SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2275, 8 October 1914, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

A Creytswn Wedding. Our Greytown correspondent writes that the wedding took place on Wednesday in Greytown of Aliss Winifred G. Dunn, daughter cf Mr. Edward Dunn, a well-known resident of Greytown, to Mr. Edgar A. Florance,. only son of Mr. Robert Stone' Florence, S.M., Gisborne. The R«v. A. T. B. Page, vicar of Greytown, performed the ceremony, assisted by the Rev. A. S. Moffatt, , vicar of Tapanui, andi brother-in-law of the bridegroom. The brido wore her travelling dress, and was attended by Miss Dorothy Varnham (niece). Mr. C. AY. Maxton (cousin of the bride) was the best man. After the ceremony the guests were entertained at the wedding breakfast at the residence of the bride's parents. Tho bridegroom's present to the bride was iv moonstone brooch, togother with hatpins to match, ani to the bridesmaid was given an amethyst pendant. Off to the Front. The services of District Nurse Jones, of Masterton, havo beon accepted as anurse to go to tho front, states a Masterton exchange. At Tuesday's meeting of the District Nurse ComuiitvCo of tho Wairarapa Hospital and Charitablo Aid Board, Nurse Jones's resignation was accepted with regret. . Members expressed sincere- regret that they were losing the services of one who had done such good work in the district for tho past two and a half years, at tho same time congratulating her upon offering her services for such a noble work, and trusting that she would realise her determination to get to the front. The Mayoress (Mrs. J. M. Coradine), on behalf of the committee, presented Miss Jones with a handsome handbag as a small token of tho committee's appreciation of her services. .

Bazaars. Mre. TV. F. Ma-ssey opened the sale of work which was held in the Parish Hall at Jvarori yesterday afternoon andevening in connection with St. Mary's Anglican Church. The hall had been very prettily decorated with bush flowers and foliago, and the stalls made an excellent display of their goods. The. flowers wore quite a 'feature of tho sale-, and wore very beautiful. The Eev. ..Mr. Woodward' made an introductory speech, and Mrs. Massey, who was presented with a bouquet of wallflowers and forget-me-nots briefly tlecjared tho bazaar open. Tho stalls were in cliargo of the following:—Guild stall, Mrs. Gavin and Mrs. Tus'tin; 'fancy, Mrs. M'Lennan and Miss Henderson; flowers, Mrs; It. WatwSj.jMiss Davies. and Miss .Gavin; produce, Mrs. Woodward and Mrs. Marsh; sweets, Misses Moss, Bris. tow, Mackenzie; refreshments, Mre. \V. J. Andrews, Mrs. Bollett, aud -Mrs. Picot. M.isi Old and Miss Smythe were iii charge of Hoopla. Excellent business was done, and there were- quite a number of visiters from town who attended the bazaar, which will also ffo continued io-day Mrs. Massey was accompanied by her daughters, Mrs. Lawrence Taylor and Miss Maesoy. Mrs. M. A. Williams, opened the sale of , work which was held in the Sailors' Mission yesterday afternoon and ovening for the. purposo.of raising funds, with which to help to carry on the work of tho Sailors' Friend Society. Instead of having ono big fair extending ,-pvor- several.days, aS|has been done foj some years past, it' has been decided b> havo a small sale every quarter. By this means' a considerable amount of .work on.the part of tbo superyieere at least will be minimised, and it is anticipated that the financial results will not suffer by so doing. The raissioner, Mr. Moore,-in his introductory speech, explained the reason of the change, ami then called upon Mrs. Williams to open the sale, which sho did, after harinc expressed her pleasure at being again present for such a. purpose, and nor continued interest liv the mission and its wcii'kws. Somo novel sido shows had been organisorl, and among tho stalls which were all prettily decorated wero two devoted to the sale of _ books, leatlier-bound, and of some considerable interest, some of them. The stalls wero in chargo of tho following:—Sweet etall, Mrs. S. Jones, Mrs. Lucas, Miss Kemp, and Miss Lucas; tearoom, Mrs, Dunn, Mrs. Colpus, Mrs. W. Jones, Mrs. Collins, and Mrs- Hunt; fancy stall, Mrs. Wildermoth, Mrs. Oram, and Miss Rawson ; fancy stall (No. 1), Mrs.' Moore, Mre. Voale,- Miss Holliday, and Miss Vealo; produce, Mrs. Shaw, Misses Cuu* ningham, Shaw, and Falls; fancy stall (No. 2), Mrs.' Thirkell, Mrs. H. Colpus, Miss Fulton, Miss N. Boyd; flowers. Wiises Morrah and Kreeft; book-stalla and sideshows, Messrs. 'Brocklobank, Cummings, Sign, Wildermoth, Brind, Veale, H. Colpus, Dunn, and Oran Iα tho evening a concert was given, and was contributed to by Madame Mueller, and Misses Mueller, Mackay, Arnold, Wilson, and Mr. Tin'gey; ■ I'hn eale. of work in connection with St. Michael's, Kelburne, did excellent business yesterday afternoon and evening in spite of tho great amount of flowing for other purposes which women have been engaged in' of lato, and the many calls that have been made upon tho purse-strings. The church schoolroom in which it was hold was prettily decorated, and the stalls were well supplied with plain and fancy sowing, pro. duce, sweets, flowers, etc. The Rev. Mr. Compton made a brief speech explaining, the obieot of tjie bazaar, and ■Mrs. Coleridge declared it open. Among ; tho many visitors present was Mrs. A. L. Hordman: A Presentation. Miss Roberts was the recipient of a presentation from the members of tho Masterton Amateur Theatrical Society oil Tuesday evening, to mark the occasion of her approaching marriage. Mr.Young made tho presentation, and spoke of tho excellent work which sho had dono for the society, particularly in instructing them in dancing and stage effects, always a distinctive feature of the' performances. Mr.' H. C. Roberts, on' behalf of Miss Roberts, thanked members for their gift, which took the form of a silver tea tray.

