PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10612, 19 April 1912, Page 5

PERSONAL

Mr Fred Moore, formerly of Masterj ton, vm yesterday re-elected' President of the Wanganui Agricultural and Pastoral Association. Mr Edward Page has; been elected Mayor of Ekeiahimauhopposoil. This is Mr Page'sfounth term of office. \ The B*V. E. T. Olds, who has .heen appointed to succeed the Rev. J. E. Parsons in the charge jof the < Kuripuni Methodist Church, arrived on Wednesday,, and takes up his duties at once. . . , t Mr J. B. Atkins, of the - Lyceum Pictures, Ma-rton, is. at present in.., Masterton making final, arrangement* for the opening in the Town Hall for the Masterton Picture Company. Mr Lester Murine, late of Masterton, wlio has Ibeen appointed to the charge of the Island Bay and Berhampore Methodist Churches in .the, Wellington South circuit, was tendered a ■welcome social in the Masonic Beihampore, on .Wednesdayevening. : .'": : in the -person of Mrs-Kathenne clair, wife of Mr Donald Sinclair, of Burnside, Loweir Yalleyj at the ripe a.ge of 91 years. The funeral will take place to-morrow, leaving the residence at half-past two o'clock, for the Burnside cemetery. • The Prime Minister (Horn T. Mackenzie) leaves for Auckland on Wednesday next.

'Mr AY. J. Limbrick has heen re-elec-ted unopposed /to the Mayoralty of Waipawa/ This is Mr limbrick's fifth term as Mayor. .-, Mr "Joe" Shaw, who is well-known in Carterton and Masteirton, lias been appointed huntsman to th© Manawatu Hunt Cliib.V Writing to a ifriend in Mr Arch. McMinn states that his health lhas greatly improved of late, and he hopes to be bade in tlie Wairarapa at an early date. < •

Mr and; Mrs left'Carterton yesterday;? for . Chi-istchurch, whete: they taking up their, residence. Mr John Farreil, representing J. !C. WilliamSoni, Ltd.; was in. 'Masterton yesterday", making arrangements for. the appearance here next week of. the --"E\ r ei-ym*omaii ,,; Company.- . \. A very pleasant function took place in the railway goods office on Wednesday evening, whea the. staff met to make a presentaticn to Mr M. P. Kearin, who ha:; been goods clerk here for the past' two and a half years, on. the eve of his transfer back to the Auckland district, -which is his old home. Mr G. Falla, the stationtmaster, in mailing the presentation (a. handsomo marble clock) referred to the popxtlairity .and good qualities of t&e departing member, and expressed tlie hope that his progress in the railway department would.berapid and in keeping "with his ability. Mr Kearin, in a few well-chosen words, thanked Mr Falla for his-kind remarks, and the staff for their magnificent present, and said that although he regretted parting-•'from the Mastertoni -boys,'?, whom he had always found real good fellows, ho was glad-to he again ; returning to STinny Auckland. .Mr Kearin leave." shortly for. the northern city.