SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1220, 31 August 1911, Page 9

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wedding at St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral. On Monday, at St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral, tho marriage was celebrate' sf Miss Edith Ford, youngest daughter *. Mr. and Mr 3. F. Ford, of The Terrace, Wellington, and Mr. Alexander Munro. son of Mr \ W Munro, late of Masterton. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a.wedding gown of white satin with an overdress of crepe do chine and a veil and wreath of orange, blossoms. Sho was attended by Miss D. Jones, of the Ilutt, wearing a pretty frock of white muslin and a straw hat wreathed with red roses. Mr. Lawrence, of Christchureh, was the best man. Wedding at Island Bay. At Sh Hilda's Church, at Island Bay, yesterday afternoon, tho marriage took' place of Miss Edith Annie Chivors, niece of Mr. ami Mrs. B. Keeao, Island Bay, and Mr. Campbell Morris, son of the late Captain Morris, of Taurauga. ' Tho church had been prettily decorated for the occasion, and the service, which' was choral, was performed by the Rev. Mr. Fancourt. The bride, who was given away by her uncle, wore a gown of. cream lace, with ■ a veil a.nd wreath of orange blossoms. She was attended by Miss Cattell, Miss Effio E-eid, Miss N. Lacey, and.Miss Morris (tho bridegroom's sister), who all wore white cloth frocks with block velvet hats, and carried scarlet bouquets tied with scarlet ribbon. Two of them were presented with wishbone brooches. One with a pendant and chain, and tho fourth with a brooch. , Mr. J. .A.: Young (Mayor of Hamilton) was the best man, and , Mcssrs.M: F.'G'. BoV" ertson, S.; Chivers (brother, of the bride), and L. Keene wore, groomsmen: A reception was afterwards held at tho home of Mr. and Mrs. E. Kecue.' WPddinj at M'arton.' The marriage of Miss Maud Cuff, fourth daughter of Mrs. E. Cuff, of Littlewood , ,. Halcombe, to Mr. Otto Koberstein, of Wellington, took place on. Wednesday at Marton, m the Presbyterian Church, the Rev.' Mr. Hogs performing tho ceremony. The altar.had been decorated with very lovely spring flowers, and tho organ was presid-" ed over by Mrs. Jackson, of Feilding. Tho bndo wore a,pretty frock pf-cream,,si)k taffetas .trimmed with, cream f •.insertfoiy* and a veil and wreath of orange blossoms, and eatned a bouquet of exquisite spring flowers. The bridesmaids' were Miss Florence Cuff and Miss Mabel Cuff (sisters of the bride), both wearing frocks of , pinksilk muslin trimmed with insertion and net and cream hats wreathed with flowers; 'Their bouquets were of blue and white violets, the gift of Mrs. Jordan. Mr. Koberstein was tho best man. '■■■•.-.

Imperial Federation and Mr. Malcolm, M.P, It was a very interested audience that attended the lecture given by Mr. Mai- , colm, M.P. for Clutlia, in the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall last evening. Patriotism met one even on .tho staircase leading to the Chamber, where small Boy Scouts stood patiently holding aloft two banners, one- at tho foot of the stairs and one at the top, .ths first ono bearing tlic legend "One King, One Navy, One-Flag,", and the other "An Instructed Nation Means an Invincible Fleet"—keynotes to .tho lecture itself. One was not struck by tho number of Navy Leaguers present, although the address was , given under the auspices of tho Navy League, for the audience was composed principally of people who do not belong to it, but who, nevertheless, formed a most sympathetic audience. It can hardly bo doubted but that interest is developing in Imperial matters, and one could only rogtct last evening that there- was so much ground to cover and only a limited space of time in which to deal with such a momentous subject, one in which Mr. Malcolm has tak»n the depest interest for years. Mr, Malcolm is convinced that only by an Imperial Federation" will the Empire in tho future exist as an.Empire, and in that federation the question of defence plays a paramount part—defence .in which each country takes her share. A particularly interesting point upon which ho touched, in sketching tho development and aims of certain countries, was that in connection with China and Japan. Australia, he thought, had no immediate fear of Japan's invasion of her shores, for the, latter country in tho j-ears to come, would find her-clf involved with China. China was intensely proud, and she had many insults that had been offered her by Japan to wipe out. Military training was going on apace, even in the very interior of China, and corps were being trained to European pitch l.y European officers, so that they would befit to meet any foe, and that foe, Mr. Malcolm thought, would be Japan. Immonso difficulties had faced America in building •up her constitution and federating her States in the past, but they were overcome by Alexander Hamilton (with General Washington), and the difficulties in federating the British Empiro could equally bo overcome. ' It was a very hearty vote of thanks that was accorded Mr. Malcolm at tho end of the address.

General Godley, with Mrs. Godley, were among the audience, as were several of the Garrison officers and Mr. Cecil Palmer.