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New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10284, 20 May 1919, Page 3

Chaplain A. firay, after spending about- three years and eight months m tho military" training camps, has received his discharge, and is taking up his duties as a Salvation Army statf officer. Ho has been in charge of the Salvation Army Institute ;ij Ta'uherenikau, Avondale, and Tr<3rtfch»in"(at"the" latter place for over three yi-ars), winruing golden opinions from all concerned." It is interesting to learn that a Salvation Army chaplain has been iflio [one padre associated with headquarters mess at Trentham since the very beginning of the camp. ■Mr G. J. Hodgins, who has been employed in the Marine.,and. Inspection ,of 1 Marihiiiery Department for the last three and a-balf years, was presented yesterday by Mr R. Duncan, the Chief i inspector of Machinery, on behalf ot I the local technical staff, with a solid silver bread-plate, suitably inscribed, on the occasion of his severing his connection with the department consequent on the return to duty from active service of Mr G. H. M eir, whose olaco Mr Hodgins filled whilst he was at the front. The Chief Inspector referred to tho good feeling that had always existed between the local staff and the recipient, and' to the fact that Mr Hodpi.ns was always courteous and ohlicing in the discharge-of his official duties. Mrs S. Allen, of Xew .Plymouth, is lorn-ins for England on the lonic. Mrs Allan has been honorary secretary of the New Plymouth Plunket Society, and on Friday was presented by her conrnitUje w : th a travelling bag as a farewell gift. • • One of Wnnjrnriiii's oldest settlers, in the person .of Mrs Treadwell, passed away on Friday, Tho deceased lady, who was the. widow of the Into Rev. James Treadwell, rrriv«d in Wnnganui with her husban'd.in IS7G. and during Mr Trendwell's ministry of 20 years at St. i'aul'f ■•he proved herself a worthy helprnen,. A familv of three daughters nnd tnree sour are left. The daughters are. Mrs Molntvre and Misnes J. B. and H. M. Treadwell. and the sor>a are Mr C. H. Treadwell, barrister, of Wellington: Mr W. ,T. Tr'er-d----well. barrister, of Wnnganui: and Mr J. H. Treadwell farmer, of Eltham.