SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 713, 12 January 1910, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

A Stratford Wedding. '.' 'Afl4?6w's.Presbyterian Church, : , . .-- NK.tford, ••,on...Thur;.day, , . : Mr.' : Albert A*gent|^of\Riverlea, ; Ka'ponga.'-'U'as i ; : to ;Miss Aiuiie Mary Knox, eldest daughter of vllr! . Geo. .ICnoi, of Stanley ' .■ -' Xhe' bride wore aVprctty creom silk . • • : empire cdft-nVwith transparent yoke, and \ift bridal, veil and.', wreath. /.Two" brides- . ; .^ids'ajidvtwo'fiowe'rjHrlsattendedlie^--. i^^^fi^esEllieaud-KatoKhox'(sisters of . .• . ibe bride); each wearing whito silkmuslin v l ';^vV^ : |^PU® , r pint proses: .-Miss 7' the bride) and Miss: S/'i-v.v'; .-'Wrrinie-. Knox (nicce.v'bf'- .tHelbrideh'.lher. pale.pink, {empire Kowns/and v;hite silk hats, and' carried >7;' tekets of-flowers. • Mr. T; .'Murphy was , V ( ' j6S t ; ; ipaii y; "an-d : ifr;;' r J •Jv .Col ein an. '4 .w-as * 7' '[groomsman:'.; Afterthe; ceremony'between' &?vri-' ; l^ T ®^^i'ra'nd. ,: eighfy,;^^tsi , :were: > cinterftained.. < .■• .. t.Thorndon - Bowling Green.v. r _ Indies' day < at .'.the -Tliorndon' Bowling . ' llireen was worthily kept, and during the afternoon a largo number of ladies visited \where/some; very *interesting ,- . . . Mantes wero. watched.-. Afternoon tea was -:f®rrea. m - the.;.pavilion upstairs/' where S'r;i>;-she.'tables;;wero:decorated- with' jiale 'pink- - - «nd crimson, sweet peas;.. Mrs. K.-J; Col-. 3S'V;ii'. .'assisted; by? the; Misses-Collins,-' Mrs;' ..' King, 'Mrs.'/.M f Eldowney, Mrs.' Jacicman, • 'Mrs...Claxk, and Mrs. Munro.. Mrs. Clark > .; gives the tea' this, afternoon. ; { Flower Show ;- / in/Wellington who v : WVlaa-,no opportunity of-seeing the bcautiv 1 :8;7 ful. display of sweet *> peas at the Petone . I'show..last; Saturday, should, not- fail to Si::visit • the.ahow in .the Concert lloom at tlie .ToiEn; Hall to-day. . Among tho eshi- ; . •. bitors who. are expected to. send. good .colvf - t7i;;;]ecti^r.?is;!' ; Mr.': : C. , vTrevethict ) ' of''the' :s ,, &'iA\ J 2000 . spikes of bloom at tho Huit sEoiv, ana it , ; ■'exhibit'.-'tb'-day will be* Camping in the Sounds. , \ .A-lady who has. just returned from a ; ivistt: :to Picton '. and ■. .-tho \Sour.ds,' .'. xeports .'that; 'her' party.-.'had a. de- • V. .lightful time.. '. There • , only, i one . ' i-diawback . to,' their, ; enjoyment—the fpersistent'attacks of sandflies anil mosqui- ' •' . mosquitoes. .Various reme- '. .'. -dies ivero. tried,. and people . ancointed . . themselves.'.with eucalyptus, oil of lavcn- ■> i bili; '--•wliicli; ari? ™all;. sis '• the'v oil'i / which iit very, quickly did in ("the open air, the. sandflies: reneived : their .;. , . , ..Wild chcrry . trees 'in." great were: : .yfiound hills, : ana,';by tho way, it : -:>6eems- ; Picton ladies make: most delicious ; ■f. icherry jam. They.