SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1024, 13 January 1911, Page 11

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

•Wedding at St. Petsr's. •- : -; .- A largo gathering'of friends assoin'bled.at St. Peter's Church on Wednesday afternoon to witness the marriage: of Miss Clara Louisa King, only daughter of the late Mr. Edwin J. King, to .Mr. Wm. Inmau Davis, of . Raetihi; Archdeacon Harper officiated. The bride worowhite muslin, with insertions of Valenciennes lace, and satin belt, wreath and orange blossoms. Misses Rcdforth (Brooklyn) and Mavis King ' (niece) attended her, and were dressed in pink taffeta and pink silk, with hats to match. Mr. Hector' Davis, brother of the bridegroom, was best man, and Master Arthur Baldwinson (Brooklyn) groomsman. Mr. Len T. King gave the bride away. Mrs. E. J. King .(mother of the bride), Mrs. L. lung, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. King and family, Mr.; Frank Crowthef. (cousin.of the bride) w'ero' also I present. Afterwards _ at t Gpdber's a '■ pleasant'afternoon' tea gathering was held. Mr. C. M, Blake (god-brother to the' bride) presided. The bride, .'and bridegroom responded to the principal toast, and Mrs. Hugh Forrestt proposed the health of tho, bride's mother. Messrs. 0. Wood, J. Garrv, F. Crowther, L. T. King, CM. Blake, and Mr. Ted King gave musical items, and Miss Milly OjNoil a capital recitation. Mr. and Mrs. Davis leave for Ractihi in a few days. ■'The' presents were useful and numerous. Wedding at Creytown. A quiet wedding took place, at, the Methodist Church, Greytown, on Thursday,. when Miss Grace -.Evelyn Thomas, ' second daughter, \of'. Mr! M. Thomas, of Moroa, was married to Mr. , James Archer, second soil of the late Mr. John .Archer,. of Clareville. The Rev. C. H. Standage officiated. The bride-.was given away by. her brother, Mr. R. H. Thomas, and was attended ~by~Miss Minnie; Archer," sister oT fhe groom, as : . bridesmaid. Mk- Charles 'Archer was best man. The groom's present .to the bridesmaid, was a.gold band ring, _An afternoon tea' was subi seqiiehtly given at Mrs. Duff's. Mr. and Mrs. Archer will reside at' Greytown. ■ ; .: Hospital Matron Resigns. vAt a'meeting of the Dunediri Hos-pital-Board last night the resignation of Miss Fraser, who has filled the -position of matron for nineteen and a half years, was: accepted with regret, and; a', committee was appointed to -report 'as to tlio best means of making some suitable and permanent recognition of her labours in the Dunedin Hospital, and in tho interests of nursing goncrally.—Press Association. The wedding of Miss Cohen, daughter of Mr. arid.-Mrs;.-Folk Cohen, to Mr. Caine, will take place at, the, end of March.; .. .■'■' -' MissiDoris Roy .(New Plymouth) is staying at Aorangi House. ■': Miss. Nowbigg'in .'.returned to Hastings yesterday.'. .■"-'-- Mrs. A. Hutchison 'is spending a holiday in Wanganui. ' Mr. and Mrs. Dalzicll have returned 'to Wellington.' ;-■• . .'

Mr. Robert Tripe (Palmerston North) is the guest of Mr. Tripo, Willis Street.

Miss May Elder, Miss' Hawcis, and Miss A. Barraud left yesterday for a trip to Taupo and Hotorua. ... Mrs. and Miss Corliss returned' yesterday, from a visit to Picton. Miss Blatcher has returned from a visit to Wanganui.; Miss Longford returned yesterday from tho south. Mrs. Copeland, wifo of tho Rev. F. A. Copeland, 'Methodist, minister of El'thani, passed away suddenly on Tuesday evening. '■'.- Miss-Alice Bowen and Miss Mildred Bowen, of' Pembroke Vale, TuraUina Vallev, leave on January 26 for a year's trio bv the s.s lonic for England,' Ireland, 'Scotland, and tho . Continent:. Miss Mildred Bowen has. been the guest of Mrs. M. Blythe, of Oriental Bay. ' Guests at present, staying with Mrs. Priscilla Jones, Muritai, aro. Mrs. Swanstou, and the Misses Swanston (3), Mrs. Shepherd,' Miss I. M. Thompson, Miss D. Saxton, Miss Dawson,. Mr. \\. likhvards, and Mr. A. S. Morrison. After making an'extensive tour of Canterbury, Misses Elsie and /Olivo Richards, of Masterton, arrived in Wellington by the ilararoa . on Thursday morning. They are spending a few. days here prior to their return to tho Wairarapa.

Plimmcrton is being kept lively this sunimor by the doings of the "Eronora guests and their friends in residences and under canvas. On Saturday night ■a moonlight picnic was held on tho hillside overlooking the bay, and supper was cooked over a huge bonfire. Mr. Popo was fireman, and Mr. Stuckey chief cook. Tho picnic, which was very 'enjovable, was followed by an open-air concert. On Wednesday afternoon a kite-flying competition was,held. Tlio ingenuity of the party was" shown by the great variety of kites produced. The prettiest kite- was Miss Chalmers's "Bird," ad the best flier was Mr. Stuckey's "Paint." Mr. Noodham took second place. Many of the kites were very tastefully decorated, notably those entered by the Misses Chalmers, Miss Dora Pope, and Miss Naomi Stuckey.

Re-ostabllshing tho Y.V/.C.A. * A number of people attended tlio meeting of the i'.W.O.A. held in St.. John's schoolroom, yesterday afternoon, when the Guild of Helpers mot tho General Committee of the association. The helpers, tinder Mrs. do Castro, have already set to work to organise, an entertainment to help in tlie work of re-establishing' tho association in rooms of its own, and they submitted to tho. committeo.the programme which will be presented at the Town Hall on February 8. The .committee feel that special steps must be taken .to raise funds quickly, and with that end in view they have called a meeting for nest Thursday evening at S o'clock in the Assembly Room of the 'Y.M.C.A., when a number. of influential ' people will' speak on behalf of tlio Young Women's Association. Tho committee, find a very general sympathy and readiness to help.among the general public, and. they hope that there will be a largo'atteridalice on Thursday, and also that a "great rnany : hew subscribers, as well as old'oncs, will rally to their assistance. :'.