PERSONAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 September 1942, Page 2

PERSONAL

The many friends in Masterton of Sister Wallis, who recently met with a serious accident as the result of a fall, will be pleased to learn that she is making satisfactory" progress towards recovery.

The engagement is announced of Grace Hopkins, Auckland, second daughter of the late Mr and Mrs C. Hopkins Masterton, to James Douglas Lyon R.N.Z.A.F., Rongotai, eldest son of the late Mr and Mrs G. D. Lyon of Murchison.

With the death of Mr A. A. Brown, Waikanae has lost one of its oldest settlers. In 1900 he settled at V/aikanae, where he engaged in farming and flaxmilling. He served on various public bodies, including the Waikanae School Committee, the Te Horo Road Board, and the Horowhenua Electric Power Board.

The death has occurred, at the age of 92, of Mrs Annie Quinn, a resident of Upper Hutt, who was well known on the West Coast and in the Wellington district in her conection with the hotel business. The late Mrs Quinn came to New Zealand at the age of 16 with her parents. After leaving Hokitika Mrs Quinn was connected with the management of various hotels in Wellington. .There was a large attendance at the funeral in Masterton yesterday of the late Mr H. T. B. Yates. The Ven. Archdeacon E. J. Rich officiated at the church service and also at the cemetery. Wreaths were sent by the officers and members of Stonehenge Lodge of Druids, the Bridge Circle, the manager and staff of Messrs Dalgety & Co., Ltd., and by the firm of Messrs Dalgety & Co., Ltd. Many other wreathrs were sent by private sympathisers. The pall-bearers were Messrs S. A. Mannering, E. Perrin, J. B. Kent-Johnston, J. A. Wells, J. G. Scott and A. G. Winchcombe. After a long association with local bodies in Wellington and with Labour Party activities, Mi- John Read died yesterday in Wellington at the age of 68 years. Born in England, he arrived in New Zealand in 1900, and after being engaged in bridge building and engine driving in various parts of the Wellington province and Nelson, he became secretary of the Wellington Engine Drivers’ Union. During the last war he became secretary of the Wellington Timber Workers’ Union, and held that position till he retired early this year to become chairman of the Wellington Manpower Industrial Appeal Board. Mr Read served on the Wellington City Council for two years from 1936.