PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15821, 21 July 1913, Page 6

PERSONAL

It id expected that the new chief of the Salvation Army, (jencral Bramwell Booth, will visit tho dominion in 1915. Mrs Harrison, widow of the late Mr W. H. Harrison, a former representative of GreymouUi and Hokitika, died at Christchurch on Friday (says a Press Association message) at the age of 72. Mr 6. F. Whi'tcombe, traffic superintendent, South Island Railways, left Dunedin for Wellington on Saturday to relieve Mr Buxton, Onief Traffic Manager, during the larter's Australian tour. Tho Rev. 15. L. W'oodhouse, for the pa6t three years vicar of St. Mark's, Balclutha, has accented the office of vicar of St. Mary'e, Momington, and will* leave Balolutha about the end of next month. Misses Myrtle Chapman, Marguerite Ramsay, and Alice Norris are the three applicants in ordw of preference who are being recommended by the Library Committee ot the City Council for the position of junior assistant at tho Public Library. Mr Leslie Morrison, the honorary instructor of the High School Gymnastic Club, was presented on Friday night by the members of tho o!.ub with a handsome sovereign ease, suitably inscribed, as a slight recognition of his past services. Advantage was taken of tho ocoasion to give ail open exhibition of gymnastics, and then Mr J. W. Smith, president of the club, made tho presentation. In doing so he referred to the good work Mr Morrison was accomplishing in connection with the club, and 6poke of the keen interest shown by the instructor in the junior classeo, with tho result that tho High Street School Competitions team cspeoially had reached a very high 'state of efficiency, and had dlstinkuished itself wherever it had competed.

The death is announced at Chnstchurch of Mr Thomas Garrard, of Aikman's road, St. Albans, in his sixty-ninth year. Mr Garrard was born in Harwich, England, in 1843. .He arrived in Nelson in 1863 by the ship Annie Dymcs, and remained in that town for eight years. He then removed to Wellington, and 12 yea-re later want to Christchuroh, arriving there in 1883. Ho was engaged on, the staff of Messrs DaJgety and Co. until 1897, when he commenced business as an accouniiant and commission agent. Mr Garrard was the general secretary of the Jubilee Industrial Exhibition of 1900, and for many years was secretary of the Canterbury Industrial Association and to the Cathedral Completion Fund. He was the secretary of the Cbristchurch, Musical Union for a long term.

Mr C. M'Eachen, chief clerk on the Nel,son section of the New Zealand Railways for many years, and who has been appointed 6tationma6ter at Clinton, was entertained at a smoke concert on Saturday week at Neleon. Between 60 and 7(1 railwaymen and representatives of the business community wore present. Mr G. Stewart presided. The fine spirit of camaraderie existing anions all ranks of the railway service was shown in a striking manner, and the spontaneous tributes paid to Mr M'Eachen wore at once a tribute to the departing officer's popularity and his worth as a Government servant., Numerous toasts were honoured. That of Mr M'Eachen. was proposed by the stationmaster Mr T. Edwards), who said that from the first week he had recognised Mr M'Eacben's ability, and had steadfastly him for promotion and had not had the slightest hesitation in taking upon himself the responsibility of recommending him for the important ;xxsition he had now obtained. Numerous gentleman having spoken to the toast,- these including the chairman and Mr Atmore, M.P., Mr Edwards presented Mr M'Eachen with an oak and silver tea tray, three-tier cake stand, silver cream jug and sugar basin, and case of cake forks. The oak tray bore the following inscription :—"0. J. M'Eachen, from railway employees, Nelson section, on liis promotion to Clinton, 19.7.13." In replying Mr M'Eachen said lie was extremely sorry to fay good-bye, but he recognised that he could not progress any further in Neleon, and as his transfer meant promotion, he felt he w only doing the right thing in !eaviug. On"' behalf of his wife and himself ho thanked them very sincerely for their handsomo presentations, which would always serve to remind him of the many happy day* he had spent in Nelson.