HONOURS GRANTED
ORDER OF ST. JOHN
' WELLINGTON RECIPIENTS > Investiture ceremonies will shortly take place in the' four main centres of New Zealand in connection with honours in the Order of St. John conferred by his Majesty the King, the Sovereign, Head of the Venerable Order of the Hospital ,of St. John of Jerusalem. The handsome insignia vof the Order have '' arrived in • Wellington from, London.and will.be presented at ceremonies presided over by his Excellency ' the Governor-General, Viscount Galway. The Knight Commander of the Order of St. John In New Zealand,- Colonel the Hon. Sir Heaton Khodes, will also attend, i .TheVyiTeUington-jrecipiente^^pf the honours are:r—,:,. Knights.—Sir James Elliott, and Mr.' J. W. Jack, treasurer of the Commandery, of St. John in New. Zealand. Commanders.—Brothers: Dr. William Young, M.D.; Mr. C. S. Falconer, secretary of the Order; Mr. H. Gibbons, and Mr. J. Brine, of Wanganui. Sister: Mrs; Balcombe Brown. Officers.—Brothers, Mr. F. W. Ward, Commissioner of the Free Ambulance Brigade in Wellington; Dr. M. H. Watt, C.8.E., . M.D., Director of Health. Sister: Mrs. M. F. Gaby. Serving Officers.—Brothers: Mr. G. H. Mackley, General Manager of Bailways; ' Dr. C. G. Kemp. Sister: Mrs. M. S. Jade. A • special ■ award, known as the Grade of Donat,' has been awarded to Mr. S. Saltzman, of Dunedin. Mr. Saltzman made' possible the use of the Free Ambulance rooms in Dunedin. Well-known persons jn' other parts of the Dominion who have been included in the present honours conferred by his .Majesty are Sir Henry Horton, Auckland, Commander; Mr. Ughtred Hitchon, a district. officer of the Auckland St. John Ambulance Association, Officer; Mr. F. C. Mappin and Mr. T. A. Low, Auckland, Serving Brothers; Mrs. J. McKay and Miss F.' V. Fox, Auckland, Serving Sisters. '■ Decorations under the Order of St.. John rank highly in the.list of the King's Honours. ' They are made in recognition of outstanding services and assistance given, and are' especially prized, being high awards in one of the oldest charitable' movements in the world, and one which operates in practically every country*
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Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 28, 3 February 1938, Page 10
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339HONOURS GRANTED Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 28, 3 February 1938, Page 10
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