PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14699, 6 December 1909, Page 6

PERSONAL.

At a meeting of the Southland Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. Mr David Roche was appointed chairman for tho en. suing year. Dr M'llroy, of Lumsdcn, lias (says tho Mataura, Ensign) disposed of his pracTTce to Dr Line, of Owaka, and leaves Lumsden at tho cud of the present month. On Friday evening, in tho workroom of S. Smith and Co., tailors. Octagon, Mis** .M'CorkindaJo was tho recipient, ot a haudsomo travelling rug, presented by tho staff, on the occasion of her approaching marriage. Mr Smith made tho presentation in a few happily-worded sentences, and expressed all the good wishes which arecustomary at such times.

A few friends and neighbours of Mr and Mrs James Anderson mot at their residence on the evening of the 24th November and presented them with a purse of sovereigns as a slight token of tho esteem in which they wero held in the district of Upper Junction. The presentation was jnado by -Mr Lewis in a' few appropriate remarks, expressing the regret felt by thoir leaving the district after a residence of over 20 years. Mr Anderson, qu behalf of his wife and himself, suitably and feelingly replied, after which the evemmr was spent in songs, music, and .recitations, to the enjoyment of those prcsont. Tho death has occurred (suddenly) at Auckland of Mr John M'Neiil. who was formerly in business in Dunedin. as oartnex in the hardware firm of Messrs Boss and M-Lcan Afterwards ho joined tho staff of Messrs Briscoe and Co. Somo 20 years a°r> ho removed to Wellington, and as representative of Messrs Wilkins and Field. (Tien one of tho leading retail ironmongers in the city, and afterwards of Messrs Briscoe and Co., ho was for a long period one of tho most popular men "on tho rdafi." For tho last seven years he was resident in Auckland, where ho was connected with tho firm of Messis John Burns and Co. A congregational meeting of tho Primitive Methodist Church, Dundas street, waa held on Friday evening last, in order to present to Miss Bennett (organist) a purso of gold to mark the appreciation of tho congregation for her services rendered during the past seven years. Mr C. W. Wilkinson made tho presentation, and s«W that Miss Bennett had originally come for' a six weeks' supply, but had stayed for seven years. During that timo sho liad endeared herself to all, and Dirtioioatcd willingly in all the church efforts. Tho opportunity was also taken to present Mr liobson, th,o choirmaster, who is completing, 12 years of service as conductor, with an enlarged group of tho choir, the presentation being made by tho pastor, supported by Mr W. King. Responses to tho presentations wero made by Mr Bennett (for his sister) and Mr Bobson.