PERSONAL ITEMS

Nelson Evening Mail, 14 February 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

ftPr John R. Smith, late, organist of Leckie Memorial Church, Peebles, Scotland, has been appointed organist' and choirmaster of the Nelson Pre&byteriab Church. The Taranaki Education-.Board has appointed the Rev. "A. B. ChappeH, 'late of Feilding, assistant secretary to the Board, at a salary-of £3OO, <out of 73 applicants. Mr Chappell resigns the pastorate of th<? Whiteley Church, -New Plymouth. * ' ' **\ Sir Ernest Shackleton was entertained by the Comercial Travellers' 'Club at luncheon at Wellington yesterday. He anounced that, in recognition of generous assistance rendered to- his Antarctic' expedition, he would present the club with a sledge and a pair of seals. The Mayor also stated that Sir Ernest Shackleton had presented a historic sledge to the City Council in trust for Wellington citizens, as a memento of many kindnesses he had received there.—Press Association. On February Bth Mr and Mra C. T. Perrin, of Riddiford street, Newtown, (formerly of Nelson), celebrated- their diamond wedding anniversary with. ' 'ia gatbering held in the Oddfellows' Hall, Lambton quay. Mr . Charles Thomas Perrin was born in Sydenham, Kent,. and Mrs Perrin, whose maiden name wAa Bollen, was born in Weymouth, England. They were married on February Bth, 1857, at St. Giles's Church, Camberwell, by -the Rev. N. S.' Edgell, and lived for some time in London. They left England with their family in October, 1874, in the Berar for New, Zealand, arriving in Wellington on January. 22nd, 1875. Their passages had been taken, Hy the Cospatrick, but owingi to an accident, they were unable to come inher.;]Duruig the vovage out 'they actually saw • the later ship 'burning. She was completely destroyed, and" most of Mr ancT .Mrs - Perrin's household' goods* which Jiad been shipped by her were lost. There are she soils and three daughters of their family. living, and their descendants number 31 grandchildren .'and four great grandchildren. A family tea was held oh the - Bth, and after the tea the old people. were presented with a purse of sover- ' - eigns from members of their family;and many felicitous speeches' were made congra'tulatiiig them on having attained such an auspicious occasion. ■ The hope was expressed that they would celebrate many more wedding" anniversaries; ">