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Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 March 1943, Page 2

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Mrs Oliver, Christchurch, is the guest of Mrs F. Whitton, Cornwall Street, Masterton. Mrs I. E. Cameron, South Island, is a visitor to Masterton and is staying at Braeburn, Church Street. Miss E. Thomas, who had been staying with Mrs P. Thomas, Lett Street, Lansdowne, has returned to Lower Hutt. The death occurred suddenly at Auckland of Mr Wilfrid Hubert Hemingway, F.P.A.N.Z., founder of Hemingway Correspondence Schools. He was 62 years of age. Mi’ Hemingway pioneered correspondence coaching, both in New Zealand and Australia, and in 1923 opened branches in America. A pleasant evening was enjoyed at the Orange Hall on Saturday night, when Mr and Mrs Stains, and Miss R. Stains entertained a large number of friends at a gift evening, in honour of the approaching marriage of Miss Phyllis Wilton. Miss Wilton was the recipient of many beautiful and useful gifts. Mr W. Cooper replied on behalf of Miss Wilton. The evening was spent in dancing and enjoyable items were given by Miss Betty Barnes. The death occurred at Lewisham Hospital, Wellington, yesterday, of Father A. L. Burger, S.M., M.A. Born at Kumara 58 years ago, he was educated at St. Patrick’s College, Wellington, and at Greenmeadows. He was engaged in pastoral work at Waimate and for many years was associated with St. Bede’s College, Christchurch, where he was rector from 1930 to 1936. He was also for a time in charge of the Marist College at Mittagong, New South Wales,. and was later on the staff of St. Patrick’s College, Silverstream. He was delegate from the Marist Fathers to the General Chapter held in Rome in 1935. The national memorial at Bastion Point, Auckland, to the late Rt Hon M. J. Savage, New Zealand’s first Labour Prime Minister, will be officially opened next Sunday afternoon by the Prime Minister, Mr Fraser. The memorial takes the form of a garden of remembrance and park. The monument rising from the mausoleum, eiectcd by the Labour movement, will also be unveiled by Mr Fraser. The decision to hold the ceremony on the Sunday, instead of March 27, the actual anniversary of the death of Mr Savage, was made because a large number of people who desired to attend the ceremony could, not be present on the Saturday.