LAST RESPECTS

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 50, 27 August 1925, Page 6

LAST RESPECTS

FUNERAL OF LATE MR. A. JOLLY

The funeral of the late Mr. Alfred Jolly, general manager of the National Bank of New Zealand, whose death occurred on Tuesday, took place this morning from his late residence, Glasgow street, Kelburn, to the Karori Cemetery, and was attended by a very large number of personal friends, by representatives of the several branches of the National and other banks, and of commercial houses in Wellington and other centres. So great a number of. flora< tributes was sent tl^at all could not be placed about the hearse, and a special vehicle was required to take them to the graveside.

Wreaths were received from old friends or business houses from many parts of New Zealand, some of them being sent by : The chairman and board of directors and the London staff of the bank, Mr. G. W. Macintosh (chief inspector), Miss M. O'Halpin (head typiste), Mr. L. t S. Simpson (Wellington staff), Sir James Coates (Auckland), Mr. IT. H. Easdown (manager of Auckland branch), the staff of the Auckland branch, manager and staff of the Maungaturoto branch, Messrs. C. J. Eonaldson, Alex. Ferguson and staff, the National Bank (Christchurch), Mr. , and Mrs. Hamond, National Bank (Dunedin), the staff of the Dunedin branch, the inspectors of the Bank of Australasia (Wellington), the Bank of New South Wales, Mr. and Mrs. 0. E. 01----livier (Christchurch), Woolston Tanneries (Christchurch), Mr. George H. Wilson (Auckland), Messrs. Andrew and Co. (Christchurch), the directors and secretary Canterbury Meat Co., the Marlborough Timber Co., the directors of Messrs. W. D. and H. 0. Wills, Ltd., Mr. T. Sommerville (Dunedin), the' Fletcher Construction Co.. Mr. James Fletcher (Dunedin), Chin Tin (Wellington), Mr. Charles Elgar (Wairarapal, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Lloyd and family (Wellington), the Shaw, Savill, and Albion C 0.,, the Kelburn Croquet Club, the Canadiau Government Merchant Marine, Ltd., Mr and Mrs. Harcourt Turner (Wellington), Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kennedy, Mrs. Nancarrow Arthur (Wellington), Mrs. Charles Todd (Dunedin), the Todd Motor Co., Mr. -and Mrs. Rhodes Williams (Wellington), Mr. and Mrs. E. Henderson (Wellington), Mr. and Mrs. C. Plimmer, W:CA. Board of Directors, manager, and staff, Todd Jsros. (Dunedin), chairman and. members and executive officers of the Wellington Harbour Board, Mr. and Mrs. Lan Duncan, Ne Zealand Bank Officers' Guild; Mrs. R. W. Black, Dunedin; Mr.- and Mrs. D. H. Todd, Christchurch; Mr. John Burns, Auckland; the directors and staff, Colonial Motor Co.; Mr. C. H. Mitchell, Wellington; Mr. G. Stewart, J. K. Mooney and Co., Dunedin; Mr. Charles Ogilvie, Christchurch ; Mr. Arthur Cleave, Auckland ; Mrs. W. L. Austin, Wellington; Miller, Ahearu, and staff, Wellington; Mr. Charles Sims, and many more.

The greater number of those who sent wreaths were also represented personally, others attending being Sir Joseph Wardi Sir John Luke, the Rev. Dr. Kennedy Elliott, Messrs, 0. M. Luke, W. .J. Harland (representing the Australian Mutual Provident Society), W. Sim,. s\. Smith (ex-manager, Bank New Zealand), A. Macintosh (ex-general manager Bank of New Zealand), Colonel Esson, lan Duncan, J. E. Findlay, D. Bevah, Dr. H. A. Gilmer, Dr. T. F. Corkhill, representatives of St. Andrew's Church and Taranaki Street Methodist Church, J. A. Thompson, H. Coull, T. E. Corkill (acting general manager Bank of New Zealand), A. J. M'Kay, H. W. Lever and G. B. Sheridan (Bank of Now South Wales), P. H. Cox, W. F. L. Ward, and J. A." Macleod (Bank of Australasia), G. S. Thompson (National Bank), D. Thompson (Bank of , New Zealand), B. Todd, H. D. Murrant, W. F. Cuthberts'o.n, R. W. Armit, J. W. Carr, Hope:B. Gibbons, R. Gibbons, B. Gibbons, F. A. Johnson, W. Appleton, E. J. Hyams, J. Myers, M. Myers, P. Myers, E. P. Yaldwyn (Commercial Bank of Australia), R. Kennedy, L. Williams, A. H. Bennett, E. Pa'llisor, M'Lean, J. W. G. Brodie, U. M'Cabe, W: S. Bennett, . and Messrs. S. A. Longuet, A. Fletcher, H. C. South, and H. S. Fairchild, representing the Wellington Chamber of Commerce, and others.

The pall-bearers were senior officers of the National Bank—Messrs. G. W. Al'Intosh, Chief Inspector; F. M. Jervis, Alex. Hamilton, and H. B. Gordon, inspectors ; C. J. Ronaldson, manager of the Christchurch branch; and J. R. Frethey, general manager's accountant, i A short service was conducted at the house by the Rev.- W. Baumber, of Christchurch, an old friend of the late Mr. Jolly, and also at the crematorium.