PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10167, 17 February 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr J. F. McMahpn, of the firm of McMahon Bros., Was in.Masterton i yesterday making arrangements for,: an exhibition of the Johnson-Jeffriespic? 1 tures in the.Town Hall.next,Monday^At; i Miss Alice. V Maude Wagg, : eldest .daughter.of-Mr " Thomas Wagg, of Masterton, was married to Mr HerDert'George Meale, of • Pahiatua.' ', ; ■','."; v ' "'"?'-^,' ;; '-- .':' - The Bishop of Melanesia* who " is at present in New .Zealand, was in his day a well-known cricketer. As the Rev. C. >Vilson he was a regular member of the Kent eleven, and waß a consistent run-geitter ah|l;ir' fine: field.'>* ' The North Island Brass Band sociation has elected Mr Maurice Cohen a Life Honorary'Meniber as a mark of his eminent services to the A"sfeociationi of which lie was president, for 12" consecutive years. ' ■.. ■ ''"' ■ •r.v','.'. ■■; '■'■ ■'" The Rev. James! Rattray, .pastor bfc/ the Presbyterian Chnrch at; Pohgaroa, ' visited Masterton this week j after an absence of twenty years. He expressed amazement at the strides made by the towhship in the last two decades. .' • It Had, he said, grown out of all rTecog-i : hitibn. ■,;;.. 1 . Mr A. J. Parton, \vjio has been - connected with the; firm- of * Beale ifpr .the past ' seven years, his fevered his connect tion with the firni hi order to gblinto; . business btt his own account, Jiavihg purchased, the plumbing ; and: : ; tin-> T smith;business of;Mr v ;J.;;B.VMcLeo<^^ (it Cartertoh. .During;his (residence in > Mr Parfcoh ha* taken; a •■' great interest in the welfare; of; the c town, and acwmplished mucK us6ful work during|lns j association' with the ' : . l I .St. =•: John: Amiiiilaiicd: ■ and ; /v. i < tJbeT.MiC.'Av;:Mr. : P4rion J was:a , m6ng-' v the enthusiastic spiritSuwha took a (Aleading part, ia securing for Slasterton i thei ambulance hrMgham, ; aiid his ; effcits in this direction, weEti-jgreatfy ; appreciated by clftthe' coinmunity.i:,'■;'.■:■','; '.;■: ':''-,'■■■. W-: •■>.-. V ■'.'/-;,■:.