Mrs. A. E. Bunny (Masterton) and her family are visiting Wellington. Tho matron and patients of the Otaki Sanatorium wish to thank Mr. W. Allan, of Messrs. Veitoh and Allan, for a parcel containing some very acceptable articles, also books, etc., from other sources.

The Troopers' Club. The. evening's entertainment which had been provided by Mrs. Coloridgeat the Troopers' Club in the 1 Sydney Street Schoolroom last evening, went with a great amount of swing, and was joined in very heartily by tho troopers, of whom there were about two hundred present. In addition to the programmewhich had been organised for the occasion, songs, recitations, and chorusee were given by some of tha trooneri themselves, and in between the intervals cards wero played. The opportunity of acquiring French words and phrases, which was given in a lesson by Madame Duoleone, was received with interest, and several wero carefully noted down for future use. Miss Massey was among those who woro assisting with the evening. This evening Mrs/ Young will be the hostess.

Mr. and Mrs. H. Warren (Tomoana), Hawke's Bay, arrived in Wellington yesterday on thoir return from a visit to Sydney.

Mrs. Massoy and her daughter,(Mrs. Lawrence- Taylor) were present at the military coucert ia the Grand Opera House last evening. .

The many friends of Mrs. 0. A. W. Monckton, now in England, will bo pleased to learn that she is_ making good progress after an operation, says our Otaki correspondent. Mr. Monckton has joined tho Forces at Home, but has not yet gone- to the front.

Miss Reynolds (Dunediu), who is a member of the Ladies' Executive Committee of the New Zealand Association AVar Contingent, is going to take , a course of training at St. Thomas's Hospital. '

Last evening a very successful concert, was given in the Sydney Street Methodist Schoolroom by lady members and friends of the Methodist Mutual Improvement Society. The programme was contributed to by the following:— Part songs, "Bofore the Sun Awakes the Horn" and "Good Night, , ' mombers; songs, Miss Watkins, Miss Currie, Miss Fontanno, Miss Florence, and Miss J. Nicholas; violin solo. Miss Ferguson; musical monologue. Miss Dixj duologue, "The Burglar, members; pianoforte duet, Misses Clarke and Nicholas; recitation, Miss F. Dix; dialogue, "Apartments to Let," with four scenes, members; club swinging exhibi tion, Miss Harrison (gold medallist) Miss J. Nicholas was the accompanist. That the concert was greatly enjoyed was shown by tho frequent encores. For Face Mnssape, Shampooing, all Hair Treatments, and Electrolysis, Mrs. Rolleston's is recommended. •'Spacious Private Rooms, Qualified Assistants, and Personal Attention. Switches and Transformations of every shade a speciality. Hair guaranteed to keep its colour. 256 Lambton Quay.*