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Manawatu Times, Volume 69, Issue 66, 21 March 1944, Page 2

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Mrs. B. J. Jacobs, Roy Street, who has been visiting Dunedin, is now in Christchurch and will return to Palmerston North at the end of the week. Miss May Murray, Palmerston North, left this morning for Wellington to be present at tho afternoon party, givenin honour of her Excellency, Lad y Nowall, by tho Wellington Women’s Club. Visitors to Palmerston North who have arrived or are arriving today for tho Morrison-Towshend weddiug include the Misses M., C., and I. Yeatman, and Mrs. A. E. M. Laurie, of Christchurch; Mrs. C. Gaunt, Miss M. Williamson, Misses Iris and Thelma Williamson, Misses M. and A. Anderson, Mr. A. Ward, all of Wellington, also Mrs and Miss Morrison, of Eastbourne. The Palmerston North Hospital Board yesterday received and accepted the resignation of Miss A. E. Adlam, who has been district nurse at Levin, and who is to be married. Mr. J. A. Nash (chairman) moved that, the board’s congratulations bo extended Miss Adlam and that the letter convey tho board's regret that she was leaving tho service and thanks for the able work she had done. Friends of Miss Mary Skerrett will regret to learn of her death in London on March 7, 1944, after a- lengthy illness. Miss Skerrett took up her residence in England a few years after the death of her brother, tho late Chief Justice, but always retained her interest in this country and made several visits here, She is survived by two sisters, Miss Julia Skerrett, who lives in the Balearic Islands, and Mrs. M. E. Compton, who resides in Buenos Aires. In her* roport to the Palmerston North Hospital Board yesterday, the matron (Miss L. M. Banks) stated that Bister had tendered her resignation us sister in charge of tho Centennial Block as from April 10 next. Miss Banks expressed her regret that it had been necessary for Sister McPhail to take this step and explained that she had accepted a position with the Southland Hospital Board so that she could be near her own homo for the next year or two.