PERSONAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXVI, Issue 17571, 15 May 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr Frederick Hobbs, Town Clerk at Westport, has been appointed Town Clerk at Lyttelton. '

A very pretty wedding was celebrated at Ranana on Sunday, May 11th, by Rev. Father Ginisty, S.M.\ the contracting parties being Miss Mary Haa*mi, of Ranana, and Private Robert Tanginoa, of Parikino. The bride, who wore white silk, witn usual veil and wreath of orange blossoms and carried a bouquet of white chrysanthemums and purple stock's, was. attended by her sister, Miss E> peka Haami, # as bridesmaid. The bride was given away by her brothejr, Private Paul Haami.w The best man was Private Rangi Tamakehu. The church was decorated with ferns and gold and white chrysanthemums. The wedding breakfast was served in th_> meeting house, and in the evening the guests were entertained at a dance. The honeymoon is to b« spent in the South Island.

- At the choir practice of the Ingestre Street Baptist Choir on Thursday even, ing, the opportunity was taken to farewell Mrs D. Crabbe (nee Smith), who for a number of years has been the church organist. Mrs Crabbe leaves New Zealand by the Tainui for an exvtended visit to the Old Country. Rev. Stanley Jeukin is presenting her, oh behalf of the choir, with a framed photograph *". the' Inembers, expressed very high appreciation of her willing aril capable services. A similar gift was handed to Mrs Murray, for Her daughter, Mrs Percy Lascelies, who since her marriage has gone to reside at Hastings. Mrs Lascelles was for many years a faithful member of the church, and choir, and also a teacher in the Sunday Scnooi Mr Jen kin asked Mra. Murray to convey to her daughter 4hd very best wishes of all her Wangakyx friends. Both recipient* fittingly lie • sponded. :

A profitable evening was spent -ajj the Ingestre St. Baptist School Hall on Monday, when the congregation Bust to bid farewell to Mr and Mrs Pet^t Murray, who are about to leave for Cambridge. The esteem in w,hich tlta guests of the evening are held was di|played by the largie gathering and Ky the great regret expressed, by all sft their departure. The Rev. Stanley Jerj, kin presented Mr and Mrs Murray witji a travelling rug and hot-water basf. Miss Murray received an art voluni^, and Peter, Bruoe, Colin, and Monti each received a Bible from the officers and tea.cb.ers of the Sunday Schopt Mr Jenkin eulogised the * regular attendance and cheerful service given t«*r the recipients. Mr Mora-ay in a neflb speech acknowledged the gifts, and expressed his own and the family's regrft at the severance of such helpful anifl happy associations. ,-».

After three years of strenuous war service In the N.Z. military hofpitals of the Mother Country, Sister M. B. M. Calder has returned to Wa|ganui. Miss Calder, who came oiot with the Remuera's last draft, ( brings from the chiefs of the Red CroSfi messages of thanks and appreciation to the people of the Dominion f&t their generous help in connection with the work. The Matron-ia-Cnief, Dame Swift, particularly regiiesteiS that her kindest regards should be conveyed to the Red Cross Workers of the Dominion and the public wfc'b so generously supported , them throughout the war period. In the course of conversation with a "Chroificle" representative yesterday,' Mils Calder mentioned." as indication ot the pleasure afforded jto waf-wor'n soldiers by the receipt of parcels from their home town; the deligtjt which was on one occasion manifested in a certain hospital in which she vas engaged when on opening un tlm parcels mail there was discoverWJi. pair of socks bearing a ticket which indicated that they, had been knitted Iby the little Misses Caldwell, of WatiI'ganui. Of the splendid services rentdered for our soldiers by Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Wray, Miss Calder says she cannot speak too highly. "JC was," she said, "la frequent touch with Mr. and Mrs. Wray, and I can only say that In nay opinion no t#p people in the United Kingdom could 'have done more than they did, or spent themselves more unselfishly for the sake of the boys. The people of New Zealand will never know the ex»tent of their indebtedness to Mr. ana Mrs. Wray." .-;