SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1618, 9 December 1912, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Civil Service. Swimming Sports, The results of the Civil Service Swiming Sports Tournament, lost week were as follow:— Teams' Relay Race, 200yds.-Post Office No. 1 team (Wilton, Forgie, Mathieson, and Little), 1; Treasury Department (R. Watson, Vivian, B.Watson, and Bruce), » Also started: Post Office No. 2 team (Gamble, Puller, Nicholls, and Findlay), Time, 2min. 15 2-sscc. 50 Yards Ladies' Race.—Miss M'lnerney, 1; Miss, Macnamara, 2. Time, 421-sseo.

Death of an Early Nelson Settler. Tho death of Mrs. Sarah Hounsell, of Tasman Street, Tho Wood, removes another of Nelson's first settlers. The deceased, whose maiden name was Durrani',arrived in Nelson by the Lord Auckland in 1812, and six years later married the late Mr. William Hounsell. At the time of her death tho late Mrs. Hounsell had reached the ripe age of 83. An only brother,. Mr. John Durrant, of Motueka, survives her. Sixteen children were born to the late Mr. and Mrs. Hounsell, of whom ten are living, viz., six sons and four daughters, who are settled in various parte of New Zealand, as follow •.—•William (the eldest, at Seddon), John (Renwick), Arthur (Motueka), Robert (Wanganui), Alfred (Wellington), George (Nelson), Mrs. Otto Hao.se (Takaka), Mrs. G. Moss. (Wanganui), Mrs. Kirk (Wanganui), Mrs. J. Williams (Nelson). There are 39 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.

Miss C. Cameron, who has .been visiting Mrs. Cameron at Kaiwarra, has returned to Masterton. Miss Western has returned to Picton from her visit to Wellington. ..Mrs. James Allen will present tho prizes at the Wellington . Girls' College "breaking-up" for. .the summer holidays on Thursday evening. . ' Mr. aud Mrs. C. J. Harley, of Nelson, left last week on a visit to Australia, and will probably be away for two months. Dr. and Mrs. Palmer and Mies Palmer (Featherston) ore expected to return to New. Zealand from England by ■the e.s. Somerset. Miss Hina Murrell won the prize offered for the best design for the.New Zealand Competitions Society's certificate. The annual festival of the Methodist, Free Kindergartens is to be held in tho Town Hall on Saturday afternoon, December M. The children,' whose' ages range from 2 to 5, will go through with their usual school work, which is really all play. Mothers who have young children should endeavour to see this performance, for they will learn much as to the management of the little ones, and will realise that even tiny tots can be taught a great deal under scientific methods.

A London correspondent writes:—Mr. and Mrs. 0. Monrad (Palmerston North) with their two sons and daughter have reached England after n Continental tour which took them north from Italy through Germany to Denmark, where they stayed for some time with Mr. Monrad s father, who formerly resided at Karere. It will be remembered that in the sixties Bishop Monrad (Mr. 0. Monrad's grandfather) was Premier of Denmark at the time that the war with Germany broke out. He afterwards emigrated to New Zealand, where he resided for three years, and he was instrumental m leading a number of Danish emigrants, towards the Dominion. Mr. Monirad, sen., who has been living in Denmark for some time now, still enjoys the best of health. Mr and Mrs. Monrad and their family will leave for home by tho Orsova on November 22.

Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Matthews (Lower) Valley) are visiting Napier.

Lady Eileen Knox, was one of a quartet of charming bridesmaids at a pretty mill; tary wedding on October 29, at the Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks, London. The bridegroom was the Hon. Ernest Brabazon, Coldstream Guards, fourth son of the Earl aud Countess,of Mcath. The bride was Miss Dorothy Ricardo, youngest daughter of Colonel and Mrs. Horace Ricardo. The bridesmaids were in pale blue satin, the bodices embroidered in pale blue and finished with embroidered chiffon; their purple velvet hats were trimmed with purple Lancer plume feathers.-'

Tho Sunshine Guild's Fete. Tho Sunshine Guild, which does rjuilo an amount of good in a very unostentatious way, and dees its best to live up to tho name which it lias cheson for its band of workers, held a rale of work on Saturday afternoon in the grounds surrounding the residence of Mrs. Barnard in Daniel Street. Thoro was no formal opening ceremony, and visitors interested in the cause which the guild lias at heart, that of' providing comforts for the inmates of the Hospital, particularly their cimturo comforts during the tinio they attend church service at tho Hospital, as well as comforts for a leper station in India, basked in the sunshine and enjoyed themselves in a peaceful way after due attention to business. Tho stalls, which were erected outside, wore in tho charge of the following :—Flowers paid sweets, Mrs. Hollis and Miss Ida Smith; plain and fancy, Mrs. Sparrow and Misses N.' Parkes and R. Dixon; refreshments, Miss Prestont, Miss Swain, and Misses J. ami N. Marshall; ico creams, Miss E. Jell.

Miss C. Butts wns the organiser and secretary in general of the fete, and naturally had much to seo to. Quo of the interesting things to bo seen duringthe afternoon was the Brail© instrument used for writing by those who have not been gifted with sight. Gratitude was expressed to the Blue Bird Club for the parcel which members wore so kind as to forward to ta* guild. It was ft matter for Te'grot that Mrs. Barnard, owing to ill-health, was not able to attend the fete and her kindness in platting her garden at the disposal of tho . Suashino Guild was greatly appreciated.

Mrs, Mandy, who has been staying with her mother (Mrs. Newnmn) for the lurkby Lunn season, intends returning to her home at Motueka to-day.

An "At Home" is being held by Dr. Edith Huntly and staff of the Lahraann Health Home, Miramar.'on Saturday, December 14, to celebrate the ceremonial opening of the institute by tho Hon. the Prime Minister. Tho time fixed for tho opening ceremony is 3 o'clock, and cars leave Courtenay Place for Miraraar at 2 p.m.

The third concert of the nineteenth season of the Wellington Liedertafel takes place in the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall on Wednesday, December 11.

Mrs. Cunnington returns to . Christchurch this evening by the.Maori.

A sale of work, organised by the Gleaners' Union for the benefit of tho Maori and Melanesian Missions, was opened in tho Lodge of the Girls' Friendly Society on Saturday afternoon by Mrs. F. M. B. Fisher. The stalls were in the charge of the following stall, Miss Greenwood and the Misses Turner (2); Indian stall, Mrs. Cook; produce, Miss Humphries and Miss Walker; refreshments, membera of tho Girls' Friendly Society; toys, Miss Mestayer.

The engagement is announced in a soutliern'exchange of Miss Linda Fenwick, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Fenwick, Dunedin, to Mr. Wilfred White, second son of Mr. J. W. White, Grasniere.