SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1046, 8 February 1911, Page 9

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

A Wedding. • ■ Tlio marriage of ITr.. W'aiter ■ Nops, fourth sou of Mr. Francis Nops, late, of Ramsgate, England. to Sirs. Dorset, widow of tho lilo -Mr. Reginald .Herbert Dorset, of the. General. Post, Office, Wellington, and daughter of the late Mr.'A. all (Masfertou) was .celebrated-■ at St. Hilda's Church, , Island Bay,-on lebru-, arv 4- The ceremony was performed by tho Rev. William Foncourt.: . ' Feilding Notes. ( . '''.■' The . Feildirig Horticultural Society woro fortunate in having a fine day' for their floral fcto last Wednesday. Although tlio entries wero small, the atr tcnda&cd*was goodi and tlio society mauo a ■substantial profit. Among .tboso pre«ont were Mcsdaines Guthrie,■ Barton, Barron,. Long, Willis, .Gillespie, Miles, Gorton,. Woollnms; J.-.Uoollams (Auckland), 1 Roberts, -Walker. Holt; Miller,Levien, ind many otnci'a. ; Mis'-e-s O'lTulloran -ami lurton snyo. 'an' enjoyable nf'eVnoon (ca. at -tenuis Saturday afternoon. As tho'club .K-.-tif. a team fo Falmcrston .to play a return match, tho attendance was 'somewhat small. Mesdames Grithrie, .Long, W.ilker, Hill, Frv, Holt, Misses Hill, Kirtuu, Prio?;. O'Hallorah,, aiid tins were .aniong those splaying i tennis and croquet... The "layers .who went to • Palmerston .wero Mesdanies Kingdoii,'Evans', Misses Shannon and Spain,', Messrs- Graham, Montgomery,, La'wsoh, Spain,, JD.avoy. ana Barton.. After an enjoyable day's" play it was found tliat .Palmerstoii had won bv thirteen games. . ; Mrs.. M'Alltini and ; family are camping, at Foxtoii. • '■'.: , ' ...' i Mrs. Roberts and her two children are staying at PlimmertOu. -, . Airs. Cottrcl! isrViiitini! Gisborne. .Miss Corfe. (Cliristcbnrch) is tlio guest of Mrs. Com,- Derby Street. 1 . Mrs.OV. Atkinsqn'mid Miss Atkinson have returned from 'Syellingtoii., _ Mrs. Lnxniore : (Mariiraweka) is visiting Mrs. Luxmore,', West Mount. ■ Mrs. Liiwsort lias-gone to - Palmerstoii for a short holiday. ~ Dr.: and Mrs.- Gabites'and . family, accompanied by-Miss Edge, intend leaving for Englarid this , month. Dr.' Gabites will take-up special work, and will .bo away, two years. _ .

I'riviile ndvico' has been received in Wellington 'that Miss Mary .Blair,' daughter, of the late .Mr. W.'N. lilair, has passW ihe necessary ,exahiiiiations, for the London M.I), degree.

• Mr. anil Mrs. fieauchamp are to leave bn an excursion, to I Mount Cook to-morrow; ...

Mrs. Chitheiulen aiid Mrs. T. p.; Kendall havA'bceeii elected to tho coniinitteo of the Wellirigton Society for. tho Prevention of Cruelty to Aninials.

- Mr-' and Mrs; of Feilding, are staying at tho Gralid Holol.

- Mr. -and Miss Fowler,i who boon occupvin? Mr. find Jlrs; Ellitttt Wyett's house in Boulcott 1 Street' .'during their ab-. sence m Picton, return lo Jlasterton today. . ;.,■

. -Mrs; J. E-'Jellv, accompahied by Miss Butler, returns on Monday by the New Zealand Slnppln? Company's steamer Kaipara from a visit to Tasmania. ,

M X r: and-3lrs; Elliott ;AVyett : return ,today from a visit to ricton.

On Thtirsdny , niglitthe Willouiliby Company play VJfr. greedy- and the Countess," ..a delightful. play . with very clever dialogue, and leave on .Friday_for Svdney. Miss Beatrice: Day- remains - iif Wellington; for .n few days, the guest of; Mrs; F. M. B.;Fisher.

Miss ITrquhart (Blenheim); is visiting -'-Wellington,".and-.-is staying at tho Iloyal Cink.. v.r" --- -. ■;

! Mrs; "Matthow-~llolines has. issued invitations for, an afternoon tea, to take place next Tuesday At Mrs. Herbert Eawson's Seatoun residence. ■ . .

. Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Young hare returned from a , visit to Auckland, and are at present tho guests of Mrs. M'Lean, "Glen Isla," Livy Street. '

' Jlfiss Hayward (the Hiitt) leaves for .the Wairarapa.'to-day, where she will be tho guest of Mrs. C. Ynllance. ./

Miss Wilding.(Christchureh) arrives in Wellington on Thursday', nnd sails by the Turakina for England, whero she' will join her brother. Mr. Aiithony'Wildiug. She mil probably be\away for a ybar.

As a send-off to.Mr', and-Mrs. AV. H. George, who are leaving shortly- for 'London,'lho employees of'Jlessrs. George mid Kersley are-to I«?.entertained at a picnic at: Bay's- Bay thfs afternoon. ! \

Miss Picli (Sydney) is the guest" of Mrs. 'Elchclbauni. , - . ■

■Mr. n. HolmcSj' who,litis.been staying with Mrs. Walter Johnston',,has returned to Masferton. ■ '

f 'This evening;the entertainment in aid of tho Y.W.C.A. takes place iii'the Town ■Hall; An excellent,,a)id, attractive .programme has been provided aiid it is hoped that the public, by its presence, ■will : assist., tho, association' to recover from tho loss ii: has sustained by tho firo as well as helping'to,plftce it on a better footing. , - ' ' ' ' -'' - ■

: Tlib, usual monthly, meeting, nf the Women's ■ Social and Political League was • held; iii their rooms last evening, .Mrs. 'lCeay llrbwnb presiding. : A resolution of coiidoleiico was passed with tho family of the late Mrs. Tasker, and hnprecialioii; of her Services in the eiiuie of Liberalism was placed on record. - Xo further business was .transacted.

Very much interest is, 'being displayed in the. garden narly which-is being held at "Kennoway," Karori, next Saturday, in aid, of tho Society foi' the Health of onir-n nnd Children. A great.ninny contributions have been received for tlio various stalls, asWi*ll as prizes for tho numerous competitions whioh have been organised. ' A most useful, prize has been donated by' Mr. A. A. Corrignii for ihe winner, of the baby slibw, nothing less tliaii a .handsome push-cart, and.it is anticipated that there will be many en ; tries. Trains are to lie run every .teii minutes,' aud 'buses v.ill be thero to meet them. 1 -.

■ Mrs. Haiinah (neo Mifs Sybil Johnson) has rfsiirned her;position asJiistruclTcss nf the Petone,Technical School and upon the .motion of Ihe chairman at. a mect'iiig held last evening her resignation was accepted and a letter thanking her for the maniier in whicli'slie had'carried out ber duties was instrirctcd to bo sent her.