-are careful .to., stone ;:; : ; ;.;;. . l ;the fruit;;and .when cooking. it they" place ;,k sy 'HAin 'it .;a .fevr. ; kernels in a* bag;; ; which -gives' .' '• "ties'of-Capo gooseberry bushes were found iin, v 'bne: r 6unhy :'.bay;* an^-'.honrV-tHfl 1 . .jarty,'gathered as.-much of tho fruit as V ; ('fi.-v/i kjKitchen 1 , Tea. An:enjoyablo; "kitchen tea" was given', H ; } : by, Mrs.' Kirby ' at ; -hbme..:iiii ' ifiister-in-law,. Hiss 'Kirby, of Alfredtbn, v ■ <r.,prh0...)8 .visiting here..-: Mrs. ICirbj-:: re-, >:i ; -' iraii-.'Ettesfe'":'ih; of.: ' ' .■ Emvy.'.checked ■ chiffon and- VMiss - ' -. 'idainty-. frock:'was of white silk.; |Duriiig : the .afternoon musicdr items'were MarTelli'>Miss;Eead- ; " •. •; • Sng, and Miss.Sfona M'Kay.: ! ' . : [received :numbGr.';'of ',-nseful gifts. • :. j.Among'.-,Other.guests::present ,wero.:Mrs: : . ; • • • •Jsadham > .Mrs. von Dadelzen,. Jlrs. Head: ling,. Mrs.' ,Miller,. :i Mrs. ;MuTrell,Mrs. ... .Tanner, and Miss. I'raser. , .....'- A Farewell Evening. Mrs.f Cecil Jones-and Mrs. Malcolm -' lEoss,' wlo leave' very;soon for Home, were ■; 1 :' ,the . guests of .honour >at-', a very .enjoyab'e. ' 'r>:''-S : i"- , *'^ n ß.' , WtrVgiveti''bi : -.Mon^y!'-iiigfit''bV • ' Mis.'Dean, at. her .'homo in Grant licuf.. . , •'• •: A .-number; of. guests_ were present, ai-d ; - the -evening tyas '-mainly::; occupied-- li-ith' . • music and bridge. . The dining-t'wm. and . :.. 1 :-':'eupper-.tablo/w r ero';chariningly-doco rated , iritfi; sifeet:;peas, and- the drawing-room J; . / Kith'crimson'-flowers. . r

- : A Sister of the Sacred • Heart, V-?P-^S^hericting-Mottb^GenmlSo^^tlieySis^ i: '. - ..', tas of St- Joseph; of . the Sacred' Heart, I . Bister. La : Mcrci, died early.-: oil . jjow H# . . \'ear's- morning at. the . convent .of the J ;... ,' ttder, Mount Street, North Sydney (says 1> .. . .ijio -"Dailjr . Telegraph"). '. It was only K:. ; ' Jfecently ■ that tlie/doath/was'amiouiiced i|/ / ,/bf-v the, Mpthor-General/-arid< .foundress •- of Is;' // :vtliO'order,'.Mofker:'Mary,-and Sister: iLk Mercij .-vrfio.'liad been■•"her/assistant.'.car,|//:ricd on''the .duties- of tlievacant office: k - ';V '-February " next.: if. , ■ -Her health,: however/ had not, been satis-. SpjK :l:: - for-' 'some V months past-:; .Sister it:':'' -i' erc i.'(iliss;M a honey), ! .who,"was born t?,.:., . ,in Tasmania iii .1859, made her profession ..' 33 . years ago,;.'an'd spent most • ol" her life ip-"i -"-j'ns^a.''rclipous ' inlr'Victofia. >.Tlie.'congre-, . .. fiation.numbers 759 sisters, and there are :; Australian States;' audi New ' ■ , . ' Obituary, ' j' : -' - The death ; occurred : earlyyesterday ;f v - ,' morning of , an. old ' and : respected' resi- . deiit of Wellington, JtrS. /Agnes Drurn- :• . ' mond,'wife of ilr. Peter Drummond, of if v Buller Street.