SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1934, 17 December 1913, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

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Of New Zealand Interest. •-;. A London correspondent, writing' on October 31, states:—"Two days ago, St. Clement's Church, York, was the scene of a wedding not without New Zealand interest. The bridegroom was theliav. H. St. John Stirling Woollcombe, who has been Domestic Chaplain to the Archbishop of York since 1911. Son of the' late Kev. 0. AYoollcombe and Mrs. Woollcombe, of North Grange, Northlew, Devon, he was for six years curate of Stepney, under tlie present Bishop of Southwell. For seven years he was head of the Oxford House, Bethnal Green, and subsequently he acted as travelling secretary, to the Church of England Men's Society, in which capacity ho made a world tour, embracing Now Zealand, Australia, India, and South Africa. He is now Vicar-Desig-nate of Armley, and he will be instituted as such early in December, Tho bride was Miss Floreueo Hilda Argles, third daughter of Canon and Mrs. Argles. Canon Argles has been vicar of St. Mary Bisliopshill Senior with St. Clement's for the past forty-two years, and he is equally well known in South Westmorland. Another,' daughter, it will be recollected, married the Ecv. G. P. Davys, one-time vicar of St. Peter's, Wellington. The ceremony was performed by the Archbishop of York, assisted by tho Bev. A. S. Crawley (vicar of Bishopsthorpe), and the Rev". H. R. L. Sheppard. Tho service was ft choral one. The bridegroom was attended by his cousin, Mr. H. L. Woollcombe, as best man, and the bride' was attended by four bridesmaids, three cf whom (tho Misses Helen, Violet, and Margaret Argles) were her sisters, the fourth being Miss Jacquetta Woollcombe ter of tho bridegroom." Kindergarten Break-up. Tho annual breaking-lip for the holidays of the Taranaki Street Methodist Free Kindergarten was held in the Wesley Sunday Schoolroom yesterday afternoon, when an interesting programme comprising much of the work learnt by tho children was given. Quite a number of parents and friends were present to witness tho performance of the little people, who played away at their work most earnestly. _ Marching songs, a number of exercises, action songs, and marching all were charmingly performed, while one little girl,. Ethel Ljons, aged 6, played a pianoforte solo. She has not been taught music at the Kindergarten, and her knowledge of music is surprising for so young a child. Last and best of all upon the programme came a Christmas tree. Sports at Day's Bay. Many people went across from Wellington to JJay's Bay yesterday to attend tho annual athletic sports of the boys of tho Oroydon Preparatory School, it is always an event that is looked upon with muelr interest by jwrents and friends alike, ant! naturally the boys do their best, with such, 'interest to onlookers, to excel their previous records. Unluckily tho weather did not allow all the events to take place, as about halfway through the afternoon heavy show* ers came "on, and finally the sports had to bo givpn up. Mrs. Sormnerville and Miss Sommerville (tho Principal of the school) entertained everyone at.afternoon tea in Day's Bay House, in which Miss'SommerVille witf,' establish '.her school after the -summer holidays, arid tho boys had their tea on' the ' wido ' t .verandah.. Among those who went across to tho Bay were Mrs: lan Duncan, Mrs. ' H. Johnston, Mrs. Stott,'Mrs, Rolle'ston, ' Mrs. Kirkcaldie,' Miss Coatcs, Mrs: Lid-' ''■ die, Mrs. Wilkmghby, Mrs: Abbott; Mrs. } Shirtcliffe, Mrs. Bnllinger, Mrs. Myers, Mrs; Leckie, Mrs. A. Young, Mrs. liiun- I dell, Mrs. Lionel Abraham (I'ahnerston), : Mrs. T. Young, Mrs. and Miss Warbur- ; ton, Mrs. Nelson, Mrs. Field,. Mrs. ' Holmes, Mr 3. Sinclair, Miss A. Pcarco, J Mrs. Brien, Colonel Knox, Commander Carr (of H.M.S. Psyche), Mr.' Guthrie, ] Mr. Needham, Dr. Tolhurst, Mr. Ab- < bott, Mr. Bayley, and many others. Miss Mina .Caldow left for Christ- | church last evening, to take the part of - "Carmen" in the opera of that name for < the G'hristchurch Musical Union. The - performance opens, this, evening, and will j be continued'on Thursday and Friday ] evenings. ; The senior girls of the Terrace School \ entertained members of tho teaching j staff and the senior boys at afternoon j tea yesterday, as a pleasant little fare- \ well to one another before beginning tho , summer holidays.' The tea had been pro- j vided and made by the girls themselves., - and certainly did credit to their lessons in cookery.' Music and recitations pro-, vided enjoyable entertainment for all present. It is said that Miss Ethel Irving, the actross -who delighted her Wellington audiences some time ago with her clever ' character studies, is deserting comedy for tragedy. 