PERSONALS

Otaki Mail, 25 January 1943, Page 2

PERSONALS

Mr. and Mrs. L. Ryder (Invercargill) are visiting relatives in Otaki.

Rev. Father Wall, Maori Missionary, is renewing acquaintances in Otaki.

Mrs. J. J. Gallagher (Levin) was a week-end visitor to Otaki.

Mrs. Pay'ne (Wellington) is the guest of Dr. Atmore, Domain Road.

Mrs. and Miss Bargrove, who have been on holiday in Christchurch, have returned to Otaki.

Air. Waterson, late picture manager at Otaki, and now stationed in Carterton, spent the week-end in Otaki.

Mrs. J. McGrath has returned to Hastings after a holiday in Otaki and Wellington.

Mrs. Paget, who has been holiday making in Otaki for some weeks, has returned to her home at Wellington.

Mrs. Edmmidsen, of Gisborne, sister to Mrs. J. A. Goodwin, is at present on a visit to Levin.

Air. Ray Bills, who has been in indifferent health for some time, is at present recuperating at Paraparaumu.

Airs. Orr and her small son, of Palmerston North, are visiting Airs, Alerwood.

Air. and Airs. AI. Coventry, while on holiday at Hamilton, suffered from ptomaine poisoning, and had to receive medical treatment.

The engagement is announced of Lucy Edith, daughter of Air. and Airs. H. R. Vile, Paraparaumu, to Colin Raymond, second son of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Smith, St. Andrews, South Canterbury.

Mrs. Dowsett, who has been in Otaki for the past 12 years, during which time she has made hosts of friends, has sold her business to Mr. and Mrs. Baker, popular residents of Wellington, who take over on the first of February. Mrs. Dowsett, who intends to retire to live in Auckland, will leave Otaki at the end of February-. Mrs. Dowsett s many- friends, while regreting that she is leaving the district, will wish her every success in her new liome.

An ex-Otaki-ite, writing from* QueensI bind, and now with the Civil Construction Corp, says the weather continues very hot, and that snakes and sand-flies are numerous. Kangaroos, emus, and dozens of kinds of different birds are plentiful, which may be admired, but not so the snakes. There is one, calle dthe goanna, which is much larger than the ordinary snake, being a large edition of the tuatara lizard. They run upright, and the one he had seen wa3 nearly six feet in length.

Miss Nancy Sutton, one of Te Horo’s most popular residents, and who enters tho Palmerston Xorth hosjntal as a .member of the nursing staff, was entertamed prior to her departure by members of the Te Horo Younget Set Social Club and other friends, when a j very- pleasant time was spent The I function took place at the residence of j Mrs. Simpson. Mrs. R. W. Fielding I president of the club, in a few wellchosen words, spoke highly of Miss Sutton, regretting that Te Horo residents were to lose her, and wished her everv success in her new sphere. A lovely ! floral spray aa d a valuable suit case I ™ as t!l en handed, amidst applause, to , guest of honour. Mrs. Faith spoke i on behalf of the residents of Te Horo eulogising the good work carried out by Miss Sutton and wishing her well. Mrs. Cook, and Miss Avery, the latter 1 on behalf of the Anglican Church, en-' doraed remarks made. During 1 the * afternoon, tea was served, and competitions held, while songs of a very pleasing nature were rendered bv Mrs. * Gillespie, Miss Lois Grant, and Maureen Dobson. j