SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 139, 7 March 1919, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mrs. J. 11. Coleman and Mrs. 'Herbert Goleman arrived from Napier lnstiiight and are staying at the Midland Hotel.

The patients at Lowiy Bay Convalescent Hospital sent a pretty silver vanitybox, suitably inscribed, to Miss Malrel Rutherford, for a. wedding present.

Her vExeellency Lady Liverpool has written to Miss Dorothy Saunders expressing' regret at her inability to .attend the dance recital this evening, on account of her absence , from Wellington, and. wishing Miss Saunders and her pupils every success in' their effort on behalf of the Fresh Air Fund.

Mr?. G. W. 'Russell and Miss Eusssll have gone to ■ Christchurch..

Mrs. (J. L. Riiithorford, Macilonald Downs, who hns been visiting' the North' Island, has returned to Christchurch.

Mrs'. Scales, .Lower Hutt, hns sent a parcel of clothing and' needlework to Mr?. Purdy for. the stall she. is orgnnising"to assist the Returned Soldiers'. Club appeal. ■■ ■

Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. Wylie have gorio to Christchurch.

Mrs. A.. St. .liPger and Miss St. Leger are visiting Christchurch.

Mis 0 Elsie Norton, of the Auckland THcra'ld" liternrv stnff, is visiting Miss. Mona Mackay, Christchurch.

--Owing to the illness of Mrs. Alexander' Gray,' the 'meeting in connection with.thft Mothers' Help Division of the National Reserve will, he poftponcd for a. week or'two, but will bo duly advei* tised. ..-.-.•.•■ -

A strons comriiittee of gWs belonging to tho Government Service is busily making arrangements trT.welconio the men returning by the Hororata. All- the women .'who! have, been working so hard for the" liien (lurinj? the period of the ww-.are ivijliiig and anxious to help m inaking. •' tlia - occasion - a niemwablo one. Many of thpin sujgest that the Mayoress.' Mrs. .T. P. Luke, should call a meeting' of the- various societies so that all- iw combine ~ harmoniously, instead of each unit workiux eeiwrately. It is felt that the occasion calls .forunited' effort, and, that being secured, the men could be given a welcome they are not likely .to, 'forget.

A wedding'took place at St. Peter's Church, Pahiatua, pa .-Tuesday,, between Miss Pauline Anne de Renzy, eldest daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. A. ;L. D. Shekleton, of.Pahiatua, and Mr. Sydney Claude Humphries • fourth son of Mr. Herbert Humphries,' of '■. Napier. The bridesmaids were Miss Cara Humphries, sister of" the bridegroom, ami Miss Ruth Shekleton, sister of the bride. Mr. It, ■Humphries was beet man.

Mi's. Peter M'Laren, of Homebush, has received a cablegram 6tating that her daughter, Mrs. Wilder (ueo Sister M'Laren), has left Suez on her return to New Zealand.: Her husband, MajorAlan Standish of Hawkes Bay, who left New Zealand with the Main 80dy,,-is accompanying her. They are passengers • by the ■ Kaikoura. Miss M'Laren left New Zealaud on the nursing staff of thoAotea Convalescnt Homo on September^,'l9ls, and-has been a number of the staff of the home ever since. ~ ' ...

A guiet wedding took place on Wednesday at the residence of Mr. and Mrsi Peterson, Homebush; ''Jlasterton, when Miss Pessie Alice liay Pelling, second daughter of. the late Mr. John Pelling, of Wairnrapa; was married to Mr. 'John M'Hattic,-third son of Mr. and lire. G. M'Hattve, of . 'Masterton. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. John Walker, M.A., the bride being given away by her uncle, Mr. Peterson; The brides-, maids were-Misses Fowleo and'Pelling, whilst Messrs. H. D. M'Hattie and B. J. E l . Rickards were best man and groomsman respectively." . V

At St. Michael's Church,' Christchurch, on Tuesday, tho wedding took ■ ■ place of Miss * Florence Knight, "youngest daughter of Mrs. Knight and the late Mr. James Knight, to Mr. Stanley Hughes; ■ son •of Mrs, Hughes nnd/the late Mr. E. H. Hughes. Tho Her. C. E. Perry officiated, the church being decorated by girl friends of the bride. Mr. Charles . Knight gave away his, sister, who. wore a gown of white crope georgette and crepe-de-chine with silk embroideries and touches of pearl passementerie. Her white tulle veil was also embroidered,. and she carried a bouquetof white and pale pink flowers. The'.attendant".bridesmaid, was Miss Dorothy Hughes, sister of the bridegroom. Thelnm and Myryan Jones were flower girl, and page respectively. Mr. Alfred Towns 'was best man'. Christchurch Wedding.

