PERSONAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 September 1939, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr R. Darroch, of Wellington, secretary of the Navy League, is on a visit to Masterton. Dr Crawford McCullough. Ontario, Canada, formerly president of Rotary International, is to visit the Wellington Rotary Club on Wednesday, October 11. Mr H. A. Young, S.M.. chairman of the Post and Telegraph Appeal Board, who has been attending sittings of the board in North Island centres, has returned to Christchurch and has resumed magisterial duties. Included among the guests staying at the Prince of Wales Hotel, Masterton, are Messrs H. Smith. L. Howe (Aohanga), A. Brannigan (Alfredton), A. Watkins, D. McKay, and C. Knowles (Auckland). Major K. L. Stewart, 0.8. E., N.Z.S.C., who has been general staff officer at the Southern Military Command, arrived at Wellington this morning from Christchurch on transfer to Army Headquarters. Mr R. B. Tansley, who has been manager of .the -Regent and Cosy Theatres, Masterton, for some months has received notice of transfer to the De Luxe Theatre, Lower Hutt. Mr Tansley will be succeeded in Masterton by Mr A. Grant front the Plaza Theatre, Napier. Visitors to Masterton .staying at the Hotel Midland include Messrs J. Miller, G. Cameron. B. Lister. P. Shrimpton, J. Martin. P. Cowan, A. Cowan, A. G. Cedman (Wellington), J. Nunney (Christchurch), A. Spalding, G. D. Holmes (Auckland), W. Mackie (Palmerston North), and J. Hazelwood (Upper Hutt). «

Sympathy with the relatives of the late Mr R. J. Young was expressed at last night’s meeting of the Masterton Borough Council. The Mayor (Mr T. Jordan) referred in eulogistic terms to the work the late Mr Young had carried out over a long period of years in the interests of the town. On the motion of the Mayor, it was resolved to forward to the relatives a letter of sympathy and appreciation of the services rendered to the borough by the late Mr Young,

The death has occurred of Mrs C. D’Oyley Snow at her residence, Mount Eden, Auckland, at the age of 79. Mrs Snow was the oldest daughter of the late Mr G. Forlong, who was well known in the Dominion as an evangelist 50 years ago. She was born in Aberdeen and came to New Zealand with her family in 1876. She lived for some time in Bulls, Rangitikei, latet' moving to Dunedin, where she finished her education. Finally the family settled in Wanganui. Mrs Snow joined the Salvation Army, in which she had eight years’ service as an officer, marrying another officer, Mr C. D’Oyley Snow, in 1892. Later, Mr and Mrs Snow and their family were prominently associated with the Presbyterian Church in Palmerston North, Hamilton and Auckland.