SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 612, 15 September 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

; ; : Glrls'rißeMm^GuMd.vvU. :Viv''.. : ;';^'h : r:- •;■,■'!:'■■ -The annual 'meeting'; of' the.-: Girls , -. Realm ■■ ■'•,'■■■.,6nilcl>'Vas' b'eid ;last;..night;in;'the-j Mayor's ,■".': roim;'at the Town HaH ) ,Miss'Coates presiding. ';■: :Eeports: of ..thp'year's' work were. read Vy the, ; .;;■ se«etaries/ l 6f ;: the,..Lady Plunkpt '.;■;;,', Ora' centres;. ; -.The Lady Plunket centre had, in . ■ -the early part'.: of -the year,-.'niade .seventy Bar-; ;. . mo'hts I ,'' which they, sent to , . Sister .. Isabel,- : of; , .;■ Tory- Street "Mission, .and to - the district. nrirse : . > -■; for distribution, • and at the- beginning of, the ; winterj'still; more garments, weros made-.- and -."• ■: ffiven away;...AtChristmas-timo' delicacies were; .■■.-.. collected,'and.'hampers.sent to; different insti-' ■;..- :.;■ tdtion's; : 'while: toys were'sent to' the Children's: ■■■'.' : : Homes,'i.and!'a;:sraall. amount which' ;: ' -.had been'.contributed,and.notspent.was,given ■-■•■ to the"Salvation Army,fbr'.Christm'as.chivnties. :■--. :Miss ;pimant,'"Miss, Castle, and;'friends .paid ■ . -,three.-visits, to the iHbnie for: the' Aged Needy ..:: and gave-"entertainments, arid'-during; the .year ; y -.a ' quantity'-;of •' men's-.'clothing 'hud "been" col--1 : looted , ; UnU sent fq .the.-.OMro -Ho'tAe.' K, Several, .;.- private'-nee'dy- case's ;.this: ;..;■: : centre.'; v :> The lua.'.Ora".branch;.as)before, 1 pre-: ■.•';.- :- , Bente(l.'a!lorigtay , ;reporl;;cpyenng : 1 a vast amount ; ;: i of. work that'.had ;been. accomplished' in |he ; : .,: course'.of ithe'year. .- Over .300 : articles v. -of /clothing; chad-, been- "distributed through' various: ■ :• channels, V.nearly-two hundred '-. books : ," and ''J:', magazines- had been distributed to , -,lighthouse'-- :;■ .keepers.-. .:j'nd.;;to;.;thO';loper rpatients. at Qnail :■ ■'.:,Island, ■ a; donation■:of: fancy bags was sent to ~.-, -the Girls',,'Eealm -bazaar ini■ Sydney;-a ■■..■;■-:. ;very ■ large ■~ number of iChristmas: gifts. were :\.■ distributed:^to eleven"institutions and several. ;■','•.•• pnyate-.families .'(these, -gifts ..■ranging', from :;■ ;groceries.; and;"dress:.materials'.to. , a 'donation .. f,;toward-' a- holiday -fare), and' during the.' winter.' ... !• a great many 'scrap : bbpks 'were made and 'given ;■; to different Children's Homes.-.'^Tho •sdcial-.and' -.: public ! efforts of the centre included a concert Towp'Hall in aid of funds,- a Christmas ■ ;gift evening,!.a,^concert,"to --.the -Missions to cprnpetition, : ..'and argarden! fete :at'Mrs.'