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SOCIAL NOTES.
(By "Adrienne.") /
A pleasant little dance was held last
evening in St. Mary's Parish Hall. hav-
ing for its object the raising of funds
towards building additions to the hall.
It was the first of a series of four that
will be held during the season. Mrs.
Makeham, Mrs. Benjiman, Mrs. Carle-
ton, Miss Pattern, the Misses Dumsday,
Mr. Dean, Mr. Hill, and Mr. H. Bean
formed the committee. The supper
tables were pretttily decorated with
wattle blossom. Mrs. Morley presided
at the piano. Among those present
were: Mrs. Makeham, a gracef 1ul frock
of white ,oft silk, arranged with
creamy lace. Mrs. Shimmon, a pretty
pale blue chiffon taffeta, ornamented
with lace anti a suggestion of beaver.
Miss Viotti Pearse. an art -shade of
Venetian red silk. smartened with black
flowers. Miss Crowe, white silk blouse,
draped with lace, black skirt. Miss M.
Crowe, white muslin, spotted with pale
blue, trimmed touches of the same
colour. Mrs. Dumsday, black merveil-
leux, draped with cream lace. The
Misses Dumsday, girlish frocks of white
frilled muslin trimmed with lace and
shades of Paris silk. Mrs. Morley
black silk, brightened with sequined
trimming. Miss L. Cummin. white mull
muslin inserted with lace. Miss Pater
son, black silk, draped with Maltese'
lace. Miss A. Bell, green voile, orna
mented with cream guipure. Miss D.
Bell, pink voile, with lace trimmings.
Miss Symons, black velvet, with trim
mings of cream lace.. Mrs. Wigg.
black silk. with softenings of black
lace. Miss Wigg, cream voile, trimmed
with lace. Miss Walker, a graceful
frock of white accordeon-pleated chiffon
over silk. with finishings of pale blue.
Miss Thow, dainty white soft silk, with
softenings of chiffon. Miss Huggins,
white Eolienne, brightened with touches
of red. Miss Cummin, pale blue-grey
eolienne, with trimmiings of lace.
A meeting to;further discuss the for
mation of a Society for the Prevention
'of Cruelty to Children was held in Mrs.
McDonald's Cafe on Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Kingsmill was in the chair, and
Miss Lonergan acted in tle capacity of
secretary. The meeting was a very
good one, and many of the ladies pre
sent joined in the discussion, adding
more and more evidence to the existing
knowledge of cruelty to children in this
State. Not the least interesting were a
few remarks by the Rev. Edward Make
him. It was decided that the Society
be called the "Children's Protection So
ciety," and that the Society have for its
object the protection of child-life in
Western Australia. The ladies present
were also incorporated into a commit
tee to work UP the public meeting, which
is to take place in the Town Hall on
Friday, the 27th inst. An executive
was formed from the general/committee
to complete the arrangemenfts for the
meeting, and consisted of Mrs. Kings
mill, Mrs. Ruffy Hill. Miss George. Mrs.
Gover, Mrs. Ernest Chase, Mr. Make
ham, and Mise Lonergars.
.A correspondent writes::-A most suc
cessful social' and dance was held in
the Brookton Hallon the evening of the
11th inst., under the auspices of the
Golden Grain Lodge, No 57 of! the In
dependent Order of Oddfellows. The
hall was beautifully decorated for the
occaeion, and, in spite of the inclemency
of the weather, quite 200 people turned
out. Songs, etc., were sung between the
dances, and the handsome dresses worn
by the ladies, sprinkled with the regalia
worn by the Oddfellows, gave a very
brilliant effect. Vocal numbers were
given by the following:--Mrs. Webb and
Misses Bennett. Williams, Messengers,
and- Messrs. A. Booth, B. Bennard, C.
Williams G. Lawe,. and J. . Mitchell.
Mr. J. Molten gave a very interesting
performance with his dog, which reflect
ed great credit upo; the animal's train
ing. During an interval of the pro
gramme Past-Grandmaster Murry gave
an addrese,on Oddfellowship, whichf was
greatly appreciated. Mr.- W. Ford,
assisted by Mr. G. Gill, carried out the
duties of M.C. very satisfactorily.
Messrs. P. Neal and Rolands officiated
at the piano. At 5 a.n. the proceedings
terminated with the National Anthenf.
"Aim Aim" writes from Kalgoorlie,
under date the 14th inst.: - The marriage
of Mr. Loftus Cliffe Antill, fourth son
of Mr. J. A. Antill; late. of Armadale,
New South Wales. and Margaret Eliza
beth Price, eldest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. F. A. Price, Broad Arrow-road,
Kalgoorlie, was recently celebrated at St.
John's Church, Kalgoorlie by the Ven.
