PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13278, 10 September 1906, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

. The Rev. Father < Duffy has been appointed, parish priest at Fatea.,"',' '.Dr. Kirke was a passenger from Sydney by the Victoria yesterday. Major Pitt was a passenger from Gisborne yesterday by the Zealandia. Mr. E. W. Alison. M.H.R., arrived from Wellington on Saturday by the Rarawa. ■Mir. W. B. Blacklock is a passenger from Sydney to Pago Pago by the mail steamer Sonoma. :• Mr. Leslie Harris, the society entertainer, and Mrs. Harris, left for New Plymouth yesterday by the Rarawa. The Rev. John Wilkins, of Beresfordstreet Congregational Church, returned from his visit to Australia by the Victoria yesterday. ' Mr. G. A. Empson, postmaster at Rotoma, it at,present on holiday leave, his place being filled by Mr. Hewitt, of the Auckland office. • ( Mr. , Charles Verner. the well-known Irish-American comedian, arrived by the Victoria! yesterday under engagement to the Messrs. MacMahon. Mesdames Listou Wilson and C. A. Whitney, of Remuera, who have been on a short visit to Australia, returned by tho Victoria from Sydney yesterday. Mr. Hermann Brown, of Messrs. Brown, Geddcs, and Co., of Auckland, who has been residing in Germany for some years past, .was a passenger from Sydney by the Victoria yesterday. Judge A. Wilder, of the Court of Hawaii, and Mrs. Wilder, who have " been spendiug a short, holiday visit in New Zealand, leave for Honolulu by the mail steamer Sonoma to-morrow. Mr'. Thomas Aitken, grandmaster of the Auckland District Manchester Unity Oddfellows, accompanied -by Mr. John Mcleod (district v secretary) and Mr. W. , Thomas (district treasurer), left on Saturday by the Tarawcra, to pay an official visit to the Gisborne Lodge of 'Oddfellows. On Friday evening the ladies' committee of the Remuera Children's Home entertained a. number of friends to a social evening, arranged for the purpose of presenting the honorary secretary (Mrs. F. M. Hay) with a testimonial given by the ladies' committee. The Rev. G. B. Monro presided, and musical items were contriV buted by Mrs. Dixon, Misses Speed, Hall, Scott and Hay, and Messrs. P. and L. .Giles. The presentation, which consisted of a valuable tea and coffee service, duly inscribed, was made by the president (Mrs. Giles), who spoke in high praise >f the long 'and faithful service rendered to tho committee by Mrs. Hay, who, for a number 'of years, had occupied the posi- * lions' of hon. sec. "and treasurer to the home. Mrs. Hay thanked the committee, and spoke feelingly of the way the members had suported her in her duties. The Rev. G; B. Monro, spoke highly of the services rendered by Mrs. flay. \ ' On Saturday afternon, at St. Mary's I Parish Hall, Parnell, a number of representative ladies , met for the purpose of giving a send-off and making a presentation to Mrs. H. C. Tewsley, prior to her departure for Wellington. The hall was , : . charmingly arranged .as a drawing-room, and I Messrs. Marriage and Armiger's orchestra 1 of five performers, contributed an excellent programme of music, from the : stage. Afternoon tea was provided. Mrs. Ruck, in making the presentation on beJ half of the ladies of Parnell, referred to Ik the ' great loss Auckland social circles M would sustain by the ■ departure of Mrs. V . Tewsley, who during her 20 years' residence in Parnell, had been one of the most hospitable' and popular hostesses. She trusted Mrs. Tewsley would like her new home, i but i hoped that Wellington would not quite oust Auckland " from her affections. The presentation took the form of a. beautiful dre«sing-table clock, set in silver, "and a blotter in preen morocco, embossed with nlatinum, with the recipient's name "engraved. Mrs. Tewsley thanked the Parnell ladies in feeling terms, mentioning that there appeared a special api propriateness in Mrs. Ruck being deputed " to make the presentation, that lady having been the first to welcome her when she came to Parnell.2o years ago. She would never for?et her many Auckland friends, and would look forward to revisiting them often. They could rest assured that whatJ ■ ■>:■ ever Wellington misrht have , in store. } Auckland < would * always retain first place in her, affections." Led by the orchestra, all present then joined in singing "Auld '~''■;.:L ang Syne."