SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 801, 26 April 1910, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

A Wellington Wedding. A quiet wedding took, place-yesterday afternoon, at the Wesleyan Parsonage, when Mr. Fred. Turnbull was married to Miss Ivy 'M'Laughlin. . The bride, who was given away by "Mr. 3. Reed, wore'a white embroidered froek and a beautiful hand-worked-veil, with wreath of. orange blossoms.. Miss Alice Marshall was bridesmaid, .and wore a pink-silk frock, with net yoke and sleeves'and a black picture hat, with,, plumes.. -The bridegroom's gift to the bridesmaid; was : a gold.' bangle. Mr. G. "Clarke was best man. A reception was afterwards held at Murdoch's. Among the many presents received was a marble clock, which was presented to Mr. Turnbull by the employees of the Wellington Gas Company. Women on School Committees. . . Four: women were yesterday elected, to Wellington school committees, and if the number was no' larger it was because so few women came forward as candidates.: Mrs. Jess SrGuire was elected to the! Johnsonville" Committee, Mrs. Boxall and Mrs. Wright to the Newtown Committee, and Mrs. H. A. Miller to the>lsland Bay Committee. Mrs. Boxall is the presideut.of the .Wellington Women's Christian Temperance ■ Union, and Mrs.'Miller, whois the.widow of the late Rev. H. A. Miller, of Napier,-also,holds.office in.the union. " They >'are to be congratulated upon their success, and, on the opportunity it affords,for useful work. . The Children's Pageant. '•• A meeting was "held last night at Miss Warburton's hall on the Terrace to arrange for yet another committee in connection -with the children's pageant, when 'the following ladies were elected: —Mrs. W. H. Field, director; Miss De-vine,'secretary;-Miss Van. Staveron,. treasurer; ' with ■ committee,, Mesdames •■■- A. L.' Warburton, J. Findlay, Hamerton, T. G. Macarthy, Corrigan, Zohr'ab, and Misses . Hall, Wilton, Warbnrton,.,- Sybil Johnson, Francis, M.'. Newman, and Haybittle. Miss Sybil Johnson made a suggestion that":was eagerly adopted by the committee, and sue is. to train a number of boys, who will fight: an exciting; battle, half of them being scarlet runners, and' the others devouring insects.. In real life. the. scarlet runner is not apt to make, much ;display of energy or courage, but.it is to be supposed that under Miss Johnson's directions the scarlet runner boys: will do valiantly., A letter, was received from Jfiss. E.. Greenwood -.offering to take single photographs of v the \ children in fancy costume, the profits to go to the kindergarten fund.

;.Mrs. Percy'Brandon is. at present visiting relations in Palmerstoh. .Mrs.' M. Meredith, (from Masterton) arrived in Wellington yesterday, on her way, to Christchurch where she will spend .the next four or five weeks.■■ " Mrs.. Anielius Smith has gone, to Palmerston North, and will later-on visit her son, Mr. Prank Smith, at >Marton. . Mrs. : B. Onyon, of ,Kensington Street, has purchased. the valuable house and grounds of . Mr. .T. . Foley, 33 Hankey/ Street, the: latter having.gone to live'at -Ron.a.-Bay. :.,.''■: '', -; ..The, death occurred yesterday at .her residence,' 174. Terrace,' of Mrs;'Kinvig, wife,of Mr.. W...H..Kinvig: The interment .will be private. (( Mr. Roy Wilson, of the. Auckland Herald," proprietary, and his wife, who is a daughter'of the Eon. B. Mitchelson, have ibeeh • visiting, 'Wellington; ' Th'ey came down, to see .'Mr.' and Mrs. W. R: Wilson -off by, .the ! lonic,-'on, a visit- to' England,; and., they- leave to-day" for' Na-' pier, from-there''motoring to Auckland via, Lake Taupo and AVamkei. :