SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 521, 31 May 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Opening of tho Hutt Coif Links. Tho Hutt Golf Club was Mossed with a fair day for. tho opening of its links on'' Saturday afternoon,, aiid tho number of guests who assembled; including'many who went out from town, .thoroughly enjoyed the outing. Dr. Purdy,.tlio'captain of' tho club, in a brief spccch declared ..tho. linlis ; open, and then to prove it,-drove a :ball:from'tho front of the .. .The ,Mtf lclub-housp, whioh ,11' as threo rooms and -a verandah, .stands facing almost', north,. .looking'- very ..pleasantly.' across . tho. lints and' the river, : to the 'hills.' •, .-Tea was served on the verandah and.in tho. large central room,, which was prettily decorated with green'."foliage and brown chrysanthemums,, green and'hrownbemg'tho colours of' tlio club. Afte.r .tea'an .exhibition : game of nino holes was played by Messrs. A. Duncjin, J. Abbott, Coates, and Dr.: I'urdy. Thero wore no :,'competitions,' .but . several people played round the'links.: Among' others jreseiit\wero : : 51r3.' Purdy,. Mr.,. Mrs., and Miss Callendor,; Mrs: Wagg, j Miss • Howden, < Mrs. Riddiford,: .Mrs. Erjc rßiddiford, Mrs. and Miss Hayward, the Misses Lee, Sirs: Beetham (Wairarapa),' Mrs.'. ; and Miss. Stevens; Mr 9; Barraud, . tho Misses ': Stuart-Forbes, ..Mrs. Bennett, . and. Miss . Maco .''(Masfcrton) ,* Mr. and Mrs. Firth,; Mr., Mrs.,'-arid: Miss Kane, Mrs. J. Roso, nnd Mrs. H. Rose, Mr. and Mrs. Leighton,; Mr. and. Mrs." Mr. arid Mrs'. Mowbray,'-Miss Humfrey,' Mr. ■ and Mrs., Mirams, Miss ■ Buckhurst, Mrs. T., G. Macarthy, Miss. Ewen,vMr. ..and :Mrs. S. Allan, Mr..and Mrs. Broderick, Mr. and.Mrs. Gordon, f Mr. arid Mrs.-'Trimnell; Mr. T. Wilford, l)r.. Mirams, Messrs.'. T.. Wilford, L. Watkms, Bateson, Baldwin, Bunny, ,Q. Samuel, Milray (Auckland), Eliot, J. ,R, Callender, and Pollock. . ./ ' \

Tho Late Mrs. Foe, ( . A : contributor writes:—The Rev. Thomas ] F«/-.of tlio; llethodist Churcli, Thorndon, and president of, the Now Zealand Conference, has : received, numerous expressions :of sympathy:from..all :j>arts..of the Dominion in , connection. .with .tKa sad; lose "'which lie has. j sustained jn .the recent death, of: his estimable i wife./ Tho deceased lady- was practically un- ■ known to tho people'of Wellington, 1 as sho i only-removed hero, from Auckland with her 1 husband and family, about'six weeks ago. She .' was. the only child of tho late Rev. Henry J Ellis,, who.for some years prior, to his death rendered acceptable service as'. a ; ; Wesleyan ' . As the wifo;of'a Methodist,minis- •; tcr,;moving;frora circuit to circuit at regular 1 intervals,in' various : parts of' New Zealand, Mrs.Feo won the cordial esteem of, all who know her. . ;;v ; Memorial services were held at the Thorndon Methodist Church, Molesworth;; Street/ ; yesterday, in'- connection with,-the death of , Mrs. Fee. The Rev. W. J. Williams preacbcd m the morning, and the Rev, J. Cre'wes in . the, .evening. Madame Mueller sang" the solo, /"Crossing the Bar," at the. evening ser-. vice." There jyere fairly large congregations., Gifts' for the Poor. .; It '-.was a i pleasant hour that-was spent at 1 The ( Dominion. Oflico on Saturday morning, when various parcels of : clothing that had hccn. sent to. be distributed ..to poor people . in.'Wellington, were, opened,:out and.-sorted; ' and Garments allotted, to some of-the most ■heedyVfamilies. : 'People had . been very, good sending .things in—but,-when- one compared tile lists of people who require , list with'|at least ;eighty children 1 on ifr-rit wat. evident ;■ that; >c®y * much. more than■ ■ had' y conio could';,bo.vusbd', with good:-effect.; The request for baby clothes had ' met with a prompt response by, one anonymous , donor, and it- .was . aDqther. . ,anonymouß . parcel that contained several - pairs '.off. ''blankets--tho most acceptable' of gifts—for'in tho , poorest homes,'tho bedding ..is very. insufficient, and cold ,brings disease.; , The Girls' Realm Guild. The members of .the.Kia'Ora .'centro.of .tho Girls' Itealm Guild—always on the look-out for chances to give needed help—are' interesting themselves in ■: cases'. of. oxtrome poverty; in . Wellington. At their . last - meeting -they considered^several 'instances',that had been ' mentioned ~of families in distress,' and determined to make as many warni garments as possible for some of the children and. women.' They also sent along to Till! Dominion office' at once a parcel. of' clothing for im-; mediate distribution. The other .-Wellington' centres' of tho guild. have undertaken.cortain special duties; of other.kinds, but,_ if they wish to add to that work for the distressed in' thoy. could not find a season, when their'assistauco would be more' acoeptablo than now. -.- I ■ ■ : : , -. An Idea of Melba's. 'Madame Melba : will set aside a day ' in Novombor next on which to'hear the.various young .singers whose vocal gifts have been urged' uoon. her notice (says .the ; Sydney '■Daily Telegraph"). If among these aspirants there snould.be a soprano with, an exceptional voico,. and possessing .also intelligence, iindustry, ambition, and health, the great sii.ger, will take charge of her future. Even should the, selected student bo lacking " in this world's' goods , , this : will be np hindrance to the. success of her .career, as Madame Molba, who has been long looking for such . a voice, will' undertake. jto defraly the entire' cost of beT training .and public introduction. ■ Miss Grady is visiting Mrs. M'Callum-. in • Blenheim. ■' Miss Grace Mills lias-been visiting . Mrs. Nov'ille, of "Thurston,'.' Marlborough. . ■' -Miss Payne,, natron of the : Wellington •Hospital* is ; staying,with , Mrsj Vallanoe; in Masterton. , ,-;. ; - . The' provisional committee of the Women's Club, which meets' at Miss Richmond's house this morning, jrill make final arrangements with regard to the matters that are to be brou'-'lit beforo the'first general meeting of memC'ers nest month. v .