SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2239, 27 August 1914, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

A.Feilding Wedding. A very pretty wedding was celebrated at St. Brigid's Church, Feilding, on August.2s, when Mr. John Began, eldest son of Mr. P. Began, a well-known farmer at Aorangi, was mairied to Miss Minnie Bennett, youngest daughter of Mrs. M. Bennett, of -Kauwhata, near Palmerston North. The bride wore white satin, with a veil and wreath, of orange blossoms, and was attended by Miss Nancy Sanson and Miss J. Henderson. Mr. Gordon Bennett, a brother of the- bridegroom, acted as best man. flio Rev. Father O'Dwyer conducted the iservico. 4* tno conclusion of the ceremony about 180 guests ivero entertained in tho Drill Hall, whero many toasts and good wishes were expressed for tho future welfare of Mr and Mrs. J. Regan. Subsequently the bride and bridegroom left for Napier, where the honeymoon irill be spent. The bride's going-away costume was of violet cloth] with.hat to match. Oriental Club Danoe= The annual dance of the Oriental Football Club was held in the Sydney Street Schoolrom last evening, and was most successful, both in point of view of numbers and of general arrangements. The decorations were carried out in patriotic colours, streamers of red, white, and blue being carried from the central gasolier to the side 3 of tho room and flags everywhere draping the walls and tho doorways. Tho hilyer trophies which had been presented for competi-' tion, and) the photographs of past champion teams of tho club ocoupied a central place on tho platform, and we're backed by a stand covered with lycopo- ' drum and studded with small flags. The chaperones were Mrs. Nimino, who was ' wearing grey channouso; Mrs. Wylio, ' m eaxo blue satin; and. Mrs. Kinvig, • in black eatin. Forming tho committeo ' jvere Airs. Hempton, who was in white I !ace. with a blue belt; Nurso .Everitt, ' 'black charmense, with 'corsage inlet with white lace, which also draped tho ' skirt; Mjss Philp, black charmouse, with ( corsage of cream lace and net; Miss. ! Maxwell, ivory charmeuse, with short < tunic of black shadow lace, finished with . £ an emerald belt; Miss Galriu, cream ? laco with a ceriso belt; Miss Dunn, tan- ' serine crepe do chino, inlet with cream ! lace; Miss Kinvig, whitp satin and lace; ' Miss ,—. .Kjnvig, pale pink crepe de ' ehme. Messrs. W Nimnio, E. Perry, c A very (3), L. Ritchie, ,1. Moffitt, F. J ioberts, R. M'llivraith, F.W interning, 1 H. King, and G. Owles. There were ' also present: Mrs. M'llwraith, in white ' channelise, with tunic of black shadow * lace;. Miss Nathan, deep rose broafad ° crepe de chine; Miss Jansen, palo pink c oropo de chine; Miss Leslie, blue chif- c fon, bordered with fur; Miss Longton. M pale blue accordion chiffon over floral silk; Miss Traill, turquoise blue satin, c with shadow lace overdress; Miss Kuch- \ -iier, white satin, draped with ninon; £ Miss Patterson, palo bluo crepe do j chine; Miss Johnston, pal-s pink, char*' meiiso, with shadow laco overdress; Mrs. Kean, bhie charmeuse, with black l«ce 2 overdress; : Miss Coleman, emerald .» green; Miss Dixon, palo pink charmeusc, £ tvit-li' shadow lace overdress. • The " M.C.'s wore Messrs. L Ritchie, J. '■ Moffitt, L, Avory, W. Hornigj F. Brace, & and th« secretary, Mr. S. E. Donne. j 1 ; a A ball in connection with the Wei- n .lington Corporation is to be held in 3 tho Town Hall on' Friday, September: Is 25, in aid of. the Mayor's Patriotic E Fund. Preliminary arrangements wore si made by tho committee, which metyos- li torday aftornoon, and much interest is li being showu in the forthcoming eventi S The Citizens' Ball, which the Pal- J merston North ladies arranged in lion- jj our of tho Expeditionary Forces, and y which was held in Palmorston on Tiios- { e da-y evening, was singularly successful. S(] Over 400 persons wore present, iuclud- J] ing moro than 100 oflioers'and men, b C who obtained special leave from camp. j e Tho management committee comprised 3 tho Mayor, Mr. J. A. Nash (chairman), p ; and Mrs. Nash, Mr. E, Watson (treas- , \ V uror), Mrs. Trask and Miss Wotson i( (joint secretaries), Meedames L. A. n -, Abraham, 6. Sim, J. T. Boswdrth, E. s l W. Ohaytor, A. 0. Temperley, 11. M. 1 M'Knight, J. T. Standish, M'Ferran, bt Hearne, and Miss Jiokell. ca There w;as a large attendance at a k C social evening,' Iwld nl tha Oddfellows' ir Hall, Lambton Quay, on Tuesday night, y ( when the Loyal Sister WallisLodge on- er tortaincd tho Hutii and Petono Lodges, j. ThoOToning was en joy abjy spent with - ya dancing, ijames, and an inwreeting competition, the winners of , tho latter lying ,-i Miss Blair and Mr. E/'Boyd. Sprigs '' wero sung by Messrs. Sanyak and Boyd, j.. and recitation's were given by Misses gj Wharton and Fortser, and Mr. Boj'd. gV A banjo solo was given by Mr. Boyd. The pianists of tho evening were Miss Webber and Messrs. Andrews and jj alker - __ • 8d An enjoj'ablo' dance, .tinder the auspices of the Petoue Bowing Club, was . held last evening at St. Augustine's! '" Hall, Petono, the proceeds of which are SOl to be donated to a fund for the relief of local distress, About 1 fifty couples.attended, and the building was artistically t ei decorated with flags, etc. Messrs. 0. Burridgo and H. Parraht acted as ' M.O.'s, and a committee, consisting of toi Messrs. Careen, Staples, Tromaiii, Par- nic rant, and Burridgo was responsible for fai the success of tho gathering. Mrs. J; "rf Pollock supplied the music, and Mrs. B. A r Tremain and the Misses Henderson, V\ in Burridge, and Cotton assisted at the supper tables. , ' • _____ . • . . .toe The Mayoress/Mrs, j. P. Luko and v[l Mies Massey were among tho. visitors () f who were- taken to the Harbour forts to yesterday morning- to witness tho big- .... gun practice, and, needless ito say, they* q n thoroughly onjoyed tlieir interesting ?? visit. 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