SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 924, 17 September 1910, Page 11

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

A Khandallah Dance. v A - most enjoyable and very success- , • ful "social," arranged by the - ladies .1 - ■of , the -Khandallah-Ngaio.' parish-, was - in .tlie. Sydney' Street;'school-room ;/;y.->; on Wednesday night for the purpose of ■ raising, funds , for i a;; Roman Catholic ■''Vv Chriretfin'''thaiTparisli:;.:..THe.:haU^« , .as. • -beautifully, decorated;with 'ferns -and cherr.v. blossoms- and . the. stage. was /Vcarpetedrand 'furnished ; with • comfort-; ' able'chairs 'for thoso who were not ';/;/'/ dancing. The. supper,. which : was -sup-. p.lie&;'.by'.Godber. , 'sji Avas.;laid\out'6n;long, ./ ?, tables decorated' with -beautiful /yellow ' and white narcissi. Dancing was in-, terspersed . with songs,' those singing, being Mrs. J. li.. • Fitzgerald, Mr. Ernest Sommerville, and ..Mr.. M. Par- . • .; ker, and. a pianoforte-solo - was given ; by- Mrs. J. H. Emerson: and MissvM.. Duggan. Mr. F. T Crombie : and Mr. ' C. M'Erlean'acted as M.C.'s. Much credit is- dutf to tho ladies/ of tho, parish and , .the/"energetic ■ secretaries,". Miss'/' /;; •/ gan'arid Miss M." Kennedy,. for ' the. . great- success ,of the evening. .'Father Walsh, : w ; hb had b?en ,V very: energetic Helper- in tho .cause, ; .was present, and; / also a large number. of • Lower Hutt .- people. •/ vy ; : , W.C.T.U. . - ' " •There was a good attendance-at the , monthly' meeting: of tho' : Central ■ ;.W'omiea's Christian .Temperance Union' . held, yesterday ~afternoon; >Mrs." A.; R. /'Vrv'AtkinMttipresiding:; l : r;/Mm,;;Porti |*aVe, . ■ '. a-, splendid -report 'of-the Provincial /.Convention, held last week'in Master-

• ' ton. A. very.' interesting: .letter-fronr Mws : ;Annw; GoW6n;Hwond's j Vs«;retaryv' ... - was read. ;'.-Homo meetings'were ; ar- . ranged; .for,. and'; a start mado/willi ■ -work. .Three new members o;• i were fir.f";; ii V#" fxi.v-iA ', ; i

A Birthday Dance. ' ' . - The Victoria Hall- looked particularly.;gay- on' Wednesday/evening'upon, the occasion'of . the; celebration of", .the i> twenty-first birthday; of v' Miss Gertye Pitt, daughtei of Mr. and Mrs. R C. hall i: j;!;,with i ever greens;'\ with; quantities": of'', spring ;:bulbs.-;;Aboiit .:... ono hundred guests';worn- present,/and : " dancing • was .. kept.' up'-; till:. tho, • early hours. of tho morning.'. Six.'.tiny girls in their pretty- pageant flower, dresses £ wero of great interest' toeveryone: -Miss.Pitt wore, a- very charming dress .cream "ducheSse-;■-/^bouquet{of-Proses Mrs. 'Pitt',-wore'-.a dress of i black, net those'.''present; • were Mrs: ' Thorpe-, in • a black' silk '.'eolienno dress; - Mrs ~H. . Moses (Aucklaiid), in. tcream- charineuse. satin ' and pearls;. Mrs. Blick,pale '-bluo 'satin; Mrs.- :Nasn,', with.; ; ' touches of. blue; Miss. M. Firth;'-palo' blue mnon; Miss M. ■ Thorpe, cream crystalline 'and' pearls; Miss J. - Bern.'; ' ' ard, an: empire dress of'-cream ninon, •r spangMftrimmingyMiss: Webster;' cream ,„silk; , Miss. F. M'Leav; cream charmense; Miss ,G. M'Feay, heliotrope; :; taffetas silk; Miss, R. Dooday, cream : i:-. taffetas; - Miss Madeley, cream . -silk ■ m l -; ,Miss Wall,,palt . ■ . blue ninoii; Miss, Peters, .' 'paid'-/ pink taffetas- silk S:. Houlder; creaii. 6 - Jk; Miss .Irons;; pink ; taffetas silk merv; Miss: M.: Croucher; •: cream-' crys-' . ' talline - with sequinned / tninming;;- Miss S.; Johnston,heliotrope ' satin; . : Richards, • cream merv; Miss Brown, ;• paid. blue ,satin; Messrs. Caldow, F. . ~ and.W. .Wright, - H. > Cooke (Auckland), Goss, Irons, Chambers, ; , 4 - Cameron; Gracio,. Phelps,-Bartlcy;' Fox, ■ .■ Mills,..M'Kenzio, . Schlaadt, O'Meafa ; (Chnstchurch), 11.. Moss (Auckland); and . G.: - Haase.. -.The M.O.'s ;vere . Messrs.;W; Beck; J. 'Black,' Bv Thompson, and 0. Benge.

At tho Seamen's Mission To-night. . concert and supper, which '.. her Excellency Lady Islington is giving ■•'}■;■. this evening" to the crow; of tho R.M.S. /JTurakin'a and the seamen in port, the . euggested arrangements to .bo carried »ut ajo sopper to tho crew or the TuraSana,' at ..whiclij.-'a-. Government House V. party- will;;ass]st - at; 7. .p.m.; -. At; 8.15, .1; mot beforo. ihero has been';.time for a ■;, ,'«nioke, however, the' doors will bo 'thrown open for all seamen and their , fiends. • The committee, will meet his Exoellency at a: ; quarter-past eight v '"fin; the front .of the, .building,. and at ,lalf-past eight' the concert, which is ,; : Ixang; given by Lady. Islington,',;com-; roences.-. .Thoso. taking part in -it "being:—Mrs. Donne and Mrs. E. C.• ; - Cachemai-lle,' Miss; Lloyd HasseU and . the; Misses/Kennedy (2),' Messrs.' Keu- ■ Body,; Cohen,- Newton, and- Garr: • - An address will bo delivered by : his Ex-' ' cellency. : at'.' an interval -; during - tho .■;. concert. Altogether a most delightful . time is . promised for; tho. sailors this ' evening, and for. .everyone else who hap50ns to bo present.'.- /,-..

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