SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 735, 7 February 1910, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wellington Art Club. >. Lady..' naembers ' of- the 'Wellington Ait XJliib met in the president's room.-on Fri'day ovening for tho /purpose of electing their .committee for the. ensuing year. Fifteen ':lady."'members; attended,..and there. Nvbre, "also, '.present :' The (president/.,,,vice- ; president;/(Jlr.Walter,/Leslie),; treasurer (Mr.'-Hackworth), 'and .'secretary. '(Mr/ E. A. • S.,,Kellick).' .The ■ following. committee was, .elected-.—Miss .May. woman)/ Mrs.. Rayward,/Misses. BaldwinWarne, Diirrant, and 'Maclean.... The next meeting will.be held, in .Miss. Lingard's studio ..on ;Thursday. evening, ..at' ,7.45. The. list/of prizes for/the, .art. -union hos-.been largely added' to during ' the' -last few days, ■ and .the , counoil .has/arranged;. for an exhibition- of . the art . union prizes in the studios ,of Messrs;' Be'adnall and Co., Willis Streeti ;;tind r M'Gregor, ; Wright, Lambton: Quay. - .'lt'.is tho ambition of the olub; to.be. in:,position.; later on to ■purchase pictures, and /present, them - to the local gallery, as .has-been done: by similar ' societies ; in; Diinedin-and/. /elseIwhere, but/obviously'. theolub/must first ■establish' /itself ./ih' its'-home.;. • ■; {

A New Zealand Artist. '' The 'appointment of Miss.FrancesHodg-. kins to. the teaching staff,,of the Academie Colarosso, : Grand ' Chaumiere,,.: Paris; y; as. .one': on' which the /clever' artist. must,. be for 'it Vis /a very. distinguished./position; ./. Miss ;Epdgkins • had been 'asked- to' form. & class for. water colour./}vhichv,W£^':to ; staH r; ear]y;',in January, rand/promised', to/be well 'established. :The -'Academie/Colarossev.is one;, of ' the 'oldest, studios", in the' famous ,Latinvquaxter,. and- was established in "18i5—which • ,by. -tha way was the. yearVof \ Waterloo:_ , The ...staff.-, of/.professors; painters,-.' and 1 , sculptors/ are : all men of high reputation ;ih--the.-''art jLegion'' of; Honour./; Miss. Hodgkins is .the second lady/artist, who has .received this .distinction. V; « :; - Y.W.C.A. /Yesterday, afternoon .there: was a. large attendance of members at the -rooms' of .the/Xoung -Women's, Christian -Association, when Miss Winifred Griffith pf the/.University ,Women's Missionary; Settlement in , Bombay, gave a most interest-. •ihg' : address on; miskon/ work/ and l conditions, in;; India." ; She'/ tpld ';of,/;the'j : ment', work,';,' an; .' accoiint• 'of /;which ;;has. already. been, published.' in; these/ columns,-' •and; described'a/ visit,/paid'./by Pundita Eamabai's mission in. Mukli. ' Miss' Griffiths emphasised ■ the /great. ne£d of. educated women ; tb.'/give;/themselves to mission work/ and appealed for-help.

Garden Party at Island Bay. i The -garden party' held at Mr. Keene'e . boautiful.: grounds,; Island; : Bay, '• ■ on.; Saturday afternoon, ' in aid of the funds of the:-Primitive Methodist . Church;/,.was proved an attraction to a large number of people, 'many ;of- whom ; went/', but : /from, town'. -; The exquisite view and the oKarms of .the garden were in themselves-enough to., of the guests, and. for ;the" .more energetic there'' were games, .tennis and croquet. ./ Afternoon tea .was -served on. the terraoe, . and stalls for the Reals' of . pot.'plaJits : ,and plain and: fanoy •sewing /were /patronised .by many purchasers. ..At tho. end of the afternoon, tho Hon.'.' C.. M.- Luke' proposed a vote of. thanks'/to had ; and-, the.,, vote mth'/;acclam'aiipn.;,i, j-, ; ,/ APalmerston. Appointment. .

.':Miss.'E.'.' M., B. Lynoh, M.A., '/who/'has ocoupied'.'the "position ! of' sinior v assistant mistress: at, the'; Christohiirch 'Teohnical College /during - the ; past two ; years," .'has been; '.'appointed, to the'/position / : of.'first; assistant- of /' the'.:Palmerston /North;. Girls' High;' School;; _ At -its." last -meeting -the' Board'/of;Governors .:"of 'ithe - college ao; cepted 'iMiss 'LynchlsKresfenation'' with- re-' gret/ andvit'- was iresolved 'that' the -board should place';' on.:' record/'-its; ;appreciation of her .1 services; , • Miss' M. F-.- Barker, M.;A;,/'assistimt:/.niistress-r.at'-'the' .Girls' High/ Soh6ol,,.was appointed;''senior<i'assistaiit: niistress'- of -the Technical': College. . V-. ;

