Personal Notes

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 September 1945, Page 4

Personal Notes

L.A.C. A. J. McCarthy will return to-morrow after twelve months’ service in the Pacific. Corporal J .Burch, R.N.Z.A.F., and Mrs Burch, of Auckland, are guests of Mrs W. Walker, Blaketown. Mr F. .C. Ray, car and wagon inspector, Railways Department, will leave this evening, on return to Christchurch. A cablegram from Rome stated that General Eisenhower has arrived by air.He was received in private audience by the Pope. A London cablegram announced the death of Sir Percy Ashley, who recently toured Australia and New Zealand, on behalf of the Rayon Federation. He was born in 1876. ' Mr M. C. Cribb, formerly of the R.N.Z.A.F., will arrive to-morrow from Christchurch to take up duty in the traffic branch of the Railways Department at Greymouth. Messrs R. Edwards (Christchurch) and E. Milne (Dunedin), locomotive signals inspectors, P. G. Bennett (Christchurch), business agent, and W. E. Wilson (Dunedin), of the staff of the Railways Department, are visiting the West Coast. The death occurred at Ashburton yesterday of Mr. Charles Grey Foxcroft, a former resident of Greymouth, aged 79 years. He was born at Greymouth, where his father con- ■ ducted a tinsmith’s business.' Dei ceased carried on the trade for many years and went to Canterbury several years ago.

General G. Carpenter, world head ,of the Salvation Army, will visit the 'Dominion in December. It is expected that Mrs. Carpenter will accompany him. General Carpenter is an Australian, having entered the ranks of the Salvation Army in 1892, when 'he was a journalist in New South Wales. Before his election as General, he was editor-in-chief of the Salvation Army publications. He succeeded Miss Eva Booth as General in 1939. Mrs. Carpenter is also an Australian.

The following are guests at the Albion Hotel: Mr. and Mrs. K. J. Gilmour (Auckland), Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Parker, Mr. and Mrs. Turner (New Plymouth), Mr. E. Berridge, Mrs. A. W. Berridge (Taihape), Miss E. Davidson (Lawrence), Mrs. Orr (Caversham), F/O. and Mrs. D. L. Johnston (Katikati), Mr. and Mrs. Young (Palmerston North), Messrs W. Amberger (Kokatahi), A. Johnson, P. Hurren, M. Davidson, J. Bradley (Hokitika), A. G. Marks. (Invercargill), R. D. Jeffrey, F. C. Cree (Wellington), J. McFall, W. Percy, D. MacMillan. (Christchurch).

Guests at Revingtons include: Mr W. A. Lawson, Mr G. B. Healy (Christchurch), Miss I. Hanna, Mr G. R. Ashbridge, F. Bick, T. R. Catley. Lt.-Col. and Mrs C. Watson (Wellington), Mr A. H. Hanna, Mr W. J. Wilson, Mr E. R. Smith (Dunedin), Mr C. E. Wrighton (Nelson). Mr A. M. Russell, Mr T. C. Reynolds (Sydney), Mr A. 11. Lane, Mr C. H. White. Mr H. L. Grintinton (Christchurch), Mr Courtenay Biggs, Lt. and Mrs Anderson (Hokitika),, Mr and Mrs D. Norriss (Whangarei). Mr and Mrs Hooper (Hastings), Mr and Mrs Cauphey (Invercargill), Mr Cobb, Mr G. W. Lewis (Napier), Mr G. E. Gray (Christchurch), Mr G. O. Hatfield (Auckland), Mr G. A. Neilson (Westport).

Ordained a Presbyterian minister while a 'prisoner of war in Germany,, Rev. I. G. Rvburn, of Dunedin, will shortly take up temporary duties in Wellington, assisting St. Andrew’s parish. Mr. Ryburn’s ordination was unique. The camp in which he was a prisoner had no Presbyterian chaplain. so he was ordained after the permission of the General Assembly had been obtained and the Assembly had commissioned chaplains in other camps to perform the ceremony. The Germans allowed them to make a special trip for this work. Mr. Ryburn studied at Theological Hall for two years before enlisting, and was a graduate of the University of New Zealand. He will return to Dunedin before next year to resume study.— P.A.