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 sufficient time to volunteer matters, he resigned his commission, and was transferred to the Reserve Force of the V.M.F. as Captain, an appointment he still holds. For many years he has held office in the D. Grand Lodge of Freemasons, English Constitution, and is one of the few who declined to secede from the old flag or join the proposed new Constitution of South Australia, preferring to serve as District Grand Secretary under the parent institution.

Stephen Haddy AS born in Plymouth Dock, now Devenport [sic], in the year 1800. He received an excellent English education, and on leaving school was apprenticed to the trade of a cabinetmaker. As a boy he had shown a fondness for working in wood, and so persistent was his application, perseverance, and industry that on completion of his engagement his proficiency readily procured him employment with one of the best firms in London, where he assisted in preparing a suite of rooms for the Queen of Wurtemburg, who was at that time visiting at Windsor Castle. Mr. Haddy married, in March 1828, Miss M. B. Stenlake, of Plymouth, who for nearly forty years was a most exemplary wife and mother. She was well known at Port Adelaide, where she resided till her death, which took place in 1867. Li 1830 Mr. Haddy accepted an engagement in the County of Wicklow, Ireland, and resided there seventeen years. During this time a great potato-failure and famine occurred. It is customary with tradesmen as well as farmers to plant annually a crop of potatoes, and among those which escaped the devastating blight was the crop of Mr. Haddy, who then showed his sympathy by distributing it among the needy, regardless of creed or character. Indeed, his large-heartedness won the respect and gratitude of all who knew him, whether