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND. PERSONAL.

:_TNotiees of Engagements and Weddings.—' When reports of \reddings and announce- ' ments of . engagements : are scut to "Dominica" for,publication, tlio unmo ond I address of the Bonder should beenclosed, >'■■not for publication, but ns 1111.evidence of good faith. Othenviso tho annouueeuiouts ; ' cannot bo published.] Dance at St, Mark's. A pleasant evening was spent at St. Mark's schoolroom last, Friday, when a sooial j and dance -was held in aid- of the Rona Bay Church at Muritai. The first part of tho. evening...was, devoted to euchro.i Misses E. Blow, and G. Clapham; danced an Irish jig, and later on Misses ,; E. Blow and G. Moncrieff danced a. minuet, tery gracefolly. Songs wore contributed ; by Mr. R. Blow and Mr. i'ierard, and a pianoforte solo by Miss ; Warren. The evening wcrand_ up .with a.dance,- which was thoroughly enjoyed, ,by/,cveryono: \ Among those present were Mrs., and ; Miss Blow, Mrs. and Miss Goldfinch,'Mr;..and' Mrs. Clapham, Mrs.'son,' Mr's; H; 'M'Gowan,' Mr. '. arid Mrs.. M'Lean, Mrs. and Mr. Pierard, : Mrs. and. Miss Warren, Madarno and Miss D'Launev, Mrs. and Miss Bell, Misses Dorset and Barton, Misses Tyer, and Clapham, and others. . ■ .' - ' Masterton Notes. ' 'A: most enjoyable dance, was given'-last' week by 'Mrs. A. H. Wrightson at hor -home -at'.',Waipipi,:Vt6 which several guests went out from town.' 1 . 1 ' Amongst" others /present were tho "Misses . Benfiett (2),' Bunny, Russell, and Messrs:- Sclanders, Atkin/'Elcoate;' Holmes, and Bunny. : f ; Miss Malcolm is spending a few .weeks in Wellington, whero sho is the guest of Mrs. J. D. •Cruickshank. .■! ; .-r"-.''"-.-.'i.-' Miss Monica Bunny is tho guest of Mrs. H. H. Beetham, "Brancepeth." ' Miss-0. Bunny, of "To Await'®," is spending a few days wsh her sister, Mrs. W. H. UmickshankJ .. .' .Mrs. C. Monro 'has.;re'tnnied to. hei'-homq after spending several, weeks with : Mrs.' Nicholls at tho Thames. Mr. and Mrs.' Ray Matthows have returned, to their homo after : a fortnight's visit to Rotorua. , ; ; , Mrs. Nunnelly, who has beeii staying a few months at Lansdowne, arrived" in Wellington on Saturday, accompanied by Miss Malcolm, of Cheltenham llcmse. - Miss Bolton; of Pahiatna, was tho guest of Mrs. Norman Beetham last week. Dr. W. H. Hosking and Mrs. Hosking started for the Hntt arid-' Wellington by motor-car'ion; Saturday afternoon, accomparned'by. Hosking. ■ Mrs: Lee, of Majtmborough, is Bpending_a holiday -in Masterton,'.tho guest of-Mrs. H. H. Donald. , Mr. aind Mrs. A. Rutherford and family, returned to Alt redton last week after spend,ing- a month at Castlo Point. ' Mr. and Mrs. Laird Meredith left Wellington for Rotorua on Friday. Tho! dance 3 that am given/from -time to itime >by the Masterton spinsters - are- : always (looked"forward to with a great deal of pleasure, :for, they aro. always exceptionally well .'managed.' minis' year the spinsters' intend to. give' a danco on'. Wednesday,. June '2. The Newtown High -School desires .various things .that it has, no money to buy, and. with 'a view to providing them arrangements are now. beiflg..,mado > ~to' h01d,..a bazjar at. ~the. school towards the end of the' month .■Among many other-ladies who are interesting, them-, selves iin the,-matter are Mesdames Castle, ,Wallaco, Jorden, Jtyder,'and H. Watson. ... ■ Mr., Mrs., and- Miss Waldegravo, of Pnlmerston North, are on a visit to Napier. : 'j.Nurse. Stpryj.lato,of.;"Pons. a..Verran','..,pri;. vaie Newtown, is' about to take duties at Palmerston North. ' .. ~... ." '' Miss; Alico .Turner,', and Miss Laura Tur;ton,Ueft yesterday for New Plymouth; where : they Cwill be-the guests of Mrs. Munro. V. ■ ':Miss Holmes, of Masterton,. who'' wat ono of a party who mot-ored over the Rimutakas .last week, is staying.' with relatives in Wellington, . " -. Miss Tibbie (Matron .Mental I Nelson),' who has been spending .her . annual leave with friends «in Wellington, .returned to Nelson on Saturday. /Lady Russell and her daughter, Miss Marjorio'Russell, -arrived in . Wellington. last night.;/ -They will be 'here for soveral days,' and are , staying at the Royal Oak Hotel. ' j' Mri' and Mrs. 'Elgar, of Featherston, aro now'living at Sayos'.Court,, where Elgar is giving a com'iiig-out dance'on Friday .^evening'for her daughter,, Miss Enid Elgar. Dr. Bell, of the Survey, expects his sister,, Mrs. Eastlake,' and hor husbSnd,. to arrive in Wellington from England early in June, on an extended visit to New Zealand. ; A ,v«y old colonist, in'the person of Mrs. , P.', Corrigan,' passed away at the residence of her' son, ■ Mr.' T. Corrigan, Manaiaj on Friday night',' after a long illness. ;The interment is '.t6 take place atr Auckland. Mrs. N; Beetham, Mrs. H. Booth, Miss Holihes, Miss Payton, Miss . Booth, and'the Misses'.Robieson (2) are some of tho members of. tho Masterton Golf-Club who come down on Wednesday to play in a match at 'i'reutham against members of theWellingtdn Club. ; : "V/ v lt has been decided that,.'this' year, as last, 'tho Wellington Garrison Officers' Ball shafl'be'held;in"race'week. The'effcct will bo 'again to make that' week father overcrowded with events, but, it will also enable a- number. of visitors'to'town to be present' at ..one of the most brilliant balls of the season. . — •• ,-