PARKER, Capt. Reginald Francis, C.B. (1919), C.M.G. (1917), R.N. (ret.); Principal Naval Transport Officer, S. Wales, 1913-16: Mobilising Director Auxiliary Patrol 1917-19. Son of Capt. G. F. Hastings Parker, R.X., of Youghal, Co. Waterford; b. 1871: m. 1905, Ethel (d. 1912), dau. of S. C. Gibbons, of Great Walstead, Lindfield, and widow of Comdr. H. Granville Smith, R.N. Res.: The Glebe House, Cornwood, S. Devon.
PARKER, Col. Robert Gabbett, C.B. (1919). C.M.G. (1918), D.S.O. (1915), Croix de Guerre (France); Order of the Crown (Italy). Educated at Clifton and R.M.C.; served in S. African war 1899-1902; European War. 1914-19; Lt.-Col. R. Lanes. Regt. 1915-19; Col. from 1919; G.S.O. (1st grade) 41st Div. 1917; Brig.Gen. Gen. Staff, 4th Corps, 1918; Comdg. N. Lancashire Brigade (T.F.) from 1920; second son of Robert Gabbett Parker, D.L., J.P. of Ballyvalley, Co. Clare; b. 1875. Res.: Castle Lake, Sixmilebridge, Co. Clare; Garry Kennedy House, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary. Junior United Service Club, London.
PARKER-HUTCHINSON, Standish Grady John, M.A. (Oxon.: D.L., J.P., Co. Tipperary (High Sheriff, 1908); High Sheriff, Queen's Co., 1894; only son of late Anthony Parker, of Castle Lough, Co. Tipperary, J.P.; b. 1870; m. 1st, 1903, Mary Elinor (d. 1914) dau. of late Capt. J. Hill Poe, D.L., of Riverston, Nenagh; 2nd, 1917, Hilda Mary, dau. of Major E. H. Pares, late of Hopwell Hall, Derbyshire; assumed addtl. name of Hutchinson, 1891. Res.: Timoney Park, Roscrea, Ireland; Castle Lough, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary.
PARNELL, John Howard: City Marshal of Dublin: was M.P. S. Meath 1895-1900. Son of late J. H. Parnell, Avondale. Co. Wicklow, and Delia (d. 1898), dau. of Capt. C. Stewart, U.S. Navy; b. 1843; m. 1907, Olivia Isabella, dau. of late Col. James Smythe, 69th Regt, and widow of Archibald Matier, J.P., The Grove, Carlingford, Co. Louth, and has issue one son. Res.: Sion House, Glenageary, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin; Laragh Castle, Co. Wicklow.
PARSONS, The Hon. Sir Charles Algernon, K.C.B. (1911), C.B. (1904) F.R.S., M.A. (Cantab.); Hon. D.Sc. Oxford, Trin. Coll., Dublin, Durham, and Cambridge; Hon. D.Eng.. Liverpool; M.Inst. C.E.; J.P. for Northumberland (Sheriff, 1910): Chairman of C. A. Parsons and Co., Ltd., Heaton, Newcastle-on-Tyne; Chairman and Joint Managing Director of the Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Co., Ltd.; Director of the Cambridge Electric Supply Co., Ltd., the Scarborough Electric Supply Co., Ltd., and the Parsons Foreign Patents Co., Ltd.; b. 1854; fourth son of 3rd Earl of Rosse; m. 1884, Katherine, dau. of late William Bethell, Rise Park, Yorks. Res.: Ray, Kirkwhilpington, Newcastle.
PARSONS, Lt.-Gen. Sir Lawrence Worthington, K.C.B. (1912), C.B. (1900). Served in S. Africa, 1899-1900; Comd. R.A., Salisbury Plain, 1901-2; Inspector-Gen. of Artillery in India, 1903-6; Comd. 5th Div. Irish Command at Cork, 1906-09. Only son of Lawrence Parsons, of Parsonstown, King's Co.; b. 1850; m. 1880, Florence Anna, dau. of Robert Graves, of Cloghan Castle, King's County. Res.: Hatherlow, Reigate, Surrey. Club: Army and Navy, London.
PARSONS, Richard, M.A., Litt.D. (Ohio Wesleyan Univ.); b. at Moate, Ireland, June 25, 1847; son of Richard Parsons and Margaret Payne; m. Oct. 3, 1871, Eusebia M. Larason, of Delaware, O., Prof. Greek, Ohio Wesleyan, 1875 to 1920; Emeritus Professor of Greek from 1920. Author of "Did Paul Preach on Mars Hill?" Iphigeneia in Tauria. Res.: Delaware, Ohio.
PATTERSON, Dr. Annie W., Mus. Doc., B.A. (N.U.I.). Scholar and Organ Gold Medallist, R.I.A.M.; Professor of Music, Journalist, Lecturer, and Composer; b. Lurgan, Co. Armagh. Educ.: Alexandra College; Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin. Examiner in Music at Royal University of Ireland, 1892-95; re-elected 1900; Examiner in Music to Irish Intermediate Board of Education, 1900-1901; re-elected 1920; Examiner in Music to Cork Municipal School of Music, 1914-19; to Leinster School of Music, 1919-1922; Conductor Dublin Choral Union; Organist at several Dublin churches 1887-1897; Originator of "Feis Ceoil" (Irish Musical Festival) Movement; Conductor Hampstead Harmonic Society, 1898; Organist St. Anne, Shandon, Cork, since 1909. Pubns.: The Story of Oratorio; Schumann (Master Musician Series); Chats with Music Lovers; Great Minds in Music; How to Listen to an Orchestra; Beautiful Song and the Singer; Native Music in Ireland; Irish Music in the Home, with harmonised folk-song illustrations (serially "Cork Weekly Examiner"); Our National Musical Heritage ("Banba"); Ceol na nGaedheal ("The Gael"); poems, essays, short stories; Six Original Gaelic Songs, Ivernia Series of Irish music arrangements; "Rallying Song of the Gaelic League"; "The Bells of Shandon" (S.A.T.B.); "Erin Og" (for Violin and Piano); "Ireland for Ever" (March-Song, S.A.T.B.); "Once in Olden Time" (Carol); "A Lay of Spring," &c. Unpublished Compositions: an Oratorio, "Meta Tauta" (The Hereafter); Two Irish Operas, "Ardrigh's Daughter" and "Oisin"; a School Cantata in Gaelic, "An Baban"; Irish Cantata, "The Soul of Eire" Irish