SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 144, 13 March 1919, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mi;s Coatcs, Ilobscn Street, has gone oil a visit to Auckland.

Mrs. itud Miss "Gorton have returned from a visit to Cliristchurcli.

Mr. aud Mrs. liny Mackenzie have relumed from a holiday spent in the South Island.

Mrs. Holmes Warren. Lower Valley, Wairarapa, is tithing Wellington.

Dr. and Mrs. Putnam, Palmerston North, are visiting' Dunedin.

Mr. and Mrs. I'. Samuel have returned after a long holiday, spent mostly in the South'lsland.

• Mr. and' Mrs. Dalziell, who have been slaying in Mrs. Aimer Bunny's cottage, have returned to Masterton.

Ma', and Mrs. James Brandon, Lyall Bay, are on a visit to Otaki.

Mr. and Mrs. Mawlev, "Ditton," Masterton, are visiting Wellington.

Mrs. Brueo Speedy, Fcatherston, ' is spending a few days in Wellington.

Mrs. Webb and her family, Martinborough, are staying at Seatoun.

Mrs. Frank Wall, Mairtiiiborough, is staying with her family at Lyall Buy.

Mr. and Mrs. W. Deans went to Christchnrch on Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. T. Ross Burt are visiting Christchiu'ch.

Mrs. W. M. Burnett is visiting Christchurch.

At St. Matthew's Church, Morven, on Saturday, March 1, Miss Maitle Hart, oldest daughter' of Mr. T. L. llart, of Morven, was married to Major F. M. Ilindley, 0.8. E., son of Mr. P. Hindley, of Timuru. Major Hindley lately returned from England, and is now in the Base Records Oflico, Wellington. ,

Miss Mabel Brooks, Cliristchurcli, has been awarded a gold medal as first prizewinner of tho grePiHroom screen contest, held in Australia, in which thero were six hundred competitors.

Mr. and Mrs. L. Seifert, of Palmerston North, and Mr. and Mi's. S. Seifert, of Morrinsville, are visiting Auckland.

The following is a i.opy of a letter received by -Mrs. Salelc, Star Boating Club Depot, from Ismalia, Egypt, and dated January 22 of this year:—''After bearing the misfortune of having been a prisoner of war in Turkey for a period- of twenty' months, I feel it indeed a great pleasure to offer to the New Zealand Red Cross Society my mast sincere thanks for the very handsome and, generous manner in which they attended, io my much-fell wants during my ..misfortune of internment. I also ibeg to assure you that the many parcels which we received saved many of our .lives, both owing to their juality and quantify. I am also fully convinced that my New Zealand comrades in misfortune will bear with me when I say that we owe to the good people of New Zealand an undying debt of 'gratitude. Again tendering you my most sincere thanks—l beg the honour to subscribe myself,' yoiirs ever grateful, (Signed) Trooper A. ,1. Burke, 4th Waikato's, Auckland Mounted Rifles."

i Mrs. Penelope Webb, a pioneer settler, j died at Aratapu, Northern Wairon, on ; Friday (says the Auckland "Herald"). Mrs. Webb, who was formerly Mrs. IJ. C. ' Massey,': was born at Nottingham, England, in 1881, and arrived in Auckland with her four children in 18(i5, in Hie ship Andrew-Jackson, to join her husband, the late, Mr. Massey, who was then engineer at the sawmill on the Cornwallis Estate, on the shores of the Manukau Harbour. They afterwards resided at Auckland and Tairua, and, when Mr. Massey- erected his sawmill at Te Ifopuru/ in 1870, they took up their residence at, the latter place. Mr. Massey died in 187G, and 10 years later Mrs. Mas£ey was married to M.r. T. S. Webb, of Airatapu, who died about fifteen years ago. She is survived by three sons— .Messrs. W. J. Majsey, J. B. Massey, and C. R-. Massey, of Auckland, and her 'daughter, Mrs. T. .Webb," of Aratapu, besides, thirteen-grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. '-.

A quiet-wedding, at which only relatives and a few intimate lriends were prc-iint, was solemnised at St. Paul's pro Cathedral on Monday afternoon, when Miss Gladys Dimmit, youngest daughter of Mr. and. Mrs. E. Dimmit, Trafalgar Street South Nelson, was married to. Mr. T. B. Edwards, of tho Eastern Extension Cable Company's staff, Welling to:i. Mr. 11. Malesky was best man. Canon Fielder Taylor was the officiating minister, and Mr. Dimant gave his daughter away. The wedding gown was of cream net with bands of gold tissue over an underdress of hand-made lace and crepe dc chene. The bodice ■ was made with an apron effect of line lace -threaded with gold. Gold brocaded slippers were also worn, and a tulle veil anil orange buds. The bouquet was composed of cloth-of-goUl roses and pansies, with- maiden-hair fern. .Miss Mimi Smith, tlie only bridesmaid, wore pow-dor-bluu georgette with panels of panne velvet to match, and trimmed with bands of, fur; her velvet lint had touches nf blue to correspond. She carried an early Victorian ptisey of autumn tints and foliage. A reception was afterwards held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. If. D. Thomson, Wadestown. Later ill the afternoon Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Edwards left on their wedding, trip. The bride's travelling costume, was a tailormade of fawn tricotine, with which sho Wore a hat of mole velvet and white suede with touches of blue.