SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1258, 13 October 1911, Page 9

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Palmerston Weddings. A very pretty wedding was celebrated in All Saints Church, Palmerston North, by the Rev. H. G. Roscher on Wednesday, when Miss Florence Boby Park, 6econd daughter of Mr. William Park, of Palmerston; was married to Mr. George Treloaven, eldest son of Mr. Geo. Treleavon, of Christehuroh. There was a very large gathering of relatives and friends at' the church, and Miss Drew presided at the OTgan, playing the "Wedding March." A • reception was afterwards held at "To Ma&oe," tho residence of the bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Treleaven, who left for Christehuroh during the afternoon, were the recipients of a very large number of valuable presents. On the samo day at Ashhurst, at the residence of the bride's parents, Miss Isabel Paton, daughter of Mr. J. H. Paton, was married to Mr. William .Patrick Hanlon, son of Mr. P., Hanlon, of Ashhurst, the Rev. lather Dore being the officiating clergyman. The bride was attended by her sister. Miss Nellie Paton, as bridesmaid, ana Mr W. Sheridan was best man. After the wedding breakfast, attended by 4 large number of friends, Mr. and Mrs. Hanlon left for Napier. Another wedding wsts that of Mr. Rowland Alexander Coilins, sou of Mr. Henry Collins, of Christehuroh, to Miss Helen Campbell Wright, daughter of Mr. W. P. Wright, of Palmerston. The Rov. Father Dore conducted tho ccremony, and the bride was given away by her father. Two other weddings on tho same day were celebrated by tno Rev. A. Doull at .St. Andrew's Church, Mr. J. M. Milne, son of Mr. J. M. Milne, of Mohaki, being married to Miss Helen Hewett, daughter of Mr. J. A. Hewitt, of Waikanae, and Mr. John' Lucas, jun., son of Mr. John Lucas, was married to Miss M. E. Irving, daughter of Mr. J. W. Irving, both bride and bridegroom belonging to Palmerston. On Wednesday afternoon the Rev. A. ■ Doull celebrated the marriage, at the residence of tho bride's parents, Palmerston North, of Mr. G. Tavendale,- a member of the post office staff, and Miss G. E. Mathieson, a eadettp in. th# telcJ;phone exchange. Tho bride, who was given away by her father, wore a pretty •tfc'am dress. 'Her accompanying maids (Misses R. and W. Mathieson) wore a cream tussore and Swiss muslin dress respectively. Mr. .W. E. Mathieson was tho best man, and Mr. J. "MatSieson"acted, as groomsman. Honouring Bravery. A very pleasant ceremony , was performed at Government House- yesterday afternoon. when Constable Sleeth, who recently saved a child l'rom being run over by a tram-car, was awarded a certificate of henour from the Chapter of t'he Order of St. John of Jerusalem. The presentation was made by his Excellency tho Governor, head of the Order in New Zealand, who congratulated the recipient upon tho admirable presonco of mind ho had shown upon the occasion.' ; The guests wero received in tho ballroom, and aftor t'he certificate had been awarded, tea was served in the diningrcom, the table being deooratcd with bowls cf blue hyacinths. Among those present were: Mrs. Guise, wearing a cinlir.mon brown coat and skirt and black hat, with black ospreys; Dr. Elizabeth Gunn, Nursos Sexton and Macandrew, Mrs. Algar Williams, Mrs. Iripe, Mrs. J P. Luke, Mrs. Haoon, Mrs. lialcombo Brown, Mrs. Waters, Miss King, Mrs. liarltrop, Mrs. Preston, Mrs. Corrigan. Miss Coates, tho Rev. James Patterson,. Dr. Izard, Dr. Anderson, Mr. J. D. Au-ry (tho secretary of the Centre), Mr. Powles, Mr. Waldograve, Inspector Ellison, and Mr. Balcombe Brown. The Late Mrs. Alexander Cameron. I Another link in tho history of tho brave | old pioneering days of New Zealand has been snapped with tho death of Mrs. Cameron, the wife of the late Mr. Alex-' ander Cameron, of Kaiwarra, which took place on Wednesday evening at her son's residence, "Okau," Mangapakeha, after a brief illness. Tho deceased lady was one of the earliest settlers of the Wairarapa, coming out at au early age to tho Dominion with her father, the late Mr. Hugh Morison, of "Glenmorven" and Morison's bush stations in tho year 1810 by tho ship Blenheim. They wero landed at Kaiwarra, and all the passengers were carried ashoro by tierce-looking, tattooed Maoris, bv whom they quito expected to be "tomahawked and eaten." After living for 9omo timo in Wellington, the family decided to tako up land in tho VVairarapa, and, roads bein<* then unknown, they made their way by an open whaleboat. from Wellington Harbour to the landing at Te Kopi, near tho opening of the Wairarapa Lake, following the coast-line of Palliser Bay all tho way, and narrowly escaping death by drowning owing to tho violcnco of a storm which sprang up suddenly. Neither railways, roads, nor bridges were then in existence, and the littlo party had to walk, laden with packages, for sixteen miles on foot, over tho roughest of country, to their future home. Here all the experiences of the very early days of the country's history befell them— Maori troubles, lack of communication with the outer world, remoteness from doctors and nurses, no schools, and every artielo of clothing (even to the weaving' of the wool from the sheep's hack into cloth), of food and of household utility having to bo made by themselves. Glenmorven Station, of which Morison's Bush is to-dav a remnant, was one of the.places where hospitality was received by Lord Hugh Cecil (not then England's Prime Minister) and Mr. Tollmacho. when visiting the district. Many thrilling experiences have been related from time to time by Mrs. Cameron, who was one of tho finest types of our early settlers, facing with tlie utmost courage the difficulties and perils of those days. She was noted for her kindness and generosity, and was beloved by all who knew her. Very many people, both in the North Island and in tho South, will greatly regret to hear the news of her death, and much sympathy will bo felt for her family of two sons and live daughters, by whom slio is survived. Mrs. Cameron had reached the ape of 77, and. till a short time before her death, had been in good health. The funeral takes place to-day at tho Sydney Street cemetery.