- 3trs. Drunirnond was :bornrsl ~J ?o:.y'ears.;.;ago : in/Wigtownshire; ■ Scotland, -iand came .out.-to. Inyercargill the: ship Si;.;:'// vßobert. Henderson-jn .1802/ ; ; an'd:.was marMi :. ;; ried:. to . Mr. Druramond. in the follow- : lt : ' ing year. -They lived, forja'-few .years, at' ,ij .-.lnvercargill,' and afterwards: at; Auckland '. ji.: :■?. DC * 011 the West Coast, coming. to' Wel-..-'ij.- lington 37 years ago. ilrs. -Drummond •• * mi ' "® e^: ' co nfiiied /to,/ her-."house' with .i - illness for several'- yetirs;:''and her death -/r: ; ::Was; not. unexpected.' She ; 'has"left six M» s and four daughters. i-'Tho sons are ■ G,s^r , s ' T o G .^ or Drumniond GTohannesburs), • ' .'h'• David Dmmraond (Buluwayo),. 'Alexander Drummoaa ; (Wellii\gton); wm. Drummond (WanganuiJ/Charles Drummond (Harton), - j - and' George Drummorid (Springfield, Can- ' fi,:.l'.terbuTy).:;:The'. daughters are .Jlcsdames Jennings, Arch. .Wilson,, and Geo. sB-iV--'-."- Blake,;'and ,Miss''Drummond. Another' il:'/ ■ , Bon,"^^-Mr.-Harry /Drum m ond, .■; died : about !j.;:;'.'V a year'.ago'from ..injuries received . while . : . . playing cricket on the Nairn Street Re- : serve. / -.:-/'/:

: Mr.":, and Mrs. David Casclberg,' from Mastertoii;} are;;;visitihgr'We'llington,.'-:and are staying-.at tho EmpirolHoccl. 1 .:'- ,Miss'.'Dorothy Taylor,''-tho oldost daTigh.ter;■ of.JMr;;T.;;E. Taylor, ,; M.P.,' is suffer-, ■ingfromVfintflric': foyer.''- ;: : :aud'. Mrs.'i.Gi'aiam '.Speedy:left Darinevirke"; on" Monday .-.; for - : the Coast, intending itb. spend 1 ii- ' fortnight' .;at. -Pipi Bank. • ; -7; jfr. and Mrs. :Hoilsorir from Levin,' .who arrived in-:Wellington^ : !'yesterday;' are stay'iig at .tlio Grand. Hotel. 7v V , if '': ,Mr. and Mrs;: Elliott 7Wyett,,,'of■' Wellington; are visiting ' Rotorua.'- - - ;: ' Mr. and Mrs. Martin-and Mr. and Mrs. .Donald; visitors from' Auckland,-are staying at the.Empire Hotel. : .'- Mr.; and Jlrs.. Stevens: arrived, from Melbourne yesterdayi 'They are,'at - the 'V-T ,^".:;:;.7':;-,:--;7'/ : ;;' - ! .-; : 7; ;.; ~: Mrs.' J. 'P. Luke.: and her : youngest", son are ''visiting Auckland ' and -Rotorua,' and :wi11... probably not return;: for;) another fortnight. Vi\ J . ; Dr.. ar.d -Mrs. Napier , M'Lean, Mrs. Butt, .party, 'are. camping at Onepau Bay, in-the .Sounds"., J : .. Mr. and Mrs. .Wrightson,. from Masterton, are staying . : a.t;':.tUo;Einpire''Hbt«l. ; .Miss jKenip is'paying a fortnight's'visit to Mokoii; , 7- 7;7, ;7'7,'7 ('■, , Captain ; ajid Mrs. - Bell, - who, arrived yesterday. from Sydney, are; staying :at the Grand Hotel. - .