SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 665, 16 November 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

{Notices of Engagements and Weddings - When reports of weddings and announce nwnts of engagements are sent to "Dominica" for publication, the name and address of the sender should be oflclawd, not for publication, but as an evidence of good faith Otherwise the announcements cannot bo published ] A Farewell Tea. 1 ' ' Miss Macky, who came to 'Wellington somo six months ago to take the position of secretary of the Young Women's Christian Association, and who has been obliged to resign otfing to her mother's ill-health, leaves to-day by the Mam Trunk train for Auckland, where ehe and her mothe m ill join tho P. and 0 boat for Colombo. Last night, at the rooms of tbo "JC.W.C.A, Miss Jtacky entertained tho mem bers of the association at a farewell tea Ovor sixty guosts i>ere present, including the follow ing members of the committee —airs Hoby, Mrs Pearson, Mrs. M'Lean, Mrs. Chapman, and Miss Lawson. The two long tea tables %<svi beautifully decorated with masses of pale yellow, and flame-coloured nasturtiums. After tea there,was <in anrumg competition, which was won by Miss Sandham, a member of the Cape Town T.W.C A. Songs woro sung by Miss Maeky and Mies Alderson, and Miss Hiller rented. MbbMacky made a short farewell speech, saying how much pleawire she had taken in her work for the association, and how she regretted having to give it up. She would always take a keen interest in Y.W.C A work, and it was her intention , to visit the BSbomatiose in the different towns she went to. Miss Hophrlr, on behalf of the girls of the Association, expressed their appreciation ef Mjsa Macky , ! work, and their sorrow at her departure Her bright manner and kindli. ness had made her vc«y popular among the members of the- Association. Thty were sorry that duty called her away 1 from this sphere of usefulness, and assured her that she carried, with her their best wishes Mrs Hoby, on behalf of the committee, spoke appreciatively of Miss Macky's work, and said that tlje committee very much regretted the fact that eh,e had had to resign, i Thft Victoria League. According to our Auckland correspondent, tho northern city has determined to form a branch of the Victoria League, a determination which was roached at a meeting held at Miss Marrison's home, "Woodside.V Wellington, l as was stated some weeks ago, has so far., the largest branch of the league outside London, and its membership is over «0. Auckland, it is to-be hoped, will equal thw record. jrho;ob]ecti<i.the league is to encourage .the-growth'of i 'a l more".in'timate-un. , derstanding between the people of tho Homeland and their follow subjects overseas, ana t&e methods by which,it seeks to attain this aftb af e r -,varjous." " , t Lady Explorer's Wedding. ' " Most New Zealanders know Baker Street < London, because it was there that Mr. Sherlock Holmes lived, and the idea of a weddm" in Salter Street seems incongruous. English Baker Street, Miss Charlotte 'Mansfield, the well-known novelist and traveller, was married to Mr. Vladimir Baffalovich, a Johannesburg mining engineer. It *as m August last that Miss Mansfield .returned to England after a «even months' journey through British Central ftfnca. She was only accompanied-by.'native lenrants, and travelled through'districts where no -white people hod ever been before. The lourney occupied 218 days, and tho distance towed was 15,728 miles. Part of the. way she Miked, 'and part of the way she' was carried by natives m a sort of litter. ,; The Girli' Realm Guild.

Lady Plnnkot, has promised to be present at tb/s foto to be given at "Awarna" next Saturday iby the members of tho Lady Plonket Centre of tho Girls' Realm Guild.,' Mrs. Wallis has consented to become president of the Lady Plunket Centre, and will <be present on Satur-day-to receive her Excellency. Dangerous Story. Lieutpnant Shackleton, the explorer, says that his own small boy is dreadfully bored with expedition talk, and asked his mother to him something with danger in it. "I don t want to know anything more about papa, he declared, 'tc'l me about tho baby who was drowned in his bath.", 1 Mra. Kennedy'Macdonald, who has been spending some months in England, is returning by the Athnnic, due here on November 30 Mrs. I'rank Lecki'e, who met with a serious accident at the Trentham golf links last Tuesday, 15 making good progress towards recovery, and nor condition is now more satisfactory than her friends had" at hrst ventured to expect. -Dr. and Mrs. Monce, of Greymouth, returned to. London early, m October, after a tour on tho Contment.i Those who intend to be present this evening at the progressive euchre party given for Miss • Mercer at Carroll's tea-rooms, are requested to present their tickets at tho door, as adniis Bion will be by ticket only, llrs. J. Babington, of Oamaru, passed through - Wellington last week on'her way to Nelson, and she will spend 6ome time in Wellington When she returns. The marriage of Mies E. BuUdey to' Mr. Gay Fulton is to take place on December 15. The mixed fouruomes played at Tientham on baturday afternoon for the pnzo offered by Mrs. Bell resulted m a triple tie. Miss h. Simpson and Mr. Campbell tied with Mis' Agnes Pearce and Mr. J Crawford, and mth Miss Madge Burns and Mr. Guy Johnston. Oey will play off next Saturday alternoon.

Mr. and Mrs D, Donald, of Lansdowne, who kave been visiting Australia, are returning I k> New Zealand by the boat leaving Sydney aext Saturday. The Bishop of Wellington, and Mrs. "VVallis, m? we going up to llasterton to-monow, will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Beetham. Mr, and Mrs'. W. J. Thompson, of Welling, ton, will arrive homo from their tour abroad Itf'the Manuka, from Sydney, to-morrow.