PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 48, 26 February 1927, Page 11

PERSONAL MATTERS

The Minister of Health (the Hon. J. ■A-v.Young) wi'.l leave for Christchurch on.Tuesday-night to open the Hospital Boards'^Annual Conference on Wednesday., \He ; .wiir return, to Wellington on Thursday.morning^ .■':

Mr.- P.-!;J;.':.p.ufcell,. licensee of the Victoria -Hotel, Petone, died suddenly of heart failure last evening.- '

Mr. W. J. Campbell, Probation Officer :at. ; Auckland, is on.a business visit to Wellington.

Mr. George Buckley, conductor of the Queen Alexandra's Own Band, which on the results ;of the test selections is leadI»?.. f? r,'Hie'-New. Zealand band champion- ?. n!P''. ls. w? u known in Wellington, having -been solo . cornettist under Miv Herd "i. the Wellington Garrison Band in its palmiest days. ■ . ' "

The retirement; of Mr. F. H. Bake.well and, the Rev. J. Kennedy Elliott fro_m the Hospital Board as from the end of the board's year, in April, was specially referred to at the meeting of the Civic League on Thursday evening, and a resolution, was passed thanking both gentlemen for their services to the community as"" members of the board; Special and yery: kindly reference was made to the Rev. Mr. Elliott, Who" has served for'many years as a member of the Hospital Board. -The meeting, while regretting that ..he did not desire to be renominatcd, recognised that such long service entitled him to a-rest from public duty.. These feelings of "appreciation will bo" convoyed by letter to the retiring members. '"