SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1854, 13 September 1913, Page 12

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wedding at Thorndon. • At tho Thorndon Metliodist'Church on Wednesday afternoon, Miss Myrtlo J. Hall, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Hall, Grant Road, was married to Mr. A. E. Walton, son. of Mr. and Sirs. William Walton, Cottleville Terrace. Tho Rov. G. S. Cook performed tho ceremony, and Mrs. J. Boyd played the organ. The bride, who was given away by her father, woro a cream satin charmouse dress, trimmed with guipure and. pearl ornaments, with veil, and wreath of orange blossoms. She carried a pretty shower bouquet., Tho bridesmaids were' Miss Lucy Walton, sister of the bridegroom, who woro a white silk 'dress ana a large picture hat lined with pale pink silk, and carried a shower bouquet to match; and Miss Dorotliy Lander (niece of the bride), in a white silk dress trimmed with pink, and a hat to match. Littlo Miss Gwen P'oote and Master Cliff Futter (niece and nephew of the Briae;, who woro in attendance, were both dressed in pale blue satin, and carried posies. Tho best man was Mr. M. Matlieson, and the groomsman Mr. A. Lewis. Tno bride's mother wore a black silk poplin dress trimmed with heliotrope silk and lace, and a hat to match, lue bridegroom's mother was in a black dress, trimmed, with Oriental lace, with hat to match. A reception was afterwards held at tho Goring Street Hall. The bridegroom presented each of the bridesmaids with a gold bangle and tho littlo pago with a gold tie-piu. The bride's travelling costume was a navy blue and a palo blue hat with white plume. A Surprise Party. A "surprise dance," organised by a committee, consisting of tho Misses Bentley, Moys, Mallard, and Zohrab, with Miss V. Zohrab as secretary, was held in Miss Warburton's private dancing hall on The Terrace last evening. As usually happens in "surprise parties" the secret had leaked out beforehand, and cbmplote preparations had been npado in honour of tno event. Lycopodium decorated tho hall, and in the supper-room was more lycopouium, and tho supper tables had been decorated with yellow .narcissi ,'aiid primroses. Mrs. A. Warbiirton was the cliriperone, and wore a gown of brown silk, with a blue brocaded wrap; Miss Warburton was in geranium pink charmouse, and Mrs. A. Lucena Warburton was in white satin with an embroidered overdrosß. Miss Bentley. wore a frock of yellow charmeuse, with a draped overdress of cream net and lace, finished with touches of blue; Miss Moys was in black velvet, with one-sided effect on tho hodico of whito satin veiled with black lace; Miss Mallard, white charmouse, with ninon and lace overdress; Miss V. Zohrab, whito satin and ninon; Miss Zohrab, black velvet. Among others who wore present wore: Miss Rathbone, woaring whito satin, with embroidered cream not overdress; Miss Hall, saxe blue charmeuse, with embroidored overdress of blue net; Miss Q. Hall, black velvet; Miss Barraud, pale blue ninon; Miss Kingdon, _ white j charmeuse and crystal embroideries; | Miss Olivo Smith, grey charmeuse opening over a whito lace underdress; Miss ■ M. Smith, pink floral ninon and tiny pink rosebuds; Miss Wilton (Auckland),'! pink charmeuse and lace; Miss Marchant, deep cream satin veiled with ninon; Miss Kirker, black velvet and whito lace; Miss B. Moys, old gold satin; Miss Neill, red velvet; Miss Edmondson, whito satin and gold-embroi-dered ninon tunio: Miss D. Edmondson, white satin anu ninon; Miss Graves, heliotrone satin, veiled witli striped ninon of tho same shado; Miss I Bent-- 1 ley, blue satin and ninon, and her sister white satin with floral overdress; Miss Dixon, cream satin and gold embroideries; Miss Kirker, black velvet. Society for the Health of Women and Childron. The committee of the above society wish' to hoartily thank thoso ladies who, in the very inclement weather of Saturday last, braved tho storm with their collecting boxes, and did so very well. They also wish to thank Mr. Avery for lending tho boxes, Mr. Craig for tho use of tho crockery for tho refreshment room, and Messrs. M'Ewan and Carter (Potono) for cartage. The following donations have sinco been recoivetl:— Miss Peach (Potono), £5; Lady Stout, £1 Is.; Miss Janet Stout, £1 Is.; Public Works Department, £1 65.: Miss D. Gillies, 10s.; Miss Sullivan, lla- l MrG Winder, 55.; ■' (refreshment) I 1 raser