... Major Benjamin Welles is the elder son of Mr. Sumner Welles, the famous American diplomat who visited Europe as President Roosevelt's special representative in 1940. In January he married the former Mrs. Max Aitken, who is the daughter of Colonel and Mrs. Hugh Glencairn Monteith. She served with the W.V.S. during the first part of the war, and later went with SIIAEF to Paris. Her husband, who ...

... BE1BRIDGE, ISLE OF WIGHT, REGATTA Major H. Musker and Lord Ruthven The Redwings made a charming picture as they manoeuvred at the start of their race Mrs. L. F. Phillips and Miss Haig Thomas Miss Imogen Chichester, Sir Derrick Gunston and Mr. Alastair Campbell after the racing was over Miss Julia Collins, Mr. Sam Browne and Lord Brabazon who had all been sailing in Lord Brabazon s yacht Tara ...

... The Regatta held recently by the Bembridge Sailing Club at Under Tyne, near Bembridge, was the occasion of some keen racing under excellent weather conditions Miss Cochrane sailing Slievenamon No. 2, and Mr. R. Jansens Ibis in the Redwing class Capt. Dermot Musher up the mast of the yacht Ladybird Mrs. T. Fenwick, Mrs. Hugh Collins and Mrs. Guy Blcivilt pulling their dinghy above high-ivater ...

... The Fair has come to the Island and what a fair Swings and roundabouts, flying-boats, booths, sweet-stalls, a lottery wheel at which one could win anything from a paper rose to a live duck, so long as one kept at it long enough at 20 francs a time, and, best of all to a village where the local cinema only opens Saturdays and Sundays, showing year-old films, a theatre. Such a beautiful frontage ...

... Lord and Lady Rupert Nevill at the Mirabelle. Lady Rupert Nevill was formerly Lady Camilla Wallop, daughter of the Earl of Portsmouth Miss Mary Brock-Edwards, who is the daughter of Lady Chesham, with Captain John Ford at the Bagatelle Lord Luke of Pavenham and Lady Luke at the Mirabelle. Lord Luke succeeded his father, the first Baron, in 1943 Major C. R. Scott and his wife, Lady Elizabeth ...

... An informal garden party was recently given at Hurlingham in honour of the young King Feisal of Iraq. Above King Feisal is seen taking tea with the Princess Catherine of Greece Sir Nigel Davidson who ivas a former Counsellor to the High Commissioner of Iraq Lady Cox Mrs. Compton and Lady Clayton Mrs. E. II. Keeling wife of the Mayor of Westminster Mrs. Pollack Lady Clayton ivho is the widow of ...

... Some of The People who Received Decorations; a' Ihe Recent Investiture at Buckingham Palace Major H. G. Conroy 4/15 th Punjab Regiment ivho received the D.S.O. and M.C. with his wife Rear-Admiral J. R. Cundall C.B.E. with his wife after receiving his decoration Cmdr. R. M. J. Hulton R.N., of Basingstoke, who was decorated with the C.B.E. and his son Mr. Gordon B. Ralph, C.G.M., O.B.E., after ...

... Special Matinee of The Song of Norway in Aid ol The Bishop of London's Appeal for Church Reconstruction IVRNS and sailors who acted as programme sellers at the special matinee Mrs. Vera Biggs with Mrs. A. V. Alexander wife of the First Lord of the Admiralty Leslie. Banks, Dame Irene Vanbrugh and Mrs. Leslie Banks The Bishop of London with the stars of the show, Janet Hamilton Smith, John ...

... Donald Cameron, who piped the bridal couple from the parish church at Ardpour. He has lived at Salachan, on the Ardgour estate, for forty years, and is well known for his skill on the bagpipes Miss Gillian Mitford and Lady Jar dine of Applegirth, wife of Sir William Jardine, whom she married in 1944 The youngest guest at the wed ding was little Margaret Norrish, with her mother Colonel Francis ...

... Johnnie Radiates Contentment, though there is a flicker of mischief in his eyes. Johnnie is the son of Air. J. Osbourne Red Indians or Adrift on a Raft? June daughter of Mrs. R. Ducas Ella, daughter of Mrs. R. Grimston, Sir William Pigott-Brown, son of Lady P. R. Pigott-Brown, the Hon. Hugh Cecil, son of Lady Amherst, and Franqois, son of Mme. de Rancourt It *s Delicious It fs Devastating ...

... Summer Racinq in Ireland Leopards/own as, Dublin Mrs. C. P. Todd the U.S.A. tennis player, with F /Lieut. J. Sutherland, R.A.F. Mrs. Todd, who played at Wimbledon this year, has been competing in the Irish Tennis Championships Lady Nelson (left), wife of Sir James Nelson, Bt., the racehorse owner and breeder. (Right) Miss Marie Fawsitt, who is the daughter of Judge Diarmaid Fawsitt and Mrs. ...

... GETTING MARRIED The Tatler and Bystander's Review of Weddings Captain John Retallack, Welsh Guards, elder son of Lt.-Col. and Mrs. Charles Retallack, of Hyde Park Garden Mews, W.2, married Miss Elizabeth Bayley, only child of Col. and Mrs. George Bayley, of Lyall Mews, Chesham Place, at St. Mark's North Audley Street Lt.-Cdr. John Studholme Brownrigg, R.N., only son of the late Admiral Sir ...