PERSONAL ITEMS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14656, 25 January 1912, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr O. E. Hassoll, formerly of Tiinuru but now ,i southern runhoidsr, came up to Timaru yesterday to spend a brief holiday here. Mr A. McKenzie, who is leaving for Christchurch on Saturday, will be ttndered a farewell social to-morrow evening by the Session, Deacon's Court, Saabbath School teacliors, and choir of Chalmers Church, 'lire social will bo held in the Robert Jackson Memorial Hall, at 8 o'clock. A meeting of business people «as held at (Jeraldino yesterday, the Mayor, Mr J. Kennedy, presiding, when stci« were taken to make a put)- I iik> recognition of ihe estetin m which Mr J. Cliisholm. the manager of tho | lwal branch of the Bunk oi New Zca- I land is livid. 'Mr Chisholm, who has ] l>sen piomutei to ihs managership of ! the Hunterville branch, expacts to leave for the north licit w-otk. A considerable number of members I of Mr T. Buxton's election committee met on Monday evening to make a I presentation to their secretary, Mr h- \ Uillespie. Several of those present, and Mr Buxton, spoke very highly ot th" efficient way Sir Gillespie iiad per- i formed his duties, and tho excellent organisation he 'had. worked up. | A quiet wedding, but ono which attracted considerable interest was cele- ; brated yesterday at Chalmers Church, the contracting panic j hems: -Mies Ivy Grant, of "Elloughton Grange/ daughter oi tue laie .ur William Grant, to Mr F. K. Jameson, of Kaituna, North Canterbury. Tho Rev. A. Macaulay Oaldweli offioiated.. Tho church was verv artistically decorated for the occasion. After the service the I church a numerous party assembled at the homo of the bride's mother, where a sumptuous, wedding brein- tr'st was laid. Both tho bride and bridegroom were tho recipients of many handsome presents. At a parade of the Timaru Division of St. John Ambulanco Brigade, feupt. Foster, on behalf of the Division., presented Private F. A. Ellis with a set of military brushes in case, and m doing so said that Mr Eilis was one of tho first members of the Brigade in Timaru, and whilo tiuey regretted losing the old members (who are becoming few in number) they congratulated -Mr Ellis on his promotion, to bo engine-driver at I'alniorston North, ilr Hughson, chief supt., endorsed tho previous speaker's remarks, and referred to Mr Ellis's good qualities as a railway man, . and said that they were 6orry to loso him. Ho wished him every success in his new home. Sergeant Harris and Hon. Sec. Homo also endorsed tho above remarks. Mr Eiiis, in reply, thanked members for their present and kind romarks, and said that though ho was sorry to leavo Timaru, he must accept promotion when it came, ne would, after settling down, continue as a member of ' the Ambulance Brigade in his nfiv I home. '