PERSONAL ITEMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 47, Issue 143053, 17 March 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

At a meeting of the South School Committees’ Association, Larkin was elected vice-president, int ~ succession to the Rev. A. W. H. Compton, who had resigned. Mr A. E. Winzenberg was last night elected chairman of directors, and Mr W. Kemp vice-chairman, of the Masterton Wcrkmen’s Friend No. 2 Building Society.

Mr J. Prenderville, formerly of Masterton, has been elected chairman of the management committee of the Wellington Rugby Union, vice Mr W„ IA Horning, resigned. s Mr. J. McCormack, the professional coach of the East Auckland Golf Association, is leaving that district to take up a position with the/Gisborne Golf Club. '

It was announced by Mr Massey ire the House of Representatives yesterday that the Hon. D. H. Guthrie would bo Acting-Prime Minister during his (Mr' Massey’s) absence in London. L At the anual smoke concert of th®fv Red Star Football Club last, evening^ -Mr. Joe O’Leary, coach of the club, was presented with a set of pipes as a, slight acknowledgment of the valuable services which he rendered to the Club last season. The gold medals won by. \ H. Carson (best back), S. Dixon (best forward), and C. Davis (most improve*! junior player) were presented to the winner by the chairman (Mr. J. Southgate). The death occurred on Tuesday of Mr Guy Reed, of Te Araroa, Gisborne. De- ■; ceased who had recntly taken up sheep farming in that district, was formerly manager of the Bank of New Zealand, at Taloga Bay. He leaves a wife and three young children. His Messrs. S. and K. Reed, are the wellknown station owners in Poverty Bay, and Mr. R. Reed, solicitor, Feilding, and his sister, Miss H. Reed, Supervisor of the Pahia'tua Telephone Exchange-. At the meeting of the Wellington Education Board yesterday, the following resignations were accepted:—Mias E. Ball, infant mistress (Hamua); Miss I. Bennett, sole teacher Miss P. Rule, pupil teacher (MastertipK D.H.S.). Appointments were confirmeikT. as follow:—Makomako, sole teacher, Miss T. M. Miller; Rakanui, sole teaeher, Miss J. Taylor; Matahiwi, solo teacher, Miss G. K. Langdon; Pirinoa, infant mistress, Miss B. H. Harvey. At the annual meeting of the Greytown Fire Brigade, the following officers were elected for the ensuing yearr Captain, W. Gates; first lieutenant, HTrotman; first- branehman, J. Workman; second branehman, J. Wood; third branehman, R. Clarke; fourth branehman, E. Boyd; hydrantman, W. Gray; second hydrantman, L. Morris;, treasurer, H. Trotman; auditors, Messrs Dent and Farrant; secretary Jas. Wallis.

Senior-Sergeant Miller, who has been, stationed in Masterton . since June, 1906, having succeeded the late Sergeant O’Malley, will retire from the police force next month. Sergeant Miller joined the force at Wellington in 18S0. He was subsequently tsationed afc. Gore, Lumsden, Roslyn, Mosgiel andDunedin. He was promoted to the rgmk of sergeant in 1902, and was later made a senior sergeant. Sergeant Miller intends to continue to reside in Mastcri ton. ’ mr In the Foresters’ Hall last farewell social *vas tendered to Mr James Toomath, who is leaving Masterton. Mr G. Selby was in the chair. The president of the Carpenters ’ Union (Mir Howes) presented the departing guest, on behalf of the various unions, with an oak smoker’s cabinet. The treasurer of the union (Mr W. Christie) was aTso presented with a fountain pen. An enjoyable musical programme was submitted, and a leugthy toast list honoured. At St. Matthew’s Church, Masterton, yesterday, Miss Evelyn May Quin, eldest daughter of Mr J. T. Quin, stationmaster at Masterton, and formerly of Pahiatua, and Mrs Quin, was married, to Mr R. Cliffe, of Palmerston NorthThe bride, who was attended by .her sister, Miss Zelda Quin, entered the 1 church on the arm of her father. The best man was Mr A. Ross, of Masterton. The bride was charmingly attired in embroidered net over white satin, with.

a pearl embroidered court train and the customary veil and orange blossoms. The bridal bouquet was of white dahlias and maiden-hair fern. Miss Zelste Quin wore a dainty frock of apriqpP* shaded crepe de chine, with an overdress of georgette of the same shade, and a black picture-hat. Her bouquet was of autumn-tinted roses. Mrs Quin, mother of the bride, wore a mole costume, with; hat to match. A reception was later held by the bride ’s parents at the Municipal Hall, where the wedding breakfast was partaken of. Mr and Mrs Cliffe left by the afternoon trash* for Auckland, the bride wearing a nig-ger-brown costume, with hat to mateh.