PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 March 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. and Mrs. Walker Rapp, of Boston, U.S.A, who have been touring the Dominion, are at present the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Hare, Omata. Mr. T. R. Strang, formerly of the Invercargill telegraph staff, and lately of Now Plymouth, has been appointed supervisor of the Dunedin Telegraph Office.

The Rev. W. J. Elliott, who has been stationed at Devonport (Auckland) for five years, leaves next month' to take charge of the Methodist Church at New Plymouth. Mr. Eliot King attended at Government House last week and was formally presented by His Excellency the Gov-ernor-General with the Distinguished Flying Cross awarded for meritorious service during the war. Miss Joyce Wilson, eldest daughter of Mr. J. E. Wilson, late of Auckland and New Plymouth, now of Samoa, has been successful in gaining her B.Sc. degree. Miss Wilson studied at the Wellington University. There passed away recently in Auckland a very old resident of Big Omaha in the person of Mrs. Meiklejohn, aged 70. Mrs, Meiklejohn has resided in Lake Road, Devonport, for the last 16 years. With her husband, the late Mr. Septimus Meiklejohn, who predeceased her by 10 years, she was among the early settlers of Big Omaha. She leaves three sons and two daughters, all married, and 15 grandchildren. The approaching departure of Mr. J. Paton from New Plymouth, and the splendid services he lias rendered to golf here, were alluded to by Mr. T. P. Anderson (club captain) at the prize-giving ceremony at the conclusion of the T&ramUci golf championship meeting yesterday. Mr. Anderson mentioned that that was the last occasion on which Mr. Paton would give his valuable help at the Easter tournament, with which he has been associated for many years. The New Plymouth Club, Mr. Anderson Gaid, intended to farewell Mr. and Mrs. Paton shortly, but he briefly referred to Mr. Paton’s departure in order that the visitors might take the opportunity of saying good-bye. Mr. G. H. Bullard presided for the last time over the Taranaki Land Board at a meeting at Taumarunui last Wednesday, March 23, when Mr. J. Heslop took the opportunity of expressing on behalf of the members their very hearty thanks for the manner in which the Commissioner had conducted the business. He had been held in the greatest respect by all, and Mr. Heslop moved that the services rendered by Mr. Bullard be placed on record. Messrs. R/an, Martin and Cleland endorsed Mr. Heslop’s remarks, and Mr. Bullard suitably replied, saying that he had always found it' easy to work with members of the Taranaki Board as they were all practical men, whom he must thank for advice given.