SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 798, 22 April 1910, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

A Farewell Supper. Miss S. Dimant, who has until recently been; general secretary of the Girls' Realm Guild'for Now Zealand, was entertained last night at a supper at the Tiffin by members of the "Lady Plunket". and the "KiaOra"'centres of the Girls' Realm Guild. Between forty and fifty, girls were.present, and a very enjoyable evening was spent, music and recitations contributed by tho Misses j. Mueller, Baker, E. Young, and Edwards adding, to tho enjoyment of tho occasion. Miss Hamilton, general secretary of the guild, expressed the regret of tho members at Miss Dimant's departure, and their best wishes for her happiness. Mrs. Newman-, on behalf of the members of the guild, presented Miss ,Dimant with a little silver cream jug, suitably inscribed, and mado a very ■pleasant and appreciative speech, paying a tribute to the faithful and energetic work done by Miss Dimant for the guild. She spoke also of her-personal acquaintance, with Miss Dimant, and wished, her, every happiness. Miss Dimant replied, thanking the members for their good wishes, and.then she introduced Miss Tiugey, a member of the guild who has recently returned from England. -Miss.Tingey took charge of the Now Zealand stall at the great bazaar held at. the end of last year in London by tho Girls' Realm Guild, and she was able to give a very interesting account of its success. '■.

: Mts.-W. Telfer Campbell, wife of the British Agent, and Consul in Tonga, arrived in Auckland by tho steamer Tofua from the islands on Wednesday last. Mrs. Campbell will travel to'.Wa-. nganui, and with her son will return to her island home by tho Atua, leaving Auckland on Tuesday next. •■ ' .' Lady Gibbs has returned from a visit to her daughter at'Pahiatua. ■ Mrs. Tisdall, from Christchurch, is tho guest of Mrs. Da vies,, at Karori. '■'.'Mrs.' H.' M. M'Dowell, of Wellington, is leaving for London'to-day'by the lonic. ... ; Halley's comet is ■ such a general topic of conversation in these days, as one assumes it has been in. agesi past. away,; that even the smallest cliildren are picking up an interest in this wonderful phenomena of tho heavens. 'One little girl who has not' yet felt the warmth, of six summesr, broke upon the. conversation at a Wellington'; tea-table the other, evening with:, "Please, mummy, may I go to ■see 'Harry's comic'?" On being questioned, she naively admitted that she thought it .was to be seen at one o? the picture show matinees. The idea that the comet might be kinomato-. graphed is not the wildest • idea that has.arisen in connection with tho reappearance of this famous comet.