PERSONAL ITEMS.

Waipawa Mail, Volume LXVI, Issue 139, 19 August 1938, Page 2

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr A. Pellow, of Napier, who underwent an operation recently at Auckland, is progressing favorably and has left hospital. Mr Rodney Kinross AA’hite, son o! Mr AA T . Kinross AA’hite, of Omarunui. Hawke’s Bay, will leave Auckland for England by the Rangitata unit week. He will enter the colonial ser. vice next year, but in the meantime will spend about a year at Oxford University. Mr C. A. Gallagher, who has w, D stationmaster at AA’aipukurau for ti.» past four and a-half years, will ban, to-morrow, accompanied by Mrs (] a ! laghcr and his family, for Dunedin. Mr Gallagher’s successor, Mr T. Mar. tin, of Hastings, commenced (hit, yesterday. The selection of Mr Taite Te Tome who formerly represented W.-sterj Maori in Parliament, as the < Ticii National Party candidate for tht seat at the forthcoming general ele, tion was the subject of a stateine® yesterday by the Leader of tl. On position, Hon. A. Hamilton. 1 rT, Tomo lost the seat by a narrow mar. gin to Mr H. T. Ratana at the lag election in 1935. The death lias occurred at T; ihap of Mr Ernest Collins Moon, win though a cripple from birth, so rend ed in a remarkable way in m too# ing- his tremendous handicap anj reaping much beauty, happinc ] enjoyment from life. BoP i|l Moon’s hands and feet were <1 lornl ed, his hands so much that the, » e J useless to him. AA’ith great ,„rJ veranee he learnt to write with J feet and made them take the plaJ of his hands. For some years yl Moon was postmaster at Ragleu, aj then he took charge of the Te I'J office. On AA’ednesday afternoon t, J of the AA’.C.T.U. and friends g uherj at the home of Mrs T. Carson. In 1,1 farewell to Mrs Pepperell, .ho ] leaving shortly to take up rc-ideal in Napier. The large din i g-rj , looked bright and cheery, being ill oorated with bowls of spring flowJ A very pleasant afternoon was spal i in competitions and item, -piaul ; forte solos by Mrs Thackeray, refill tion by Mrs AA’alkcr, and songs 1 , Mrs Pepperell. Competition, si won by Mesdames Robertsie:. t'l

ghan, Hawke, Pepperell, T! ick* and Miss Bibby. A delicioti at noon tea was served, after which! Keen, president of the AA’.C.T.I’., i ed the guest of honor to accept a of pyrex ware, and express'd rei at the departure of such a gall worker, wishing her every happii in her new home. Mrs Heppe suitably responded. At the clow the afternoon Mrs Robertson mo a hearty vote of thanks to Mrs C son for her kind hospitalin, wk was endorsed by all present Folk ing were the guests:—MesdamesP perell, Robertson, Keen, Mephi Carson, Hawke, Thackeray. Irels AA’alker, Harvey, Talbot, Vaufk Boatwood, Carne, Bott, and Mil Bibby, Johnson, Harvey, l' irth I Lorraine Vaughan.