PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10586, 18 March 1912, Page 5

PERSONAL

Mr Chas. Ibbetson, Secretary of the Master ton Y.M.C.A., is spending a fortnight's holiday in Napier.

Mr G. R. Sykes, M.P., has been incited to visit the Territorial camp at Takapau, and will probably accept the invitation.

Bandmaster Hutdhinson, of the Masterton Municipal Band, is to be entertained at a smoke concert this cvenJug.

. Mr A. J. Gordon, who is about to leave Alfredton, is to be presented with an illuminated address on. Friday evening next.

Mr David Crewe will probably be a candidate for the Mayoralty of Pahiatua against the sitting Mayor, Mr W. \V. McOardle.

' Chief Inspector Fleming, of the Wellington Education Board, was a visitor to Masterton on Saturday. Mr A. D. McLeod, of Martmborough, is about to pay a, visit to the Old Country. Ho is to bo asked to rcpresent the Wairarapa P. and'A. Society a.t the annual meeting of the National Sheepbreeders' Association, whicll is to bo held at Doncaster.

• Mr H. L. Cameron, formerly clerk ■of the Court in Carterton, has been appointed clerk to the Featherston Town Board.

Mr H. W. Browne is leaving tho serv ice of the Bank of New Zealand in Featherston, to take up farming pursuits.

Mr William Fuge, chairman of directors of the Featherstan Co-operative Dairy Company, will leave next monh «u a visit to the Old Country. ' Mr Henry Futoher, an employee of the Pahiatua Borough Council, who met with a serious -accident some months ago, died in the Pahiatua Hospital on-Saturday Jast, at,ihe v age of fifty-eight.

Miss Matthews, of the nursing stah of the Masterton Hospital, has replact*d Miss Whitta on the staff -f pahiatua Hospital, Miss Whitta has come to Masterton;

A Press Association telegram Wellington states that Mr F. G. S. WaMegrave, Commissioner of Police and Under-Secretary of Justice, ietires on March 31st, after thirty-eigat years' service. He intends- visiting England and may settle there. Mr and Mrs E. Welch, of Lansdownc, -Masterton, intend visituig England next month. ; ..

]. As. a token of appreciation) of bis ijnaay public services; Mr J; S; Lang.TinuiV: was recehftly by/the settlers of the district with, a liandsome.silver tea and coffee service, and an illuminated address! The presentation was made by Mr A\ Groves ; in a aieat speech.. ; IMrD. l'i'yor, who is severing his connection with the Masterton Y.M.C.A.. was last, night the recip-

V-ient of a "gold-mounted jfohiitain pen ♦ from the members of the institution. Dr. N. Prior made the presentation, . and specially eulogised the work done •by Mr.Prybr in Y.M-.C.A. matters during his stay in Masterton. Mr Pryor suitably responded.

On his departure from Cambridge last week, on his transfer to the stationmastership of FeatEerston, Mr A.: Grow was given a righ royal send off by •the local railway men. Hearty cheers 'were given for their late "chief,", and the train, drew out of tho station amid « din of exploding fog signals. Captain Mitchell, for many years Superintendent of the Dunedin City Fire Brigade, has resigned in consequence of failing health.

At the conclusion of the ordinary service at the Masterton Methodist Church last evening, the senior steward (Mr O. Pragnell) briefly mentioned the sad bereavement of the Rev. S. J. Serpell, in the loss of his wife. Mr Pragnell spoke of the excellent qua.lities of the Mo Mrs Serpell, of her special qualification as a minister's -wife, and of the great loss her death .was to Mr Serpell and family, and to ■the church. Mr Pragnell stated that last Sunday evening a friend had called to see Mrs Serpell, and was requested by the late lady to read to her thc.lo7th"Psalm. It was Mr SerpeH's wish that no memorial sen-ice be held, but the speaker said ho would ask tho congregation to stand as a •mark of sympathy; He would then ask •the preacher (Mr L. Minifie) to read the-107th Psalm. At the" conclusion tho organist played "0, Rest in the Lord," the congregation remaining standing with bowed heads.

At the meeting of Directors of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society on Saturday last, tiho President (Mr W. A. McLeod) took occasion to congratulate Mr R. W. Robson, one of the directors, upon his appointment to a responsible) position in Timaru. Mr Robson, he said, had taken a warm interest in the sdi'airs of the Society since coming to Masterton, and had assisted materially in bringing it to its present proud position. Mr J. H. Pauling endorsed theremarks of the President. It was decided that a photographic group of the directors bo taken, and that an enlargement of the same be presented to -Mr Robson. The expressions of "the directors were suitably acknowledged bv Mr Robson. ■ -•

Mr J. H. Rirby, formerly on the staff of the Wairarapa Daily Times, ■has been appointed to a permanent position on the staff of -tho Danhevirko Advocate.