FUNERAL

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22390, 2 May 1938, Page 6

FUNERAL

MR S. F. WILSON

Many city businessmen and members of sports clubs and their administrative bodies attended the funeral of Mr Samuel Frederick Wilson, well known as a Rugby football administrator, \vhich left his home in Rotherham street, Riccarton, for the Bromley Cemetery on Saturday afternoon. There were more than 150 cars in the procession.

Among those present were representatives o| the New Zealand Rugby Union; the Canterbury Rugby Union, Rugby sub-unions, Canterbury Rugby Referees’ Association, city Rugby clubs, Lancaster Park Board of Control, New Zealand Cricket Council and Canterbury Cricket Association, Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association, the New Zealand Swimming Council, the Commercial Travellers* and Warehousemen’s Association, members of Canterbury Masonic Lodge 1048 E.C., and 9* St. James’ Church, Lower Riccarton, The chief mourners were Mrs S. *. Wilson, Mrs J. Moffat (daughter). Miss P. Wilson (sister), and Mrs A. J. P The 1 Rev. S. J. Cooper, vicar of St. James’, Lower Riccarton, conducted services at the house and at the graveside, and the Masonic service was read at the graveside by Canon G. N. Watson. T The pall-bearers were Messrs L. J. Pickering (nephew), A. Dey, J, K. Moloney (president of the Canterbury Rugby Union), A. E. McPhail (New Zealand Rugby Union), H. T. Fuller (Albion Rugby Football Club), and Dr. W. S. Seed (immediate past president of the Canterbury Rugby Union). In addition to the family, the following sent wreaths: —New Zealand Rugby Union, Canterbury Rugby Union. Banks Peninsula Sub-Union, Canterbury Referees’ Association, Lancaster Park Board of Control, Canterbury Commercial Travellers and Warehousemen’s Association, Canterbury Cricket Association, New Zealand Cricket Council, Albion Football Club, Technical Football Club, Sydenham Football Club. High School Old Boys’ Football Club, Lmwood Football Club, Christchurch Football Club, Athletic Football Club, Menvale Football Club, Canterbury Rugby SubUnions, Auckland Rugby Union, Otago Rugby Union. St. James’ Vestry, St. James’ Ladies’ Guild, Riccarton branch of the Women’s Division of the New Zealand Farmers Umon. Canterbury Masonic Lodge 10481 E.L., Reese Bros., Ltd., directors of B. Moore and Sons, Ltd., depot staff of Reese Bros., Ltd., New Zealand Coal Merchants' Association, Mr and Mrs Archie Paterson, Mr and Mrs J. O. McGillivray. M. Clayworth, Mr and Mrs Julius Dunne and family, Mr Dan Reese, Mr and Mrs P. G. Smith. Mr and Mrs C. L. Peters. Mr and Mrs H. T. Fuller, W. Stringleman and Mabel Clifton-Mogg, Miss Nixon; Mora, Syd., and Edie Stringlfeman; Miss Gibson, Mr and Mrs F. D. L. Young, A- E- Py™ e . H. and D- McCarthy, Mr and Mrs Flatman and Maurice, F. D. Kesteven, Mr and Mrs M. O. Ashby. Gordon and Vx Fairweather. Mr and Mrs H. B. Whitta, Mr and Mrs R. Ford and Margaret, A. E. McPhail and family, T. A. Fleming. Mr and Mrs Baxter O Neill and family. Mr and Mrs D. O. Rutherford and Roland, Mr and Mrs F E. Drake, Dr. and Mrs W. S. Seed, Mr and Mrs J. J. Heasley and family; Mrs D. Steel, Ray, Owen, and Allister; Storry family, Mr and Mrs J, K. Mojpney, Mr and Mrs R. Masters. E. J. SaUierley; Bill. Sybil, apd Rosemary CliftonMogg; Mr and Mrs J. J- Staples and family. Mr and Mrs Alec Dey, Mrand Mrs A. J. Pickering, Miss F. Wilson, Sutter family. Mr and Mrs J. Preston and Peg and Ethel. F. T. Evans and Elsie, Mr and Mrs Alf. Barrett, W. L. King, Sydney Jones, and Mr and Mrs C. I. Denley.