PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16520, 21 October 1915, Page 7

PERSONAL.

Mr W. Fleming has decided to become a candidate for the vacancy in the Cayersham Ward of _the City Council. . At the meeting of, tne City Council last night the Mayor extended i a hearty welcome to Cr. H. F. "Wright, a, new-member, and the councillors endorsed h-6 remarks by, loud anplaiise. Mr J. A. Humphreys, author of a standard 'v-ork on proportional representation, and acknowledged as the greatest, British authority on the subject, will arrive in Ihinedin on October .30. will be pleased to meet those interested in this particular representation. Mr, Humphreys will probably giVe a public address on his suhjcct ; during his stay in Duned'n. »At the nuarterlv meetine 1 of♦*■*»«? officials of the ■ Wantmniu Meth'odiVt fthurbh on, 'Tuesday, t>resid°d over by the R°v. T. G. Hammond (chairman of the ; d : strict).' it was* unanimously decided to invito the Rev. H. L. P.lamires, at present absent as chaplain with "th« ■ forces, to continue as funer■ntendent minister of th" circuit. • Satisfaction, was also expressed,at the snlendid services rendered a* " supplv " bv* the Rev. John Wixon. and it was decided .that the Conference b« earnestlv requested, to rearmolnt .'him for tih» full t*>rm "of Mr Bl'amires's absence. The feelinsr of the m"tiner. which was largely atteh<f°d, and fu'ly, representative, was most- cordial, and the decwion wiVed at was immediately cabled to Mr. Womtres. M'« 3 Hn.wV*., Tvho is leaving Mo«i?i"1 for the North Island, and is to be married next week, wni met bv her fellow. workers in Mosfft'ol Woollen Mills and'presented with, a valnablo salnd bowl, ns a" token of the esteem in ' which she is h°ld- At ■ the weeWv choir rfactioe of the Mosfriel Catholic Choir'on Tuesday oveniner Miss Ha.wke was presented with an afternoon tea set and an ornamental vase. At. both presentations the spankers spoke in eulogistic terms of the recipient, expressing regret at her departure from the town, where she had proved an acouisit : on. esneoially in musical circles, and wishing her every future hapninees. Lost week a farewell social was tendered at Millers' Fiat to Mr ,Wm. Grav. who is leaving the district after a residence 'of nearly 50 years, of which '.70 . w-re snonfc in business «s a butcher in Roxburgh. of M* Gray's sons are on active, service, one beinc at present convalescent. Th« fourth son I'M also enlisted.

Prior to hfc df , r ar t ur<? on promotion n.s pssistant <4iW railway pntrnper at Wellington. Mr HnnW MacandrpTv was tho fpfinipnt of a pase of pippe, an upholstered nrinir with fancy-work«\d oisVi-'nn: anrl a vos» bowl nnd earvod tnhh for Mrs Mioanfircw. s\ tnVpn of esteem from tho wo-ks staff in the '"orkalion. Tho forpmari of works Knr\«) made the ;->rp«pnti>tio"n. nnd rnf'Trpd tA tho jroori o'inlit.jfm of Mr V>io<i.Tirlrmr. vrliooo rpli.tion<»hir) witli tho ?<-iff hfi.H alvavs been most . rnrd'nl. M' Cook. Crawford. Davys. i\n A Wil!p onriorcorl the-r ,, >TuirV«i Tta-Ip. Mr ffviinsrlv fl,cknow!fri'"'d . fl ii ooroplimonts. nnd paid r-'e .inri Mrs Mncnndre\V' '"okpd forward +.n tim«> whou frey rpturn to TMinorKn, vrhßi*" h* hn,d res'ded during the Inst picrh't anrl a-half Vears., .■