PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 19062, 3 October 1925, Page 10

PERSONAL

Dr Cockayne, who has been visiting Dunedin, left for his homo in Christchurch tins morning. Mr A. C. Ross was a passenger by the express this morning, en route for Auckland. . , , r r c i Mr H. H. Driver and Mr D. J. Calder loft for Auckland this morning to attend the annual conference of the Baptist Union. Miss Sophie Hall, of Dunedin, has been appointed honorary correspondent on music and fine arts to the Direction des Beaux Arts, Paris. New Grand Hotel guests are Mr and Mrs Smith (Oamaru), Mr A. Ashton (London), Messrs L. Egleton, J. R. Perry, W. J. Ross, and E. R. Lough (Wellington), Mr H. Thomas (Sydney), Mr Y. llirai (Tokio), Mr J. Drummon'l (Glasgow), and Mr E. Hemming (MelStaying at the City Hotel are Messrs F S. Middleton and S. Nixon (Wellington), Mr N. Dykes (Pa eroa), Mr W. J. Maiden and Miss Dickson (Christchurch), and Mr R. Massey (Sydney). Miss A. M. Andrew, who has tor the past sixteen years filled the position of infant mistress of North-east Valley school, bade farewell on \Vednesdav last to the pupils and staff on her retirement from the school. Miss P. Harvey presented Miss Andrew with a beautiful bouquet. Miss D. M‘Carthy, on behalf of the girls of the school, handed a very fine Aynsloy tea-set to her, and Master K. Rodger presented a beautiful Moorcrott vase. Later in the afternoon Miss Andrew was entertained at afternoon tea by the staff of the school. Mr H. C, Jones (bead master) referred to the good feeling which had always existed between Miss Andrew and the members of the staff, and to the highly efficient service rendered at all times by her to the school. Ho presented her with a beautiful string or pearls as "a token of the esteem In which she was held by the staff. Miss Bowling also spoke in appreciative terms of Miss Andrew, who suitably replied. On Thursday afternoon a largo gathering of parents assembled to say farewell to Miss Andrew. Mrs Elliot presided. Mrs Peart, member of the school committee, Mr H. Begg, chairman of the committee, and Air H. C. Jones (head master), all spoke of Miss Andrew’s services to the school. A letter war, read from Mr O. D. Flamank, late head master, who expressed his very lijgh appreciation of Miss Andrew’s qualities, and of her services in the past. Mrs Elliot presented Miss Andrew with a purse of sovereigns as a token of regard from the parents of the pupils. A Wellington telegram announces the death of Mr John Kircaklie, of the well-known drapery firm of Kircaldio and Stains. Mr Kircaklie was eightyseven years of age. Dr K. Ross is returning to Dunedin from Christchurch this evening. A Sydney message states that Bishop Cleary is a passenger by tho Ulimaroa for Auckland. One of Mosgiol’s oldest residents, Mr William Wedderspoon, _ was found drowned on tho bathing beach at Brighton this morning. Mr Weclderspoon. who was about 86 vears old, has been identified with the Taieri for the past half-century. Ho had been living at Brighton for the last year or so. He retired to rest at about 9 o’clock last night, but -this mooring his housekeeper found that his bed had not been occupied, and on a search being made his body was found in the water the rocks on tho road approach tVr Brighton.