PERSONAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 February 1939, Page 4

PERSONAL

The Governor-General, Viscount Galway, left Auckland by the Limited express for Wellington last night. On Wednesday he will attend the Masterton Show and perform the official opening. He will return to Auckland on Saturday. The Rev H. E. Edridge, pastor of Miramar Baptist Church, and Mrs Edridge, were visitors to Masterton yesterday. They were the guests of Mr and Mrs Teeboon, Lansdowne. A well-known resident of Johnsonville, Mr Leonard Durling, died recently at the age of 85 years. Mr Durling was 1 born in Kent and came to New Zealand by. sailing ship in 1874. He was employed by the Johnsonville Town Board for many years. Mr Durling, whose wife predeceased him nearly 31 years ago, leaves a family of six daughters and one son. The funeral of the late Mr John Flood Henderson took place in Masterton yesterday afternoon. Services were conducted at the house and the graveside by the Rev T/ V. Pearson. There was a large cortege and a number of beautiful wreaths were received. The pallbearers were Messrs A. Smith, N. Swanson (sons-in-law)-, H. Henderson and W. Henderson (nephews), and I. Renall and C. McKay. The death occurred at the Greytown Hospital yesterday of Mr Jack Workman at the age of 60 years. In his younger days the late Mr Workman was a noted Wairarapa footballer. For many years he played for the Greytown seniors and assisted his club on more than one occasion to win the championships. He was an outstanding forward and played for several seasons for the Wairarapa representatives, he and Billy Jackson being a noted pair of Greytown players in the Wairarapa team. He was also a capable member of the Greytown Volunteer Fire Brigade over a long period of years. Possessing a genial personality he was very popular with all who knew him. ,

Well known for her work for the welfare of women and children, Mrs Sarah Ellen Oliver Snow died at her home, Ghuznee Street. Wellington, last evening, at the age of 75 years. She had been a member of the Wellington Hospital Board at intervals for the last 25 years and continuously for the last 13 years. Mrs Snow was the first woman member elected to the Wellington School Committees’ Association. She was a prominent member of the Wellington North branch of the Labour Party and had been a delegate to the Labour Representation Committee since its formation. She also took an important part in the formation of the Housewives’ Union which was later merged into the Women’s Branch of the Labour Party. For some time she was an associate member of the National Council of Women. Mrs Snow was knocked down by a tramcar after attending a special meeting of the Hospital Board on January 19, and did not recover from the shock of the accident.