--Steven'srhoiise, -■;. ~Austitt;Street.:' The centre;had so ".inoreftsed in v;: -numbers'that-.it :ivfis;: necessary to'meet in'a' '.;i '■."hall insteadl.of at a'• "priyate' house,; and 'the ; .' . : Eev.'Macdpnald:Aspland.'httd kindly-lent them" ■:;. , a.j'room ini ;the. :Congregatipnal,. Schoolroom, ;; ; ,Courtenay "•Place.;^The 'general-report of-thb-,v. ;■■ guild '.showed 'that., the: .Lady ;:Plnnket centre' ■-.-■ contained 1151', members,-and; the Kia Ora cenfie '■•; ;*7i:<'No,'ropoTti:had. ; comett6 hand ;frotn the -..;;,.centr"e".in:punedin; "The'.repQrt-stated that the ;;'■;,- greater;part,;ef -the wofk'was;done/by the:wil-' .'»;.':.'lin'g'few/.'an'd, that-, there;was need of more ./.-'general: activity*. ■-Plenty .'of .work'-was waiting ■}.'■'-. to : be dpnejifj.thpl members-.w.ould.;only do it. -, ■.'"•TheVgttildj had ipaid , for.,'the-tnitiohiof'.Miss ■•■ .Bertha'tHioksbn,at the,.Tech'nical'School,during ;;.-:•' the-■P^''yeaii\.in4 1 -;rapbrJfl^(| p ; ■:. ; : from '• the - Kacherß"'Bhow,ing. that- her .'progress ..-;; bad been:-mpst. vsatisfact6ry.'Dβtailedrinforin.a_.i^.tipnywas;given ;with .regard : to:a'.gnild : hazaaf '~.;.::t0,.be held:.in;London,.to■ which 'the)New'Zea-;'.:.'".lahd;-,(3uild had. ; been,:aske"a;'_'t6 : :seii3 v dontribu-; :;tions:;:'.lThe i resignatibn ? bf/iliss;"Nathan"' as : - :■;.. gene"ral',treasnrer'.;aiid:: of: Miss : -'S; r Qinian't -as' i- . - general.secretary was: iec'etye'di'-'Jlrs: •"Neivman, ■.■■- who' iwas /"elected-, made ■'.'■ a ' ?'■' briefispeech'lin'-'appreoiatibn, of the "work 'done '■':.. >for. ( th 6 guild\b'y^Mr.s.ViHislop;>the.'former:pre-,':^.Bidmt,»;>nd;expressed'-her-.'own-Jdesire. to help \:,■:.', them.-'i.'vMisspßpthe'nburg. ~w.as': e lebted' general ■■■^^'':tr«asurer;;{and';. i M. , ';Bne:\*M : ioufld''to-.'ffl ■';..'Dimant'scplace,r.^q <J :she I '.perforce; remained-un ■•;-... :.omce; i ipi'omisingvto'aot'.as .J;,- assistant';sepretary.;;.The:guild.decided, tb.'cpn- /.'., /tinue: Mies:-HitchingV;cour6e at■ the .Technfcal' - : ■ S_ohooV;for''"another .year;','this -beingVdohe by .-■-.-iKe tvjt centres,-and; it. wasVagreed-that i artibles. : "v; Bhould be sent'.td'furnish U iNew>Zeala'nd ; stall . -~ r.at 'the gnild"bazaar--to/.be : held.ihj L6ridon.->. It ;■■ was agreed thatja ■memoriaV-,to".Mrs , . ; Hislop .■::.;. Bhonld .consist of'the', dpnatioh' eabh : year'from ■ 'Dβ guilds: of: a /sum 'of.' money ■' to' be' spent' on" ~;. some one'person as/seeined'bestSto the 'guild. ; .. ; * garden fete; is-to; be held to. raise money for ■■%■■; tbe.tiiition of 'Miss-Hitohingsi ..and MissiD-e-" . ..vine, kindly ;offered.-her .'garden:;for',.the\ pur;:.'^'pose./.; ;MoJherj Mary-Aubert''renewed ■: her offer i .. ~;> to; care: for, , any children ..who ■ might be sent to ■ v.;- a.er by ; the-guild pnacconht of amother's tem- , :• ,; . Porary.illness,■ arid her. offer. :.was'. received with •' ■•■... WSJJ7 ) thanks. --Votes of thanks- we're carried ,/•;' 'W Miss'.Dimant,.and;to .