Few invitations

Press, 15 August 1978, Page 1

Few invitations

Christchurch has oeen slow to show its hospitality to crew from the United States Navy cruiser Horne. Late yesterday afternoon only about 15 responses had been received to a local suggestion that Christchurch people offer to have a sailor from the Home as a guest. Some of those who did telephone the Horne yesterday invited crewmen home for dinner, several families volunteered to show them round Christchurch, while others took them ski-ing. The Home, a guidedmissile cruiser, will remain at Lyttelton until Thursday morning. Those who wish to offer hospitality to one or several of her crew should telephone the ship direct, at Lyttelton 8163.

. he Home s commander, Captain J. A. Barber, lunched at the Deep Freeze base at Harewood yesterday. Crewmen were invited to a dance last evening at H.M.N.Z.S. Pegasus, the headquarters of the Roy’al New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve’s Canterbury division. Today at 12.30 p.m. the ship’s band ill play at Canterbury University. Teams of‘ sailors will play New’ Zealand Army teams at volleyball, basketball, and soccer i Burnham Military Camp later in the afternoon.

The Horne is open to visitors between 2 and 4 p.m. today and tomorrow, and she will sail for Wellington on Thursday.