Personal. - The Lilydale Express (Vic. : 1886 - 1897; 1914 - 1956) - 8 Apr 1932 (original) (raw)

on Wednesday for a sixweeks

Mr Wig^. te|Ier at th Lil

dale National Bank ror the past sit

years, has been transferred to Wartxolnf'

tiT f r6 , he w m ass « n ® <-onc

°L 6 local branch of the bank.

•Australia, leaving Mounted-constable

of the late Dame Nellie Melba,

MJL parents, are occupying

Melba s Pacis flat, states the Paris

correspondent of the Sunday Times.

Ike Sellars has been showing promising

form In practice games with

the Melbourne League football team.

These engagements have, unfortunately,

excluded him from hepling

local cricketers in the final game,

when his reliable batting is so greatly

Friends and members of the Lilydale

Methodist Circuit gathered at

the Lilydale church in full force on

Monday, to bide farewell to the Rev.

F - C. ivory, who will shortly leave

tori Charlton. The assembly* included

representatives from Wandin Seville,

Mt. Evelyn and Wandin East

were present. The church had 'been

attractively decorated by the ladies

for this auspicious occasion. Mr. E.

H. Wallace (Seville) acted as chairman.

Apologies were received from

the Revs. Robertson and White.

Eulogiitic speeces were made by

Col. Osborne (Salvation Army), the

Rev. J. J. Proctor (Baptist Church),

Mr. Kaighan (for the Lilydale Methodist

(Mt Evelyn), Mr. G. Dower (Wandin),

Mr. Fred. Britton (Seville),

ai/i Miss Alice Blanksby (Wandin

East). All testified to the good qualities

of their departing minister, and

voice.d appreciation of the good service

he had -rendered the circuit.

A concrete manifestation of iheir

appreciation was given when Mr.

Wallace presented to Mr. Iypry a

handsome travelling rug, a gift from

the) (members of his congregation

For her valiant service Mrs. Ivory

came in for recognition from the

Lilydale church ladies, who onade

known their esteem by • presenting

the minister's wife with a cake dish.

Mr. Ivory returned thanks for both

presentations, expressing regret at

the fact that he was losing so many

During the evening solos were

rendered by Misses Alice Blanksby

and Freda Nankervis and Mr. Good.

Notable guests were Mr. Ivory's

mother and sister. Mr. Ivory paid

tribute to his mother and the influence

A' dainty supper, served by the

ladies terminated a happy, albeit regretful,