PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 85, 16 March 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Colonel Rhodes leaves Egypt for New Zealand on March 19, arriving April 13. > ' Mr Phil. Myers, the well-known commercial traveller, 'has retired from tire road after 30 years’ work. Councillor Anderson has been re-ap-pointed as the Stratford County Council’s representative on the Egmont National Park Board. Mrs W. H. Bennett, of Warwick Road, was admitted to the Stratfoid Hospital yesterday suffering from appendicitis. Mr Kitchingman, of Rahotu, has been appointed by the Opunakc Town Board as Its representative on the Egmont National Park Board.

Dr. Smith, District Health Officer for Wellington, is in Taranaki investigating tlie caseS of infantile ’paralysis.

Captain W. J. Hardliam, V.C.j who recently returned from the front, was married at St. Peter’s Church, Wellington, on Saturday afternoon to Miss Parsons, of Olriro Road.

Before proceeding with the business at the Waitara Harbor Board, on Friday evening, the chairman referred to the bereavement sustained by Air W. T. Jennings, in the loss of another son—Lieutenant Harold Jennings—who, though dying in Ireland at the rest camp, gave his life for his country as surely as did his brother on the battlefield. The members of the Board, standing, passed a resolution of sympathy with Mr and Airs Jennings.

At the Stratford County Council meeting yesterday* Mr R. Spence (County Solicitor) informed the meeting that lie had received information (unofficially) that he would he going into camp in about a fortnight’s time, having volunteered for service at the front. The Chairman said that he could not say he was sorry Mr Spence had offered his servics. He admired and esteemed him the more for the step ho had taken at the present serious juncture when every ablebodied man should he with the colors, at the same time, he, and the members of the Council would miss Mr Spence and the valuable assistance given by him in his professional capacity, and they hoped he would come back safe in wind and limb when the war was over. Councillors Smith and Baskin also spoke, warmly commending Mr Spence for his resolution to join the fighters at the front.