PERSONAL

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXX, Issue 63, 19 March 1935, Page 8

PERSONAL

Mr and Mrs M. Mabin, Masterton, are visiting Waipukurau as the guests of the latter’s mother, Mrs A, M. Schroder. The death too& place in Hastings yesterday of Mr Samuel Spence, in his 56th year. He leaves a widow as the principal mourner. Mr E. Reckin, formerly of Waipukurau, and now a resident of Hawera, was a visitor to this town over the week-end.

Miss Jacqueline Ormond, daughter of Mr and Mrs J. D. Ormond, Wallingford, will leave for the United Kingdom by the Tamaroa on March 29.

Mr J. Nieolson, after having been in the Waipukurau Hospital for over three months with a fractured thigh, has had the limb re-operated upon. He is now .progressing favourably.

Mrs R. G. Sainsbury and Miss J. Sainsbury, Waipukurau, left for Wellington yesterday. Miss Sainsbury leaves for England at *he end ''f this month. The engagement is announced of Dulce Winifred, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs John Hobson, “Pukerua,” Waipukurau, to Ernest James, only son of Mr and Mrs J. W. Hodd. Auckland. Among the several visitors to the annual conference of Manchester Oddfellows held in Wairoa. at the weekend, were Sisters Waite and Rumbal (2), wives of brethren of Loyal Ruahine Lodge (Tikokino).

Mr and Mrs W. H. L. Williams left this morning for Wellington. Mr Williams is to represent Bedford Lodge (Masonic Order) at the 43rd annual convocation of the Supreme Grand Chapter, which will open tomorrow and continue for two days. At the 57th annual conference of the Hawke’s Bay District Manchester Order of Oddfellows, held at Wairoa, Bro. J. P. Williamson, District Secretary, was, on the motion of Bro. E. C. Hurdsfield, P.D.G.M., seconded by Bro. E. A. V. Waite, P.D.G.M., heartily _ congratulated on his 25th anniversary as to becoming a P.D.G.M., and on his 38 years of district service.

The funeral of the late Mrs Emily Scarrot took place on Sunday afternoon and was largely attended by old residents of Waipawa and the surrounding district. This evening a most impressive memorial service held in the Methodist Church, Waipawa, in remembrance of the late Mrs E. Scarrott was delivered to an exceptionally large congregation by the Rev. G. Frost, of Auckland. The minister, who was a personal friend of the late Mrs Scarrott, took for his text, “She 'jp dead yet speaketh.” Speaking at some length on the fine spiritual attributes of Mrs Scarrott Mr Frost related how the whole family had been Staunch supporters of the Tikokino Church in the years gone by, and how Mrs Scarrott had carried on these fine ideals and was a never-failing member of the Waipawa Church, being possessed of a super-abundance of sympathy and kindness to all in need or trouble of any description. Even in the midst of the affliction which caused her to relinquish her errands of mercy and confined her to her bed, she was ever ready with her sympathetic understanding and words of comfort and advice. Methodism had certainly suffered a great loss in the death of such an earnest and sincere worker in the cause of Christ, concluded the minister. During the service the beautiful voluntary “0 Rest in the Lord” was played on the organ, and at the conclusion the congregation remained standing while the organist, Mr S. Bott, rendered the “Dead March” from “Saul.”