SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
■ Miss Marti® returned to Martiuborough 011 Saturday from Wellington.
Mrs. W.' M'Gregor (Mastorton) is visiting Wellington.
Mrs. W. Hume (Featlierston) is spending a few days in Wellington.
Mr. and Mrs! It. Levin loft for England''at the,end of last week. They expect to return' to New Zealand by Christmas,
Mrs. John Hill, with lior little daughter and nurse, left yesterday for Auckland. en route for Samoa.
Mrs. V. Westbury-Hughes, who has been tlio guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Million, Feudalton, Chnstchurch, for soma weeks, returned tn Wellington by tho Waliine on Friday morning.
Miss Kitty Casqlberg (Masterton) arrives in Welliiigtrh on Wednesday, and leavos oh Thursday for Sydney and Melbourne. en routo for South Africa
Mr. and Mrs, Ei Turner and tho Misses Turner, who have been staying at "Wharekalm Pori" with the Messrs. A. L. and E. S. Turner, have returned to Wellington.
Tho resignation of Nnrso Dix, Phmkot nurse at Hawera, was received at the annual meeting of the society held last week.
Close upon was made by a street salo in Now Plymouth on Saturday, held for tho purpose of raising funds with which to provide a Girls' Hostel.
. At the "Ideal Ilomo". Exhibition recently held in London, one of the exhibits consisted of a niodorn house equipped throughout with olcctricily, not only for lighting, but for cooking, heating (including the heating of water for Vitchon, bathroom, and all other purposes) and the electrio driving of vacuum oleaners, machines for washing dishes and for washing clothes, serving machines, and plato and boot-polishing machinos,
Mr, and Mrs. George Hume (Featherston) are visiting Sydnoy.
The officer commanding and the matron of Trentham Military Hospital Acknowledge tho following gifts and entertainments for the patients:—Gifts of apples, Mr. A, Sutherland, Mangahoe, Mr. Harry Liardet, .Lower Hutt; flowers and magazines, from Miss Duncan; books, Mrs. H. Knight, Dannevirko; gramophono and records, from Mrs. Williams, Lowry Bay; evening, bridge in Red Cross Club and pictures tlireo times weekly, Y.M.C.A.; weekly issue smokes, toilet requisites, etc., curtains and cushions for officers' billiard room, cake, fruit vegetables, sweets, and tomatoes, from Wellington Red Cross; cake, fruit, sweets, tomatoes, stationery, and ward visiting, Salvation Army; weekly picnic for isolation patients, weekly drive for ward 5 patients, and drives in lied Cross car.
Lady Bell and the Misses Bell have returned to Wellington from Christcliurch,
Mrs. J. B. Henry has been spending a few days with her mother, Mrs. Armstrong, Masterton.
Tho marriago took place at Feilding Inst week of Miss Kathleen Cobbe, only daughter of Mr. and Jlrs. J. G. Cobbe, of "The Hill," Feilding, to Lieutenant Ronald Buchanan, M.C., second son of Mr. and Mrs. A. .Buchanan, of Palmerston North. The bridal gown was of Palo pink crepo de cliiue and georgette embroidery with silver, worn with a veil and orange blossoms. Miss Mavis Buchanan was bridesmaid, and Major J. Mewett, 0.8. E., M.C., was best man.
A London correspondent writes:—An engagement which will bo of special interest to New Zealanders is that between Captain Lester E. L. Donne, lato of the Tank Corps, the younger son of Captain T. E. Donne, Secretary to tho New Zealand Government in London, and Miss Dorothy- Hamer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T! H. Hamer, formerly of Wellington. ' During'tho war Miss Hamer was working at the War Office in tho Blo'ckado Department, and her services, have been recognised by the award to her of the M.B.E.' .
The . King and Queen decided to abolish the use of plumes,-and veil, or train, usually worn by peeresses at the opening of Parliament. This means a savins: of about .£6O. . At tho opening of Parliament the'other day, says a London correspondent, the peeresses attended in ordinary low-cut evening gowns. The Queen is as particular as ever she was in the avoidance of extravaganco in dress.
Sister A. M. West, of the Department of Publio Health, who has recently been giving lectures and demonstrations on the west coast and latterly at Feilding, is having a very succcssful campaign 'in Wangaiuii (says a correspondent). In the suburbs, too, from Westmere to Castlecliff Sister West is in great demand. Tho general. verdict is that the Health Department is to bo congratulated upon its enthusiastio and able lecturer. A Golden Wedding. A-gathering of relatives and friends took place at Ngaio last Friday to celebratel the golden wedding of Mr. Mainwaring, J.P., and Mrs. _ Mainwaring. The occasion was of special interest to the early settlers, as both Mr. and Mrs. Mainwaring belong to New Zealand's pioneers. Over sixty years ago Mr. Carter. Mrs. Mainwaring's father, encouraged by the glowing accounts which, his friend Sir William Sox wrote him, decided to bring his wife and family to New Zealand. When they arrived after a voyage of four months they landed in Wellington. Tlw wharf was then about where Barrett's Hotel now stands, and the bush reached tho water's edge. They followed a.' bullock cart containing their goods up tho winding track which led to Sir William Fox' 6 home at Trellisick, now known as Ngaio. Later, Mr. Carter removed to Pahaulanui. In 1863, Mr. Mainwaring, on being pensioned oft', owing to tho Indian Navy going out of commission, also came to New Zealand, and after spending somo time in Auckland and Christchurch, settled in Pahautauui. and in 18VU h« married Miss Carter at the littlo church on the old Porirua road. Ono lady at Friday's gather, inn remembered tho wedding, and recalled tho fact that a wodding was an event in those days, though wedding gowns-wero often conspicuous by their absence. At this g ono .the bride and bridesmaid were attired in riding-habits, having ridden about eight miles to tho ohureh. The bridegroom and best man were also in riding attire, and tho lato Archdeacon Fancourt also had to rido about ten, miles to officiate at tho wedding. About fifteen yoars ago Mr,nnd Mrs. Mainwaring settled at Ngaio, nnd thus it happens that they celebrated their goldon wedding within a few hundred vards of the honso where Mrs. Mainwaring (as a young girl) spent her first night in New Zealand over sixty yeans ago.
Catholic Women's Club,
The women of St. Vincent de Paul (a reserved bub active charitable body) held a meeting of special interest to members and those interested in social work last week. Among those present were the president (Mrs. U. Ellis), Archbishop O'Shea, Mrs. Lan Duncan, and members of the clergy. After hearing tho reports of the quarter's work, tho question of forming Catholic women's social guilds, or clubs, was debated. Mrs .Beiclicl explained the aims and objects of tho proposed guilds, the fundamental principles of which are tho development of more sympathetic social union among all classes of Catholic women. Tho practical working programme will be periodical gatherings, entertainments, music, art, and social studies, lectures, etc. The president simplified the practical working of tho scheme by proposing tho establishment of a Catholic women's club, This amendment received tho approval of the spiritual director (Rev. Father Murphy, S.M.), who also warmly commended tho ideals and principles of the project. Archbishop O'Shea expressed his hearty approval of the movement. Ho pointed out the special need of social charity at tho present time. The growth of material prosperity, he said, lmd increased and hardened the natural selfishness of human nature, within and without the Church. Consequently it was tho duty of Catholics to do their part in the general endeavour after purer and more sympathetic social relations in their intercourse with each other, and with society. A strong committee, or first guild, was then formed to make arrangements for establishing a Catholic club.
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