PERSONAL’

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXXII, Issue 59, 7 May 1924, Page 5

PERSONAL’

The Ladies’ Mirror states that May Turner, only daughter of the late C. H. D. Turner and Mrs Turner, of Aikman’s Road, St. Albans, Christchurch, is engaged to Mr James O. McDowell, B.Sc., of Stratford Technical College.

Mr Frank present accountant to the Wanganui Education Board, has been appointed clerk to the Inglewood County Council in succession to Mr S. Nielson, who has resigned. There were twenty-six applicants. ,i

Mr Justice McGregor, accompanied by Mrs McGregor and His Honour's McKenzie), will arrive at New Plymouth on Monday evening. Mr Justice McGregor will preside over the Supremo Court session, which opens at New Plymouth on Tuesday, i

j A London Press Association cable- • gram to-day states that Mr A. J. Fisher, who has boen appointed Director of tlie Elam School of Art, Auckland sails in the Ruahine.' Ho is aged 27, and ;s without administrative experience, but is vigorous and up-to-date.

Captain Crawford, late of the Makar a and Niagara, has been visiting his two brothers at luaha and Okai,awa (says the Hawera Star’s correspondent). ’ The captain is leaving for Home to superintend the fitting of thp Aoraiigi, the new boat to the command of Which he has been appointed. Captain Crawford .was at brie time an officer on the old Takapiina.

A quiet wedding took place this morning at Holy Trinity Church. Stratford, the contracting parties being Miss S. G. Beedle, matron of the

Stratford Public Hospital, daughter of the late Commander F. S. Beedle R.N. of England, and Mr W. Mclnnes, of Stratford. The officiating clergyman was the Vicar, the Rev. J. L. A. Kayll. The bride, who was given away by Dr. Steven, was attended by Mrs Steven as matron of honour, and Mr P. Thomson acted as best man. The bride and bridegroom, who were the recipients of many presents, left soon after the ceremony by the mail train for the South amid the good wishes of inanv friends.

At yesterday's meeting of. the Inglewood County Council the chairman (Mr A. Corkill) intimated that, he would he resigning his position at the annual meeting of the council to be held this month. In making the announcement, Mr Corkill said that it was now about twenty-two years since he first entered into local politics. He had been chairman 1 of the county council since its inception, and they had had a good many difficulties to contend with, necessitating the sacrifice of considerable time. As ifiost of the difficulties had now been overcome and the policy of the council had been definitely established, particularly in regard to road construction, the council work should be plain sailing in the future. During the past seven years he had not been outside the district except on local bodies’ affairs, and atfer his years of sendee he thought the time had arrived when he should take a spe l ! from local politics so as to enable him to devote a little more time to his own private affairs, which t’O some extent had ’been more Ov less neglected.