PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 31, 5 August 1936, Page 13

PERSONAL ITEMS

Feeling reference was made by the president (Mr. R. W. McVilly) at last nifhtjf meeting of toe New Sealand Amateur Athletic ' Association council to the death at Palmerston North of Mr. E. G. Sutherland, a former field events champion. Both on the field and off the field, said Mr. McVilly,'the late Mr. Sutherland was a good snprtsman and a gentlertfan. He was, one who did very much to put New Zealand on the map in the field of sport when he was a competitor. As a mark of respect members stood and observed a short silence.

Sympathy with the relatives of the late Mr. J. A. • Thomson, a member of the Athletic Rugby Football Club, who played sixteen times as a Wellington representative between 1879 and 1882, was expressed by' the Wellington Rugby Union-last night. The acting chairman, Mr. J. '. N.: ■; Millard, said Mr. Thomson had been a- member of the Athletic Park Committee which was concerned r in. the. war-time fight to save the ground., ;■-.....

. Mr. William Thomas, district governor of Rotary ■ (New Zealand), of Timaru, and an ex-district governor, Mr. Harry' Guthrie, of Duriedin, who have just returned from • America, ■where they attended the annual world conference of Rotary at Atlantic City, were among those present' at the Rotary Club's puncheon yesterday.

Advice has been : received.ithat JMr. "M. R. Cable, son of Mr..and Mrs.'Matthew Cable, of Hataitai, who recently obtained the degree of doctor of deiital surgery at the North-westerrrr.Univer-sity, Chicago, has been granted an- interne scholarship at the :Forsytli-, Dental Infirmary for Children' at Boston, Massachusetts. The infirmary, ..which is recognised as the foremost ren's dentistry institution in. America, awards annuallyi fifteen scholarships to students who have qualified.-dn: universities throughout the: United States. ' • • • .....,: .

Dr. Laurence .l: Dogg'ett, ..\yho has just retired from the position-of.prin-cipal of the' International, Young Men's Christian Association Training. College at Springfield, Massachusetts, arrived at Auckland by the Aprang'l-- *from Vancouver on' Monday: on;: a ■ holiday visit to New . Zealand. •> fin. D.oggett, who is accompanied by.-Mrs. JDoggett, was principal of. .the-:college.;for". 40 years. He left Auckland on. Tuesday forßotorua. '. ■ .■•..;■;..'

The Rev: W. M. Smallfielo^ prlest-in-charge at Claudelands, who has been appointed vicar of the parochial district of Wanganui, is a son of .the Rev. P. S. Smallfleld, of Auckland,'and.was ordained a deacon in 1931 ani a priest in 1932.. After serving as a curate at Tauranga, he went to Hamilion-in 1932, and has since been in.'Marge of the St. Aidan's conventional v,district. He wfll take up his hew;.'ap.pointment m November. . . . :v. •■.,.: ".

Mr. C. H. A. Mann arrived at Auckland by the Aorangi on Monday to conduct examinations in,the South Island for the Trinity College of\ Music; London. Mr. Mann will be in the Dominion until the end of Novenijiisr. "He has just spent several months examining in Canada. '■' ■■ ■■ -^ ■■:-;■■■

The .Rev. A.Everil Orr, of tHei'Mfithodist Central Mission, Auckland',..will leave for Australia by the; • fitarlposa on Friday on two months' leaVe;'of absence. _He will study, city: mission, work m Sydney, Melbourne; "and the smaller centres surrounding "tftese

Sergeant-Commander. R.—Buddie R.N. and the Hon. John-:-Alexander (Auckland), the Hon.. H. A^; ; Russ e ii (Hastings), Messrs. - Geo. • Slcell^rup (Christchurch), J^' H-KCurining'ham (Masterton), J;W; Donajd -^ueteancJ) J. W. Schmitt (Auckland)',-1 (Palmerston North), W. ,H; Cocker (Auckland) are guests at; the! Midland Hotel; • ' '; ' . ■■•

Messrs. F. A. Roaehe ■■ (Christchurch), v. A. Kirwan (Melbourne),-y. Frjiser A. W. Gardner, and A. P. Sage, (kuckland), A. Hobson and W. '.IWUtchell (Napier), H. Richardson■■ (Blenheim) T. Henderson (Palmerstpn NoVth); G. Brown (Carterton) are' arrtoiig'nhe guests at the Grand HoteL- ';'"'; vf:

Messrs.. McCabe • (Auckland), -■ " T Cookson (Christchurch); J. Miine'XDunedin); A. Campbell (Feilding); ;:L. W Hays and W. J. Bignell (Gisborriej*. W* Dalziell (Masterton), Gtirdon' Fraser (New Plymouth), A. L. Stewart 'and A. L. Stewart, jun. (Weber)*are'guests at the Royal Oak Hotel. .■-"■ '.: ■',;;■

„ Messrs. A. J. Keane (Sydney),: iJ-G. Anderson (Dannevirke) ,'■'.• X. '"'Tucker (Lower Hutt), R. H. TOtehellßchristchurch), F. Halligan (Dunedin)':^;Rknkine (Frankton), E. T. Reese".(Ghristchurch) are staying at the Hotel:'. St. George. : ' . '" : ■■> , "

Messrs. C. Meredith Kaye -' (Christ, church), X).. Pollock- -(Master-ton);' N. Mehaere (Dannevirke),' 'Cpldicutt (Pahiatua), and C. B. Michie (kaituna) are guests at the Empire Hotel,. - „■"