Masterton Notes. ' ' On":' Wednesday; ;iast at . . St.'/,' Patrick's: Church, Masterton, llr; .Charles .O'Brien, eldbst »so'n> of; :'Mr.:;'Chas.;,;o'B'rieni ''seii;, Brisbane,' Queensland, was married to Miss./ Eleanor'; Boyle;. ;youhgest-.-daughter of Mr. ;Hugh Boyle. of Femridge; : - The bride,-;-,,who . waa/i 'given /;away.;.;- ; by. 'her. father, was attended by -Miss);Bennett: and';.,'. Miss., Daysh as ■: .bridesmaids,. and. -woreTa'-' pretfe /white'/ silk.'empire dress, with veil' ' ana / orange / blossoms/•!&..; S.: T. Millar,' stop-brother of tho bride; was best; man,(.-and; the ceremony '• was performed,. by- the Very- Re v. Dean M'Kenna. ;. '-Mfs';/,,A. ■ Riddiford, of who /has ibeen'/yisitin'g/;her' (augii'ter./illrsi'.G.,' E. Bunny,' of -has/returned., .her' home. -. . ..... . • ~/ ::;;// 1 Mrs.sT./.F., Yhk,'of,■;Te..Wharau,. is visiting . Christchurch. . >,;/'-; ; / : ' : Miss /Woodhar4; ~who ; has'been-the guest of v'Mr'. "and Mrs.; Hikoran'gi, has'returned 'home.. ; ' -. ..

■ ■ Miss' Holmwood and '• Mrs/ Stewart; of, Masterton, have returned from a holiday: visit to Mrs. 1 ; Preshaw; of "Brackenfield:'' :

~ Miss Morrison, of' Blairlogie, who has been on; an/, extended , visit to " the Qld Country, :is; returning, direct' by; the Eimutaka next month. -- -' ;

. Mrs. Johnston, from; Motueka, is -visit ■'. ing/Miss. Claire Butts who, has just: re- . turned '.&omfiyisiting': friends ,in : the ■ Wai-v rarapa,-. ;'''/ .'.A-''. , "', i + v- :';w. :Mrs,VEendali,;and her' iwo arid' Mrs. Hector Bethimo leave, for | England |by ,the ;Kaikoura\bn jebruary .'.20.' Mrs. Hackin- and Dr. Elizabeth Mac-' do'nald dn':S4turday. from-, theiri visit to ■,An'oldand, ; ; the -Hot -Lakes,-, andthe "Wanganui River.' . X:' - - Miss- Sise, from Dunedill, •is visiting jlrs.' : "\Vatson. •. ■ VMajor and Mrs. Bright Wilson, arestaying at the Koyal ; Oak -Hotel. !\ . Miss Xilla Williams,, from v Sydney; is . the;, guest .of /Mrs. Brandon, , in. Hobson '• i ••/; •;■''•;■' ; . r Mrs.', G...F. -Campbell .leaves • to-day: to . visit, her mother ,iin. -Dunedin:V;- s Dr.":and'. Mrs,;Fitctiefcgo',\up'.'to Carterton; to-day to .be present' ai,Miss. Wal ; ters's wedding. •'•■• Mrs;'. .Seddon,; .'acrompanied'. . by,'■' Mrs;: Morice's.: little' daughter, has teen spending'. some.'days: with; Otaki. '.. . 'The matron . of-: the , hospital askuowle.dges,',the'following' gifts'.'ior".the'.use' of the . .patients:-.l ; lowcrs:- 'St. Thomas's . .Sunriay.-.'.Sohqol' and: Mrs.' Hills..; . . Dcck : chairs'.(for Scddon shelters):' Mrs. Johnston'"and-' friends. y ; Jam: ■ (for". Victoria ' -wards): Miss-Newton.' Old linen: Mrs. W.* H'.. Williams a'rid.'Mr.. Busby. ••Maga- • zines: .Mr. W.' R. TurhbuUi. Mrs... Whit'combe.. Clothes,: -MrsV-Duncan .and Mr?. Stowe.' '• ■

Mr. ;Emp£on, late headmaster, of Wanganui College, and Mrs."Empson, who ;,w'ent..for.'a .trip to: England some months ' ago,-:. returned to • New ; Zealand by the Uliraaroa',on''"Wednesday. ', . ' Miss: Eri :wli6 has been'studying ,:with -.Madame • Melbay returned /by tho.-..Marama last //Monday from Melbourne ifor a short holiday 'with' her .family,/ at Stewart. Island'. ' ,'liiss' Edith -Sewellleft' r 'by - the"- Itaiii 'company with! her brother,to visit relatives in : Australia.' Mrs: Rolleston',' of Willis Street, his 1 gone : to,,Auckland-,owing: to the illness of'her, mother'/in that'.city. :

The many friends, of. Miss . Met'a and Miss 'Eva'.Gibbs will be sorry to hear. : of.- their-' early. departure: for, Timaru. Their lively interest in all matters pertaining to Victoria/ College 1 has contributed largely to the splendid esprit which ;is-.'such. a marked- feature ,at our, University; rind they -will 'be greatly, missi'd in /college life. ~Mrs. Gibbs;.also, who was- , one of,, the' founders',-of«. the.! Girls' Student Hostel, - will be,equally missed op the council : of • that body. • .".