PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 81, 2 October 1929, Page 13

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Minister of Internal Affairs (the Hon. P. Ai de la Perrelle) xeturned from the Auckland district to.day. . MrW.f. Thorpe, an -Australian ethnologist, who has completed Ms work in connection with' .the arranee.men.t=of the South. Sea . Island^ and Melanesian exhibits at the Auckland Museum, left Auckland last night for Wellington to carry out similar work in the Dominion Museum. •'.■'. ,"..'-".

A complimentary luncheon to Mr C ' E. Edmond was' tendered by the members of the New Zealand AUiaEce ' btanding Committee- on Monday to mark the termination of. his occupying the office of general secretary. Mr X C. Spratt, chairman of. the .Standing Committee, presided, and the. Bight Hon. Sir Bobert Stout; .P. 0., ■■ las amongst those present. Mr. Spratt paid an eloquent tribute to the ser.viee Mr. idmond had rendered, and. stated-that the Standing Committee. had that day 5" tj!J following resolution: That the Standing Committee of the W Zealand AUiance1 heartily endorses the high appreciation of. Mr; G.-B Edmond expressed' by the Dominion executive, and- while recording its sincere regret that he is vacating Uhe o&ce of general .secretary, looks forward with pleasure to continued association with him as a member of- the Standing Committee, assuring ■- him that he_ takes with him the committee's best wishes for. success in- tis new sphere of activity." Sir Bobert Stoutthe Bey. 3. B. Blanchard, Mr.. C it Luke, Mrs. N. Peryman, Mr. F. Fete, and Mr J. Edgar also 'spoke in high terms of. Mr. Edmond and his-servl,, to the movement. In responding Mr Edmond aaid that he had been proud to be associated with, the splendid Tinea and women in the .^movement, ifr. Spratt, on behalf oE the . committee ' made a presentation to Mr. Bdmaa^'