PERSONAL.

Colonist, Volume LVIII, Issue 14368, 21 March 1917, Page 11 (Supplement)

PERSONAL.

c The members "of the city poUco force , c assembled at the station yesterday even- ? *"S_to say good-bye to Senior-Sergeant V AicAiainara.ou the eve of his return to y Wellington. Senior-Constable McDoiiy neil, gaoler, on behalf of the force pre/ i- senfccHl Sergeant 'McNamara wit'i a c handsome pipe in a case, as a mane of ' 0 tat- esteem he Iras won while here on a rtac-vnig outy. Iho recipient,' w re- - turning thanks, said it had' been a s .pleasure to him to have charge lev a '" ! e>v v"-ek'i ff the constables rationed v - in .Nelson. They were, hpremarked, " v nearly all in the neighbourhood of 30 1 .years of age, and,they were a credit . to the place. t niS, mT bf s of th« Nelson Baptist' _ Christian Endeavour Society, at a social * SiS, 01! 11-; hel(? in tlle baptist School: i -Stl* ii ' Lambeifc J who preaches his faiewell sermons at that church next . trt yn°? beh alf <>f the members, * S. Coad presented Mr Lambert . . uitn an enlarged photograph of the members or the society. : In aeknowf lodging the ggrft, the recipient said he would value it greatly as a memento , of m s association with the Endeavour--5 eis.^ About fifty were present at the _ meeting, and cordial references were f made to the retiring pastor's efforts for . the _ welfare of. the Christian Endeavour y bociety. ■■'■"■■■■"'■,''. ; : :. • v At .the Lower Moutere School, preiWn £ S >' ere made to Mr and Mrs ' I a. is. banders,; on- the occasion of Air l banders's departure to take aip the aps pomtment of head teacher at tho Kan^ ! zau bcnool. ~ * S T CT nieo^\ e} ds > elder daughter .of Mr Joshua Shields, of Nelson, who is Si hhet c RaJ Vi iCtOria Co^Se, has pass- . Ed her B.A. degree, and obtained a . semor Tiniversity scholarship in En?- . lish literature. i Miss Winifred Beits, of Nelson, has ; received that she has passed tho ; examination for tho M.Be. degree ; gaming first-class honours in Botany. ' > r^ff J* '^Gerald, Clerk of 'the , t-OLUt at Nelson, has been advised that i iie has pacsed as a barrister, bemc . Buccessful in the. following - ; subjects i~ Koman law, international law, iuris- * ?r' U1?- nee; aud constitutional history Mi1 iitz-Uerald has also passed his examination under the Education .Department m jurisprudence, constitu- ■ tionai history, and accountancy. Bro. C. L. Harvey, W.M., on behalf or i^odgo Motueka, made n presenta.tiou at a gathering of Freemasoiis to Bro. ■ .tierber-t. Hpath of; a silver wrist watch suitably inscribed, o:i the uve of his departure for camp . .Tho Very Rev. G. E. Weeks, LL.iX, die Rev. J; A. Rogers, B;A\, and the Ttev. H. B. W. White have been gazetted as military chaplains for service m the Territorial Forces of New" Zealand. - Mr A. I. Johns, who has been for many years chief clerk in the Auckland branch of the New Zealand Insurance Company, has been appointed New Zealand manager for the Union of Canton and British Traders' Insurance Companies, with headquarters at Wellington. Mr Johns is a son 'of the late Mr I. Johns, of Nelson. .._,•■ A musical evening -^asheld at the Victoria Military Hospital, Wellington, to farewell Lieutenant-Colonel Deck, who has- been promoted to a higher position. A representative of "tho patients, in eulogising Colonel Deck, said he w.asa man .whose guidance, care, and constant attention were responsible for the patients all making headway and, practically, all recovering. Mr Frank Snodgrass, son of Mr \V. W. Snodgrass, who has been connected Witu the local branch of the Bank of New South Wales, has'been transferred to Hastings. He will be much missed in rowing, tennis, and football circles, hi which sports he took a. keen interest. Mr N. D. Hood, Government Inspector of Machinery and .Surveyor of Ships at Nelson for the past 13 years, has been.transferred' to take charge of the ■ ■■Canterbury district, and leaves Nelson shortly. Mr P. Grant, of Southland, will succeed Mr Hood at Nelson: The National Reserve Band, at :i social gathering, bade farewell to Mr. J. Law son. Since arriving in Nelson, some six months ago, Mr. Lawson has assisted the band, the 12bh Regiment Band, end the Nelson Concert Orchestra. The National Reserve- Band presented Mr. _ Lawson with a black ebony walking stick suitably engraved. lii making the presentation -. the drummajor (Mr. P. L. Jeffries)'thanked Mr. Lawson'for his valuable - and • versatile aid. In returning thanks, the recipient said he would always recall with pleasure the time he had spen in Nedson and his association with the band. i ■ • • .. |. At the District Conference of th«> Manchester Unity, Independent Order of Oddfellows, last week, reference was made to the ■ invaluable services ren- ' dered tho District by Prov. C.S. Bro. A. G. Shi-impton. It was pointed out that during his" term of office the work had considerably increased, ,and matters arising from the war would further add to the time and labour required. It was therefore unanimously resolved to increase his remuneration. Bro. Shrimpton, in thanking the deputies, stated that he did not expect a monetary i-'.crease. His work for the society iv.-v. r>. toboiir cf love, and he was jqui.t<! r.-.ir-siiod to bo of service to the !Gvi:'M\ £-yve.vi;l deputies ppoko 'of the J symp:l thy and consideration." shown by | Mrs Shmnpton, and it was unaniro-<-s'klv agreed that the thanks of tho S."-. i :tv were also due to that lady. It whs njrtlier resolved, as a mark of appiooiatioii, that District officers should j select a suitable present to be fori warded to Mrs Shrimpton on behalf jof the deputies attending the conFerj.enoe. This has since been clone, the j present taking the form-of a handsome I ujiholstered settee.