SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Hamilton are visiting Auckland. The wedding took place in the Methodist Church, Lyttelton, this week of Miss Bertha Gladys Page, of Lyttelton, to Mr. Horace Montague Crane, New Zealand representative of* Gordon and Gotch And youngest son of Mr. Henry Crane, L.H.A.M., Highgate, London. The Tiov. F. L. Frost performed tho ceremony. Miss Alice Pycroft, of Opawa, was bridesmaid, and Mies Dora May flower girl. Tho best man was Mr. T. C. Hatton. Strikes are proverbially and practically upsetting things, but a record of one kind of inconvenience comes from Wales, states an Australian writer, as no fewer than twenty-eight weddings were postponed owing to the prospective bridegrooms being unable to get to the various places in tijne for tho marriages to take place. Stewardesses of ships which' have braved the dangers of mine and •submarine in tho war zono are to be eligible for the Mercantile Marine medal, says ,th=i London "Daily Telegraph." This decision ha.s given great satisfaction, and is a mere act of justice to the women who showed the same unflinching courage and power of self-sacrifice cs did the men of the service. Many instances of quiet' heroism have been recounted of stcwa r dessc-3, and some have made the supremo sacrifice. Mr. Evans, S.M., of Nelson, and Mm. Evans are spending a few weeks in Wellington. Dr. and Mrs. Wilkin, of Wanganui, have returned from a visit to England, They intend settling in Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. W. Turnbull, of Hobson Street, are visiting Hamilton. Miss Amv Kano and Miss D. Tsaacs will leave to-day on a visit to Egmont. Mrs. Margaret Low, whoso first husband was the poet, Adam Lindsay Gordon, died at her daughter's residence, at Bordertown. South Australia, on Movembev '29. after a short illness, at the age of 73 vears. On October 3 Mr. and Mrs. Low were present at the reinterment iu the father's grave, Brighton Cejnetery, of the remains of the infant, Annico Liudsav Gordon, after exhumation from tho Ballarat'Cemetery, where tho child was buried fifty-nne years ago, and also attended tho annual Gordon Pilgrimage. Mrs. Low leaves a grown-up family of seven. j Once neon a time certain Australians who came to England with social aspirations used to conceal their nationality, presumably because they were convinced' that the English mind could.not dissociate them from convicts or blacks, stales the London correspondent of "The Australasian." One does not meet that contemptible attitude often nowadays, but the Australian visitor sometimes lias to no warilv for another reason. He is suspected of being more or less of a millionaire directly his nationality is known, and is not only charged accordingly, but besieged by begging letters of every con-1 oeivable kind. The overcharging by certain slions and hotels of our soldiers was .notorious during tho war, and now the robbers senm to bo seeking whom they mav devour among the civilian Australians. A wealthy and generous squatter who has been working among the wounded for several years, and is on the eve of jroiiiEr home, found five letters waiting for him n.t'his club, the other morning. Pour were from men purporting to be demobilised Britkh officers, and asking for sums from ,!!>!) upwards. The fifth was from a slight acquaintance, exiFes*inir effusive sorrow e.t. the Australian's departure, and offering to come and see him off en the recaipt of £i>. Miss Craig Eobertou, who has _ been spending some weeks in the Dominion, intends leaving by the Tofmi on lier return to England. Among Wellington visitors to Auckland are Mr. and Mrs. V. Eiddiford. Mr. and Mrs. Diilhie, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Duncan, and Captain and Mrs. Benham. The death took place in Auckland this week from typhoid fever of Miss Murjorie Grimwade, eldest (laughlor of Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Grimwade, of Takapnna, and a member of the nursing staff of Mio Auckland Hospital. This is (he third bereavement suffered by Mr. and .Mrs. Grimwade within a comparatively slio:l period, both their sons having ken. lost at tho war, and they ihnvc only one daughter left. Corporal L. R. Grimwade was killed at tho landing on Gallipoli, and Lieutenant E. N. Grimwade died of wounds sustained in one of the oinnjoments in which our troops look part on | the Western front. Mr. and Mrs. J. Tripe and family are spending the holidays at Waimii-o-mata. Mrs. P. W. Mackenzie is the guest of Mrs. Boyd, Taihape. Mrs. Stratton Izard is visiting Wellington. Wedding in Auckland, The viedding took place in St. Mark's Church, Iteiuucrii (Auckland), on Wednesday morning ol Miss Isadora Cumin imr, only daughter of Mr. and -Mrs. W. A. Cuinniing, of Maunsell Eoad Pnrncll, to Mr. Errol Meredith Mucker.ey, eldest son of the.late Mr. J. J. Mueke'rtt'.v, of Maslerton, and Mrs. Mackersoy, ■ Wellington. The church had been prettily decorated for the occasion by friends of the bride; and the iiev. .Mr. Beatty ■ performed tmo ceremony. Miss lladg'o Overton-Smith was bridesmaid, and Mr. F. B. Mackenzie was best man. The bride, wlio was given away by her father, wore a coat ajid skirt of silk heavily braided, and a huge whito. hat encircled with ostrich feathers. She carried a (Shower bouquet of white flowers. The bridesmaid's frock was of apricot crepe do chine, with satin overbodice and sasii, and ninon sleeves. Jler black hat was trimmed with ostrich feathers, ami she carried a bouquet of pule blue delphiniums. A reception, attended by a dw intimate fronds, was afterwards lieid at the ihome of the bride. Mrs. dimming wore a gown ol' pCyock blue channelise and ninon, worn with a black hat trimmed with ostrich feathers. Her bouquet was of pale pink sweet, peas ami pale bluet delphiniums. Mrs. 11 ackersey, lhe mother ot the bridegroom, wore electric blue channelise with corsage of old ivory lace swathed with electric blue and a black hut with o»prey pinnies and large ro.-es. Mi»s liackersey was in palest blue crepe dc chine and Leghorn hat with ostrich feathers and mauve streamers. , Wedding at Petone. At .it. David's' Presbyterian Church, Peluiu, yesterday, llus V. Cotton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs J. Cotton, Petone, was married to Mr. Harold Green, second son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Green, of Petone. The ticv. MaeKenzie ollieiuU'd, and Mr. William Kenmc prosided at the 'organ. The church was beautifully decorated for the occasion. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a pretty white lace truck over silk, and veil witli orange bios- ; sums. She carried a shower bouquet of ruses and maidenhair fern. Her two cousins, Miss t'rala Fabler (cltiel) and lillio lonn Hodgson, were in attendance. The elder wore apricot crepc-de-chiiie : with a black hat, and carried a shower bouquet, and the little girl wore white crepe-de-chine with a black hat, and carried a bouquet of pink and while (lowers. Mr. John Green, (brother of the bridegroom) acted us best man. and Mr. Poster Cotton as groomsman. The inception was held at: tho Orange Hall, which was crowded with friends. Mrs. .r. Cotton received her guests iu a grey tailor-made costume,' with pretty mauve hat with Ccral cruwu, and carried a bouquet of mauve (lowers. After tho _ ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Green left by of motor for the north, where the honeye. Ninon is to be spent. The bride's tra.B, veiling dress was of grey check, with hat to match.
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