PERSONAL.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14620, 26 January 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

V'tr—V, J-' Reed Glasson and Mrs and Miss Glasson, ■of Wellington are on a short visit to Nelson, and are staving at Wamui House. Mr Giasson will preach at the Congregational Church to-morrow evening.

t ,f V\H s b *eon rece" red that Gunner J-f^- McLean Jias been awarded the Military Medal. Prior to enlisting Gunner McLean was in the employ of Messrs J. Wood and Sons.

Last week in Dunedin, Major C V A. Baigent, M.8., B.Ch., N!Z.M C " was married to Miss Mabel Miller' daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Miller of London street, Dunedin. Major Baigent was at the landing in. Gallipoli, and has been at the front continuously until he returned on furlough for a few weeks. Major Baigent is a son of MiHenry Baigent, of Waimea street

Mr G. A. Edmonds, Town Clerk is leaving next week for a month's holiday The City Council last night decided that the chief clerk, Ml- It. B. Witty, should be acting-Town Clerk during Mr Edmonds's absence.

Mr. J.; Enright, of Westport, has been appointed a member of the Westport Harbour Board in succession to Mr H. Gillen. who has taken up his residence in Wellington. Mr. Enright is an old boy of Nelson College, and a well known business man in Westport.

The chairman of the Wellington Harbour Board (Mr. C. E. Daniel!) informed the board at its meeting tie other night that Major D. J. Gibbs, or the head office staff, had received the distinction of D.S.O. Mr. Gibbs, he said, had been 21 years in the servhe of the board, wHt-h decided to heartily. congratulate him on his success.

Mr. W. Wickens, head gardener to the Christchurch City Council, has received word that his* son, Major R. C. Wickens, N.Z.F.A., has been awarded tire D.S.O. Major Wickens left with tho Main Body, and went right through the Gallipoli campaign, going to France with the first New Zealanders. His brother, Gunner W. S. Wickens, of the Australian Forces, was some time ago awarded tho D.C.M. for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Both brothers are still veil.

Mr John Logan Stout, LL.B., eldest son of the Chief Justice, has been appointed a Stipendiary Magistrate, and will perform his duties in the South Otago district. Mr Stout was born in Dunedin, and was admitted to the Har on February 27th 1905. He practised his profession in Wellington, and for a time was reporter, editor, and secretary of the New Zealand Law Reports. He has also acted as the Chief Justice's secretary.

Captain Charles K. Ward, of the New Zealand Dental Corps, whose disappearance has been reported in a London cable message, is the third son of the R-ev. O. E. Ward of Christchurch, and brother of Mr R. B. Ward, a Christchurch solicitor. The first intimation his relatives had of his disappearance was conveyed in the press cable message. Captain Ward was the first dentist to enlist in New Zealand, and left for Samoa -with the Advance Guard. Returning to New Zealand, he was engaged in camp duty until last Easter, when he left with a reinforcements draft for England. Since his arrival in the Old Country he had been stationed in London. He has four brothers at the front, one of them being Gunner Wilfred I. Ward, tho Christchurch dentist. Captain Ward, who was practising his profession at Wellington at the outbreak of the war, was married just before leaving New Zealand for England. His wife is at present residing at Wellington. —Press Association.

At the invitation of the president of the Nelson College Old Boys' Association (Mr W. Devenish), the members of the committee of the association assembled at the Bed Cross Tea Rooms yesterday afternoon for the purpose of meeting Mr W. 8. Littlejohn, principal of Scotch College, Melbourne, and a former principal of Nelson College, who is at present recruiting his healtfi in Nelson. In extending a hearty welcome to Mx Littlejohn, Mr Devenish said they were all delighted to have the opportunity of meeting one who had always had a. warm place in the hearts of old collegians. He also spoke of the interest both Mr Littlejohn and his predecessor; Mr Joynt had continued to take in Nelson College and the Old Boys' Association. Dr. Gibbs, Messrs F. Milner and H. P. Kidson also expressed thenpleasure at meeting Mr Littlejohn again. Mr Littlejohn, in replying, said i he was delighted to be in Nelson once more, to meet many of his former pupils, and he said it was extremely gratifying to him to know that he was not forgotten. .Incidentally' he mentioned vhat he had already derived considerable benefit from bis stay in Nelson, and spoke of the delightful conditions under which pupils of Nelson College received their education. The gathering, which was quite informal, was extremely cordial to the guest of the afternoon.