SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8350, 10 February 1913, Page 5

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mrs Booth, Nelson, is the guest of Airs Henry Hall, in Hill street. Mrs Dillon, of Leefleld. is on a visit to Wellington. Miss Coates has returned from a visit to Auckland. Mrs Putnam, and Miss B. Putnam left for a trip to Sydney on i riday. Miss Nathan, from London, is staying with Mrs P. J. Nathan, 30, Hill street. Captain and Mrs Powles, of Palmerston North, are at Muntai for a week or two. Invitations are out for the marriage of Phoebe Higgins to Mr Leonard Francis True, of Lower Hutt. The Pioneer Club is giving a reception in honour of Mrs Massey, wife of the Premier, on Thursday, February 13th, at * p.m. Mr and Mrs J. Gillon are returning to their house in Burnell avenue. Captain and Mrs Estcourt, who have been occupying it, have taken Mr and Mrs Malcolm Ross's house iu Hill street. Mr P. Bhodes and Miss Rhodes, ot Christchurch, are guests at Government House. They will accompany the Governor and Countese of Liverpool to Pioton and Blenheim this week. Mrs F. M. B. Fisher will also be of tho party on board the Tutauekai. The women’s branch of the Bible-in-Sahools League was entertained at tea In. St. Andrew’s schoolroom on Friday afternoon by Mrs Stevens* About a hundren members were present, and the Bevs. Cook and Johnson addressed the gathering, and Mr J. G. W. Aitken presided. Afterwards a collection was taken up to assist the funds of tho league, A meeting of the subcommittee organising the toy and fancy stall for the Easter Carnival was held on Friday, the Mayoress. Mrs D. McLaren, presiding. Mrs F. Cohen (head of the stalls) reported that Mesdamos Couzous, G. Frost, Fosette, McClune, W. B. Fisher, U. Goldstein, Misses Kay (2), M. Donnelly, and E. Jacobs had signified their willingness to assist. Mrs Cohen and Mrs K. Fletcher have already collected donations and goods for the stall. The annual swimming sports of the Star Boating Club were held on Saturday afternoon, and a large number of interested spectators watched the events from the club-house verandah. The diving was especially interesting, and some of the comic events most amusing, the sight of a fully dressed gentleman walking into the water giving one quite a thrill. Tea was served inside and the tables were prettily decorated with blue and .white agapanthus. cornflowers, and larkspur, thus showing the club's colours. Mrs Bayfield, wife of the captain, was responsible for the decoration. This looks like being the last swimming sports the club will hold, for the new wharf, which a hard-hearted Harbour Board Is erecting right in front of the boat-house, will effectually block the view, if it does not discourage the swimmers.