PERSONAL.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13487, 6 August 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL.

I I A Brass telegram states that Miss Glendinning, wiio has been identified ; with social and philanthropic move- , ments in Palmerston North for some I years past, wub entertained by tho ; citizens last evening. j A London cable gtateg that tb<? fol- j lowing oncers passed promotion exam-; imuilviiis for the New Zealand Staff | Corps:—Majors Hughes and McUon- : old; Captains Hickey, Grant, and W. Itobinson j Lieutenants C. H. Brown, Medding, Matthews, Knutsford, Glendinning, K. Eraser, Hudson, Tumbull, Hawkinga, Nicholls, Thomas, H. ttobiixson, liurn, Jiraddell, Dyer, Wood, Cardaie, and Wallmgiocd. iioyal Now Zealand Artillery: Major Hume; Cap-, tains Mickie and Sandle j JLieutenant Standish.

Madame Melba is a passenger to Australia by tho Otranto, from Lond©n.

Tho R«v. Sir Diamond, who has been appomifad Jewish Rabbi at Dunedin, is a passenger by the Maunganui which sailed from Sydney yesterday.

The Right Hon. James Bryce, is at present touring tho inland parts of IN'e-w South Wales.

At the Oddfellows' district meeting yesterday the Provincial Grand Master tlius referred to the popular secretary of the district: "1 am sure it affords us all the greatest satisfaction that we are able to have with us to-day our worthey Prov. 0. S. Bro. A. G. bhrimpton, and to know that he has fully recovered from his recent severe illness, and on behalf of the brethren of the district I extend to him our hearty congratulations on his restoration to health, and truvst that he niay be spared many years to work for the good of Oddfellowship." Bro. Thompson's remarks were received by the deputies with hearty applause and subsequently a resolution was passed expressing pleasure at Bro. Shrimpton's recovery with a hope that it might prove to be complete.

A Sydjiey cable says that Miss Isaacs, daughter of Mr Justice Isaacs, has been appointed his associate, and took her'seat in the High Court yesterday. It is the first time a lady has appeared in an official capacity in tho New South Wales law courts.

Mr Jos. Drinkwater, one of the original Woodvilie small farm settlors of 35 years ago, died suddenly on Saturday night, aged 74.

At the district meeting of the Gdd- '. feliows' Society held yesterday the Provincial iii and Master in his address ■referred thus to the death of the late Dr. James Hudson: "I know that you all share with me feelings of deep re- ; gret at the death of our late Bro. ])r. James Hudson, which took place under such tragic circumstances a few weeks ago. He had been a member of our ; Order for a great number of years, and ; during his residence in Nelson was the medical adviser of the Loyal Howard ! Lodge, and, since taking up his resi- ; dence at Tapawera, acted in the same capacity to tie ''Loyal Palmyra" Lodge with great satisfaction to the members of both Lodges, He was a true friend tp our Order, as many can testify. He will be greatly missed, not only by the brethren, but also by the settlers generally in and around the ; Tadmor district. To his sorrowing i widow and family we extend our warm < sympathy in their great trial." Subisoquently P.P.G.M. Smith moved that a letter of condolence from tho District , bo sent to the widow and family, the \ mover stating that on an historic oc- ; casion v, ben there was a conference be- ! tween the medical men and the friend- , ly societies' delegates Dr. Hudson had [ proved a good friend to th© societies. : P.P.G.M. Higgins who seconded the i motion said that his work in connection [ with the Palmyra lodge had been .in;'valuable and his terms were extremely I generous. Ho had boon a great Bower : for good in the Tadmor and surr<nmd- : ing districts and his loss was keenly ; felt. Deputy p.G.M. Bell referred to i the assistance Dr. Hudson had render\ed when the Mataki lodge was inau- ; gurated and the gen«roue manner in I which he had then acted. The motion ; was carried, the deputios standing.