SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1694, 10 March 1913, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wedding at Featherston. The wedding of Miss Ivy Eowc, eldest diflighter of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Rowe, of i'eatherston, to Mr. James W. Uoiland, of the Wellington telegraph office, and eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Holland, of Tiniarti, took place at St. John's Church, Fcatherston, on Saturday. The Rev. A. T. B. Page performed the ceremony. The bride was at tended, by her sister, Miss Myrtle Howe, and the best man was Mi. Claude Howe, a brother of the MidG. Mr. and Mrs. Holland left for Wellington by the afFernoon train. A Blenheim Wedding. At St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Blenheim, on Wednesday, Mr. Shirley W. Parker, eldest son of the late Mr. Frederick Parker, Melbourne, was married to Miss Olive (Quejmie) Lucas, youngest daughter of Mr. J. S. Lucas, Opawa Farm, Blenheim. The Rev. W. 0. Robb officiated. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a robe of ivory duchesso satin, with Honiton point lace and pearl trimmings, and veil and wreath of orange blosgoais. She carried a bouquet of whito lilies, asters, and maidenhair fern. The bridesmaids were Miss Eileen Elbeck (chief) and Miss Vida Harding, both of whom wore frocks of cream crepe de chene trimmed with embroidered net and meltings, 'and black beaver hats .with pale nink and heliotrope roses and tinted foliage. Their bouquets were of pale pink and heliotrope asters and maidenhair fern. 'Mrs. Lucas, mother of the bride, wore a gown of grey satin draped with black ninon and jet fringe, and black hat with lancer plumes. The bridegroom was attended by Mr. J. Collins as best man, and Mr. Fred Parker groomsman. The church was prettily 'decorated by girl friends of the bride, and as the bridal party left the ohurch Mr. E. Hay played the "Wedding March." After the ceremony a reception was held at Opawa Farm, where a - largo number of guests were entertained. Mr. and Mrs. Parker left for Wellington, tlie bride wearing a tailor-made navy costume and a black beaver hat trimmed with autumn leaves and tinted roses and foliage. Included in , n large collection of presents received by the popular couple, was a massive marble clock fronji the staff of Levin and Co. The bride's present from the bridegroom was a pearl pendant and chain, and the bridesmaids received pretty pearl brooches. , Auckland Victoria League. The annual meeting of members of tho Victoria League of Auckland was held on Thursday night. Dr. T. W. Hope Lewis (the retiring president) occupied tfc.o chair, and referred to the excellent work that had been done during the past year. He appealed'to all members for a more strenuous effort in the future to tutthvr the work that was being dori'j. The speaker drew attention to a movement on foot to start an Imperial library \i thn new offices in Shortland Street, and asked for contributions iii the shape of litciary works bearing on the subject. In concluding, he made reference to the death of Miss Wood; who had been one of'their most energetic workers.

Tho annual report and balance-sheet were read by the secretary, Miss E. M. Statham, and tho treasurer, Miss ,T. A. Mowbray. The latter leaves shortly for England. On the motion of Mr. \V. J. Napier, the following members were eloced to the respective positions:—President, Dr. T. Hope Lewis; secretary, M ss S'al•ham; treasurer, Miss Mowtyray, vice-presi-dents, Messrs. A. M. Myers, t1.1'.; IT. rett, H. Horton, W. J. Napier, P. Luckio, Dr. Bedford, Mesdames F. C. Rollett, Alfred Nathan, Edger, and Miss Henderson; council, Messrs. John. Reid, F. C. Rollett, E. Anderson, G. W. S. Patter-on, W. R. Walker, Mesdames P. Luckio, C'legrove, Devore, Dawes, Partridge, W. R. Bloomfield, Edmonds, Culling, Aubin, Crossley, Lewis, Napier, Archdale, Tayler, Misses Morrison and Butler; hon. auditor, Mr. Isaacs.

Mr. and Mrs. M. Caselberg (Masterfon) are visiting Dunedin. Dr. and Mrs. Bennan (Napier) are spending six weeks in Australia. Miss Gertrude Gallien, well known In local amateur theatrical circles, leaves Hastings on Tuesday next en route for London to further her study of elocution. Miss Duff, of Havelock North, leaves for England on the same day. Mr. D. A. Ewing and Mrs. Ewing, who have been staying at tho Royal Oak, have taken Mr. O. Johnston's house at the Hutt, and will move into it in two or three weeks' time. Miss Cargill returned to Wellington Inst week from her visit to Dunedin. Her sister, Mrs. Ferdinand Begg (England), is at present staying in Wellington... Miss Peacock is visiting Mrs. Coghill Peacock, of Kelburne. Mrs. Arthur Martin is returning to the Wairarapa to-day. Miss Nance Drummond arrived in Wellington from Christchurch last week, and is staying with Mrs. Drummond, at Ivilbirnie. Mies Maisie Carte, who has been visiting her mother at Eastbourne, left for Sydney on Friday, to resume her engagement with Messrs. J. C. Williamson, Ltd.

Women's Suffrage. This afternoon a meeting, called by the Mayor at the request ot the Women's branch of the Political Reform league, the Women's Social and Political League, the Housewives' Union, the Health Society, Society for the Protection of Women ami Children, Society for lliu Promotion of Health of Women and Children, the Pioneer Club, the W.C.T.U., and other societies, wilt be held in the Concert Chamber of tho Town Hall at .1 p.m. to hear Miss Newcombe and Miss Hodge speak upon the Women's Suffrage movement in England. Men are specially invited to attend. Miss Hodge will speak upon the "History and Development of the Suffrage Movement," and Miss Newcombe upon the "International Aspect of the Suffrage." Miss Newcombe and Miss Hodjje have returned to Wellington from their visit to Nelson and Blenheim. At Nelson they addressed a most successful meeting in connection with the Women's Christian Temperance Union, then in convention, and at Blenheim the Mayor called a meeting which tliey addressed upon the subject of the Women's Suffrage movement in England. Archdeacon Grace proposed a vole of thanks and moved the resolution of sympathy mid admiration for the militant suffragettes for the way they, faced the treatment they -were receiving in their noble fight for the fran-, chise in England. Why They Did Not Return. The master of the school tit Taringamutu, near Taumarunui, on resuming duties after last holidays, was informed that three of his scholars were not returning to school because they had got married | during the vacation. They were Native girls who had been in attendance only seven months, and during that time had made surprising progress, as they had reafched the second standard, although they did not know their letters Vhen they began. They lived five miles from the school and yet they never missed a day, wet or fine. They have married young Natives working in the Taringamutu Company's sawmill yard. Miss Munro returned to Masterton from Wellington on Saturday. The working bee, organised by Mr. Gardner and Mr. Russell, of the City Corporation, staff, assisted by Mrs. Gardner and Mrs. Russell, created useful havoc among the gorso which flourished so luxuriantly upon the grounds surrounding the Home of Compassion at Island Bay. Between one hundred and one hundred and fifty people gathered tliero on Saturday and .worked with a will, apparently deriving at the same time much Eleasure from their unaccustomed laours.