TWO FUNERALS

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 191, 10 May 1941, Page 15

TWO FUNERALS

Late Mr. E. T. Spidy

A tribute was paid to the late Mr. E. T. Spidy, superintendent of the railway workshops and Controller of Munitions, by the Rev. E. M. McLevie, vicar of the Roseneath Church, at a memorial service which preceded the funeral yesterday afternoon. In the presence of a large assemblage, Mr. McLevie spoke of the value and influence of the splendid life, work and character of the deceased, qualities which they, no matter in what walk of life, should endeavour to emulate.

The chief mourners at the church were the daughter, Miss.lrene Spidy, and the son, Clifford, who is a member of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. The pall-bearers were Squadron Leader G. U. Carter, Group Captain A. T. Neville, Flying Officer Weinstein, and Messrs. J. R. Robertson, R. C. Aickin, and R. A. Lindrum. Those present included the Hon. AV. Nash, representing the Government. The Railways Department's representation was as follows:—Messrs. E. Casey (General Manager of Railways), G. J. Bertinshaw (chief engineer), P. R. Angus (locomotive superintendent), A. L. Smith (transportation superintendent), W. Bishop (chief accountant), H. C. Lusty (assistant chief engineer), P. M. Muir (controller of stores), A. H. Murison (inspecting engineer), H. L. P. Smith (district engineer, Wellington), W. Elsom (comptroller,. refreshment branch), C. G. Wilson (designing engineer), A. J. Levick (staff superintendent), G. H. Davis (land officer), R. J. Gard (designing engineer), W. D. Burton (works manager, Hutt), R. A. Lendrum (workshops inspector), R. F. Black (locomotive engineer, Wellington), S. H. Jenkinson (office engineer), R. C. Matthews (publicity and advertising manager), A. J. Jeffs (electric traction engineer), R. P. Gillies (assistant chief accountant), F. K. Mackay (superintendent of road services), C. R. Lovatt (assistant signal and electrical engineer), C. L. Blackburn (chief clerk, head office), J. H. Leopard (chief clerk, locomotive superintendents’ office), A. T. Parkes (district traffic manager, Wellington), G. L. Anderson (assistant -staff superintendent), P. B. Bryden (assistant designing engineer, maintenance branch), J. J. McAloon (staff inspector), J. A. Martin (staff assistant), N. E. White (chief schedule officer). Also present Avere Messrs. M. Cable (Wellington tramways manager), E. P. Norman (town clerk), K. E. Luke (city engineer), L. S. Drake (traffic manager), 11. Lear (tramways workshops superintendent), F. W. Furkert, H. Valentine, A. McGregor, G. A. Hart, D. K. Blair. A. Howitt, P. E. Pattrick, G. Wilson, L. Salek, Colonel 11. E. Avery, Edmund Anscombe, H. Gibbons, Majors AVithell and Erridge, Lieutenant-Lolonel Salmon, Messrs. R. S. Clotheir, M. G. McCaul, N. Hewitt, W. H. Smith, H. Levick, Robert Burns (Precision Engineering Works), O. N. Campbell (secretary, Marine Department), Group Captain A. T. de Nevile, Wing Commander Kean, and Mr. O. Benge. Late Mr. J. S. Keith There Avere more present at the memorial service for the late Mr. James Stephen Keith, of Brougham Street,, yesterday afternoon than could be provided with seats. The chief mourners were Miss Margaret Keith (daughter), Mr. Howard Keith (son), and Mrs. Keith (daughter-in-law). The pall-bearers, who had been nominated by the deceased on his death-bed, were Sir Charles Norwood, Messrs. M. Marks, George Nelson, Lou Smith, Samuel Luke, and Colin Campbell (who substituted fpr the president of the Victoria Bowling Club Mr. Alfred Ward, who was absent from Wellington). The service was conducted by the Rev. Gladstone Hughes, of St. John’s Presbyterian Church. Among those present were Messrs. R. T. M. Eflmonds, G. Stevens, A. J. Mack, D. and C. Georgson, Captains J. E. Dawson and Worrall, A. McLaren, J. Murphy, D. Parnell, J. Davis, Ralph Stewart, J. J. Reich, E. Bolton, James Martin. J. Hunt, W. Yardley, J. L. Barnicoat, AV. AVnllace, W. Keech, J. Thornley, J. Delaney. F. Rawlinson, R. Rawnsley, W. Tucker, E. Liddle, T. Lock (president of the AA’ellijigton Bowling Centre), M. Casey (representing the N.Z. Bowling Association), J. O'Donnell, H. Collett, H. Teagle, W. Hendry, A. Wallace, H. Redmond, A. J. Curtis', G. P. Middleton. W. Hustler Smith, Robert Wilson. J, Chartres, F. Evans. H. E. Combs, M.P., FrankCampbell. J. Gooder, N. Aitken, S. Potter. John Ball, J. R. Cole. J. Manning, J. Kershaw (treasurer), Wellington Bowling Centre), and AV. J. Gnudin.