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PERSONAL ITEMS

Tribute to the late Lieutenant-Colonel D. Cossgrovo, Chief Commissioner of Scouts in New Zealand, who was connected with the movement in the Dominion since its inception, was paid by Wellington scouts yesterday, wjion a servico was hold at the lung's Theatre. LieutenantColonel Cossgrove had accomplished urent work for tlie scout movement, and his death was keenly felt by thoso associated with tho organisation. About 500 scouts attended the service, which was conducted by Canon Taylor, Scout Commissioner for Wellington. The preacher gave as the text of his address, "Live your life that you may be remembered, and he delivered a, stirring; oration to the scouts assembled. The Eev. Stread assisted in conducting the service, at the conclusion of which the "Dead March in Saul" was played. "The Highland Lament" was on the bagpipes by a scout, after which the "Last Post" was sounded by troop buglers. Later in the afternoon tho brigade of scouts marched with band playing, along Lambton Quay. A Press Association messago from Christchurch states that Mr. G. E. Blanch, headmaster of Christ's College, died of pneumonia at an earlv hour on Saturday morning. Deceased, who was 57 years had been in charge of the "college for about six ynars, and was to have retired at the end of the year. I'le came from Melbourne and leaves a widow and familyMr. T. Forsyth, chairman of tho Wellington Education Board, has been advised that his son, Mr. J. Forsyth, n | medical student at Otago University, is suffering from an attack of pneumonia. The Dominion Meteorologist (Mr. D. C. Bates) has returned to Wellington from an official tour of tho North Island. There passed away on Saturday, at his I residence, Clftvfcl&nn Strict, Brooklyn, fiu old resident of Wellington, Mr. Jolm Odlin. who was formerly a. building contractor in this city, 'l'ho late Mr. o<jhn was born in Dorking, England, m 1836, and came to Now Zealand in 1875 on tho ship Canmerdown with his wifo and family. His wife predeceased him last year,'and ho leaves a family of two daueMers—Mrs. L. Pound, of Wellington, and Mrs. J. Wilkinson, of Newcastle, Now South Wales, and three sonsMessrs. C. C. and A. E. Odlin, of tho C. and A. Odlin Timber and Hardware Co., and Mr. Georgo Odlin, builder, of Brooklyn. At Saturday's smoke concert of tho combined shipping companies referen« was made to the death o( Mr. G. B. Bullock. and the whole assembly stood silently for a minute, as a tribute to his memory. Sergeant P. J. Brown, officer in charge of 'ho .Auckland water police, and formerly a well-known figure in Wellington athletic circles, is paying a short visit to the capital. Messrs. T. Forsyth (chairman of the Education Board) and G. L. Stewart (secretary of the board) left on Saturday on a visit of inspection of the Marlborough Schools. They are lo moot the Minister, of Education (Hon. C. J. Parr) in Blenheim ' to-day. Mr. Selwyn Mays. ft£ Auckland, is at present in Wellington. The Woodvillo School Committee has appointed Mr. B. Baglcy, headmaster of tho Danuevirke North School, to be headmaster of the Woodvillo School, to succeed Mr. A. Stovenson (who has been appointed an inspector), sto tea n Prws Association message. Mr. Bagley was first assistant at the Woodvillo School thirteen years ago.

Air. John Smith, for many years a member of the City Council, and still a momber of tho Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, is confined to his homo by illness. Previous to bis departure for Gisborne to take over the managership of the New !i Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency's t branch there, Mr. A. T. Spain was pre- I 6ented by the Masterton branch of the t firm with, a solid leather suit case. At t the function at which the presentation t took place, Mr. J, H. Griffiths and other a members of tho staff spoke of the cordial i relations that had always existed between I themselves and Mr. Spain as their man- y nger during tho past twelvo months. i; The death occurred in Auckland on c Wednesday last of Mr. John Gwyther i Richards, n resident of Wellington for the greater part of his life. The deceased, 0 who was in his 75th year, was for some o yeara a contractor, 'but had lived ft re- s tired life for over thirty years before f his death. While in Wellington ho was i an office-bearer of the Church of Christ, n and he also tcok an interest in local s affairs. His only son, Dr. ,T. P. C. Kicli- s ards, an old Wellington College boy, who d passed his medical examination at Home, d served through tho war. The late Mr. 11 Kichards also loft three daughters—Mrs. i W. D. M. Glaister (Auckland), Mrs. G. n Cope, and Miss 'Evelyn Richards. His t wife died sdfos years ago. u

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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 306, 20 September 1920, Page 4

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PERSONAL ITEMS Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 306, 20 September 1920, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 306, 20 September 1920, Page 4

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