SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2208, 22 July 1914, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Acknowledgment. The matron of the Hospital desires to acknowledge the following gifts:— Scrap-book, flowers, etc., St. Mark's Ministering Children's League; magazines and papers, Mrs. F. It. Hills, Mr. W. Tonks, Mr. H. Hume, Mrs. Mowbray, Mrs. J. L. M'Clintock; flowers, Miss Copeland (Lower Hutt), Wellington Girls' College; old linen, Mrs. Willis, 91 Wellington Terrace. Mrs 1 . W. Reynolds left for Christchurch on Monday. Mrs. F! Fitcliett left yesterday on a visit to tlio Wairarapa. Mrs. Dillon returned to Marlborough on Monday from a visit to Wellington. Mrs. Noel 'Adams, who Jias been staying with Mrs. H. D. Bell, returned to Picton. on Monday. Tho Woodvillo Cliamber of Commerce has decided to hold a carnival and to elect a Queen. The funds derived will be in aid of the 6cliool funds and for beautifying and town improvements.— Press Association. •The first annual ball of D Company, sth (Wellington) Regiment, is to be held in the Drill -Hall, Lower Hiitt, on August 21. The following form the committee Major F. Ross, Captain T. W.. Slum, Lieutenant -B. R. Lankshear, Lieutenant B. A: Ginger, Quartermas-ter-Sergeant Brown, Corporal A. Mason, Lance-Corporal F. P. Burn, Privates H. A. Alexander, A. F. Burn, B; Dennehey, R. Jones, H. W; M'lntyro, C. Sims, W. Wils9n, C. A. Cooko. Tho lion: secretory is Private E. J. Glonnie. Mr and Mrs. Lysnar (Gisßorne) are visiting Wellington. - Mr. and Mrs. Crawford (Sumner) are the guests of Dr. and Mrs. Crawford, Wanganui. Mr. and Mrs/ Eiworthy (Timaru), who were in town for race w.eek, Lave returned to the south. Miss Melville, who was in Wellington for tho Municipal Conference, has ic--turned to Auckland. A most successful evening of tho Girls' Branch of tlio Victoria League was hold on Monday night.A genoral knowledge paper was given.' The prizewinnpr was Miss Mary. Beaton. Mrs. Atkins presented the prizes, which she has so kindly given tor the bost two essays on "An Ideal, Husband." Miss May Turner won tHo first prize, and iMiss Gladys Davis the' second. An -interesting and novel sale of work is to be - opened at tho Newtown Congregational Church by -the Mayoress (Mrs. Luke) at three o'clock this l afternoon. ; Articles of artistic design, and many uncommon plants will be olfored for sale,' in addition to a great variety of produce and The salo will 1)6 continued this evening and vo-nior-row evening,' and enlivening enteHainmentswill bo provided both evenings. .' The Chiiistchurch ,;','j3un." • 818,103 that, on the night: of' tho'' Mischa Elinan concert, which was given in' Christchurch at tho end of last .week, ; tlio frost n the atmosphefe was so' acute'tlfat iriany- of the audience brought 'rujjs" to wrap round tlieif knees, and up m the dress circle at least one hot-water bottle made its appearance, accompanied ■by a lady, a fur coat, a rug, and. a big, cosy-look-ing- muff.: The audience could, with some ingenuity; defy tho cold, but what about the violinist? One cannot help 1 thinking! ' , . Miss Muriel Bennett left on Friday cn an extended visit to Sydney;. . Mr. and Mi's. F. Wall (Martinhorougli) are visiting i Wellington. 1 Miss Morrison (Wairarapa). and Miss M'Laren are visitors to Wellington, and are Staying attho New Occidental' Hotel. A largo number of residents of' tho Ellesmero district met at the Leeston Town Hall, Canterbury, last week to bid farewell to' Mr. and Mrs.'R. Loudon, who are shortly' leaving for England. Mr. Loudon has ' been in tlio service of the Bank of New Zealand for forty-one years, and lias been manager at Leeston for twenty-one. ,He was presented with a' handsome gold watch, and Mrs. Loudon was tho recipient of a handsome pendant. '• ' An interesting fact in connection with tho Wellington L'iedertafel is that this year-it celebrates its "coming of age." It now occupies an- exceptional, position, in that it is tho oldest musical society in our city, and. is tho only Wellington body of its kind with a record of twenty-one years of continuous work. A further feature of interest is the fact 'that, from its foundation N , until now,, the Liedertafel has'been-under the one conductorshipi that of Mr. Robert Parker. On Wednesday evening, when it gives its first concert, of its twenty--first season, Miss Phoebe Parsons will sing a "Pastoral" (Lane) and "Sognai" (Sclioia). Altogether, an 'interesting; programme has been arranged for the evening's performance. " ,i Miss J. Mackay, who came to Wellington for tho.gaieties of race week, returns to New Plymouth to-day.