CONSUL WELCOMED
ENGLISH-SPEAKING UNION Mr. Hiram Boucher, the new United States Consul at Auckland, and Mrs. Boucher, and members of the Consular Corps of Auckland and their wives were guests of honour at the monthly At Home given by the Auckland branch of the EnglishSpeaking Union. The function was held in the Catholic Women's League rooms and there was a crowded attendance.
In the absence of the president, Archbishop Averill, the guests were welcomed' by Canon R. G. Coats, chairman of the committee, who referred to Mr.' and Mrs. Boucher as two kinsfolk closely linked with New Zealand. Mr. Boucher thanked the members for the welcome extended to himself and Mrs. Boucher. An address was given by Mr. Matthew Cowley, who traced the early association' of England and the United States in vital periods. Brief talks were also given by Mr. W. F. Bull, Canadian Trade Commissioner, and by Mr. B. R. Perry, honorary treasurer of the union. An enjoyable programme was contributed to by Mrs. S. Coutts, Miss Jacqueline Page and Mr. Stewart Harvey. Mrs. R. Reed played the accompaniments.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 284, 1 December 1941, Page 9
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181CONSUL WELCOMED Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 284, 1 December 1941, Page 9
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