PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10597, 1 April 1912, Page 5

PERSONAL

The Hon. J. A. .Millar, who is leaving shortly qh. a visit, to Sydney, was ; presented ?by the staff bf-i>he Railway with a silver ink-stand »and offico clock "on Saturday. I?- ■; '..;'' ■•. ■■'■■.. •■•■.-■ t Mr C. 0. Ross and family will leave jMasterton on' Wednesday on a fortnight's holiday trip'to Rotorua. Mr W. F. Massey, M.P., leader of the Reform Party, is at present in Wellington. I Mr H. L. Salmon takes up his dut-, i tes as. clerk to the Featherston Town ; Board to-day. I A London cable states that Mr T. |M. Wilford, M.P., sails for New Zeafend? thiSi'montJi, and that his health ■ jftie Rev. J. Gibson Smith, of Wel.:lnigton, is at present>a. visitor to Masiilfrton. lilr'E. A. Wright, formerly M.P. jffbr Wellington South, lias announced ' himself a candidate for the Mayoralty of Wellington. Mr G. Shirtcliffe has declined nomination. The Earl and Countess of Mortone are expected to visit the" Wairanapa jf-this week. | Mr A. L. Herdman, M.P., has left jgpri a holiday trip to Australia. " iw . .. \; || lb is understood that Sir Joseph -Ward will visit Australia prior to tho of Parliament. . '■%. presentation was made on Saturday night to' Miss Olive Richards, by.tab, members of the • staff of tlie.. iM\F.O.'A:, on her severing her confnection 'with, the firm,. after many ■j years' service. The present took the I'form of a manicure set' and silverIraounted comib. m Mr'Xtj Minrfie, who hati' been a#. wiointed to- tiho charge of the Island ptay Methodist Church, in the Wefling;||bn South-circuit, will leave Master~Wm'on Wednesday next to take up his lllties.. He will/bo tendered, a fareJ^Ml i social in the Methodist school,:sl|p on Thursday week'. >"ssKr'T:. GoMaspn,.who flias been on a -tliSe months' holiday to N<nv ; Zealand, this .morning and England on Thursday. As .kpexrPresident of the local Chamber Mason has been apl»uited to represent the Masterton Miamher -;at "the Imperial Conference Kf Chambers of Commerce, to be held fin London in June next. Several rermits from the Masterton Chamber are fcto be foim-arded ;ori to Mr Mason. »a3ie,E67.. J. E..Parsons, who has ||f|g on ; iri',charge;iof tho Kuripuni Meth-Caiurcht'-foi': some months past. tendered a "farewell social in .CJrorch on Thursday <lef|pjng next, before he leaves to take new appointment at Taihapo. will bo succeeded at Kuri:i^fflpby:.Mr;,E..T.' :01ds, of ChristmSii.-. d,ds,;' w ' 10 ,vas in charge of the j|S|aster,ton Church for a short time. W A pleasant function took place in on Saturday afternoon, fewheii close Upon a hundred of Masleading citizens assembled'at Wm& shop of Mr|E. Welch, to bid goodand iMrs Welch, who are peSing onthe Bth inst. on\a trip to mhefpld Country. ]Mv J. M. Coradine, Btha'lMayor, presided, and referred to %he'popularity of Mr Welch, and to the'.esteem in which he was held 'by a widQ''"circle of acquaintances in the JWaifarapa, and also spoke of the in--he had taken in all forms ctf s*M?<?ft, particularly cricket and. footin the former of which he took active .part during the season just Sigtded. In concluding, he wished Mr slapd Mrs Welch a very pleasant voyage ffgjid .a safe return in improved health. jMe&srs G. R. Sykes, M.P., J. H. Paul--o§jfflK, J- B, IMeKenzie and a number of also spoke in felicitous terms rethe popularity of tho genial '"•iSSSII " who was one of Masterton's "Safe known citizens. Mr Coradine " Mr Welch with a hand,Vso!«WS "travelling (bag, and Mrs Welch ;\nsfla hand ibag, as a token of esteem pfrbm their many friends. Mr; Weldh |;Kriefly replied, and said that though ||li&looked forward to his visit to the Country, he knew that lie would forward with more pleasure on '"'itjris 'home-cominig to join his friends in #Masterton. Three cheers for Mr and Welch terminated a very pleasant j|p;atlK!ring. P%& ~~~ "~ "

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