OBITUARY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19332, 24 May 1937, Page 13

OBITUARY

MRS. M. W. HENLEY SUDDEN DEATH IN LONDON The friends of Mrs. Mary Wilton Henley will learn with deep sorrow that she died suddenly in London on May 20, The late Mrs. Henley was born m Ireland, and went to Napier nearly 30 years ago with her husband. Dr. E. A. W. ITenlev, who took over the practice of Dr. Jarvis, who went back to the Old Country.

During her long residence in Napier the. late Mrs. Henley was an active worker for many philanthropic and social organisations, as well as for St. John's Anglican Church.

She was the original promoter of the Napier branch of the Society for the Health of Women and Children (ITunket Society), of which she, was the first president, and remained throughout an ardent worker. The Napier Townswomen's Guild and Napier Repertory Society found in her a staunch supporter. She was also active in the Red Cross work and a. member of the .Mothers' Union. During the influenza epidemic some year's ago she rendered valuable service". She was also deeply interested in educational matters.

Mrs. Henley's fine service to the town and district was recognised in a public farewell to her a few months ago, just before her departure for England, she being the lirst lady to be accorded that honour. She was predeceased by her husband some years ago. She leaves one son, Dr. Wilton Henley, whose marriage to Miss Winifred Barns-Graham, Gishorrie, look place some time ago. Dr. Henley formerly represented Hawkc's Bay at Rugby, and was also an Oxford "Blue." A former pupil of the Napier Roys' High School, be attended Oxford Cniversity as a New Zealand Rhodes Scholar, tn addition to Dr. Henley, she is survived by one daughter. .Mrs. Bird, wife of a medical practitioner at Greymouth, and a sister residing in Dublin.

The death has occurred at Wellington of Mr. Herbert .lames Russell, Napier, who for the past 111 years has filled the position of secretary to the Hnwke's Bay War Relief Association —ever since its inception in l!)l(i.

The oldest surviving European resident of the Rotorua district, Mr. Charles Augustus Clarke, has died in his seventysecond year. Mr. Clarke had a notable record of public service, particularly as chairman of the Rotorua School Committee. He lived to see the golden jubilee celebrations of the, school. In his youth Mr. Clarke was an enthusiastic Rugby player and represented Tauranga under doe W'arbrick. After coming to llotoima be captained several representative teams, and later was president of the Rotorua Rugby Siib-Cuion, and in 1910 was elected a life member. Deceased was also a foundation member of the Rotorua Racing Club. He was tho first chairman of the Arawa Park Domain Board. Deceased had been associated with practically every organisation of the town.

A resident in New Zealand for SO years, arid a pioneer surveyor in the North Island, Mr. d'Auvergno do ■Jersey Clruf died in Auckland this week. He was in liis ninety-second year. Mr. Glut, who was bom on the island of Sark in the Channel Islands, came fo Hie Dominion in 1850 with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. 0. de.l. Grnt, and his mother's brother, Captain Charles d'Auvergno. They travelled from London in the ship Joseph Fletcher,