OBITUARY

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22795, 22 August 1939, Page 2

OBITUARY

LADY FINDLAY

(PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.)

WELLINGTON, August 21,

Lady Findlay, widow of Sir John Findlay, Attorney-General in the Ward Administration, died this morning, aged 74. She was , a daughter of the late Mr James Arkle, of Palmerston. Wing Commander J. L. Findlay is a son.

MISS KATE KEESING One whosA association with Auckland dated back to its earliest years. Miss Kate Keesing, died on Saturday at the age of 83. She was the eldest daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Abraham Keesing. who first settled in Auckland in 1842. During her long life she gave much public-snirited service to the city of her birth. She was a foundation member and one of the founders of the Auckland branch of the Victoria League, a member of the soldiers’ graves committee, and a generous supporter of mafiy city missions amongst the poor. She was interested in art and gave from her collection to the Auckland Museum valuable pieces of china, crystal, and ivory.

MRS I. J. GOLDSTINE The death occurred in Auckland on Sunday of Mrs I, J. Goldstine, Mayoress of One Tree Hill, aged 38 years. She was a daughter of the late Mr and Mrs S. Oolomon, of New South Wales, and since her marriage 15 years ago lived in Auckland.

ANNUAL BALL

The annual ball <*of the truck drivers on the South Island Main Trunk railway works, 'in previous years held at i'arnassus and Conway, was this year held at Oaro. and the proceeds will greatly augment the fund for the children s ChnstmArrar ngements for the dance were in charge of Messrs Frank Beban (president), R. McKnight (secretary). W. Ford, J. Stove, and J. Lester, and the supper committee included Mesdames F. Beban, V. - Mac Donald, J. Hayward, and Miss 3 rhythm orchestra (Kaikoura) played dance music, and Miss M. Watt, Messrs A. Popplewell, J. Reardon, and Warren played extras. , ~. A wal' ing competition was won by Miss E. Smith and Mr A. Popplewell. and other competition winners were Miss L. Alexlander and Mr L. Frowan, Mr and Mrs B. Ford,' Mrs Shand and Mr J. Hemmingson. Amongst those present were Mesdames A. A. Kitto. R. Gibson, J. A. Mackenzie. G McKenzie. W. Duncan. Shand, D. Robertson. C. Flattery (Christchurch). J. Tait, B. Ford (Conway), L. Fehily. B. McAuley, F. Joyce. N. Innes, E; T. Rutledge, W. Stove, McGill, R. Barker (Waiau), N.

Stove. S. W. Alderson, F. G. Turner (PagT ' nassus), E. J. Hansen. C Hunter H. J. Allen (Auckland). G. Burnley. L; - A. Mackay, T. Lake, N. Boy dell, C. John stone (Conway), G. Pablecheque. K. J. Bain. E. Reeve. R. Shadbolt. J. Drumxn. ,1 J. Kerr, C. Chalker, S. Guldens. E. Don- _ bin, A. Twecdle, W. Avis. A. Broadhursi, A. Whalan, C. R. Ferguson. Graham. v (Puketa), Sparks, J. Mac Donald, J.&ea , , ton. Misses Marjorie Tait, N. - r Dorothy Smith. Doreen Tait, Ella Bolosßi . J. Robb (Waiau), W. Douglas. C. GiU.jr/Halley, G. Smith, Joy Crampton (Waiauh Ethel Smith, Eileen McLean. B. MtJCnight. H. Carson, Molly Pain. Rene Talbot, Joyw Galway. G. Gray, Phyllis Searle (ShM - field). Joan Tunstall. Joyce Smith. MW - Leaman (Parnassus), Mona Pacey. Sparks. Edith Sollitt (Parnassus). Molly WUspP (Spotswood). I. - Shroeder. BeatriceSto _ • (Waiau). Betty Smith. M. Watt, M- M?. Kechie, Ina Gibson, Shirley Duncan, Myr Shand, and Lorna Alexander (Kaikourai-

The World Hostel of the Girl Guide* (the Ark in Palace street, has received three blankets > from the wool of sheep descended irow. a flock brought over to England , oj* the Vikings 1000 years ago. : -