PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 21, 29 April 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The Rev. F.Copeland, Methodist missionary, whp for the past three years has been in Samoa, returned to Auckland on Tuesday by the Talune. Mr Copeland has been granted three months' leave of absence, and will return, .. to Samoa at the end of ,-,. ■;,: ~!,;,.,;■ ri .;•, i.-,. ~,

A quiet was "celebrated in : the Roman Catholic Bishop's Chapel," New Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, on Tuesday morning, - April 25th, when Miss Eileen Mary, second daughter of the Hon. J. A. Tole, was united to Mr Cyril Osborne, only son of Mr Edmund Mahoney.

Before commencing the usual business at the meeting of the Jersey Breeders' Association this morning the president (Mr E. Kirkwood) moved a motion of condolence with Mr H. B. Lepper, who lost his son in the war. The motion was passed in sih ence, all present standing.

Mr Lambert L. Eaton, late of the Sydney Morning Herald staff, has been appointed editor of the Fiji Times,, in succession to Mr C. Ferguson, who has left for Australia. Prior to leaving, Mr Ferguson was entertained by friends in Suva,. and presented with a purse of sovereigns, in recognition of his excellent work during the brief period of his stay in Fiji.

Adjutant Cook has secured a promise from Brigadier Glover to give a talk on "The Salvation Army m the Land of the Maple Leaf," at 3 p.m. to-morrow. The Brigadier was one of the pioneer officers of the Salvation Army in Canada, and experienced much of the rough-and-tumble of those early days, and should have an interesting story to- tell.

On Wednesday evening, April 19th, a farewell social to Mr W. Stewart, of Kiore (who is on final leave from camp) was held at Huiroa. Mr Stewart has been a willing and valued helper in social affairs and otherwise (states our correspondent), and his assistance will be much missed. In re-r cognition of this, he was presented by the residents with a case of pipes, and by the Ladies'. Hockey Club with a tobacco pouch, suitably inscribed. Mrs H. A. Wilson, of To Kuiti, and third daughter of Mr T. Furlong, of Xew Plymouth, died at New Plymouth yesterday. The deceased lady had been. time, and in January came to New Plymouth for treatment, but all that medical skill and careful nursing could do proved of no avail. Before her marriage Mrs Wilson was a nurse, and Was closely associated with the New Plymouth Hospital, where she held the position for some time of head nurse. Subsequently she was appointed matron of the Hawera Hospital.