PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10650, 5 June 1912, Page 5

PERSONAL

Commissioner Richards, '■ the , new Salvation Army commissioner lor New Zealand, has arrived at Adelaide by -the Arvieto. j Mr G. R. Sykes, M.P., left Master- j ton, for Wellington yesterday after- . moon, to attend a caucus of the Re- j Jorm Party to-day. | Professor Norwood, who concludes his season in Masterton to-night, j 3eaves for Stratford to-morrow morning. The professor has accepted an engagement to appear in. Sydney a* the end of the present month, and will | leave Wellington for Australia on V June 21st. He hopes to return to j ■ New "Zealand towards the end of the . year;- when he will appear in the .South Island. A quiet wedding was solemnised | ' yesterday at'St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral, j,' Wellington, by the' Rev. A. M. John- I ' son, when Miss' Daisy Maud Toogood | was married to Mf Archibald Donald ■Gillies, both of Masterton, Miss Nellie Mansford acted as bridesmaid, -and Mr S. Gillies, brother of the bridegroom, as best man. The honeymoon is being spent in Dunedin. The death is reported from Dunedin «f the Rev. John Elliott Fox, M.A., late Canon of Waiapxi, aged 67 years. Canon Fox, who was a brilliant scholar, was born in Georgetown, Demerara, being a son of the Rev. William Fox, M.A. Mr Denbee represented the Masterton branch of the C.E.M.S at a conference held in Palmerston North this . N week. The death occurred at Palmerston North on Monday of Mrs D'Arcy, another of Mr A. J. D'Arcy, and a very old resident of the West Coast. Mr Edward Pragnell, Secretary of the-.Masterton Fire Brigade, has made formal application for the twenty-five Tears' service gold star provided by iho United Fire Brigade Association. Mr Pragnell joined tho" Masterton Fire Brigade in 1886. Since 1894, he has * .attended 826 meetings of, the Brigade out of 1128. ■ .*'"

Mr'J. Oaradus, of Auckland, has taken Mr Stirling's position/'at the Eketahuua branch of the Bank of New South Wate the latter having been transferred to Greymouth.

The marriage took place at the Ohurch of' Christ, Pahiatua, on Tues-day,-of Miss Avia May Brown to Mr E. A. Blampied, of Dunedin. The bride was dressed in cream ch.rysalli.ie, trimmed with silk and insertion. She jalso wore the orthodox veil and orange Mossorns, und carried a shower bou«juet. She .was .attended by Miss.A. 15..8r0wn, who wore cream serge.. trimmed, with braiding and silk, also a Jilack velvet hat, and a. gold bangle, the gift of the bridegroom. The bride was given away by her step-father (M J. Anderson).

iMr J. M. Coradine, Mayor of Maslertoh, has 'been appointed to represent the Maistertoii) Borough Council at the forthcoming Municipal Conference.

The death occurred at her home, "Newstead," Featherston, yesterday .morning, of Mrs Ann Monckton, relict <of the late ..Mr-Frederick Monckton'. whose death took place three years ago. The deceased lady had -been seriously* ill for a. lengthy period. The late Mr and Mrs Monckton came to New Zealand from . England about thirty years ago, and settled in this district. Mrs Monckton was widely known and greatly respected, and she leaves a large family of grown up sons and daughters. The funeral obsequies take place to-morrow. Mr W. T. Mansfield, formerly Town Clerk and Engineer of Masterton, but Oatterly engineer at Wanganrui, last night".tendered 'his resignation as engineer to the Wa.nga.nui Borough Council. The resignation was accepted, and as a mark of appreciation of his work, the Council granted him six months' salary.

Dr. James Bight, professor of Political Economy .at the Canterbury College, has been appointed to fill the vacancy on the Cost of Living Commission caused through the retirement of Mr J. Ross, oi* Punedin.

An Invercargill wire .states that Sir Joseph Ward was tendered a. banquet there Last evening, there being upwards of 700 residents of Southland present; together with the Prime Minister and the Hon. J. A.-Hawaii, Minister of Education.