PERSONAL ITEMS

Wairarapa Daily Times, 9 May 1932, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr and Mrs S. L. P. Free left Masterton to-day on a visit to-, Christchurch. ' A A London cablegram reports the death at Meran, a Tyrolese health resort, of Prince 'Peter of 'Montenegro. r .' A London cable states that Mr Ramsay MacDonald is more comfortable and his eye is improving satisfactorily. The death occurred at Wellington on Saturday of Mr William Alexander McLean, of Wellington, and formerly of Blairlogie, Masterton, at the age of 60 years. Miss Esther James, the woman who is walking from North Cape to the Bluff advertising New Zealand goods, arrived at Christchurch on Saturday afternoon. The death of M. Albert Thomas, Director of the International Labour Bureau, is reported in a cablegram from Paris. M. Thomas was a former members of French Ministries and held office during the war period. He died from a sudden heart attack, while sitting in a Geneva cafe at midnight. At All Saints’ Church, Palmerston North, Miss Mary Louisa Elizabeth Hall, only daughter of Mr and Mrs Samuel Hall, of Waimiro, Dannevirke, was married to Mr Clarence Charles Clemens, youngest son of Mr and Mrs E. W. Clemens, of Pukehinau, Pongaroa. At the annual meeting of the Wairarapa P. and A. Society on Satuiday were elected as follow: President, Mr G. W. Hart; vice-presidents, Messrs. C. L. Reynolds, and C. J. Nix; auditor, Mr 11. M. B. Trapp; committee, Messrs A. E. Booth, 11. B. Booth, W. Howard Booth, O. A. Cadwallader, S. Campbell, H. Daysh, J. Fisher, W. Fisher, T. A. Hamilton, P. Hodder, W. A. Irons, R. G. Kemble, J. D. Morison, J. P. McMaster, M. McLeod, W. A. Pyke, H. Kayner, \Y. 11. Robieson, W. Say\v oil, G. L. Sievers, O. Skeet, A. Tocner, C. C. Wilkinson. All the officers elected were the retiring members. The death occurred at Carterton on Saturday evening of Mr James Llewellyn Churchouse. The late Mr Churcliouse, who was 62 years of age, was born in Auckland in 1870, being a son of Sergeant-Major W. R. Churchouse, of the Armed Constabulary. His youth was chiefly spent in Lower Ilutt, and lie was educated at the Hutt Valley School. He joined the New Zealand Railways in 1900 as a surfaceman, and some six years later was promoted to ganger. In 1908 he was elected as a delegate to the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants Council, and had represented his branch at the society s conferences each year since then. In 1926 he was elected to the position of President- of the A.'S.R.S. Mr Churchouse had held this position for the past six years and had been re-elected upon two occasions. He had always been actively interested in public matters, having held positions on borough councils and school committee in various localities, including nine years on the Petone Borough Council Arid ten years on the Carterton Borough Council. He is survived by a widow, two sons and four daughters.

On Thursday parents and children gathered at the Mauriceville school to farewell Miss I. Mahood, who has been infant mistress for the past two years. A presentation of a very handsome dressing sei was made to Miss Mahood on behalf of residents and children. The programme was concluded by all singing “For She's. a Jolly Good Fellow,” after which a tasty afternoon tea was haiided round. Miss Mahood, in a few well-chosen words, thanked all present for their gift. The programme items were: “God Defend New Zealand,” School; “The Farmyard,” juniors and chorus by school; Nursery rhymes,* Nola Neilsen, Russell Bishop, Ivy Smith, Grace Mortensen; rounds, “The Bell Doth Toll,” and “Are You .Sleeping,” seniors; recitations, “If,” Douglas Bishop, “Elizabeth,” Judith Childs; song, “The Night Riders,” seniors; recitations, “The Cavalier’s Escape,” Keith Field, “When all the World is Young,” Herbert Milner; song, “Widdicombe Fair,” seniors; recitation, “The New Moon,” Joan Gleeson. Original play by Patricia Childs (a pupil of the school), “Captain Cook’s Landing at Poverty Bay.” Cast: Captain Cook, Leslie Clarke; Sir Joseph Banks, Donald Cameron; first mate, Len Gleeson; Nick, Keith Field; Tupeia (interpreter) Douglas Bishop; Moka (a chief), Herbert Milner; Here King (a warrior), Graeme Tomlin; Waiata (a rvahine), Jean McGovern; Hinemoa ( a soothsayer), Patricia Childs. Closing song in" Maori, “Titi Torea.”