LEADER PASSES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 197, 20 August 1940, Page 4

LEADER PASSES.

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.

MR. W. UcUILLAN'S DEATH.

Closely associated with friendly society work since the beginning of the century, Mr. William McMillan, of Hakanoa Street, Grey Lynn, died yesi terday, aged 74. Mr. McMillan was one of the moet active members of the Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows in the various districts in which he had resided, and was for two vears grand master of the Unity in New* Zealand. Coming to New Zealand in ISS7 from Scotland, where he was born, Mr. McMillan worked for four years on the West Coast goldfields. He then spent some time at the Zeehan silver mines, Tasmania, before returning to the Dominion to live at Coromandel. In 1905 he came to Auckland and became manager of the City Council's quarries. Mr. McMillan retired about nine years ago. In Auckland, Mr. McMillan was associated with the Good Intent Lodge, and was for many years a member of the! district conference. Ho was on several occasions a delegate from Auckland to the biennial conferences. Taking a keen interest in the wider range of friendly I society work, Mr. McMillan %vas a president of the Auckland United Friendly Societies' Dispensary and Medical Institute and of the United Friendlv Societies' Conference. He was also a pas't master in the Masonic fraternity. Mr. McMillan is survived bv his wife and one son. MR. DAVID HASTIE. A pioneer farmer of the Te Pa pa pa and Mangere districts, Mr. David Hastie passed away at his home in Mountain Road, Mangere, aged 81. Born at Tc Papapa, Mr. Hastie was a son of the late Mr. Joseph Hastie, who arrived in the Dominion from Northern Ireland in 1854 and farmed land on the present site of the New Zealand Fanners' Fertilizer Company's works. In his younger days Mr. Hastie, together with his brothers, improved a block of fern and scrub land near the Mangere Mountain and later farmed at Manku and Clevedoii, finally settling at West Mangere. Mr. Hastie married Miss Elizabeth Crawford, of Epsom, in 1900. He was a senior elder of the Onelmnga Presbyterian Church. He is survived bv his wife, four sons and a daughter. MR. ESAU PRETTY. Son of a well-known pioneer familv in the Raglan district, Mr. Esau Pretty, aged 73, of Brookfield Street, Hamilton East, died yesterday in the Waikato Hospital. Born at Raglan, Mr. Pretty was a son of the late Mr. Joseph Pretty, a Crimean War, Indian Mutiny and Maori War veteran who took up a block of land in the district after serving with the Waikato Militia. Although 52! years of age Mr. Pretty served during th? Great War with one of his sons. In his younger days he was well known as an axeman, winning contests throughout the Dominion. His brother. Mr. David Pretty, was even better known in this connection, being New Zealand champion for 20 years and world's champion for four years. He still holds the world record for the 2ft chop. Mr. Pretty ■who retfred from farming some 10 years ago, is survived by four children. MR. GEORGE FELTHAM. For many years a resident of Stanley Bay, Mr. George Feltham, has died in Auckland, aged 88. With his wife, Mr. Feltham came to New Zealand from Berkshire, England, in 1802. and settled at Stanley Bay. Mr. and Mrs. Feltham , were connected with the' Devonport ] Methodist Church for nearly :"0 vears, < Mr. Feltham being superintendent of the' ! Sunday school for 25 years. He was a * member of the Devonport Recliabites' 1 Lodge, and had been the oldest member 1 for many years past. Mr. Feltham is survived by his wife and an adult i familv. ;