PERSONAL.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13757, 21 April 1915, Page 4 (Supplement)

PERSONAL.

. To-day Mnu Richardson, of Van Dieinan street, celebrates her 95th birthday. One x>i him earliest of Nelson's settlers. Mrs jftichardson has seen every developmeiit vi the city and district. Despite h<wr gi*at age she is wonderfully well, and continues to take the keenest intorest in t>.VJ tliat transpires. We join with her rnanv friends and relatives in wishing M?s. .Richardson "Many happy returns."

The iner?:bßTs of the visiting Thorndon ' v Wellington) cricket team made a presentation la-st evening to Mr E. R. Neale, honorary secretary of the Nelson. Association, in recognition of his services in arranging and carrying through-their tour of the district. The manager (Mr B. L. Salmon), in making the presentation (a fountain pen), said that the team had had a delightful trip, ituil in.'Vy intended coming over again at the earliest opportunity.

A rery q-^i redding was solemnised by th<j Key. J. P. Kerapthorne, at ths Cathedra! <yn Saturday, the 3rd inst., the contracting parties being Miss Floriiwe 11. Pnull' and Mi-S T. Tyernian, both of Nelson. The bride was given away by Dr. Eixvr. Miss Grace Cock acted as hrklf nuiaid and Mr 11. C Date as groomsman. After the ceremony the party rotus\»nl to, the residence of Mrs (.«-eo. K'T'.-. Mainika. street, where- Mr and Mrs (;j<4;Oi;:in'K health was drunk, the !uipp,y '-iMjj)"to afterwards leaving by motor i.-uv h;i~ the eountiry.

At !ho Ooiigifgational Sunday school yesti's'dy.y «Jto, iioon Miss Florence Korsii:iw \va,« presented, with a :iandf.onie siiv-Of-ii'MMMitcd hand mirror and brush Vint;) r'hc scholars teachers, and MipenntcTJsk'wt. The Rer. T. {i. Butlor spoke in apprciatiyo terms of the taitlii'iiJ v.xv! r:uii,soientions manner in whici! .Mit-v iK-emshaw had ■carried put her secretarial ■duties^ and, in tendering Irer ii'.-arly l-"':nil:s, .expressed the hope lhai --bo ivoniu ;it some future time return to Nelson. Miss Kershaw leaves at tli-.> end oi tho week to take up a ]x>sition i» 1!vo Ashburton State scliool.

Private Philip Jessop, a member of the Expeditionary Force at Samoa, who had been invalided home, died on his way to the Hospital yesterday evening. lie had been staying with his sister, Mrs. 13. Stratford, at the Croixelles for the benefit of his health. As he did not improve, it was decided to bring him to the HosprtnJ, where he had previously been wkW treatment. A nurse was. sent down en Wednesday, to accompany .him, and bo. readied Nelson by launch yesterday. H« was in a critical condition, and tfjetl in the ambulance tit > about 7 o'clock, before the Hospital was reached, it is thought from heart failure. The t)proased was a- son of Mr. Ebenraer -Jer.f-^p, of Hope.