OBITUARY

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22723, 30 May 1939, Page 2

OBITUARY

MRS A. UIKRORRHS [THE PRESS Special Service.] BLENHEIM, May 29. The death occurred this morning at Tuamarina of Mrs Adelaide Burroughs. Born at Shrawley, in p°icestershire. Mrs Burroughs, wnose maiden name was Powick, came, to New Zealand when seven years of ago in the sailing ship Hinchman. landing at Nelson. After spending three years in Nelson, she came to Blenheim Mrs Burroughs used to relate that the only lodging available was at a large manuka and raupo wharc. which served as an hotel. Mr Powick latci purchased the "Mount Cook farm, near Marshlands, where Mrs Burroughs was married by Archdeacon Butt to Mr John Burroughs, The Wairau river was in high flood at the time, and it was feared that the Archdeacon would be unable to be present, and that the wedding would have to be postponed. However, riding from Blenheim through flood water to the bank of the Wairau at Spring Creek, (he Archdeacon found that the ferry punt had been washed away. He secured a Maori to paddle him across the river in his canoe, and as the bride's brother was waiting with a horse on the northern bank of the river, (he minister soon arrived at the home and performed the ceremony. Mr and Mrs Burroughs settled at their farm at Tuamarina. Mr Burroughs died in 1913. and since then Mrs Burroughs spent most of her time at the old home. living with her son, Mr A. Burroughs, and Ins family. Mrs Burroughs was a devoted member of the Methodist Church. Some years ago she had the honour of laying the" foundation stone of the new church at Tuamarina. Six of her nine children survive, the sons being Messrs Charles Burroughs (Queensland!. John Burroughs (Spring Crock', and Albyn Riirroii°'hs i Tuamarina!. and the daughters, Mrs A. Braddock (TuaiiitU'inn*. Mrs Jennings (Wcllin^-

ton') and Mrs F. Greenwood (Wellington). There are 2.1 Grandchildren and 41 Great-Grandchildren. MRS A. JARMAN Mrs Annie Jarman, whoso death occurred recently at Darfield, was born in Derbyshire, England, in 1857. She was the only child of the late Mr James Gough (Kirwee), who had returned to England, arriving back at Grccndalc on December 16, 1876. Mrs Jarman snent 42 years of her life on the farm. Nesslca, Grccndalc. Later she lived at Darfield. In 1884, she married Mr Thomas E. Jarman, who died in 1906. There was a family of three daughters and five sons. Those who survive arc Mrs G. M. Poison (Mcrivale), Mrs Robert Gunn (Racecourse Hill), Mrs Quentin Wright (Annat), Messrs Charles G. Jarman (Grecndale). and Thomas D. Jarman (Hororata). There are 22 grandchildren. The funeral was conducted by the Rev, F. Gowenlock. at the Grccndalc cemetery, the bearers being four grand-sons—-Messrs Frank and P. Poison, and Frank and Burton Jarman. BUSINESS WOMEN'S ROUND TABLE CLUB The fortnightly meeting of the Business and Professional Women’s Round Table Club \yf)s held in the Young Women's Christian Association's club room last evening. Mis? M. Duncan presided. Miss Jean Campbell spoke of the activities of the Young Women's Christian Association's World Council, having attended this in 1938. Five points were emphasised at this council meeting, but the one Miss Campbell dealt with was Great Britain’s international responsibility. She said that until persons could, as individuals and as nations, discuss problems in the spirit that they wore discussed at an international conference no thoughtful individual could rest.