FAREWELL RECEPTION.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 83, 9 April 1929, Page 10

FAREWELL RECEPTION.

LYCEUM CLUB AT HUM I-

The Lyceum Club was en fete last | evening when the president and members met together to say farewell to Mrs. W. K. Bush, who is leaving for Brisbane at the end of this week. The guest of the evening was met at the entrance by the president. Mrs. W. H. I'arkes. who was handsomely gowned in peacock green velvet with panels of gold tissue appli(|ued with autumn | tints. Mrs. Bush was in navy crepe de chine and tulle with rose pink shawl, and on her entrance was presented with a beautiful bouquet composed of deep red dahlias, single red chrysanthemums and old gold chrysanthemums and maidenhair fern, tied with old gold ribbon. The president, in rising to bid Mrs. Bu-h farewell in the name of the club, said that the representative gathering which she saw before her was a tribute and a testimony to the fine work which had been done for the Lyceum Club ever since its inception by Mrs. Bush, who was leaving them to take up her residence in Brisbane. With her: she carried the affection of her fellow members and their regret at losing her I from their midst. She had ever been j an active and loyal member from the earliest days and when she was put on • the executive had worked loyally hand in hand with the club, and her support on the financial committee had been invaluable. It was through Mrs. Bush's etiort that the club hail a benovolent fund. \\ ith Miss Murray she organised the Old World parade, which was such a successful and unique entertainment that the amount received could be used to found a benevolent fund and also to assist the Plunket Society in their work. I Auckland was losing a tine citizen and Brisbane gaining one. Mrs. I'arkes then, in the name of the club, handed to Mrs. Rush a beautiful putty kid handbag with the owner's initials engraved on the silver handle, and the members all sprang to their feet and sang "For She s a -lolly Oood Fellow"' till tliev made the rafters ring again. Mrs. Bu.-h, who was visibly touched, thanked the club for its fine welcome and said that outside her own family the cluh had been the greatest tiling that had happened in her life. When she took a trip to America with Mr. Bush .-lie saw for the fir>t time what American women could do. and came back determined that she would a.-sist to do the «ame. The club was then being formed and she had aiwavs taken a keen interest in its welfare." It was a great regret that she would not bo here to >ee the new club opened and she begged the members to stand loyallv round their excellent president, to stand bv her hard and fast through the next two or three years, for she would need all their help with the big new club. She then wi-lied all present and the dub the greate-t micccss in the years to come. Mrs. Buttle, on behalf of the finance committee, al-o sp,,kc of the great help that Mrs. Rush had aiwavs been to them. Her advice had been invaluable. During the evening a musical programme arranged by Mrs. _\[. Osborne in conjunction with Mis, Kent, convene! of the mu-ica 1 circle, was given. An »rchestra. consisting of Mr. Hardie violin; Mrs. Osborne, piano; Mr. A. A. Dunn, flute: and Mi-- Nellie Simp-.m. "cello, rendered a tine program inc. Songs were given by Mi-., Laura' Walker. Mr. Biele.-ki. and Mi-s Bcrvl Smith, and dances by Miss Beresfonl's pupils, Miss Hyde and Mr-. Mahar. Amongst those present were: Mrs. Palmer. Mrs. Raymond. Mi-- Renneli. Mrs. .Jobson. Mrs. Rut tie, Mrs. Tracv Inglis. Mrs. Dickenson. Mrs. IYtrie. Mr-. Clark, Mrs. .L Fielder. Mis-es Hasten. Mr-. Mackenzie. Mrs. Archdale Tavlcr. Mr.-. Arehdale, Mrs. .John Fuller. Mrs. Dare v. Mrs. Leyien. Mrs. Patterson. Mrs. Fttrby' Mis. Brigham. Miss .Janet Mtirrav, Mi--Kent, Mrs. .Johnson, Miss Melville. MisFlora Murray, Mrs. Warnock, Mrs. Mahon. Mi-s Colin Murrav. Mrs. Michaels.. Mrs. Angwin. Mrs. Daw.-on. Miss Winifred City. .Mrs. Church, Mr-. Bullock, Mrs. ,r. Sullivan, ' Mi--. Robertson, .Mrs. Whitley, Mi-s Hamuli. Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Zahara. Mrs Jattersfield. Mrs. Oxley, Mrs. Blackwood. Mrs. Maguire. Mrs. Corbitt. Mrs. Mutter. At the conclusion supper was served.