SOCIAL NEWS

Opotiki News, Volume I, Issue 18, 1 April 1938, Page 3

SOCIAL NEWS

— Mrs G. L. Day is enjoying « tour of the North Island. ■s:- *- * ■» it- * AlisseS, /Gladys and Beryl (Aarruth era hareturned from a holiday yisit*A£. Lukataue. S-' * * * * * a * ' k ' /V" Mr and Mrs C. J. Hollard and Miss N, Hollard have returned to Opotiki after an enjoyable and extensive motor tour. k * *• * * * Sister Pritchard, who has been acting as district nurse at Matawai hu* many years, will be tarewelled at a gathering at Matawai on April 8. ■* * * •» s- x *• Mr and Airs S. Burgess and their daughter are visiting Opotiki in the course of a motor tour. They are the guests of Mrs H. Burnett. *■ * # Rev. \V. C. Jonkin. c,!,' the Methodist Church, Inis received notice oi his transfer to Port Albert. Bov. and Airs. Jenkiu will leave next week for their new home. Mr. \Y. It. Wilson, 1 Home Missioner, has been appointed to Opotiki. '** * * Air Kilty, manager of the Auckland 1 branch of Messrs Dalgety and Co. Ltd. is visting Opotiki in the course of a tour of tbe sub-branches of the company. He is accompanied by Airs Ei by. •Si -Si -Si "Si -Si *- * Mr Gilbert Hartsborne, of the clerical staff of the local branch of the ‘ New Zealand Loan and .Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd.. ha* received notice of his transfer to tbo Rotorua branch. He* will commence bis new ' duties l.iter in the present month. -Si * -K- -Si -ii # * Airs U. A. Hart, who has been visiting her sisters, the Misses A. and R. Shaw, Hawin' Street, Gisborne, left on Thursday, accompanied by Aliss B. Shaw, for her new home on the Last Coast Pay of Plenty, vi a Opotiki. METHODIST CHURCH P BlhS f’.XT AT lON TO BEV. AND ' A 111‘S JEN KIN At the conclusion of, the weekly iiieetiria of the* Bible Class of the , .Methodist Church, opportunity was taken by the* members to make a pres- ■ entatiou to Bev. and Airs. Jenkiu prior tea their departure* for Port Albert In making the presentation, Miss Dunn spoke of the* valuable help that both Bev. and Mrs. Jenkiu had given to Bible Class work, and the members regret at losing them. Bev. Jonkin suitably replied. Winners of competitions were Airs Jenkiu, Aliss .Dunn and Aliss D. Connelly. A dainty supper was served and concluded the happy gathering.