PERSONAL

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXXII, Issue 60, 8 May 1924, Page 5

PERSONAL

The Rev. H.'A. Fa veil, wh 0 has been vicar of Gonville, has volunteered for service with the Bishop of Polynesia,

Archdeacon H. Reeve, vicar of Wangjanui, who is resigning his present cure to become vicar df Brancaster, near King's Lynn, in Norfolk, expects t 0 leave for England by the R:torua. on June 14.

Messrs S. H. Osborn, of Dunedin, and Lawrenc; Watkins, of Wellington, aie judges of elocution and music respectively at the .Hamilton competitions. Mr Cyril Ttowsey, of Auckland, is official accompanist.

! Mr C. H. Pyke, who, fojr the past eleven years has manager of the | Bank of New Zealand in Levin, will I retire on superannuat'on at" the end 'of June, after 42 years in the serjvice of the bank; .... ..

The Bw. A. J. Farnell. Mcar of Oobdeii and Rununga. in the Nelson diocese has bsen appointed vicar of Shannon, in succession to the Rev. J. C." Abbott, state* the Church Chronicle. Mr Farnell saw much service with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the late war .. ■■,;

Mr and Mr s J. R, Rowlands, who ! have retired from their farm at Man. fgorei and are residing temporarily in New Plymouth, were the guests of settlers of the district at a social held in the E<2;mont Village Hall on Tuesday evening. As a mark of the esteem in which they w ere held, Mr j and Mrs Rowlands received presentations, a suitcase being given to the former and a, travelling rug to the latter.

The Rev. Lionel Fletcher, the distingirshed evangelist, a native of Australia, and at one time of Sydney, arrived i n Sydney on April 24th, on his way to New Zealand, where he has accepted the pastoral charge of an important Congregational Church. For some years Mr Fletcher has been conducting missions in England and America with conspicuous success, states the' Sydney Daily Telegraph.

Mr Barrie Marschel must have been a proud man—and probably a sad one—on Monday night (states the Waikato Times), when, at the close of one of the most successful entertainments ever given in Hamilton, the huge audience which filled every corner of the Theatre Royal sang "He's a Jolly Good Fello

and gave three ringing cheers in-his honour. It was a night to be remembered, not only by the beneflciare, but by everyone present. Over fiVe years ago Mr Marschel came to Han ilton to take over the management of the Theatre Royal. He immediately won popularity, which deepened with the passing of the years. His genial personality, his years of experience of everything connected with the stage, his courtesy and attention to habitues of the theatre, fitted him ideally for the' position which he held. When it became known that, acting on medical advice, Mr Marschel had decided to relinquish his position in order to take a long holiday, there was widespread regret, and at once steps were taken to tender him a testimonial farewell. The affair proved a brilliant success. The building was crowded, and from the singing of "Old Waikato, Dear to Me," a number composed by Marschel to express his sentiments to the district, to the final scene of enthusiasm, the pe:'-

formance was thoroughly enjoyable. A bottle of champagne was handed over the footlights to Mr Marschel typical of the desire of all present to toast his health. After the entertainment, the staff of the theatre presented Mr Marschel with a silvermounted walking stick. The singing of the National Anthem brought a memorable evening to a close. Pop-

ular Barrie Marschel (the Times reports) will leave Hamilton with the esteem and good wishes of the whole community.