PERSONAL

Southland Times, Issue 24112, 29 April 1940, Page 6

PERSONAL

Messrs N. R. Brown, president of the Southland Rugby Union, W. A. H. Oliver, a vice-president, and L. R. Lopdell will leave by the express tomorrow to attend the annual meeting of delegates of the New Zealand Rugby Union at Wellington. Mr L. E. Dailey will leave Invercargill today for Wellington, where he will fulfil a three weeks’ contract with the National Broadcasting Service. On his return south he will have broadcasting engagements at Christchurch and Dunedin.

Mr J. H. Hall, of Wellington, assistant director of publicity, who has been appointed war correspondent with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force, visited his parents, Mr and Mrs Andrew Hall, of Edendale, for the weekend. He left for Wellington by the express last night. Mr Hall was bidden farewell on Wednesday by the staff of the Prime Minister’s Department, and presented with a pneumatic mattress and a propelling pencil. The presentation was made by Mr C. A. Brendsen, permanent head of the department, and other speakers were Mr C. A. Jeffery, chief private secretary to the Prime Minister, and Mr J. T. Paul, director - of publicity. All congratulated Mr Hall on his appointment and expressed their pleasure at his association with the department. They wished him every good fortune overseas and expressed the fullest confidence that he would worthily represent the New Zealand Press in the field. The loss of the last foundation member of the club, Mr John McKinnon, was referred to at the annual meeting of the Invercargill Orphans Club last night by the president (Bro. J. H. Reed). He said that Mr McKinnon had been a member for 38 years and by his genial personality he had endeared himself to the members. A motion of condolence with his relations was passed. The death of the Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage was referred to at the annual meeting of the Invercargill Orphans Club on Saturday night by the president (Bro. J. H. Reed), who said that even if members had not agreed with the Prime Minister politically, they must admit that he had been imbued with high ideals. A resolution of condolence to be forwarded to the Prime Minister (the Hon. P. Fraser) was passed. Dr J. W. Mcllwraith, who retired from the Education Department recently and is now living in Auckland, has resigned from the New Zealand Road Safety Council, of which he had been a member since its formation. The Minister of Transport (the Hon. R. Semple) said at a meeting of the council that he greatly regretted Dr Mcllwraith’s resignation from the council, of which he had been a really “livewire” member. Dr Mcllwraith said that he, too, regretted having to withdraw, but he thought that the responsibilities of the council were so great that there must be direct connection between the council and the Transport Department and the Education Department. The council placed on record its high appreciation of the services given by Dr Mcllwraith in the interests of road safety.