SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2336, 18 December 1914, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

The Mayoress's Afternoon Tea. - Yesterday afternoon the Mayoress, Mrs. J. P. Luke, entertained the members of the local committee of the Countess of Liverpool Expeditionary Force Fund at an afternoon tea, which was given at her residence in Hiropi Street. Her Excellency the Countess of Liverpool was present, and practically the whole of the merabors of the Mayoress's Committee, and as it is ceasing its more active labours till February, unless circumstance compel it to resume them, an opportunity was taken by Mrs. Luke to give a resume of the work which has been oarried on without ceasing ever since the outbreak of war, Most lovely sweet peas, which had been prize winners at the flower show of the previous day, and carnations decorated the drawing-room, and in the dining-room, where the guests were entertained at afternoon tea, were more sweet peas. Mrs. J. P. Luke, Mrs. Post, Mrs. Robinson, and Mrs.. M'Gregor, with the Misses Anderson, from Ashburton, who are at present gueste of the hostess, assisted' her. Mrs. Mnssey was among those who were present. The Forget-Me-Not Club. A well-deserved tribute to one who has been untiring in her efforts to promote social intercourse among Mararmi residents, was paid on Wednesday even-. ing, when the Ladies' Forget-Me-Not Club presented Mrs. Moran, senr., with a silver hot-water kettle and stand, as an expression of their appreciation of valuable assistance in founding, a branch of this well-known institution. The gift was accompanied by an address. Mrs. Moran suitably responded. Opportunity was also taken to give a "kitchen tea" to one of the members, Miss Myrtle Smith, who is shortly to Ibe married. The presents given were ; an excellent taste, and bore cards with humorous and appropriate inscriptions. :The evening passed ploasantly with songs, recitations, and dancing. Although only established a few months, the Forget-Me-Not Club is a very vigorous body, counting a membership ofsome seventy persons. I "Just Suds." A bnghl little figure at the rehearsals of "Seven Little Australians" is Miss Cecil Haines, a New inlander, who has, at the age qf ten or thereabouts, Captured her own country, and is confident of taking prisoners the hearts of everybody.- in Sydney in the forthcoming children's play, states a writer in an Australian daily. Asked her .name by a .roporter whq was watching tho rehearsals, the mite replied, "Oh, I'm just Suds." But the sentensco moans much, for Suds is the. oheerfullesfc little rascal Ethel Turner over wrote about, as all children who have read "Sevens Little Australians" can tell you. In the dramatised ver ,sion of tho popular story Suds is not any less backward, and, rascal as he is ■ wo'vecot to love him oven if only for the simple fact that he writes every school essay tho same way, altering only the nouns, as, for instance, " aro very pleasant things," the blank being filled by the subject of the composition, no matter whether it is elephants or tomatoes. "Just Suds" is to opon on Boxing Night in the Palace Theatre in Sydney, and the "Welling.ton friends of little Cecil Haines are getting ready to send across a floral tributo with the words _ "New' Zealand" carired out in an effective floral design. A flag will also accompany the offering. There are only to be matinee performances in Sydney, it is said.

Kindergarten Break-up, The "breaking-up" for th« i enmmer holidays of Miss. I'Jeming's kindergarten was held last evening in St. Mark's Schoolroom, and a very pleasant little programme of entertainment was provided tho parents and friends who attended the occasion. Songs, recitations, marching, and tableaux, were performed by the children, who appoarod to be thoroughly, enjoying themselves, Tho "Sleeping Beauty" was excellently named out, and the unseff-congcious-negs of tho little ones taking part in it added greatly to its obarm. The Aliases Morton Clarke held the breaking-np of their kindergarten and preparatory school on Wednesday afternoon. An exhibition of the children's work, sewing, painting, etc., was given, and a number of school songs were sung, after which the prizes were distributed. A number of the children's, parents and friends were present, and were entertained at afternoon tea by Mrs. Morton Clarke. ; Mrs. Richmond Beetharn has returned to Masterton from Auckland. A demonstration of dresscuttine by the ideal home chart was given by Mißs Bagley in the Economic yesterday afternoon, and was listened to by those present with keen interest. Blousesj skirts, and underclothing formed the subject of the demonstration, and the system, as displayed by Miss Bagley, appeared to be simple and very easily followed. A demonstration was also given at Veiteb. and Allan's a few days a £°.