SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1711, 31 March 1913, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

A Greyown Wedding. i ■^ l ? t . ni , ntT '?° e plice in Greytown last Wednesday.-of Miss Terry to 31 r. AV. ihompson. ,The bride, who is the eldest daughter of Mrs. J. Terry, wore a tunic E°«'U of ; cream crepe de cliinc, trimmed with Oriental lace and pearls, and veil and wreath of orango blossoms.. Sho carried a bouquet of white phlox and maidenhair fern, and was given away by her uncle,; Mr. W. (Terry. Tho bridesmaids were Miss .Eliza Terry (chief), wearing a frock of cream crystalline, and black hat with w utp ostrich tips, Miss Callior, and Miss Florencfe Narly, tho last-named two wearing white silk and carrying baskets of blue asters. The bridegroom 9 gift' to the bride was_ a gold watch and chain, and to'tho bridesmaids were given, gold brooches, with rubies. A large number of guests ,wcro afterwards entertained at the residence of. the bride's mother at Papa■jvai, and later Sir. and Mrs, Thompson left for Wanganui, the bride travelling in a dark tailored costume aud pink toque with black ostrich tips.

A "Basket" Ball. Altogether novel and enjoyable was tho basket" ball which was hold in tho Pavilion ;at Day's Bay on Saturday evening in aid of the Kichmond Free Kindergartens. .The wild storm that had been, raging on tho previous evening was quite enough, to drive from anyone's mind all hope of fine weather for the following night, but the Wellington climate is one that delights' to surprise people, . and accordingly nearly all vestige of tho howling galo had vanished by the time the ferry boat left the Wellington Wharf for tho bay on Saturday evening. A con6icierablo number of .people travelled across by it And others again motored round, both ways boing equally pleasant on that occasion. Tho pavilion had been very i prettily decorated with fern trees and flags, and a staging had been set aside for the supper baskets, supper ' on this occasion boing a most important feature of tho dance. .1 ' They were, certainly'most decorative to look at, much ingenuity and artistic talent having been bestowed upon their outward adorning, while skill of - another' kind'was enclosed within! It-would probably havebeen difficult to find a greater variety of sizes and shapes, ranging from tho useful round wicker basket to a fullsized ; dress basket, one of which was chastely ornamented outside with "an exquisite bouquet" ofchoico carrots. About ten o'clock the auctioning of the baskets toolc_ place, Mr. T. M. Wilford noting as auctioneer, and the auction went exceedingly well from the business point of view, as much as ten shillings being given for a basket. In any case, it was a delightfully informal dance, and twelve o'clock camo all too soon for many of those present. ■ ■ ; Mr. Wilford also made a brief speech, in which he spoke of the laborious part that ha.d been played by Mrs. Gill, the president of the Kindergarten Union, and Miss M. 'Richmond, both of whom had workod hard for the success of the evening. , Miss Richmond replied, and then suggested that dancing be gone on with, which was accordingly'done. The dance music was exceedingly good, and was enjoyed by everyone, dancing or not dancin'g. Among those present were Mrs. Gill, wearing a black gown; Miss M. Richmond, ' soft black gown of crop'e do chine ; Mrs. Wilford, black charmeusc with jet embroideries; Mrs. Geddis, in black; Mrs.' Fell, black; Lady Findlay, black and white; Mrs. F. M. B. Fisher, black cliarmeuse with white lace berthe; Mrs. and Miss Corliss, Mrs. ■ Atkinson, Miss D. K. Richmond, Miss E. Richmond, Mrs. J. H. N. A.; Burnes and Miss Burnes, Miss W. Miles, : Mr. and Mrs.' W. H; Didsbury, the Misses Bulkley (2), Miss Rix Trot't, Miss Steli'a Putnam, the Misses Geddis (2), the Misfces Fell (3), Mrs. Zohrab, Mrs. Burnett,' the Mioses Burnett (2), Miss Zohrab, Mrs. D. Findlay, Sir John Findlay. Miss J. Russell, Miss Myra ' Shirtcliffe, Miss Muriel Wylie, the Misses King (2), Miss Elsie Simpson, Miss Blake, ana many others. 1

Obituary. A very old resident of Auckland,. Mrs. Samuel Fleming, died at .Takapuna on Friday in her 91st year. Mrs. Fleming arrived in Auckland by the ship Cashmere in 1851. She always took a.very, keen interest in church matters, and she was one of tlio members of the Independent' Church in Albert Street, which was the forerunner of the present Beresford Street Congregational Church, and of which her brother (the Rev. Thomas.l Tamer), was for many years pastor. Mrs. Fleming leaves one son and one daughter. . Mr. and Mrs. T. Patterson-Henderson, are tlio guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. Cooper, Ivuwhatau. Mr. and Mrs. Basil Donne, Oriental Bay, aro visiting Nelson and are staying at Wainui House. ' Mr. and Mts. John Duncan (Marlborough) are leaving shortly on a visit' to Japan. Mrs. A. L. 'Wilson, of Austin Street, has returned from a prolonged visit to Auckland' and Kotorua. The marriage takes place, on "Wednesday, April 9, in St. Barnabas' Church, Khamlallali, of Miss Dorothy Willans, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willans, oi' Khandallah, to Mr. Porcival Fraser Hodgson. .A reception will afterwards be held at "Wyndchffe," Khandallah. Miss Boss, of the Petone District High School teaching staff, leaves next Friday on a visit to England. The girl pupils of the secondary department presented her on Friday with iv travelling rug. Miss Cooper is visiting her sister, Mrs. Gilray, Napier.

