PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 20592, 18 September 1930, Page 11

PERSONAL

Vice-Eecae. After formally opening the annua! exhibition of the Wanganui Arts and Crafts Society in the Sargeant Gallery hist evening, during his second visit to Wanganui, the Governor-General (Lord Bledisloe) inspected the exhibition, and bought a picture, ‘Ploughing,’ by Mrs Whiteman, of Kaitokc, for £SO. The artist is well known for her studies of animals. ‘ Ploughing - is painted in oils, and shows a typical plough team in action. The Rev. G. Heighway and Miss Lucy Heighway, who have concluded a visit to Dunedin in connection with the induction of the Rev. James MV Smeeth, and for the purpose of handing over the manse which Mr Heighway has presented to the church, were the guests last evening at a social specially arranged in their honour at the United Congregational 'Church. Many line tributes were paid by parishioners to one who had been their revered pastor and friend for twentyone; years,- and who, by his gift, had shown his continued loyalty to the church.- A memento of the occasion was presented to Miss Heighway. The (wo visitors left., this morning for Auckland. In moving l the adoption of the annual reports of the Anglican Orphanages superintended by the Diocese of Dunedin, - Bishop Richards referred, ro the loss that had been sustained in the death of Sir George Fenwick and Mr A. A. Finch: The former had been a, great friend of St. Mary’s Orphanage. The funeral of Mr William Thompson this morning was laf gel.y attended, representatives of the St. Kilda Borough Council, the St. Kilda Bowling Club, the Dunedin Bowling Centre, and the directorate and chapel of the. 4 Evening Star r paying .the hist respects., The services at the late Mr Thompson’s rest-, deuce at Musselburgh and ,at the crematorium were conducted - by the Rev. -W. Wingfield; of the Holy Cross' Church. , . 1 . , , The Grand Hotel register includes Mr ; D. Caselberg (Masterton), Messrs -M. C. Walker, S. B. Harris, R. Smith, : H. G. Breraner. ' and G. A. Mills and Mr Justice Frazer (Wellington), Mr G. J. Penny (Blenheim), and Messrs H. Ragotly, H. Anderson, and N. T. Tingey (-Christchurch)'.■ The latest arrivals at the Excelsior Hotel /are Messrs VCV E. Tarrant and H. Montague, Mr 11. Rbwsell (Christchurch), Mr D. C. Thompson (Poolburn),' Mr 11. G. Chapman (Invercargill), and members of the Canterbury representative Rugby team.