PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 16234, 2 October 1916, Page 6

PERSONAL

"Our Own" wires from Christchurch: —Cabled news has been received from

England of the death of Mrs Butterworth, wile of Mr, G. M. Butterworth, who ia

well known in this city. Mrs Butterworth was a leading spirit in the Women's Social and Political League, where her gifts as a speaker were of great service. Her interest in the work for tho advancement and betterment of humanity was widespread. The late Mrs Butterworth only left Christchurch for England a lew months ago to join her daughters, who conduct a school there. Airs Butterworth's only son, Lieutenant Butterworth (the well-known cricketer), a master at Wanganui College, was recently killed la action. Mr J. J. Virgo, the national field secret tary of tho Young Men's Christian Asso« ciations of Great Britain, spent soma time in Flanders before leaving for Australia and Now Zealand. Mr Virgo was privileged to visit many places in the tvai zone, and his account of the life of tha men and of the work of the Y.M.C.A. ia their efforts to servo them should be exceedingly interesting, particularlv to thoso who navo relatives and friends at tha front. He is now engaged on an Empirewide tour, with the object of consolidating the war work of the associations, and will visit Dunedin on Friday next. A civic reception will be tendered Mr Virgo in the morning, and in the afternoon Tia i will address a women's meeting on the subject of ' Women's Work in the War.' In the evening he will speak at His. Majesty'* Theatre, the subject for which is entitled 'With tho Troops.' Mr G. W. W. B. Hughes, the general secretary of the local Y.M.C.A., leit by the express this mom< ing for Christchurch to meet Mr J. J. Virgo, and to accompany him on his trip to Milton, Gore, and Invorcargill. Mr G. Elliott, who has been appointed a member of the Auckland Military Service Apccal Board, is one of tho best known of Auckland's business men. Ho was president of the Auckland Chamber ! of Commerce for the year 1911-12, occupying that position when he was elected president of the Auckland Exhibition in March, 1912. The success of tho exhibii tion owed much to Mr Elliot's energy 1 i and business ability. Since the war i opened he has been prominently associated with patriotic efforts, notably the highly 1 successful Queen Carnival held at the • end of last year, which resulted in. the i raising of over £265,000 for tho patriotic fund. He is a member of the Aliens'

Commission, which deals with the internment of every alien, and he was a member of the special commission which recently inquired into and reported on the position of the Dalmatian grundiggers ii» the North of Auckland. Mr James Robertsou Scott, who held the position of secretary to the South. Island Dairy Association until laid aside by illness, died at Timaru yesterday. He was a son of Captain Scott, of the East India service, and was born in Scotland 68 years ago. Ke came to Otago in the early seventies, and was a cadet on tho Hawkdun Station, then had experience on the Clifton Station. For a short time hs travelled for the Bible Depot. Then ha went to sea, as purser of the Hawea, and, we think, the Wanaka and Wakatipu. This voyaging took him to Sydney, and there he married Miss Robinson. This lady died some years ago. After marriag? Mr" Scott settled in Dunedin, opening business in Stafford street and having several important agencies, chiefly in; butter, cheese, and fruit. This gave hint opportunities, of which he availed himself, to build up large interests in dairy produce, and ihus eventually to becoma' a very prominent figure in the Dairy Association. Ho was largely concerned in the first arrangements for shipping butter to the Old Country, and right to the end of his activities he knew every turn

of the market, and could shrewdly guess its movements. Towards the end of last year Mr Scott, then living at St. Clair, had a paralytic stroke, and when it was found that his strength had gone he resigned his connection with the association. Hs moved to Timaru in hope that the change would be of benefit, and ho got about, with some difficulty, but alway3 cheerful until the very last. On Saturday he was brighter than usual, and remarked at 10 o'clock in the evening that he had had a good day. Ho died at 2 in the morning, evidently in his sleep. He will be much missed, for ho was inflexibly straight, a clear thinker, and a man of wide knowledgo and most buoyant disposition. His brother, Mr A; A. Scott, livea at Timaru. Tho family that the deceased gentleman leaves consists of Mrs Creagb. (of Queensland), Mrs Scolon (of Dunedin), Henry Scott (on a station in the north), Robert Scott (in tho Bank of New Zealand at Timaru), John Scott (in the shipping business at Sydney), Richard Scott (at the front), James Scott (an engineer at Oamarn). and Jessie Scott (wha was with her father when he died). Mf Scott wu3 an old golfer. He learnt the game at St. Andrews, in Scotland. He was a life member of the Balmacewan Club.

A Sydney cable announces the death of Mr George Moore, the veteran cricketer. Mr D. R. W. Ovenden, on severing his connection with the Port Chalmers Marina Repair Works after 15 years' service in the electrical department, was presented with a gold pendant from his shopmato.-j and with a set of pipes and a jardinicr from the works. Complimentary reference was made to his ability and obliging disposition, and good wishes expressed as to bin future career. Mr Robert Wood, of Beaumont, died early yesterday morning. He was tha best-known man in the district, always prominent in if not actually at the head of local enterprises, generally chosen as spokesman whenever a travelling Minister was to be interviewed, and invariably prepared to •entertain an official party at his home, " Dunkeld Station." Ho must hava been in the district for more than baif ;\ century, and he prospered. They say that his holdings reach almost to Tapanui. Ha understood pioneer farming thoroughly, and was not afraid of work. Even up to his 70th year ho would think nothing oi turning out for mustering at 2 o'clock in the morning. Though so long in New Zealand his speech and ways were thosfl of the Aberdeen people from whom h* sprang. Two years ago, whilst out driving, he was taken with a touch of paralysis that affected his arm, but he gob about again. A recurrence of this troublo in a severer form a little over a week ago was realiy the cause of his death, for ha was not able to reach his homo that nighl ( and he suffered from the exposure, ana contracted pleurisy. Mrs Wood survivel her husband, and there are three of 3 family, two girls and a boy, the oldest about 22 years of age. The "deceased wr« a member of the Tuapeka County Council for many vears, and served as chairman of that bocly for a term. Mr C. G. 0. Naumann, who has been in the Post and Telegraph Department at Dunedin for about 50 years, leaves for Christchurch to-morrow, having been promoted from third money-order clerk to second money-order clerk. The Oddfellows' farewell has been already referred to, and there was another farewell ksc week, the Dunedin Orchestral Society, of which be has been an active member for 27 years (14 years leader), holding a special* meeting after practice to say good bye. Mr T. I\ Williamson, chairman of committee, voiced the regret of the members generally at losing a man who was a good musician and personally estimable, and presented Mr Naumann with a travelling bag and rug.