PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, 7 April 1933, Page 5

PERSONAL.

A letter dated in February received by the Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe, this week from Mr. James Fergusson, eldest son of Sir Charles Fergusson, contains news that Lady Alice Fergusson, who met with a motor accident in December last is making satisfactory progress towards recovery and at the time of writing was able to leave her room. In view, however, of the serious nature of the accident, her medical advisers do not expect Lady Alice to be completely restored to health for some months. Sir Charles Fergusson, who at the time of the accident was in the West Indies, acting as chairman of a Royal Commission, was expected to return to England in March on tho completion of the commission’s investigations.—(P.A.) Mr. D. Edwards, of Masterton, is now relieving teacher at the Kakariki school. Mr. H. J. Brass was initiated yesterday as a member of the Masterton Rotary Club. Mr. B. Welch, lately of Pongaroa, is acting as relieving headmaster at the Hamua School. Mr. 9. Slecman, Hogg Crescent, Masterton, has received the news of the death of the late Mrs Sleeman’s mother, in Cornwall, England, at the age of 89 years. The Rev. P. Gladstone Hughes, who has practically completed 12< years ministry of the Chalmers Presbyterian Church, Timaru, last night placed his resignation in the hands of the session, as he intends returning to the Homeland. Members of the session expressed appreciation of the great services of Mr. Hughes and learnt with regret that he could not be induced to reconsider the position.—(P.A.) Members of the Red (Star Football Club made a presentation to Mr. Sl Willoughby, an ex-captain of the ■senior team and of the Wairarapa representative team, of a set of cutlery to mark the occasion of his marriage to Miss McKenzie, which took place at Kopuaranga yesterday morning. The presentation was made by Mr. A. Corskie, president of the club, and Mr. Willoughby’s health was drunk with musical honours. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs fepencer Cotter, of Te Whiti, will regret to learn of the death of their only child, Doreen Alice, which occurred at the Masterton Hospital yesterday morning at ago of two years and three months. The little child had been ill for some months. Much sympathy will be felt for Mr. and Mrs Cotter in their bereavement. The funeral will take place to-day at 1.30 p.m. The will be at the Clareville Cemetery. Mr. J. J. Mulvey, formerly Postmaster at Masterton, and Mrs Mulvey, are leaving Masterton about a fortnight hence to take up their residence in Geraldine, South Canterbury, where one of their sons has a farm. Mr. and Mrs Mulvey have made many friends in Masterton and will be greatly missed. Mr. Mulvey is an active member of a number of organisations, including the Park Bowling Club, the W.E.A. and the Savage Club. He is known also as a highly popular entertainer at social functions. Before leaving Masterton to take up his new charge in Feilding, the Bev. B. O. Blamires was presented by the Wairarapa Cricket Association with a framed photograph of the Wairarapa cricket representatives of 1933. The association is forwarding to Mr. Blamires a letter thanking him for his services as chairman of the association for several years and on the field. In acknowledging the photograph, Mr. Blamires said he appreciated it very much. He had a photographic record of practically every association he had played with.