SOCIAL AND PESONAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2165, 2 June 1914, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PESONAL.

HonSuring Mrs. M. A, Williams." The Ladies' Auxiliary vi (he Y.AI.C.A. held a reception at the roynis venter-, day afternoon in honour of the eightytifth birthday of its honorary president ■ Mis. At. A. illi;.tii*-s?. The ri'cr'iitio.n hall was beautifully tteiruted wit.ii j chrysanthemums ami auturcn leaves, •and looked excewUngiv ' and pleasing. Air. H. ' W ' K i.y (Y.AI.C.A. president), speaking on bclmlf of the ladies,also of thc> association, congratulated Mrs. Williams on the attainment of another-milestone on the road.of life, and wished Iter health and happiness for future. Mrs. Low presented Airs. "WillkMns with beatttiiul bouquets, otic; of violets ■' and l'reesias. and another af roses, Mrs. ! 'Williams thanked her friends for surrounding her with so many etidonecs of their affection on the occasion of her birthday. •• Afternoon tea was served, and .1 musical programme -c«iitritote<l to by Alisses Brittam (4uot), 'Miss Waterhouso (song), Miss Jkra Van-.cy (pianoforte solo), At is. J. >[. A llott (song), Aliss Alazofljjai'b {mttsieal mmoIoruo),- and Aliss IMs (tsecitntioM). At the close of the gathering, Ali'-s. "J. J l . Luko .(Mayoress) Moved: "That tko ladies express their sympathy with tbo relatives the women, who bad Inst their lives in the recent St. flnyrrorco disaster." Among other ladies • prosent were: Mrs. (Manrt,-Airs, Ralph, Mrs. Barnes, Airs. Benton, Mrs. Cm»K Airs. D. Al'Lcan, Mrs* Fosseti'e. Airs. Campbell, and Mrs. Rixviii., together with a very large number of re-embers of tho auxiliary. The aftcrnaott was thoroughly enjoyed by ail present.

St. Peter's Young Woman's Club. Tho- alinual. co.ii-cer'i ol St. Pfeter'a Young AVomeii's Club was lie-M in Si. Peter's Schoolroom last evening, aud in spite of tlie unpleasant state of the weather, was well attended, A wellarranged and varied programme was contributed to as fellows :--4%iiofoi-to solos. Miss Talbot. ,\fes Truebridgo: soilgs, Mr. Clarksoji, Miss -lopiin., Miss Clapshaw, Miss Halliburton, ' Miss Davis; recitations, Miss Jaaie Pet-fie, Mr. 1!. .Homier, .Mr, Sf'.alio.-, Master Len. Power; violki sfilo, Mitsiw 0. O'Brien. Thero were also orchestral items, and some fancy danoes. The second part of tha programme -was brought to a conclusion with a cowedictta, entitled "A .Doificstie Entanglement-," in which tho east was in the bands of the following :~-MrS. Giwfiov (an invalid), Miss I). Thmntoi;; Clara nnd Lily (daughters of Mrs, Groner), Miss D. Hops; and Miss H, Wiseu, respectively; Mary la maid;, Miss 0. Fuller; Mrs. Harris (a iimr coo's), Miss M. Lyon ; Dr. Sharp {lutly doctor), Miss Thompson. The i«irts wow ivelf sustained. A "Good-Nigiit -Chorus" by tho club, who. had previaissiy sung. a Japanese Love Songu was the last number on the programme.

AiiolTier of Mrs. -Morton Clark's senior -assemblies is to ba hold in the Goring Street Hall Cfi Tittirsijus 1 'even* i»gMr. and !\l,rs. La Morto, who have been spending sowu days in WelJingtoil, il'i't for the iiai-tli on Sai.-'iH'Cisi.i* by the- .Main Trunk. Mrs. J. AY. Evan«, <rf Nflismi, and bcr two dnughtcK, art> .spending the winter at Mlarat, Ne.v .South AVate's. Mrs. E. P. Lnviett.CAi.lui-ei'ston North) ls.'visiting l'Y'athersteiK.. •" A black aiid white co.stume dance, Oi'yanised by monsters .of the Welli-itgr-xon Navals' UoatiSig Scoiety, was held, in the Social Hali. Jervois Quay, last evening. There were brtvveei: sixty and seventy tin ncers prescHt-. aud ansic was supplied by Miss f-fiiwtjiorii. Probably the wet evening damped, the •en-thtisiasm fop- fancy dross, as xliere Were only a few who had depatftctl i'njin t(>ii,>*:;!ionnl dress. Messrs. L, H. juctd, J. I 1", liairison, A. Hayes, aiid I'\ Taylor werttho'committee, aiid S-te-srs, J, A. Sinclair and C. llan-kiiis t-htj M..C,'s. Mr. G. A. Fiebeg was- secretary, aiw? Mi .C'usack was. the juJge of tiio faueydress costumes. Members of the tiroughafii Hilt left* nis Club have organised a doiicc, wlueh is to be held in .the Or/entai Hay Kiosk this evening. 'Mr, Alfred Qwisncil is tho secretary ' Tho Misses M. ai«l. K, IlHroplwiies have-returned to New Plymouth from a visit to Ilawke's Bay. Mrs. Oolville Iras returned t« Now Plymouth from FsiidiU.g. Jfr. Clark (Hodjilny, EsMitle) and Miss Clark are visiting Australia, .Mr. and Mrs. H. G, Avpry, uf Hastf iligs, have been in*, ited to phi.y leading parts in the forthewnipg prodiidiiW »i' "San Toy," by the Gssboriie Oferatk Society. , - '

Acceutuating the distress which l)a« been caused by the sytkiug of the- Iswpress of Ireland i.-> tli 'tivieertaiiU-y 111 which the fate of so wany '*pespJ-a is' obscured, and the- difficulty,_ aismistthe impossibility, «f }M-st. yet any direct news. One flf tlwse ahont whom there is stiil jr-ivfch dftitfat is Brigadier Paul, wlm, sWIJy before leaving bv the Niagara,-c',l rtiiiiis for London, stayed with her cotisin Jfoorhouse) in \Vfliing£w. Her pls-iis for the voyage not turning o»t fluite 1 as she had'oxpec-;.e-j ttem, it was with reluctance that s 1 j'iruVi.ly siiiled for America, and it is s*tili iiopo-d joined a different -:.i--'in;er at New Vprk for England, where the salvstran Army Congress is to bo held ihi.s iKOiitli. Miss Pauf founded the P<iuH)l.a lititiw in Cuba Street', in taemor-y of liw father-, and did much for tho work nf Ui<i hk>lvation Army, both i/i New ZcAlftnd »»ttl in Adelaide ami Brisbane. Slui is a daughter of Majov Paul, and has devoted her life' to Ivor chosen \v«rk, her limit, Mrs. Jtobtri Hunter, being another member of the family who did much to assist the Salvation Army in this country. Mi>-s P-u'l was one of tliose who were re-leuott Crofn the <vrr«els of tlie Wairarapn. Tw« such experiesices in a life-time wovild bo too terrible to contemplate.