District Personals

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 255, 28 October 1939, Page 2

District Personals

WAITOTARA Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Brewer have received many congratulations on the birth of their first grandchild. The babe and her mother (Mrs. E.’Sampson. St. John’s Hill) are at present staying at “Waihau.” ; Mr. and Mrs. Alex Rapson, Taranaki, are on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. IF. Langdon. 1 Mrs. Olsen's guests for the week- • end were Miss Flora Stephens and Miss Thelma Springer, Wanganui. Mrs. P. Harting and Miss S. Wilson are spending a holiday at Putaruru. Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Wanganui, spent the week-end with their daughter, Mrs. A. Hurley. ! Another week-end visitor was Mrs. i W. Nicholson, Palmerston North, who ' was the guest of her mother, Mrs. Lee. Miss Siddy, New Plymouth, spent [the week-end with friends. i Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Parkinson and lheir small son Barrie (Dunedin) i have been on a visit to Mr. Parkinjson, senr. . Mr. and Mrs. W. Warren (Kakahi) [ and their small daughter, spent the week-end with Mrs. Warren's father, [Mr. A. H. Parkinson. Mr. and Mrs. W. Jones and Miss I McConachy, Wellington, were Mrs. G. ! McConachy's ' guests lor the weekj end. i Wailotaia visitois to the Waverley ■ races were Mesdames Parsons, Waii kington, Handley. Laird, Train, Hart’well, Leahy, Pedersen, H. Wilson, T. E. Wilson. Groves, J. J. Hurley and Miss D. Leahy. WAV ERLEY . ali.-s N. Forsyth, who has been l visiting Waverley as the guest of Mrs. W. G. Belton, has returned to Wan- ■ ganui. , Miss Norma Lupton is visiting Hast- | ings, and is the guest of her aunt, j Mrs. D. Painter. Mrs. Parkes has. returned to Wanj ganui after a few days’ holiday in | Waverley. , Miss Anderson and Miss Fookes, who were the guests of Mrs. J. H. Mathie.son, have returned to Wcllingi ton. i Mrs. R. A. Prout. who htis been I visiting Palmerston North for a few | days, has returned to Waverley. I Mr. and Mrs. McKenzie, who w-ere ; the guests of Mrs. J. H. Mathieson, have returned to Palmerston North. i Mr. and Mrs. Morrison, senr., Wanganui, arc visiting Wanganui as the ; guest of their daughter, Mrs. R. A. I Prout. Miss J. Lupton is a Waverley visitor ; to Morrinsville. Mr. and Mrs. S. Bromiley, who have •returned from a trip io England, are : now in Auckland and w ill arrive in Waverley during the week-end. Miss P. Graham visited her parents, 1 Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Graham for | Labour week-end. MARTON Mr. and Airs. P. Douglas, of New Plv mouth, who nave been spending a few days with Mrs. 'J'. O'Donnell, Marton, returned home on Friday. Prior to Mr. F. W. Pearce’s departure to Raetihi, where he has been ! appointed postmaster, he was met by ! the Marton l ost Office staff on Wednesday afternoon and presented with |an electi ic kettle by the postmaster, Mr. A. W. Sawyer. Tne postmaster relerred to Mr. Pearce’s regularity ' and his tact in dealing with tne public and the high esteem in which he I was held by both staff and the public, attributes which would stand him in good stead for his new position. These remarks were endorsed by Mr. A. E. S. Crozier (supervisor of the postal branch), Mr. Donovan (supervisor ol the telegraph department), Mr. S. Matthews (senior foreman), and other I members of the staff. .Mr. Pearce's ; successor has not yet been appointed. MANGAW EKA Mi and Mrs. F. Bonner, Kawhatau, I have returned from Wellington. I Mr. and Mrs. If. Matson, Palmerston North, have been visiting Mrs. J. ’ Waugh. TAIHAPE Mr. Stronach Smith, who has joined' i the New Zealand Air Force, lett this! [week for training at Wcraroa. i The many friends of Mr. R. Mont- : ' gomery, senr., will regret to learn j I that he is a patient at the hospital. I Mr. E. Sheath was a Wellington [visitor Io Taihape this week. j Mr. Eric Siddlc, of Taihape, was a| [visitor to Wanganui on Thursday. 1 Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Kincaid and Mrs. I IA. James arc visiting Wellington. : ! .Mr. Archie Hammond, of Taihape, ; attended the South Makirikiri School! I jubilee on Monday. He is an old pupil' of the school. j Mr. H. Hewetson. of the Taihape; [staff of the Bank of Australasia, has received notice of his transfer to Wel- , lington. =