PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 140, 16 June 1933, Page 9

PERSONAL ITEMS

Sir 'Louis Barnett, Sir Hugh Aclan.T, and Dr. D'Ath arrived- in Wellington' this morning from the south to attend the cancer campaign meetings. Mr. R. J. Allender arrived in Welling-"1 ton this morning from Dunedin, and is spending a week with his parents at Hataitai. ■'.■■.."'".' . Without1 opposition, ■_. Mr. 'W. C. Meldrum was appointed chairman ot" the newly-elected Hutt Park Committee last night. He briefly welcomed tho old members, who had -been'returned and the new members, Messrs. F. Campbell, W. 11. Wilson, and E. N. Campbell. . • ■■■■,■■;. Letters of thanks and-appreciation are to be sent by the Hutt Paik Committee to Messrs. A.. jf. Hobbs, A. Walker, J.'.W. Longman, and D. S. Patrick, former members of the committeo who have rendered yeoman service. Special reference was ■ inadu a-t, the meeting of the cbmmit'teo last night to the excellent work of Mr. Hobbs. '- * .'

Mr. and Mrs. A. B. F., Macifly, Wellington, have now settled down ill London. Mr. Mackay, who is a master of e6inmerce of the University of New j Zealand, has taken up his duties as j finance offijier at New Zealand Hous<.>. He has also enrolled at the Londoa iSchool of Economics, and hopes to submit a thes>Ls for the degree of doctor of philosophy. ' Mr. Ralph Bannister is t6 leave Wellington, tomoirow to take up an important position, in the legal firm of Messrs. Chamberlain and Saudeinau, Wairoa. Mr. Bannister was a distinguished meinbci' of the "Victoria University College Debating Society, and a winner for two years of the Joynt Scroll awarded for debating. Ho was also an active member of the Repertory Theatre Society. _ The funeral of the _ late llr. .T. McNccly, a very well-known and iespocted inomber of the railway service, who has lived in retirement for the last ten years, took pla'cc at th» Karori CcmeteTy on Sunday. The service was conducted by the Rev. J. R. Blanch ard, i A large and represehtative gathering attended at' the deceased's late residence and followed th« remains to the cemetery. Among those present were Messrs. J. and K. McNcely (sons of the deceased), and J. and G. McNeely and A. Ballinger (relatives); also Messrs. K. W. McVilly, H. Hayes, T. Bodcn, R. McKec, 11. Townslicnd, C. B. Edmonds, W. Bray, B. Hunter, 0. McCabe, J. Tracy, L. A. Tracy, F. Browne, A. Everett, D. M«Kcnzie, F.*Lilley, G. Key, W. Ewart, P. I). Clark, J. Bruce, H. J. Buid, W. Flanagan, H. Redshaw, L. Atkinson, J. Porter, J. R. Smith, ,T. A. Hunt, J. Alcorn, 0. H. Thomas, T. Stevenson, G. Munro, D. Barr, G. Reid, T." A. Thomas, and T. Dennis. Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Hitch (Washiu£ton), Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Newburgli (Christchurch), Messrs. R. J. Lumsden. (Invereargill), P.' W. Herrick, H. V. v Headley, and G. F. Herrick (Hawke'a Bay), and \V. J. Brown (ChristQhurch1) arc among the guests at the Hotel SI. George. Staying at' the Royal 'Oak Hotel aro Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hill (Napiei), Messrs. Sydney. A. R. Mair (Hunterville), A. 0. Russell (Christchurr-h), G. Trippncr (Ruatapu), H. A. Mackay (Melbourne), and1 C. A. Dcuxbeny, (Auckland). Among the guepts at the Midland Hotel are' Mr. "William Taylor '(Duib edin), Mr. anil Mrs. Purflott (Hastings), and Mr. and Mrs. 1\ X,. Logan (Hawkc's Bay). Visitors to Wellington • staying ;it the Empire Hotel include Messrs. G. 11. Sutherland, and 11. M. Clark (Auckland), E. Goodop (Marton), R. M. Byfdrd and G. R. Burns (Dunedin), Mr. and Mrj. T. Lovegrove (Wanganui), and Mr. and Mrs. Newdielc (Taupo).