PERSONAL ITEMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 48, Issue 14609, 7 March 1922, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr W. R. Kern ball, of Master} on, is at present visiting Rotorua. The death occurred at Pet one on Sunday of Mi* Thomas Parr, formerly of Martinborough. Mr and Mrs Greenfield, Bannister street, left Masterton to-day to take up their residence in Wanganui.

Mr Turi Carroll, a nephew of Sir dames Carroll, will contest the eastern Maori seat against the Hon. A. 1. Ngata. Mr F. V. Sanderson, Labour Inspector at Napier, and formerly of Masterion, is at present undergoing treatment in the Napier Hospital. A Press message from Auckland states that Mr Peter Virtue, manager of the Northern Roller Mills, died suddenly during the night. Mr C. R. St anna rd has resigned his position as secretary of the Egmont A. and P. Association. He has been succeeded by Mr M. C. Crighton. Mr P. C. Freeth, formerly of Palmerston North and Masterton, has received an appointment on the literary staff of the Sydney Morning Herald. Mr J. H. C. Crocket, of Northampton, one of the new knights, started life as an errand boy to a Northampton printer. He was later a shop assistant in Cheapside, and began as a boot manufacturer ■l,l years ago.

The sisters of the Oddfellows’ Lodge last night presented Mrs J. H. Langiey with a piece of silverware, on the occasion of her husband attaining the Grand Master’s chair of the district, and also as a small token of recognition of her unselfish service on behalf of the Order.

A Copenhagen cable states that their Danish Majesties announces the betrothal at Cannes of their eldest son, Crown Prince Frederick, to the eigh-teen-yearold Princess Olga, the eldest daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and the Grand Din-aess Helena Vladimirovna.

Two New Zealand lady tennis players —Miss Doris Fenwick, of Hawke’s Bay, and Miss M. H. Bain, of Christchurch — intend leaving shortly for England, where they will arrive in time for the All-English Championships at Wimbledon, for which both will probably an ‘ or.

At the Methodist Conference the following chairmen of districts v,ere appointed: —Auckland, Rev. C. H. Laws; South Auckland, A. Mitchell; Taranaki and Wanganui, Rev. Grigg; Hawke’s Bay and Manawatu, T. R. Richards; Wellington, E. Drake; Nelson, W. Greenslade; South Canterbury, W. A. Hay; North Canterbury, T. A. Joughin; Otago and Southland, M. A. Rugby Pratt; Soloman Islands, J. F. Goldie.

Ethel M. Dell, whose books always embodying sweet romance have sold all over the world by the millions, is engaged to be married. Her fiance is Colonel J. W. Savage, a neighbour of hers in Guildford. Miss Dell, although 'known to millions through her writings, leads the life of a recluse. She refuses to be interviewed, and her picture, if taken, has never been reproduced in a newspaper or magazine. Despite the fact that slieSives in a very secluded part of the country, she had a thigh yvall built about her place to keep away visitors.

Two of the oldest and most revered lay-readers in the Church ot England in this eounry are claimed by the parish of Picton. They are Mr A. P. Seymour and Mr J. A. R. Grecnsill. Their united ages total about 171 years, and their length of service as lay-readers 117 years. Mr Seymour will be ninety years of age. in March, and he has been a lay-reader for 57 years. Mr Greensill is about. 81 years of age, and has been a lay-reader for 61 years. Mr Seymour was the first superintendent of the Province of Marlborough, being elected in 1865. He was elected to ihe House of Representatives in 1872, and was chairman of committees from lft/9 to 1882.

A large and representative gathering of Catholic laymen of the Wellington Archdiocese, accompanied by the Rev. Father Mitchell, of the Eedemptonst Fathers, and the Rev. Father Cullen, administrator, waited upon Ilis Grace Archbishop O’Shea on Sunday for the purpose of bidding him farewell and Godspeed on the eve of his- departure on his first visit to Rome. Mr P. D. Hoskins, on behalf of the Catholics of the Archdiocese, presented him with a cheque, and the Marist Fathers also handled him a .cheque, both totalling nearly £IOOO. Very cordial tributes to Archbishop O’Shea’s great work during 3C years as curate, parish priest and Coadjutor Archbishop were paid by several speakers. Archbishop O’Shea will leave to-day for Sydney by the Marama, and wil be absent nine months. At the meeting of the Masterton Oddfclows’ Lodge last night, District Grand Master Bro. .1. H. Langley received a «rea.t ovation, and Lodge honours were jriven Bro. Langley. Correspondence was received from other centres congratulating the District Grand Master -on his appointment. Local members congratulated Bro. Langley, and spoke in high terms of the unselfish service rendered the order by their members, who had received his reward at the bands of all delegates present at th recent disitrict eonferelncc. Members also stated that at the expiry of the ■Grand Master’s term it would be shown that, the confidence reposed in Bro. J. fl Lnnglev had not been misplaced. P.G. Bro. P. Ml Smith, PD.G.M., Bro. C. J. I)e Lacey, and Bro W. Roper were congratulated on gaining and retaining seats on. the District Management Committee.

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