PERSONAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 November 1943, Page 2

PERSONAL

Flying Officer and Mrs Trevor Daniell are staying with Mr and Mrs F. Daniell, Essex Street, Masterton. Archbishop and Mrs A. W. Averill, Auckland, will celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of their wedding tomorrow. Mrs J. Thorne, wife of Mr J. Thorne, M.P. for Thames, is staying with her sister, Mrs L. McKenzie, Renall Street, Masterton.

In connection with the examinations held by the New Zealand Institute of Secretaries, Dulcie Routhan (Carterton) passed in secretarial practice stage I, mercantile law stage I and company law. ’ .

The engagement is announced of Ella 'Catherine, youngest daughter of Mrs and the late Mr T. H. Fawcett, Masterton, to Frank William Harrison (2nd N.Z.E.F. on furlough), only son of the late Mr and Mrs E. W. Harrison, Wellington. Mr R. A. Mace, who has been postmaster at Paeroa, has arrived to take up duties as postmaster at Masterton, in succession to Mr M. M. Simpson, who is retiring from the department cn the completion of over 43 years’ service.

The death occurred yesterday, a Wellington Press Association message reports, of Mrs M. J. Menzies, wife of Mr J. L. Menzies, acting trade commissioner for Australia in New Zealand. Mrs Menzies, who was 47 years of age, had been in ill health for some years.

Interviewed regarding his intentions at next year’s municipal elections, Mr T. C. A. Hislop, Mayor of Wellington, stated last night that he had made it clear before last election that while he did not intend to seek nomination again, he would; as a matter of public duty, consider standing for the mayoralty if there should be a general desire for him to do so.

Wairarapa recipients of awards to New Zealand personnel in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the Middle East are: Member of the Order of the British Empire (Military Division), Temporary Captain Frank King; Mrs A. L. King, 75 Dixon Street, Masterton, wife. British Empire Medal, Driver Ronald Cook; Mrs L. Cook, 45 Tui Street, Pahiatua (mother). The death occurred in Wellington of the Rev. Colin C. Harrison, a supernumerary minister of the Methodist Church. Mr Harrison was born in 1867 at Allendale, on the borders of England and Scotland. He came to New Zealand in 1892 and entered the ministry of the New Zealand Methodist Church. For 40 years he laboured in many circuits, including Kingsland (Auckland), Onehunga, Thorndon and Rotorua. He had lived in retirement since 1933.

While watching the cricket matches at the Basin Reserve, Wellington, on Saturday afternoon, Mr Robert Osmond Lamason, building inspector for the Public Works Department, had a heart seizure about 6.30 p.m., and died suddenly. Mr Lamason, who was 67 years of age, took a keen interest in outdoor sport, particularly cricket and Rugby football. His sons, in this respect, have followed in their father’s footsteps, Roy, J. R. and R. H. Lamason all being prominent cricketers and Rugby players. J. R .Lamason, who is now serving with the N.Z. military force overseas, was a former Welling-, ton cricket and Rugby representative captain, and R. H. Lamason, who is now in the Air Force, was a prominent member of the Wellington College Cfid Boys’ Cricket Club’s senior team. Roy Lamason was a noted Rugby three-quarter-back in his day.