SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 37, 7 November 1919, Page 4

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Miss Ida Corloy leaves Mastorton this week for Fcilding, where her marriage will take place shortly. Mr. and MrVS. Wright, of Auckland, have rotunicd from a visit to Wellington. Tho engagement is announced of Miss Noiah Atkinson, youngest daughter of Mrs. W. H. Atkinson, - of- Wanganui,' to Mr. Erie Wi Clarkson, of Feilding. Lady Stout left yestarday on a visit to the north. Mrs. ICnowles leaves this woek on a visit to .Auckland, The wedding tcok place in St. Mary's Cathedral, Auckland, on Wednesday, of Miss Una Marjorie Holmes, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. !{•• Holmes, Parnell, to -Mr. J.t'slie Harold Pettit, youngest eon of tlio tato Mr. W. Pettit and Mrs. Pettit, of Hawke's Bay. Miss Kathleen Holmes (sister). Miss Ailsa Brown, end' Miss Mamie Buckleton were bridesmaids. Mr. Neil Mackay was best man, and the groomsmen Mr. F. Jenlcinson and Mr. Nelson Hdlmes.

Miss K. D. Simpkin has been appointed domestic science mistress at the Ashburton High School in succession to Miss C. R. Stevenson, 13.A., who Jins resigned tlio position as from January 31, 1920. Miss Simpkin is at present a student iit the Otago University, and sits for her final culmination for the I3atchelor of Science degree in liomo science this week.

A wedding w.a cc-lebrated at tho Knox (Presbyterian) Church, Lower Hutt yesterday, when Mr. Walter Russell, of Whitman's Valley, lind Miss Isabella Gordon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A Gordon, Bannoclcburn, Taita, weri married by the Rev. J. M'Caw. Tho bride was given away'by lier father,, and film wore cremo crepe de chine with satin trimming, and veil and orangle-blossoms She carried a pretty bouquet. Sho was Attended by ilier sisters. Margaret (who wore apricot crepe do chine) and Bessie (whoso dress was of cream siik), Mr. Clive Swanson ated as best man and Mr. Jelm Gordon as groomsman. The bridegroom's present to tlxi bride was a gold wristlet watch, and to each of the bridesmaids ho gave a gold necklet wilih pendant. After tho ceromony a reception was hild at the reaidenco of the bride's mother.

A ronnion of local members of tho Now Zealand Dorset Society and their lady friends Mas held at Dustiu's rooms on Saturday evening. A portion of tho evening was devoted to progressive euchre. . Mrs. Day won the ladies' prize, Mr. Leathaui winning the men's prize. Songs were contributed by Mi&j Kelly and Messrs. ■W. S. Brown and L. Follott. Mr. S. E. Brown played tlio acconiDaniments.

Tho annivcr/ary services iu connection with tho Lower Hutt Church of Christ were concluded oa Wednesday evening by tho holding'of a tea and public ir#etin{?. In spite of the wet weather both gatherings were well attended, 'l'he . annual report presented during tho evening showed that good progress had been made in the training of tho scholars, 14 having joined tho church during tho year. Special mention was made of tho work accomplished by one of Olio brunches of the church—the Christian Endeavour Class. Quite a lengthy programme was given, anil among those contributing lo it were:—Organ solo, Miss Pocknalt; duets, Misses E. and E. Silver, E. Wright and A. Pocknall; songs, MijJs E. Silvor, Mr. A. Pocknall; organ solo, Mr. 11. Parker; recitations, Misses I. Pocknall, E. Silver, D. and L. Cairns, and Mr. A. Pockuall. Pionesr Club Reception. ' A largely attended "at home," at which Miss Louiso Mack was the guest of honour was held at the l'ionoer Club yesterday afternoon. Mrs. A. R. Atkinson, in tho absenco of tho prosident, Lady Stout, received,' and in tho courso of a brief speech oppressed the pleasure which was felt by members at the opportunity of welcoming among them so interesting n visitor as Miss Mack. Additional interest was given to the occasion by tho fact that Miss Mwk gave a short account of how she bceamo a war correspondent and also of tho difficulties and opposition that confronted her and wcro finally overcome. Once across tho Channel events followed in rapid succession, with comedy and tragedy strangely intermingled. One of the pictures (for it was a picture in words that Miss Mack drew beforo tho mental vision of her hearers) and one that she loved to recall, was the remembrance of the heroic women of Antwerp and tho way they faced tho horrors of the Euns 1 invasion. In the hospital of St. Elizabeth, sho told her hearers, were gathered the mortally wounded soldiers whom it was impossible to move. The Germans were expected within half an hour, and Miss Mack had helped to lvring into tho hospital— the only place of refuge for them— u number of old women over a hundred years old, some of them too holpless even to totter. Tho nurses and most of the staff had pone, for they had other patients lo look after, and most of the inhabitants who were able had also tied —for who would stay knowing what tho Germ-ins had done to tho inhabitants of othi-r towns 'i And amongst those dying them the consolations of their religion, and amongst those old, old women moved the Sisters of' Mercy, rareless of self, intent only on comforting tho dying, soothing the helpless. In that welter of tragedy thev had indeed come to their own. Not one of those old, olfl faces showed fear; all shone "jth a p n aoe and resignation that nothing could disturb. . , Such a memory as that—of the ministrations and fearlessness of those noble women, of the calm and P<we of the aged whom they tonic into thMr charge, ■was one of tho'goklen lights that shone through the blackness of that vast tragedy. and was one of her treasured n i. T ni)ri«. Miss Mack also mentioned that she Kid recwv«d a letter from the T/W'lon "Times" tellinir h°r that, she was the la=t war correspond -Tit to leave Ant-■n-evp before it was entered by tho Germans.

•H 'lip elosn pf her 1 1,,: °f [lrlrlrpss Mjic.k was thanked by Mrs. Atkinson on Mialf of members, and also by the "Mrs. Luke. Among those wbp were present, in addition to numbers pf Hip club. v»ri» members of Hip "v r ivoross's Patriotic Entertainment Committee.