SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 135, 3 March 1919, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Their Excellencies the Governor-Gen-oral and the Countess of Liverpool were among the many guests present at a dance given in the Art Gallery by a joint committee of present pupils and old boys of Christ's College, Christcliurch. The committee comprised Messrs. W. Cowlishaw, N. Manning, Hargreaves, Vesey, Robinson, and Healhcote lielmorc, and the hostesses were Mrs. G..llelinore, Mrs. F. Cowlishaw, and Mrs. Blanch.

Mrs. Coull has organised a dance to be held in Day's Bay pavilion on March TU, in aid of tlio Returned Soldiers' Club appeal. Its success is assured by the formation of a, strong committee, consisting of Lady Findlay, Mesdames A. Blair, C. Earle, 11.I 1 . Budd, M. 11. Chatfleld, D. M. Fiudlay.

Major H. D. and Mrs. Robertson will probably go into their house in YVanganui about the end of tho month.

Mrs. G. B. Dall has given up her home in Kelbum Parade, and is staying at Miss Martin's "Pendcnnis," She and her soii, Captain Dall, leave for England in about a fortnight to join Mr. Dall.

Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. Blair have returned from the south. They intend to make their home iii Wellington'.

Mrs. MacKellar, who has been visiting Wellington, has returned to New Flymouth.

Staff Sisters Sinclair and Lea, who returned to- New Zealand in the Oxfordshire; and who have been spending a few days in New Plymouth, came south last week.

.The engagement is announced of Miss Daphne. Abrahall, fourth daughter of Mr. ,and Mrs. J. J. Abrahall, of Petone, ' to Mr. Charles William Larsen, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Lars Larsen, of Otewa.

- Mrs.- Garfield Crawford, of Inveroargill, in in town for the marriage of her sister, Miss Rush.Shirtcliffe. .

Miss Priest, Tiinaru, and Mrs. Bassett, Christcliurch, are visiting Wellington for Miss Shirtcliffe's wedding. '

•Ma', and Mrs. ,T. R. Porter, of Otewa, who have been .visiting Petone, left yesterday for Wobdville. '■

: A successful garden party was held at ' Mrs. Scaler's residence on Saturday afternoon, under the auspices of the Lower Hutfc and Potone Plti.nket- Societies. A largo number of people took ndvnntnge of the.opportunity of visiting: tho beautiful grounds. Among the visitors present were the Rev. and Mrs. Stcaley, of .Petone,. and. the officersin charge of the Salvation Army, During the afternoon the.jfetone Snlvation Army Band played several selections.. Several stalls were dotted, about the grounds, the Indies in charge being Mosdames llarman, Cook, Andrews, and Yates, Master W"i Leighton and G. Jarman were in chairgo of n well-stocked produco stall. Mrs. Arthur Burd was, in charge of the musical programme, and 'the -drawingroom concerts were well patronised.

Anyone who has met Miss Carrie Lanceley, and especially those who have heard her sing, will bo glad to hear that there is a possibility of her remaining in New Zealand for. at least a time after the termination of her engagement, which she oxpects will finish in Auckland about. March %. Miss Lanceley says she has had a very tempting offer and is considering it. The soldiers at Trenthnin' have twice already-had (he pleasure of hearing Miss Lanceloy. She went out during last week, and they begged her bo to come again that she gavo up her one free time, yesterday morning, to again, give to these suffering men what she could. An Australian by birth, and very proud of it, Miss" Lanceley'.wis spent the last ten years, with one or two short breaks to visit hpr native I'and, >in England. Whilst- there she had tho privilege of studying with' Mr. Charles Santley, Sir Henry ,f. Wood, and others. Sho.sang frequently at: concerts at the Queen's Hall, and had thV honour'to sing before Their Majesties and the Queen of Portugal. At Crowborough Cau)p, the largest in England, Miss Lanceley gave a concert eacli Tuesday night for two years and a half. Sho nearly always sang herself, but if sho could not sho arranged for tho concert to go on just the'same. These concerts were in a hall' that could accommodate KWO inenA By.command of the Lord Mayor of London and Sir Francis Lloyd, Miss Lanceley, by her voice and "personal appeal, helped'a great deal in recruiting; indeed, sho was, tho first lady recruiter in London. When there she very frequently— with friends—entertained both Australian and New Zenland soldiers at the hotel where she resided. Miss Lanceley considers that the new London Opera Houso has"the finest acoustic properties of nny hall in which she has sung. So splendidly is it constructed that, huge as it is, tho softest possible note is clearly, heard.in every corner.