PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19803, 31 May 1926, Page 8

PERSONAL.

Mr J. Quaile left on a visit to Auckland by the through express on Saturday. The Rev. A. B. Todd returned north on his way to Wellington on Saturday. Mr L. Blackman, who has been on an extended tour of the United States, returned on Saturday by the first express. Mr D. C. E Blake, general manager of the Distributing Agency (Ltd.), who bas been on a business trip to Sydney, returned to Wellington by the Makura last week. Prior to the break-up for the term holidays at Forbury School, Messrs A. J. Campbell, M.A., and G, Southgate were tendered a farewell by the scholars and staff. Mr Campbell has received an appointment in the Oamaru Junior High School, and Mr Southgate has been appointed to the first assistantehip in the Fairlie District High School. In making the presentation, the Head Master (Mr W. Sproat) spoke in appreciative terms of the good work done in the school by the departing teachers. Messrs Campbell and Southgate suitably replied. Mr Ernest Marsh, director of the Exhibition Art Gallery, left for Christchurch by the express on Saturday morning. Among the many who assembled On the platform to bid him farewell, the Exhibition directors and the Dunedin Ait Gallery Society were strongly represented. Mr Marsh expects to spend some wieks visiting the West Coast and the No>'' Islandincluding Rotorua —before leaving for Australia. whence he will proceed to the Old Country by way of Java and Ceylon. In the Sunday School Hall at Ravensbourne a large and representatives gathering of the congregation of the Ravensbourne and St. ’ Leonards Presbyterian Church recently tendered a farewell social to the Rev. R. L. Walker and Mrs Walker prior to their departure for Matawhero, near Gisborne. During the course of the evening several presentations were made. On behalf of the St. Leonards Sunday School Mr Clark presented Mr Walker with books, while from the congregation Mrs VValkei received from Miss J Crawley an inscribed leather bag. and Mr Walker was presented with a roll of notes by Mr T. Ross, and an inscribed rug by Mr C. M'Kinnon.- Mr G. Macdonald spoke on behalf of the congregation, and Mr A, H. Williamson for the Managers’ Committee. 411 the speakers referred in eulbgistic _ terms to the guests of the evening, and wished them prosperity in their new home in Hawke’s Bay. Both Mr and Mrs Walker thanked those present for the many kindnesses they had received during their residence in the district.