SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1992, 24 February 1914, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Farewell to Cecil Haines. A well-attended and enthusiastic meeting was held last liight for the purpose of making arraJngemcnts to tender little Cecil • J-laines a. farewell coiiccrt prior t-o her departure to Sydney, where liar parents intend to rebide. The Rev. Father Hickson ®ccnpicd the cliajr. Several present sjwlce of the invaluable services rendered b.v this talented child to various charitnblo organisations of tlafr city, and letters in similar strain ivere rend from the Veil. Archdeacon Harper and Mr. R. A. Keenan, secretary <jf the Orphans' Club. It was resolved that- the date of.tho coiiccrt be fixed for Friday, March 20, and that the programme bo left, in the. hands of tlie following committee: —Rev. Father. Hickson, M'eiisrs. J. 31. Clark, Ha reus I'limiiier, and Mrs. J. A. Ifannah. Mr. R<ma,i!} Lywi was elected hon. secretary. Acknowledgment. The Matron of tlie Hospital desires to acknowledge the following gifts •—lllustrated papers and magazines: Mrs. J. P. Luke, Mrs. A. Cohen, C. Smith. (Oriental Bay), Mrs. EsM (Aro Street); M. F. Brewer (Oriental Bay). Old linen: M. F. Brewer (Oriental Bay). Flowers: Mrs. Hills, For.tlie Children s Hospital:—Books attd clothing: Airs. Coato (Karori). Flowers: Bcrhatrtpore Baptist Sunday School,- Missps Price, Kilbirnie. 3lrs. E. Hadfield .and Airs, (j. Earte leave for Chrisiclnfftth this evening, aiid will probably return to Wellington on Friday. Air. and Mrs. 15. Sherfatt, of Qjslionie, intend leaving on April 0 oh a 6ix months' visit to Ureat Britain... 3lr. W. Ilarfc (Mayor ef Hastings) and.Airs. Hart left on Saturday for Wellington and Oaitiaiii. Airs. Coverdalo {Lmr-r 11 uti) leaves to-day for Auckland, Where she. will live for tlie' nest-two years. Last week shewas the recipient of a pnsemntiou from some of tho Jadids of One llutt, who also entertained her at a farewell tea. A farewell evening svas gfveii iii tlie ■ Hukanui Public Halt on Friday 1n.4 fo i Mr. and Airs. Raftb'y, who. are shortly leaving tho district. For some time past Sir. Ranby has bean. eluiij-majv of tlie School Committee, and' hi-s <:olleagues, 'together with tfee Msidpivts of tlie district, presented Jfr. Raiihy and his wife ;with a silrc-r tea servico and tray as a mark of their estcenj. Airs. Arthur Warburton (The Terrace) is the guest of Airs. John Lucena, "Nenagli," Toko. Airs. Dnlziell (Afiiiiawa) liss feturtted from .hei', visit to 1 jay's Bay. Ali.ijs. Alarshall... (Ncii 1 , .Plymouth) Is visiting Wellington, Airs. T: C. Fookes. (Stratford) is leaving this week on a visit to EnglaJid. Last week she was entertained 'at a farewell tea' given in- her honour by several of lier friends, aiul ; was the recipient of a travelling bag and clock. 'Aliss. Norah Moore (Af.as'tettai) luavfs for Adelaide next lnont'lu where slid will , ' bo' tho, guest of h'er brtttlicr, All'. 1 I). Alooro 'iind Airs.' Mow, for some months. , ~ . ;.. J Air. and Mrs. Boe.hari3.il "(Alaßter'toi'i) . arc leaving .this, .la- tiyckc months' visit, to .Kiig.'a'nd and Europe. Aliss Sara Jackson returned on Alonday to "Storcstend". (Woodskle) frofli her .visit to DauiicvifUe. We are informed tliat the tuttimmtie-. raent of. the approaching. jharmgo «i Aliss Al. White and' All'. Ei, J- Walsh, of Napier, is inebneet. . TVn ; original paragraph was l'ony'iinfed tu vis from. Napier, and was fifttalislted in good faith, but we have now jecHvod nil* {lioritativo.information that the mtimation it contained was false. Aliss Christie, who is Weil known as a particularly interesting lecturer upon . 'riirosofihica I "subjects, bc-giiw n cOfirse of public lectures, classes, question hustings, etc., in Wellington on Alarcii. 1, concluding on . April i'B. Aliiis Cjhrt'Hti'o gave a series of lectures in Atisfchind, which were followed with interest throughout their cow,-so. and it is likely that the same success and interest will attend her in Wellington, . where hw abilities as a lecturer a-i'e wefi kfwwii. She has only just concdwled a vest <>f a month's duration. Aleetiiigs of the Order of.the Star in tho Kavt form part of tiff work and the pnhjie lecttmiig. during Alarch and April. The marriago took plitco at Clive (Hawke's Bay), in tin..' Presbyterian Church, of .Aliss W'iiiifml Louisa IJii'tJ, second daughter of ill 1 . F. Hird, Af Wairoa, to Air. William H'Miry iirady, cWer.t son of Air. an'.l Airs. I'. Brady, of Clivo. Tlie Rev. F. Tucker performed the eercmony. Miss H. Brady, sister ef tho. bridegroom, wa3 britlesiiiattl, ami Atr. P. Beattie, of Wairoa, Was befit man. Aliss Christie, national leetiifer ef tke Theosopliical Society, visits Mastcrtoit this week, where she V'ilt jgiv» a course, of three lectures. While lii Masterton Miss Christie will stay at tlio Raiii'lirly Club. Air. and Airs. J. W. Wallace (Halswell Street) and Aliss Wallace, who httrc been visiting the West Coast ami Hie Southern Lakes, are expected te return to Wellington at the end of the week. . .

Mrs. K. T. Daniel returned in Wi>l» 1 lingtou yesterday after n vssit to ihc'j lioruwhoniia district. , j Miss Mcstnycr wishes to fall atten- : tion to the fact that all fjifts of cash (ir goods towards the Iwck .boxes for the white liiir.sionarins in Mehwaia should reach her by Saturday. Parcels may be left with the mtderaO'iilioMfJ, and donors are aslud to put in their names and addresses so tbatj everything may be acknowledges!:—Lower Hutt: Messrs. Cunningham Bros. (Town Hall). Vetoiie: Messrs. M'Kweft and Carter. Karori: ■•Mr. 11. T. Pell ' Kolburne: Messrs. Peach Bros;, Mostem Avenue. Seatoun: 'Mr. Halton, Isianti Bay: Messrs. Orr and Sons, City: Messrs, J. J. Curtis and Co., Ciistonrlwuse Quay.' Good current novels and magazines will bo very acceptable. Mrs.'Rolleston, Hair Spseinlisfe, has returned from Christchurchi where a branch of her business has been eft.abli.slii.il, amid may be.consulted on all treatments of ilia hair. and face, also the pefhianent removal of superfluous hair for which Xfr«, Rolleston holds a diploma and medical references. A large stock of Switches, Transforations, always on hand, 256 Lauibton Quay.* Bor Weddings.—Appropriate Bouquets for either large or f.tonU Weddingsr ar© being continually designed, and embody the unique distinctkeft Of all Miss M"nrray's creations. Flowers for aSI o'ecft. eious forwarded to any part of the Do. mlnioa by Miss Murray, Vice-R«*U Florist, 36 WilIU Sttset.—idvt.