PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 770, 19 March 1910, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Hon. T. Maokenzie, Minister _ for Agricultnre, returned from Ms visit to the Wereroa State faimiTßsterday. The Hon. E. H. J.' Reeves, MJLC, is at present on a visit to Wellington. The Trades Council has elected the following-' officers for the ensuing : twelve months:—President, Mr. E. J. Carey; vice-president, Mr. T. L. Muir; secretary, Mr. F. Eyling (re-elected):"■■: treasurer, Mr. W. Cooper; trustees, Messrs.. Rear? don ; and Smith; auditor, Mr. B. Ford; management committee, Messrs. Naugliton, O'Keefe, Hare, Barber, Kertland; press reporter, Mr.-E. ; J. Carey, i ;

'The Eev. Dr.''Cleary - has (says the "Tablet/ , of : which ■ paper he is editor) had a very agreeable time in Uruguay and 1 Buenos Ayres. He spent some days in Monte Video, where he was .received with great cordiality:by the.bishop, thecathedral, clergy,, the Salesian Fathers in their great workshop schools, and the Jesuit' Fathers who are in charge of .the. fine ecclesiastical seminary there. .' Froin Monte Video Dr. Cleary went inland as far as Coluiiia, meeting everywhere with the greatest courtesy from the clergy and. from lay fellow travellers. From Colonic ho crossed to Buenos Ayres, a four-hours' -. trip by steamer across the great Plata Eiver, which looks like a wide arm of the 6ea. In Buenos .Ayres the Bey. Dr. (Jkary was at time of writing the ■ guest of tho learned and genial Vicar-General of the arch-diocese. Every, day was . 6pent _in visiting the great educational, charitable, and other institutions with which.the city abounds. Dr. Cleary »as also fortunate enough to have. interesting and instructive interviews with the-Minister of the Interior and other:members of the Cab-, inet, a rather unusual. favour for New Year time. . With the sanction of the Archbishop and the zeal-and acnvity-.of. tho Eight Eev. Itousignor L'ssher, he also formed an.agency in.connection vnthitne ionrnalistic ■ apologetic' work recently taken up by the Australian Catholic Truth-Society. , .

■ The Rev. Frank Tucker (Presbyterian) and, Staff-Captain Robert, •Greenfield • (Salvation Army) are ■ gazetted officiating ministers under the Marriage: Act. . Mr. Mackenzie,, Commissioner of Crown Lands, is expected to return from an official visit to the Wariganui district at' tho beginning of next week. • • ■ ■: Mr: H.\NV Holmes, general secretary of v the Wellington Y.M.C.A:. returned from Auckland yesterday.' . - : . : . ; ; . Mr.' A. R. Thomas, the: new physical, director of the T.M.C.A., was welcomed at a meeting of the gymnasium members last evening, over which Mr. J. G., W. Aitken, president of the asosciation, pre-: sided Speeches of welcome were followed by a basket-ball match, and a discussion then- took place on ■ the proposed work■'■• of the. year. ; ":■.■;■' ■';.-. ■ ■■ • Mr B. M. Ryan, who is at present at Hie Y.M.C.A. Training College, Springfield, TJ.S.A., has been appointed_ director • of the boys' work of file" Wellington Y.M.C.A., in succession to Mr. G-. W. Adair, who has resigned the position. •Mr. Adair, who lias tho distinction of - having been the first boys' work director of a T.M.C.A. in Australasia, will carry on the work till after liister. ' Mr. Ryan, who was a member of the Wellington Y.M.C.A. prior to going to' America, .writ: : not arrive to take it up until the end of the year. ' ■ ■ ' ■ -. ■ - 'Hie Hon. 'A Bnldoy. Otngo; Hon. TT. C. F. Cnrncro<-s, Tnrnnaki; Hon. T. Thompson, .Auckland; and Hon. F. .Trask, Nelson, whose terniß of'office, have-inst. expired, were veappointed to the LegislativeCouncil yesterday.'. .... Yesterday the employees of Mr.- J. N. Isaacs (who ie leaving Wellington) met to bid him farewell, and presented hinyn;i[ha bandsome. gold sovereign ease. : Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Swan left.for Syd-. jior by tho s& Warrimoo yesterdas.