| Imperial Women's Suffrage Union. At a meeting which was called by the Mayor, Mr. M'Laren, on March 10 in the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall, at (he request of a number of women's societies in Wellington, who wished to hear Miss Harriet C. Ncwcombe, of Loudon and Sydney, and lliss Margaret Hodge speak upon "Woman Suffrage and _.tlie Present Struggle in Great Britain," an interesting resolution was unanimously passed. It was:—"That, knowing from, twenty years' experience, the value of tho co : operation ,of women and men in political' life, this meeting, representing the chief women's societies in Wellington, expresses its desiro that the principle of equal suffrage bo extended to all parts of the Empire, and further requests the convenors of this meeting to take the initial steps for the formation of. an Imperial Woman Suffrage Union." Meetings have been held in Auckland, Blenheim. Otaki, and Nelson as well as Wellington, at which this proposal was brought forward, and it has been further discussed in Christehurch by the leaders of tho different women's organisations, much interest being expressed m the idea. The proposed Union for Woman Suffrage in the British Dominions overseas embodies the following objects':— To secure for tho women in tho British Dominions overseas the same' political rights as are enjoyed by the men, and to arouse women to a fuller sense of their duties and Responsibilities as citizens. Any regularly constituted women's social or political in the enfranchised countries, and any regularly constituted woman suffrage association in the unenfranchised countries, is eligible for affiliation. .

Tho union will observe absolute neutrality on all party questions, and on all strictly national questions. The only bond . between, the affiliated associations , anfi the union is adhesion to tho principle of equal suffrage. Any person in sympathy with the objects of tho union may become an hon. associato member. Conditions to be fixed later. After visiting Dunedin and Invercargill Miss Hodge and Miss Newcombe propose to lay the New Zealand women's scheme before tho leaders of the women's organisations in each of the six States of tho Australian Commonwealth. They will later in tho year visit South Africa, and invite the adhesion of tho suffrage societies of Cape Province, Natal, Orange Preo State, and the Transvaal.-In the spring of 1914. they will endeavour to visit CanT ada, and by September of that year hope to be able to meet in London tho delegates appointed by eaoli one of the Dominions overseas. A regular constitution will then be drawn up, officers chosen, and finances arranged.

Miss Harriet C. Newcomb is tho secretary of the •' proposed union for tho time being and Hiss Margaret Hodge tlie treasurer, also pro tem. Both are staying with Lady Stout, on The Terrace. Intending members will bo able to obtain furiher information' from them during their stay in Wellington. Wellington College Old Girls' Association, A small but enthusiastic gathering of members of the Wellington College Old Girls' Association was held at tho College on Saturday evening. Tho hall had been prettily decorated for tho gathering with foliage and with tables arrnngod with yellow and white daisies, and combined with the formal business of tho evening was an enjoyable programme of music and recitations, afterwards ending with a dance. The resignation'of the secretary, Mrs. Symons, was accepted with regret, and Miss F. Dixon was elected in her place. A new committee was also olected. Miss M'Lean, the principal of , the Colleg6, was present, ana was wearing a graceful dress of black satin; Miss Eeclcsfield, a former member of the teaching staff, was in black'; and Mrs. Symoiis (secretary) in blue.

Mrs. Rollesfcon, who has -been staying with tho Hon. H. D. Bell, and Miss Mary Hosting have returned to the south. The Rev. H. Cottom, who has been in charge of the Petono Primitive Methodist Church for the past threo years, lias accepted a call to Otaki. Mr. Cottom, who is to be married to Miss Payne, will be tendered a farewell "social" prior to leaving for pew.fields of work. v Mr. and Mrs. Maughan ; .Barnett left Wellington on Saturday 'for their new home in Auckland. . Miss Doris Roy returns to New Plymouth to-day. ' Bishop and Mrs.'Mules passed through Wellington on Saturday on their way to Woodville, where they will stay with their son, Dr. Mules, > The "British Australasian" states that on February 1, at All Saints', Woodford Wells, Essex, England, Mr. Bertie Ernest Hawkes Whitcombe, eldest son of Mr. George Hawkes Whitcombe, of Christchurch (New Zealand), was married to Miss Fannio A. Morrow, third daughter of Mr. William Henry Morrow, of Christchurch (New, Zealand). By the P. and 0. Macedonia, which sailed from London on February 22, a few passengers' are coming out to New Zealand. Their names include: Professor and Mrs. Dickie (Dunedin), Mr. and Mrs. D. Elder (Auckland), Miss Grant (Auckland). 1 Miss Stebbing, who left Auckland on Friday for the south, is making a tour of tho Dominion for the purpose of raising funds for building the now Children's Home at Manurcwa. . Mr. and Mrs. Cowan (Wellington) are away on a visit to Nelson.