SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1331, 8 January 1912, Page 9

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

A Presentation. Miss Berry, the retiring matron .of tho Napier Hospital, was on Thursday the recipient of a solid silver tea service from the honorary medical staff, Drs. Leahy, Edgar, Berjiau, and Wilson. Dr. Leahy, who made the presentation, on behalf of the staff, said they were very sorry that occasion had arisen for them to bid farewell to Miss Berry. Ho was glad,-however, of having the opportunity, on behalf of the medical staff, of showing their appreciation of the good work Miss Berry had done whilst matron of the hospital, and of the bi<?h standard of efficiency the nursiug department had achieved under her management. They were all verv sorry to lose her services. Dr. Leahy assured tho matron that she had their verv best wishes for her future, happiness and success. The matron warmly thanked tho doctors for their kindness. Obituary, A very old resident of Hokianga, in the person of Mrs. Quigley, died on Sunday at tho advanced age of SO vears. Deceased' arrived by the ship Aurora in 1810, and landed in Wellington. Subsequently, in company with her first husband, Mr. Jas. Maxwell, she travelled overland to Weiroa, Hawke's Bav, and then camo on to Auckland, the town at that time being full of refugees from Hqni Heke's wars. She afterwards resided at the Thames for manv years. Going to Hokianga in 1879, the 'deceased resided there until her death. She had a large family, and leaves many descendants.

Iwo old residents of Timaru passed away on Thursday: Mrs. Frances Sarah bealy, widow of.Mr. E. P. Sealy, provincial surveyor and alpine explorer of the early days, aged 56; and Mrs. Marv lurnbull, widow of Mr. Richard Turnbull, for many years M.H.R. for Timaru; aged 83. Mrs. Turnbull had been an invalid for a long time. Zealous. The pace, has been set by the wife of a London railway porter, who sent her wedding ring as a contribution to the funds of the Women's Suffrage Political Union. In a communication accompanying the golden hoop the woman states that wedding rings have "played their part in the subjection of" women quite long enough, and the jest use that csn possibly be made of them is to help to swell the funds." Mrs. Dawson .(Pahiatua) is on.a;visit to her people in Mnsterton. Mr. and Mrs. W. Bunnr have returned lo "Glonburn," after their visit to England. The friends of Dr. Karl Kumm, the African missionary, will be interested to hear that he is to be married to Miss Cato, a Victorian lady, at Melbourne, this month. The death took place at the end of last wook of an old Wellington resident in the person of Mrs. Rebecca Wood. She was born in Wendon, Essex (England), and came to New Zealand in 1871 by the ship C'artrale. Miss Baber has gone on a vis.it to Pictou. Miss Grace Kirkoaldie will accompanv Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Kirkealdio fo London this month. They sail by the P. and 0. steamer Mantua, sailing from Sydney on January 27. Mr. Herman Knigge, Town Cleric of Marton, has been spending the Christmas holidays in Wellington. Mrs. Knigge and Miss Knigge, who have been in poor health lately, arc recuperating at the sea side at Plimmcrton. They have been joined by another Marlon resident, Miss Wiunio M'Chesiiey, during the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Myer Caselberg (Masterton) and their daughters intend spending a few weeks at Island Bav. Thev arrive in town early this week. Canon and Mrs. Tuko and Miss Tuke (Napier) arc on a visit to Auckland. The Misses Buchanan left by Friday's boat on their return to Melbourne, from a visit to the AVairarapa, where t) ey were the guests of Mr. W. C. Buchanan, M.P. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bayley (Toko) left on Friday on a visit to Auckland.

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