-Miss Nathan for. tKeir V • /services : as secretary' and,':treasurer,' to 'Miss' , ;;•;-Coates,,fpr. presiding, /and.;tb. Mother • Mary ;,;.> Aubert; for ■■attending .■the'-meeting,-, ,^". :.;/ : ; ': '.\' ; ■■ - : !:';V/'':/,:;"' ;:^-^i^^^#^*m^-P°W-^: whi' .".■ ,v.went,out'^the/Huttfyesterday/: hud -a very ;■/. pleasant; oiitmg,- and;: they "returned victorious, -,: :S ta >^T o °. B a S 63 ten-to their "credit;' ~..-:,Taevfollmving;isHhe;listof: ; playors-in/each ~:: . : c ase.the MiramaHady.;b'eing v placed-first^-lliss' ■ Gray beat .Mrs. Epse;,Mrs. freeth beat' Mrs. ; ■::S'atkinsj..Miss...Carter,beat 'Mrs.'Wagg; 111i55,,,, ~,, Fulton ; lost to.Mrs^, Wheeler;,Miss ; Turler^S ; " .■'.!, 5f ate », : i^'-: M i|? iClimiej Miss. Didsbury./beat ■ - -, Mrs.;; Aloes "Miss\'M.'.'Stuart : - : f ";,;/: Mrs/K^/Hoimes/beat/Miss'O. Stewart; Mrs ■V-./'.Tennant/heatMrs.iPirth; ailil Miss' Will s wa» .:,.beaten-by,Mrs;Baxter.'-,- A return'match"is to ';■;■ ',; b e/plßyed,;oni'lhursday/ l 'i .;.-/ Uyin,Memorial A O. : 'V-:/;'^"i- : y;y /.;../■: -The, committee of 'the: LoyiniMemorial^Home ■ :.-': w ? &yW a tea at .the hpine afternoon ;./ : ; on auescfay, .-October ■ 19, '/;fbr';'which-; three" ;...v hundred; invitations have been "issued; J ' It- is ,to ; ... be. a/tea /of a' very original "character, and'isi i ■;■; -*°,f°., by-tnename.of -Va-pound and .yard.tea,". •• ; '.whjoh is to say.that guests-are to'be invited-to- "■-' - ful^ : H?'K it^ n l va, F OUn^of;(l "'y' lrd 'of;soihe^ •...„■ thing-that .will.be of service to'tho homo 'Of v ..course, only-a pbirfad : ; ::.; ?^%,■'.»• ywd, .and, they: have,'aVwide':-rang^ : / .; : ."Anything.;will;he;; W eldotn.e, from/ah roamelled ... ..-, :mug-tp a/counterpane/.' .'says.:one/ member : of ■ -.and ; .it:'may be;-expected, that - ■tea,.;sugar,',.calico, and-.'jimilar-useful gifts' .wUI .;,, pour;, in m^ torrents. -Teas -of: this /kind are ,;„ common ifl imenca/where'the congregation of .-.■;•: a■■ church,wijl, give donation-parties to make ... .up: for .'.deficiencies.- in ihe , : minister's'stipend, :'■": an S; mftn y'^or!??:. ar J e 'told: of, ; the:extraordinary .'/■/and/'usoless'. things donated; / .'v' '/ . ■:"'". :,'■'■ A Diamomi ; : '■'■.''■::';■ , -; ; ';•,-* bf .Carterton, 'whobn^ V'Bunday.>./celebrated ■': their: i '■ : . w "e entertained by;the mombers.oftheMetho- , ~., dJSt; .congregation: and ■numerous.friends 1 on : ;'.--/' f ;' Mondn 7..i^a^»g< , Dnwng'':'a , h'-ifiterva'r-i.n',-.th'e' •■;..:,.