Personal

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 51, 2 March 1939, Page 6

Personal

MINISTERIAL Hon. D. G. Sullivan, Minister of Railways, will arrive in Wanganui tomorrow on departmental business. He will leave on Saturday morning for New Plymouth, where he will attend the Taranaki Agricultural Society’s annual show. Mr. R. Laird, Westmere, has been re-elected president of the Paparangi Dog Trial Club. Mr. S. Hay, of Masterton, has been invited to judge the events at the next series of dog trials promoted by the Paparangi Dog Trial Club in May. Hon. A. Hamilton, Leader of the National Political Party and of the Opposition in the House of Representatives, is to visit Wanganui to-mor-row to address members of the party. The Rev. R. C. Patchett, of Patea, has received notice of his tranfer to Waipawa. He will be succeeded by the Rev. W. J. Henderson, of Ravensbourne.

Mr A. F. Moncur, M.P. for Rotorua, is to visit Wanganui on Saturday as manager of a team of swimmers competing at the Fordell carnival at Gonville. He will be the guest of Mr. J. B. Cotterill, M.P.

Mr. A. W. Parker, postmaster in Lower Hutt, has been promoted to the position of chief postmaster in Blenheim. Mr. Parker has been a year at Lower Hutt Post Office. Before that he was in the inspection division, G.P.0., Wellington.

Mr. Harry Amos, F.R.E.S., F.A.1.5., general secretary of the Junior Imperial and Constitutional League of New Zealand, has been appointed organising director of the Dominion Settlement Association, and has taken up his duties.

Dr. R. T. Ritchie, Director uf the Division of Public Hygiene, Wellington, is to vis’.t Wanganui on Tuesday next in company with Dr. Cook, medical officer of health for the Wellington district, of Palmerston North.

Mr. J. R. Franklin, who recently left Wanganui to live in the Hawke’s Bay district, was met yesterday afternoon by members of the committee of the Wanganui Aero Club and presented with a silver bomb by the president, Mr. A. S. Burgess. In making the presentation, Mr. Burgess said that Mr. Franklin was a valuable member of the committee as well as being a good flying member. He had done much for the club during his residence in Wanganui, and members appreciated his good work. Mr. Franklin had been successful in many bombing competitions, and it was for this reason that the club’ decided on* a miniature silver bomb for the presentation. Mr. Franklin, in replying, said that he got a great deal of pleasure out of his work for the club.