VISIT TO CARILLON

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 112, 5 February 1935, Page 4

VISIT TO CARILLON

General Sir A. Godley General Sir Alexander Godley and Lady Godley yesterday paid a visit to the national war memorial carillon, Wellington, where they were met by representatives of ex-servicemen’s associations and others, and listened to a number of tunes played on the bells by Miss Gladys Watkins. Upon arrival at the carillon General Godley was met by Colonel A. Cowles, president of the Wellington Carillon Society, who introduced the Genera! and Lady Godley to those present. Both General and Lady Godley climbed to the clavier floor to meet Miss Watkins, who explained the plavjng of the bells. When the party returned to the bottom of the tower the visitors’ book was signed and General and Lady Godley chatted for a time with those present, who included Colonel D. Colquhoun, D.S.O. (president) and Colonel G. T. Hall, C.M.G., Mr, S. J. Harrison (secretary) and Major A. Gorton (assistant secretary), representing the New Zealand Returned Soldiers’ Association, Colonel Cowles (president), Major McQuarrie (vice-president) and Mr. E. C. Hale, representing, the Wellington Returned SMdiers’ Association, Mr. J. I. Goldsmith (South African War Veterans’ Association), MajorGeneral Sir William Sinclair-Burgess, General Officer Commanding the New Zealand Forces, Mr. R. Darroch (Navy League), Captain G. Knowles (presilent) and Captain F. A. Macindoe (secretary), representing the Merchant Service Guild, Captain L. C. H. Worrall and Captain W. A. Gray, representing the Mercantile Marine, and the Rev. W. Bramwell Scott. Lady Godley was accompanied by Mrs. Arthur Duncan, and Mrs. Dixon Marshall, president of the Sailors’ and Soldiers’ Mothers’, Wives’, and Widows’ Association of New South Wales was also present.