VALEDICTORY

Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 82, 7 April 1921, Page 9

VALEDICTORY

GATHERING AT THE TOWN HALL

The large Town Hall was weii filled last niglit with representative citizens, who were gkdi to a*art themsslvee of the invitation of the Mayor and Mayoress, Mr. and Mis. J. P. Luke, to bid far* w 3 n to th« Bight Hon. W. F. Mamey. Mrs. and Miss Maasey, Sir Robert and Lady Stout, Colonel aiid Mre. Skeman, Mr. and Mrs. L. Tripp, Mr. and Mrs. .7. Psnd*a|y, and Mr. andl Mrs. G-. t>. Crawford, all of'whom are leaving for a visit to England very shortiy. The ottcsekm was a most- pleaeaßt and sociablo one, and ttw guests had an enjoyable •veiung, as weQ a« tfc» oppottnnaty ot a chat with the guesto of hoiijMir. Th» hall was cai'pßted warmly with crimson) btfizo, many comfortable chairs aiis settees wen arranged about, with «matl tables, etc, white the stage waa chanu ingly decorated .with pot-plants and' vases of flowers. The Allied flag« weTe also in evidence, making a brilliancy ot colour which was very striking.- • Supper was sat under the gallery, tha tables being decorated with many rases of ftWcfis; also with beautiful trails of Virginian creeper and rycopodinm. A brief, but imtch-omoM'ed pfogriunmo, given under direction of Mr. W. Goudie, was as foikms :—Song.'Mf. W. Coudie; quartette. Lyric Quartette; song, Miss Eileori IhTscoll; recital,-. Mr. Kfaser Thomson; Scrag, Mr. H. Phipps; quartette* Lyric QilAriett*. Miss Gladys Watlrins played the s«»mp»nimflnte. The Mayor and Mrs. , Luke received tho guests. Mrs. Lake wore black charmeuse with sleeves and drapinga of gold embroidered lace. Mrs. Maesey wae in black ninon over sM, with jet paMementerie; Miss Massey wore goldcoloured tissue, with an accordeonpleated skil't. Others present besides the guests of honour were >—Sir Francis Bfell, and Miss Bell, Sir William Fraser and Miss Fraser, Sir- Heaton Rhodes, HonS. C, J. Parr, B. P; Lee, G, J. Anderson and 1 Mrs- Anderson, D. H. Gnthrie, Earnshaw, Noeworthy, MajorGeneral Sir B. Chaytor,- Major-General Sir A. Robin and Miss Robin, Commander Williams, Mr. J. G. Harkness.. Mr. and Miss Harcourt, Colonel ana Mrs. Hughes, Colonel .Collins, Mr. Tolhurst, Mr., and Sirs. C. M. Luke, Councillor L. Mackenzie andrMrs; Mackenzie, Mr. and Miss Coates, Mr. Justice and Mrs. Chapman, Mr. and Mrs. J. Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. -J. D. Gray, Mr. and Mrs. Stanfcoh Harcourt, Dr. and Mrs. Young, Hon. Dr. Collins and Mrs. Collins, Dr. arid Mrs. Haffcy, Drs. A. Ben■nett and A. Peterson) Mr. andl Mrs. Cprrigan, Mr. and Mrs. T. Ward, Miss H. Mscleafl, Ms® Stott, Mrs. Sprott, Mrs. Moorhouse, Mrs. Louis Blundell, Mrs. Didsbtiry. (senior), Mrs. arid Mite Grady. Mi's. Miles, Mrs. E. F. Hadfield, |Mrt. Whitelawj Mr. .Slid Mrs', froup, Mi's. Maicbliri Boss, Mrs', and Miss Corliss, Mr. and Mrs. ShirtcHffft, Mrs. and Miss Wallace, Mr", and Mm..W. V. Ward, Mrs. Bennie, Mrs. Fans, Mr. and Mrs: It, Young, Mt and MiS. Yon Haait, Mr. and 'hhs. W. D. Stewart, Mrs. Gorton and Mfc Edwiii, Mr. arid Mi's. Coleridge, Mr. W. Kennedy, Dr. Hay, Mr.> j. P. Maxwell, Mrs. and Miss.S. Nathan, Mrs. Barltrop, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Millwai'd, Mr. ancl i/[ti. Pflillips Tufaer, Mr. and Mrs. M'Villy, Mrs. A. | Gray, Miss Better, Mr. Marciife Mark-*', Professor arid Mrs. Bankirie Brown, Df. and Mrs. MoMfce, Mrs. Henry Sail, Mifes Miicandrew., Miss Clarke, Mrs. Gill, Brigadier Bray, and a. number of Salva--1 tion Army, officials, Mis* Speed, Mies Stevens* Miss Brandon, Blr. arid Miss ,Barnett, Dr. arid Mrs. Anderson, Mis. Larnach, Mis. RosS, Mrs, and Miss Bat<«, Mrs. J. Myers, Mtf. H. Kirkcaldie, Mrs. and Miss Watkins, Mr 6. MacVicai-, Mrs. Post, Mrs. Perry, Sirs. Leicester, Hey. If; . and Mra. V*n StaVeren, Miss Archibald, and mariy others.

■ The Mayo* received the following letter from the private secretary to His Excellency the Governor-General (Admiral Lof:d JelHcoej : —

• "I beg to acltndwledge with many thanks yorir rfetfer and invitations to Thiei- Excellencies and Misa Jellicoe. They ask me to" tell tyotf and Mrs. Luke how mtich they regret their inability to attend yotTr 'At Home' ori 6th April, owing to tKeir absence in the South Island. They feqtiest. that you will also kindly convey their regrets to the Prime MiriisW and Mrs. Massey, add your other guests." "