PERSONAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19913, 16 June 1936, Page 6

PERSONAL.

The Rev. J. Stewart, of Taneatua. has been elected moderator of the Bay of Plenty Presbytery for the next 12 months.

Mr C. J. Parlane, general manager, and Messrs D. Bruce and W. E. Hale, directors of the New Zealand Go-op-erative Dairy Company, left for Hastings to-day to attend the Nation-11 Dan-y Association conference.

A resolution of sympathy wlth the relatives of the late .\ll‘ C. L. Barker was carried in silence at a meeting of the executive or the Hamilton chamber 01' Commerce last evening.

Mr D. R. Rutherford. who has been director of education In \Vestern Samoa for the past 18 years, will re—tire from the sel‘Vice at the end of the year,

In succession to Mr F. Wilson, who has been transferred to Clii'istchurcn, Mr J. Mclvm‘, of Nelson, has arrived in liamilton to assume the position of Guvei'nment Inspector of Factories.

Mr G. R. Herron (Soulhland), was appointed President of the Dominion Group Herd—testing Federation at the annual meeting held at Napier this morning.

The highest honour in the stamp collecting world has been awarded to Mr 11. J. G. Collins. 0! Christchurch, cabled advice having been received by him that his name has been added to the Roll of Distinguished Phllateiists.

Mr W. Hutchens, formerly of \\'anganui, has been appointed con—.luclor or 1119. Kalapol Methodist choir, the Uln'islcllurch Technical College or—cheslra, and the Christchurch OrchesIrul Society. He also conducts speech training at St. Andrew‘s College.

Messrs \V. Gavan, G. Mather, P. \\‘obh. R. FOOI9. )1, Strong, ’l‘. Oliver, ’l‘. ulzu'k, C. Jordon. \V. Tindull (Auck—land), .\l. Ford, L. .\lclntosh (Kailuiu), H. mm, (Awanul), and L. Slewcrt (Polonc). are at the Hamilton Hotel.

Paslm' J. Li MnElllmny, nf \Vashington, who was stationed in New Zon—lnnd some )‘vni's mm, has been eleclml world president of the Seventh Day Adventist m'gnnisnlion‘ llis elecliun took place at the world conference \\'hlch closed in San Francisco a. few clays ago. The retiring world president is Pastor C. H. Watson, who has hC'lLi omce for the last Slx years. and is returning tu his home in Aunralm.