FRANCONIA'S PASSENGERS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 41, 18 February 1927, Page 9

FRANCONIA'S PASSENGERS.

SOME WIDE-WORLD PEOPLE.

AND WHO THEY ARE,

Amongst the 400 passengers on board the Cunard liner Francouia, which arrived at Auckland on her world tour this morning, are people who are known the world over. Several parties have made similar tours on two or three occasions previously, notably Mr. Geo. A. Smith and Miss Elizabeth A. Smith, of Boston, Mass.; Dr. and Mrs. Dillon Bronson, retired minister of S.A., Cal. Others on board are:—

Mr. Sherman Stevens and Mrs. Stevens, wealthy orango grower of Southern California; Col. Chas. E. Jaques, pres. Jacques Mfg. Co., Chicago, 111. (appointed by President Wilson to Quartermaster Department); General Moulton, G.N., well-known socially in Chicago, 111.; Mr. George A. Schofiekl, with wife and daughter, retired advertising man; C'ol. C. Van Deventer, well-known socially and financially, consulting engineer. Chicago; Mr. and Mrs.G. J. Pader, bank president, Indiana Harbour National Bank; Mr. Michael King and Mr. Austin King, of Danville, Illinois (Mr. Michael King is chairman of the Senate House of Representatives, former . partner in business with the late Hon. Joe Cannon); Airs. Geo. S. Silsbee, Old New Kngland family, prominent in Boston; Mr. and Airs. Hewey M. Jones, steel manufacturer, Portland, Maine; Air. and Airs. Harry B. Lindsay, Worcester. Mass.; Air. and Airs. Win. Bancroft and Aliss Alay Bancroft, manufacturers of tennis racquets, Pawtucket, R. 1.; Air. and Airs. Myron L. Keith, president of the Walk-Over Shoe Co., one of the largest in New England, Canipello. Alass.; Air. W. K. Richardson, prominent Boston lawyer (educated at Oxford); Mr. H. Slazenger, firm of Slazenger's. London (manufacturers of tennis and sports goods); Air. C. B. Neweomb, Past Worshipful Alaster Alason, Grand Rapids, Michigan; Air. and Airs. W. D. Gregory, Minneapolis, Alinn., Air. and Airs. K. J. Barber, Alisi Barber, New York City (Barber Steurti Ship lines); Air. Egbert C. Fuller, wealthy New Haven, Conn., manufacturer; Air. and Mrs. Wm. Luke. Aliss Luke, wealthy New \ork State manufacturer; Airs. F. A. Savles, Aliss Hope Sayles, governess and maid; Air. Bernard A. Dtiis, vice-president of National City Bank, New York City; Air. and Mrs. Charles K. Haddon, late president Victor Talking Alachine Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; Dr. Wilhelm O. Van Riedmann and valet, Cologne, Germany; Airs. Stembridge Smith, New *York society woman; Lady Arthur Pearson. D.8.E., dame of British Empire, widow of Sir Arthur Pearson, London, Eng land; Capt. and Airs. W. W. Brown. Aliss Agate Brown, president Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.; Aliss Emma Alarburv. Baltimore society; Air, and Airs. Halbert K. Hitchcock, consulting engineer to Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.; Capt. and Airs. Eason, Calvary Club of London; Aliss Prudence Sherwin, prominent socially in Cleveland; Air. W. W. Reilly, lumber man, Buffalo, New York; Pro. and Airs. Huntington, Ohia State University, Columbus, Ohio; Aliss A. AlacIlvaine. noted for charities, New York City; Air. and Airs. Wellington Alartin, who live on island off the coast of Florida, called "Captive Isle"; Mr. Lionel Cox, brother of manager. Canadian Pacific Steamship Co., at Hongkong; Dr. and Airs. W. D. Haines, prominent surgeon, president of Western Medical Association, Imperial Potentate of State of Ohio, Cincinnati, Ohio; Air. and Airs. Forrest Dryden, late president Prudential Life Insurance Co.. Newark. N.J.; Commdr. -S. Phillimore. R.N., retired.