PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 June 1920, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The resignations of Nurse Slater and Nurse Crocket were received*at the meeting of the Hawera Hospital Board on Monday, and were accepted with regret.

Amongst the passengers for Wellington yesterday by the mail train''were the Hon. W. Carncross and Mrs- Carncross; Mr. 0. Hawken, M.P., and Mrs. Hawken; Mr. R. Masters, M.P., and Mrs. Masters; Mr. S. G- Smith, M.P., and Mrs. Smith, and Mr. W. T. Jennings. At the meeting of the Egmont National Park Board at Stratford yesterday, several members referred to the impending departure for Auckland of the chairman (Mr. G. H. Bullard). A motion expressing appreciation of his work in connection with the Board was carried by acclamation.

Miss Ettie A- Rout, honorary secretary of the New Zealand Volunteer Sisters, has received a certificate "for gallant and distinguished services in the field.' 1 The Secretary of State for War, in forwarding it, writes: "I have it in command from the King to record his Majesty's high appreciation of the services rendered."

The death occurred at Brookside, Canterbury, on Monday last of Mr. William Boag Cunningham, chairman of the Ellesmere County Council, and a gentleman esteemed throughout the province. He was a very successful breeder of Shorthorns, and in 1914 he was president of the Eliesmere A. and P. Association. Mr. Cunningham was 40 yeras ot age. Several presentations have been made to Mr. and Mrs. H. Brookman to mark their retirement from the White Hart Hotel. Commercial travellers presented a suit-case to Mr. Brookman, and a Wilton bowl and a Royal Doulton vase to Mrs. Brookman; the staff of the hotel showed their appreciation of their employers by presenting a silver teapot; while their popularity amongst townspeople was demonstrated in the presentation of a handsome carpet, the Mayor (Mr. J. Clarke) handing Mr. and Mrs. Brookman this gift. The commercial travellers also took the opportunity of presenting Miss Lynch (who has been in charge of the office at the hotel) with a hat box and salad bowl, while Mr. and Mrs. Brookman gave Miss Lynch a pretty tea set. Miss G. E. Broad, matron of the Hawera Hospital for over six years, placed her resignation before the meeting of the Hospital Board on Monday, to take effect on August 9. The chairman said lie had approached the matron in the hope tiiat they might be able to retain her services by giving her ,an extended holiday, which she probably very much needed, but she could not be persuaded to withdraw her resignation. Dr. Thomson spoke very highly of Miss Broad as ( a matron, and said her capabilities went beyond her duties. She had good busi■ness qualities, and was a good organiser. On the motion of Mr- Campbell the resignation was accepted with regret, and it was decided to record on the minutes the Board's appreciation of the matron's excellent services. It was further decided to grant, the matron six months' salary from the date on which the resignation takes effect.—Star.