PERSONAL.

Otaki Mail, 16 March 1923, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mr and Mrs J. P. Brandon, who nave been holiday-making in Xapier, left for Kotoruu to-day. The fiev. and Mr.- Kcull, ol Otaki, are spending a few days' holiday in Wellington. Miss J. G. Maclean was among the exhibitors at the Cambridge show, and was successful in gaining two firsts for hand-knitted socks. " Mr W. Lowry, aft..-r an extensive trip with the Westminster Glee Singer.-., visited relatives in Otaki yesterday. | He left last evening for the South Is- | land. I Mr W. Howell, sen., of Parapurnunui, claims to have no less than 71 living descendants, the last —a son of Mr and Mrs Gordon Sweetman —being born a few days ago.

Or. H. A. Davies, who '.v;i.- formerly in practice at Levin, and who has been school medical officei at Auckland, retiring from the Department of Health and intends settling in South Africa.

At the conc!u.-ion of the meeting of the Stewards and committee of the Koxt.on Racing Club on Saturday afternoon, the chairman of Committee Mr W, E. Barber) - presented Mr and Mr= Freeman with a handsome and suitably engraved silver travelling clock, as a. mark of appreciation and goodwill from. the Stewards. In making the presentation, Mr Barber referred to the wellsustained popularity of the picnic race meeting of the Dominion, due in a large measure to the secretary's efforts, and also spoke of Mrs Freeman's hospital ity during the past three years on the occasions on which ail committee meetings bad been held in the large diningroom at the club residence. Mr and Mrs Freeman both suitably acknowledged the gift and kindly expressions. Mr Freeman said Trbiie regretting their departure from Fozton ajid the Eacing Club, he- felt that the opportunity which presented itself at Auckland of the management of the Albert Hotel -would be to his advantage.