SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 983, 25 November 1910, Page 9

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Navy League Concert. In a naval and-military entertainment one always looks, for something and original, and last evening's programme presented some vary interesting and amusing, features. The quips of Bes. • P.O. Houchen in the skit upon."H.H.S. Pinafore" were quite irresistible to the audience, some of them being decidedly to tho point. Chief Stoker Fuller (-H-.M.S.,En-- ,' counter) was Siost entertaining, and delighted. . his audience hugely, especially tlie boys, who hung upon his every movement. The drill,-too; was -verj' interesting; io watch, and seemed to be done all , as one man. Tho prizes for essays written by the children of the various schools , upon the Nnvy League were presented by .' his Excellency Lord. Islington. The stage • 'of, the To\vn Ball had been altogether transformed into .all ordinary 6tagb tlea.tr<v covered in -with heavy dark red curtains, which sometimes did. not, effect a total eolipse of the performer, - owing to his mistaken judgment as to the. podnt on which , it would descend. Occupying the front'seats of tho hall wero his Excellency Lord Islington and Captain Hamilton, A.D.C., his, Excellency the Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Poore, the Mayoress (Mrs. Wilford), who wore a black:crepe de chine dress with a cloak of silver tissue; Captain . and Mrs. ' AVemyss, the latter wearing a black silk dress and wliite leco scarf, Mr. Hnrcouit and sonic-of the officers- of the squadron. ' . Mrs..'Firth,, "vice-president of the Navy League ;■ Miss'-Barcourt,--and Mrs.Shirtcliffe, also connected with the . League, ■ wero present; '' "; . The' Children's: Outing. ; Wellington ,was > not- itwlf at :all yesterS day, the obsession. beginning, at an early ; hour in tho morning, when' tho men | from tlio warships :in port inarched :! fhrougb the city to the sound of uncomj mon musical strains, and lasting till ' about, six in the evening, when tho hundreds of children 1 who poured into the city in tho morning from tho country districts finally departed, wearied but fiill of all they had seen, to their homes, it was-a-most eventful day to many; of ■ them, and'it'seems hard to realise that ■ there, are'numbers'of children who havo .never sea, mpch less a 'warship. 'Town ' ? w ; as''' quite a revelation-, and ono jpict; 3 thom;.ovefyifhere making t|io most of 'owryfinfn'dte of their littlo 'jaiint. , it iva's quite amusing to hoar tho boys talkrng about what tliey had seen, and what 'they_ had gathered about the guns and life jn tho Navy. Some wero completely captivated, and: for them there-was no- : thing to ..bo compared to life jn the Navy.' Will it last? So .few youtiful fancies do. ,Homß from .England, ' Miss E. Richmond'arrived in Wellington. yesterday, by the Main Trunk line , from Auckland, returning' after a long visit to and its neighbouring countries'. '.'Miss Richmond has niany re- -i latives," and there was quite a large gatli- ' ering of them at the-railway station to - welcome lier back to -New Zealand.- ' ■ •; Missions to Seamen. The Missions to Seamen' are noted for ■: their bright-nnd interesting, entertain- : ments, and on Friday, Decemjjer 2, a : concert and demonstration has been arranged to take, place building in ' Whitmorc Street, Among, the performers are Miss Lloyd. Hassell, Miss Graham, : Dr. D. N. Isaacs, Mr. J. F. Carr, Mr. D. Mr.,A. ,C. Stevens, and the : men of the merchant navy. A most enjoyable evening is assured. Social at Palmerston. A" very enjoyable- social -was held'in St. Peter's . Schoolroom, Palmoraton ' North,, on Wednesday night, the func- ' tion being! organised by tho Young 1 Ladies' Guild. All the visitors brought . a presont for tho guild's stall at tho ! garden fete to be held next month. A programme of vocal and instrumental items was given before supper, after which a dance was held. During tho ! evening n presentation was made to Mrs. : Mansford by the Rev. Mr. Ifondrick, on : behalf of tho guild, •in appreciation of tho wotI; wh-icli she had done during the past two years. The Mayor (Mr. J. A. Nash) responded.. on behalf of Mrs. Mansford. . : i Mrs. R. Maunsell (Tenui) is spending , a few days in.Masterton.■ ... • ] The engagement is announced of Miss Alice Hutchison;-"-'only daughter of Mr. < T.' Hutchison, S.M., of Oamarti, and < Jlrs. Hutchison, to Mr. E; Irvine, mana- < gcr of the Oamaru branch of Dalgety l and Co. , ! , c Miss H. A r allanoe (Otahuao), who has t b:cn , paying a brief visit to Wellington, i returns to-day to llastsrton. ( Mrs. Wall, who has been staying.with « her mbther, Jlrs. -AVest (Bolton. Street). r returns to. Feildi.ng, on Saturday: ( Tlie .engagement is announced of Miss i Dagg (Fcilding) to Mr.. Still, also of j'eilding. Mrs.. AVcst and her daughter intend going across on . Saturday to Muritai, where -Mrs., West has a.- cottage, and - spending some weeks tier-e. .. < Mrs. Lawrence (Masterton) and her children are away on a long visit , to ( Auckland. 1 , 1 ( , Tho scope of work for women is ex- I tending: This week's Gazette proclaims ( that Eobina Jane Peterson has been ap- f pointed Registrar of Births, Deaths, aud f Marriages for Stewart Island. j An end-of-the-seas£j gymnastic dis- j nlay is to be given in St. Andrew's Hall, Wellington Terrace, this evening, by the pupils of Mr. Harrison's classes. So much that is good has been' performed by Mr. Harrison's pupils that the display is cer- ' tain to be most interesting nnd clever. A Masterton wedding in which interest wa's manifested took placo yesterday, when Miss Miller, daughter of Sergeant Miller, was married to Constable A. Gregor, of AVellington. . Mrs. A. L. Wilron has returned from a visit to Christchurch. Floral Art in its perfection i 6 seen at SUSS MURRAY'S, Vice-Regal Florist, Willis Street. Exquisite Baskets, Posies, Bouquets. Ploral Designs mado of Choicest Flowers. A special feature of the firm also is mode of decorating for Dinners, At' Homes, Weddings, etc.—Advt. For Children's Hacking Conch at night, Woods' Great Peppermint Curo, Is. 6d,, 2s. 6d.—Advt.