PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, 18 October 1927, Page 8

PERSONAL

Mrs. C. E. Street, of Smart Road, is In the New Plymouth Hospital, having to undergo a serious operation. <

The Rev. C. D. Gardner, of Feilding, has been elected president of the Baptist Ministers’ (Fraternal, and the Rev. Mr. Slewart, of Linwood, secretary.—Press Assn.

Sister Irene Hogg, of the Red Cross Hospital, Hobson Street, Wellington, a trained nurse, has accepted the position of matron at Scotlands, the new Girls’ High School hostel, and _ takes up her duties on November 19.

A resolution of sympathy with Mr. A. L. Humphries in the death of his mother was passed at the weekly luncheon of the New Plymouth Rotary Club yesterday. Mr. and Airs. E. D. Lund have been : ppointed custodians at the New Plymouth baths for the season commencing as noon as the baths buildinas are completed early next month. Master F. L. Davis, a scholar at ths New Plymouth Boys’ High School, has been successful in gaining one of the two military scholarships awarded by the New Zealand Government. The scholarship entitles the holder to a course of instruction at the Sandhurst Military College. An Auckland message reports that Lady Brunton, wife of Sir William I' union, ex-Lord Mayor of Melbourne, died in a private, hospital in Auckland on Sunday. With her husband, Lady Brunton was returning to Melbourne from a trip to Europe and America. They were passengers on the Aorangi, which arrived at Auckland from Vancouver last Monday morning. Lady Brunton became ill on the voyage to Auckland, and as soon as the ship was berthe she was removed to a private hospital. An operation was performed aiftj tady Brunton rallied, but a relapee followed. —Press Assn. The death occurred on October 5 of Mr. D. M. Morgan, until recently chief inspector f<flt New Zealand of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. Joining the company in Sydney in 1892, he was transferred to Melbourne in 1900, and was appointed inspecting accountant 10 years later. He was transferred to the management of the company’s Rockhampton branch in 1913, and in 1920 came to New Zealand as joint inspector. On the death of Mr. Johnson, chief inspector for New Zealand, he was appointed to fill the vacancy in 1921. Last year failing health compelled him to retire from the service. Mr. Morgan was an amateur boxer and a well-known membet of the Royal Melbourne Golf Club, having played in inter-State tournaments. He was aged 53 years.' The death occurred on Saturday evening of one of New Plymouth’s earliest settlers, Mrs, W. Humphries in her 82nd year. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. Black (who were married in New Plymouth in 1842). Mrs. Humphries had spent practically the whole of her life in New Plymouth. It is only those who knew New Plymouth soon after its foundation in 1841, and have witnessed the substantial progress made in recent years who can realise what the early settlers went through, and Mrs. Humphries could lay claim to having borne her full share in the building up of this province. She leaves a family of three sons and three daughters (besides a number of grandchildren), namely, Messrs. Edward, Arthur and Leo (New Plymouth), Mrs. Stokes (Auckland), Mrs. W. Cliff (New Plymouth), and Miss Mabel Humphries. Besides these, one son (Wharton) was killed in the Great War, and another (Stanley) died many years ago.