OBITUARY.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20260, 31 July 1937, Page 8

OBITUARY.

MRS M. STUART BOYD. WELL KNOWN NOVELIST. (Special to Time.#.> AUCKLAND, Saturday. The death occurred in Auckland this week of Mrs Mary Stuart Boyd, aged 76, a well-known novelist and widow of the late Mi- Alexander Stuart Boyd, a leading English artist and Illustrator. She was an intimate friend of many prominent, writers, including the late Sir James Barrie, and Bret Harte. Mrs Boyd had a rare collection of signed first editions. THE REV F. T. READ. SERVICE IN GREAT WAR. CHRISTCHURCH. Friday. The de ith has oo jurred of the Rev. “Frederick Thomas Mend, aged 70. a member of the North Canterbury Hospital Board and a member of ttie executive of the Christchurch Returned Soldiers’ Association, and acting as supernumery minister at the llenthcote Methodist Church. Mr Read had a long association with the Christchurch Returned Soldiers' Association, being an executive member from 1930 to the time of his death. He was president from 193 1 to April. 1935, ami was during part of that time chairman of the benevolent. committee of the branch. He volunteered for active service In 191 i and was chaplain on the hospital ship Marama in 1915 going to Egypt. He made threi trips n that vessel from Egypt t<» England with the wounded and except for nine months spent at the Machine gun camp at Pa pawn! remained with her until he returned to New Zealand in 1918.