PERSONAL ITEMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 45, Issue 13822, 1 May 1919, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr G. A. Jones, of the Te Ore Ore school, has been appointed headmaster of the Johnsonville school.

Mr J. Hare has been re-elected President of the Eketahuna branch of the Farmers' Union.

Sergeant Reg Miller, who left with the Main Body, and Mrs Miller, reached Masterton last overling, having arrived in Wellington by the Tainm.

Private J. Hunter, of Masterton, •who had been 0 n active service some twelve months, returned to Masterton yesterday. Privato Hunter enlisted as soon as ho canio of age.

Mr J. T. Brice, who was a candidate lor the Lyttclton Borough Council, died yesterday morning, states a Press Association message from Christchurch.

A Press Association message announ-. ccs the death of Mrs Phoebe Gunu, a -well-known South Westhind accommoda-tion-house keeper, aged 64.

The following Wairarapa soldiers will return by the Paparoa, which is due at Wellington on May 13th:—Private L. Jaspers, Eketahuna; Private A. Korridge, Eketahuna."

Private Cyril Henry Thomas, of Masterton, who is returning by the Rimutaka, left New Zealand with the 12th Reinforcements on May Ist, 1916. He -was wounded in action, but is now m ■gooo\ health. " Ou Monday, April 21st, Mr and Mrs Alfred Matthews, Of " Waiorongomai, Feathers!on, celebrated the golden anniversary of their wadding, surrounded by the members of. their family, grandchil<lre nand employees. Amongst those present wore Mr and Mrs C. .Matthews, JMr and Mrs 1L A. Matthews, Mr. and IMrs-N. Matthews, and Mr and Mrs B. W Matthews (sons and daughters-in-law), Mr and Mrs H. W r illis, Mr and Mrs O. Monrad, Rev. and Mrs G. Stephenson ; (daughters and sons-in-law), ."Messrs 11. Akers and A. Hannay (sons-in-law), and of 20 grandchildren .23 -were present. Mesdames H. Akers and A. Hannay (daughters) were unavoidably absent from the gathering. During tho day the family presented their parents with a silver tea and coffee service, the grandchildren adding a gold mounted cane and gold brooch, and Mrs MacShane (an old friend) a bed table. In tho afternoon the emplo3'ees of "WaioTongomai" waited on Mr and Mrs Matthews and presented them with a handsome marble timepiece as a memento of the occasion. Together with the employees at "Papatahi" and "Wharepapa," the donors were entertained at afternoon tea by the' family, during -Which tho wedding cake was cut by Mrs Matthews. Several interesting phonographs were secured, including groups of the family and the whole of the guests, who numbered over one hundred.

A wedding of much interest took place in St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral yesterday afternoon, when Miss Beryl Goring, daughter of the late Sir Harry Gorins, Bart., England, and niece of Mrs Walter Johnston, of "Highden," was married to Lieutenant John Martin, son of Mr and Mrs W. J. Martin, of Martinborough. The church had been prettily decorated for the occasion with Michaelmas daisies, lycopodium and cream chrysanthemums by the friends of the bride, and the ceremony was performed by the Rev. George Turner. The bridesmaids were Miss Cecil Baldwin (Palmerston North), Miss Vera Duthie, Miss Isobel Wilford, and Miss J. Martin (Martinborough). The bridegroom was attended by Captain lan Cruickshank as best man, and Mr W. Martin, Captain G. Matthias, and Mr Rupert Ashworth as groomsmen. The bride, who was given away by her uncle, Colonel Goring, wore a charmingly graceful gown of ivory coloured embossed broche, the swathed bodice beint: .-aught on the right shoulder with a bow of gold tissue. The transparent sh-ew-s of georgette were finished, with little gold tassels, and from the back of the shoulders fell a short square train of plain satin, lined with pale primrose. In keeping with the touches of gold on the frock were the gold shoes which were worn. The long tulle veil was arranged with a wreath of orange blossoms and a bunch of palest pink and yelow chrysanthemums with autumn foliage, tied with maize tulle streamers, was carried.