PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 59, 7 September 1931, Page 9

PERSONAL ITEMS

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On Saturday afternoon the .Goveifiior. General and the Lady Bledisloe rwer* present at the Eugby football' match,Australia v.-, Wellington, played at Ath» letic Park.

Their-Excellencies attended Divin* service at St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral yesterday morning.

This, morningl the v ,<}o,vernor:General presided at a meeting of the Executiv* Council.

Miv C. E.: Goosmah,' of .Aucjfciind, has been, appointed secretary Of ;tV» Waikato Agricultural and. Pastoral Association, in the place1 of Mr.-.j; ;M. Baxter, who has resigned. Mr; Goos" man, who was chosen from fifty applicants, .holds the position of "nandicapper to many <t>f the leading trotting clubs in the North Island.' -

Membejs of the Dunedin staff of jthe Government Insurance Department last week farewelled Mr; T..Casserley, cnief clerk, on his transfer to Wellington.. In. making a presentation the, district manager referred, to the recipient's many; good qualities and to the cordial'relations which had existed in the office, and wished him every success in"h'ii new sphere of labour. . : ,-..'-..■ ;.

Visitors to Wellington, who ate staying at the Eoyal Oak;Hotel.includftthe following:-t-Mcsßrs. J. S. Jessop j(Wairoa), J. SJ. Corry> (Blenheim)", DivJand Mrs. Bennett (Blenheim),, Messrs: H. Edwards, We Goodfellow, L,L. Berry, and Miss Berry (Auckland),,.' V .■

Messrs. H. Bichmond, J. de Wintet (Auckland), E. Loisel (Gisborne), JJ^ H. Charter (Palmerstou),.: E. Woolf (Christchurch), J. Bingland (Dunedin),) W. G. Griffiths,.!?, Osbprne, A. Aarons, H. Hamilton (Melbourne), G.;Winibie.r, G; Hutcheson, J. L. Heyworth, J. K. Johnston, J. ]D. Jacobs (Sydney), V. O. Boyer (Honolulu),- E. Maxwell Watti (London), J. W; Hicks, jurir., -.(New York^, Dr;. N..J5. iiees.. (England),"ar» guests': at. Hotel ■• St.; George. ~, \,.;

The death occurred on Saturday: of Mr.' Alexander Gunn, one of.- the early; settlers of Canterbury. The late Mr, Gunn' was borain Caithness; Scotland,in 1852, and came to the colonies -with his parents in the ship Chrysolite,-:whick arrived in 1862. In'later yearstewas chairman of the South ■'■ Malvern'.Boad Board and a member of the- Malver*. and Co'urtenay Agricultural Associations. He was also a very successful farmer and breeder of stock, being;* prominent exhibitor at shows for iainy; years. • : . ■■..■ . '-:'■<■ Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Tayler, who are leaving Wellington to-morrow for] California, were entertained . at";'».- social gathering last week by members of the Lower Hutfc Methodist Choir." On. behalf of the choir Mr. Ernest Dawson presented Mr. Tayler; with ;* gold pencil, suitably inscribed, and referred to the sterling work which Mr. Tayler had done while conducting the Choral Society and among the school chillifen. and,teachers of the Dominion. H« had taken the church organ verytwiß lingly, and. had also given two 'organ recitals in the church. Mrs. : Tayler was presented with a posy. Other speakers paid a tribute to Mr. Tayler for Ms generous help on many, occasions. In reply, Mr. Tayler •. thanked, the choir for its good wishes and'gilts and said it had been a pleasure to do what he could for the church and "the choir. He felt that the Choral. Society; had done excellent work,;-and here* gretted very much that it had becom* extinct. Speaking of his work in: thi training colleges and schools, Mr. Ta<* ler said it was '' obvious : that, bom among the teachers and the children,; it was bearing remarkable fruit. a