SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 639, 16 October 1909, Page 12

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

.(Notices of; Engagements and Weddlngs.Ivhcn- reports tf weddings and announce* nients of engagements nro sent to "Dominica" fop publication, llio nnino ami address of thi tender should,be oucloscd, not tor publication, bur ns an evidence of cood' Tailti. Otherwleo tlii nuuouucemcuta cannot bo published.l A.Vico-Regal Tea., Iler Excellency lady Plunket entertained the to the Babies'. Aid Socicty Conference, with; the members of the Wellington Committoo; fat a very enjoyable' tea yesterday , afternoon. . It was given at the 'Ministerial, residence in Molesworth, Street, where .three rooms' guests, and decorated ■ with "quantities of rbsc-coloured azaleas and other spring flowers. , This was. the real conclusion of tho conference, .which had been" sit-' ting vfor two days,, arid v tho guests . discussed witli; v gr(jat; interest Vthfl'.events of those., days, uie' prospects of., the .socioty, and; tho most esoiting ot the debates." As far as ono could gather,' they, one f andv all felt:, exceedingly pleased >with .tho result of the conference, and j'elt'/that. it' was • quite worth -while, having from either end of' the' Do'minioMo'discnss general/methods of work. Her Excellency, received in a frock of black crepe de chine,, with yoke and sleeves of black chif-' ,fon. .- .His Excellency the-IJovernor was pre!.sent and Miss Hill,- who ;came down with Lady Plunket;from Auokland, and among the guests Vero. several Wellington doctors, some of whom liadbeen present at the morning's discussion,' and most of whom are on tho society's now advisory., iboanb I'ho .' following, received invito-' Rons:VKev>Mother.M."J. Aubeit, Mrs. A. B; "Atkinson, Mrs;'S; Allen, Dr. Bong, Miss E. B. Brokn,■ Mrs.sChatfield, - Mrs., Chapman, ' Dr. Cahill,.Mrs; iCorrigan; Dr. and Mrs. Collins,' Miss. Ctookj: Mrs.;. .Cirn,' Mrs.'Dockrill, Mrs; J. ! Duthie, Mrs. Donald, Mrs. Dalziell, Adjutant 'Dull.VMrs.i;.Ethorington,'.Dr.. and Mrs.' Fell,Mrs.', Findlay, > Mrs. W. J. Grey, Mrs. Boyd Garlick, Dr.. and Mrs. Herbert) Holgate, Mrs.'Hiskinjj,'Dr.,and,Mrs. Hassoll, Mrs. Henley,; Miss 'Isitt, Dr. and Mrs. : Kemp, Mrs. ' S. Kirkcaldie.vMr. ,and Mrs,;lvemp, Dr.. and -Mrs.: 'Truby'King, Mrs. ; E. ; Lcwey, Mrs. C. -M. Luke,. iMr's, -lowis,; Mrs. 1 . Mackenzie, 'Mrs. Matthews/! Mrs. ;Dr.;.Platts-Mills, Mr. llillsj Mrs. 1 - N6Wlh4nV'Mrj3"'l'arkes,'J[rs. Ithodcs, Miss Rich-; mond, Mrs.'; Malcolm Ross,'. ' Dr. ' and Mrs.-.Shandi-Mrs.f.; Sidey, - Mrs. Smithson,Dr. and; Mrs. Hector Smith, . Miss ' .Thurston, Mrs.Langham" Mrs; Theomin, Dr. Valintino, Lady; Waad, Mrs, A. ,Williams, lliss Williams, and-' Mrs. Walton.

