PERSONAL

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 9 April 1920, Page 2

PERSONAL

Owing to unforeseen circumstances, .Mr- I'. Brandon will be unable to not as director of ceremonies at the band concert ton itflit. .Mr jin*nis L:imfjill. son of Mr A. A. L;i :u!;ili, of Otaki. took suddenly ill at liO tionn*. Pnlmerston North, n fen* • inv- n-o. I!.* was sen! to th’e Palmers- *• iri North Ho>jtiia!. v. h«*re he was yesP i iny operated upon fur appendicitis, -«u«'fssfully, and O now doing as well .-it i-.’iii ho oxpwetcd. wetlfiing was celebrated nt. tht lioiuo of Mr and Airs A. Gardner, Oroua Do'.vns, on Wofinesday. by the Rev. T. llidli'iay, when Mr Kwineis Thomas Jolmsoii. of Karamea. Nelson, whs uaiit‘d to Klsi».» Harriet, daughter of Mr and Mrs A. Gardner. A large nmn-bi-i of guests wero }»resen! at the ceremony. and the bride and bridegroom were the recipients of many tokens of esteem and good wishes. ATr and Afr* .bd.n-on will take up their residOße* at Karamea. si-ter Herbert, who in shortly to can-i* the matrimonial state, has >« \crcd her '-onnect.ion with the Otaki Hn-pital. after a good le-ngth ol sertlierc. during whieb she has proved favourit*- ami u<>n golden opinions fj-o-ii all. Prior to lor d**|»nrture. she wa made tio- i« - ij»»*• i:t Ot a s»*t of tears and solid silver butter knife f.y rji-- -ra/T of tiie Hospital and Sana tori.!; l , the presentation being made ni ;• litt-h* fare*.’, oil fun»*tion, a? which • y nice thing- we/e said about the departing -i-tex. t the n;eot ( jig of the 1/a JlMCfton N-r* ;• Ho-jotal Poard ye-’«-rday a vote of c<, ndojenre v.:i- ].a---ed a, Mr W. M a "loch < ATey.tr ot >hannon sad a. 'ihtiij i('T <s f the Hoard). whose wife pa- « tv.ay recently. The motion rra« : .*o*. «-d by the* chairman GSir •lam€:s \Y a), v. ho referred u, the good vrork do: • by the Jatc 'Mr- Afurdoeh during 4 be roe« ti: -epidemic, and he stated Mr th«- pubdm v.*»,-re grateful for the • • 1 a b]e '-erviees s}»e had rendered during a very frying time. •-;r Jr-.ji!* \V :i on v. as re-eJceted chairman o! the Palmerston North Ho-pita! Po;u 1 for iho ensuing tv.*o year- at Ho.* meeting 'of the Board hold ye *e f fj-:y. The n.otion v, a-, moved by Mr b A. Nash. AJ.P., who referred to the approaching eomplerjon of the Board 7 - 1.-uilding programme, saying that it wa- desirable that Sir James Wil-o.t be re-elected. Mr AT. A. Moody seconded the motion, wbieh wan carried v.*,t;' aprdau.e. there being mo other ■nomination-. In ret iruing thanks Sir Jarne- Wilson said that, when the addi**on- to the hospital ’.vere completed '•‘nor* Jv they would have one of the b**t }.o-piraG in New Zealand. He .specially referred to the assistance given to • he work of the Hoard by Dr Whitaker. The Meet final apparatus for the hospiMil had left Kngland at the end of February, and it should be here at an f-ariy date when Ihe new hoftpsteJ T/tiildir.gs v. ere ready, Janie.-’ Wilson ha? been chairman of the Board fur noiLfg •v e.cty years.