SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 213, 28 May 1918, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Wedding in St. Mark's Church,

The marriage toolc place very quietly yesterday morning in Ht. Mark's Church of Miss Trixio Brack, younger daughter of Mr. W. Brock, Chief Inspector of Schools, Canterbury, and Mrs. Brock, to Mr. Reginald Greenwood, of Oriental Bay, Wellington. The Rev. Mr. Askew, vicar of St. Mark's, performed the ceremony, only relatives of the bride and bridegroom being present. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a cream gabardine costume with a black hat, a knot of crimson carnations worn in the front of her coat adding an effective touch of colour to her toilette. Miss Mildred Brock attended her sister as bridesmaid, and was dressed in a smokecoloured gabardine coat and skirt, and rose-coloured hat. Mr. L. Adams was the best man. After morninit tea the brido and bridegroom left by motor for the north. ■ The Northland Baby Committee. 'i'lio chairmau of the Northland Baby's Committee (Mr. P. Manton) received valuable support from the children's sale 'of work which was held on Saturday May 25, in aid of the Northland baby, and which resulted in an amount of over .£l2 being received. The girls worked very hard, and the articles for sale were well and prettily made. The idea was originated by Miss Kathleen Clarke. A pleasing feature was a singing competition by the children, and Mrs. Fountain, who had the programme in hand and trained the competitors, achieved excellent results. Pmes were awarded as follow .—"Tho Seed Song/' Standards I and II: For girls-Doris Warr; special; Mildred Fbun-1 tain; boys, Athol Douglas, 1. "Maytime," Standards 111 and IV: Girls: Maieie Keid, 1; boys, Stanley Warr, 1. "Obedient to the Call": Girls, Elvra Jarvlce, 1; special, Mavis Tighe; boys, F. Woodcock, 1. Miss Nicolls acted ae jadee. The sale of, work was opened by His Worship the Mayor.

Memorial Service for Nurses, Tho "British Australasian!' of March 28 states that Miss Wilson represented Australia and Misß Thurston. .New Zealand at the memorial servioe to nurses who have died on actice service, at St. Paul's last week. Over 5000 iitwses wore present, and every sort of military nurs--111? uniform tilled the Catliedral with a picturesque and patriotic mixture of red, white, and blue, with soberer greys and browns for a background. Our Australian Army Nursing Service drees of dark grey, with touches of brown, is not so spectacular as some, but it is eminently fitted for active service, and is certainly smarter than tho fly-away garments of 6omo of tho fancy nursing,services. Our Roll of Honour included tho following names.—Australian Army Nursing Service: Bicknoll, L. E., Corficld, A. 8., Knox, H. M.,' Mowbray, N. V., Moreton, L., O'Grady, A. V., Power, K., Wat6on, B. M. New .Zealand Nursing Sorvico: Brown, M., and Clarke, 1., drowned; Cook, E. M. E., accidentally killed; Eos, C. A., drowned; Gilbert, A., Gorman, M., and Hildvard, N. M., drowned; Hawken, A. G„ Isdell: 11. Jv., and Jamieson, M. 8., drowned; Lind, M., Rattray, L. A., Rae, M. H., and Rogers At., drowned.

A] r. and Mrs. W. Brock (Canterbury) arc visiting Wellington, and are staying at the Hotel Windsor. Mrs. Bacchus and Mrs. Magill will bo in charge of the Woodward Street Red Cross Shop on Wednesday. They expect to have a good supply of flowers, home-made cakes, sweets, etc

' The sum of „E3 12s. 6d. was raised by i Misses Vera, Molly, and Zeala Burt, of Roxburgh Street, for Dr. Bnrnardo's Homes in England, last evening, by means of a. private entertainment in, which they wcro assisted by some of their littlo friends. Nurse Story, who has been' visiting Featherslon, returned to Wellington yesterday, and is 6taytog at the Hotel Cecil, before leaving for the south. The "British Australasian" of March 28 announces the wedding of Dr. Aloxajider Gordon- Wilson to Miss Evelyn Smith, of Auckland, New Zealand. In Red Cross notes it states that Miss E. M. Ernest, 8.8.C., of Auckland, New Zealand, who has been working as a V.A.D. since July, 1915, has been in London on leave "from France. Among recent arrivals in England from New Zealand who did the last part of thejonrnoy on a destroyer, their ship having'been torpedoed without loss of life, were Master Geoffrey Shirtcliffe (N.Z.), who is going to Osborne; Mrs. Barr, whose husband is with the N.Z.A.M.C, and Mrs. Duncan (NiZ.), states tho "British Australasian" of March 28.

The death occurred at the residence of her daughter in Rim .Street, Lyall Bay, on Sunday morning of Mrs. Elizabeth Davis, widow if the late Drum-Major Richard John Davis, formerly of Goth Regiment, who was well known in military and musical circles in Wellington. The late Mrs. Davis, who had reached the age of 85, arrived in Wellington from the West Indies in 1815 with her father, who, like her future husband,- was also in tho 05th Regiment, and sho was married in Wellington. She has left a family of ono daughter (Mrs. Johnson, of Lyai'l Hay) and five sons, including Captain T. J. Davis, sth Wellington Regiment, Mr. llonry Davis, of tho Wellington Natives' Association Band, and' Mr, Laurence Davis, of the Wollington Meat Export Company's staff.

j Sellers of tickets in connection with tho art union \>r -.vhich prizes have been : given by Messrs. Stewart Dawocn and j Co., Ltd., report that excellent progress I has been made in the disposal of tickets, I and much admiration has been expressed for the various urtioles. The prize, that of a beautiful oak cabinet valued at -CSS, makes a strong appeal to every woman, as iad-.«l do ull the other prizes, viz., a diamond and ruby ring, an E.P. pickle stanc, a silver wristlet watch, a three-tier cake stand, on E.P. inkstand, v. china fruit dish/ a cutglass claret jug, ; n E.P. table gong, an E.P. card tray, a pot pourn vase, and an E.P. sweet dish. Tho raffle is to bo drawn on August 1, and tickets, . one shilling each, may be obtained from Mrs. Adams, 90 The Terrace, or from Messrs. Stewart Dawson, Lnmbttm Quay, Wellington, on receipt of a stamped addressed envelope with nnionnt enclosed.

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Wedding Announcement. — Beautiful roses and tho choicest of flowers only are used when designing wedding bouquets which I make a specialty of. Packed and forwarded through the Dominion. Miss Murray, Vice-Regal Florist, Sfi Willis Street.—Advt.