PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 13, 14 September 1915, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr T. D. Sullivan, Borough Engineer, has been granted his annua! hpliday of three weeks. The Premier (Hon. W.' F. Massey) left Taihape last night for Wellington 1 . Trooper A ; ("Dick") Masters, who has been home on leave, returned to camp this morning. Mx J. B. Hine, member for the district, left for Wellington by the mail train this morning. Mr H. Burmester, manager. New Zealand Clothing Factory, left for Wellington this morning en route to Dunedin. The Mayor (Mr J. W. Boon) will shortly be absent jin the Auckland district for about ten days, and Or. Thompson, as the senior Councillor, has been appointed Deputy-Mayor". A distressing drowning fatality occurred at Te Kiri on Sunday afternoon, a little three-year-old son of Mr and Mrs R. Morris being the victim. The little chap had been playing outside, and on being missed a search was immediately instituted, with the result that the body was found in the creek which flows past the house. All efforts at restoration proved futile.

, The Mayor (Mr J. TV: Boon) at thu monthly meeting of the Stratford Borough Council last night, moved a motion of sympathy and - condolence with the relatives of the men who had died by the war since, the last meeting. The Mayor said all the men had not been killed in action , but some had lost their lives before they reached, the front. The, Mayor specially mehiipiie names of Captain James,arid Privates Kennedy, Falder, Dewar and Doggett. The motion was carried in silence, all members stand-

"One of five brothers," exclaimed the Mayor-of Wellington, in welcoming the Tahiti's wounded, and the cheering was redoubled (states the Zealand Times) as a brave ; chap with one arm entered. This was Trooper Jim Barnard, of the Wellington Mounted Regiment, son, of Mr and Mrs H. J. Barnard, of Eltham, , both of whom were present to receive, their boy. Of this family; three song ..<■ —Fiank, Hairy and Jini —went away with the Main Expeditionary Force, anil Harry was killed in the fighting, at the Dardanelles. : ',: Another so \\\\ .|oe, ; accompanied the bth Reinforcements', and a fifth, Frank, is still meihber of the Earl of Liverpool's Own. The'eldest son, Frank, is still at the front. Truly this family has played a noble part in the defence of the Empire, and Mr and Mrs Barnard are justly proud of it.

A very quiet wedding was solemnised at the resideuce of Mrs 0; M. Curtis, Broadway, yesterday morning when Miss Elsie R. Curtis was married to Mr Robert B. Anderson, the officiating minister being the Rev. J. Pattison. The bride, who was given away by her uncle, Mr G. N. Curtis, wore a cream cloth costume with a cortled silk collar and a white silk hat trimmed with white ostrick feathers. Miss Curtis carried a beautiful shower bouquet of cyclomeses, heath and spring flowers, having a touch of pink interwoven. The bridesmaids, Miss Millie Curtis (sister of the bride), and .Miss Jean Beattie (niece of the bridegroom)were attired in crieme diagonal serge costumes and black picture hats. Each carried a silver purse—gift from the bridegroom—and a bouquet of white and pink flowers. Mr Gordon Anderson, brother of the In idegroom, was best man, while Mr Roy Curtis acted as groomsman. The bridegroom's, gift to the bride was a lovely diamond brooch set in plutimini, and that from the bride to tho bridegroom a silver mounted shaving outfit. Presents were very numerous, and handsome, and included several cheques. Mr L. R. Curtis, who is in the non-coms, training camp at Treutham, was unable to be present, but sent a telegram expressing good wishes. The happy pair left—amidst showers of confetti and good wishes—by motor car early in the afternoon for .North. The bride's travelling dress was a navy blue costume with jfl white collar and a white bat containing an ostrich feather. The wedding cake was the work of Mr F. A. 1 Cramer, of Broadway!