SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 582, 10 August 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

[Notices of Engagements and Weddings.— When ' reports ot . weddings : and .announce, nients, of engagements are sent to "Dominica" for publicntioiv the name and address of tlis 'sender should be enclosed, not for publication, buc as an evidence of good faith. Otherwise the announcements cannot bo published.] St. John Ambulance Association. The oommittee 'meeting'of the St. John Ambulance Association (ladies', branch), which was postponed last Monday, took placo yesterday afternoon, arid was. attended by tlio president (Mrs. S.'A. Rhodes), Mrs. W. B. Tripe, Mrs. E. Balcombe-Ercwn, Mri. W. H. S. Moorhouse, Mra; H. W.Preston, Mrs;:J; P. Luke, Mrs. A. :A. Oorrigan, : Miss M. Higgle,: -arid , ,Mrs.\.. W. B. "Fisher (hon.:. .secretary)/ ' The ', monthly • report submitted by; the senior nurse ... indicated that work, of an arduous nature -had been carried out among the sack poor during the'past month, .18 additional patients having been registered, and 1049 visits paid. District patients i were treated for phthisis, rheumatism, pneumonia, bronchitis", dropsy, and heart trouble.' The following additional subscription were received Mrs. Burrie, £1 Is. ; Mrs. A. B. Renrier.' £l Is.; "An Old Nurse,". £1 .Is.; Miss Robiecori,. £1 Is.; Mr; E. H. Anderson, .'£l; Mrs.f.E.,; BalcombeBrown, £2; Mrs..Ponsonby, fills'."; and Mrs. D. Anderson, £1 lis'. Donations of clothing, 'food, etc., were sent by the followingMesdames. Moorhouse, Preston, Corrigari, Hoare, Hardy, Ross, Post, Fulton, Ahearn; Bourke,' ••Weight,'; --Nathan,? M'Lean, Bickivell, ':..Lb Grove, Ryah; Wili'ord, Davy, Kent,'Ashcrbft;'; Litchfield, Vare, Grady, Ker, Besant, Hufst- j house,' Miller, Scott, Rcndall, Harris, Sinl.clair, Columb, Armstrong, M'Tavish, flill. Watson, Gillon, Goodman,.; ." A Friend, Gear : Cornpany,' Terrace Church Club (per Miss Evans), Rosoneatlr Church, Kia Ora Girls' Realm'Guild,',"WoodsideV. Trawling Fish Company,', and; ""children of Te Aro Infant School. V ' . , Generous Donations. ■■■ r "Dominica" acknowledges the receipt of many parcels, of clothing .'which have been' kindly_ sent to Tiie Dominion office' for .'die-, itribution to families in Wellingtonj and of ; one large case of'clothing sent, by a'friend in Eketahuna; also a donation of £1 kindly sent by "F.A.M/' In this matter ' friends have been most generous.-A;very large num'ber of people have by liow. received parcels of clothing distributed Ifrom' this' office,- and it hac now ; been: decided to send direct to ent charities any 'further' donations of - the same kind.

Sale of Work aj Worsor Bay. ■; ' 'In. Mrs. AV. 0. Rownt-ree's house a small sale of ; work was lipid on Saturday by the Worser Bjfy ladies in aid of .the-furnishing iof;the Miramar Anglican Church. '. The committee were Mesdames Brodie, Duff, Rowntree,' Misses Marslihll, . Duff,. .and . Heath. Good business was' done by. the work stall, "loll yj stall, cake competition, and.;sido; shows, and £12 clear of expense.will be the. result.. Walrarapa Notes. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cameron, of Mosfcer'ton, who have been 'spending some months in Sydney, are. expected to'return to : their home very •'- -Mrs. Morrison; of ''Blairlogie," is at:pre- • senf visiting. Masferton; and- is staying ; at ■ " Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Moss, of'Carterton, are expeoted back-from thsir trip to' England by the .Corinthic, which arrives in Wel-lington-on either".Tuesday or' Wednesday, 'lie ladies of St. Mark's,. Church are "arranging a: welcome shape • of: a, euchro party. •• ' ...- . , '. Mrs.; Halse, of Greytown, is", the ''gliest. of. Mrs. St. George,, of Maste&ShT" ' Several, looal- musical folk have formed a .'strong.'dramatic and operatic club, .and, will produce v tho 'well-known ' 'Trial '•by';Jury"::'at,an early , date. ~ '?fhe cast-, is. a.-strotig one., .Some 'pa'rticulariy!,ifine voices are. 1 ' owned "by; the lqcal> ( |tmatf;Ur"Sj ;and it is hoped the putlie _will soon 'Ifive -the pleasure of attending their first production. • ' Mrs'."; T. C. 'Williams, ;pf was .a .visitorVto ''Masto-rtqi^last'.week../ V-V''.; Miss.Zoo:'Hplmes. is /visiting -.'sister, 'Mrs. Rhodes, .at Rangitikei. . . \: i'Mr.'/'and-Miss Turner, of-Auckland, who have Keen spending- a few days'in Masterton, have Feturhed to their home.. - .■-Mrs/; 0; Cooper, .who :has . been. visiting Welliilgton, has returned. . : .

Quito a number of people from various parts 'of the Dominion will bo visiting Pair _ merstph.'tfhiloi.the' gblfj'.totinlsinienfc! is.'takiiig ''place.vlf only the'weather will consent to be on its best, behaviour, both pl!lyers and 'visitors- shoulcb .-'have, a most;: pleasant' time. 'Among 'those: who intend to bo present arc the''■ Misses ' Simpson,'' : of■. >' Wellington, :«the Misses 'Kettle,,'.i'roin, the . West .• Coast,:.[and .Miss l Fulton,''-'of Wellington', who'. leaves. 011 Friday -to stay/ with: Mrs;* Eliot" Warburton'. fflr;;.':iind;i\lrs.; ;Webb.; from 'Levin,' are ; "at. present' staying' at Kelburhp, .where they. ex-', pect. to> remain for 1 the next three or four weeks., i;.' v, / ' Mrs. J. Barton, of Trentham, [who has been, spending the winter'.in Sydney, is [expected, back by. the' IJlimaroa; on .the-11th.-i Mr. "aud Mrs. W.'[Broad, •of -.Marton, re-, turned .to their'- homo ... on Saturday,, after spending a few. days in 'Wellington. ■- :: Miss' Lukin is expected back from Australia this' Week; . and :• will .'stay :\with. her sister, Mrs. (Jaw, ( of Auckland. >!Miss Bell, of Shag .Valley, is ,at .present, visiting Wellington, and is; stayuig with Mrs; Scobio M'iic-uzie.' The Hon, J. A; Millar, Miss Millar, and Miss Allisoli.left for the south last, night by the Maori. • .- Mr. 'and Mrs. Basil Jones, of Hastings, are stayiug at the Grand Hotel. '.