PERSONAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3761, 1 March 1928, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mr. B. McGhee, postmaster at Levin, retires on superannuation at the end of April. His place will be taken by Mr. J. D. O’Connor, at present postmaster at Rakaia.

A Greymouth message states that the death occurred suddenly at the Greymouth Convent of Mother Mary Mechtildes Roland, pioneer Sister of Mercy, who came last week for the jubilee from Christchurch, where she was Superior of the Convent of Mercy there for many years, and previously was the first Superior of Greymouth Convent, arriving on the West Coast 50 years ago. She was a native of Menagh, Tipperary, Ireland, and was 82 years of age. Deceased was attacked by a stroke of appoplexy, dying four hours later.

The election of officers of the Manawatu branch of the New Zealand Teachers’ Institute for the ensuing year resulted as follows: — President, Mr. H. Gabites; vicepresident, Mrs. Eggers; secretary, Mr. G. IL Espiner; auditor, Mr. A. W. Thompson’; executive, Miss Chapman and Messrs Campbell, Thompson, Swinbourne, More and Joblin. The following were appointed delegates to the central committee: Mrs. Eggers. and Messrs H. E. Gabites and W. A. Swinbourne. Mr. W. E. Hird (Taihape), was appointed as advocate to the Grading Appeal Board.

World-wide birthday congratulations were received by Miss Ellen Terry, of London, who was 80 years of age on Tuesday, and included a telegram from Their Majesties. Miss Terry was inundated with letters, sonnets, poems, and telegrams, and the telephone was engaged all day long transmitting. The post bag contained offers of a patent medicine cure for bronchitis, and old-fashioned prescriptions for colds. Great bunches of flowers arrived continuously. A special programme was broadcasted, largely played by the Terry family in the principal successes of her long career. Birthday greetings were spoken, and Miss Terry’s broadcast reply to the greetings said that a tribute to her was a tribute to Shakespeare, and so to England, for “is not he the chief glory of England?”