SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 816, 13 May 1910, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Auckland Wedding. \ An interesting wedding on Tuesday afternoon took place at the Auckland Synagogue, when Miss Daisy Benjamin, daughter of . Mr. L'ionel ' Benjamin, Symonds.Street, was married to Mr. Gerald Bernstein, Dunodin. Mr. Rowland Benjamin was best man, and the canopybearers were Messrs. P. Nathan (Wellington), Caro L. Nathan, and H. Carminer. Mr. Sydney Nathan. and Mrs. Sharman acted as sponsors t'o the bridegroom. There were four. bridesmaids, Miss Zara Lauder '(Melbourne), Miss Beryl Keesing, Miss Gella Kohn (Christchurch), and Miss Dorothy Nathan. . The Children's Pageant. The three flowers that were over from the balloting last week aro still held over,- and some, of the wards have exchangedl flowers with others. A meeting was held at Miss Beere's rooms yesterday morning for those who (are teaching tho children, and a practice was held so that the children might be. taught to dance the State lancers in-, precisely the same manner when the pageant takes place. Several of the dresses are now being made, and the names of the children who wish to take part in tho pageant are coming in very freely, so that it is not wiso to delay sending in. names to the teachers or the committees. Victoria League Council. A meeting of the Executive Council of tie Victoria League w-is\hel<l on Wednesday morning at the residence of Miss Coates. Lady Ward being ■ absent, the chair was token by Miss Coates (vic.e-pre-' sident), and those present were:—Mrs. Larnach, Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Algar Williams, Mrs. Corrigan, Mrs. W. Hislop, Mts. ChatiieW (secretary), Mrs. Sbott. Mrs. Corliss, Miss Holmes, and ' Miss Harding. A considerable amount of business was gone through, and then Mis 3 Coates proposed, and Miss W. Hislop seconded, that a vote'of deep sympathy and condolence with the Queen- Mother and tho Royal Family bo sent from this branch of the league. It was passed in silence, while all stood. Mrs. Corliss proposed, and Mrs. Williams seconded, that all the branches of tho league in the four city centres be telegraphed to asking them to join in sending a wreath to the lato King's funeral. The council' proposed to cable Hie High Commissioner requesting him to kindly arrange to have this done in the name of the league. The late King Edward was especially interested -in the spreading of the league to every part of the Dominion, and that it should benefit all classes, of his people. The Victoria League ivas originated to commemorate his coronation.

Children and the Comet.. During the last few days ..people hare been talking in a weird fashion about tho comet, and the baneful. influence, it is supposed to exercise UDon this world's affairs. The Paris floods,' the death of the la'to King, and everything that can possibly come under the heading of disaster has been ascribed to our rare and interesting visitor, and all kinds, of statements as to what may happen to us next Thursday, when we pass through its tail, have been uttered before children, of all people in the world, the result being that there are many absolutely terrified little souls living in a nightmare of fright of what may befall them next week. Even though a child may be sitting in a room apparently absorbed in: its game or its book, its sub-consciousness, which always seems to be particularly and embarrassingly acute in a child, is drinking in everything that is said or done, and it broods upon those things It seems a very great pity to terrify them, and unnecessarily—children usually have quite, enough in the way of many very real terrors. There are"one or two old people who remember '.the comet when it made, its last appearance, and they have been "tremendously interested in pointing it out to their grandchildren. The Princess Juliana. Last month the little Princess Juliana celebrated her first birthday amidst great rejoicing. If anything could have added to Queen Wilhelmina's popularity'it was by her. arrangement that if. possible all rejoicings were to be of a nature to benefit charitable institutions, says -a writer in an English paper. A little white flower was sold in. the streets, aud everyone, was expected to buy one, the whole profits going to a campaign against tuberculosis. This is probably the most womanly celebration of a Royal event in many years, unless one excepts Queen Elena's refusal of a public birthday gift to herself in favour of sending the money to the sufferers of Messina. Golf. The competition on the Hutt golf links for Mrs. Coverdale's prize was won by Mrs. J. P. Murphy. The following are the scores:—Mrs. Murphy, 114—39 (h'p)— 75; Miss B. Stuart-Forbes, 127-50-77; Mrs. Waj?g, 109-23-86; Miss Hayward, 131—43^-89; Mrs. Baxter, 140-50-90; Miss Climie, 130—34—96; Mrs. Hayward, 139-26-113; and Mrs. Bridge, 173—50— 123. , . The first competition of the season was played at Miramar yesterday. It was ladies' foursomes, in which'-Mrs. Tenant and Miss Gavin came, in first, one up on bogey.

Mrs. Austin Alabaster, Kelburne, leaves on Friday on a visit to" Canon and Mrs. Knowles, Christchurch. The date which had originally been fixed for the Bidwill Street tennis dance has been altered, and the dance will now take place, on-May 26 instead. Miss MDougall is returning to her home at. Pirinoa to-day, after having spent a month with friends in Wellington. Mrs. Wolters, of Carterton, is visiting Wellington. Mrs. M'Kay is leaving Wellington on Monday for Auckland, where she will spend a few weeks.. Miss Barnicoat, who has been visiting friends in Auckland and Christchurch, has returned to her home at the Hutt. Miss Muriel Hampton, of Masterton, is spending a few days in Wellington. Miss Monckton, of Underhill Line, Featherston, has been appointed mistress of the preytown Girl Peace Scouts, and her assistants will shortly be appointed by her. This movement is entirely separate from the Boy Scouts, their work being of quite a different nature to that of the boys.