Personal

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 138, 13 June 1931, Page 6

Personal

Air .1. Al. AtcLeun, Chief Postmaster at Wellington, is confined to his bed with a dislocated shoulder and broken arm, the result of an accident when alighting from a car. Mr J. AL Baxter, of Hamilton, will judge the roots section at the Alanawatu Winter Show, to be held at Pal merston North next week. Mr F. C. Hay, of Palmerston North, has terminated his period of appoint ment as engineer to the AlanawatuOroua River Board, and leaves on

I Tuesday for Tahiti to spend six weeks holiday. 1 Guests cregistcred at Foster's Hotel j last night were: .Mr Stanley J. 'Thorpe (London), Mr ami Airs J. W. AlcLcn mil (London), Air Arthur F. Turnball, Messrs H. and E. Griffiths (Welling- * ton A Mr H. Bavagc, Air 8. J.. Moses - (Auckland). i , Bquadron Leader P. Fowler, who ishortly leaving Napier to take up his I residence in Palmerston North, has been a practical and very energetic membei of the Hawke’s Bay Aero Club and an executive officer of that body since its inception. His lengthy service in the Royal Naval Air Force and the Royai Air Force in the Great War, in addition to a large experience of civil flying in the Dominion, will undoubtedly make him an acquisition to flying circles in Palmerston North. Councillor D. Mackintosh was reelected unopposed as chairman of the Wanganui County Council at the adjourned annual meeting of that body yesterday. Accepting office he said that the chairman’s task was made pleasant by the co-operation shown by each individual councillor. Each member of the council came to the table with a broad mind and looked at matters from tho point of view of the County as a whole and not with any sense of parochialism. The speaker also paid a tribute to the general efficiency uf the staff. Sympathetic reference was made at the weekly practice of the Wanganui Alalo Choir to the death of a past conductor, Air Arthur Towsey. Several of the older members of the choir spoke in reminiscent vein of the happy associations of past days, and in appreciation of his ability as a conductor. Similar reference was made at the practice of St. Paul’s Choir, held on Thursday evening, the conductor referring to the choir’s past happy associations with the deceased musical director. Silent tributes were paid to the deceased’s memory and the sentiments of the choirs are to be conveyed to the late Mr Towsey’« fam ily in due course. After an illness extending over more than twelve months there passed away on. Wednesday the eleven-year-old son of Mr and Airs Walter Brown, of Wilson Street. An only child, young George was a general favourite with th? staff of the Wanganui Central Fire Station, where Air Brown is foreman, and the lad’s sunny smile will be much missed. As a mark of respect members of the staff, under Superintendent J. Williams, stood at the salute in front of the station prior to the departure of the cortege for the Aramoho Come- ' tcry. Boys from the Queen’s Park School, of which deceased was an expupil. acted as pall bearers, while at the graveside, where tho service was conducted by Rev. Clifford Dobbs, *he 1 school buglers sounded the “Last Post.” Many beautiful floral tributes covered the coffin.