LORD AND LADY GALWAY

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 169, 13 April 1935, Page 8

LORD AND LADY GALWAY

Cordial Reception in the Capital ■■ . . • / ' 9 PAGEANT AT SWEARING-IN CEREMONY Greetings From National Representatives and Citizens No one had to stand on tiptoe in Wellington yesterday to get • a first glimpse of the new Governor-General, lowering, on level ground above the tallest of New Zealand’s representative men Lord Galway, on a dais at Parliament House where he took the oath of office as his Majesty the Kings representative m New Zealand, was a conspicuous figure, a model for soldiers, a ban 3 In the resplendent uniform of his vice-regal office, with the white plume of a cocked hat nodding above the bayonets of the guaid 3f honour, Lord Galway looked taller than he is and that is ta, enough. But the friendly assemblage saw at once, and liked him for it, that the advantage of great height will not betray him into looking down upon the people. .. . From the moment of his landing on New Zealand, soil i. was clear to everybody that the new Governor-General wi 1 have no difficulty in winning and keeping the goodwill of all the peop.e. Although a soldier in bearing, Lord Galway . demonstrated throug - out his first day in the Dominion that he is a fnendty ™n wi . a charming manner and an encouraging smile. The cheers ot citizens were something better than a loyal welcome.. cn r t i v It was a gloomy day as to weather but, as , Irish folk soft . say, “it was not a grey day in the people’s hearts. The eager multitude at the Parliamentary grounds and also hundreds of citizens at other points of reception gave Lord and Lady Galway a cord ai welcome. Regret over blustering vyeather was tempered by the good-humoured manner in which his Excellency defied the wind in capricious effort to make sport of his plumed hat. It was a delight to see his skill in butting the hurricane like a resourceful man of Wellington. Once, when a gust almost beat him, he . caught his hat in flight and let forth a gale of laughter. All the ceremonies throughout the day were pleasant and stimulating. After formal receptions, and a. visit in the morning to the War Memorial, where a wreath was laid in token of British memory, the citizens had opportunities of gaining, first impressions of their Excellencies and children. It may be said that these impressions will soon be national and perfect in pleasantness. There was not a flaw in their reception, not an unkind thought. Lord and Lady Galway and family are assured of a happy sojourn in the Dominion. The first day, except for weather, will be as all the days to follow throughout a loyal land.