Jottings About Town

NZ Truth, Issue 1210, 7 February 1929, Page 17

Jottings About Town

True-Sonled New Zealand can ill-afford the loss at so comparatively young an age as such women" as the ivxfe of the Minister of Internal Affairs, the late Mrs. P. A. de la PerreU'ej wnose ■ t recent death took place at Winlou. DORN m 1880 at Milton, the. late lady's studious- girlhood carried: her into the teaching, profession under-appoint-ments to'the.Otago Education Board. Becoming tlie wife, of P.- A. de la Perrelle iii ! 1902, the young- schoolmistress started out onl a social and public career which was . sustained only by her bright disposition; untiring enthusiasm and She became known to heiij.friends and ac<iuaintan.ces "" as;, a splendid type of .true-sQUled ■wpmanhood. As a social worker ■ whpseuactivities embraced practically every branch of a public-spiritpd wpinan F ? sphere, the late Mrs. de : \k PerEelUi -was *d paragon of unselfishness and altruistic: devotion, and Wiritbh may well mburn:its loss. The Plunket Society, /^iftton Competitions Society, "^intpriV. Musical Circle;:, Winton Athen^eiimj Winton Horticultural Society, '--Gjirl^ (jUide Association, .Wihton Ladies': Bowling Club, and "Winton Golf, .; ' Tennis and Croquet Clubs, m ail of which Mrs. de la*. PerreileVwas either as an official or member, ATill feel sadly bereft of > her inspiring good-spirited-ness-arid support.

As a final mark of esteem, over 600 motor-cars marked the route to the graveside m the Winton cemetery.