PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3200, 28 May 1909, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mrs Pee, wife of the President of the Methodist Conference, died in I Wellington on Tuesday morning last. Mr Alfred Hill, the talented Wellington musician, has recovered sufficiently from his recent illness to take an airing. Mr Okey, M.P., for New Ply-" mouth, who has been seriously ill, is making very satisfactory progress towards complete recovery. He is now able to take a little exercise. At Kahautara on Monday last, Mr Albert Masted, of Masterton, was married to Miss May Coe. eldest daughter of Mr James Coe, of Kahautara. The bridesamids were Misses Olives Thirza and Milly Coe and Mr H. Coe was best man. Mr E. Johansen, of Terrace End, Palmerston North, who is about to leave Palmerston for Wairarapa, where he will follow farming pursuits, was entertained at a farewell social at Palmerston North on Wednesday evening last. r»r. Henry Shackleton, father "of /tbfe famous explorer, _ contradicts the statement that his son was born in a London suburb. He was born, he states, in Kilkea, County Kildare, Ireland, on February 15th, 1874, and did not go to England until he was 11 years of age. Mrs Lumsden, who for a number of years resided m Masterton and Lansdowne, died on Tuesday last at the residence of her son, Cambridge Avenue, Wellington. The deceased, who was a widow, and was 74 years of age, was a native of Bedford, England, where her husband had held an important position in the Postal service, and came to New Zealand some 15 years'ago, accompanied by her family, and resided in Masterton till about fgur years ago. The deceased lady was an active and popular member of the Salvation Army, and was ever ready to lend assistance to their charitable schemes. Four sons and two daughters are left to mourn their loss, i