'Why is it that comedy 1 actors and" actresses invariably hanker ' after tragedy when to bring laughter j mid lightness into the lives of people for even two or three hours means so much? Even at the time of her visit to New Zealand, Miss Irving's thoughts strayed longingly to the "darker sister." so that the news is not altogether surprising. Those who saw her acting 1 cannot doubt bnt that she has the gift j for tragedy as well, for even, her light- , est mood suggested shadow, at least in ( "Lady Frederick," while in the "Wit- ; noss for the Defence" she showed great | emotional intensity. i Among tho visitors staying at the ' Hotel Windsor are Miss G. H, Gard- , iner, of New York, Mr. and. Mrs. Simcox, of Otaki, Mr. and Mrs. C'ollison. ; of Hastings, and Miss Williams, of - Napier. ' ■'' < Mrs. Stathnm intends returning to ' tho south to-day. 1 Mrs. Harrison Lee Covrie, world's > missionary of the W.C.T.U., gave a , garden party at her residence, "Ame- . thyst Hall," Invereargill, in the inter- j ests of the Bible-in-State Schools ■ League. The- profits of tho party i amounted to over £14, which sum Mrs. i Leo Cowie handed over to the funds of tho Bible-in-Schools League. < Sirs. Martin Williams, the well-known teaclier of elocution, is leaving shortly for Hamilton, where she intends to ' make her new homo. She will continue j her elocutionary work in that town.. ;. , NO HAIK. WHY DESPAIR? " ' Tho ecalp was given yon to grow hair, make it do its work. 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■'. One-of thelatcst'inventionsjn.clocks is <jno!that ran speak.,'- It.is, or was, in the possession of a'.Mclbonrno lady. It calls out' tho hours; half-hours, and fruartor-hours.iin'/'a" pleasant,;'' natural long of voice; instead "of'-: announcing: them by beating the proper number of strokes on a bell. Tho power of speech is given to the clock by.a phonographic record of spoken words on a.film that is wound through the clock's.machinery. At each quarter-hour a small phonograph, with horn aiid sound-box within the clock, catches tho words recorded on tho film, and reproduces, them, aloud. Tho design is a ship's . steering-wheel made of brass,' inside of which is set tho clock, tho lower part being, mounted cm a half-crescent brass pedestal,,the whole overlaid with gold. '-' ' : 'i#?SP; ; ■*.-■/ Last evening a.dance was given in the barracks in Bucklo Street by the foot specials for tho mounted specials. Although so wefc a night, tho big hall, was well filled with dancers, and a pleasant evening was spent. '■... ..j.Miss Lily Logan is leaving!for Palmerston North' to-day. . ; t'f : "', .'.;'.:. The Rev. A. J. Greenwood, with Mrs, Greenwood and family, arrived in Auckland by the. Southern. Cross from tho Norfolk Islands. They are . staying' with Archdeacon Calder, Miss Hardy is visiting her sister, Mrs. Warren, in Hawkc's Bay... Mrs. Bunny and Miss Phillips-(Dan-nevirke) are spending some ■ time in Auckland. Archdeacon and Mrs. Ctillnich arrived iu Auckland on Saturday by tho Mclanesian Mission steamer Southern Cross, from the Norfolk Islands. On Saturday afternoon Miss Elsie Grix entertained her pupils at the annual breaking-up. Several musical and elocutionary items were given by the pupils, and a Christmas tree caused much merriment to tho younger guests, all of whom received a gift. After refreshments had been served, the music prizes were presented to the winners as follow:—&uior division—l, Lorna do Lautour; 2, Nomniie Gapper; 3, Alice Batehclor. Junior Division: ■ Eileen Carson. Miss Lorna do Lautour, on behalf of the pupils, presented Miss Grix with n handsome silver jewel-case, suitably inscribed.-