GOOD SAMARITAN.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 207, 2 September 1938, Page 3

GOOD SAMARITAN.

HELPED THE NEEDY. AUCKLAND'S GREAT LOSS. DEATH OF MRS. PRESTON. Auckland is proud of its citizcns who' have given to the city great gifts. Their | generosity has been unbounded, and J their benefactions are to be seen on every side, in the open spacer, the fine buildings, and provision ninde for the future. Few have been greater in their open-handed lavishness than Mrs. Caughey Preston, M.8.E., whose death occurred last evening at her home in Princes Street. She had been a highly respected resident of Auckland for nearly 00 years. Even in her girlhood days Mrs. Preston's mincl turned to helping others less fortunate than herself, and she bejran her work for missions in Belfast. There she was on the committee of the Prison Gato Mission. She was married in Belfast to Mr. W. H. Smith, who, with her brother, the late Mr. A. C. Caughey. founded the well-known draperv firm of Smith and Caughey. Ltd. The newlymarried couple went to Xew York, and there she continued her social and mission work. Returning to Belfast with Mr. Smith, they both started a Helping Hand Mission in Corporation and Dock Streets, where the need for assistance amongst the poorer population was manifest. The strain affected Mr. Smith's health, and he came out to New Zealand and settled in Auckland. Shortly of tor ward* he started a Helping Hand Mission in Freeman s Bay. and in this Mrs. Smith worked hard. The first Door of Hope was started in Cook Street, and this ini s-si<m was called after the American Door of Hope, which was a rescue home ni"l a maternity home for unfortunate Jiirls. Mrs. Smith helped him in every wav "lien Mr. Smith opened the Central Mission in Albert Street, where she was president of the visiting sisters. the death of her husband Alr« Smith devoted her time and her income to helping where needed, and built a Hospital m connection with the Methotis College at Paerata. in commemoration of her nephew. \Y. Henrv Caughev. who died in the Great War.' The following year she built a large chapel folic same institution as a memorial to her late husband. Besides this Mr. and for*'fl, m,t . ga ™ a convnlesc ent home for the sick at Lllerslie called the \lexwa 1, 7a' Bfter the late QIU2 ""- This Tho 1 . C « ° Ver to the Hospital Board. J. l "' vs floor at the V.M.C.A. buildings of ° ,^ Irs - S,,lith memory of Ml". Smith. With Mr. Caughev the Church e of M Jl d 0 * ? ' ft t0 thp **etiiodi-t C hutch of the property at Mount Albert \iioth 7 t tlle M<?th odist Orjilianape. Anothei of her benefactions to the church wan a jjift „f £1500 for an orphanage at C hristchurch. C, .';" the °^' asi,, n of the visit of Lord Ireland °'t' v"'® linister of Northern i • to New Zealand in 1929, the deceased presented to the Auckland n ? B a wl 30 of land overlook m,. Blockhouse Bay. to be known as (..ugavon Park. The title deeds were who It i V ' e d ° nor to Lord Cra isavon, ho at her request delivered them to the Mayor. Mr. «. Baildon. Before this r h ° I,O J I ; lvo " to the Takapima Boron"h CounciK Quint on Park, namwl after her mothers birthplace. Jn recognition of er enerosity and public spirit. she was nade a member of the Order of the I «r l ,lre in June. 193.3. | - ter Mr. Smith's death in 1912 she married the Rev. Raymond Preston a di -! re f-l. "T" 4 ** ° f the En " lish Methodist Church, who survives her.

r. c. ROUT.

The death has occurred after a short : "qT P-, Mr - , F : ank (i Jioul. ot 94a. Richmond Road. P o „sonl,v. Born «annate. .Mr. Rout was f,\r some \ears an employee in the linotype department of tlio "Auckland Star" ami as a well-respected tradesman was known newspaper circles throughout "w /ealan.L He was a keen .sportsman, having played representative Rugbv for Southland and Manawatu, and was also a keen cricketer. .Mr. Rout was a member of Lodge Rongomau, Xo. 280, of .Freemasons and was also a member ! of the Auckland Working Men's Club He leaves a widow, two daughters, one of whom is married, and one sou.

MR. A. M. CARTER.

One of Auckland's well-known dental specialists, Mr. Arthur Morton Carter, has died in his 72nd year. He practised in the city for over *40 years and accumulated valuable and interesting examples of dental phenomena, and these were handed over to the Auckland Dental Hospital as a nucleus of a dental museum. Mr. Carter was one of the founders of the New Zealand Dental Association and was for several years president. Many of the dentists now practising in Auckland were coached bv him before the establishment of the dental school at Dunedin. In his younger days he was a keen yachtsman. Mr. Carter was born in Leicester. England and was the youngest son of tl7c late Rev. Charles Carter. He came to New Zealand in the steamer Te Anau in 1881. He served articles with Messrs E. Cox and Sons, of Auckland and completed his apprenticeship in I 1887 when he was admitted as a dentist under a certificate issued at Dunedin by the Board of Examiners of the Otago I niversity. Later he obtained his com-" plete diploma to practise dental surgery. It was in July. 1898 that Mr. Carter admitted into partnership Mr. IT. Foster, of Auckland. For manv years Mr. Carter had his consulting rooms in Karangahape Road near the reservoir. He is survived by his wife, one ' daughter and two sons. Another of his J