M'Gruer 25., flowers Is. Total amount to date, £125 lis. It has been decided to make Plunket Saturday an annual affair. ' A meeting of members and. importers of the Women's > b ' 0 " in-Stato Schools wall be hold- m b . John's Schoolroom, Willis Street, on Monday, September 10, at 4 .p.m. An addJ-oi will be given by Canon Garland. Mrs. Burns (Auckland) is visiting Wellington. , Miss Sellar, who baa been visiting friends at Kilbirnio, returns to Mastartan. on Monday. Visiting Indies are, reminded that Mrs. teatnwntsToHnlhnThair at"One GuinKi! Advantage should do t taken of these courses, as tho hmr is more prone to Mine out in spring than during any other part of tho year*

Y.W.C.A. Notes. .Mr. J. S. Temiant, M.A., B.Sc., willj give' a lantern lecture to-night on "Some Interesting New Zealand' Animals" at tho Y.W.C.A. This lec- | turo will _be open to tfho publio. Those] who are interested in tho birds andi animals of these islands are sure to hear! much of interest froip tho lecturer. The t lecturo which lie gave last year on Now Zealand flora at tho Y.W.C.A.-Club-room was a very interesting one. Preparations for the Young Women's Christian Association anniversary next Wednesday evening in tho Chamber of tho Town Hall aro claim-! inj; tho attention of members and' fneuds. It is anticipated that there ■ will be about 140 taking part in tho programme. A tableau is being airranged to represent tho membarehip o£ 29 countries of this world-wide move-' meiit. Tho dialogue, physical culture,) and glees aro boivg rehearsed, and Mrs.j Gladd'ing's limelight lecturo is looked forward' to as being a most attractive feature in tho programmo. This will ho tlie first Y.W.C.A. annual public meeting that her Excellency Lady Liverpool will havo attended sinco she consented to beoomo Dominion patroness. of tho Young Women'? • Christian Association. Protection of Women. A meeting of the Society for tho Pro* tection of Women and Children wo® held ,on Friday afternoon, Mrs. A. RJ Atkinson presiding. There wero pre-j sent: Mesdames J. Kirkcaldio, DJ M'Laren, A. A. Corrigau, G. Ponsonby,! Miss Stewart, and Miss Denton. It waff reported that a number of oases had' been investigated and attended to. Thai . following subscriptions were acknowledged :—Mrs. H. J. Williamß, 21s. ;|. | Mr. G. Lulcin, 215.; Mrs. S. G. Rhodes,, 21a.; Misa Greenwood, 10s.; Sharland' and Co., 10s.; Mrs. M'Kerrow, . Mrs. J. R. Glasson, Cs. j and Mrs.l Mackin, ss. ■ I Tho marriage of Mr. Win. Fitzjohn,} of Birkenhead, Aucldand, to Miss AllcQ; Aungcr, of Woodville, took placo aft Damievirke on Friday. Tho inmates of the Homo were given an entertainment/ on Thursday evening last by members of tho Girls' Realm Guild. Among tliose who took' part were the Missea Hurley, Stevens, Millward, Young, M. Young, Franklin, Muollor, Richardson, Lowe, and Mesdames Claxidge ami Downes. Refreshments were provided by the visitors. ■ ■ • , ■ J It is interesting to learn that, fob" lowin<* tho. precedent established by Mr. Charles Fry in London, who produces Shakespearean and costumo plays, ineluding tlio "School for Scandal, with* out. soenery, tho same treatment will bo meted out to "T'he Rivals," so that there will bo nothing to detract from tho merits of tho acting and' the beauty ot tho costumes. Sir. Glyjuio, wno piny 9 the part of Fag in "Tlio Rivals, whiclii te being produced in- tho Sydney Street Schoolroom on Thursday, in aid of the Richmond Free Kindergarten,' ha.s taken part in various rnirfonnance g with Jutv Frv, and naturally tho stage directors Have been able to profit by some of his suggestions; The costumes which will bs worn havo been designed t and carried out 'absolutely true to the period. They are of' beautiful materials and are of exquisite colouring;. True to the period l , also, is the: furniture that will be used upon tho stagtf. Their Excellencies the Governor and the Countess of Liverpool have expressed their intention of being present; and also tna Primo Minister (the Hon. W. I'. Massoy) and Mrs. Massev, the Chief Justice and Lady Stout, tlio Hon. H« T). 801 l and Mrs. Bell, tho Hon. A. L. Herdnvan and Mrs. Hantaan, tho Hon. W. Fraser and Miss Fraser, the Hon. Dr. Pomare Mid Mrs. Pomare, tho Hon. F. M. B. Fisher and Mrs. Fisher, Sir Charles- Bowon, bir William and Lady Russell, Mr. Justice Chapman and Mrs. Chapman, ColonoJ and Mrs. Heard, Dr. and Mrs Valun, tine, ahdl tho Rev. H. Van Stavoren^