PERSONAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 19 March 1940, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr and Mrs E. Boyer, of Masterton. ere visitors to Palmerston North.

Private L. L. Darcy, of the 19th Rifle Battalion, Trentham, is at present on leave in Masterton.

Mr T. Hoare, of Waimate, is a visitor to Masterton and is the guest of his son and daughter-in-law, Mr and Mrs D. B. Hoare.

Mr J. W. Andrews, Mayor of Lower Hutt, and formerly of Masterton, who has been ill for the last four weeks, has resumed his normal duties.

Guests today at the Hotel Midland are Messrs B. Hollier (Hastings), K. Bazzant, P. H. Mason (Palmerston North), W. Rusbridge, D. G. Vincent, H. Ellis, A. Herman, R. Shanahan (Wellington). The engagement is announced of Jean, only daugher of Mr. and the late Mrs. D. M. Douglas, Pownall Street, Masterton, and Gilbert, only son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Gaze, of Masterton, and late of Wanganui.

Mr Lee Hill, the official cinematographer of the- Centennial Baby Contest, is in Masterton, and today and tomorrow will take films of the many Masterton entrants in the competition. Mr Hill's headquarters are at the Regent. Theatre. The death has occurred in Napier of Mr John Cowan, a resident of the town for'3o years. Born in Scotland 57 years ago, Mr Cowan came to New Zealand before the Great War. Since then he had resided for the greater period in Napier, where he was engaged in the building trade, from which he retired five years ago. Besides his widow, Mr Cowan leaves four sons, John, Andrew, Allan and Ronald Cowan, and a daughter. Mr George Henry Dixon, formerly a prominent Rugby Union administrator, died yesterday morning in Auckland, where he had resided for several years. Mr Dixon, who was 80 years of age, was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, and came to New Zealand when about 20 years of age. settling in Whangarei. He followed a journalistic career both in Auckland and Wellington. In 1911 he became manager of the “New Zealand Times,” a position he held till that paper was absorbed by "The Dominion” in January, 1927. Mr Dixon served on the management committee of the New Zealand Rugby Union from 1901 till 1910 and again from 1913 till 1918, holding the position of chairman for 12 years and being president in the 1911-12 and 1912-13 seasons. For his long and valuable services he was elected a life member of the union. Such confidence had the New Zealand union in Mr Dixon’s judgment and ability that they appoint-’ ed him manager of the first New Zealand team to tour Great Britain. This was in 1905. Mr Dixon was a member of the Masonic craft, and was a foundation member and a past grand master of Lodge Karori. In 1888 he married Miss Emma Streeter, and is survived by his wife and four daughters.