PERSONAL ITEMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 46, Issue 141001, 20 April 1920, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS.

JMx M. B. Tait has tendered his .•r6-‘ JHatioa as a member of the Feather-, , ston Borough Council. t . Mr J. C. Cooper, of Masterton, expects to leave New Zealand by the Tainui *on May 11th, on his visit - to England. mg-Thc death occurerd on Saturday of Mrs Esther 'S.wife of -Mr Mo* B. Browft of Featherston. » . Mr B. G. Kobertson has resigned his poSrtoo os cuotoaiao to the Taotoe; nikau racecourse, and intends enterin s -upon farming pursuits. Mr A L. Webster has resigned from the council of the Greytown Chamber of Commerce. Mr E. Earkin as 'fleeted secretary of the Chamber. Mr W G.'Lamb, who underwent an operation in a private hospital in Mas'Hfrton a few days ago, for appnedicitn, * is making satisfactory progress towards recovery. ■I r w. L. Ward, who for the past fX years has filled the position ot manager of the Wanganui branch of the Bank of Austraama has been M moted to the managership at W.eUip a ton. . V Press Association message from Dunedin states that the selection committee of Knox Church, Dunedin, lias unanimously decided to recommend the congregation to address a 1 a -t • Bev Tulloeh Quille, M.A., B.D, -t present •minister at the Hemin 0 t - Presbyterian Chiirch, Melbourne. The Hon.- J. G. Coates who was Acting-Defence Minister d" un ° James Allen's absence on the Samoj - Parliamentary trip, will, it J . . stood assume control, temporarily at 'l* of Dcfoiu-o when - Sir .Tames leaves isn at t ,y e-nd of the present month to _ • over 'his duties as High Commissioner, London. , _ -- Mr Josiah Tiles, of Featl.crston as one of the earliest arrivals country-Oetober 1841-Ju* un invitation to be present at the wei -come to be tendered to the of Wales at Pet one by the Early Settler s .Association, and will make the. J Mr Tiles .arrived 1 his mother in the ship Arab. A quiet wedding was solemnised at ’Trentham on Monday, at the resi< e nt ‘•' •of Mrs G. H. Williams, * Gath went,

when Mr Carl Olsen, of Ekcta mua, el J •est son of Mrs A. Olsen and the lute Mr Anders Olsen, was married to Mi Agnes Mary Mitchell, ’ daughter otMi -J Mitchell, Ilmunster, Somerset, bugland. The bride, who had 3 ußt » in the Dominion, was attended by * Thyra Williams ,and Lima Ols i (nieces of the bridegroom), ait ' Grant, of Trentham, acted as best man. \t the annual meeting of the parishioners of St. John's Church, Featherston, Mr G. Fenwick was appointed vicar's churchwarden, and Mr Benton I parishioners’ churchwarden, lhe following twrere appointed vestrymen: Messrs Kirby, H. W. Ay re, I. A . Wilson, M. Elgar, G. Player , B. O. Bnyens, H. A. Matthews and -T. C. Bidwill. Totes of thanks were accorded to the ladies’ guild, choristers, organists, SunVday school teachers, bellringer, treasurer aud auditor (Mr A. C. Holms). #»rd Jellicoe, who is aged 61, holds Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, the Russian Order of St. George (third class), the Order of the First Class of the Rising Sun with 1 aulounia, and the Grand Cordon of the .Order of Leopold, also the French and Belgian Croix de Guerre and the Grand Cross of the* Military Order ot Savoy. Lady Jellicoe, whom Viscount Jellicoe married in 1902, was Miss Flor*We Gwendoline Cayzer, daughter ot Sir William Cayzer. the well - known ship-owner of Live-pool. \iscount Jellicoe lias one sou and four daughters.

At the gathering of Oddfellows i» the Empire Hotel last evening, opportunity was taken to make a presentation to Bro. A. Rippon, the secretary * of the Loyal Masterton Lodge. Ihe presentation, which took the fonn of a framed diploma of the Lodge, was made by Bro. C. J. Do Lacey, D.G.M., Who eulogised the past services of Bro. ; Rippon, and referred to the excellent manner in which he had so capably ■carried out his duties as secretary to "the Masterton Lodge. Bro. Krahagen * also paid a tribute to the efforts of Bro. Rippon, and referred especially to the -RrajWn which he had worked.foi the mJjftity grant. Bro. Rippoff, in a neat little speech, thanked his fellowmembers for their gift. A very highly, respected settler of the Wairarapa, ’in the person of Mr JJehry Falloon, senr., !died a't his at Wangaehu last evening, after :a protracted illness. The late Mr. I al—•loon, who a'as about 90 years, of age, came to the Masterton district. over 50 -years ago, and had resided on his fafin at Wangaehu ever since. Deceased, who was a man of sterling qualities, was for many years a prominent member of the local Methodist Church. He leaves a widow, three sons, and one daughter. The sons are Messrs J. W. Falloon (Bideford) William Falloon (West Coast),' and Henry Falloon' (Wangaheu), and the daughter, Mrs J. M;'James (Wangaehu). The funeral wal' leave the late residence at Wau- • gaehu for the Masterton cemetery at : w y.2;30 p.m. to-morrow. V .A pretty wedding was celebrated at ..-Knox .Church on 14th April, the contracting parties being Mr John Bannister, eldest-son of Mr and Mrs J. Bannister, of Masterton, and Miss Anni» McGovern; youngest daughter of Mr and McGovern, of Upper Plain. ‘The Wide,'who was given away by her father, looked very charming in a dainty wedding gown of white crepe de chine arid- georgette.' She also wore the usual veil prange blossoms, and a Tjegjapfoi . bouqiiet of white dahlias and cosmos." The bride was attended by Miss Elfie Bannister, sister of the bridegroom) wh6 was dressed in ra prety dress of saxe .blue and hat to match, and Miss Effie'McKay, niece of the bride, who. wore’af pretty dress of pale pink crepe de chiiie. and black hat, and both, carried dainty bouquets. The bridegroom was attended by his brother, Mr- R. Bannist.er, as .-best man, and'Mr D. McGovern as groomsman. The bridegroom’s present to the bride •wkh a beautiful black fur necklet, and to each bridesmaid a dainty gold brooch. After the ceremony a reception was held at the residence of the "bride's parents at Upper Plain, where a sumptuous wedding breakfast was a large number N of gues’fs The presents were numerous 5 and ’ costly. Later the happy couple left*'tfor Wellington, thence to Napier, where the honeymoon will be spent.