SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2292, 28 October 1914, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

A Naval Wedding. Last week in. All Saints' Church, Woollahra (Sydney), the marriage took place of Lieutenant-Commander John Ogilvio Graham, E.N., of H.M.A.S. Penguin, eldest eon of tho late Mr. John Graham, of East Cowes, Isle of Wight, and Mrs. Graham, of County Fermanagh, Ireland, with Isabel Gertrude, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Barnard Chalon, of- Nowstead, Woollahra, and granddaughter of the late Major-Gencral Chalon. of Madras, India. The service was fully choral, tho Rev. Canon Mort, assisted by Archdeacon D'Arcy Irvine and tho Hev. Alau Paine (tiaval chaplain), officiating. Tho bride, who was given away by her father, wore a graceful gown of whito satin, and Limerick lace veil worn over a wreath of orange blossoms and lilies of the valley. Slio carried a sheaf of lilies, and her present from the bridegroom was a diamond and pearl pendant sot in platinum. The Misses Dorothy Galbraith, Edith Marr (cousin of tho .bride), and Helen Bennett were bridesmaids. Mr. A. W. Grundy, R.N., attended as best man, and Lieutenant Seton, R.N., and Mr. B. M. Peck, R.N., as groomsmen. An arch of steel was formed for the bride and bridegroom by the officers and sailors • of the H.M.A.S. Fantomo. The bridegroom was presented with a silver tantalus and tray from the captain in charge and officors of H.M.A. naval establishment, Sydney, and with a silver fruit stand from the crew of the Penguin. Countess of Liverpool Fund, Contributions to the Countess of Liverpool Fund and to the Belgian Fund aro acknowledged by the Mayoress's Committee as follow: —October 20: Mrs. G. B. Davy (Wadestown), 8 boys' shirts, 1 knitted spencer; Mrs. It. C. Kinvig, parcel clothing (Belgian fund); W.N. (Marten), 2 pairs bed socksj "No Name," 1 pair socks; Mrs. 0. W. Clayton, Vivian Street, 3_ coats; Marten Lady. Liverpool Committee, 13 hospital shirts, 6 pairs pyjama3, 20 towels, 27 pillow-cases, 57 bandages, 6 boxes soap, 20 packets cotton wool, 6 packets gauze, 9 packets roller bandages, plaster and oil silk, 6 hot-water bottles, 2 pairs hospital blankets, lint, 12 pairs socks, 3 pairs mitts, 1 pair bed socks. October 21: 'Loyal Orange Institution, Wellington South, 2 guineas for socks; pc-r R. H. Wilson, October 22, Mrs. Hussey (Brooklyn), 2 cholera belts; Ladies Patriotic Guild (Reefton), per Sarah Morris, 7 Nightingaleß. October 27: From Royal Oak, books for troops. Cash contributions are as follow:—Mrs. R-cyd Gurlick (card), per V. Chapman, £1; Harrington's N.Z. Ltd., 2 guineas; Mrs. Anderson (card), £1; Mrs. Moran (card), £1 Is. 6d. Porsonal Sketches by Mrs. Snowden. In tho course of lier lecture in the Concert Chamber last ovcnuig, dealing with Parliamentary life in Britain, as seen through her closo association with the work of her husband, Mrs. Snowden described the Premier, Mr. Asquith, as one of tho tin est speakers she had over hoard. With none of the fire and eloquence of Mr. Lloyd George, every word he said counted, and all his utterances wore logical, weighty, and profound His speeches read magnificently. Mr. Arthur Balfour, although a finished speaker, .somehow lacked grip. It was as a philosopher and as a thinker that ho led;, also, ho was known as tho "first gentleman in tho House of Commons." Mr. Lloyd George, it-was interesting to learn from Mrs. Snowden, closely followed him in this latter qualification. Of Mr. John Burns, Mrs. Snowden told some amusing anecdotes illustrative of his buoyancy and solfinflation. For instance, Mr. Burns had said that no man was worth an income of moro than £600 a year. Some time afterwards Mr. Burns hold an appointment that brought him in an income of £2000 a year. A man who had heard him make this assertion taunted him with this betrayal of'his words, and in reply Mr. Burns oaid, "Yosl I said no man was worth more than £500 a year—but a superman is!" . Mrs. Snowden lectures this afternoon in the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall at 3 o'clock upon "Child Life in London." The lecture is being given under the auspices of the Society for the Protection of Womon and Children,, and men are cordially invited to attend. The Mayoress will preside. The subject is one with which the speaker is intimately acquainted, and will be dealt [ with from her own work and experiences among the poor of the great city. .. Tho Matron of the Hospital desires te acknowledge the following gifts:— Flowers: Her Excellency Lady Liverpool, Wellington Girls' College, Mrs. Tcnks (Melrose), Mrs. Hills (Daniel Street), Kent Terrace Junior Endeavour Class, Mrs. Whiting, Miss M'Laren (Masterfcon), Mrs. Bews (Upper Hutt), Miss Coupland (Lower Hutt), Mrs. H. W. Lawrence (Johnsonville), St. Luke's Church, Mount Cook School. Books: 8 Balmoral Terrace, Nowtown, Mrs. Hills, Defence Stores. Illustrated papers: Viscountess Kelburn, Miss Ham (Brougham Street), Mr. R. T. Turnbull. Clothes: Mrs. Harty.

Misses M. and B. Las Santas, Spanish dancers, who are to appear under i)ho Brennan-Fuller banner in New Zealand, arrived from Sydney by. the Manuka yesterday.

Mts. Carlyon, of Hawko's Bay, and Mr. and Mrs. Cardale, of Christchurch, wero passengers from Sydney by the Manuka- yesterday.

A quiet wedding took place at Otaki on Monday, , when Mr. Robert Manning was married to' Miss Francis Cootes. The Rev. G. F. Petrie officiated. ,

Mrs. Ales. M'Cleland, of Otakk underwent an operation for. appendicitis on Monday evening.

Mrs. Cotter (Greytown) and Miss Alice Jackson (Stonestead, Woodside), who havo been staying at tho Royal Oak for come- days, returned to tho Wairarapa ye3terday.

Mr. and Mrs. W. Perry (Penrose, Masterton) are visiting Wellington.

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