SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 107, 30 January 1919, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Professor and Mrs. Easterfield and their family have returned from Pneknknriki. Mrs. Alexander Crawford has gone to Mount Egmont for a holiday. Miss Marion Wilson hns returned to town. Mrs. Gordon Williams, Drum Peel, Ifawke's Bay, is in "Wellington to meet her husband, Captain Gordon Williams, who returned from .Mesopotamia, by the Malta. . Captain Williams left as a serKeant in the Sixtli Reinforcements, and has served in Gallipoli and Mesopotamia. He was awarded the Military Cross. Miss Eivart is visiting Christchurch. Mrs. Herbert Watson and Mibs Wateon, Palmerston North, are in Wellington for Miss Turnbull's wedding. Miss Olive Turton (Wellington) and Miss Helen Scott (Christchnrch) lmvo gone on ft walking tour to Milford Sound. Mr. and Mts. D. ,T. Willis, of Palmerston North, are visiting Christchurch. Miss Joaii Fulton. I'cndalton, Christchurch, is visiting Wellington. Miss E. Leed, who has been staying in Wellington, has returned to Avonside, Christchurch. Mr. and Mrs. William Bulleri !Kaikoura), who have been in Christchureh for several weeks, are now visiting Timaru. Mrs. E. Kennedy, who has been visiting the La'kee district in the South Island, intends to spend a few weeks in Cliristchurch before returning to "'.Wellington. The funeral of the late Mrs. Trances Curtis took place in the Karori Cemetery yesterday. His Lordship the Bishop of Wellington held a. short service in the house, and also officiated at the graveside. The chief mourners were the two sons of the deceased and her two brothers, Messrs. Albert and Arthur Wilton. Tho funeral, being . private, was confined solely to relatives. The members of St. John Ambulanoo Brigade who belong to the Star Boating Club working party are reminded that work will begin again on Monday next, and as many as possible are asked to attend. Tho Mayor, Mr 3. P. Luke, yesterday received from members of the returning draft on the Maramn, news of his daughter, Miss Luke, who was a passenger by the Ecmuora to the Old Country. T'ho men stated that quite a number of New Zealanders aboard tho Eemuera, and among them Miss Luke, visited the Mnranm when the two vrssels wero in tho Panama Canal at the samo time. At Whareana, Cashmere Hills, on Wednesday, January 22, the marriago was quietly celebrated of Miss Bomola Taylor, second daughter of the lato Mr. T. E. Taylor and Mrs. Taylor, to Mr. C. 11. Murray, only son of the Eev. D. J. Murray and Mrs, Murray, of Lower Hutt, Wellington. The bridegroom's father was tho officiating minister. The bride wore a dress of white crepe-de-chiiiQ and georgette, with light silver embroideries, and the orthodox wedding veil. She was attended by Miss Frances Taylor, her sister, who wore pink crepe-de-chine, with fl. large black, rosi'-trimmed picture hat. Lieutenant Hocking was best man, both he and the. bridegroom being returned soldiers. After the cere, mony a few intimate friends were enter, taiiied by Mrs.-'Taylor:' Queen Maud of Norway is the happiest of married Queens, and is as fond of her adopted people as they of her. Like , , a sensible woman, she took up sleighing, ski-ing, and skating to please the Norwegians, whether it pleased herself .or not. The Qiieen still cycles when she geb; (.lie -clmnee, and was tho first of U-oynl ladies to go α-wheeling. Incredible as it may seem, lol« of people were shocked when first she started riding her bicycle in tho Sandringham lanes. Miss Statiinin is busily engaged at the present lime in completing a list of the veterans' craves in the Auckland province. When these are classified they are to have a marble slab placed oil ciirh one Hint does not possess « memorial stone.' Miss Statham is shortly proceeding to Wellington and Cliristejiureh, ji?id from there (o Aaron, to classify tho graves of historical interest in that part of the country, which is so enwrapped ivith tho early history of New Zealand.