-'./7 v: ■' .. . Bishop- : ;Wallis ; .'have j been visiting .Canterbury,- return.:.to ; -^Wellington ; -,bu 'Tnursday-': morning, v . Mr.'land Mrs. Harpor'; "and ■ child;',fri'm' ,' Picton, ' ace staying at ' the -Em oire. Hotel; " ' Mr.' "and;' Mrs..:Dun'caa : Cameron;:'of Pahaoa,;' who .have," been - vnsiting 'Auckland.' and; Rotorua", ■ are; now ;speriding. a ! few- days7ih ;M-asterton,-- 'on their ' homeward way .to the Coast.; " Mrs. J. C.' Webb 'and Miss' Iren6':Wobb, 1 '.of,-. -Talavera .TeiTace,:. are spending ' the j at; Mrs"; .Gould's charming seaside' I residence at Tahiina, Nelson.' ;. """-'Mr.7and,;;Mrs,,.M'Kinna,''from Patea;' are^stapng;at"iliei;'Empire!Hotel.;' - .1 ' The Honi'Mr.- Guinness,and Mrs. Guin-;:o.n-NewA'ear J s Day, ;soaped-.. the Wairoa' Geyser";jin7the ;presbnce ,'of; Hundreds of. .'yisitorsjybut, without effect.'. Some people: waited more, or less patiently for'.two. .and 'a . half - hours,; 'hoping, .that. the geyse,r would spout,:>'but',,Wairoa.;accepted : its. New' : YeaT's ; pft-serenely ;and' silently. ..,. ''v'Mrs.v-Furby, .from- Auckland, is .visiting Wellington..-. " ;7,' ;' : Mr; ;and ;Mrsr s C3iristiansen;.; frbmTPa-". 'tea; . are; visiting Wellington. They ■ are' at-.tho Empire. . 7'- 7 -'." "-;, ; ,77; /.'•■'MrsV^'Giffbi'd;^•.MaxshaU7;of -vWaiganui/' • accompanied'- by the\Misses; D. and C. G. , Marshdl, -;who', Have ■ been :on:. a' : holiday, trip; to,' England; 'returned!, to .'the -Domin-: ion. by • tLo Ruahinc. 77"- ;V! • 7 : 7'; '; . Dr.. and* Mrs;: 501f,7 frbm Samoa',' are staying • at: Miss "Malcolm's, 'on the Terrace.!/.:.--" ;7---:-:7 -'.77:.:,;' ; :7:; Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Gordon leave here on; Thursday ' (Wites vbur - correspondent); en route ..to i-.Sydney,'. where they .join' the OrvietoVon: a l , trip: to': Great Britain and'the Continent. • '- : .; . 7 • .Mr.; and Mrs;' 'Fooler, from Mastorton, ai ; e;at.the:Empire. :; 7 -1 ,-■■ ,: " •Mrs; H. -Henry, for nineteen years' on the l China .Tnland ./Mission / Service,- ■ has just concluded; a"; number'of./addresses/in ■ the Tara'naki /district, iaud' leaves'.to;morr row; morning;.for' the. south. ' V■ '7 , Mr;"and Mrsi'Brodie, of Hawke's Bay,. arc slaying 'at the. Empire' Hotel. ■ ■ ;; iMissVßaehel .: Richmond {is /staying,' over at. thc.Picton Sounds. - '/•MissFerguson,'.'from' is., stay-; ing at the ; Empire Hotel. -. • . ; {.{Sister tJeraldino Broad; matron'/ofi'the .Victoria: Hospital, has .resigned-, her -position,{and. intends visiting England for the piirpbse{'of gaining ..further.!.experience:.in:. her profession. - Tho resignation was-a'c-: cepted'at. meeting of the'Hos-. .pjtal/ Trustees,., the chairman remarking .that', the retiring sister{was a valued serjfjixt of. the{.hospital,.'and .one{ whose, services the/trustees wero sorry to The resignation ' of ''Nursb/Wliishaw.'.was 'also accepted at the s;une{meeting. ;"/.{i; " Miss Riina'Young, {whb".'succeeded7her . sister, {now: Mrs... Winter,, .flail,/as, pianist, tb" the, Christchurch Mnsical Union, ;is visiting: Wellington.; with";hcr.. mother! and, sister.- ;/;7/7- 7:;7' - : - : ;-' : ' ,{ : ■' /