PERSONAL MATTERS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 71, 23 March 1912, Page 6

PERSONAL MATTERS.

The Governor will remain, in Wellington until Tue«sday A when he will Icavo for Dannovirko to open the new Town Hall. On the following day (29th hist.) he will go back to Auckland, and embark on tho Hinemoa on a short Cruiso Lti Northern waters. Sir Jamos Carroll left for Christchtireh last night. Mr. E. A. S. Killick, chief clerk of the Sub-Department of Hospitals, Charitable Aid, and Public Hoalth, left for Sydney last night. Dr. P. J. Monaghan, of Guy's Hospital, London, i» at present on a, short visit/ to Wellington. Ho intends returning to London in tho course of a few day». Mr. H. J. Patten, of Chicago, brother of thft American "Wheat ana Cotton King." with Mrs. Patten, are at present in Wellington. They leave shortly for Auckland, via Rotorua, tuid will spend e^mo time in the Thermal districts, and then return to "Wellington on their way through Iho South Island, which will bo taken al leisure. Mr. Patten is a believer in compulsory arbitration «o loiik only_ as employee* aro compelled equally with employers to live up to (ho terms of their agreement*. Proflt'aharinft had be<m tried in ihe States, 'with boiuo success, and he belioved it to be a fcood thing. At a social meeting arranged by tho ladies of Kent-terrace Presbyterian Church last evening, Rev. J. Kennedy Elliott, ministor of the church, who is leaving for- London, was presented by the rongrefration with a draft on London for £170. Mr. \V. M. Hannay presided. The presentation was entrusted to Mr. David Robertson, one of tlw original olders ot the church. In making the presentation, Mr. Rubettson explained facetiously that t l*o> diat't had betii matte payable on London in order that Mr. LClliott might not spend it before he arrived. For some h\<mty-fivo yearsi Mr. Elliott had rendered faithful service U> the Keiit-terrneo Church, and hir. kindly and gemial manner hud endeared him to all who cumo into contact with him. In thanking the church members for their gift. Mr. Elliott md he contemplated an extended tour in tho Old Country, and he also hoped to visit, Rome. He oxpectod to meet home v? tho principal ministers and nwmboit. of tin* Synod vt tho Presbyterian Church of London and tho General Assemblies of Scotland and Ireland. While he was, absent t);« llev. Hugh lVggs, of Auckland,'would venduet tho ehiuvh sjervi»\'s, Hoy. W. Shin 1/'1 /' tpsliiiod to Mr. Elliott's Risc.c'pssful ministry, and llov. Mr. Bcrps n!so addressed tho meet-in!*. An enjoyablo n.ui-kul jjrojiuir.Mm' was mv.ingcd by Mi. Ciodior, church orjiuuu.l, w;d ujutributed to by Mi&Mh Nl'l)onald, Evajta. A. Bryre, aiid Mwsitt. Smith, t?viidie, and; Dryaftt. ' v

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