PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 32, 8 February 1933, Page 9

PERSONAL ITEMS

Sir Walter Stringer arrived in:.!Wi lington. from, the South this jndrning^ Sir George Fowlds was among the passengers from the-South this morning, ■ : • ;-. - / ■-••■;'-- Mr. B. MeKeeii, M.P;* for Wellington South, was to-day granted leave of : absence from the House of Bepresenta- i tives for'the" remainder of theja'ession. I Mr.- Clement May, who has been I spending a short "holiday in. Auckland, I returned-to/Wellington, yesterday; r^At a" meeting of the Bed Cross "So- , eiety yesterday the chairman (Mr. N. ' A. Grant) .referred to the great loss '• sustained by the. 3oeiety through^ : the ' death of Mr. V. T-. Dibble,-who- -hard ! acted ag' honorary ."seere.tary Jo. the ' Palmerston' North" branch; ' He' fe- ; marked that Mcl-Ditible had discharged • his.duties, with- marked enthusiasm;-and \ efficiency, ■. ._ -." .- ... ~ .1:' A Press Association .cablegram" from . London states'that; Drs: G.i Edgar "Ford j1 and J. Borland-have bVeh -appointed ■ Trinity. College, cf Music examinersjifor ; Australia, and- Messrs.-Anderson. Tryer and Ronald- Chamberlam for'New'Zealand. . ' — . • ";- c:-~V Dr. A". B. Wildmari , who has2 teen? appointed -lecturer in. zoology -at'^Victoria , University .College,iarriv.ed-.in.:Ancb%nd ■ on Monday from England by..the Eoto-! rua. Dr. Wildman/who takes the^place ' of the late. Dr. F.-^G. Maskell, comes , from Leeds University!: He graduated ' there as a Bachelor of Science,-.and. sub- ' sequently became a member of "the'staft and took his doctorate* in philosophy. At the time of his appointment to.Victoria University College, he was-, :the holder of a : research fellowship.,.- ' Mr. Frank' Boss, whohas.been secretary of the Wellington 'Employers* Association for tie past six "years," is resigning that office in order" to undertake secretarial work for various trad© and industrial organisations. Mr..-Boss came to Wellington 21 years ago, and was for four years director -of ■ the Boys' Institute,- a. post for which.;ho was well fitted by! Jong association with '. the Boys' Brigade in Glasgow^ In.the; four years the institute membership"'' increased from' 70 to" over 600/ and from having'one Association and onßiericket' team, it had "17 Association: teams,'.ll ■ cricket teams, and 16 classes, besides other work and play-activities, all kelp- i ing t6 prepare".the-boys: for ar useful working- life an 3 'Wiseuse. of "'leisure, ■ Afterwards Mriißoss-became-seeretary, of various- employers-'- aid trade] organisations/and in-1921 heT was invited -.'to become assistant-secretary: of^tha Wellington Employers' .Association^: Ine Wellington Employers ' : .Gffi.cß : at' that time had-a: staff, of - two'and five/secretaryships.; Now-there are 22 local and six Dominibn trade con-. ducted from'the office-ipfrthe"Emph)y.ers' Association, apart -front the association.' itself. -Affiliated-with the Dominion" trade organisations are 43 local asso- ' citation's,' and" 10 bther3 are affiliated with, the Employers' Associations T&U3 over 80 organisations centre in- the.' office. Mr. Boss succeeded to the secretaryship on the: death of Mr. Wi" A..W. Grenfell in 1927, and has, either as assistant or- secretary, been closely associated withthe expansion of. the' organisation. ' In- that- period hei has identified himself intimately,;bpth.3personally ■• and as: -secretary ;of .^numerous trade organisations, .Tyithr jnany +rJßJpjects £or. : the: iadvasce*?ient :-ofVfellington City )^.the..as^stance-,of--; charltable causes, and the encouragement o£ "social activities and sport, especially/.among the youth, of the community. ■' ■ " -" Among the guests. : afc-.the • Midland' Hotel are Mr. and Mrs.. Nprman:,Heath (Auckland), Messrs.' P. S. Booth (Dunedin), J.- -M. Swift,. H.'.F..-W/ißrown, (England), N. E. Le Cren,'S. A. ; ;Wa,S.E, B. B. Bennett (Ghristchnrch), H. Ktter (London},, B/. H. Laidlaw;, A. A. Boss, and J. B.:Dbiiaia (Auckland^. Messrs. J. Dean-(Auckland),.'A". E. Smith (laver<;argill),,E. Seweli.Walter Jones, A. P. Keithley-(GhristGnurch), A. L. Taylor (Motueka), and J. W. Harding (Waipukurau), are guests at the Empire HoteL .. ■• .:• '.: Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Andrews '(Samoa), Mr. and Mrs. D. Buchanan' (Masterton), Mesrs. A..E. Jult:.(Waipawa),<K.. J. Gould; :BL.:-Douglas. (Napier), D. Ferguson: (Pahherston. iN'orth). W. Hi,TCynyard (Auckland)^H^iaingworth; ( H>iT,' : Milnes^Av-Eivßaskak-J. S, Brooksbank, G. Poynter, -andsS. Tenant (Ghristchureh) are ptaying at- : tie Eoyil Oak Hotel. " ;_ ;-'c- ' - Visitors to Wellington staying at the Grand Hotel include " Messrs. .:H. Honore (Stance), S. J. Taylor,.B.-Es-' daile, J. Mercer,, i l.' Murray. (Ohristv church); H." Brown (Dunedin^ £n& .J. Newcombe (Auckland). :': Guests at the Hotel St. Georg&iinclude Mr. and Mrs. F. Scott-;(Pahn.r erston JSforth),. Mr. and Mrs.::'J.:. N.Lowry. (Hawkes 'Bay), Mr. ana Mrs. H. Piat (France), -Mr... and Mts; B. Nenstadter -.(San Prancisco)j. JCaptaiu' H. .Poley (Enjglana), : Messrs;.- Ju : :S. Hosking H. A.Ebbertst>n,Pi .W.;Xianib, J. H. Francis, J. H; Stewart (Auckland), F.f -B. Clark,, Ji.Boyd.'-Clark,' M. Eunzli,: W. Wadwprth, Aw- igmith, P. H. Brown, S. B. Warburtos r vG;': J. Ferrier, E. H. HiU,- H. Galbraith, H. F. Herbert, J. Bedpath- (ChTistchurch),; 8.. W,.:Eoy.dhouse,'.(Cartert6n)i;-N. E. E. Shophejrd (Featherston), G. Crimp (Hamilton), V. Hyams (Melbourne)^ I H. V. Fairhall (Palmerstpn:. North), F. Leonhard ■' (Amsterdam:);" ; B:'- Payna (Melbourne),^ E .Fulton (Dunedin),:. A. G. Copefand (Sydney), and G. Graichen. (Amsterdam),