Archdeacon McClemans. The bride, who
was given away by her father, wore a
dainty gown of white mousseline-de-soie,
draped with beautiful old Brussels lace
(which belonged to her grandmother),
caught into sprays of orange blossom
and pearl ornaments. Instead of the
usual wreath and veil she wore a pretty
hat of ruched white chiffon, finished
with ostrich tips, and carried a shower
bouquet of white -hyacinths, heather,
and ferns, this, with a pearl necklet,
being the gifts of the bridegroom. The
bridesmaid was Miss Barbara Grenfell
Price (sister of the bride), who wore a
pretty dress of green-spotted white de
laine trimmed with ruchings of white
ribbon; hat of pale blue fancy straw,
swathed with folds of pink, blue, and
green tulle. She carried a bouquet of
white flowers. and wore a pearl and sap
phire brooch, the gift of the bridegroom.
Mr. Archibald N. B. Price acted as best
man. Some of the girl friends of the
bride decorated the church in a most
artistic manner. The altar was arrang
ed with lovely white flowers, and huge
palms were placed in the chancel. Mr.
Maish, brother-in-law of the bride, play
ed the Wedding March. After the cere
mony the guests drove to "The Barn,"
the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Price,
where wedding tea was partaken of on
the verandah. which was made pretty
with flags and masses of flowers. Nume
rous congratulatory telegrams were re
ceived from all the other States during
the afternoon. The bride's travelling
gown was blue-spotted grey voile, with
touches of pale blue velvet; toque of
white fur with bunches of violets.
Early in the week Mrs. Wordsworth
James, of Byal Camp, Mullingar. enter
tained a number of friends at after
noon tea. A guessing competition and
an exhibition of dancing by some young
folks helped to pass a very pleasant
afternoon. Mr. J. Moore was the lucky
winner of the guessing competition.-
A most delightful little dance was given
by the nursing staff of the Kalgoorlie
Hospital on Friday evening, in St. John's
Parish Hall. The bare, gaunt, ugly
room bore quite a festive appearance,
and was made very pretty with drau
ings of red. white, and blue, with
numerous palms and ferns placed here
and there. The dais at the end of the
room was used as a refreshment-room.
The supper table was daintily spread
with light refreshments, and decorated
in a most artistic manner with red and
white flowers. The floor, which was in
excellent order, was prepared by Messrs.
Tratman and Price. who expended a
great deal of time and trouble over it.
with pleasurable result. The music was
supplied by Mr. Corran, and extras
were played by some of the guests. The
hostesses were Misses Brown, Gill. Mc
Neil. Blake, Wright. Jones, Latham.
Pizey, Dunn, Clifton. Gibson, and Hicks.
the latter of whom acted as secretary.
Mrs. Mecham invited a number of
friends to meet Mrs. Ellis Rowan last
Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Rowan, for
the past week has held an exhibition of
her paintings in the A.W.A. Hall. and
has now gone on a tour further north.
An open "ten minutes" croquet tournan
ment was he'd on the Mullingar croquet
courts last Wednesday afternoon. There
were quite a number of entries. The
members of the club entertained the
players and visitors at afternoon tea.
The players were: Mrs. Curle-Smith.
Mrs. Wastell, Mrs. Irving, Mrs. Tupper,
Mrs. Degenhardt. Mrs. Hawkins. Mrs.
Wauchope. Miss Hawkins. Mrs. Allan,
Mrs. Trude: Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Mostyn,
Mrs. Macartney. Mrs. Wordsworth
James. Mrs. Henderson. Mrs. Arnheim.
Mrs. Brougham, Mrs. Klug. Mrs. Blatch
ford, the Misses Mecham, Playne, Mur
ray. Dowley. Price. B. Price, and Bin
der. Messrs. Dowley. Allan. and Irvfag.
Alter .some very exciting "ten minutes."
Mrs. Wordsworth .lames (secretary to
the Mullingar Club) and Mrs. Curle
Smlith (secretary to the Kalgoorlie ('lhi?
brat Mrs. J. Moore and Mrs. Irving by
ten hoops to four. The winners were
each presentcd with a silver-mounted
nut-glass hairpin-box. There is some
talk of arranging matches to decide the
championship of the goldfields, but
nothing is decided up to the present.
On Wednesday. the 11th inst. (writes
a correspondent) Mr. A. C. Harris. of
Cuballing, was married to Miss Susan
nah Fitt. eldest dnusrhter of Mr. and
Mrs. James Fitt, of Nebrikinning, Nar
rogin, who are among the oldest settlers
in the Williams district. The ceremony
was performed b," the Rev. A. T. Crass
well. Mr. R. Elliot was best man. and
the M1ises Alicis and Mary Fitt were
bridesmaids. After the ceremony Mr.
and Mrs. Fitt entertained nearly two
hundred guests in the National Hall.
wbhre thll usual toasts were honoured
enthusiastically. A large number of
welding presents were received by the
happy couple. who are spending their
honeymoon in Alban~-.
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