An Appeal to Iho Country. I v There avoovory day,.anil all day long, appeals , foV Help' to ib'e •hiado^bnVbehalf: of this ,gooil; ' cause, and .that,- but just at present tho. most: , urgent appi'hl isboingmadom Wellington on ' ' behalf of tho; St; John Ambulance Fair, which; { Will, it is hoped, .provide a permanent • fund j for,: the .support' of i.the - Wellington 'district' nurses. I '' This is,' of . course;' a charity .that ap ; . , peals: especially to Wellingtons residents,'but J there''are"probably■:many ; m tho country di - i 1 tricts who would like to contribute to the fund' iif i.they knew. ho\Y, .to' do-j it, - and . they ..will; bs j glad to 'hear, that anything .they, can' send in to ( town,'in the way. of hams,; cheese, eggs, poultry, j 'butter;":'/creamv ;and'.:ilowcrs, more especially! j flowers,'will bo .vory gratefully receivod by those , who have charge 'of',tho -refreshment and.'flower I stall. The• fair-opensbn'.'Nbvemlwr 1, and 1 con- ; tinues for the whole week. . ■' . v 'i-- -V'-':. A Birthday Party., ; . Xtrs. Dyer, gave a delightful birthday, party ' ifor_ her aatfghter 'Lulu, at; her home, in l'ark Streof;,. yesterday, afternoon. There were about fifty"'little guests,' from twelvo'.years of ago "do'tt'iiifards,,' j all'.'enjoyed . themselves 'amazingly.There' .wcra'-i ' few. grown-ups to heipi ; tnbm'v:.6iijoy/' thomselvcs': to'; the utmost, . among thorn;the Misses Beaucharilp,'. Miss : I'. Seddon' ;and ; Mi?s:Putnam, t - They /had games> there was a,delicious birthday tea. ... ;; ' .. ..' ; -. A Children's Dance. •'i: fancy. dress/dance; fori their ■ junior pupils, was given last night', in ,-*the 1 Ponsonby ■ Hall, Abel Smith Street. ,'by: th<j'Misses' E. and M. Oakley Brown.'-.Tho ' p'areh'ts of many of the; children were ..preserit .to! loptc.'.on, ; and during tho evening a. flashUghtpiWure was taken.' Invitations: havo been issued for tho Wellington College - sports which will be held at ; .tho,;collego : .on'.; ; Friday, ;October 22. .;'-. •' •'■ i'lMrsV-Jbhi'!;Perry', •of ; V-Jrasterton,:':has been sponding; aifew; clays ;'itt 'Wellington... ■ n Miss Cargiil, who has been ; spending several : yeeks iaKOun'odin, .returned to Wellington yesterday.. ' . ■■■■/.'/A\-. : ' % ?' Mr.;ttrid> Mrs. Trigg?,' from Christchuroh, are 1 .Visiting . Wellington. .-. . ; ..' : . ;Df. and : Mrs. J.' M. Bell, who are at '■ eent 'staying at their honie .'in Silverstreaui. ;leave on : Tuesday for ; six months' traveli ; • through.,; New', 'iexpect to spend 'several' months in Waihi, .. . . „,\Mr;.';.and ;Mrs.'i J; ;Earle.,have gone to Christohurch. for a holiday visit. Miss Wolters, of Carterton, who has teen •; 'visiting .Wellington,-went homo, yesterday.' ' Of ill social calls In Wellington, as elsewhere, that; of.the. public tea-room is perhaps, the; most insistent. One cannot visit Carroll's « inore than- tWico ' without "-becoming., infected with the tea habit. to those, popular rooms in Lower Willis Street are to be cspeclally catered for tp-day. .Mr. Carroll, recognising the public's love for light music, has on-, . gaged'an, Orchestra,: trhlch, will.render a programtno of ;tho latest'tnusic'.during tea hours .this, afternoon..'. In.order.'.to. please his numeri ous patrons, has been selected from .ttn extensive .programme of the latest and brightest t ohand, (is a perusal of its contonts, 'sot out 'in ,an accompanying advertisement, proves. To drink tea: and chatter through the ; strains of a capable orchestra is'somewhat of :, an innovation in Wellington, and thoro is little doubt that it will prove, a delightful one.