SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1558, 30 September 1912, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wedding at Palmerston. A quiet wedding took place on We:ln»sday last at the residence of the biide's parents, Holly Lodge, Palmerston North, when Mr. John Kendall, of Hamilton, late of Uangamii, and only son of the late Mr. Thomas Kendall, of Durham, ' England, was married to Miss Winifred Jane Penborthy, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Penberthy. The brid°, who was given away by her father, wore a ' cream costume, and was attended by her ' cousin, Miss Lilian (joulcl, oi Feuding as bridesmaid. Mr. W. Jordan, of Wanganui, was best man. The Rev, S. Bailey, of Wanganui, was the officiating clergyman. Obituary, Mrs. M. A. Fan, the wife of Mr. S. C. Farr, who died at Christchurcb. a week ago yesterday) ijps one of the oldest surviving settlers in Canterbury province, arriving at Akaroa in The Monarch in April, 1850. Mr. and Mrs. Farr were married shortly after the arrival of Tlio Monarch, and theirs was the first mar- , riage celebrated in Canterbury. | Hospital Ball in Masterton. • The Hospital ball (plain and fancy dress), held in Masterton on Friday night in the Town and Drill Halls, was a' most successful affair, and in spite of the unpleasant state of the weather both halls were crowded. ' The former building had been arranged as a fair, and bid been beautifully decorated as such. With it as a background, and the many brilliant 1 fancy dresses worn by tho children, the scene was quite a brilliant one. The first part of the evening -was sst ■ aside for. tho juveniles, many of whose * ried out. Tho supper tables were quite > ried out. 'The super tables were quite i one of tho features of tho occasion, so ; beautifully had they been decorated. > Tho judges of the.fancy dresses' and , also of the dancing had a difficult task t before them. They were Miss Morrison , and.Miss K., Morrison-.(Blairlogie), Mrs. ■■■ -W. Booth, and Miss"Fisli'er (Carterton). Prizes for the children's dresses and dancing competitions were awarded as, follow-.—Most originally dressed girh ' Eva Archer (game of bridge), 1; Melba ' Whittnkcr (order of the Bath), 2; most ' originally dressed boy: Bunny Brothers ' (twin Chinamen), 1. A special prizo was ' presented to ono of the boys in this com- ! petition, Cyril Wood (a frog). Most prettily dressed girl: Molly Sellar (Old English), 1; Clara Smith (fairy), 2. Best dressed boy: Morris Bennett (Louis XV), 1; Major Eton (David Garriek), 2. Best waltzor: Girl under 12—Ella O'Hara, 1; Ray M'Hattie, 2. Boy, under 12-Garth Badderley, 1; W. Kennedv, 2. Best waltzer: Girl over 12—Enid Williamson, 1; Lilian Pember, 2. Boy—TV. O'Hara, 1; Herbert Wood, 2. Best couple, , under 12, Ella O'Hara and J. Hewitt, 1; I over. 12, Dorothy Vile and Harold Gardiner, 1. Special waltz prizes'. Herbert Wood and Minnie M'Kenzie, prizes presented by Mrs. TV. Booth. ' Prizes presented by Miss Morrison to Jack Wagg and Val Spademan. Special prizes were also presented to Eva Archer (bridge), M. Kenredy (Irish colleen), Alice Eaton (fairy); "Early Victorian" and Molly Collier (Daughter of tho Reginyent);. Florrie Bishop (fairy) received tho prize presented by Mrs. Marlcy for the youngest child in fancy dress. A number of side-shows did a brisk business during the evening, and should I materially aid the Hospital funds. Mrs. J. M. Coradino presented gifts to all children under the ago of five, in fancy dress. Much of the success of the undertaking was duo to tho Ladies' Committee and to the secretary, a The public readiw; of King Henry TV, Part 2, by the Wellington Shakespeare Club, takes place in the Sydney Street ; Schoolroom to-morrow evening. Mrs. Otterson, who recently- underwent '* a very serious operation at the Thorndon 1 private hospital, is progressing favourS ablj. ) Mrs. C. C. Forsyth .(nee Lun Watson), who is an old Wellington amateur, and wno has been in recent years closely as«a sociated with dramatic work in Auckland, arrived in Wellington last Saturday in order to take part in the Dickens ■ Festival. Mrs. Forsvtb is stopping with her sister, Miss Phoebe Watson. Sir Joshua and Lady Williams' arrived in Wellington on Friday from the south. Mr. and Mrs. Chaytor, who havo been spending a few days in Wellington, left for Picton on Friday. ' Tho meeting of the Women's Branch of the Reform League, which was to have taken place on Wednesday, has been cancelled. The ordinary monthly meeting of ? tbe league will bo held on Monday next, ™ October. 7, when-Mr.. Statham, M.P., will address members. 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