■ proceedings,-' Mr. and: ■ Mrs; - Hart - were' pre- .; : .Bente'd,,w.ith..an illuminated.address signed by ..: //prominent'members: of. the. church, , : and , Mrs, i : : Hart was also , given; a.beautifully-bound copy ./-//of 'the; Bible. .-•,.:--.' >;:,/:V;/:W" '". .:.:■.".■■■■'.■, ■:■ .;.'Miss Beatrice Johnson, from .ilasterton, is a :. ',- guest:of:vMrs.;:M'Villy; // / .;■-• ■-~, -.. :. ,;, Jlr; : ;A'. E, ;: D&ne. has .taken"the 1 Hon. Robert ~ : (Loughhan s /house','iu- Tiriakori ; -llpad.■ :. / ■.-.•;'. 'Miss • Steyens; ..■who '.hasibeon 'with "...;.Mrs. .•Napier-M'Lean, roturned' to. Nelson ves- , terdoy.v:'-:<;',,; !■:-.> -: ; ;.■>:.;-/'.-.;.;.;.■/; .■•.;'..:,;'. ' ; .Sir';Eobert: and;, Lady : Stout/and, their ■■'■" , : .daughtpr;leave; England-;-in" October,' and after ;■ •/./Bpending. some time, oh the' Continen t, resume .their journey-, in timo to reach, Zealand //.in; January.,;" ;//.: [\ .\v:;:: : - •/■:■'■ •/■■.■.':■ ' / v r r 'Anotlier.of Onehunga's pioneer .settlers passed' . / laway/last Friday in the person, of' Mrs Elleii ,widpw of the ..late.-Richard Gardiner v, who wus in her GOtli year V; .vcame/to/New Zealand, over -.fitly; years ago. She .;■'.'-,.': reside'd 'at. Onehunga'tho .greater • portion of tho ,-r-v-.j.timc,'.and/leavesi-n'family of grpwu-up sons and grandchildren, ; aiid "'.great-grand-:':.-::;.;.children./;;;; :■■■.■■''■-'-.' : '-. -y ;:: ;/:' ■::■■:-. '::■-; ■ '; :■:■' v^;At'the: meeting-of tho Hutt.County Council; ■•-, - -held yesterday-morning, motions of condolence ;■'-. '/./were -passed in; connection with. the deaths of .;. /Mrs.' Bradey and Mrs,. Hislop,/ nud letters of '.-■ //Bympathy.::were ordered to.be fbrwanlcd to Mr. 1 --.Frank: Bradey (a former .chairman, of the boun- '■';'; .;,-eil).and.:the'Hpn./T, ; v . ■. ■;.■;.-..

The' Misses Thomson, 'daughters of the'late member for Glutha, who have been, for Iα trip to Auckland and Eotorua, aro in "Wellington on-their, way: home. ._..-'. ■•■■'■'..: :: ■■Mrs. Thome-George, and Miss Neville George, from Auckland, are staying with Mrs. Vivian Kiddiford. ■■■'.■ ■ . ~;';. : ; ..-■•■• - ,'Mr. and Mrs. M*Ewan bxpect tobe home in time for Christmas. They have booked passages 111 the Orient liner Otway. .-'.:/. ■ Lady. Osborne-Gibbw leaves on Friday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Thompson at Pahiatua. / . ■ ; - - ..;■:; _ Miss Peter, of Lancaster House,' has gone for a short holiday .visit to ber brother, in Maryborough. :/;■ '• •■..".■'.-V-' , '.' ■ Miss Elsie;Simpson leaves by the Paparoa on Saturday for a visit to Napier and .Auckland. Announcement is made of the engagement of Miss. .Edith' Kathleen Bendall, third daughter of- Captain Bendall,'to 'Mr. .Gerald Eobison, .of Wellington; College .teaching-"staff. , : -.Mr. Robison is a. brother of Mrs. William Pember Eeeves.■-•.''■■. ,-• .- - : :■ .- '■ , : -\--y- -.-