Personal.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 85, 1 April 1914, Page 5

Personal.

—— Mr D. E. Hutton has resigned his position as art master under the Taranaki Education Board. The death of the Rev. William Redfern, president of the United Methodist Conference, is announced per Times-Sydney Sun cable service.

Mr Joseph McCluggage intends to offer his services as a member of the New Plymouth Harbor Board at the next election.

Mr D. Butchart leaves on Saturday morning on a trip to Great Britain for the benefit of his health. During his absence Mr Murray will be in charge of his business.

Mr “Jim” Matheson, touring manager for George Willoughby, Ltd., looked in yesterday and notified the booking of the Town Hall for Wednesday next, when “The Beggar Girl’s Wedding” will be staged by the talented company now on tour of the Dominion.

Dr. Mawson was married to Miss Franceska Delpratt, states a cablegram from Adelaide. There was a large' fashionable attendance. The decorations were designed to represent th Aurora Australis in miniature. Model penguins took the place of flowers and the cake represented icebergs. Dr. and Mrs Mawson leave to-day for Europe.

Lady Helen Munro-Ferguson, the wife of the new Governor-General of Australia, is a fully trained nurse, the first woman, by the 1 way, of that noble profession, by reason of the office of her husband, to be styled “her Excellency,” and (says the Hospital), the performance of the important social, duties which the new Governor-General’s wife will be called upon to perform, will be watched with quite an unusual degree of interest by members of the profession, which in earlier days rvas adorned by Lady Helen Hermione Blackwood.

The Rev. David Meadowcroft, a retired Congregational minister, died yesterday at his residence in Wellington, aged 7o (says a Press Association message). The deceased spent some time as a missionary in India, was then stationed at Perth, arid later .for 32 years as minister of the East Melbourne Congregational Church. He retired four or .five years ago, and came to. Wellington to reside. .He leaves a widow, four,sons,and four daughters. The deceased .was an expert Egyptologist, learned in religions of India, and was a prominent Mason.

. The. golden wedding. v of Mr and Mrs T. C. Worboys, _ and also the silver wedding of the Rev. James Worboys, were celebrated at the invitation of Mr and Mrs G. H. Htibliard, at Hintonholme, Maryvale, Wellington, N.S.W. on Thursday, March 19, at noon. The day was, a red letter day in the family, as, apart from the two interesting celebi'ations, it was also the 76th birthday of Mr Worboys, sen., and the 21st birthday of the Rev. Jas. Worboys’s eldest daughter. Mr Worboys ? sen., was induced to emigrate to Australia through. hearing a lady, a native, of Van Diemen’s Land, as it was ■ then. called, speak of the promises of the young country, and he sailed .ior. Sydney in the ship Jobn and Lucy on February 20, 1857, arriving at his des-; tination on May 26 of the same year. He retired in comfortable circumstances 12 years ago, states the Sydney Daily Telegraph. His wife’s maiden name was Seaton, daughter of Mr Daniel Seaton, of Ramsay, Huntingdonshire, a life partner whose noble character made her an ideal helpmate! Their marriage took place on March 22nd, 1864, and now has come their jubilee of happiness, with their family of three sons, two daughters,, and 29 grandchildren, with but few exceptions, surrounding him and his wife. Mr and Mrs J. Worboys were married on March 22, 1889, and are popular la' the district.