THE LATE MR W. H. GRAHAM.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18302, 9 February 1925, Page 10

THE LATE MR W. H. GRAHAM.

THE FUNERAL. The respect and affection in which the late Mr W. H.' Graham, until recently assistant editor of "The Press," was held was manifested hv the large and representative* attendance which was present at his funeral on tSaturd.iy afternoon. Besides relatives . and friends of the family, the cortege was largely made up of newspaper men from * the offices of both morning and evening journals and those who were associated with -Mr Graham in the journalistic profession during the many years of his active work. Numerous telegrams and letters of sympathy were received by the bereaved family front all parts of the Dominion, and a l;irgo number of. beautiful wreaths were sent by friends in ;;nd around Cliristchurch. The graveside . service, which took place at the Bromley Cemetery, was 'conducted by the Rev. J. B. Bickerstaff, of Papanui. while the Rev. J. S. Young, of New Brighten, lod'iji prayer. The pall-bearers were old colleagues of the late Mr Graham on the staff of "The 1 Press." They were Messrs M. G. Keane, A. 31. Hester, A. M. Burns,A. Cant. J. R. Brunt, and H. W. L. Diabv. The chief mourners were 'Mrs W. H. Graham; Misses C. M.. J. A.; K M..' and B. Yv. -Graham. Messrs- J. A. and AY. M. Grahaift. Others-who attended were Mrs G. • McKay, Mrs Musgrave, Miss G. Glenn, Miss Pottinger, Messrs John Montgomery and R. M.-Macdonald (representing the directors of .the Christchurch Press Co., Ltd.), P. Selig, H. A. Martin, J. R. Gifford, G. Ritchie, C. J. Petersen, iS. D. Waters, J. M. McLean, J." iS. Kelly, A. H. Bristed, H. TV. Nixon, A. M. West-, J. Menzies Gibb, P. J. G. Wilkinson, Hiintlv Eliott, James Young, Andrew Burns. A.' B. Lane, J? J. Gamble, W. G. : A tack, P. Thompson, C. A. Lees, G. D. Edmundson, W. Yates, C. 3>. Hardie, H. A. Kent, D. G. Sullivan, M.P., G. M. Pottinger, J. M. Pottinger, Dr. H. T. D. Acland, and the Rev. C. A. Fraer. Wreaths were sent- by the following:—"The Press" literary staff, commercial staff of the- Press Company, "The Press" chapel,. .Mr . and . Mrs George Pottinger, Miss M. Pottiiiger, 3V£iss I. AXareli, Mr .J. Pottinger; Mrs J..S. Guthrie ajid family. Mr and Mrs Huntly Eliott, Dr. and Mrs MaioGibbon, Mr and Mrs A. E. Mulgan. (Auckland), Mr and Mrs' Donald Gebbie, Mr and Mrs David Gebbie. Mr and Mrs W. F-. Alexander .(Dunedin), Mr and Mrs F. H. Labatt,' Mr and Mrs C. \N.- DixoA,- New-Brighton Presbyterian Church, Misses M. and J. Wilkie, Mr and Mrs C. D. Hardie, Dr. and Mrs Stevens, Mr J. D. Andrews (Scotland), Mr- and Mrs R. T. Lees, Mr and Mrs Menzies Gibb,. Mr James Young, Mr James Gray • and family. Miss C. Lowe, Miss Mackay, the Misses Glen, Miss P. du Feu Mrs Musgrave. .'