Personal.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 348, 6 February 1917, Page 4

Personal.

Mr. W. P. McCormick loft Hastings bv the mail tram this mmning for Wellington. Miss Nell Gordon, of Daniiex irke, who has been visiting Napier, left by mail train this morning on her return.

Lieutenant Bert Bailey, who has been .spending a yhort leave in piei, left by mail train this morning on his return to camp. The Hawke*. Bay A. and P. Society has uomimited Mr. E. Averill as its repiesentatii e on th*’ Board of Agriculture.

Miss Lily Ennor, who has been -.pending a holiday in Napier left by mail train this morning on her return to Auckland.

Mr. !S. W. Jamieson, of Ponsonliy Auckland, is spending a holiday nt Napier, piior to entering camp with the 27th Reinforcements.

Air. and Mrs. Mills and Mr. Brown of Christ churrb, who hnvu Iv-eii in Napier for some weeks left bv boat last evening for Gisborne. Mr. ami Mrs. J. Nil-son, Mr. and Mrs. S. Harris, and Miss Harris, of Wairoa. arrived in Napii-r by car last evening. Mr. and Mrs. A. Brooke-Tavmr returned home to Hastings on Saturday after an enjoyable pleasure .rip to Taiir.'ing.-t am'l Rotorua. Mr. Pal Foley, formerly of Napier. but now ot Dunedin ,who has been spending a short visit here, left by mail train tin- morning ou Iris return south.

Mr and Mrs. M. E. Freemantle, Mrs. Davidson. Messrs E. Freemantle and <’. D. Wilson, left Napier bv Special car this morning for Mr. M. Peirv. of Masterton. has been eleeted a immiber <>f the Board of Agrieiilt in e. a- the repreiwnta the of the agrieiiltmi! ami pastoral assoeiatimi.s in the Wellington provincial district.

The monthly meeting oi the Napier Patriotic Society, which was to have been held hist evening, lapsed for want of a. quorum. Messrs J. V. Brown, M.P., C. H. Edwards and J. H. Sheath were tho only members present, the others being out of town. Lieutenant Austin Me Ivor, who left Hastings for camp this morning was met at the Drill Hall by tho Senior Cadets, whom J>e has been instructing for some time, and presented with a wristlet watch and a case of pipes. Sergt .-Major Pepper made the presentation, and wished the departing soldier, on behalf of the cadets, bon voyage and good luck.

A pleasing little function took place at th*' office*, of Aleb«rs Rochfort. Son and Thompson, of Napier, yesterday afternoon. _ when Mr. Bruce Smart, sou of Mr. D. L. Smart, who left for camp Hus morning. vias met- bv members of th© staff and made the recipient- <>f two presentations- it> 'be form of <*> wristlet, watch, ami a handsome cheque from the firm, and a case pipes from the staff. Mr. Rochforl, on behalf of the other members expressed regret at Mr. Smart s departure, but congratulated him on his step, and wished him al) future success. All members of the staff were subsequently entertained at afternoon tea.

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