A wedding of interest was celebrated on Wednesday afternoon in St. Andrew's Church"! Christchurch,' the bridegroom being Gunner H. Dnrapier-Crossley, son of tho" late. Mr. ,C.. Dampicr-Crossley (North .Canterbury),.-and the bride Miss Mabel Leslie Rutherford, second daughter of the late Mr. Duncan Rutherford and Mrs. Rutherford (Leslie Hills). The bridegroom, v.-ho left New Zealand with tli'e Ninth Reinforcement, only lately returned. The bride can fllso claim to have done her share of war work, having lo .do with the Hanme.i' Convalescent Home (in, the days when her late father did bo imich for returned soldiers), mid lias lately beeii giving her services, also as a voluntary , worker, at the Lowry Bay Cnnyalesoont Hospital.. ,

The ceremony was .conducted by the Rov. E.'M. Eyburn. the church being Tteautifully decorated for the occasion by girl friends <if the bride. The bride wore a lovely wedding frock of white broci'de. tho skirt softly draped in pannier effect over the hipi, and the bodice composed almost entirely of exauisito lace, brought by the bridegroom | from France, com- 1 bined with neorgette and a very little silver embroidery. The court train wns of heavy white satin. The wedding veil wiwt of embroidered tulle, held in place with a nrclet of'orantfe buds and blossoms. She carried a shower bouquet of white. hnthouf> flowers. ■ . Miss Ella Rutherford, sister of the, bride, wns the maid of hnno'ir. and worn a frook of gporgette in In France pink, the \skirt bein'i* nvado with wide folds of the material, and the boditv lnviug a. foundntion if siirrr/lace. With it "ho wore n hat of silver lnco and renrgotte. Her bouquet wns of nitio. pink blo=«oms, and she worn -the Iffidecroom's gift, a beintiful opal, pendant nnd ehnin,

Lieutenant L. lo C. 'Latter was best nipi>. .

After the ceremony n reception was held bv Mi's. Duncin Untherford at Warwick House.. Tho bride's travelling drew, wn= of eporjrette in tones of molo and inou'itcd on a pink foundation. AVilh ir she voi;r> a'tn<;ol lint in a deep shade nf ,imp.thyst, with a bcflod ornflmei't in front in tones of snxe bins •ami cerise.

Colonel N. P. Admns, formerly Cnni•'w.nda.ut at Featherstmi Cnwn. dud Vrx. Adams, are at present in Auckland. They" leave by the next outrain? steamer for the United Statp= and Great Britain, and will be away about a couple of years.

Soldiers' Club Appeal. A meeting of the Ladies' Committee of the Returned Soldiers' Clnb appeal was hold in the .clnb'rooms yestordny afternoon. Mrs. Fireston presided, and there were present Mpsdnmes Murphy, Spottiswood, Button, Salek, J. Archibald, Darling, and Missep Krine (hon. treasurer), ■Stevens, and Cun-nn. A letter was received from Mrs. l'olter o-pjjrcttinp that as the Women's National He.wve had a meotiiifr of its '.own she. could jint- attend. Also, that Mrs. Gibbon?, who had been appointed to represent th" reserve, wns unavoidably delayed. Apologies for absence were 'nleo 'recoivd 'from Mrs. Dyer, Mrs. H. Hall, and Mivs. De Castro. Tiio first business beforo the committee was tho appointment of n new secretary, as Mis. Harper had to so away. It was proposed that Mrs. De Castro and

Miss Curran should he joint secretaries. This wns apreed to. A note was read from Mr. Willces, assistant secretary to the appeal fund, asking ladies to sell tickets for .'the ericket match at the Basin-Reserve on Saturday between Veterans and Colts. Several of those present agreed to sell tho tickets to-day, and more volunteers are asked for. lickete and pxnjits may be had from the club rooms, L'nmbton Quay. It wns announced that a fireless cooker had been given to the General Committee by/Mrs. C. I{. Smith in aid of the fund. It was ngreed that the secretary of the fund should be asked to attend to the , permits, etc., with a view to mflling it if possible. It was resolved that all. members of the committee be asked to sell flags prior to the welcomo of the Horos'nta's men. There are a jrrfat many flaw at the Returned Soldiers' Club,.and people wishing flage are-asked to .purchase these, and as many de can do 60 to undertake to sell them. Mesdames Batten, Mrarphy, and Archibald were deputed to interview a meeting of girls that is being held to-day with a view to the' sale of flags.