SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 56, Issue 4039, 22 April 1938, Page 4

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mr John Atkins, of Teasdale Street, leaves to-night to spend a holiday in Palmerston North.

Mrs D. Carr, Rosebank Road, Avondale, is the guest of Mrs S. Carr, Roto-o-rangi.

Mrs D. Ward, of Pukekohe and formerly of Otorohanga, was a spectator at the Easter snorts there.

Miss Lilian Quinlan, of Otahuhu, is visiting her sister, Mrs A. C. Pilkington, of Otorohanga.

Mrs G. Brierly.,. of Te Miro, near Cambridge, is visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs H. Addison, of Ranfurly Street, Otorohanga.

Mr F. W. Lucas, the former All Black three-quarter, has been appointed senior selector for the Auckland Rugby Union.

Otorohanga and district ladies have formed a strong auxiliary of the National Party and will hold regular meetings up to the general elections.

Mrs C. A. Pennell, of Wellington, is visiting Otorohanga, where she is the guest of her mother Mrs H. M. Quin, of Ranfurly Street.

Mrs S. A. Cook, of Hamilton, and formerly of Otorohanga, was a visitor to her erstwhile home town* during the week.

Miss Lulu James, of Waiongona, is spending a holiday in To Awamutu, where she is the guest of her sister, Mrs Lettord.

Miss Eileen Johnston, of the Auckland University is spending her Easter holidays with her mother, Mrs A. J. McCready, at Otorohanga.

Mr and Mrs Charles Rawlinson, of Rewi Street, who spent the Easter vacation on a fishing trip on the shores of Lake Taupo, returned to To Awamutu on Tuesday evening.

Mr Jack Jones, the Labour candidate for the Waitomo seat, attended the annual conference of the New Zealand Labour Party at Wellington this week.

At the monthly meeting of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday evening a resolution of sympathy with Ihe relatives of the late Mr A. T. Bryant, of Orakau, was passed.

Information received to-day states that Mr W. A. S. Wearne, manager of the local branch of the Bank of New South Wales, who is on sick leave, has been compelled to enter a hospital at Levin for an operation.

Mr and Mrs Robert Metcalfe, of Gisborne, and formerly of Te Awamutu, announce the engagement of their daughter,, Madge Rosalie, to lan Stuart, eldest son of Mr Stuart E. Macdonald, Puniu Road, Te Awamutu.

The engagement is announced of Gwennyth Maire, younger daughter of Mr and Mrs George Halliday (late of Woodhill, Whangarei, and now of Otorohanga), and Royle William, elder son of the late Mr and Mrs G. E. Beadle, of Inglewood, Taranaki.

Major Alan Hildreth who will conduct the Salvation Army meetings on Sunday, is assistant divisional commander for Auckland province, and is the son of a pioneer officer in Army work in New Zealand. Major Hildreth has worked in most parts of Now Zealand, and his wide experience includes a term as assistant to the principal of the William Booth Memorial College in Wellington.

Mr Edwin Thomson, of Kihikihi informed our representative this morning that he did not intend to seek re-election to the Kihikihi Town Board, of which body he has been a member for the past fifteen years and chairman for thirteen years. Mr Thomson nowadays is largely occupied in other parts of New Zealand, and feels that he should m'ake way for somebody more able to give the time to Town Board affairs.

The many friends of Mrs H. P. Bloxham will extend to her their sincere sympathy in the bereavement she has suffered by the death at Ngaruawahi# this morning of her mother, Mrs McGregor. The deceased lady, who was 82 years of age, had resided in New Zealand for many years, for a longperiod in Auckland, and for the last eight years with her daughter, Mrs H. Fraser, of Ngaruawahia. On recepit of the sad intelligence, Mrs Bloxham at once proceeded to Ngaruawahia.

“We are lawyers. As a profession we know no politics or party. We should and do, I feel sure, express our thanks to our Attorney-General, the Hon. H. G. R. Mason, who has throughout his term of office remained one- of us, while at the same time he has no doubt remained perfectly Joyal and helpful to his colleagues.” These remarks were made by Mr H. F. O’Leary, K.C., president of the New Zealand Law Society, when paying a tribute, in his presidential address at the society’s conference at Christchurch to the sympathy and consideration of the Attorney-General. Mr O’Leary added: “We have found Mr Mason accessible at all times, helpful always, sympathetic with and mindful of our views and opinions, which, indeed, he has not waited for us to express, but has approached us for.”

Before routine business was commenced at the Waipa Racing Club’s committee meeting last Wednesday evening, the chairman, Mr J. T. Young, referred to the very severe loss the Club had sustained by the death recently of Mr J. P. O’Sullivan, who had been honorary treasurer for several years and a member of the course committee. The Club had lost a very valuable member—one who was always keen to help the Club, just as he was keen to help any other, sporting body or individual. Mr O’Sullivan was a successful farmer and a thorough-going sportsman, and his genial personality endeared him to all with whom he came in contact. Mr A. H- Storey amplified Mr Young’s remarks in the same strain, and the committee stood in silence as a mark of respect to the memory of a friend and of sincere sympathy with his widow.