SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1947, 2 January 1914, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Wedding In St. Thomas's. r Tho marriage took--- ' Thomas's Church; nesday of Miss Olive .Tilia :.R 1111led"o!■ j iQUi'th da lighter of Mr. and Mrs.. W:Vri, ■; oiV-iv'Caiioiibuiv Villa,-' Kij'wme, to Mr.. . William. 1 wucst Collins, second' sou,of; Mr,;: audi. Airs. John Collins, .of ihinedin.S .T'lio" cercniony was performed -bv '! • iancourt. The b:Mr>, . «•;>» fJiVPU away |>y her lutheri'v wore trained gown of .cream p.iiloiu: ,sM!c trmimcd with all-over.. lace ami carri.Mp a bouquet of Christinas.lilies and.sweet: peas, with a spray of orango blo.stori]r;. Her sister, Uliss Lucy ltutt!edgc;>.atS tended her as bridesmaid, and .worc.iaS gown of iv)iitc hailstone jjius'iii.' iv'th.V hat. to match. Little Miss Ada Morris; and Master Harry Tregea (nephew. of the bride) were train-bearers.■..:•■ Mr. > Wilson Kuttlcdgo ; (brother of*'"'the' bride) was tho best man. - Afh'r'tim ceremony tho guests' lvero entertained" at tho wedding breakfast, held at the: residence of tho bride's parents. Mrs.. Kuttledge woro a gown of black si!k';v. Mrs. Collins, the mother of tho br'de-' groom, was in a gown of black pailetto Bilk; Miss Evelyn liuttkdge (aunt of tho bride) woro navy blue silk; Miss Ivy llnttledgc, white hailstone, 'muslin and picture hat; Mrs. T. .Harrison,? black crepc; .Mrs. Warner, . tangerine, sponge cloth costume; Mrs. § Hayes,'' tussore, silk frock trimmed w ; th "silk lace; Miss Morris, palo blue erepe) Miss. Barton, cream coat and skirt". Vi'ho bridegroom's present to tho bride was a gold bracelet, and to tho bridesmaid' was given a pendant, and chain:.,'>-The-little girl received a gold brooch .'v. The bride's present to the bridegroom'was a cameo ring. Later the bride and brii.ie- : groom left for the north, the formertravelling in a tailored li'rivy bluo enstume, and picture hat with.,:-ostrich leathers. . -

Watchniglit Service. • '' Watchnight service was Year's Eve at the New Century Hall. I he liev. Margaret A. Mauley conducted tho service. T!iq rostrum was nicely decorated with flowers, and -the children ot the Lyceum, under Mr. Sistcliti, j-cn-(Wed special songs find recitations. Several 'mediums spoke 'under-,, spirit power. The ltev. lU. A, Hartley, v undi>r control, spoko of the passing year, and the duties and responsibilities of the coming one. Tho secretary, Mr. Mo<>ro, made an appeal to Spiritualists to bo more united and lo seek to he better ' organised. "If tjiey really desired to see their bpautifuj philosophy of Spiritualism advance," continued 'the speaker, "tljcy must declare fgr Jhe truth boldly, and be in constant communication with the spirit world, both in and out of tlje 'physicaj body. The' larger development of religion as Jesu.s, the Mayter, taught and demonstrated, and the great fm■petus to spiritualistic philosophy by tin) recent statement of Sir Oliver Lodge should be e.uflbiciit to send us on oiir way rejoicing into the Now Year. The old year'had rqbbod us of the physical presence of tjireo noted workers—Mrs. Annie Bright, Dr. Alfred Itn-scil Walhico? and Mr. "William Terry—who by spirit instruction was directed to start "J'lie Harbinger of Light,' which jias Ik>como ono'of the leading Spiritualistic journals of tho world. Te these devoted pioneers," concluded tho 'lecturer, "wo send out our warmest New Year greetings in their now sphere of tise--1 ulness, knowing as wo do there id )>o death. What seemoth so was but transition.'-' Independent messages, with a dedication of tho old year: and a welcome of the Now Year, brought the service to an end."

Mrs. Margaret Evans, of Carolina street, has returned from a trip to tho Old Country and America.

The marriage of Dr. Hilda Wager' Bull JI.Sc., and' Mr. Thomas Louis JJUvelot Esson, ilio iveil-kfioivri jjoefc' and playwright, was celebrated in Jlelijounjo a few days ago. Dr. Bull is a daughter of the late Mr. T. W. liuii, pi Oniiond, and graduated at the Melbourne University. Miss May Murray, of Palmerston north,and Miss Cooper, of Wellington, have left on a month's holiday to itotoruu and Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. Eardlev ■■ Reynolds (Duncdin) are visiting Wellington, and arc staying at tho Hotel Cecil. .Dr. Alico Morland (Ciiristolmrch) is visiting Wellington. Miss Guthrie, who'has been on a visit to Feilclitig, returned to Wellington last evening. Miss Betty Turton is the cuest of Mrs. Ottersen. Mr. aijd Mrs. F. Carey (Bawefa) ore visiting Wellington and are etnying at tho Hotel Cecil. ' ' ' ." Mrs. Maunsfjll (Carterton) is in town, and is staying at tho Hotel Cecil. . Mr.aud Jlrs. T. Young, while passing through Cliristcluirsli on their way through to South' Canterbury, were th'e guests of Jlrs. Peiiuiston. Miss Doiinistcn lias been staying with Mrs. Harold Abraham at .Stratford. Mr. and Mrs. George West., of Dimedin, passed through Wellington this week on their way through to Auckland, where they will he the guests of Mr. and Sirs. Arthur Macandrcw. Lady Russell and ]ier daughter,' Miss V. lllissoll (IHaxniere, Hastings) intend leaving for England at the cud'of February. 3)r. and Mrs. Ackland and their children are spending the holidays at Tauniarunui, and are staying at' Winter's Island. . The marriage of Miss Antill (Woodlille) to Mr. C. Gawitli takes place oil January 7, at Holy Trinity Church, Woodville,